{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"MOTHERLOAD: Kid tested. Planet approved. w/ Liz Canning ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3035,"description":"In this episode, I connect with documentary filmmaker Liz Canning for a candid conversation about MOTHERLOAD, a movie and a movement. \n\nMOTHERLOAD captures a new mother’s quest to understand the increasing isolation and disconnection of modern life, its planetary impact, and how cargo bikes could be an antidote.\n\nFilmmaker Liz Canning cycled everywhere until she had twins in 2008. Motherhood was challenging, but to Liz hauling babies via car felt stifling. She Googled “family bike” and uncovered a global movement of people replacing cars with cargo bikes: long-frame bicycles designed for carrying heavy loads. Liz set out to learn more, and MOTHERLOAD was born.\nAdditional Helpful Links:\nActive Towns Landing Page for this episode - for more photos and videos\nThe MOTHERLOAD website:  http://motherloadmovie.com\nHere is where you can rent the film:  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/motherload\nThe Motherload Films site:  https://www.motherload-films.com - find out more about hiring Liz!\nThe trailer on Vimeo: http://motherloadmovie.com/welcome\nMOTHERLOAD Facebook Group\nMOTHERLOAD on Twitter\nEpisode 1 of Global Mosaic: \"Could Empowering Girls Transform the World?\"\nDirector's Cut\nBroadcast Edit\n***********\nWhat a Bakfiets looks like\nXtracycle\nJared Diamond\nDaniel Lieberman\nVelo-City Conference\nKidical Mass - Shane MacRhodes article\nCritical Mass - Tim White doc \"Return of the Scorcher\"\nFour Easy Steps to Support My Efforts:\n1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by \"Buying Me a Coffee\" or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon\n2. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a \"thumbs up,\" leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with a friend.\n3. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform and the Active Towns YouTube Channel\n4. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my store\n\nCredits:\nAll video and audio production by John Simmerman\n\nMusic:\nVarious mixes also by John Simmerman\n\nResources used during the production of this...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Tkybtmzf0KYuip-R8cMTYcCT6L7ETI0NTQv5EY_NCCI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzgwNjcvMTY0NTE5/MDIxMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}