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EPISODE · Jan 18, 2024 · 3 MIN

Auto Companies Hire People To Make Sure The New Car Smell Is Just Right

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

The auto industry is pleased to report that last year was the best year for new car sales since 2019. That means a lot of people are breathing in the scent we call new car smell, which… well, what the heck is that smell anyway? Plus: this weekend, Farmers Branch, Texas formally opens what is says will be the first glow in the dark playground in the US. A Day in the Life of Nissan’s Smellmasters Who, Yep, Smell Nissans for a Living (The Drive) The Science of the New-Car Smell (Car and Driver) Texas city to open nation’s first glow-in-the-dark playground in the new year (KXAN) Keep the new podcast smell coming as a backer on Patreon

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The auto industry is pleased to report that last year was the best year for new car sales since 2019. That means a lot of people are breathing in the scent we call new car smell, which… well, what the heck is that smell anyway? Plus: this weekend, Farmers Branch, Texas formally opens what is says will be the first glow in the dark playground in the US. A Day in the Life of Nissan’s Smellmasters Who, Yep, Smell Nissans for a Living (The Drive) The Science of the New-Car Smell (Car and Driver) Texas city to open nation’s first glow-in-the-dark playground in the new year (KXAN) Keep the new podcast smell coming as a backer on Patreon

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