Show overview
Tired: The Car Podcast For People Who Understand That Cars Are Bad has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 117 episodes. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 2 min and 1h 13m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 15 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 72 episodes published. Published by Tired Podcast (Free Feed).
From the publisher
Want all the episodes? Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/TiredPod to get the good stuff. One free episode every week, and an extra weekly episode for subscribers! What's the pod about? Look, cars are terrible. On a macro scale, their impact has been catastrophic, directly killing millions of people, contributing to a climate emergency that will kill millions more, and irrevocably reshaping our physical landscape in ways that have only made us more alienated from and hostile towards one another. On an individual level, their effects are equally ruinous, luring us with their promise of freedom into 84-month notes on blinged-out depreciating assets (if you're like other people), or driveways and garages full of shitbox beaters and doomed projects (if you're like us). Terrible! And yet we love them. They fascinate us. It's enough to make a person… TIRED. Peter Hughes, Rory Carroll, and Matthew Riley attempt to map out the contours of this paradox, with lots of detours along the way. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tiredpod
Latest Episodes
View all 117 episodesEpisode 116: Skywalker Ranchero
Episode 115 Teaser: The East Wind (Patreon-Only Episode)
Episode 114: Before-Times Podcasting
EBoulders, Fuzzbusters, and more. Rory reports in from the New York Auto Show and furthers his theory of A Man Should Drive A Car. Peter offers some predictions, and finally (!) tells one of his top 2 stories of childhood high-speed stupidity. You can support what Rory's doing at Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Read Rory's excellent Thought: A Man Should Drive A Car post here: https://alloymag.com/thought-a-man-should-drive-a-car/ Get Peter's 2025 record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty had to edit this episode in short stints due to house/petsitting on his spring break from industrial maintenance school, and QA it on different headphones than usual, so enjoy a more Pod Verité experience.
Episode 113 Teaser: You're Only In Trouble If You Think You Are (Patreon-Only Episode)
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Episode 112: A Heavily-Redacted Sebring Report
EPeter returns from Florida to give his report from Sebring on homemade scaffolding, night race vibes, and the DRAMA. Also, all three of your hosts went on some kind of tangent that had to be cut from the episode, and not just for time! You can hear the secret removed bits on our Patreon-only episode 113. You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Get Peter's 2025 record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖
Episode 111: The Contradictions Inherent to Honda
EWhile Peter drives south to Sebring, enjoy Rory's read on Honda's decision to walk back their EVs, including the Honda 0. But can any automaker in the U.S., functioning as yet another monad within capitalism, make informed decisions? Or is the whole system... bad? You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ and read Rory's piece about the Honda 0 series here: https://alloymag.com/zero-sum/ AND don't forget to send this one to friends who might be interested in what Alloy is up to: https://alloymag.com/heres-what-alloy-is-doing-by-the-way/ Keep up with Peter's music here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug except this Patreon page you're already on. Support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖
Episode 110: No Point Steering Now, Eh!
EWe're catching up on current events, but it's still the Tiredpod you know and love, as we return to several classic topics. Rory's Rivian misfortunes! Peter's close eye on the U.S.'s dwindling capacity to wage actual war! Matty's latest Handsome Guy Watch! Plus some F1 chat and a digression about going metric. Our episode about sportswashing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123506128 You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Keep up with Peter's music here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖
Episode 109 Teaser: Cool Biathlon Rifle Chat (Patreon-Only Episode)
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Episode 108: Flooding The What Now
EMove fast, break things, enter the Room that grants your deepest desire! We're flooding the Zone, baby! Peter and Rory contemplate the Ferrari Luce, the U.S. aviation industry suffers new humiliations, and we check in on our longtime frenemies. Don't forget to keep up with Alloy, where you can read Peter's write-up about Bathurst here: https://alloymag.com/bathurst-12-hour-preview/ PRODUCTION NOTE: your producer pal Matty is back 2 school until May, so the upload schedule might be a little funny while routines re-settle. Thank you for listening to the show + supporting us! Another installment of Patreon Dunk Tank is coming soon!
