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A show about car culture and living during the decline of empire from millennials who have never known anything else, with a dash of photography on the side. Hosted by Jordan Hoffstetter and Victoria Scott, a pair of (former!) automotive journalists and (current!) trans women. If you like cars but also hate what mandatory car ownership has done to the landscape of America, this is probably for you!
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<html><p>Hello! On this week's episode the girls are joined by Sable Rapp of <a href="https://drivedeviant.com/" target="_blank">Drive Deviant</a>, a queer-friendly, queer-led car club with chapters around the world! (Drive Deviant hosted the recent meetup at Mose Auto in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood mentioned in Ep. 33!) Sable owns not one, not two, but three Honda Fits, and the girls discuss how it is God's own automobile. Victoria updates on the Jeep, Jordan fills us in about her C8 adventures in Los Angeles, and the girls generally discuss how automotive culture is actually at its best when it is a collective effort, rather than an individualist one. </p><p>Sable had to leave before the end, so the girls wrap the episode with being pissed off about Sophie Cunningham and election season generally. God, we cannot wait for it to be over.</p><p>Check out the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/jdHdxZhKHW" target="_blank">Drive Deviant Discord</a> and <a href="https://linktr.ee/drivedeviant" target="_blank">Linktree</a> if it sounds like a group you want to be involved in! Both of us will certainly be doing a lot more with our respective chapters soon!!!</p><p>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>and our fantastic editor (who is available to edit your show, too!) is the lovely <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex/Harmful Park</a>!</p><p><em>Referenced Stories: </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/article/sophie-cunningham-ted-cruz-f1-cota-22493873.php" target="_blank">Sophie Cunningham NOT EVEN FROM HERE</a></em><em> @Houston Chron </em></p></html>
<html><p>Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, the girls talk about Stellantis... positively??? That's right, <a href="https://www.stellantis.com/en/news/press-releases/2026/october/stellantis-unveils-six-concept-cars-the-night-before-the-paris-motor-show" target="_blank">Stellantis unveiled six new concepts</a> to demonstrate their styling and future product plans, and they actually kinda go. </p><p>All following images via Stellantis.</p><p><em><a href="https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/alfa-romeo/press/world-premiere-of-alfa-romeo-cuorerosso" target="_blank">Alfa Romeo Cuorerosso:</a></em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/peugeot/press/peugeot-rcz-vision-emotion-at-the-heart-of-the-future-of-peugeot" target="_blank">Peugeot RCZ Vision: </a></em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/peugeot/press/peugeot-e-t16-concept-an-icon-reinvented" target="_blank">Peugeot E-T16: </a></em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/opel/press/opel-stx-concept-visionary-study-from-ruesselsheim-shows-the-estate-design-of-tomorrow" target="_blank">Opel STX:</a></em><em> </em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/fiat/press/fiat-multiplay-makes-his-debuts-in-paris-3-in-1-vehicle" target="_blank">Fiat Multiplay:</a></em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/ds/press/ds-f3ver-concept-a-new-design-expression-by-ds-automobiles" target="_blank">DS F3ver: </a></em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/citroen/press/citroen-2-cv-concept-time-2-meet-again" target="_blank">Citroen 2CV:</a></em></p><p>The girls then discuss the fact that they hate the white supremacist "concept" ""car"" and will not be discussing it as a serious thing. Please stop asking the girls what they think of it. Then, Jordan plays another video game (<em>Project Motor Racing</em>) and learns that sometimes even if nostalgia is <em>bad, </em>old stuff actually is just kinda better when new stuff is ass. </p><p>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>and our fantastic editor (who is available to edit your show, too!) is the lovely <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex/Harmful Park</a>!</p><p>VICTORIA NOTE: Shirt/sticker update for people who have ordered! Some of them have been mailed, some of them are still in my living room; my wife and I are about halfway through the process. I apologize again for the delay, we have had a rough few weeks in my home and I am behind on basically all aspects of my life. These <em>will </em>be mailed out (although I have no idea in what order; we basically just pick whatever shirts are closest and send those), and I will <em>not</em> be handling merch in the future now that I have a full-time day job, but that obviously happened between me offering pre-orders and me actually getting the merch. <br/><br/>I deeply appreciate your patience and understanding while I catch up with everything, it has been a really rough time in my life. <em><3 Vicki</em><br/><br/><em>Related Stories: </em><br/><em><a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a74113853/peugeot-rcz-vision-et16-revealed/" target="_blank">E-T16 & RCZ Vision</a></em><em> @Car & Driver </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2OETxEC_JE" target="_blank">Pontiac Stinger</a></em><em> @Motorweek via YouTube</em><br/><em><a href="https://insideevs.com/features/755057/tesla-sell-victoria-scott-musk/" target="_blank">The Pragmatic and Moral Case to Sell Your Tesla</a></em><em> @Motor1 </em><em><br/></em><br/><br/></p></html>
