Episode 20: Fordian — I Mean Freudian — Slip
Hello! In this somehow-we've-recorded-20-episodes twentieth episode, the girls discuss Jordan's immediate EV Struggles on her first road trip in her new-to-her Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV and we immediately digress into the economy of Sandusky, Ohio. First off, Porsche isn't selling us their prettiest car anymore. Then, Lucid loses thousands more workers after losing a billion dollars. Seems bad! Then Ford introduces their new ST Sinister package (bad. very bad) and shows off their new EV truck (good?) and the girls continue to digress. Very digression-heavy episode.
Vicki admits she doesn't like Subarus, also, so she is prepared for her lesbian audience to throw stale vegetables at her. [I JUST DON'T LIKE BOXER ENGINES OKAY]
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Comments (35)
I love this stupid podcast. Just wanted to let you know.
A podcast about car culture with politics slides?
You share your Hormonniversary :)
Ohio's charging infrastructure is painful but getting better. i swear the turnpike figured out that theres only 90 miles between toledo and the edge of cleveland so they just have a charger at either end of that gap and theres only like 3 plazas the entire length
lol, Victoria's parents letting her see Die Hard as a teen, and being concerned about the nudity but not the violence, for once reads not as 'vault dweller' but just a totally-bone-stock-American-priorities-askew type situation
per George R. R. Martin, Americans would rather see a hatchet penetrate someone's brain than see a penis penetrate a vagina
oh ya you gotta charge in either avon or toledo, there are no chargers between there. I've skipped charging in toledo coming back from detroit and gotten down to my car saying "hey man you really gotta find a charger"
oh man you're covering my back yard. north ohio is a land of people doing really well and people doing really poorly
knicks trashcan prophecy 🙌
If you need a stereotypically masculine dentist name in the future, may I recommend Chad Latino, DDS https://wacofamilydentist.com/
I hit my 9 year hrt anniversary this year and I got called a milf a month ago and a 23 year old trans girl literally asked if I could pretend to be her mom (jokingly) + put a cigarette out on her arm and I am hoping she either listens to the show or I am being lathed via podcast.
Ford really is trying to break into the fascist market Stellantis is trying to monopolize, aren't they lol. I was car shopping early this year and briefly considered a used Explorer PPV, because they're cheap and basic, but yeah the fashy vibes were inescapable. I'm sure part of that is the stupidest timeline we live in, but like even by itself the Crown Vic was a pretty innocuous grandma sedan. Any new cop car immediately feels like a purpose-built Punisher-mobile in the worst way.
Oh hey. I work for the sister arcade to Logan Arcade, run by the same people. Will let them know they got a shout out :) can also confirm the staff at both arcades are incredibly queer and fantastic
I saw that billboard in Chicago a few weeks ago when I was there for a rugby game. I also thought it was weirdly worded
Where's the webcomic about the aesthetic of imperialism coming home as fascism that you mentioned?
Oh my god I totally forgot it. I’ll update but it’s here https://popula.com/2019/02/24/about-face/
The only thing stopping me from audibly doing the Roblox oof upon hearing ‘Boozy Ecto-Cooler’ was the fact I’m in a cubicle. Laser targeted
The Ford UEV is gonna look like a new Ranger ****ed a Mach-E, and you'll never see one under $40k. Not just saying that because I like the slate (can't wait to hear Victoria's rant about it, lol).
Oh I am reminded to make a merch request. Can we get stickers that are smaller than bumper stickers? I want to put them in my toolboxes at work.
I enjoy your podcast your so much fun to listen too
The way to turn off lane assist during cruise control is under Settings -> Vehicle -> Driving safety -> (scroll down) Lane safety
VICTORIA MAKE THE EPISODES LONGER PLEASE I HAVE 5 TEN HOUR SHIFTS A WEEK
Victoria, me and over 600 people are paying to hear you and Jordan speak, you girls speaking longer is not homework.
Banger episode! As much as I enjoy and cheer for a long and eloquent stare into the abyss from Victoria, quick hits and lots of digressions make 2 hours breeze by.
I was suprised at 1:24.40 that Jordan and Victoria have not seen The Amazing Digital Circus (free on Youtube). It is on three levels - comedy for teens, character arcs for adults and third level for trans folks. Escapist fun for this 47 year old woman.
No chuckle from Jordan!? I need to step up my game.
Het but Alaskan so I'm throwing a massive cabbage at Victoria for the Subi hate. Anything that runs that reliably at -40 is my dream car. Just don't mention that I currently live in a state that it seldom gets colder than 40
Howdy from Chicago! This is the best city I’ve ever lived in… sorry about the billboard?? lol
haven't listened to this one yet but, as someone who has to spend a week in sandusky every year, i hope it includes a mention of the star trek memorabilia store that is NEVER OPEN ON MONDAYS, THE ONLY TIME I'M IN SANDUSKY FOR WORK AND AM NOT WORKING
it's kind of the great lakes version of atlantic city in that there's a whole bunch of cool stuff to do and a great local community but if you go a few blocks away from [nearest body of water] you just go "oh boy. well, the rest of the state is just like this, huh"
Jordan needs more gain
that and the levels overall need to be increased, I frequently hit the 'headset volume limit' this ep when I normally never do. pls it's v quiet
I could write a manifesto about the adoption of NACS as the standard that would make uncle ted proud
I'll hand it to Subaru in the sense that they are generally easy to work on for a modern car. Whole engine can be taken out in like 3 or 4 hours if you have done it before.
This is entirely true, and thank god, because it needs to come out frequently, 😉