This podcast episode explores commuting as a universal experience, discussing its challenges and rewards, the various modes of transportation, strategies to make the most of travel time, lengthy commute times in major cities, factors contributing to lengthy commutes, the concept of mixed-use employment hubs to reduce commuting times, challenges of retrofitting old cities, experiences of long commutes, benefits and drawbacks, the ideal means of commuting with a focus on cycling, and the influence of music on decision-making and intertemporal decisions.