The Ways We Move
The Ways We Move
Podcast Description
"The Way We Move" is a cutting-edge podcast that explores the fascinating world of human mobility in all its forms. From groundbreaking innovations in transportation to the future of how we navigate our planet and beyond, this show delves deep into the heart of movement.Hosted by industry veteran Nicolas Zart, episodes feature in-depth insights, conversations with industry leaders, visionaries, and influential stakeholders who are shaping the future of mobility. Listeners will gain exclusive insights into:Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and its potential to revolutionize urban transportation.Autonomous vehicles and their impact on our daily lives.Sustainable mobility solutions, including electric vehicles and smart city infrastructure.High-speed rail networks and their role in transforming long-distance travelSpace exploration and the future of interplanetary movement.Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a transportation professional, or simply curious about the future of mobility, "The Way We Move" offers a unique perspective on the innovations that are redefining how we traverse our world and beyond. Join us as we uncover the latest trends, challenges, and breakthroughs in the ever-evolving landscape of human movement.Subscribe now to stay at the forefront of the mobility revolution and gain valuable insights from the movers and shakers who are driving us into the future.
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The podcast covers specific topics related to human mobility, including Advanced Air Mobility, autonomous vehicles, sustainable mobility solutions, high-speed rail networks, and space exploration. Episode examples include discussions on aviation downwash with Prof. Marilyn Smith, the future of electric aviation with Leo Flight, and the transition in aviation technology with Andrea Arena.
THE WAYS WE MOVE + — Season 2 🚀
The podcast for professionals who need to understand where mobility is actually going — not where the press releases say it is.
Hosted by Nicolas Zart — Mobility Futurist, Strategic Intelligence Lead, and 20-year veteran of electric mobility and Advanced Air Mobility — The Ways We Move goes one layer deeper than mainstream coverage.
Each episode features unfiltered primary-source conversations with the founders, CEOs, engineers, DoD program leads, and infrastructure developers who are doing the real work.
No hype. No headlines recycled. Just the signal.
What we cover:
- Advanced Air Mobility — eVTOL certification, infrastructure, capital risk, and the OEM landscape
- Hydrogen and alternative propulsion — the real engineering trade-offs, not the talking points
- Electric mobility across air, land, and sea
- Emerging defense and dual-use aviation technology
- The business models, financial structures, and policy frameworks that determine what actually gets built
Who listens: Capital allocators, project finance professionals, infrastructure developers, aviation executives, DoD program leads, policy analysts, and anyone making decisions that depend on knowing what’s real in advanced mobility.
Why subscribe: Because the gap between what gets announced and what actually happens is where the most important intelligence lives. Nicolas has spent 20 years finding that gap — and talking directly to the people on both sides of it.
Early access subscribers hear every episode 48 hours before public release. Back catalog subscribers get access to the full archive of primary-source conversations — one of the most concentrated records of advanced mobility intelligence available anywhere.
Subscribe now and stay ahead of the curve.
Tell us more about yourself and what you would like to hear!
Matt Lapin is a counsel at Wiley Rein in Washington DC with a long background in international trade law — and in a sector where supply chain complexity, China de-risking, rare earth dependencies, and regulatory actions are reshaping everything, his perspective cuts through in ways the standard industry coverage doesn't reach.
We cover what supply chain actually means for a disruptive emerging technology, why COVID was the first real proof that globalized supply chains were more fragile than anyone admitted, and how the US-China geopolitical conflict is producing both constraint and genuine opportunity for AAM manufacturers and operators.
Matt breaks down the FCC's action against DJI, what the American Drone Dominance executive order signals about how the current administration views eVTOL, and why reading the policy two levels underneath the headline is the most important analytical skill anyone in this sector can develop right now.
His closing advice: understand the rules that are actually in play — not the ones you assumed were in play a year ago — and challenge every first principle your strategy was built on, because uncertainty is no longer the exception. It's the operating condition.
In this episode:
0:00 — The Trade Law Nerd Who Ended Up in Advanced Air Mobility
0:08 — Inside Wiley Rein: How International Trade Law Shapes Emerging Tech
1:08 — What ”Supply Chain” Actually Means — And Why Everyone Gets It Wrong
3:22 — COVID's Real Legacy: The First Stress Test of Globalized Supply Chains
4:14 — The China Problem Is a Supply Chain Problem — And It's Not Going Away
5:40 — De-risking Without Decoupling: Why a Clean Break From China Isn't Happening
7:29 — Run Faster or Trip the Other Guy: How Policy Levers Actually Work
9:03 — What's Good for America Needs to Be Good for the Industry — Not the Other Way Around
11:25 — When the Government Decides Your Sector Is a National Security Asset
13:17 — The FCC's DJI Move: How a Regulatory Constraint Created a Domestic Drone Opportunity
15:39 — Rare Earths, Export Controls, and the Negotiation Hiding Inside the Tariff War
17:56 — How to Build Strategy When Uncertainty Is the Operating Condition
20:21 — The Rubik's Cube Mindset: Matt's Two Takeaways for Anyone in This Industry
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