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Where's my flying car?

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PJ Vogt

Society & Culture, Business, Technology

4.83.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Since not long after the car was invented, we have wanted to stick wings on them and fly them through the sky. This week, we interview writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus about the surprisingly long history of actual, working flying cars in America. Plus, what it's like to actually fly in a modern flying car. Read Gideon's article! Support the show! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:21.0

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0:24.9

you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. And So, you know, you're going to be the

0:43.4

uh, and uh, I'm going to tell you a story about a road trip, a road trip that took place in 1885.

1:01.9

Until that year, if you wanted to go somewhere, you could walk, you could take a horse, or you

1:07.1

could take a train.

1:08.5

At the time, a lot of people simultaneously were trying to invent the motorized carriage, but none of the prototypes were ready for market.

1:16.9

One of these would be inventors was a German man named Carl Benz.

1:20.9

His vision for this, the Ben's patent motor car. Most people agree, not the Superior prototype automotive.

1:27.7

It only had three wheels, it was closer to a bike than the competition. But, Bens was fortunate in one of the more important ways

1:35.6

you can be fortunate, and that he'd married the right person.

1:39.4

This woman named Bertha.

1:41.0

Bertha B's had been the primary investor in the project.

1:47.0

She'd also helped design some of the car's components.

1:50.0

And she felt like Carl was being too precious, tinkering with the design for too long.

1:55.0

She thought it was ready for the world to see.

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