July 19, 2021
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#696 Are Taxis Finished?
Travel Writer and Journalist, Marcello Di Cintio talks to Jesse about his one year journey around Canada, in search of the secret stories etched in the minds of Canadian taxi drivers.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Damilola Onime
Producer, Wag the Doug
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer

During that year, Marcello says he listened to incredible life tales of the men and women behind the wheels, hurling passengers around their cities, with no set destination – some of which he documents in his latest book, Driven: The Secret Lives Of Taxi Drivers. 

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