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Talking Michigan Transportation

Hosted by Michigan Department of Transportation · government · EN

289 episodes12 recent guestsAudience: 16~9.7k on YouTube
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About this Podcast:

The Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features conversations with transportation experts inside and outside MDOT and will touch on anything and everything related to mobility, including rail, transit and the development of connected and automated vehicles.

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Public web form

Booking probability

35%

Guest openness

Selective

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What is Talking Michigan Transportation about?

The Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features conversations with transportation experts inside and outside MDOT and will touch on anything and everything related to mobility, including rail, transit and the development of connected and automated vehicles.

What has Talking Michigan Transportation covered recently?

Recent episodes include "A look at project milestones as 2026 construction season winds down" (29 October 2026, 31 minutes), "Senate seeks to expedite permitting, environmental review" (21 October 2026, 23 minutes), and "MSP after another road worker death: “It was a preventable crash”" (14 October 2026, 19 minutes).

How often does Talking Michigan Transportation publish?

Talking Michigan Transportation publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 289 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Talking Michigan Transportation?

Booking probability for Talking Michigan Transportation is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Talking Michigan Transportation requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Talking Michigan Transportation's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch Talking Michigan Transportation?

The strongest fits for Talking Michigan Transportation are Packing & Other Transport Services. Talking Michigan Transportation has a government audience and around 9,700 subscribers on YouTube.

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Talking Michigan Transportation is a government podcast with 289 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #290

    A look at project milestones as 2026 construction season winds down

    Oct 29, 202631 minS8

    As this year’s road construction season draws to a close, this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast focuses on some of the major Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects nearing...

  • Episode #289

    Senate seeks to expedite permitting, environmental review

    Oct 21, 202623 minS8

    Just before the U.S. Senate recessed at the end of September, leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee introduced what is being called the...

  • Episode #288

    MSP after another road worker death: “It was a preventable crash”

    Oct 14, 202619 minS8

    This week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast is an encore of a previous discussion about the vital need for driver attention in work zones following the death of a county worker last week in Eaton...

  • Episode #287

    Calls mount for more e-bike regulation

    Oct 7, 202624 minS8

    On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a look at the regulatory challenges presented by an increasing number of electric bikes (e-bikes) on roads, sidewalks and trails. Several bills have...

  • Episode #286

    Making the rapids grand again

    Sep 30, 202641 minS8

    This week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features conversations with two people instrumental in a project to restore the rapids to the Grand River in Grand Rapids. First, Matt Chapman...

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  • Episode #285

    It’s National Roundabouts Week. Who knew?

    Sep 24, 202622 minS8

    The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has declared this week, Sept. 21-25, as National Roundabouts Week . The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has installed roundabouts at various intersections, when...

  • Episode #284

    What’s next for the iconic Tunnel of Trees?

    Sep 17, 202632 minS8

    Just as crews began repairing sections of M-119 (also known as The Tunnel of Trees) damaged by April flooding, heavy rains in June wreaked havoc on more sections of the popular tourist route in Michigan's northern Lower...

  • Episode #283

    Reprise: DNR boosts hunting to help farmers, reduce car-deer crashes

    Sep 10, 202621 minS8

    As fall approaches, and on the heels of last week’s discussion about creating safe crossings to prevent deadly and costly vehicle-wildlife crashes, we are reprising an episode from 2024 featuring a discussion with...

  • Episode #282

    Study moving forward to prevent vehicle-wildlife crashes

    Sep 2, 202621 minS8

    Research indicates as many as 2 million vehicles collide with large wildlife in the United States each year, resulting in as many as 200 human deaths, more than 26,000 injuries and billions of dollars in property...

  • Episode #281

    Progress on a Michigan road user charge project

    Aug 27, 202625 minS8

    On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Jennifer Roberts, national road usage charge (RUC) discipline lead at CDM Smith, the consultant selected by the Michigan Department of...

  • Episode #280

    Feds ease rules to expedite deployment of robotaxis

    Aug 20, 202625 minS8

    This week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast features another conversation with Joann Muller, who writes the Axios Future of Mobility newsletter. Muller talks about her recent reporting on Amazon’s...

  • Episode #279

    The Gordie Howe International bridge: Memories from the trenches

    Aug 12, 202642 minS8

    On July 27, with little fanfare, the long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge (GHIB) opened, creating a vital commercial link between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation...

  • Episode #278

    A long-awaited celebration at the Blue Water Bridge

    Aug 6, 202631 minS8

    On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Amy Winn, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) administrator at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, talks about completion of the first of four...

  • Episode #277

    Progress update on MDOT’s electric vehicle charging program

    Jul 22, 202623 minS8

    It has been five years since adoption of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , which, among many things, included federal funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Michigan was fortunate to...

  • Episode #276

    Reimagining the U.S. Interstate system at 70

    Jul 15, 202628 minS8

    A national effort, entitled the “ Reimagining America’s Interstates ” initiative, is collecting comments on new interstate facility suggestions, feedback on major upgrades needed on existing routes, and how the system...

  • Episode #275

    Michigan budget agreement ensures continued investment in roads

    Jul 9, 202627 minS8

    On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, State Transportation Director Bradley C. Wieferich talks about the Fiscal Year 2027 budget agreement reached last week between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...

  • Episode #274

    More deluges, more washouts on the iconic Tunnel of Trees

    Jul 1, 202633 minS8

    Just as crews began repairing sections of M-119, also known as The Tunnel of Trees, damaged by April flooding, heavy rains wreaked havoc on more sections of the popular tourist route in Michigan's northern Lower...

  • Episode #273

    How research informs transportation decisions

    Jun 25, 202622 minS8

    On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Michael Townley, engineer of research at the Michigan Department of Transportation. (MDOT). Townley explains the safety and...

  • Episode #272

    Reprise: The people behind a most iconic international handshake

    Jun 12, 202620 minS8

    By now, you may have seen a photo taken high above the Detroit River of two iron workers, one from Canada and one from the United States, shaking hands to mark the completion of the deck on the Gordie Howe International...

  • Episode #271

    ITSA meetings to showcase transportation innovation in Detroit

    Jun 4, 202630 minS8

    The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) convenes its annual conference in Detroit next week, so John Peracchio, a member of the Michigan Transportation Commission and a long-time participant in the...

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