Cars

This week’s show is about Cars. We'll talk about the people who can’t live without them and the people who might like to. We’ll follow a toll collector. We’ll also meet racing fanatics. And you'll hear from people who have anything but a mundane commute.

 
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The producer of today's show was Amanda Dyer. Our executive producer was Ben Manilla. The assistant producer was Emma Brown. The anchors were Angela Kilduff and Casey Miner. The engineer was Vianna Davila. The webmaster is Ian Sherr.

Music from this show includes:

The Distance, Cake
Cutting Crew, (I Just) Died in Your Arms
Money, Pink Floyd
Lovely Rita, The Beatles
The Distance, Cake
Cutting Crew, (I Just) Died in Your Arms

Parking Enforcement Chronicles

Parking in Berkeley can be tough. Once you find a spot, you have to avoid tickets for streets sweeping, residential zones, or expired meters. But could it be even tougher to be the one handing out all those parking tickets? Jude Joffe-Block reports

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Want to learn more about parking in Berkeley and how to avoid tickets? Check out this page.

And you can find your very own copy of the DMV handbook here.

A Need For Speed

Some People Just Love Cars. Reporter Elizabeth Shemaria takes us to Fremont to meet car fanatics and their rides.

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Le Mans Karting's website: here.

Club Sportiva's website: here.









Riding with Strangers

The ins and outs of Casual Carpool

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For more information, visit the Casual Carpool website, here.




The lives of toll collectors

Toll collectors may take $4 from you everyday, but do you really know anything else about them?

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A toll worker's story that didn't make the cut:
"Life isn't all bad on the bridge. Renata Merritt tells the story about how she met somebody special."

Cab Talk with Author Tim Keefe

Reporter Angela Kilduff recently hitched a ride with Tim Keefe. His part time job gives him plenty of material for his recent book, Cab Talk: Voices From the Back Seat of a San Francisco Taxi. She caught up with him while he was driving a cab. His book is available at City Lights and Modern Times.

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Learn more about Cab Talk and Keefe's other projects on his web site, here.


 

March 19th, 2009
Categories: Podcasts . Author: ian

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  1. Pingback by Elizabeth Shemaria » Archive » Northgate Radio | A Need for Speed on April 27, 2009 9:36 am

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