Transit Talk

Episode 24 — Transit in Greenland

After a bit of a publishing hiatus we are back to regular recording and publishing, and in this episode we discuss the mysterious nature of Greenland and the fascinating

Episode 23 — GO Transit in London (Not That London)

GO Transit, the Toronto Commuter System, has recently been running trial trains to London, Ontario, a city 4 hours away from Toronto. This route, if implemented, would be

Episode 22 — The World's Most Dangerous Train Journey

Mauritania's Iron Ore Train has gained recent notoriety and infamy for passengers hitchhiking in the iron ore train cars to get from the rural towns of Zouerat and Choum

Episode 21 — Transit Review: New York City

Transit Review, where we choose a city and discuss its various transit systems, functionality, and accessibility, quality. This week: New York City, including the New Yo

Episode 20 — Transit in Bolivia

Bolivia, despite being one of the world's poorest countries, has managed to build an impressive, inclusive transit system. In this episode, we discuss Bolivia's successes

Episode 19 — Longest Ferries in the World

Ferries! The often forgotten form of public transit. In this episode, we discuss the longest ferries in the world are, and the complications of such a title. As always, l

Episode 18 — OBOR Projects in Kenya

China's One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR) has some fascinating implications for transit, so we thought it would be great to kick off our discussion of the initiative wi

Episode 17 — Aviation in Mexico

The three major Mexican airlines: Aeromexico, Volaris, and VivaAerobus make up an interesting dynamic within the Mexican aviation market. Following Jiahao's current trip

Episode 16 — Finally More Public Transit Spending in Congressional Legislation

The infrastructure bill in Congress might actually bring a much-needed cash injection to public transit systems around the country, that is, assuming the bill and the ass

Episode 15 — Alitalia's Fall & Replacement

As the long-standing Italian flag carrier Alitalia is shutting down, we take the time to discuss the history of Alitalia, reasons for its downfall, and the new replacemen

Episode 14 — Chinese Rail Network

We discuss the ins and outs of the Chinese Rail System, particularly looking at the high speed rail network. Listen to find out more about why growth has exploded, but al

Episode 13 — Transit in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's pretty hot in the new right now for...reasons. But we thought we would take a step back and talk about what transit is like in this Central Asian country, i

Episode 12 — JetBlue in London

In this episode, we discuss the implications and benefits of JetBlue's recent service launch to Heathrow from JFK. We answer common questions on whether we think the rout

Episode 11 — Transit Review: Chicago

Transit Review, where we choose a city and discuss its various transit systems, functionality, and accessibility, quality.   This week: Chicago, including the L, Metra,

Episode 10 — Aviation in the Pacific

Why do airlines constantly fail in the Pacific Region? How is Fiji Airways so successful? These are the types of questions we answer in this episode. As always, let us kn

Episode 9 — Transit Review: San Francisco

The first episode of Transit Review, where we choose a city and discuss its various transit systems, functionality, accessibility, quality, and more! Stay tuned till the

Episode 8 — Boeing's New Aircraft

In this episode, we discuss the Boeing NMA, or new midsize aircraft, from what it could look like to who would want to use it. As always, let us know your comments, feedb

Episode 7 — Our Recent Trips

After a long hiatus, we talk about our recent trips and transit experiences, with Jack's trip to the Northeast and Jiahao's trip to the Bay Area.

Episode 6 — Airline Alliances

In this episode, we discuss the strengths and drawbacks of each airline alliance, as well as our opinions on which is the best. As always, let us know your comments, sugg

Episode 5 — New Low Cost Carriers: Avelo and Breeze

There are two new Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) in the United States: Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways. In this episode, we discuss Jack's recent trip on Avelo Airlines from