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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 56 MIN

British robo-wine and fixing rural transport

from YIMBY Pod – formerly The Abundance Agenda · host James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Thomas Ableman

James gets annoyed his new build was saddled with old technology. Martin tells the story of the surprisingly futuristic British wine industry. And we speak to Thomas Ableman about his proposal for Mini-Switzerland, a plan that could make rural trains and buses… actually good?!James’s newsletter is here, his latest on our geospatial data mess is here.Martin’s newsletter is here, and his latest video is here.Don’t forget to tell your friends about the pod – and leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts!YIMBY Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and hopefully wherever you get your podcasts!You can find James on Bluesky here, and Martin here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.abundancepod.com

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