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

Rory reports back from the Woodward Dream Cruise AND the Buckley Old Engine Show, while Matty opens MS Paint. Then, Peter catches us up on the FIA having a moment of reflection about Russian drivers. You can sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ You can also buy last year's Peter Peter Hughes record Half-Staff Blues on vinyl now: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Thank you all for sticking with us during the slow summer updates!

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Peter and Rory saw plenty of chaos and racing under caution at Watkins Glen... and then came Road America. Plus: struggles with agility at GM, and some wrenching talk! You can sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ You can also buy last year's Peter Peter Hughes record Half-Staff Blues on vinyl now: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Thank you all for sticking with us during the slow summer updates! There's fun stuff in the pipeline! (But hi it's me your producer pal Matty, delays getting this episode up were totally due to meeeee and...

Peter and Rory bring a Watkins Glen anecdote, Matty explains why the pod is his only source of income again, and we ask: when the Air Quality Index does that, what exactly are we all supposed to... do? And of course, our usual links to this that & the other: You can sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Peter's got new music out this year: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissociation-loops Your producer pal Matty would like to thank you all for sticking with us during the slow summer updates. We're trying to get back to...

Peter returns from family vacay as our pod schedule resumes! Rory talks about his AI bubble piece, we detour into Music Chat for both Jonathan Richman and Olivia Rodrigo, Peter shares Vacation Carspotting Vol. 1, and Rory brings tales from wrenching world. Rory's post about the AI Bubble: https://alloymag.com/aidios/ Peter's got new music out this year: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissociation-loops And of course, sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Your producer pal Matty would like to thank you all for sticking with us during the slow summer updates. We're trying to...

We've got some DIY chat this week as Peter brings a little of the SPG indoors and Rory talks PDR. We also talk Mercedes styling, powered industrial equipment, GTI headaches, and autojourno peers. Golson guestpisode when? Rory at the Masters: https://alloymag.com/where-it-lies/ Rory's goodbye to the Rivian: https://alloymag.com/longterm/ Peter's got new music out: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissociation-loops And of course, sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Your producer pal Matty would like to apologize for any audio weirdness you experience in this episode. Same EQ settings in the...

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We chat about the Indy 500, say a few words about Kyle Busch, get Vitruvian on a long look at the Ferrari Luce, and once again offer our services to the Chinese government. To follow along with our Pepsi design document chat: https://archive.org/details/pepsi-arnell-021109/page/n5/mode/2up Peter's got new music out: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissociation-loops And of course, sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Referenced music: https://wckrspgt.bandcamp.com/album/motorboat-the-woe That recording of Elgar is public domain :) Shout outs to public domain. And your producer pal Matty...

Rory went down to see how Ford's tackling the EV pickup idea. We salute Alex Zanardi for racing as hard as he could, for as long as he could. We also shout out the guys at Speeed for teaching the youngsters interior design. Digressions include the proper age to enjoy Star Wars, Rian Johnson's good taste, and Rivian trying to get after the wrong bluegill. Peter's got new music out: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissociation-loops Alloy's piece on the Ford EV skunkworks visit is here: https://alloymag.com/visit-fords-evdc-skunkworks-ev-uev/ And of course, sign up for an Alloy membership here...

You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Alloy's piece on headlights is here: https://alloymag.com/us-nhtsa-europe-adaptive-led-headlight-standards/ Peter's got new music out: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissociation-loops And of course, you can still 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 ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

Boulders, 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...

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Peter 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 ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

While 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...

We'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...

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Move 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...

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SHE'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...

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Rory 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...

Rory 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...

We 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...

We 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 s...

Happy 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 ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

(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 ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

Whatever 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...

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A discussion of the NASCAR Playoffs leads us deep into the psyche of the average U.S. American sports enjoyer. Then Peter brings us a Wikipedia dive so sinister it needs the other music, and Rory takes us to TC Rock City. We recorded this right after our PATREON DUNK TANK #2 which will be uploaded soon. Subscribers, we can't thank you enough for your support while other projects have kept your hosts busy. You can support Rory's new venture Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ And read Peter's recent contribution to Alloy's Film Friday ( https://alloymag.com...

Rory brings Fernando Pino back to the show to talk about the creative and financial ethos at Alloy Mag, now that the site is live. Enjoy a Pod Verite episode with bonus Tesla digressions, then head over to alloymag.com and get reading! 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 (And check out the guys he made it with: https://popfilter.bandcamp.com/album/trade-place-tape / https://snowynasdaq.bandcamp.com/album/the-apartment ) Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug...

Today on Tired, we offer our eulogies for the ID. Buzz and speculate about what went wrong. Peter also brings news of more (MORE) troubles ahead for the German automotive industry, and Rory reminds us all that no corporation is your friend, your ally, or really even capable of moral good at all due to the system in which it operates. As ever, our Peter Article Reading Music is "sarin gas" by Frugivore: https://frugivore.bandcamp.com/track/sarin-gas Look forward to the Alloy launch soon to keep up with Rory & Fernando, who are here to fix your internet! Get...

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Rory brings news from the shop, we return to our frustrations with Car Technology, and Peter highlights some items of interest from the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Munich. Subscribe to the Alloy newsletter to keep up with Rory & Fernando, who are here to fix your internet: https://alloymag.com/ Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues (And check out the guys he made it with: https://popfilter.bandcamp.com/album/trade-place-tape / https://snowynasdaq.bandcamp.com/album/the-apartment ) Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug except of course, our Patreon paid tier...

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Rory reports back from Goodwood Revival, Peter and Matty end up NOT reporting in from Morocco, and we prep for more weekend motorsports coverage! PRODUCTION NOTE! We had a liiiiittle audio leak on the call this episode, and your producer pal Matty made an effort to edit around it. Sorry if there are little dropouts/bits of echo left, or if you get some fuzz leftover here and there. Your buddy on the 1s and 2s should have caught it in-process, mea culpa. Hope you enjoy the ep! USUAL PLUGS: Alloy launches in OCTOBER! Subscribe to the Alloy newsletter to...

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Motorsports shakeups! Rory's cool tire repair! Prince's Purple Plymouth Prowler! All this and more. Subscribe to the Alloy newsletter to keep up with Rory & Fernando, who are here to fix your internet: https://alloymag.com/ Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues (And check out the guys he made it with: https://popfilter.bandcamp.com/album/ray-and-lorraines / https://snowynasdaq.bandcamp.com/album/philharmonic ) Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug. Thanks for listening to the show!

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Our long-promised song preview episode is that next one in the Patreon feed. This is kind of the first half, teeing up the subject of this pair of episodes! But before we get into the song itself, we've got updates on Rory's Porsche 911, a bunch of Corvette history, and our best guesses at what went on in peak Boomer TV. Subscribe to the Alloy newsletter to keep up with Rory & Fernando, who are here to fix your internet: https://alloymag.com/ Pre-order Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues