{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Uber Hath Wrought [Rerelease]","description":"[This episode was originally released on October 16, 2019. We are re-releasing it in anticipation of the premiere on Showtime of the original dramatic series based on Mike Isaac's book. More new episodes are on the way!] For a few years after Uber launched in 2009, it seemed like the on-demand ride-hailing service might be an advance in the war on cars \u2014 a way for more people to share fewer vehicles and to reduce overall automobile dependence. Fast forward a decade, and the rise of Uber (along with Lyft) has instead resulted in increased congestion, reductions in transit ridership, and the exploitation of a precarious workforce that the company would love to make obsolete altogether. In this episode, we talk with New York Times tech reporter Mike Isaac about his new book, \u201cSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uber,\u201d in which he chronicles the rise and fall of Uber\u2019s co-founder, Travis Kalanick. We hear what Mike has to say about the cult of the founder and the way Kalanick\u2019s winner-take-all mentality has negatively affected the streets of the world\u2019s cities. ","author_name":"The War on Cars","author_url":"https:\/\/thewaroncars.org","html":"