Nobody Drives in LA

Kyle and Eric are joined at the Koreatown Media Lab by DSA-LA co-chair, Leslie Chang. Chang and the gang wind and weave through political strategy, current ballot propositions, under-reported, housing, and more. Of course, at the intersection of everything, is transit.  DSA-LA's 2026 General Election Voter's Guide DSA-LA's website DSA-LA's Climate Justice Committee Leslie's IG...

The LA Mayor's race is getting a lot of attention right now, so we wanted to show some intel on races from smaller cities in the LA region. We had friends of the pod close to these races submit comments so you can hear about these elections from people who are personally invested. Be sure to check out friend-of-the-pod parkolate's progressive voting guide aggregation sheet and of course DS...

Eric and Ivy head to the East Los Angeles Library to chat with Janeth Estevez and John Perry, creators of the transit-focused travel guide, Transiting Los Angeles. The group plunges into a deeply nerd-level exploration of transit history (ancient, recent, and personal) and busts a few transit myths along the way. https://www.instagram.com/transitingla?vrfl=bnNiN2xnMHlzYXpm https://youtube.com/@tra...

The Nobody Drives in LA crew rolls over to the people's palace – Los Angeles City Hall – to chat with Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez about his participation in this year's Week Without Driving. The annual challenge asks participants to hang up their keys for a week to experience the unique challenges and challenges familiar to the roughly one-third of Angelenos who are car-free. Soto-Mar...

"this ep is the same length as going to santa monica on the E line unless a car hits ur train at expo western" The Nobody Drives in LA crew convenes at the Koreatown Media Lab to chat with car-free multi-hyphenate Angelenx artist Sam Cavalcanti. Sam is here to promote CityRace Urban Adventures — a series of competitive, neighborhood-specific scavenger hunts inspired by The Amazing Race,...

Ivy and Eric head over to Traxx bar, located in Union Station’s former telephone room, to chat with Greg Ghielmetti. Greg is the artist behind Metti Mart, which produces posters, trading cards, and other art objects designed to celebrate Los Angeles’s diversity and transit. Tune in to enjoy the conversation about Greg's journey from carbrain to train fan and to soak in the sonic ambiance of th...

What’s it like navigating Los Angeles if you’re legally blind and dependent on mass transit and ride-hailing? The Nobody Drives in LA crew is joined at the Koreatown Media Lab to chat with Tamra Brown. Tamra is a comedian and writer who recently debuted her solo show, Bus People, at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Lest you get the idea that a comedy show about bus riders is just going to punch down...

The Nobody Drives in LA crew join  Burbank City Council  candidate  Eddy Polon  at the  Burbank Public Library . Polon is a  Burbank Transportation Commissioner , the President of  Strong Towns Burbank , and co-owned  Valley Village ‘s  Continental Kosher Bakery . After he was doored and seriously injured on Burbank Boulevard, he decided to dedicate himself to making Burbank’s streets safer. Polon...

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Most of the time, the car-free commutes of Angelenos are without serious issues. We (safely) reply to emails, read, enjoy a cinematic view of the city, and spare not a thought for parking or measuring how long our commutes took. In the spirit of honesty, we also endeavor not to sugarcoat the experience—which we constantly advocate for improving.  In this transit therapy session, Kyle, Ivy, and Eri...

Nobody Drives in LA visit Sawtelle to chat with Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rae Huang ( @raeforla ) and her Director of Community Engagement, Gabbie Metheny ( @gabbie_notgabby ). A Complete Unknown Because She in the Trenches: Rae Huang (Hood Politics with Prop) Apple Podcasts | Spotify Housing, Equity, and the Future of LA: Rae Huang for LA Mayor (Locatora Radio) Apple Podcasts | Spotify Rae Hu...

Nobody Drives in LA chat with filmmaker Ben Wolf about his new documentary, Changing Lanes . The film( shot only on equipment carried by bike) captures the intense community battle following efforts to reconfigure a Brooklyn street in the aftermath of a deadly collision. Changing Lanes will be screening with Wolf in attendance and various guests across Los Angeles from 16-20 April. Changing Lanes...

Ivy visits Hong Kong with her dad and shares her observations about transit abroad and at home.

