Podcasts about automobiles

Our final Life After Cars book tour roundup episode is here, with our reports from Atlanta, Memphis, Chicago, Montréal, Orlando, Portland, Maine, and many, many more great North American cities! We get into the good, the bad, and the ugly of everything we saw out there on the road. Plus a discussion of…Reverse Copenhagen Syndrome? Become a Patreon supporter for access to ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content. Order our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, out now from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Save 20% on everything in our official merch store with code HOTBIKESUMMER. Buy a certified, pre-owned e-bike from Upway or sell your own bike! Visit Upway.co to get rolling. Thanks also to Cleverhood. Listen to this episode for the latest discount code and get 15% off the best rain gear for walking and cycling. TheWarOnCars.org  

Dixième nuit de frappes américaines sur l'Iran. Trois soldats américains tués. Trump qui jure que Téhéran « paiera plusieurs fois le prix ». Et pendant ce temps-là, Wall Street… vend le pétrole. Pourquoi ? Parce qu'un porte-parole iranien a lâché le mot magique : « négociation ». Pas de détail. Pas de qui, pas de quoi, pas de où. Juste le mot. Et ça a suffi à faire plier un baril de 91 à 88,59 dollars. Le marché applaudit avant même que les comédiens soient montés sur scène. Et ça, après 30 ans de marchés, c'est le genre de moment que je connais trop bien. Dans cet épisode, on parle de : → Trois séances rouges d'affilée, alors que la saison des résultats est la MEILLEURE depuis trois ans (88 % de surprises positives, +28 % de croissance des bénéfices attendue). Comment on peut tout réussir et se faire engueuler quand même. → Le détroit d'Ormuz : -66 % de trafic, blocus houthi sur l'Arabie saoudite, l'essence à 4 dollars le gallon. Le décor raconte l'inverse de ce que le marché veut croire. → Les taux, l'invité qui plombe la fête : le 30 ans US à 5,12 %, du jamais-vu depuis mai. Et la vraie question n'est plus SI les taux montent, mais quand, combien de fois, et jusqu'où. → Trump qui ressort le Tariff Act de 1930 — une relique de la Grande Dépression jamais utilisée — pour coller 50 % de droits de douane au Canada. Automobile, produits laitiers, alcool… et crosses de hockey. → Michael Burry, qui répond « Fake news, j'ai couvert la moitié parce que JE GAGNE », pendant qu'Oracle plonge à -63 % de son sommet, se fait dégrader à un cran du junk, et que le petit porteur lit « je reste short » comme un signal d'achat. Et si le grain de sable entre OpenAI et Oracle faisait sauter tout le château de cartes de l'IA ? Spoiler : la vraie bombe de cette vidéo n'est pas au Moyen-Orient. Bon visionnage — et à demain sur Morningbull.

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.comIs India's net zero push real, or just clever PR? Arun Kumar of Asia Research and Engagement joins the podcast to explain why the greenwashing era is ending and why decarbonisation now wins on cost, not sentiment. We dig into the hard-to-abate sectors, green steel and cement, alongside power, coal, renewables, carbon markets, corporate PPAs and how Indian banks are pricing climate transition risk. Essential listening for anyone in climate finance, energy transition and sustainable investment across India and the wider Asia Pacific.Ref.: Asia Research and Engagement Group, ARE's Asia Transition PlatformABOUT ARUN: Arun Kumar is a Strategic Advisor at Asia Research and Engagement (ARE), a Singapore-headquartered organisation whose collaborative platform connects institutional investors with large listed companies to accelerate the energy transition. His focus spans the highest market-cap companies in hard-to-abate sectors, Power, Cement, Steel and Automobiles, plus Banks and financial institutions. A recognised expert in India's power sector with over 30 years of experience, Arun brings deep expertise across power trading, management consulting and equity research. He has held senior positions at PTC India, HSBC, KPMG and CRISIL, advising investors, policymakers, regulators and corporates on critical aspects of the energy sector. His work spans Asia, the US, Europe and India. Arun holds a Master's in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and an MBA from IMI Delhi, plus an advanced certification in Cloud Computing, Data Analytics and Blockchain from IIT Madras.Recommendations:Climate Capitalism by Akshat Rathi: A Bloomberg journalist's ground-level account of how clean technologies, from China's electric cars and batteries to solar, wind and green steel, are becoming commercially viable and profitable.  https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/akshat-rathi/climate-capitalism/9781529329957/ Value(s): Building a Better World for All by Mark Carney: The former Bank of England governor and current Canadian Prime Minister argues that finance and markets must be steered by human values rather than price alone. https://books.google.com/books/about/Value_s.html?id=Jz6XzQEACAAJHOST, PRODUCTION, ARTWORK: Joseph Jacobelli  |  MUSIC: Ep76 onward excerpts from Vivaldi's La Follia, played by Luca Jacobelli.

Yves CARRA, Porte-parole de Mobilité Club France répond à toutes les questions de mobilité sur LYON 1ère. RDV chaque mardi à 7h50 et samedi à 10h50. Devenez un véritable expert de la mobilité avec LYON 1ère!Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Hinch and Rossi both gear up to head to Nashville for a race with one hell of a lead-in, assuming the weather holds. Plus, IndyCar is working with iRacing on a new video game, that Hinch may or may not be involved in. Then, Hinch breaks down the story behind RLL reportedly working on selling their charter to DRR. All that and more! +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

IndyCar sent drivers to the White House but sent them in firesuits instead of suits and ties, sparking a conversation about IndyCar drivers in public appearances. Plus, Alex got a tour of a super top-secret Firestone facility, Nashville is coming up, and more. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Face à une concurrence chinoise dopée aux subventions publiques, nos industriels ne pourront pas gagner seuls. À l'Europe de les accompagner, de les aider et de travailler en équipe.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Yves CARRA, Porte-parole de Mobilité Club France répond à toutes les questions de mobilité sur LYON 1ère. RDV chaque mardi à 7h50 et samedi à 10h50. Devenez un véritable expert de la mobilité avec LYON 1ère!Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Automobile Club était en concert à la fête de la musique le 19 juin 2026. Radio Vostok vous permet de redécouvrir ce concert. – Concert : Automobile Club Réalisation : Léo, Alexis Production : Sonia Communication : Anna, Jehan Première diffusion antenne : 19 juin 2026 Mise en ligne : […] The post Automobile Club en concert à la fête de la musique first appeared on Radio Vostok.