<html><p>Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, the girls start off with some fun stuff. The car meet that <a href="https://moseauto.com/" target="_blank">Mosé Auto</a> and <a href="https://drivedeviant.com/" target="_blank">Drive Deviant</a> put together was a success, and Vicki had fun meeting some of y'all there! Next, W O R L D R A L L Y C H A M P I O N S H I P R E T U R N S ! ! ! After nearly four decades, America is finally enough of a pariah state once more for FIA to bestow us with a WRC event. </p><p>Next, the girls dive into the hot new electric car of the week, the Jaguar Type 01. It's... it's fine. It feels like it's been one million years since the ad campaign for it launched, though. Finally, more oil, as ol' Donnie throws Ukraine further under the bus for a completely trivial amount of diesel before the midterms. Vicki wrote the notes for this one. Did you think you were going to escape The Oil?</p><p>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>and our fantastic editor (who is available to edit your show, too!) is the lovely <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex/Harmful Park</a>!</p><p><em>Related Stories: </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a74081547/wrc-rally-is-coming-back-to-united-states-of-america/" target="_blank">WRC Returns To America by Fred Smith</a></em><em> @Road & Track </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/rally-us-completes-wrc-candidate-event/" target="_blank">Tennessee Candidate Event Coverage</a></em><em> @DirtFish </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/10/cars/jaguar-type-01-reveal" target="_blank">Jaguar Reveals A $130,000 All-Electric Vehicle. Why?</a></em><em> @CNN</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/09/saudi-arabia-wants-a-car-industry-launches-ceer-with-two-evs/" target="_blank">Saudi Ceer Sedan Specs</a></em><em> @ArsTechnica </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.autoweek.com/news/a74058845/2028-jaguar-type-01-ev-reveal/" target="_blank">Type 01 Dimensions And Specs</a></em><em> @AutoWeek </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/23/jaguar-boss-defends-new-ad-and-rebrand-amid-vile-hatred-online" target="_blank">Jaguar Boss Defends Ad Campaign</a></em><em> @The Guardian UK</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.autonews.com/newsletters/daily-5/an-jaguar-mcgovern-copy-nothing-backlash-0813/" target="_blank">Jaguar Scraps Ad Campaign</a></em><em> @Automotive News </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/jaguar-ditches-the-pink-branding-in-unveil-of-its-big-sleek-type-01-ev-0a544152" target="_blank">Type 01 Launch Coverage</a></em><em> @WSJ </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/11/trump-russia-diesel-deal-putin-little-impact-prices" target="_blank">Trump Cuts Deal With Putin For Diesel</a></em><em> @The Guardian US</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr5334/BILLS-119hr5334eas.pdf" target="_blank">The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia And Iran Act Of 2026</a></em><em> @Congress </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump-putin-diesel-russia-sanctions-ukraine.html" target="_blank">Trump Bitches About NATO Allies Buying Fuel From Russia (Last Year)</a></em><em> @CNBC </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zelenskyy-trump-new-ukrainian-president/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" target="_blank">Trump Deal To Buy Diesel From Russia (Now)</a></em><em> @CBS </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/putin-says-russia-wont-supply-diesel-global-markets-until-sanctions-are-lifted-2026-10-01/" target="_blank">Putin Asks For Trump To Do Exactly This Entire Scenario (One Week Ago)</a></em><em> @Reuters </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://archive.ph/8ADLx" target="_blank">WSJ Analysis Of Deal</a></em><em> @WSJ (via archive.ph)</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm1dwgr666wno" target="_blank">Tim Armitage Reading Trump For Filth</a></em><em> @BBC</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://fortune.com/2026/09/05/overlooked-russia-ukraine-war-outsized-impact-energy-diesel-high/" target="_blank">Russian Diesel Consumption And Production</a></em><em> @Fortune</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248498/2nd-super-tanker-hits-naval-mine-in-Strait-of-Hormuz-IRGC" target="_blank">Iran Claims To Blow Up Supertanker Below Waterline</a></em><em> @Mehr News </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-renew-warning-over-saudi-airports-after-deadly-riyadh-attack-2026-10-11/" target="_blank">Riyadh Airport Struck Twice By Houthis</a></em><em> @Reuters </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/billhookunion.beanyear.com/post/3mxcpmyz2sk2e" target="_blank">BEAN YEAR Shipping Cost Analysis</a></em><em> @Bluesky </em></p></html>
<html><p>Hello and welcome to another episode of Tran Girlismo! On this episode, Jordan rounds up the racing season as it comes to its conclusion. Then, the girls watch the new Grand Tour; as you can predict, one of them is a downer about it. (Spoilers though: Francis rocks.) The two of them discuss the new BMW 3 Series (in gas, yet again), and then Jordan fills us in on her latest pleasure cruise exploring the Allegheny Mountains. </p><p><strong>AS A REMINDER FOR SEATTLE PEEPS:</strong> If you want to attend a really cool queer car meet and say hi to Victoria, come swing on by <a href="https://moseauto.com/" target="_blank">Mose Auto</a> <strong>(700 S Orchard St, Seattle, WA 98108) </strong>from 2-6 PM in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood, where she'll be tabling for her day job at <a href="https://tractionpnw.org/" target="_blank">TRACTION</a>!<br/><br/>And of course as always, the girls' opening theme is from <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>by Stella Spazzatura, and they are kept out of going to prison forever by the wonderful <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex/Harmful Park</a>, who is available for work and you should hire, too! <br/><br/><em>Related Stories: </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG-B6cqjg54" target="_blank">IMSA Petit Le Mans Highlights</a></em><em> @Youtube</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/petrol-bmw-3-series-has-arrived-meet-new-320-and-m350-yours-ps45k" target="_blank">New Gas 3 Series</a></em><em> @</em><em><a href="https://TopGear.com" target="_blank">TopGear.com</a></em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/petrol-bmw-3-series-has-arrived-meet-new-320-and-m350-yours-ps45k" target="_blank">Gas 3 Series Pricing In USA</a></em><em> @</em><em><a href="https://TopGear.com" target="_blank">TopGear.com</a></em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.kbb.com/car-news/average-new-car-price-drifts-back-over-50000/" target="_blank">Average New Car Prices</a></em><em> @</em><em><a href="https://KBB.com" target="_blank">KBB.com</a></em><em> </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.hagerty.com/media/driving/hagerty-road-of-the-year-2026-pennsylvania-route-144/" target="_blank">Hagerty Road of the Year (PA 144)</a></em><em> @Hagerty </em></p></html>
