A weekly podcast about the intersection between sustainable transportation, urban planning, and economic development. Hosted by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire.
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Making Headway is a podcast made for brain injury survivors by two friends who also happen to be brain injury survivors. Known as the "invisible disability", brain injuries can make survivors feel alone and isolated even though an estimated 1.5 million Americans are affected every year. You are not alone. Join hosts Eryn Martin (subarachnoid hemorrhage survivor) and Alison House (subarachnoid hemorrhage survivor) on their brain injury recovery journeys as they interview medical practitioners ...
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Welcome to Italian Headway! Here you have the chance to improve your italian listening to my voice. Everything I post (videos and podcast) has transcripts you can look at to sign all the words. Che aspetti? You're more than benvenuto/a to my place!
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S3E22: Navigating Recovery: Cody Bryant's Journey Through Brain Injury and Healing
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Join Cody Bryant, a brain injury survivor, as he shares his recovery journey, including his accident in Spain, challenges with care, and neuro rehab experience. Cody discusses the changes in his personality, relationships, and emotional regulation post-injury. He emphasizes self-care strategies like meditation and explores topics such as diet, supp…
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Episode 513: Indianapolis' Blossoming BRT Network
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This week we’re joined by Austin Gibble, currently of Stantec but formerly of the City of Indianapolis and IndyGo. We chat about the history of planning for BRT in Indy, the Cultural Trail bike network, transit and infrastructure costs, and the interpersonal relationships that can make or break projects. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram…
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Mondays Flashback: Street Commerce
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This week we’re going back to 2021 to chat with Professor Andres Sevtsuk of MIT about his book Street Commerce: Creating Vibrant Urban Sidewalks. I really liked this discussion and he just had an MIT News profile out yesterday about his work so I thought it might be of interest to folks. We chat the importance of location in urban retail, the city …
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S3E21: Navigating Stroke Recovery: Essential Questions To Ask with Ralph Cortese
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In this episode of the Making Headway Podcast, Eryn sits down with stroke survivor and advocate, Ralph Cortese, to dive deep into the critical questions every stroke survivor should be asking their healthcare team. From navigating the maze of medical care to understanding insurance and case management, Ralph shares his personal journey and expert i…
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Episode 512: Bulk Transit Passes for All
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This week we’re back at the Mpact conference in Philadelphia and joined by Ruth Miller of Jawnt. Ruth shares her superhero origin story and how employer transit pass programs like SEPTA’s Key Advantage Program work to support employees, agencies, and the region overall. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr ... @theoverheadw…
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S3E20: More Than a Speed Bump: with Rawz Pet Food’s Jim Scott
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Jim Scott, a traumatic brain injury survivor, shares his journey of recovery, detailing the physical and cognitive challenges, including memory loss and expressive aphasia. He also discusses the emotional hurdles of navigating relationships and disclosing his injury, maintaining a positive attitude and sense of humor throughout. Jim talks about his…
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Episode 511: Educating the Next Generation of Transit Riders
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This week we’re at Mpact in Philadelphia chatting with King County Metro’s Rachel DeCordoba about her work educating the next generation of transit riders. She chats about transit education and curriculum and the importance of learning with peers. Also apologies for the audio difficulties 2/3rds of the way though. You can read the transcript of thi…
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Episode 162: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - A Lego Tram?!