Friend of the show and team principal Tony Kanaan walks Hinch through the shake up in the lineup for Arrow McLaren next year, how the decisions came to be, and how he's handling the opinions about it. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

À l'occasion du quart de finale de la Coupe du monde 2026 entre la France et le Maroc, tous les regards se tournent vers le terrain où les deux sélections vont s'affronter ce jeudi 9 juillet. Mais derrière cette rivalité sportive se cache une réalité bien différente : les deux pays entretiennent aujourd'hui une relation économique étroite, fondée sur une véritable interdépendance stratégique.  Pendant des décennies, la relation économique entre la France et le Maroc reposait sur un schéma bien établi : la France investissait, exportait ses produits, ses banques et son savoir-faire, tandis que le Maroc accueillait ces investissements et constituait un marché important pour les entreprises françaises. Cette lecture appartient désormais au passé. Les économistes parlent aujourd'hui d'une interdépendance stratégique au sein de laquelle chacun apporte à l'autre des atouts devenus indispensables. La France demeure un investisseur majeur et un partenaire technologique de premier plan. Mais le Maroc est désormais devenu une plateforme industrielle, logistique et financière incontournable aux portes de l'Europe, tout en offrant un accès privilégié au continent africain. Une évolution qui s'est encore renforcée avec le partenariat d'exception signé lors de la visite d'Emmanuel Macron à Rabat, en octobre 2024. Automobile : le Maroc est devenu une plateforme industrielle incontournable Cette transformation est particulièrement visible dans l'industrie automobile. Si Renault ou Stellantis développent massivement leurs activités au Maroc, ce n'est plus seulement parce que les coûts de production y sont plus faibles, mais parce que le pays est devenu un véritable écosystème industriel. En une vingtaine d'années, le royaume a investi dans des infrastructures modernes, développé le port de Tanger, créé des centres de formation spécialisés et renforcé toute sa chaîne industrielle. Le taux d'intégration locale ne cesse d'ailleurs de progresser. Autrement dit, une part toujours plus importante des chaînes de production et de valeur est désormais réalisée directement au Maroc. Ce modèle séduit particulièrement les entreprises françaises. Produire à quelques jours de camion de la France est aujourd'hui bien plus avantageux que de produire à plusieurs semaines de bateau en Asie. Proximité géographique, stabilité politique relative, infrastructures performantes, main-d'œuvre qualifiée et environnement francophone : le Maroc dispose désormais de nombreux atouts pour les industriels européens. À lire aussiQuel avenir pour le train à grande vitesse en Afrique? Le Maroc, un partenaire stratégique pour la France… et une porte d'entrée vers l'Afrique Pour autant, la France ne bénéficie plus de la position quasi exclusive qu'elle occupait autrefois. Le Maroc a choisi de diversifier ses partenariats économiques. L'Espagne est devenue son premier partenaire commercial dans plusieurs secteurs grâce à sa proximité géographique et à sa complémentarité industrielle. La Chine investit massivement dans les batteries électriques et les nouvelles technologies, tandis que les pays du Golfe renforcent également leur présence. Mais le rôle du Maroc dépasse désormais sa seule économie nationale. Le royaume est devenu une véritable porte d'entrée vers l'Afrique de l'Ouest et l'Afrique centrale. Il offre un environnement bancaire, juridique et logistique plus lisible que de nombreux autres marchés du continent. Ainsi, pour une PME française souhaitant se développer au Sénégal, en Côte d'Ivoire ou au Bénin, Casablanca constitue souvent une première étape avant une implantation plus large en Afrique. Enfin, difficile de ne pas évoquer le rôle de la diaspora. De nombreux Franco-Marocains voient aujourd'hui le royaume comme un territoire d'opportunités professionnelles. Ils connaissent les deux marchés, parlent plusieurs langues et font le lien entre les deux rives de la Méditerranée. Si, sur la pelouse, il y aura donc forcément un vainqueur, sur le plan économique, la France et le Maroc ont compris depuis longtemps qu'en la matière, ils avaient davantage à gagner en jouant ensemble qu'en jouant l'un contre l'autre.

In most parts of the United States and elsewhere, sidewalks exist in a legal grey area. They are public spaces that, at least when it comes to things such as maintenance and snow removal, are largely the responsibility of private property owners. They are subject to all manner of laws that govern what kinds of activities can take place on them, laws that change not just from city to city, but sometimes from neighborhood to neighborhood, block to block, and address to address. They are also an important part of the transportation network and a key component in the effort to keep pedestrians safe, although certainly not a panacea, even in rural areas. Michael Pollack, the author of an excellent new book, Sidewalk Nation: The Life and Law of America's Most Overlooked Resource, thinks that sidewalks need a whole lot more consideration in legal and governing circles, and even goes so far as to advocate for the creation of a Department of Sidewalks that can cut through the rather opaque rules that govern these narrow strips of concrete. (Or other materials, given that many sidwalks are often governmed by historic preservation laws.) ***For an extended, ad-free version of this episode featuring a bonus conversation about sidewalk delivery robots, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars.*** SHOW NOTES: Buy Sidewalk Nation: The Life and Law of America's Most Overlooked Resourc and support independent booksellers at our official Bookshop.org page. Order our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, out now from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Save 20% on everything in our official merch store with code HOTBIKESUMMER. Buy a certified, pre-owned e-bike from Upway or sell your own bike! Visit Upway.co to get rolling. Thanks also to Cleverhood. Listen to this episode for the latest discount code and get 15% off the best rain gear for walking and cycling. TheWarOnCars.org

The guys go into rumors and leaked info in IndyCar silly season and how it effects reporting, then they break down the race at Mid-Ohio. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New cars are averaging around $50,000—and that affordability gap is getting harder to manage. Automobile enthusiast Ray McGrath breaks down why prices keep climbing, what “value” really means beyond the monthly payment, and how to think through the big decision: buy vs. lease.

What is the greatest invention of all time? The wheel? The printing press? Electricity? The internet? In this episode of MX3 Podcast, we kick off year five of the show while America begins year 251, then dive into a fun debate about the inventions that shaped civilization.We talk about the wheel, printing press, electricity, the internet, the telephone, computers, vaccines, the light bulb, airplanes, automobiles, and the inventors behind some of history's biggest breakthroughs. Some inventions built the modern world quietly. Others changed everything overnight.MX3 Podcast is all about discussing money, motivation, and relevant events, and this conversation asks a simple but powerful question: which invention truly changed life the most?Visit us at www.mx3.vipWhich invention would you rank number one? Drop your answer in the comments, and tell us what invention you think is underrated.Like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you do not miss future episodes of MX3 Podcast.Support the showMX3 Podcast on Youtubewww.youtube.com/@mx3podcastContact MX3 PodcastTweet us: @mx3podcastEmail us: info@mx3.vipLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-w-wright-9397b23a/Thanks for listening & keep on living your life the Wright way!

Bumper to Bumper Radio, the car guys on KTAR, 92.3 FM in Phoenix, AZ, broadcast every Saturday from 11:00 am ...

Episode: 1596 Looking for the "first" automobile.  Today, let's try to find the first automobile.

