This week we’re joined by Kenneth O’Reilly to talk about his book Asphalt: A History. We chat about what asphalt is, how it was used for building, war, and economic expansion and how it impacts the future of the planet.
You can listen to the audio for this episode at Streetsblog USA or Libsyn.
Below is a full unedited version of the transcript:
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