<html><p>Hello! On this episode of Grim Oil Rants (apologies/thanks to our wonderful friend of the <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nathubbell.bsky.social/post/3mwgyhlz2e22a" target="_blank">show Nathaniel for stealing this bit</a> from him), the girls just want to have fun, but they can't. Degrowth Don is back at it again, so it's time for an (admittedly more limited than last weeks') analysis of the diesel market. Then, the feds decide that since fuel prices are so low it's a great time to abolish CAFE in a way that Victoria <em>thinks </em>might actually make the entire market balloon <em>more </em>in size, and NHTSA admits will cost us more in fuel. Great.</p><p>Finally, Jordan plays a really good video game that can never happen again because Electronic Arts is too busy bonesawing small studios they purchase to make Infinite Money with Zero Employees. </p><p>Victoria especially would like to extend her genuine apologies for <em>another </em>oil-based downer episode but wow she is feelin' it this week. The uplifting, fun episode is the bonus this time. Sorry y'all.</p><p>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>and our fantastic editor who keeps us out of prison is <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex aka Harmful Park</a>, who is looking for work and you should hire to work on your podcast too!</p><p><em>Referenced Stories: </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-backs-idea-ban-diesel-exports-2026-09-22/" target="_blank">Trump Considers Blowing Up Entire Economy For Fun</a></em><em> @Reuters</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/white-house-weighs-red-dyed-diesel-tax-relief-lower-fuel-prices-2026-09-28/" target="_blank">Trump Does Not Understand How Red Dye Works</a></em><em> @Reuters </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-rollback" target="_blank">Trump Admin Rolls Back CAFE To Pre-Biden</a></em><em> @NPR</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2026-09/CAFE%20SAFE%20MY%202022-2031%20Final%20FRN.pdf" target="_blank">892 Pages Of Bullshit</a></em><em> @NHTSA </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.thedrive.com/news/small-cars-are-getting-huge-are-fuel-economy-regulations-to-blame" target="_blank">Victoria's Extensive Reporting On The Footprint Rule</a></em><em> @The Drive</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-easy-money-regulatory-credits-set-dry-up-amid-weakening-sales-2025-07-22/" target="_blank">Tesla's Easy Money Ends</a></em><em> @Reuters</em><em><br/></em></p></html>
<html><p>Hello! In this month's bonus episode, the girls watch and review Steve McQueen's 1971 film <em>Le Mans, </em>which it turns out kicks ass. DO NOT WORRY, non-subscribers, we will still have a main feed episode out this week! But we wanted to put out our bonus for all of our Patreon subscribers, we appreciate your support as always! <br/><br/>Later this week: MORE OIL</p></html>
<html><p>In this episode of Tran Girlismo, the girls correct the trajectory of the past "we're so back" episodes with one that affirms, no, really, "it's so over". Jordan briefly tries to distract Victoria with the good that is IMSA at IMS, and while that was fun, she cannot stop the It's So Over tsunami that is eight pages of oil crisis notes. </p><p>First, the girls cover the absolutely hilarious backstory of the Freedom Fuels... business (legally, they cannot call it a scam), before Victoria puts on her WTYP hat and breaks down the history of Yemen. It turns out that the entire world fucked over this country of 35 million for basically going on 100 years and the current oil-crisis-inducing Houthi situation did <em>not </em>just fall from the coconut tree, so to speak. </p><p>The girls wrap things up by dunking on the new Saudi Arabian Ceer car company. Please email all professional bonesaw appointment scheduling to <a href="mailto:trangirlismo@gmail.com" target="_blank">trangirlismo@gmail.com</a>. </p><p><strong>CALL TO ACTION: </strong><em><strong>If you are looking for ways to help the trans community and have some spare time </strong></em><em><strong><a href="https://tractionpnw.org/volunteer/" target="_blank">we would love more volunteers at TRACTION</a></strong></em><em><strong>! If you have spare space you'd be willing to let a trans refugee crash in (especially if you're in the Puget Sound region) </strong></em><em><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsVyCgx71-Itq-nnJrJwwjzEYbUcLtgAScECl0fgETSnaRKA/viewform" target="_blank">please sign up to be part of our Couch Network</a></strong></em><em><strong>! If you have money to spare, we also would love donations! I will probably be putting together a big fundraising marathon once things slow down slightly in my life! </strong></em></p><p>As always, our intro theme is from the wonderful Stella Spazzatura off her album <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em>, </em>and our editor is the fantastic (and available for more work) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex aka Harmful Park!</a> </p><p>Our special edition image is President George W. Bush addressing the American people about the invasion of Iraq, with Smoliv next to him. Because, you know, Smoliv is full of oil. <em>[Victoria Note:</em> <em>For people that ordered shirts, I actually picked them up yesterday, and I'm gonna ship them ASAP; this weekend I have a wedding to attend, so it might not be until next weekend.]</em></p><p><em>Referenced Stories: </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/214921/freedom-fuel-pro-trump-gas-lawsuit" target="_blank">Sketchy Stolen Gas?</a></em><em> @The New Republic</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/30/krsm-freedom-fuel-discount-gas-stations-stolen-lawsuit" target="_blank">Mansfield Oil Allegations</a></em><em> @The Guardian US</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://apnews.com/article/freedom-fuel-gas-prices-trump-nfl-kicking-coach-4fc52c7ad19bf29790cf618176839447" target="_blank">Associated Press Reporting On The Blowjob Brothers</a></em><em> @Associated Press</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/lawsuit-freedom-fuel-gas-stations-trump-01055248" target="_blank">Mansfield Oil Lawsuit</a></em><em> @Politico</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/f/?id=0000019f-6343-d737-a3ff-f7c393b80000" target="_blank">$700,000 In Back Rent Allegations</a></em><em> @PoliticoPro </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221003131900/https://jacobin.com/2022/08/socialism-arab-world-peoples-democratic-republic-of-yemen-history" target="_blank">South Yemen's Socialist Experiment</a></em><em> @Jacobin [</em><em><a href="https://Archive.org" target="_blank">Archive.org</a></em><em>]</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zaydiyyah" target="_blank">Zaydi Overview</a></em><em> @Britannica</em><em><br/></em><em>[Victoria Note: A lot of the backstory of Yemen is assembled from a variety of Wikipedia articles on the history of the Republic of Yemen, South Yemen, the history of Yemen, the history of British colonial occupation in the Middle East, and conflicts in Yemen, chasing down links for firmer citations as appropriate. As this was a crash-course for me, I did not record every source I relied on for my summary; my apologies!]