So until recently, I feel like “the real life Hunger Games” didn't really mean much to me. Or is it because you're being annoying?īen: Oh, it's - don't get me wrong. I think about when we're in a long drive in the car with my wife, and she starts getting snippy with me, you know? Because she's getting hangry.Īmory: Yeah. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text.īen Brock Johnson: Amory, have you ever seen The Hunger Games?Īmory Sivertson: Yeah, the first one at least.īen: When I say “the real life Hunger Games”, what comes to mind for you?Īmory: Wall Street? The grocery store on Sunday before a storm or something?īen: Oh, that’s good. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio. Everyone who makes a monthly donation will get access to exclusive bonus content.

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On this episode of Endless Thread, co-hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson explore one of the strangest conspiracy theories circulating today: the 15-minute city. What do livable and walkable urban environments have to do with 'the real life Hunger Games'? And why are people in Oxford, England and elsewhere coming out in droves to protest seemingly innocuous traffic restrictions?

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