But I need my truck to drive to my job at JPMorgan.
Aug 2024
The Hartford Circus Fire
<p>On July 6, 1944, an estimated 7,000 people, mostly women and children, gathered at the Barbour Street fairgrounds in Hartford, Connecticut to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baily Circus. Inside the big top tent, the lion show had just ended, and the Flying Wallendas we ... Show More
1h 13m
Dec 2021
Ralph Nader On 55 Years Of Car Safety, Spinal Cord Research, Omicron And Travel Bans. Dec 3, 2021, Part 1
<p>Travel Bans Do Little To Slow Spread Of Omicron</p>
<p>After South African researchers first detected the new COVID variant Omicron last week, it’s already been found in dozens of countries around the world, including in the United States. Travel restrictions imposed by the Bi ... Show More
47m 54s
Jul 2021
The World’s First Motor Race
Billed as a concours for ‘horseless carriages’, the Paris–Rouen competition which took place on 22nd July, 1894, is now widely considered the world’s first motor race.
Only 21 vehicles qualified. Some of them had solid iron tyres. One was an eight passenger wagonette that weighe ... Show More
11m 34s
Aug 2025
Linda Hazzard & Starvation Heights (Part 2)
<p>At the dawn of the twentieth-century, major advances in science and technology brought incredible change to the field of medicine, enhancing and extending the lives of millions. Yet at the same time, a lax regulations and minimal oversight made it possible for countless medica ... Show More
49m 47s
<p>Presenting two stories from <i>The Economics of Everyday Things: </i>Why does it seem like every car is black, white, or gray these days? And: How self-storage took over America.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li>Tom Crockett, classic car enthusiast.</li><li> ... Show More