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Hinch dealt with someone eating a full meal they brought onto the flight, despite Rossi and Thim's best efforts to derail the story. Plus, the guys can't seem to get into soccer. And -finally- there's a lot going on in IndyCar silly season rumors and news. The guys dive into it. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Noel catches up with Susan Ottaviano, the lead singer of Book of Love. The Philadelphia-based synthpop group is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debit album with a newly remastered vinyl. This is the first official vinyl reissue since the album's original release in 1986. It features the band's iconic tracks "Boy,” and “I Touch Roses,” Susan reveals when she believes the band started to be taken seriously. The band have had their songs featured in some big movies. "Modigliani (Lost in Your Eyes)", was featured in the 1987 John Hughes' movie "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," and 'Sunny Day" was featured in the 1991 Oscar-winning movie "The Silence of the Lambs" The quartet opened for Depeche Mode on their 1985 and 1986 tours. They released four albums in total and broke up in the 1990s. They reunited and will tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the debut album. Is new Book of Love music on the way? Stay tuned...

A new, cheap electric truck is set to hit the market later this year. Is there much demand for EVs? Why are costs usually so high? And can American automakers compete with what's coming out of China? Steven Melnyk, professor emeritus at Michigan State, joins us.

***This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, plus ad-free versions of regular episodes, merch discounts, presale tickets to live shows, and more, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars.*** The musical artist known as Pondless, who as a civilian goes by the name of Aaron Oliver, writes and performs pop songs about urban planning. If that sounds kind of out there, well, so is he, in the best way possible. We talked with him about why this country is divided into Houstons and New York Cities, why Boston does not exist, and how he came to write a love song to Robert Moses.  Pondless is @itspondless on Instagram and TikTok.  Our bestselling new book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, published by Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is available wherever books are sold. www.thewaroncars.org  

Despite being on different continents, Hinch and Rossi recap the F1 race in Austria, together. Plus, a bad test at Mid-Ohio has Alex feeling confident for the race this weekend. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What can classic vacation movies teach us about building stronger, smarter supply chains? In this episode, Scott W. Luton welcomes back Mike Griswold, Vice President Analyst at Gartner, for another fun and insightful edition of Supply Chain Today and Tomorrow. With summer vacation season in full swing, Scott and Mike take a creative look at the supply chain and leadership lessons hidden inside classic vacation themed movies, from Vacation and Home Alone to Jurassic Park, Jaws, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and Apollo 13. Mike breaks down three major themes every supply chain leader should keep in mind: preparing for disruption, improving visibility, and understanding how human factors drive outcomes. They also discuss the ongoing impact of AI on operating models, organizational design, talent strategy, and practical adoption. Mike shares why AI is no longer a question of “if,” but “how,” emphasizing the importance of augmentation over automation and the continued need for human oversight. From planning for disruption and avoiding single points of failure to listening to frontline warning signs and keeping teams focused during a crisis, the conversation delivers timely, actionable insights for leaders navigating today's complex supply chain environment with creativity, clarity, and resilience. Jump into the conversation: (00:00) Intro (02:03) Mike's favorite vacation story (04:34) Listener mail and practical AI adoption (08:29) Changing the CSCO perception (11:30) Supply chain lessons from classic movies (12:29) What National Lampoon's Vacation teaches about disruption (17:21) What Home Alone teaches about visibility gaps (23:11) What Jurassic Park teaches about human factors (26:13) Apollo 13 and leadership under pressure (32:09) Gartner events and the Top 25 preview Additional Links & Resources: Connect with Mike Griswold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-griswold-6a68922/ Learn more about Gartner: https://www.gartner.com/ Learn more about the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25: https://www.gartner.com/en/supply-chain/research/supply-chain-top-25 Learn more about our hosts: https://supplychainnow.com/about Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com Watch and listen to more Supply Chain Now episodes here: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now Subscribe to Supply Chain Now on your favorite platform: https://supplychainnow.com/join Work with us! Download Supply Chain Now's NEW Media Kit: https://supplychainnow.com/media-kit/ WEBINAR- Peak Reality Check: What Shippers, Analysts, and AI Models Are Predicting for 2026: https://bit.ly/4aTlsRv WEBINAR- The Future of Supply Chains: Where Talent Meets Technology: https://bit.ly/4uUuxkc This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and produced by Trisha Cordes, Joshua Miranda, and Amanda Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-lessons-vacataion-movies-pop-culture-chaos-1602 The content in this video, including all audio, visuals, and graphics, is the property of Supply Chain Now and is protected by copyright law. Unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, modification, or re-uploading of this content in any form is strictly prohibited without explicit written permission from Supply Chain Now.  For licensing inquiries or permissions, please contact us at production@supplychainnow.com © 2026 Supply Chain Now. All rights reserved. The content in this episode, including all audio, videos, visuals, and graphics, is the property of Supply Chain Now and is protected by copyright law. Unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, modification, or re-uploading of this content in any form is strictly prohibited without explicit written permission from Supply Chain Now.For licensing inquiries or permissions, please contact us at production@supplychainnow.com© 2026 Supply Chain Now. All rights reserved. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Après les taxes sur les véhicules électriques chinois, l'Union européenne envisage de nouvelles barrières douanières pour contrer cette fois l'arrivée massive des automobiles hybrides rechargeables. La Chine a acquis, ces dernières années dans ce segment, une expertise et une compétitivité auxquelles les constructeurs européens ont bien du mal à répondre. C'est le segment qui attire les regards ces derniers mois : les hybrides rechargeables grignotent à toute vitesse des parts de marché. Elles représentent désormais près de 10% des ventes de véhicules neufs en Europe, avec des progressions très rapides en Italie, +85% ou en Espagne, +45%, depuis le début de l'année. Or ce succès est une nouvelle fois porté avant tout par les modèles chinois qui se sont engouffrés dans un secteur épargné par les droits de douane supplémentaires, contrairement aux véhicules purement électriques. « Les véhicules hybrides rechargeables chinois sont ultra-compétitifs, d'autant plus qu'il s'agit de "super-hybrides", des modèles à propulsion essentiellement électrique avec un complément thermique, ce qui n'est pas le cas de leurs concurrents européens », explique Gianmarco Guadalupi, consultant automobile pour le cabinet Efeso, « en 2024, personne n'avait entendu parler des hybrides rechargeables chinois, ils sont arrivés sur le marché européen en 2025 et cette année, BYD est devenu leader sur ce segment ». Protection ou simple respiration pour les constructeurs européens ? Ces nouvelles taxes douanières sont accueillies favorablement par les géants européens de l'automobile, notamment allemands, pourtant pas très fans des droits de douane habituellement. Mais les Mercedes et BMW misent beaucoup sur les hybrides rechargeables pour relancer le marché premium. Le problème, c'est qu'il est peut-être déjà trop tard. Les véhicules chinois restent en effet compétitifs même avec des taxes supplémentaires, ce qui a déjà été constaté pour les voitures 100% électriques. « L'Europe manque d'une vision stratégique sur l'industrie automobile, note Gianmarco Guadalupi. Pour l'instant, l'objectif est de ralentir l'arrivée des véhicules chinois en espérant que les constructeurs européens rattrapent leur retard d'ici trois ou quatre ans, mais la vague venue de Chine ne pourra pas être arrêtée. » Des barrières douanières pour préserver les actionnaires ? Une vague d'autant plus difficile à ralentir que la Chine semble avoir déjà anticipé le problème. Des constructeurs chinois ont d'ores et déjà noué des alliances industrielles pour contourner les barrières douanières. Dongfeng va ainsi faire produire dans l'usine Stellantis de Rennes des modèles de sa marque premium Voyah, dont pourraient faire partie des hybrides rechargeables. La mise en place de nouvelles taxes ne paraît donc pas en mesure d'inverser la donne, et au-delà du répit potentiel accordé aux constructeurs européens, le délégué CGT Renault, Florent Grimaldi, y voit surtout une stratégie financière : « Les barrières douanières, ça protège les actionnaires qui peuvent obtenir un délai supplémentaire pour vendre leurs parts ou encaisser les dividendes, mais ça ne protège absolument pas l'outil industriel et les salariés. » Car la grande crainte des syndicats des constructeurs européens, c'est que ce bras de fer aboutisse surtout à des négociations entre constructeurs européens et chinois pour intégrer la technologie ou des pièces venues de Chine dans les véhicules français, allemands ou italiens. Les conséquences pourraient être sévères pour l'emploi, en particulier dans la recherche et le développement. Renault a ainsi confirmé jeudi la suppression de 600 postes d'ingénieurs en France, dans le cadre d'un plan mondial de restructuration de son département R&D. Au total, 2 400 postes vont être supprimés, particulièrement en Roumanie, au Brésil ou au Maroc.

