In this episode we catch up on our project cars, respond to some listener mail (46:28), discuss some dumb shitty gadgets that promise to improve your car's fuel economy and ...

In which we express our annoyance and hatred of many of the sillier trends and fashions in the car world (mostly to do with ugly or tacky mods). After that ...

We're posting this episode early because a lot has happened with Lordstown Motors in the last week, and most of it is bad news if you're invested in the company. ...

In which we discuss Lordstown Motors, Nikola, and other various electric car start-ups. Why are are most of them financially mis-managed yet valued in the billions? Does capitalism really breed ...

In this episode we explore the history of rally racing, from early time-speed-distance rallies through to the killer Group B cars of the '80s, and the prototypes of Group S. ...

In this episode Bryant talks with Rafi, a train conductor/engineer with RTD (the mass transit authority in Denver) about his experiences driving taxis, race cars, buses, and trains. Rafi provides ...

Car related news for dialectical gearheads. We've got your regular dose of Elon Musk/Tesla news, a story about how gentrification is threatening a vibrant car scene in Austin Texas, and ...

Sorry y'all, we're moving to an every-other-week release schedule. This means we can put out better content and (hopefully) preserve our remaining sanity.In this episode: Conner tells us about Elon ...

Horror stories about the worst cars we've ever owned. Plus a snapshot of the early history of the United Auto Workers, and the violent opposition that organizers faced from Ford's ...

Car related news for dialectical gearheads. We've got GM news, Elon Musk/Tesla news, a potentially cool new hot hatch in the works, and a stupid state appellate court ruling that ...

The third and final part of our discussion on the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement, the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, and what came after them. We also spend some time ...

Part two of our discussion on the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.Brandon also explores the ideologies of Anarcho-Stalinism and Marxism-Bidenism.Part 3 will be out ...

Part one of our discussion on the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement.Sorry we're a couple days late releasing this one, we had a scheduling snafu but we're working it out and ...

Most people know that the Navy has nuclear-powered submarines. But nuclear power plants for cars, airplanes, spacecraft, and other vehicles have all been dreamed up, and in some cases tested, ...

Part two of our discussion on how Rahm Emanuel ruined the Chicago car scene with over-policing at the request of bougie gentrifiers and NIMBYs.Speed bumps on Lower Wacker:https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150519/downtown/street-racing-on-lower-wacker-drive-could-lead-new-speed-bumps-downtownThe No Fun ...

In this episode we catch up on our project cars and get some background info on Chicago politics. Mostly about how Rahm Emanuel sucks* and how Lori Lightfoot isn't much ...

Part 2 of our interview with automotive journalist James Gilboy in which we discuss what it's like to get started as an auto journalist, why worker solidarity is important (especially ...

When life gives you lemons, race them! Automotive journalist James Gilboy joins us to talk about racing in the 24 Hours of Lemons and his daily driver Toyota MR2, with ...

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The story of how this podcast came to be, plus a weird boat engine designed to exploit a loophole in safety regulations (starting around 43 minutes)Drop us a line:carsandcomrades@gmail.comFollow us ...