New Heartland Podcast: Ill Literacy – Books with Benson (Why We Drive with Author Matthew Crawford)

In Episode III of the Ill Literacy podcast, Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Matthew B. Crawford to discuss his book, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road. They discuss how active transportation is crucial to human identity and how driverless cars may become a threat to our freedom.

They also discuss how safety features in cars are atrophying our skills and taking away the fun of driving while simultaneously gadgets like smart phones are taking our eyes off the road. From there, they shift gears to talk about automotive subcultures across the United States, tear into the red light camera racket, praise the taxi drivers of London, and turn the hairy eyeball on Uber.