Tired: The Car Podcast For People Who Understand That Cars Are Bad

That's right: he's back! Kevin Williams of InsideEVs returns to tell us what he drove, saw, and heard in Shanghai. Who might consolidate? Who's got more road feel? How are the trains? Let's get magnetorheological!

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Blinded by that SUV? Rearview straight-up irradiated by that lifted truck behind you? Welcome to the U.S.A. where, once again, your vehicle is regulated as an isolated entity. Plus: headlight design history, and an Evil Seville.

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What happened to 2-door cars, anyway? Peter and Rory work on taxonomic criteria and remember some extinct species in the 2-door genus, to point out just how common two-door models once were. We're talking B-pillars and roof lines! It's Car Professor time!

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And other tales of human ingenuity. Rory reports in from another jam-packed exciting auto show, Teal Team Six gets back on the road, we pull a little international news from Shanghai and Stuttgart and ask what's stronger than the 80's, and Peter goes electric. Additional Music Credits: Return of the fav, "sarin gas" by Frugivore, used with permission: https://frugivore.bandcamp.com/track/sarin-gas And the old standard, "Bossa Antigua" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Slate truck! Cybertruck! Q1 bestselling truck! GET READY FOR ALLOY. Plus Penske at the White House, memories of the UC Irvine copy shop, our true and real love for Robert Wickens, and a little more derangement than the public feed usually gets.

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Ed Niedermeyer (author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story Of Tesla Motors) sat down with us to talk about the Tesla Takedown protests, vulnerabilities in the Elon Empire, and what he's learned from a decade of studying Tesla Motors as a company. Tesla Takedown - The Strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Imw_s1aaI&ab_channel=EdwardNiedermeyer Get your copy of Ludicrous (back in print!) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ludicrous/Edward-Niedermeyer/9781950665655 Ed on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/niedermeyer.online

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After our producer's cross-country move, we're back with some chit-chat. Carspotting! Someone got pulled over! Politics in El Salvador! And a mailbag question about when to fix it, and when to junk it.

After over 50 episodes of RPMPod teaching you how to go faster, be more alpha, and reject all attempts at control by the state and its admiralty courts, we'd like to thank our new private equity partners in setting a new edgier tone for the RPMPod brand going forward.

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We take a look at a Looney Tunes style Tesla test, return to the Jungle and refresh ourselves on the Gloss, and Rory and Peter roll back the clock to the Malaise Era for a guessing game.

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Andy Wendler (of 80's Maumee hardcore outfit Necros) stops by the pod to talk fixing your own tour van and touring with the Misfits. Rory tells a Danzig story, a tiger gets loose in the old Packard plant, and Peter and Matty pick up the road atlas and point out the window.

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Peter has a WEC recap, Rory tries to figure out what's going on with Neil Young's LincVolt, Matty brings the mail in, and everybody agrees we would bully Buckminster Fuller. Mailbag questions today: what's your car-sona? What's in your center console? What's going on with 3-wheeled cars? PRODUCTION NOTE: your producer pal Matty is moving this month and will be here, there, & everywhere handling that, so the upload schedule may be a little weird for a couple weeks. We'll still have 2 episodes every week, one free and one Patreon-only! But they might pop up on unusual days. Thanks for listening, and stay tired!

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We've got a real cozy guestpisode on deck, as Peter's fellow Rochesterian and car enthusiast Justin Schmidt joins us to talk about his current automotive stable. We've got stories about Great Lakes boating, junkyards-turned-brownfields, autojourno mishaps, and a trip down memory lane for anyone w ho remembers rubbing compound. Justin's radio show on WAYO 104.3FM: https://wayofm.org/shows/obsolete-transmissions

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It's car movie v. car movie on Tired! But before Judge Matty formally gavels in: some background. Rory appreciates the respect that the Pixar film Cars (2006) shows its young audience, and the love it shows for car culture. Peter offers some thoughts on the cinema verité mindset of John Frankenheimer's Grand Prix, and what's vital about the moment it captures. And everyone agrees on one point: there are worse car movies you could be watching. To hear the rest of Peter & Rory's arguments, and get Matty's verdict, you'll have to come to Patreon—subscribe for $5/month to get episode 42, PLUS the other 19 Patreon-only episodes we've done so far, and yet another new Patreon-only ep every week.

Reach into the hat, feel around, and pull out some news. Armored Tesla rumors, Rivian updates, winch receipts, Daytona catch-up, Bronze rank secrets, Eagle charities, Australian hook turns, and the Celestial Eye! Our next episode will be Patreon-exclusive, so make sure to subscribe at patreon.com/tiredpod to hear it!

