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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 1H 30M

First Soybean Car (1941)

from Debut Buddies · host Chelsea Hollander, Michael J. O'Connor, Kelly Attaway, Nate Ragolia

In the year of Our Ford, 1941... in Dearborn, Michigan, a 78-year old Henry took an ax to the trunk of his new car. Why? SOYBEANS! We dig into the prototype soybean car that never was, and consider a world where vehicles come from and return to the earth (that never was, but might still be, maybe.) Plus, join us for some movie and bird chat in the MouthGarf Report, and another classic barn burner I See What You Did There.Sources:https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-resources/popular-topics/soy-bean-car/https://supercarblondie.com/henry-ford-soybean-car-concept-car/https://en.eduardobenzdesign.com/heritage-of-hemp-and-soy%3A-the-forgotten-roots-of-modern-ecomobility/Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts! Want to ask us a question? Talk to us! Email [email protected] to the archives of Kelly and Chelsea's awesome horror movie podcast, Never Show the Monster.Get some sci-fi from Spaceboy Books.Get down with Michael J. O'Connor and the Cold Family and check out his new compilation The Best of the Bad Years 2005 - 2025Next time: First Rex Manning Day

In the year of Our Ford, 1941... in Dearborn, Michigan, a 78-year old Henry took an ax to the trunk of his new car. Why? SOYBEANS! We dig into the prototype soybean car that never was, and consider a world where vehicles come from and return to the earth (that never was, but might still be, maybe.) Plus, join us for some movie and bird chat in the MouthGarf Report, and another classic barn burner I See What You Did There.

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