City trips can be exhausting. Especially if you’ve been walking all day through London, Paris and co.

But you can explore some of the most beautiful sights of a city without aching feet - thanks to urban kayaking. In this episode of Changing Lanes, the official podcast from BMW, you can find out why you should fit a kayak roof rack for your next vacation, and which water routes are the most beautiful.

00:00 Skyscrapers in Tokyo 

00:00 Paddling in Copenhagen

00:00 From downtown to the Chicago Lakefront

00:00 Breathtaking views in Cork, Ireland

00:00 Canals in Venice, Italy

And if you want to read more about urban kayaking, go to BMW.com: 

https://www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/urban-kayaking-with-kayak-car-rack.html 

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Innovation, inspiration, intelligence - BMW i can mean many things. But it's not just the latest technology, it's also sophisticated design. In this episode of Changing Lanes, the official BMW podcast, we talk to the creative mind behind the BMW iX: designer Kai Langer. Learn what the typical working day of a designer looks like, what change means to him, what his grandmother dancing to Elvis has to do with change and how he deals with negative feedback. 

02:30 A day in life of Kai Langer

08:50 Reasons not to change

13:05 Dealing with change

17:30 Rapid fire questions

20:30 Change in design at BMW i series

29:20 Inspiration for the iX

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Christmas Eve is just around the corner. The presents are bought and the cookies are baked. Whether Santa Claus, Sinterklaas or Father Frost - the man with the white beard is represented in many cultures. We have looked into less common Christmas traditions and prepared a quiz with curious facts for you. Guess some unusual, spooky and festive traditions from all over the world with us, in this Christmas episode of "Changing Lanes", the official podcast of BMW. 

01:55 Santa’s dark side in Germany 

03:47 Christmas decorations in Russia 

05:30 Party in Mexico 

07:02 Catalan caganer in Spain 

09:30 Highwaymen of Scotland

11:16 Christmas pickle in the USA

13:20 Carollers in Brazil 

15:35 The Swedish Gävlebocken

18:50 Flight attendants in Japan 

20:00 The sons of mountain trolls in Iceland

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At 200 km/h, the BMW races across the road, closely followed by its competitors, and then takes the bend. The overwhelming skyscrapers and the glittering lights of Hong Kong pass him by. Besides the Central Harbourfront Circuit in Hong Kong, there are numerous exciting race tracks in the middle of the city. Monaco, Singapore, Macau… need we say more? In this episode of Changing Lanes, the official podcast of BMW, we tell you about six spectacular tracks around the world. 

0:00  Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore

0:00 Circuit de Monaco

00:00 Brooklyn Street Circuit in the USA

00:00  Guia Circuit in Macau

00:00 Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan

00:00 Central Harbourfront Circuit in Hong Kong

And if you want to read more about city race tracks, go to BMW.com: 

https://www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/street-circuits-motorsport-racing.html 

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They’re colorful, extravagant, and unique. No BMW Art Car is like any other. Not because they differ in age and model shape, but because they’re painted from the hood to the rear. But why did artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol stage BMW models as works of art in the first place? In this episode of "Changing Lanes", the official BMW podcast, we look back on 45 years of art history at BMW. Press play to learn all the facts about these colorful legends. 

03:11: Alexander Calder and the 3.0 CSL

04:29: Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol

06:43: Ernst Fuchs and the BMW 635 CS1

07:55: Robert Rauschenberg’s photographic techniques

08:45 A.R. Penck and the BMW Z1

10:00 Esther Mahlangu, the first woman in Art Car series

11:39: Jenny Holzer and her critical statements

13:00: Olafur Eliasson’s ice cocoon 

14:35: The augmented reality creation of Cao Fei  

And if you want to read more about BMW Art Cars, go to BMW.com: 

https://www.bmw.com/en/design/history-of-the-bmw-art-cars.html

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Imagine you come back from shopping, pull out your iPhone, and your car opens. No more searching for your car keys. You start your car easily via app. What sounds like a dream of the future is already a reality: the new cooperation between Apple and BMW is making life easier for many BMW drivers. In this short episode of "Changing Lanes", the official podcast of BMW, you can learn how to share your BMW Digital Key with up to five friends, open your car with your Apple Watch, and find out about the security of the digital car key. 

00:00 How the digital car key works

00:00 Share it with your friends 

00:00 Safety and Security

And if you want to read more about the collaboration between Apple and BMW, go to BMW.com: 

https://www.bmw.com/en/innovation/bmw-digital-key-iphone-as-secure-bmw-car-key.html

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It’s a pioneer, an icon, a design highlight, and a milestone in the history of electric mobility:

it’s the BMW i8! Before its first launch, it even enjoyed a legendary reputation as the first

ever hybrid sports car. Now its production is over, and we’re giving some insights into the

history and development of this innovation. In this episode of "Changing Lanes", the

official podcast from BMW, we take a look back at a masterpiece that combined unique

technology, resource efficiency, and sheer driving pleasure. Join us to hear all about this

classic of the future!

00:00 Technical highlights

00:00 Materials

00:00 Driver safety

And if you want to read about the BMW i8, go to BMW.com:

https://www.bmw.com/en/innovation/bmw-i8-as-future-classic.html

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He stands high up on a peak, spreads his arms, and jumps. This sounds life-threatening at

first, but actually it’s a popular sport for adrenaline junkies: flying through the air in a

wingsuit. But for Peter Salzmann, a pioneer in base jumps and parachute jumps, that's not

enough. He was looking for a new challenge, and got into conversation with BMW i.

Together, they turned a risky idea into a stunt which had never been attempted before.

In this special episode of "Changing Lanes", the official podcast of BMW, learn how the

team uses impeller technology, and what it has to do with electric cars.

00:49 Intro Peter Salzmann

01:37 Intro Tobias Hoffritz

08:15 Safety and risks

11:51 A reason to change

16:50 Partnership with BMW i

24:00 Wingsuits and electric vehicles

And if you want to read more about wingsuits, go to BMW.com:

https://www.bmw.com/en/innovation/peter-salzmann-electrified-wingsuit.html

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How many e-cars does China sell in a month? Where does lithium for batteries actually come from? In which country are there the most charging stations per capita? And what does Albania have to do with e-mobility? Sara and Jonathan answer these and many other questions, in this episode of "Changing Lanes", the official podcast of BMW.com. Press play to find out all the facts worth knowing about electromobility. 

01:30 China: the world’s largest electric car market

03:00 Future of mobility in Norway

04:02 Albania: the world’s greenest future

05:30 Public charging stations in the Netherlands

06:39 The United Kingdom gives BEVs priority

08:30 Australia as the world’s largest lithium producer

09:20 German electromobility

And if you want to read more about electromobility, go to BMW.com: 

From her dream of becoming a fighter pilot to a career as a racing driver: Charlie Martin's story is impressive. But her story is more than just her career: Charlie was born as a man, but today is a courageous woman who has taken her career in motorsports into her own hands. Today, Charlie Martin is one of the few transgender women in the male-dominated domain of motorsport. In this episode of "Changing Lanes", the official podcast of BMW.com, she tells Jonathan all about her ambition to break barriers and how her transformation has also changed her career. Click “Play” for a truly inspiring conversation!

02:27 Charlie’s childhood

12:25 Women in motorsports

26:22 Coming out

34:00 Success on racetrack

40:00 Le Mans

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