Episode 107 Teaser: Back In Columbo Times (PART 2 with Victoria Scott) (Patreon-Only Episode)
EPATREON.COM/TIREDPOD Tran Girlismo on Victoria's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1970867?view=condensed Victoria's Piece on the Rolls-Royce: https://www.patreon.com/posts/alright-which-147840663 Victoria's Piece on The Luxury SUV: https://www.patreon.com/posts/125140835 Rory's Bugatti Piece from 2022: https://www.jalopnik.com/i-drove-a-4m-2022-bugatti-chiron-pur-sport-and-i-dont-1846945591/ Don't forget to keep up with Alloy: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/
Episode 106: Initial E (PART 1 with Victoria Scott)
ESHE'S BACK. Your usual hosts do some Daytona catch-up before welcoming back Victoria Scott to talk about her new podcast Tran Girlismo, U.S. American precarity, and the sensation that your automotive journalism career is a grenade & it's time to pull that pin. The rest of our conversation with Victoria is an HOUR LONG and it is PATREON ONLY! Tran Girlismo on Victoria's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1970867?view=condensed Victoria's Piece on the Rolls-Royce: https://www.patreon.com/posts/alright-which-147840663 Victoria's Piece on The Luxury SUV: https://www.patreon.com/posts/125140835 Rory's Bugatti Piece from 2022: https://www.jalopnik.com/i-drove-a-4m-2022-bugatti-chiron-pur-sport-and-i-dont-1846945591/ Don't forget to keep up with Alloy, where you can read Peter's Daytona recap here: https://alloymag.com/5521-2/
Episode 105 Teaser: At Least IMSA's Still Cool (Patreon-Only Episode)
Ehttps://alloymag.com/endurance-racing-imsa-daytona-preview/ PATREON.COM/TIREDPOD + ALLOYMAG.COM THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE SHOW!!
Episode 104: Hot or Not
ERory calls in from his drive to Daytona, Peter's still under the weather, and Matty cheerfully commits to a real Frankenstein of an edit. Enjoy our predictions on EVs of 2026, a few livery evaluations, rockabilly guys chat, and a Handsome Guys update. If you're not yet a member at Alloy: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ And please consider taking a look at our Patreon this year! We can tell from the state of our subscriptions that these have been tough times for people, but we hope a few more of our Free Feed listeners will sign up in 2026. Thank you for listening to Tired!
Episode 103: De-Contented
ERory reports in from his trip to CES, but ditches the showroom and hits the track instead. We also talk about what market forces and consumer preferences mean, and how we could start addressing the EV convenience issue from the ground-up, with a little help...
Episode 102: Auld Lang Cynicism
EWe recorded this on New Years Day to talk about vibe shifts, the semiotics of the ID. Buzz, who's doomed in 2026, Cheez-It v. Pop-Tart, and one In Memoriam. Plus: a twist ending and, at Matty & Rory's insistence, some new Peter tunes to play us out... You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Our outro music was from Peter's new one: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/track/happy-20xx-everybody And if you missed last year's Half-Staff Blues, it's always in season: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖
Episode 101: Advanced Driver Aggravation Systems
EWe don't try to make episodes about new technology, it's just what life puts in our laps. Rory brings us the trials & travails of adventuring in not-quite the right vehicle, Peter identifies two very different kinds of lane-assist, and Matty hangs onto his Windows 10 machine for dear life. You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖ p.s. for our Patreon subscribers: this was half of one recording session, and you will get the rest very soon! (Matty is editing and trying not to get Flu A from everybody else in his house.)
Episode 100: Beard Chat
EHappy Honda Days! We've got Chery news, a text-based movie review from a friend of the pod, speculation on Bari Weiss's engagement metrics, and a follow-up from Peter on Drive My Car. You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖
Episode 99 Teaser: Extra Bits (Patreon-Only Episode)
E(An actual teaser again! Imagine.) You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ And read Peter's recent contribution to Alloy's Film Friday, where he explains his pick for the best car movie of all time. Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug except of course, our Patreon paid tier where all our extra-fun episodes go. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖
Episode 98: Here's A Wagon, Get On It
EWhatever happened to making stuff that just works? We talk about obsolescence, scratch the surface on CAFE regs, and wax poetic about the most beautiful form factor you can buy, if you're lucky. PLUS! A sort-of update on the Peugeot 505? Your producer pal Matty experienced some technical difficulties during recording, so enjoy the edit and some nice Rory and Peter back & forth this week. You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ And read Peter's recent contribution to Alloy's Film Friday here: https://alloymag.com/the-best-car-movie-of-all-time/ where he explains his pick for the best car movie of all time. Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug except of course, our Patreon paid tier where all our extra-fun episodes go. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖
Episode 97 Teaser: They Call Him Mr. Situations (Patreon-Only Episode)
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