Marcus Armstrong chats with Rossi about how he got into racing, his recent bad luck, and more. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. -------------------- 01 Introduction This is the second follow up to my 8 part series on nuclear power. In this episode I will attempt to answer a question posed by brian in ohio in a comment on HPR4583. In that comment he said: 02 -------------------- Loving this series. Maybe Whiskey Jack could give some cost comparisons between large and small reactors. He could also give us a realistic look at nuclear plant safety/accidents compared to conventional power production. Looking forward to the episode on FORTH generation reactors ;-) -------------------- 03 End of quote. The first question I answered in my previous follow up, which was HPR4628. In this episode I will attempt to answer the second question, which was about the safety of nuclear power compared to other sources of electrical power generation. One of the HPR janitors encouraged me to make this episode, so I think we can thank him for getting another HPR episode made. 04 Defining the Scope First, let's define the scope of the question. This will cover electrical power generation only. Within that scope I will consider only the following sources of energy. 05 Coal Oil Natural Gas Hydroelectric Nuclear Wind Solar I won't cover geothermal, wave, or tidal power as these are only used in very small amounts and so there simply isn't enough literature on them to base a discussion on . 06 Foreshadow Conclusion I should mention right away that I cannot provide absolute answers to this question in the form of a nice, neat ranking table based on numbers from peer reviewed scientific sources. The reasons for this will become apparent, but to put it briefly, the data on which to base such a ranking simply doesn't exist. I will however provide context within which people can think about the issue. Wherever possible, I will provide links to the references that I used in the show notes so you can read further on this yourself. -------------------- 07 Energy Catastrophism versus Energy Uniformitarianism First though I need to go off on a slight geological detour in order to explain an important analogy that I will use. 08 In the 19th century there was a great debate among geologists over what is known as catastrophism versus uniformitarianism. In seeking to explain the origins of the earth and of the landscape that we see around us, there were two points of view. 09 One was "catastrophism". This is the belief that the mountains, valleys, and plains that we see around us were formed as a result of great catastrophes which occurred relatively recently in earth's history. This explanation was necessary in order to fit geological features into an earth that was believed to be only a few thousands of years old. This view was heavily influenced by religious belief. In this view Noah's flood was the great catastrophe and the fossils of dinosaurs were the remains of animals who had not been saved on the ark and so had died in the flood. 10 The other point of view was uniformitarianism. This was the hypothesis that the landscape we see around us can be explained by the very slow accumulation of very small changes over very long periods of time. For this to be true however, the earth had to be far older than the few thousand years that a literal reading of the bible would suggest. The earth in fact had to be many, many, millions of years old. 11 Eventually, the uniformitarian view won out and people understood that while some catastrophes can take place, the shape of the landscape is overwhelmingly due to small changes over very long periods of time. 12 How is this Relevant to this Episode You Ask? How this is relevant is that I will use this analogy to explain how we need to think about energy and safety. Very small numbers of deaths and injuries multiplied over many occurrences can add up to big numbers, comparable in scale or possibly even larger than a single catastrophe or even several of them. 13 I don't know if anyone else has used this analogy before, I have just thought of this when writing the script for this podcast. None the less, I think it is a very useful way of helping to understand the issues. 14 As an example of this, think about the well known case of the safety of flying versus the safety of travelling in your car. Air crashes are catastrophes that make the headlines. Automobile crashes are seldom more than local news at best. You have probably heard many times the claim that if you making a trip somewhere, you are safer to fly than to drive yourself in your car. 15 Example - Hydro versus Solar I will now present an example of this. Hydro electric power has some notable large scale catastrophes associated with it. Roof top solar power does not have any notable catastrophes that I am aware of. However, which is safer? 16 Hydro Catastrophes Here are three examples of hydro electric catastrophes in just one country, Italy. The Vajont Dam which collapsed in1963 An estimated 1,917 to 2,500 people died. The Sella Zerbino dam which collapsed in 1935. More than 100 people died. The Gleno Dam which collapsed in 1923. An estimated 350 people died. https://damfailures.org/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4997708/ 17 I haven't tried to compile a global list of the worst hydro electric dam collapses, as this sort of information is actually very difficult to find, even on web sites dedicated to dam failures. An additional problem is that information on whether a dam was used for electric power generation or not is often not available. 18 Dam failures where contradictory or insufficient information is available on whether there was an associated hydro power plant include the 1975 Banqian Dam failure, where death estimates range up to a quarter of a million. 19 Solar Panel Slow Accumulation Contrast this with roof top solar panels. Many small accidents can add up to big numbers as well. 20 Health and safety literature discussing solar panel safety mention things such as Falls from roofs. Electric shock. Arc flash (burns from electrical arcing). Normal electrical safety procedures which are based around locking out sources of energy do not work with solar panels which makes safety more difficult. Heat stress due to working exposed in the hot sun. Warning from US government on falls by solar panel installers. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228946 https://www.osha.gov/green-jobs/solar 21 Why We Cannot Compare the Two Hydro catastrophes are not well documented, but we can at least find records of some of the most notable ones. However, even those have very large variations in estimates of deaths. 22 Roof top solar deaths however are largely undocumented. The industry is largely unregulated. There is no central authority which accumulates many individual deaths or injuries. At best there are worker and public safety bodies who simply accumulate those statistics into general construction or household injuries. 23 Thus we have no reliable means of comparing the two energy sources on a comparable basis. We face the same problem with all other major electrical energy sources. So far as I am aware, there are no peer reviewed scientific studies which compare the relative safety of all of the major electrical energy sources we are considering here based on actual numbers. -------------------- 24 Safety Risks I will now try to list some the major hazards for each of energy sources we are considering. There is however limited data available. In many cases we just have reference to worker safety organizations as to what the hazards are. I will not attempt here to put numbers to these here. Categories 25 Coal, Oil, Natural Gas The hazards are Air pollution Mining and oil field accidents Pipeline explosions Transportation accidents. These- move a lot of material so these are significant. 26 Hydroelectric These include Dam collapse Drowning 27 Nuclear These include Radiation exposure 28 Wind These include Falls Confined space deaths (there is not much detail on this) Electric shock Ice throws (that is, throwing pieces of ice off the blades) This technology has a significant problem with people working alone which greatly increases risks associated with other dangers. 29 Solar These include Falls Electric shock Arc flash Heat stress 30 I have not tried to cover all possible risks associated with each category, just the ones which each industry considers to be the risks they concern themselves with. There does not exist any means by which risks of similar types are compared across different industries. 31 Reliability of Supply is Also Safety In a completely electrified net zero society, reliability of supply is a safety matter. People will die in very large numbers in cold climates if they do not have heat. If we have no fossil fuels, we need to also consider how reliably does a grid based on any of the options work. I have not seen anyone attempt to address this question and will not attempt to address it here. However, it must be addressed in any comprehensive attempt to rank safety. -------------------- 32 Studies or Articles on Estimates of Relative Safety Despite the difficulties of comparing the safety of different sources of energy, some people have attempted this anyway. Different estimates done at different times had different focuses, so unfortunately we do not have a nice set of studies that we can neatly use to cross check one another. I will however list the names and the authors and summarize the results. -------------------- 33 The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear By Dr. Petr Beckman Published in 1976 The author of this book tried to address the relative safety of different sources of energy in the mid 1970s. However, it is old at this point, so I won't bother digging through its pages to find his figures. 