</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://theintercept.com/2017/11/14/congress-yemen-war-unauthorized/" target="_blank">Chris Murphy Comments On Yemen</a></em><em> @The Intercept</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/03/uk-us-and-france-may-be-complicit-in-yemen-war-crimes-un-report" target="_blank">UN Comments On French/British/American Culpability In War Crimes</a></em><em> @The Guardian</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168354" target="_blank">UN Reports On Material Poverty In Yemen</a></em><em> @UN</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8vgy3p6k3y9o" target="_blank">Houthis Blow Up F-15</a></em><em> @BBC</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/15/houthi-rebels-seize-red-sea-hanish-islands-saudi-oil-warning" target="_blank">Houthis Take Hanish Islands, Perim</a></em><em> @The Guardian</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/11/saudi-arabia-shut-down-east-west-crude-oil-pipeline.html" target="_blank">Saudi Petroline Kablooied, Blowed Up</a></em><em> @CNBC </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-hormuz-iran-war.html" target="_blank">Chris Wright Lies Through Teeth To Media</a></em><em> @CNBC</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3a88d016-9575-4c11-bd34-14606964a867?syn-25a6b1a6=1" target="_blank">It's So Over You Don't Even Know</a></em><em> @Financial Times</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-pipeline-outage-threatens-loss-4-global-oil-supply-2026-09-13/" target="_blank">Reuters Analysis Of How Over It Is</a></em><em> @Reuters</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/us-officials-decide-against-backing-saudi-arabia-yemen-meeting-houthi-leaders" target="_blank">Trump Tells Saudis GL, HF With Houthis</a></em><em> @The Guardian</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/us/politics/trump-yemen-houthis-red-sea-iran.html" target="_blank">Trump Backtracks, Then Backtracks On Backtracking</a></em><em> @New York Times</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-state-department-oks-possible-243-billion-military-aircraft-sale-saudi-arabia-2026-09-17/" target="_blank">US Clears Way To Sell $25 Billion In F-35s To Saudis</a></em><em> @Reuters</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/30/israel-hits-yemens-infrastructure-again-what-we-know-and-why-it-matters" target="_blank">Israel Bombs "Houthis", Harms Civilians</a></em><em> @Al-Jazeera</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3a88d016-9575-4c11-bd34-14606964a867?syn-25a6b1a6=1" target="_blank">Shanghai Oil Futures $129</a></em><em> @Financial Times</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-15/china-s-benchmark-crude-oil-futures-have-never-been-so-expensive" target="_blank">Shanghai Oil Futures $140 Like Two Days After I Got That Link</a></em><em> @Bloomberg</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-falls-us-crude-inventories-rise-despite-saudi-supply-concerns-2026-09-16/" target="_blank">Ghost Shipping Surge</a></em><em> @Reuters </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170513055623/https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/030917_Rand_Testimony.pdf" target="_blank">National Security Council Houthi Analysis</a></em><em> @NSC [</em><em><a href="https://Archive.org" target="_blank">Archive.org</a></em><em>]</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cfr.org/articles/irans-support-houthis-what-know" target="_blank">Houthi Analysis</a></em><em> @Council on Foreign Relations</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudis-ceer-unveils-first-evs-bid-build-regional-auto-powerhouse-2026-09-21/" target="_blank">Ceer Unveiled</a></em><em> @Reuters</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/09/saudi-arabia-wants-a-car-industry-launches-ceer-with-two-evs/" target="_blank">Ceer Claims Of Range, Performance</a></em><em> @Ars Technica</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-happened-to-foxconn-a-look-at-the-1-2-billion-spent-and-where-it-all-went/3759518/" target="_blank">Foxconn Plant That Never Happened In Wisconsin</a></em><em> @NBC [Chicago Affiliate]</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.scmp.com/article/727143/foxconn-factories-are-labour-camps-report" target="_blank">Foxconn Runs Labor Camps According To Chinese, HK, Taiwanese Universities</a></em><em> @South China Morning Post</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/12/04/die-first-and-ill-pay-you-later/saudi-arabias-giga-projects-built-widespread" target="_blank">Saudi Arabian Kafala System</a></em><em> @Human Rights Watch</em></p></html>
<html><p>Hello! On this episode, the girls are joined by their friend Cora Goodwin (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/core_ugh/" target="_blank">who you can find nowadays on Instagram</a>), who basically invented half the car culture the two of them grew up with. (You might remember Cora from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcjpXbMiCtg" target="_blank">Zero Fucks Given RX-7</a> or the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyj3zBf2bk" target="_blank">Turbo Trolls-Royce</a> builds if you liked Matt Farah as a teenager and you're about the girls' ages). The girls had written notes but rapidly threw them out the window as the conversation took on a life of its own.</p><p><em>(Victoria's Note: For the geopolitics sickos, next week's episode will be a return to form.)</em></p><p>The discussion (roughly) covers the Focus ST, Civic Si, VICTORIA'S FIRST CAR IN YEARS, HER NEW JEEP [air horn sounds dot wav], being transgender and figuring out your deal, the Morgan Aero 8, hydrogen-powered cars, and how to help your community. It was meandering.</p><p>Anyway, check out these sick-ass pics of Vicki and her new Jeep taken by Friend Of The Show and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sula-nef.bsky.social" target="_blank">photographer Sula Griggs</a>: </p><p><em>(Victoria's Note: Thank you all for your support, this Jeep is pretty much possible because of this Patreon. I will be relentlessly talking about what I'm going to do with and to it in the near future on the show and I promise I will use having a vehicle to do as much good as I can!) </em></p><p>As always, our opening theme is off <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>by Stella Spazzatura and our editor is the <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">fantastic Alex/Harmful Park</a>, who you should hire to edit <em>your </em>show, too!</p></html>
