Tran Girlismo

Hello! In this episode (which is not a 1.3GB .wav file this time!) we realize we accidentally became Important at Work and now lots of people want to listen to us. Luckily, the universe bestowed us with an incredible piece of Content for episode two: The America250 Grand Prix of Washington D.C. (in the middle of August!) Also, we discuss the end of Tesla's Model S and X, the end of the Santa Cruz, and run through the Indycar calendar to decide which races are actually still worth going to.
New intro music is 'oops i did too much k while listening to toby fox on repeat' off stella spazzatura's album Horse Tranquilizer Simulator, which you can find on Bandcamp!
Jordan & I have decided we're going to try and make this a Wednesdays-show with a bonus episode for Patreon subs, btw. No worries if you can't afford a sub, you will still get plenty of us.
Some links to stories we reference:
Gavin's incredibly thoughtful review of the show @their blog.
Indycar's America250 Grand Prix @NBC News.
Trump Phone Weekly Updates! @The Verge.
Tesla Cancels S & X @The Verge.
Optimus Robot Passes Out @Youtube.
Ferrari FF First Drive (Dan Neil) @WSJ via Internet Archive.
All Supercars Should Be Rally Cars (Matt Farah) @R&T.
New S-Class Overview @Car And Driver.
Hyundai Santa Cruz Cancelled @Driving(dot)ca.
Subaru Baja @Achewood.

Hello!
Here is my attempt at a podcast with my good friend Jordan Hoffstetter! The premise: two car journalists who want to stop loving cars but can't make themselves stop. In this episode we lay out our premise, discuss the challenges of car enthusiasm in 2026 (HINT HINT IT'S MOSTLY THE DECLINE OF EMPIRE AND LATE CAPITALISM), and talk about how Jerome Powell making a hostage video bodes poorly for The Automotive Industry.
As an aside, I'm working on getting these on Spotify and Apple Podcasts still; please bear with me while I try and figure it out!

Some referenced stories:
Rory Carroll Chiron review @Jalopnik.
Zampella crash @Grassroots Motorsports.
Cybertruck cultural critique @R&T.
Kate Wagner F1 critique @R&T.
Renault Twingo on the PCH @The Autopian.
Dodge Challenger: America's Id @Jalopnik.
Akio's Vance shirt @R&T.