34 He mainly focused on comparing electric power generated with coal to nuclear. His conclusion was that if the goal was to prevent deaths or ill health in the process of generating electricity, then the logical conclusion was to replace coal fired power plants with nuclear. 35 The book was relatively well known at the time, as least as far as books on energy are concerned, so I thought it was still worth mentioning. I happen to have a copy of this book which I bought back in that time period It was the 8th printing of the book, so it would appear to have had relatively good sales. 36 The author did address the issue of what I have termed "catastrophism" in his comparison of different energy sources, although I don't know if he used this phrase. I don't know if he was the first to use this sort of analysis, but he certainly was very influential in terms of popularizing it. -------------------- 37 Risk of Energy Production by Herbert Inhaber Publication AECB 1119 March 1978 This study is a scientific paper from the same time period as the book "The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear". 38 He based his risk estimates largely on estimates of the amount of material which was used in the construction and operation of various power sources. While we could argue over whether or not this is a valid methodology, I think any such argument would be pointless as I think the age of the study alone renders it not relevant today anyway. Advancements in materials have changed the basis results significantly by now. However, as it exists I thought I would mention it to show that the idea of comparing energy sources to each other is not a new one. The author compared a wider variety of potential sources than Beckman did. 39 Here's his conclusions. He assumes equal amounts of energy produced by each method. The numbers are normalized such that the total sums to 100%. You can think of it in terms of what proportion of total deaths or injuries would result from each source if each were equally used. 40 Coal 27.5% Oil 25.6% Methanol 16.7% Wind 10.8% Solar photovoltaic 9.2% Thermal 8.1% Solar space heating 1.5% Ocean thermal 0.4% Nuclear 0.13% Natural Gas 0.08% 41 His natural gas estimate is drastically different from that of other authors. I am not going to worry about explaining it however, as the study is as I said old enough to be not very relevant anyway. I am mainly including this here out of historical interest. 42 As a footnote, the methanol he refers to would be synthesized from wood. This was a popular idea in that era as a means of providing liquid fuels for transportation. Practical battery electric cars in those days were strictly science fiction. 43 The ocean thermal category is a real blast from the past and I had forgotten all about that concept. It was a very popular idea at that time and was supposed to be *the* big and upcoming thing in renewable energy. It involved various means of attempting to extract energy from differences in water temperature at different depths in the ocean. It gradually faded away however, as despite great efforts being put into it, designs never proved to be practical. -------------------- 44 Electricity generation and health Anil Markandya, Paul Wilkinson Published in the Lancet, Vol 370, 15 September 2007 45 This is more recent than the previous one, although it is nearly 20 years old at this point. Unfortunately it doesn't cover wind or solar, just fossil fuels and nuclear. However it is still useful, and the Lancet is a very reputable peer reviewed journal. 46 I will present just the results rather than discussing the whole paper. The authors break it down into deaths among the public, occupational deaths, and air pollution related deaths, serious illness, and minor illness. 47 They break the energy sources down into lignite, coal, gas, oil, biomass, and nuclear. Lignite is a type of very low grade coal used mainly for electric power generation. In this paper biomass refers to energy crops and forest residues. 48 I will summarize the results by category rather than trying to describe a table that has 6 rows and 5 columns. All numbers are normalized in terms of deaths or cases per TWh. 49 Occupational deaths from accidents lignite 0.1 coal 0.1 gas 0.001 oil no data biomass - no data Nuclear is 0.019. 50 Deaths among the public from accidents lignite 0.02 coal 0.02 gas 0.02 oil 0.03 biomass no data Nuclear 0.003 51 Air pollution deaths lignite 32.6 coal 24.5 gas 2.8 oil 18.4 biomass 4.63 Nuclear 0.052 52 Air pollution serious illnesses lignite 298 coal 225 gas 30 oil 161 biomass 43 Nuclear 0.22 53 Air pollution minor illnesses lignite 17,676 coal 13,288 gas 703 oil 9,551 biomass 2,276 Nuclear no data 54 Natural gas edges out nuclear power slightly in terms of occupational safety, but in every other category nuclear is drastically lower in terms of ill effects than any of the alternatives. -------------------- 55 2020 Fatalities for US Roofers Increased 15% as Solar Roof Installations Increase Published in The Next Big Future July 6, 2021 by Brian Wang 56 This seems to be written by someone who has a popular science blog. I'm not familiar with it personally, but he addresses the subject so I'll list it. The title implies that it's all about rooftop solar, but he provides comparative numbers for the other energy sources of interest, so that is useful for our purposes. However, he doesn't describe his methodology, so we need to treat them with some caution. Here are his results These are deaths per thousand terawatt hours. 57 Coal - 100,000 Oil - 36,000 Natural gas - 4,000 Hydro - 1,400 Rooftop solar - 440 Wind - 150 Nuclear - 90 58 If we plot these numbers on a bar chart, coal and oil are so large that all of the others are squished to the bottom of the chart and are difficult to see at all. Let's therefore look at these in terms of orders of magnitude. Keep in mind that this is a logarithmic scale. This means that the difference between 4 and 5 is much greater in linear terms than the difference between 1 and 2. 59 Coal - 5 Oil - 4 Natural gas - 3 Hydro - 3 Rooftop solar - 2 Wind - 2 Nuclear - 1 60 Each of these numbers represents an order of magnitude, that is a power of ten. We can see that with rooftop solar, wind, and nuclear, the numbers are so close and the uncertainties are so great and their relative values so small compared to say coal that they can be seen as equivalent so far as safety is concerned. -------------------- 61 What are the safest and cleanest sources of energy? by Hannah Ritchie Published in Our World in Data First published in 2017, updated in 2022 and 2024 62 The author of this study addressed both deaths and greenhouse gas emissions. Deaths from accidents and air pollution are normalized to per TWh of electricity, while greenhouse gas emissions are normalized to GWh of electricity over the life cycle of the plant. 63 Here are the death figures. Coal 24.6 Oil 18.4 Biomass 4.6 Natural Gas 2.8 Hydro power 1.3 Wind 0.04 Nuclear 0.03 Solar 0.02 64 For greenhouse gas emissions the figures are Coal 970 tons Oil 720 tons Natural gas 440 tons Biomass 78 to 230 tons Solar 53 tons Hydro power 24 tons Wind 11 tons Nuclear 6 tons 65 If we take the death figures and rank them by order of magnitude as we did with the previous article, we get the following. 66 Coal - 4 Oil - 4 Biomass - 3 Natural Gas - 3 Hydro power - 3 Wind - 1 Nuclear - 1 Solar - 1 67 Keep in mind that the previous article covered only rooftop solar and not large industrial installations, and so is not directly comparable. Also the units are different, with the previous article being in terms of thousand TWh, and this one being in TWh. If we exclude solar (as the numbers are not comparable), Brian Wang's numbers are between 1.5 to 4 times higher than Ritchie's, except for hydro which are almost identical. I think this latter is due to both sets of numbers are dominated by one exceptionally big hydro accident. 68 Overall however, the relative rankings are quite comparable. Ritchie's numbers for deaths from coal, oil, and natural gas appear to be directly from the study by Markandya and Wilkinson mentioned above. For the benefit of those who are wondering, Ritchie specifically states that her numbers for nuclear include the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents. -------------------- https://www.iaea.org/publications/magazines/bulletin/21-1/solar-power-more-dangerous-nuclear Direct link to file https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/magazines/bulletin/bull21-1/21104091117.pdf https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61253-7/abstract https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/07/2020-fatalities-for-us-roofers-increased-15-as-solar-roof-installations-increase.html -------------------- 69 Conclusion from Studies Remember that in engineering terms, when comparing groups of numbers which contain both both very small numbers and one or more very large numbers, the differences between the small numbers are often not significant. The differences between the small numbers may be the product of our ability to measure these things rather than any real differences. 70 For example, in the article by Ritchie wind power would appear to be twice as dangerous as nuclear. However, the difference between them is 0.02 compared to 24.6 for coal. In other words, the difference between apparently "dangerous" wind and apparently "safe" nuclear is equivalent to 0.08% of the total for coal. It's therefore meaningless and a red herring to even worry about. 