<html><p>Hello! This week the girls are joined by <a href="https://remapradio.com/author/rob/" target="_blank">Rob Zacny</a>, cofounder of <em><a href="https://remapradio.com/" target="_blank">Remap Radio</a></em><em>, </em>host of <em>Star Wars </em>podcast <em><a href="https://amorecivilizedage.net/?ref=remapradio.com" target="_blank">A More Civilized Age</a></em><em>, </em>and panelist on F1 podcast <em><a href="https://www.f1.cool/" target="_blank">Shift+F1</a></em>! The girls had a bunch of notes written out but <em>immediately </em>got distracted for almost three hours. Sorry about that. </p><p>We discuss Mazda, the catfish Chevrolet Camaro, living at a race track, generational trauma of The Sports Car You Missed Out On, revving for 9/11, the narrative complexity of Codemasters' F1 series, getting your wife to sim-race, Dire Straits,</p><p>Our opening theme as always is off the album <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>by Stella Spazzatura and thank you as always to our wonderful editor Alex (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">@nohopeoverkill.com</a> on Bsky)!</p><p><em>Referenced Stories:</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.motor1.com/features/713936/pedestrian-deaths-emergency/" target="_blank">Pedestrian Safety by Victoria</a></em><em> @</em><em><a href="https://Motor1.com" target="_blank">Motor1.com</a></em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.thedrive.com/news/small-cars-are-getting-huge-are-fuel-economy-regulations-to-blame" target="_blank">Car Bloat by Victoria</a></em><em> @The Drive</em><em><br/></em><em>The girls actually didn't really have any sources for this episode because it's like three hours of riffs.</em></p></html>
<html><p>Howdy everyone! We did it, we recorded our final thoughts on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington D.C.<br/><br/>This episode is fully focused on the race, our experiences at it, and how we sorted through our feelings in the days afterwards. We want to welcome all of our new listeners who found us through Youtube or our threads on Bluesky about our time on the ground, and we once again want to thank all of our Patrons as we literally couldn't have done this without y'all.</p><p>I also want to thank everyone who came out to our meetup Saturday night, as it was maybe the one redeeming part of the whole weekend! </p><p>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em>, and our editor (who you should hire!!!!) is <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex aka Harmful Park!</a></p></html>
<html><p>Howdy howdy! <br/><br/>The other thing we recorded together in D.C. during our trip to the Freedom 250 was our second movie commentary for the Fast and Furious franchise! The girls crowded around Jordan's laptop in their hotel room, cracked some modelos, and buckled into John Singleton's 2 Fast 2 Furious, a movie we both liked a whole lot actually! <br/><br/>This one is really silly goofy fun, so I think you'll have fun. We watched on Netflix, so sync us up to 0.00 on Netflix, or just understand that we might be a few seconds fast or slow for you. </p><p></p><p>I think next month the aim is to do another listener questions bonus, but who knows, maybe we watch Tokyo Drift together instead. Thanks again for all the support patrons, without it we literally couldn't have done this trip. Look forward to the full report on our thoughts on the next mainline episode, and remember that our merch store is open for preorders until the end of the month! </p></html>
<html><p>Hi folks! We survived! Just after the Freedom 250, Victoria, Jordan, and their wives all gathered and recorded their thoughts on the race in the immediate aftermath of the race. While we filmed this for the YouTube channel <a href="mailto:Youtube.com/@trangirlismo" target="_blank">Youtube.com/@trangirlismo</a> we wanted to put this up on the audio only feed as well, just to make sure no one misses it. Audio quality is gonna be a bit weird since it was recorded off a shotgun microphone, but it was worth it to get this out ASAP </p><p></p><p>Spoilers? It sucked! For mostly completely avoidable reasons!<br/><br/>Further thoughts, a full rundown of our weekend, and more on this week's full episode. </p></html>
<html><p>Hello! In this episode, Jordan discusses driving her new Corvette (spoilers: it's good)! Then she explains that she watched some Throttle House, and dissects where her tepid optimism for the newest reboot of Top Gear with those guys running it. </p><p>Then it's time for a rare Jordan Angry Episode, as the girls dive into the failures of the W Series and F1 Academy to produce literally any meaningful advancement for women in racing at all, on the heels of Maya Weug's public posts about her career's dead-end. </p><p>Finally, Victoria tried Wreckfest 2 Early Access because her wife refurbished her computer. Unfortunately, it's not what she was hoping for, and she's not sure it's going to get fixed.</p><p>Victoria would like to apologize for her audio being a bit off; she has no clue why the gain got changed on her mic after her computer was refurbished, and she tried repeatedly to fix it but could not. She will fix it next week!</p><p>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em>, and our editor (who you should hire!!!!) is <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex aka Harmful Park!</a></p><p>BIG ENORMOUS NOTE: IF YOU ARE IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND WOULD LIKE TO HANG OUT THIS WEEKEND, THE GIRLS WILL BE AT <em>AS YOU ARE </em>(THE GAY BAR) AT 8 PM EASTERN TIME ON SATURDAY, 8/22/26. WE HOPE TO SEE SOME AND POTENTIALLY ALL OF YOU THERE</p><p><em>Referenced Stories: </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1102422/1/former-f1-academy-star-faces-uncertain-future-after-racing-plans-fall-apart" target="_blank">Maya Weug's Career Collapse</a></em><em> @</em><em><a href="https://Crash.net" target="_blank">Crash.net</a></em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DbyWw8aNrLP" target="_blank">Maya Weug's IG post</a></em><em> @Instagram</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/womens-sport/2022/07/01/jamie-chadwick-trans-male-to-female-athletes-should-not-allowed/" target="_blank">Jamie Chadwick Is A Terf</a></em><em> @Telegraph UK (this is here more for a fact-check than to encourage any of you to click it, like, it's the Telegraph)</em></p></html>