Kyle and Eric chat with Colin Warn—who makes music as DJ Veaux—but, more importantly, is the man who told all of us to "Ride the D."  Along the way, we also learn about his circuitous journey from Seattle car-brain to LABikeBoy. Colin's Ride the D Reddit Post! Metro's Ride the D Shirts! (Currently Sold Out 😢) Submit your Transit Tales to our next Story Episode! NDLA Spring Meetup 03.26 @ Libertie...

@ katheagberglar , @ _longbranch , @pfcandleco, @ labikeboy , & @ iykwyk , @ kylerebarf , & @ ericbrightwell_official share their car-free dating stories. Happy Valentine's day, y'all! NDLA Conversation Hearts

The crew gather at the Koreatown Media Lab where Eric shares his thoughts and impressions of London transit after his most recent visit — and offers some thoughts about what the Big Orange can learn from the Big Smoke Valentine's Day Survey Transit Equity Day

MaryAnne LoVerme is a teacher and native New Yorker who moved to Los Angeles where she lived, car-free, for twelve years. In Los Angeles, she hit the ground running; immersing herself in improv, transit activism, and opening the beloved and much-missed Los Angeles County Store. In 2025, she packed it all up and relocated to a suburb of Paris (France). We caught up before she left us in the proverb...

Back in July, Eric appeared as a guest on episode number two of Julia Beach’s podcast/online radio show, “Friend of the Month.” Friend of the Month is broadcast on Frank Radio, an online broadcaster and eventspace located in Los Angeles’s Fairfax District. “Friend Of The Month” is a radio show about knowing your neighbors. In each episode, they feature an Angeleno with a good story, and ask them w...

Nobody Drives in LA's co-hosts and hall-of-famers—Eric Brightwell, Ivy Kwok, Kyle Rebar, and Rogelio Pardo—upzoned LA Comic-Con with our panel LA Transit in Pop Culture . Their discussion touches upon the song "Walking in LA" and the (tired) trope that no one (and only nobodies) walk; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; L.A. Noire; reframing the discussion in Hollywood and pop culture around public tran...

Kyle's been getting around: K-Town, Atwater, Anaheim. Not just via the beloved E-Line, mind you. We're talking bike, bus, Metrolink, and motorscooter. Links to many of our topics below! LA Stuff Westside Repair Cafe Park Tool HCRW5 Ciclavia WeHo Pick Up Metro 460 Disneyland Bus Metrolink Contracts Metrolink Schedules OCTA Bus Schedules CA Motorcycle Safety Course National Stuff SEPTA Fundi...

Listen as we get our socialism on with transit advocates Anne Marie & Shelby—Lyft is trying to muscle its way in to Metro's bikeshare program and our guests tell us why that's a terrible idea. We touch on Zohran Mamdani's primary victory, bike maintenance, and how to get involved with leftist causes in LA. @StopLyft @DSA_LA DSA-LA's Event Calendar Metro Board's July 24th Me...

In this special mini-episode, we sit down with labor activist Anne Marie, and transit activist Shelby, for a discussion about the dos and don’ts of protesting during the current regime’s war on public space and the public itself. How to Stay Safe at a Protest - DSA

Kyle and Eric sit down in the Koreatown Media Lab with Phyllis Ling and Eric Adams — two activists from the Stop the Gondola campaign. They talk about why the Aerial Rapid Transit Technology (ARTT) isn't the mass transit solution it's being pitched as but, upon examination, an enormously costly gadgetbahn and, frankly, more of a Shelbyville idea. Stop the Gondola's Linktree L.A.’s Cornfield Row: H...

Kyle and Eric sit down with City Council District 13's Senior Transportation & Infrastructure Deputy, Rogelio Pardo. The conversation touches upon activism, Al Fresco dining, Access to Hollywood, the Department of Transportation, and much more. Plus, Rogelio answers listener questions. CD 13's Newsletter FINAL Silver Lake Walk! Environmental Activism in Final Fantasy VII LA Comic Con P...

You know that one friend who's not car-free, but is abnormally willing to go along with all of your ridiculous transit schemes? That's Alex Denney, our guest today. Alex is an actor and musician—who you may have seen on Pam & Tommy and who you will see in the upcoming live-action Lilo & Stitch— who was car free in Hawaii & Los Angeles for a while. Alex talks about his experienc...