71 With the above taken into consideration, generally the different sources of energy fall into two broad categories in terms of number of deaths, injuries, and illnesses. The fossil fuels and biomass fall into one group and wind, solar, and nuclear into another group. 72 Hydro power would seem to fall into the higher risk category or at least somewhere between the two, but this I suspect is mainly due to one exceptionally large dam collapse in China, the Banqian Dam failure in 1975. This is mentioned as being specifically included in the article written by Ritchie. This was a multi-purpose dam, and information on this dam is difficult to find. It is not clear to me whether it had a hydro electric generator associated with either it or another dam that was part of the same system. 73 Some people therefor may argue for its exclusion from the numbers. Of course some people may argue for its inclusion anyway, as it was a dam regardless of whether it actually had an electric generator attached. If we exclude it, then I think the numbers for hydro power would fall into the same range as for nuclear, wind, and solar. 74 Most people would consider hydro power to be safe and clean enough regardless of this and I will rank it as such in any conclusions that I come to. As you can see, even if we have numbers, it can be a matter of opinion as to how to interpret them. -------------------- -------------------- 75 Taking a Systems Approach Now let's take a look at the broader energy picture today and into the future. Many countries in many parts of the world have committed to the concept of "Net Zero", which means eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis. Net zero essentially means the complete electrification of society. We must therefore have electrical energy on demand and at low cost. We must as a result of this look at complete electrical systems rather than individual sources in isolation. 76 At one time many electrical systems were entirely coal or entirely hydroelectric. This is no longer the case. There are now major amounts of wind and solar involved in many countries. However these are inherently intermittent. This means that other sources of energy are inherently also required to have a functional system. 77 If any particular solution inherently requires fossil fuels to meet part of the demand, then the safety, pollution, and climate issues relating to those fossil fuels have to be factored in to that complete system when trying to come up with a relative ranking. Talking about Individual sources in isolation are therefore meaningless in these countries. 78 There are battery systems, but these are mainly used to stabilize and regulate the grid plus to a lesser degree to smooth out short term daily peaks in demand. They do not have the ability to store large amounts of electricity on a large scale for an entire grid for days, weeks, and months to make up for intermittency. 79 So a serious attempt to rank sources of energy would need to look at a variety of representative countries and for each one come up with a plan that involves 'x' megawatts from source 'a', 'y' megawatts from source 'b', etc., and total up the values for each. 80 I am not aware of anyone who has studied this larger issue. However, the problem has to be addressed from this perspective in order for any answer to be useful. Not taking this into account is like ordering a diet soft drink to go with with a high calorie meal and assuring yourself that your plans to diet are fine. 81 This is not to imply there is anything inherently wrong with wind or solar. It does mean that if your goal is to achieve both net zero and a clean environment, you have to look at your entire energy system as a complete system rather than focusing on what you feel are the most reassuring parts of it while ignoring the rest. This does however add to the argument that it is in fact inherently very difficult to come up with a system of ranking energy sources for safety. -------------------- 82 Nuclear, Climate, and Clean Air - Contrasting Examples To give a tangible example we will now look at two different places that followed two divergent paths at roughly around the same time frame. These are the province of Ontario in Canada, and Germany. 83 Ontario had a mix of coal, hydro electric, and nuclear generating plants. Germany had a mix of coal, nuclear and natural gas plants. Ontario shut down their coal fired plants and kept their nuclear plants. Germany however shut down their nuclear plants and kept their coal fired plants. 84 The Phase Out of Coal in Ontario In 2003 Ontario decided to close all of its coal fired generating plants, which consisted of 19 units (that is boilers and turbines) totalling 8,800 MW. This phase out was completed by 2014. 85 Here are the figures for amount of power generated by each energy source in 2003 and 2014. Nuclear went from 42% to 60% Hydro went from 23% to 24% Gas went from 11% to 9% Coal went from 25% to 0% Non-hydro renewable went from 0% to 7%. 86 As you can see, the bulk of that replacement came from increased use of nuclear power. Furthermore, this did not result in simply replacing coal with natural gas. While gas is cleaner than coal, it still has emissions and if you recall from the studies that we looked at earlier, had an estimated death rate roughly 2 orders of magnitude greater than nuclear, solar, or wind. 87 To put this in more practical terms, at one time Toronto regularly had clouds of smog obscuring it, to a large extent due to these coal fired power plants With the phase out of coal, smog days went to zero in 2015 compared to 53 a decade earlier. The 2023 figures for Ontario show carbon emissions of 53 grams per kWh of electricity generated. We can use this as a rough benchmark comparison for total emissions. 88 The Phase out of Nuclear in Germany Until March of 2011, Germany generated one quarter of its electrical power from nuclear. Starting in 2011 however, they began shutting down their nuclear power plants. These were then phased out over the next decade. However, the coal plants were to be kept to 2038. In 2026 Germany began talking about increasing use of coal in order to save gas. In the same year the German chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the phase out of nuclear was a quote “serious strategic mistake”. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was "a strategic mistake for Europe to turn its back on a reliable, affordable source of low-emissions power". 89 I won't go into the details of the phase out, but let's look at some emissions numbers for Germany. If we look at the official numbers from the European Environmental Agency for 2024, for Germany their emissions were 298 grams per kWh of electricity generated. Recall that we are using emissions as a very rough guide to amount of air pollution, and that this has a direct effect on the safety of the overall electrical energy system. 90 So, who actually made their people safer, Ontario who phased out their coal plants and kept their nuclear plants, or Germany who phased out their nuclear plants and kept their coal plants? 91 If you want a comparison directly within Europe, then Germany has one of the highest rates of emissions per kWh of electricity generated, whereas France, who use mainly nuclear power, have one of the lowest at 43 grams per kWh of electricity generated. Again, who is making their people safer, Germany or France? 92 I don't want to make it sound like I am picking on Germany. I am also not going to tell them how they ought to run their country. However they provide a good real world example of how we need to look at things in overall context when we are thinking about the choices that we make. https://www.ontario.ca/page/end-coal https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/smog-study-shows-significant-decreases-in-pollutants-in-ontario-1.4151183 https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/greenhouse-gas-emission-intensity-of-1 https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-g-n/germany https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-is-right-to-reject-germanys-nuclear-phase-out-says-iea-chief-fatih-birol/ https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-considers-ramping-up-coal-power-to-avert-energy-crisis/ https://www.iea.org/countries/estonia/electricity https://www.iea.org/countries/malta/electricity -------------------- 93 Conclusions As we can see, there don't appear to be an abundance of peer reviewed scientific studies that we can simply point to in order to answer the question of safety of all possible major different energy sources once and for all. Collecting the data to even attempt to answer the question is inherently very difficult as we cannot readily conduct experiments to answer the question, and sources of data are not collected or consolidated in a manner which can answer this question adequately. 94 The essence of the problem is that most energy industries are not as tightly regulated and monitored to the same degree that say nuclear power or commercial airliners are, so this data is simply not being systematically recorded. However, a number of people have attempted to make estimates. 95 Their conclusions would seem to be that nuclear, wind, and solar are roughly equivalent in terms of safety. All fossil fuels are much less safe than nuclear, wind, and solar, by as much as several orders of magnitude. 96 We can however say with a reasonable degree of certainty that if a country shut down their nuclear power plants and kept their fossil fuel plants, particularly coal, then they probably made their people less safe than if they had done things the other way around. 97 I hope that I have provided some context in which to think about the issue. Thanks again to brian in ohio for providing the question upon which this episode is based. -------------------- Provide feedback on this episode.

