Ep. 39: Ben Wear on Austin's Electric Scooter Wars of 2018

Electric scooters have taken over the greater downtown Austin in the past few weeks, and not everybody is pleased. Ben Wear, the Statesman's transportation writer, talks about the ups and downs, stops and starts of this new-to-Austin form of hitching a ride. Ken Dunn, founder of the Austin-based GoRead.com, an online retail store and community for book lovers and authors, explains why he left the police force — he was a homicide detective in Canada before ultimately landing in Las Vegas and then Austin — and what drives his mission to end illiteracy through a company that socializes and even gamifies the reading experience. On this week’s Webb Report, Eric Webb explains why many University of Texas alums were panicked last week to hear that the beloved turtle pond might be going away. And on A Toast we recommend Kacey Musgraves' new "Golden Hour" album, the new Netflix series "Wild Wild Country," the and two podcasts, "Bad with Money with Gaby Dunn," and "Conversations with People who Hate Me." More info: http://austin360.com/loveaustin360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices