{"podcast":{"title":"It Turns Out","slug":"it-turns-out-7561721","podcast_index_feed_id":7561721,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/it-turns-out/","website_url":"https://itturnsoutshow.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/72e05552-3077-44f1-9840-a05dba64a563/laurel.jpeg","author":"Kara Miller","episode_count":18,"summary":"\"It Turns Out\" reveals the hidden realities reshaping our world—from how marriage impacts inequality to the way that the tax code has transformed wealth. Through conversations with experts who challenge conventional wisdom, award-winning journalist Kara Miller focuses each episode on groundbreaking research, changing how listeners see society, economics, technology, and human behavior. “It Turns Out” delves into data that directly impacts your life—whether you know it or not. You can reach us at info@itturnsoutshow.com We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This work was done under Grant No. G-2025-79141.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T00:17:51.518171+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721"},"episode":{"title":"This is how we fix traffic","slug":"this-is-how-we-fix-traffic","published_at":"2026-02-20T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/this-is-how-we-fix-traffic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721","url":"https://itturnsoutshow.com/episode/mike-manville","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/02e2b55e-d8f8-405d-b81c-f4e34765a53a.mp3","summary":"Traffic isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a thief. It robs you of time, health - and sometimes sanity. But the \"obvious\" fixes, like widening freeways or upgrading subways, often leave us stuck in the exact same spot. In this episode of It Turns Out , Kara Miller talks with UCLA urban planning expert Michael Manville about how to really fix traffic (it’s doable). Discover why the one scientific solution to gridlock is uniquely \"uncontagious\" among politicians, but quite popular among those who’ve experienced it. How do you get traffic to move at 50mph? Here’s your answer. Did you know you can also watch the show? Subscribe to the show on YouTube!","meta_description":"Traffic isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a thief. It robs you of time, health - and sometimes sanity. But the \"obvious\" fixes, like widening freeways or…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2358,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-turns-out-7561721/episodes/this-is-how-we-fix-traffic/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-turns-out-7561721/this-is-how-we-fix-traffic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}