It boosts economic opportunity and social mobility. It’s good for the environment. So why do we charge people to use it? The short answer: it’s complicated. Also: We talk to the man who gets half the nation’s mass-transit riders where they want to go (most of the time).
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258. Why Uber Is an Economist’s Dream
257. The Future (Probably) Isn’t as Scary as You Think
Are You Ready for a Glorious Sunset? (Rebroadcast)
Aziz Ansari Needs Another Toothbrush (Rebroadcast)
256. What Are You Waiting For?
Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees? (Rebroadcast)
255. Ten Ideas to Make Politics Less Rotten
254. What Are Gender Barriers Made Of?
253. Is the Internet Being Ruined?
252. Confessions of a Pothole Politician
The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast )
How Much Does the President Really Matter? (Rebroadcast)
Why Do We Really Follow the News? (Rebroadcast)
251. Are We in a Mattress-Store Bubble?
Time to Take Back the Toilet
250. Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer
249. The Longest Long Shot
248. How to Be Tim Ferriss
247. How to Win Games and Beat People
246. How to Get More Grit in Your Life
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