Mass for Shut-ins: The Gin and Tacos Podcast
News:Politics
Story: Today's new cars are crammed full of tech to compensate for unusually poor rear and blind spot visibility. They've also gotten much heavier since 2000 - and more dangerous to for pedestrians. All of these are unintended consequences of regulatory changes in the auto industry after the Firestone Tires / SUV rollover debacle of the late 90s. I tie all those threads together for you.
Guest: Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) co-founder of Run for Something. We talk about how people like you are running for (and winning) elected office, and why that's so important right now. I ask rhetorical questions like, why isn't the DNC throwing money at Run for Something (@runforsomething) to do the kind of local candidate recruitment it desperately needs. If you've thought about running, go take a look.
Cocktail of the month: Rum Runner
Question Cathy returns with the mailbag.
Note on terminology for the story: here's an illustration of A, B, and C pillars on a car.
Please support Mass for Shut-ins, an independent and ad-free podcast, via Patreon. Contact me via Facebook, Twitter (@gin_and_tacos), or the venerable website Gin and Tacos.
Thanks: Amanda Litman, all the bands that contribute music (Waxeater, IfIHadAHiFi, The Sump Pumps, Oscar Bait), Zachary Sielaff, Question Cathy, and all Patreon supporters, subscribers, and listeners.
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Minicast G2: Dundee United
Minicast G1: The Flying Boy trick
Minicast F3: Operation Washtub
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047 - The Great American Transit Disaster
046 - Assemble for Assemblies
045 - All-Mailbag Episode 2023
044 - The He-Man Effect with Brian 'Box' Brown
043 - KLF Burns One Million Quid (Literally)
042 - Dan vs. Dave (with David Roth)
Minicast F2: Short Music for Short People
040 - Project Genetrix (feat. Kelsey Atherton)
Minicast F1: The Battle of the Waldorf-Astoria Ballroom
037 - Workin' on the Railroad with Matt Weaver and Maximillian Alvarez
036 - Smashing Statues with Erin Thompson
Minicast E5: Chaotic Neutral
Minicast E4: The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872
Olufemi Taiwo, "Elite Capture"
Minicast E3: MiG Jacker
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