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F1 had another entertaining race, which the guys break down. Plus, a penalty was overturned from Monaco, proving Hinch's predictions correct. On the IndyCar side, Rossi tested at Road America, as the teams prepare to race there, and IndyCar officiating released its post-race report. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex and Justin Henson of 'The Movie Wire' discuss feelings of ambivalence around 'Disclosure Day', our memories of Spielberg as a force of nature, what sparks getting to the theater as well as Death of a Unicorn and Thrash (the shark film). Justin's Planes, Trains, and Automobiles rant (0:01) Sugar Coated Murder promo (3:16) Disclosure Day, Spielberg's legacy, and feeling 'meh' about cinema (3:47) Nostalgia and expectations from cinema, and the Amblin affect (9:21) Gene Shalit, Siskel & Ebert and the power of critics (17:51) Justin sells Alex on why Disclosure Day is worth seeing (no spoilers) (21:31) Death of a Unicorn discussion (26:09) Netflix's Thrash (34:01) Thank you, goodbyes, and credits (40:34) Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and don't forget to join our Discord. You can also check out our website for past episodes and our blogs: tsmacpod.com

The BOB & TOM Show – June 13, 2026 6:00 Hour 6:00 – "Beer Run" – Todd Snider6:03 – Chick out, Jeff in6:05 – "I Should Start Drinking at Work" – Jeff6:06 – Josh becomes Sir Dude the Party Knight6:11 – When Sir Dude showed up, the ladies went away – Josh6:24 – Letter: Tried the tube-to-mouth technique; toothpaste fell on my shoe6:26 – Letter: Listener spotted Chick's vanity plate in South Carolina reading "Go Away"6:27 – Letter: Listener loves the Johnny Quest theme and plays trombone6:28 – Johnny Quest theme and copyright discussion6:30 – Letter: Convenience store selling soft-drink donuts6:31 – Letter: Dad made sandals from leather and tire treads6:50 – Nudist vs. naturalist discussion – Tom and Josh6:51 – Letter: Nude bikers rode by while listener was eating at an outdoor restaurant 7:00 Hour 7:04 – White Thorn Lodge and nude volleyball7:06 – Letter: Listener keeps a six-foot skeleton in the back seat7:07 – Letter: Listener's TV starts up like Tom's7:08 – Tom's home server room and electronics collection7:08 – Poll: Half of Americans are not interested in FIFA7:11 – "Tom, you are a walking contradiction" – Kristi7:22 – Sports7:27 – World record: Most rotating puzzle cubes solved during a skydive7:30 – "Tom, you like people to fail" – Kristi7:32 – German tourist shares favorite places in the United States7:33 – Tourist's love of ranch dressing7:51 – Josh's impression of "Twist" by Korn7:53 – History of ranch dressing7:56 – Tom scats 8:00 Hour 8:03 – Jess Hooker in studio8:06 – Prostate pleasure toys8:10 – Smartphones and declining fertility rates8:12 – Soft drink as a toilet-cleaning aid8:27 – Long Island iced tea discussion8:28 – T-Rex handbag – Kristi8:29 – Multi-million-dollar designer purse sale8:30 – Driver fled into a swamp and was attacked by an alligator8:31 – Alligator loose in Indiana8:37 – Jeff's family's 400-foot water slide8:49 – Today in History8:50 – Do they still use straightjackets? – Jeff8:51 – Jess tried to duct tape her sister to a wall8:52 – "Rock Around the Clock" and copyright discussion 9:00 Hour 9:06 – Josh's last hickey was at age 209:07 – Tom has never had a hickey9:08 – Jeff's child came home with a hickey9:26 – Microwaving lunch meat and chemical concerns9:27 – Discussion about leftover rice9:31 – Josh loves spinach9:37 – Automobile discussion9:45 – Morning recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hinch and Rossi break down everything that happened with F1 in Monaco last weekend, before breaking down IndyCar's weekend in St. Louis. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What does it take to make a street safer for everyone? In the US, it typically requires a combination of tragedy, grassroots organizing, and political leadership. Even when these ingredients come together, success is never guaranteed, as so many projects become battles about more than just bike lanes. Changing Lanes, a new documentary from director Ben Wolf, covers the fight to make McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, safer following the tragic death of a beloved teacher at the hands of a hit-and-run driver. Featuring interviews with such notable figures as Janette Sadik-Khan and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, Changing Lanes moves beyond bike lanes to tell a story that's very much made for this political and cultural moment. Wolf joins us along with advocates Bronwyn Breitner and Kevin LaCherra, as well as New York State Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, to talk about how they fought to make McGuinness safe and the broader lessons they learned along the way. ***Join The War on Cars on Patreon and listen to ad-free versions of regular episodes, Patreon-only bonus content,  invitations to live events, merch discounts and free stickers!*** SHOW NOTES: Stream Changing Lanes on Amazon or Kanopy. Watch the film's trailer. Learn more about the film and request a screening at ChangingLanesDoc.com. Read more about the Make McGuinness Safe campaign and learn about where the project stands today.  Catch up on the corruption that led to a powerful family's downfall and the indictment of a top aide to Mayor Eric Adams, via Streetsblog. Order our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, out now from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Buy a certified, pre-owned e-bike from Upway and save $100 off any purchase of $800 or more with code TWOC100. Visit Upway.co to get rolling. Thanks also to Cleverhood. Listen to this episode for the latest discount code and get 15% off the best rain gear for walking and cycling. TheWarOnCars.org