<html><p>Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, Victoria goes Wonk Mode, as it is her natural response to environmental stressors such as wildfire smoke and extreme heat that was gripping the state of Washington last week. First: What's The Deal With The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, amirite folks? No but seriously we're running out of oil to pull from it, it turns out, and the impact on the oil market will be... almost certainly not good.</p><p>Next, Victoria explains that if you do nothing but deplete war materiel for four straight years, you eventually run out of war materiel. Then you gotta buy more. It turns out that every American car company (but especially GM), fresh out of ideas about how to make cars, wants to get in on that sweet, sweet gravy train, probably at the expense of any of us ever being able to afford a car again. (Victoria apologizes for making this episode a little <em>TrashFuture-</em>y <a href="https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/e/tank-feat-victoria-scott/" target="_blank">but she just guested</a> and she had a lot of fun so it felt like a good way to take it.)</p><p><em>Finally</em>, and by <em>far </em>the most fun, JORDAN. ANNOUNCES. HER. NEW. FUN. CAR. It is not exactly congruent with the material conditions of America but hey a girl's gotta have a little hope, right?</p><p>IF YOU WOULD LIKE TRAN GIRLISMO SHIRTS OR STICKERS: <a href="https://store.trangirlismo.com" target="_blank">store.trangirlismo.com</a> is open again until August 31st!</p><p>As always, our opening theme is off <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>by Stella Spazzatura and our editor is Alex, aka <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Harmful Park</a>!</p><p><em>Referenced Stories:</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/opr/spr-quick-facts" target="_blank">Strategic Petroleum Reserve Quick Facts</a></em><em> @US DOE</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/united-states-release-172-million-barrels-oil-strategic-petroleum-reserve" target="_blank">March 11th Chris Wright Announcement</a></em><em> @US DOE</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=WCSSTUS1&f=W" target="_blank">Current Crude Stocks In SPR</a></em><em> @US EIA</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-106918/index.html#TOC_7" target="_blank">Congress and DOE Need a Unified Plan to Align Priorities and Investments for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve</a></em><em> @US Government Accountability Office</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-spr-iran-oil-strait-hormuz.html" target="_blank">SPR Under Stress</a></em><em> @CNBC</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-31/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-won-t-be-tapped-to-ease-prices-in-war-s-new-phase" target="_blank">Operational Floor of the SPR</a></em><em> @Bloomberg</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://energynow.com/2026/08/us-oil-exports-in-july-fall-to-lowest-level-in-eight-months-data-shows/" target="_blank">US Refinery Capacity Utilization + Chris Wright Comments</a></em><em> @EnergyNow</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/" target="_blank">US Average Gas Gallon Cost</a></em><em> @AAA</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://energynow.com/2026/08/white-house-set-to-extend-jones-act-waiver-as-trump-hunts-for-cheaper-gasoline/" target="_blank">Bob McNally Interview</a></em><em> @EnergyNow</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-30/hormuz-oil-tanker-shuttling-trade-is-picking-up-again-after-lull" target="_blank">CENTCOM Claims/Ghost Shipping Estimates</a></em><em> @Bloomberg</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67905" target="_blank">Global Reserves Exhaustion Estimates</a></em><em> @US EIA</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/business/saudi-aramco-profits-soar-trump" target="_blank">Chevron Profit Quadruples</a></em><em> @CNBC</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/defense-startups-raid-auto-fracking-sectors-parts-speed-weapons-output-2026-07-01/" target="_blank">Mike Stone Defense Industry Feature</a></em><em> @Reuters</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cfr.org/articles/how-much-us-aid-going-ukraine" target="_blank">Spending On Ukrainian Defense</a></em><em> @Council on Foreign Relations</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/hegseth-us-military-budget" target="_blank">Hegseth Budget</a></em><em> @The Guardian</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.castelion.com/news/castelion-awarded-105m-us-navy-contract/" target="_blank">Castelion Blackbeard Contract</a></em><em> @Castelion</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-approaches-automakers-manufacturers-to-boost-weapons-production-19538557" target="_blank">Pentagon Approaches Automakers For Weapons</a></em><em> @WSJ</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.jalopnik.com/general-motors-to-help-ventilator-manufacturer-get-more-1842434932/" target="_blank">General Motors To Build Ventilators (2020 Reporting By Victoria)</a></em><em> @Jalopnik</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2026/07/21/general-motors-expects-to-land-1b-utility-vehicle-order-from-army/90995449007/" target="_blank">Barra Expects Billion Dollar Chevy Colorado Contract [by Summer Ballentine]</a></em><em> @DetroitNews</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1301_infantry_squad_vehicle" target="_blank">The M130 Infantry Squad Vehicle</a></em><em> @Wikipedia</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.motor1.com/reviews/663356/2023-chevrolet-colorado-zr2-first-drive/" target="_blank">Mad Max's Pickup Truck [Victoria's ZR2 First Drive]</a></em><em> @Motor1</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://zeteo.com/p/ice-no-bid-contract-republican-donor-fraud-history" target="_blank">ICE Gives $2.5 Million No-Bid Contract To Rick Hendrick</a></em><em> @Zeteo</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/nascar/2021/01/20/donald-trump-pardons-james-austin-hayes-support-nascar-rick-hendrick/4228078001/" target="_blank">Trump Pardons Hendrick Nephew</a></em><em> @Daytona Beach News-Journal</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2021/other/2021DOTEAnnualReport.pdf?ver=3D_nTNLgp-Gak8xY1bmmlQ%3d%3d" target="_blank">FY2021 Annual Report</a></em><em> @Director Of Operational Test & Evaluation</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2026/07/21/general-motors-profits-are-up-and-stockholders-will-get-their-share/90986050007/" target="_blank">GM Profit Soars [by Summer Ballentine]</a></em><em> @Detroit News</em><em><br/></em></p></html>