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This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but that doesn't stop us from sharing upcoming episodes of Talking Headways and news from the last month or so. We chat about greening concrete, a car free Congress Avenue, Hamburg's green space compact, and rainways in Vancouver BC. Links from the Show! Reimagining Congress Ave - KUT Greeni…
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S3E19: Finding Light in Brokenness: Embracing Personal Growth, Spirituality, and Healing with Tymiak Hawkins
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Join Alison and Tymiak Hawkins, a courageous brain hemorrhage survivor, as he opens up about his remarkable journey of recovery and personal transformation. After a life-altering stroke, Ty redefined his priorities and mindset, unlocking a deeper sense of purpose and potential. In this inspiring conversation, Ty shares how a strong support system, …
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Episode 510: TOD and Affordable Commercial
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This week we’re joined by Ryan Kelley, Community development Manager for Hennepin County in Minnesota. Ryan chats with us about the county’s transit-oriented communities program and how they support commercial preservation and aid businesses. This episode was produced in partnership with Mpact. For more information, visit http://mpactmobility.org +…
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S3E18: From Athlete to Survivor: Bryce's Journey with Aphasia Post Aneurysm Rupture
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In this episode of the Making Headway Podcast, host Eryn speaks with Bryce Daly, a stroke and aneurysm survivor who shares his incredible journey from being a promising student athlete to navigating the challenges of recovery and living with aphasia. Bryce recounts the traumatic experience of his stroke, the subsequent coma, and the long road to re…
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Episode 509: City Tech with Rob Walker
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This week we’re joined by writer Rob Walker to talk about his book, City Tech: 20 Apps, Ideas, and Innovations Changing the Urban Landscape. We discuss data collection, misconceptions, impressive transportation technologies such as e-bikes, and how technology has progressed in the last decade. +++ Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, …
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Monday's Flashback: What a Body Can Do
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A Flashback! That’s right we’re flashing back again to Episode 308 of the Talking Headways podcast with Sara Hendren discussing her book What a Body Can Do. Sara chats with us about how we think and talk about disability, reframing independent living, and designing a humane world for everyone. This is one of my favorites and I’m glad we’re getting …
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S3E17: Accessible Healing: Programs for Everyone with LoveYourBrain
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Have you had trouble sorting your mind out post brain injury? Does everything seem like it is floating around (maybe in there, maybe not) but just out of reach? Do you feel especially anxious and have trouble finding a place that you fit now? Join us in this episode as Dr. Kyla Pearce from LoveYourBrain explains the building blocks of their free pr…
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Episode 508: Biden Administration's Transportation Policy Legacy
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This week we’re joined by Dani Simons, currently of Alstom but formerly Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs at USDOT, to take a look back at how Biden Administration policies evolved from ideas to bills such as the IIJA and Inflation reduction act. We also discuss Buy America, the impacts of outside criticisms from different s…
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Episode 161: Mondays at The Overhead Wire - Post Election with John Simmerman
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John Simmerman of Active Towns joins the Mondays Show post election to talk about some of the transit wins. We also look ahead and wonder if LA really could go car free for the Olympics and whether Canada is ready for high speed rail. Below are the show notes and items we chatted about on the show with John. Voters pass Denver 7A - Colorado Sun Nas…
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S3E16: Dating After a Brain Injury with Octavia Burrell
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Summary In this episode of the Making Headway Podcast, Octavia Burrell shares her experience of dating after a brain injury. Octavia had a brain hemorrhage at the age of 24 and had to rebuild her life and career. She discusses the challenges of dating as a brain injury survivor and the importance of taking the time to heal and focus on personal gro…
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Episode 507: Thinking Bigger About Regional Economic Development
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This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Julie Huls, CEO of Waymaker Group. We chat about economic development strategies for mid-sized cities, the impacts of the pandemic on regional thinking, and what a future of Mega Regions means for cities trying to attract talent. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverhea…
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S3E15: From Tragedy to Advocacy: Finding Support with The Bee Foundation and Jaime Meltzer
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In this episode of the Making Headway podcast, Eryn and Alison welcome Erin Kreszl and Jaime Meltzer from The Bee Foundation, an organization dedicated to brain aneurysm prevention. Jaime shares her personal story of losing her sister to a brain aneurysm and how it propelled her into advocacy and support for others affected by similar tragedies. Th…
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Episode 506: Transit Wins and Co-Benefits from Climate Work
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This week on Talking Headways we’re listening in on a 1 to 1 conversation between Julie Eaton Ernst, Climate Resilience Practice Leader at HNTB, and Dr. Cris Liban, Chief Sustainability Officer at LA Metro. They chat about the co-benefits of transportation, the evolution of the definition of transportation, and making change in small steps. This po…
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Monday's Flashback: More Than Just a Box
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We’re going back in time to Episode 144 to chat with Matthew Heins about his book The Globalization of American Infrastructure: The Shipping Container and Freight Transportation. We’ve done a lot of fun shows and I had forgotten about this one until I was looking back trying to think of a good oldie to share with you all. Matthew talks about how th…
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S3E14: Getting Well Again: Recovery with Eric Kubeka, The Brain Barbarian
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Introduction Brain injury is uncharted territory for many, you included! Finding reliable help that, well, actually helps ,is daunting if not impossible to find. Eric Kubeka has been there. In his desperation to heal after a TBI he found functional medicine providers that actually helped his brain fog, memory issues, mental health challenges, etc. …
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Episode 505: Urgency and Vision Zero
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This week we’re joined by Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the Vision Zero Network. We chat about why it’s so hard to make change, the implicit biases around designing for automobiles and the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims coming up on November 17th. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwir…
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