Cars and Comrades

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 henchmen.

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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 will definitely create a precedent for hurting working class people for decades to come. Buckle up and join us for a meandering journey through the news.

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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 exploring the exciting world of "just-in-time" manufacturing and logistics and their vulnerable bottlenecks. But first Bryant explores the Aukerman Podcast Shared Universe Theory.

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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.

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Part one of our discussion on the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement.

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All music from the free album Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard...

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, mostly by cold-eyed psychopaths and crazy dreamers during the Cold War. First we get caught up on the state of our project cars.

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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-downtown

The No Fun Police tries to get $10k fines for “Fast & Furious”-style drag racing: https://www.radio...

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 better, with tangents on Rahm's brother Ezekiel who wants to do Logan's Run IRL, and how leaded gasoline might've melted Joe Biden's brain...

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 among freelancers), what it means to be a "shrimp eater," plus a little speculation on the future of work, the car industry, and football.

Check out James' writing here: https://www.thedrive.com/author/james-gilboy

17776 by Jon Bois: https://www.sbnation...

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 digressions on miracle head gasket fixes, engine swaps, and radial aircraft engines.

Check out James' writing here: https://www.thedrive.com/author/james-gilboy

The 24 Hours of Lemons: https://24hoursoflemons.com/

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