<html><p>Hi folks!<br/><br/>No new episode this week so the girls (and Alex!) could have a week off and take care of some stuff. But, I figured what better time to bring maybe my favorite of our bonus episodes in front of the paywall as a little showcase of what we do for those folks who don't subscribe!<br/><br/>This is a movie commentary track, so you will need to source your own copy of The Fast and Furious, and I think it's a goofy good time! So, if you're a free subscriber, enjoy, and I hope you take a chance on supporting us. Love y'all, thanks for a crazy six months! </p></html>
<html><p>It's double episode Thursday if you're a patron! Squeeking in just before the month is over, here is our third listener question special! I think we had a bounty of questions, and the mood was pretty great, despite coming right off the back of recording episode 24! <br/></p></html>
<html><p>Hi folks! Jordan here giving you your weekly dose of Gay Girl John Oliver, so the notes are gonna be a bit light this week! I had a slightly updated audio setup this week, so I am hoping any audio issues are in the past now! Thanks for being patient with us! <br/><br/>This week we talk about: The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, and it's many wonders and pleasures. Long story short, you all should go to Pittsburgh, it's great. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-senate-panel-approves-bill-crack-down-chinese-vehicles-2026-07-22/" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-senate-panel-approves-bill-crack-down-chinese-vehicles-2026-07-22/</a> We also talk about the US senate trying to explode the auto industry (again) and we delve into the identity politics of your average used car salesman. <br/><br/>And then we finish stuff off with a dose of racing news, that is also somehow still America's fault! Thanks to The War™ the WEC is altering its schedule for the second time this year! <a href="https://www.dailysportscar.com/2026/07/13/wec-season-set-to-finish-in-europe-as-middle-east-conflict-continues.html" target="_blank">https://www.dailysportscar.com/2026/07/13/wec-season-set-to-finish-in-europe-as-middle-east-conflict-continues.html</a><br/><br/>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator.</a></em><em> </em>Special thank you to our editor Alex; <a href="https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/" target="_blank">you can check out her site here</a> and you can get <em><a href="https://harmful-park.itch.io/white-line-nightmare" target="_blank">WHITE LINE NIGHTMARE</a></em><em>, </em>her toxic yuri visual novel, on <a href="https://Itch.io" target="_blank">Itch.io</a>!</p></html>
<html><p>Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, the girls dig into the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 promotional tie-in Aston Martin Dreadnought and how much the two of them cannot stand it. Then Jordan put herself through <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdX6cLFZs84" target="_blank">listening to Donald Trump</a> ramble on about the Freedom 250 so we could get an idea of what we're in for come... oh God next month. When the race is held. And we have to go to it. </p><p>Next up, Victoria dissects the Volkswagen Century of Humiliation, and the girls discuss the Nissan Altima's possible demise. Also, Vicki finished her book, and she has to describe the crashout that only finishing a project that has been a sole obsession for months on end can bring. </p><p>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator.</a></em><em> </em>Special thank you to our editor Alex; <a href="https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/" target="_blank">you can check out her site here</a> and you can get <em><a href="https://harmful-park.itch.io/white-line-nightmare" target="_blank">WHITE LINE NIGHTMARE</a></em><em>, </em>her toxic yuri visual novel, on <a href="https://Itch.io" target="_blank">Itch.io</a>! </p><p><em>Referenced Stories:</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.jalopnik.com/2216726/aston-martin-dreadnought-suv-concept-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4/#Echobox=1784220833" target="_blank">The Aston Martin Dreadnough</a></em><em>t @Jalopnik</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2026/07/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-aston-martin-dreadnought" target="_blank">Press Release On The Dreadnought</a></em><em> @Call of Duty</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="http://www.patreon.com/posts/147840663" target="_blank">The Gamer Rolls</a></em><em> @This Patreon (Free To Read)</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://defector.com/the-2025-haters-guide-to-the-williams-sonoma-catalog" target="_blank">The 2025 Williams-Sonoma Hater's Guide By Drew Magary</a></em><em> @Defector</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://fortune.com/2026/07/11/german-carmakers-volkswagen-mercedes-bmw-porsche-worst-declines-ever-china-q2-sales/" target="_blank">German Car Sales Down Steeply</a></em><em> @Fortune</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-car-sales-downturn-extends-into-may-2026-06-08/" target="_blank">Chinese Economy Not Great, Not Terrible</a></em><em> @Reuters</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2wzpwn51lo" target="_blank">VW Profit Collapsing YOY</a></em><em> @BBC</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://qz.com/volkswagen-model-lineup-cut-production-capacity-071026" target="_blank">VW Cutting 50% Of Models</a></em><em> @Quartz</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6pzwj6qq7o" target="_blank">Germany Really Liked Cheap Russian Gas</a></em><em> @BBC</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.wardsauto.com/news/nissan-us-product-chief-talks-tariffs-hybrids-and-hands-off-driving/824782/" target="_blank">Nissan Altima Dead, Says Guy Who Probably Should Know If It's Dead Or Not</a></em><em> @Wards Auto</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.motor1.com/news/801684/nissan-killing-altima-official/" target="_blank">No It Isn't We Swear Says Nissan</a></em><em> @Motor1</em></p></html>
