Tran Girlismo

Episode 4: Jony Ive And His Consequences Have Been A Disaster For The Human Race

Hello! In this episode, we discuss the Ferrari Luce interior (feat. Squircle King Jony Ive), the (possible?) death of the Porsche 718 EV, and Victoria puts on her hammer-and-sickle hat to discuss why she thinks Waymo could be good, but probably won't be. We also shout out Thomas Sabula, the sole man at Ford more powerful than Jim Farley. Go off, king.First bonus episode coming later this week for Patreon subscribers!!!Referenced stories: Jony Ive/Ferrari Luce Interior Teaser Pics @JalopnikJony Ive/OpenAI iO concept design (I thought this concept rendering I saw floating around was the real thing - it's not; they've just vaguely gestured at the idea of a wearable. Jony, you could still surprise me by not using aluminum and glass in the final design. Bet you won't)Porsche dropping the 718 EV? Who Knows!!!! @TheDrivePorsche in the US market @AutoblogEV sales falling in America in 2025 @TheDriveWaymo hits child @SFGateRobotaxis looooooove crashin' @ElectrekApocryphal story of Musk's hatred of the color yellow in his factories @IntelligencerMitch McConnell's sister in law drowns in Tesla crash @BBCCruise disengagement statistic @CNBCWaymo runs over cat in the Mission @axiosWaymo customer wealth @ForbesCruise false reports about pedestrian impacts @BayAreaNBCMy DDR bandanna drip @bskySource for cost estimates on Waymo compute stack @CBTNewsOne Hundred Ten Billion Dollars @RedditThomas Sabula Dudes Rock Moment @Road And TrackOur intro music as always is off stella spazzatura's album Horse Tranquilizer Simulator, which you can find on Bandcamp!

Episode 3: The DOT Is The Last Bastion Of Democracy [With Guest November Kelly]

Our first guest episode is here! On this episode we welcome November Kelly of No Gods, No Mayors, Trashfuture, Well There's Your Problem, and Kill James Bond! In this episode, Victoria gets a crash-course in who Lewis Hamilton's new girlfriend Kim Kardashian is, our hosts attempt to process the knowledge that Jeffrey Epstein couldn't successfully import a Toyota Century, we collectively try to untangle the mess of British masculinity that is Top Gear, and the two of us make November rank every single Bond car on a scale of 1-1,000,000. This is a very loose episode, but it was extremely fun and we hope you enjoy! Thank you so much to November for joining us. Our first bonus episode will be coming next week, as well!Links to referenced stories:Lewis Hamilton dating Kim Kardashian?Lula's Hip Hop hat.Epstein's Toyota Century emails.Ghislaine Maxwell in the SLR McLaren.Amtrak's questionable X.com post.New Grand Tour hosts.Throttle House Youtube Channel.Victoria on Kill James Bond! on Fast And Furious: Tokyo Drift.Our intro music as always is off stella spazzatura's album Horse Tranquilizer Simulator, which you can find on Bandcamp!Deep thank you to takofoodtruck for the Nikon F6 and being a fantastic fan!!!

Episode 2: Make-A-Wish For Racist Grandpa (or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The America250 Grand Prix)

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.

Tran Girlismo Episode 1: What Is Going On With "Car Culture"

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.