Love the roundabout. (Don't be square.)

You might think roundabouts are just confusing circles of doom, but it turns out they're saving lives and city budgets all over the world. We're talking about why they're safer, cheaper, and surprisingly elegant once you know the rules. We'll swing by Carmel, Indiana—the roundabout capital of America—and detour to France and the legendary Magic Roundabout in Swindon. And if you're nervous about your first time, don't worry. Practice makes perfect! Over 50M pounds of Jimmy Dean, State Fair items recalled for possible wood contamination (Melina Khan, USA Today, Sep 29, 2025) How to navigate a roundabout (Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today / Detroit Free Press, Sep 27, 2025) Understanding Traffic Rules for Roundabout (Joey Rosenberg, FirstTimeDriver (dot) com, accessed Sep 29, 2025) How roundabouts transformed Carmel (Robert Steubenville, Public Square: A CNU Journal, Nov 21, 2024) Circling the Drain: Tackling Europe's Strangest Roundabout (Mike Duff, Road & Track, Mar 12, 2024) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast [email protected] *This episode was recorded in my living room.