<html><p>Hello! On this episode of Tran Girlismo, the girls are joined by <a href="https://www.joshboerman.com/" target="_blank">Josh Boerman</a> of <em><a href="https://www.worstpossible.world/" target="_blank">Worst of All Possible Worlds</a></em><em> </em>and <em><a href="https://www.illconceivedpodcast.com/" target="_blank">Ill-Conceived</a></em><em> </em>as we support his quest to guest-star on 52 podcasts in a single year.</p><p>First, the girls and Josh discuss the new-to-America Fiat Topolino, and then we turn to the Special Interest Josh brought along: NEW YAWK, LOVE DA METS, BABEY </p><p>That's right it's time to talk about DA TRASH, as New York wants to convert street parking into dumpsters instead of letting raw bags of waste bake on the sidewalk, which has rational automobile drivers furious, somehow,</p><p>Finally, Jordan gives us a rundown on the Freedom Fuel Gas Stations that cropped up all across the United States<em>. [actually it was just in Philly for whatever reason]</em></p><p>Our opening theme as always is off the album <em><a href="http://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>by Stella Spazzatura and special thank you to our wonderful new editor <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social" target="_blank">@harmfulpark.bsky.social</a>!</p><p><em>Referenced Stories:</em> <br/><em><a href="https://www.autoblog.com/news/fiat-topolino-ev-arrives-in-usa" target="_blank">Fiat Topolino</a></em><em> @Autoblog</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-plans-to-replace-nearly-30k-parking-spaces-with-trash-bins-report-shows" target="_blank">New Yorkers Furious About Plan To Stop Letting Garbage Bags Rot On Sidewalk</a></em><em> @Gothamist</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/03/us-news/nyc-could-lose-about-30k-parking-spots-to-get-trash-off-sidewalks/" target="_blank">New York Post Finds The World's Most Car-Brained Vet Office</a></em><em> @New York Post</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/N_5M-eyqG50?si=ydF5ss6TDvAhfEHM" target="_blank">Mayor Mamdani Says New Yorkers Should Live Like Human Beings, Have Dumpsters</a></em><em> @YouTube</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116847413162359390" target="_blank">Donald Trump's Freedom Fuel Stations Post</a></em><em> @TruthSocial</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/business/trump-freedom-fuel-stations" target="_blank">Freedom Fuel</a></em><em> @CNN</em></p><p></p></html>
<html><p>Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, we finally dig into the Slate Truck. We both do not like it. Next up, President Deals decides to destroy his own trade deal because we live under textual fascism! Weirdly, we both have complicated feelings about this, because it turns out that global trade and American imperialism are not clear-cut issues. Finally, Jordan explains that Ferrari has invented a Real Fake Manual and Victoria can't decide if it's good or not but it sure is some shit Baudrillard would have soy-pointed at. </p><p>As always, our opening theme song is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em>!</em></p><p><em>Also: The Bangladesh factory collapse was actually two Tenerife airport disasters in terms of fatality count. Victoria regrets the error.</em></p><p><em>Referenced Stories: </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71858929/trump-diesel-tuners-presidential-pardons/" target="_blank">EPA Rolling Coal Tuners Get Pardons</a></em><em> @CarAndDriver</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-12361790" target="_blank">The BBC Had To Apologize For How Racist The Mexico Special Was</a></em><em> @BBC</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71683095/2027-slate-ev-truck-price-revealed/" target="_blank">Slate Truck Details</a></em><em> @CarAndDriver</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.theautopian.com/the-slate-truck-will-cost-24950/" target="_blank">Slate Truck Price Leak</a></em><em> @TheAutopian</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33824052/adjustment-factor-tesla-uses-for-big-epa-range-numbers/" target="_blank">Tesla Gaming The EPA Numbers</a></em><em> @CarAndDriver</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1308047250295048/posts/1617718509327919/" target="_blank">Resistance Heater Planned For The Slate Truck</a></em><em> @Facebook</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://insideevs.com/news/757802/slate-ev-battery-chemistry-lfp/" target="_blank">Slate Truck Originally Planned To Use NMC Batteries</a></em><em> @InsideEVs</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/heres-why-slate-changed-the-battery-in-its-cheap-ev-truck/" target="_blank">Great Slate Battery Breakdown</a></em><em> @Techcrunch</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/01/1152893248/red-cobalt-congo-drc-mining-siddharth-kara" target="_blank">Cobalt Mining Feature</a></em><em> @NPR</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://insideevs.com/news/799667/slate-truck-lfp-battery-range/" target="_blank">The Slate Truck Uses LFP Batteries After All</a></em><em> @InsideEVs</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/bolt" target="_blank">Chevy Bolt Specs And Pricing</a></em><em> @CarAndDriver</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.jalopnik.com/2201206/slate-auto-electric-pickup-truck-ridealong-review/v" target="_blank">Daniel Golson's Slate EV Ridealong</a></em><em> @Jalopnik</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/slate-ev-profitability/" target="_blank">Slate Has To Sell 80,000 Trucks A Year To Break Even</a></em><em> @Carscoops</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71806511/trump-refuses-usmca-renewal-what-that-means/" target="_blank">Trump Blows Up The USMCA</a></em><em> @CarAndDriver</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/usmca-4582387" target="_blank">USMCA vs. NAFTA</a></em><em> @Investopedia</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://slate.com/business/2013/04/international-factory-safety.html" target="_blank">Matt Yglesias Being A Piece Of Shit</a></em><em> @Slate</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/economy/usmca-trump-trade" target="_blank">Trump Loves The USMCA He Made Until He Didn't Anymore</a></em><em> @CNN</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/new-12cilindri-manuale-a-v12-ferrari-a-manual-gearbox" target="_blank">Real Fake Manual 12Cilindri</a></em><em> @Top Gear</em></p><p></p></html>
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