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Peter's back from the Bathurst 12 Hour with more than just posi vibes. Come get the reports on Sydney/Melbourne carspotting, other-side-driving, thrilling driver encounters before the race, and the hospitality at XPeng and BYD stores. Next episode will be Patreon-exclusive, so come subscribe at patreon.com/tiredpod to get it. You can hear our free episodes (1 per week!) any time, just like this one. But for $5/mo you get another episode every week, plus all the Patreon-exclusive episodes we've done so far.

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We get down to some Aussie Rules Podcasting ahead of Peter's trip to the Bathurst 12 Hour. Come for the skippies, Utes, and driving on the other side, and stay for a Bob Dylan anecdote you probably won't see on the silver screen. The next episode will be Patreon-exclusive, so go subscribe at patreon.com/tiredpod to hear it!

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Just in time for Daytona! Homologation, BOP, engine noise, and more in our 2nd IMSA primer. We also start looking at teams on the grid, with some of our favorites up first. More to come in IMSA Primer 3! IMSA Primer 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-30-new-1-119729274 And some IMSA coverage from last year, before and after Petit Le Mans: Episode 9: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-9-check-114087893 Episode 10: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-10-petit-114370427 (Patreon subscribers only!)

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Automotive journalist Kevin Williams joins us to talk about his trip to Beijing, battery swaps, the taste overlap of the Chinese & U.S. markets, and infrastructure investment. Kevin's articles mentioned here: https://insideevs.com/features/719015/china-is-ahead-of-west/ https://jalopnik.com/vinfast-vf8-electric-car-first-drive-not-ready-for-u-s-1849892217 To keep up with Kevin's work: https://www.instagram.com/gaytona_usa/ https://bsky.app/profile/gaytonausa.bsky.social https://insideevs.com/info/team/kevin-williams/ Next ep will be another Patreon exclusive, so subscribe at patreon.com/tiredpod to get all of our episodes!

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We're back! In the first part of our primer on IMSA, Peter and Rory talk street courses, welcome Aston Martin to the grid, and put the ''class'' part of ''multi-class racing'' to work. We also offer a few automotive resolutions for the new year... Get all our episodes on Patreon at patreon.com/tiredpod

We say goodbye to 2024 by offering our picks for Car Of The Year, shoveling more dirt on the grave of the U.S. EV market, and planning Rory's next swing at the Empire Hill Climb. Plus: Rory's method for teaching stick shift, and Peter tells a tour story about jukebox chaos. Visit patreon.com/tiredpod for all of our episodes!

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RIP Jean Jennings, from all of us at Tired. Peter and Rory offer some reflections on Jean and her contributions to the industry. Then: Rory's trip to PRI, and Peter's investigation into the NJ drone sightings.

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We're joined by our first ever guest, automotive journalist and photographer Victoria Scott. We talk about cars loved and lost, the cognitive dissonance of press trips, and inept car thieves. Plus, Victoria (a trans woman) and Matty (a trans man) get into job precarity, housing insecurity, and uncertain futures. Victoria's new book: https://www.carrarabooks.com/we-deserve-this?srsltid=AfmBOoptX0IQGSk4FQ_U1QLtjFng8guxT4_eUpnu65potsZ6_rxJhFyj Victoria on Motor1: https://www.motor1.com/info/team/victoria-scott/ Our Patreon, for all of our free+subscriber episodes: https://www.patreon.com/c/TiredPod

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On this episode: What the fuck is a Stellantis, anyway? Time to start preparing a grave for Nissan? Can JaGuar create exuberant while deleting ordinary? Why is car marketing so bad, and what is the greatest threat to car companies as capitalist enterprises? (Hint: It’s the capitalism. If only someone had warned us about these contradictions!)

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A quick primer for those asking: ''What is a GNX?'' or ''What makes a GNX different from a Grand National?'' Or, in 2024, maybe you're asking: ''Buick used to make cars? Car-cars?'' or "What's a Buick?'' Don't worry, we've got you covered.

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80 minutes of bad advice, and two minutes of good, sound guidance! Seasoned car-buyers Peter and Rory walk through the classifieds looking for omens, red flags, and good signs.

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What do you need to work on an old Beetle? Can you count on a Miata in the winter? What makes a pickup truck beautiful? Peter and Rory offer their recommendations in part 1 of 2. Episode 18, part 2, will be this week's Patreon-exclusive episode! Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/tiredpod for just $5/month to get this and all our other bonus episodes, plus photo posts from Peter and even more to come.