We complete our look at the reasons for US infrastructure decay by looking at the policies that benefit from it, and from charging taxpayers more in the name of savings.

HALLUCINATION CHECK: This episode starts a little awkwardly, but then recovers to give some good information. This is not exactly a "Hallucination", but it is hosting/format decision that deserves mention. Rather than breaking up individual anecdotes and subjects cleanly by episode, this deep dive series revisits case studies repeatedly, from different, but slightly overlapping angles. The theory was that the repetition would help the concepts "land" for listeners, especially those that may not be listening linearly, or listen over weeks at a time. Now that it is up, we like the content, but have mixed feelings as to how it plays for binge listeners. If you love it  ...