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

Late to this party, but watching ICE descend on the new Hyundai plant here in GA and then detain the SK workers and now I am *shocked* to hear Kia/Hyundai are not investing more money here ☠️

Oof, I didn't realize my early 20s driving habits were so universal. Wish I'd better understood the cause at the time

You have persuaded me not to sell my 350Z

As a local trans girl to Pitt Race, my heart has been broken for a minute from that one. Surprising to hear it mentioned here!

Victoria, I have no idea how to DM on here, but I actually have a red Mustang convertible that I've had the same relationship with as Jordan and her Miata. I would be honored if she could bring you joy.

The conversation about the danger of young adults (especially trans adults) driving powerful cars without restriction reminds me of how I got my first car. It was a single-owner 1991 Camaro RS that was secretly a Z28 spec but he bought it badged as an RS for tax reasons. He had babied this thing as a show car since 1991, with the original dealership order form kept in a manila folder and a car show detail sheet still taped inside a rear window. His house was festooned with NASCAR merch. A DVR recording of a recent race was playing on his living room TV while we signed the papers. He had an equally-babied 70s Camaro in the garage. I bought the 91 for $3k in 2012. Why'd he sell a like-new Camaro for a song? "My son just turned 16 and I need to get him a commuter car. I've been teaching him to drive and he's got too much for a lead foot for a Camaro." He sold that Camaro he loved dearly to get a shitty commuter box to protect his son from 300 horsepower. I can't imagine that kid being in a world where a credit check and signing some papers gives you the keys to DOUBLE that horsepower with WORSE handling and visibility. Lucky for my 19-year-old ass, I had rules-following autism so the idea of speeding never even crossed my mind, let alone reckless driving.

Victoria this is a fantastic idea. I loved the first episode and will be subscribing later today. Cars are too fun to leave the culture to chuds

been a car guy for 14 years and a car gal for 3, this is such a breath of fresh air. car games will have to do for now, I suppose. hope the new forza horizon is good, and I can live out a fantasy of working to own a cool vehicle. cheers and happy woke 2 :3

this is fantastic, I'm learning so much abt car :3 the kitty sounds are wonderful too

I'm waiting for Woke 2

This rules. Hell yeah. Instant subscribe.

TEAM FAST CHEAP SPEED WOOOOOOO

Banger podcast straight out of the gate, I'll be looking forward to these!

As a mechanic, cars drive me to the brink of madness for entirely different reasons. Mostly to do with how they aren't made to be actually repaired by humans, and the aspects that make this so are arrived at by rich ass hats who put the oil filter in an idiotic location to save 15 cents a car so the CEO can buy a fifteenth vacation island. That and right wing chuds ruin car culture for me. I just want to hang out with artists who work in car, not idiots who do everything to own the libs. Avarice ruins everything, eventually. On a positive note I do really like your podcasting!

Well you got your sync point going better than any single episode of WTYP and I, for one, have always wanted Transgender Cartalk. Hell yeag.

I very much look forward to listening to this later but first I must commend coming up with the perfect podcast title, both on its own merits and by virtue of "likeliness to rope me in" lmao

I needed this