What better way to celebrate our 500th episode than with the greatest of all time, Mario Andretti. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Visit Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast to join the Patreon today for exclusive access to the weekend edition every Friday, live specials, and bonus coverage. Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down a week filled with corporate raiding and political theater on this edition of The Weekender. The conversation kicks off with Donald Trump nominating former housing executive Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence. They analyze how this appointment signals a private equity approach to governing, where state power is handed directly to the wealth class while cutting out the middle manager. The guys also take a look at the House of Representatives passing a symbolic War Powers resolution regarding Iran, highlighting the conflicting financial incentives between local used-car barons and federal oligarchs. Finally, they investigate the curious disappearance of Representative Tom Kean Jr. from Capitol Hill before diving into a nostalgic review of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the unexpected creepiness of rewatching The Wonder Years.

The driver of the no. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing car, Sting Ray Robb joins Hinch and Rossi. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

First we get waaaaay off track, but we eventually get to recapping the race in Detroit. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SWARM co-creator/EP Janine Nabers runs hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies that made her that probably couldn't be made today! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Birth of a Nation (1915) Dirty Harry (1971) Bebe's Kids (1992) House Party (1990) Fritz the Cat () A Goofy Movie (1995) Speed Racer (2008) Tropic Thunder (2008) What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) Do The Right Thing (1989) He Got Game (1998) Malcolm X (1992) She's Gotta Have It (1985) School Daze (1988) In the Heat of the Night (1967) Lolita (1962) Lolita (1997) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Liberty Heights (1999) The Piano Teacher (1997) The Jerk (1979) The Mask (1994) Melania (2026) Airport (1970?) Lemonade (2016) Beyonce: Year of 4 (2011) Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) Jaws (1975) Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) Undercover Brother (2001) Boyz N The Hood (1991) Menace II Society (1993) Scary Movie (2000) Scary Movie (2026) Perfect Blue (1997) KPop Demon Hunters (2025) The Rules of Attraction (2002) Less Than Zero (1987) Varsity Blues (1999) American Psycho (2000) Other Notable Items Our Patreon!  The Hollywood Food Coalition Atlanta TV series (2016-22) Watchmen limited series (2019) Swarm limited series (2023) Beyonce Robin Harris Richard Pryor Walt Disney Pictures Tevin Campbell Marques Houston The Wachowski Sisters Robert Downey Jr. Shonda Rhimes  Bridgerton TV series (2020- ) Ben Stiller Tom Cruise Joel Silver A24 Justin Theroux Spike Lee TFH Guru Ernest Dickerson Our latest RZA podcast episode Josh's podcast Bronzeville Laurence Fishburne Walton Goggins Rod Steiger Sidney Poitier Roots miniseries (1977) OJ Simpson Stanley Kubrick Lolita novel by Vladimir Nabokov (1955) Shelley Winters Melanie Griffith Dominique Swain Woody Allen James Mason Peter Sellers Adrian Lyne Adrien Brody Barry Levinson Ben Foster John Waters David Simon Michael Haneke Steve Martin Jim Carrey Carl Reiner Bob and Ray Bernadette Peters Carl Gottlieb The Wayans Family In Living Color TV series (1990-94) Marlon Wayans Roger Avary The Shards novel by Brett Easton Ellis 2023) Dawson's Creek TV series (1998-2003) James Van Der Beek Pose TV series (2018-21) What Would Diplo Do? TV series (2017) Our Steven Canals podcast episode This list is also available on Letterboxd. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We're a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spectrevisionradio.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hinch and Rossi chat with the very tired winner of the 110th Indianapolis 500, Felix Rosenqvist. He takes us through his race, the whirlwind that he's been going through since, and what he's looking forward to most this next year. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

While Rossi's race didn't go as he would have hoped, the guys still have a lot to go over in recapping the 110th the running of the Indianapolis 500. +++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Addressing public fear, AI Valley uses historical analogies to argue for moderate regulation to build trust. Gary Rivlincompares AI to the automobile; early cars lacked seatbelts and killed thousands, yet society did not revert to horse-and-buggy travel. Similarly, 19th-century railroads only gained public confidence once government standards ensured safety and reliability. Currently, most Americans remain fearful of AI, making policy debates essential for building long-term trust in the technology. Rivlin also highlights the geopolitical dimension, noting China's goal to dominate AI by 2030. He argues society should focus on immediate dangers, such as autonomous AI in warfare, rather than Hollywood-style scenarios. (4/8)1902 LA