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Cars and Comrades
by Brandon, Bryant, Conner, and Zach
Fusion of car culture and leftist politics.Doing our part to make car culture more inclusive and approachable.Racing on the road to revolution.
Episodes
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News With(out) Alex
We're back from a hiatus with a news episode. This one was supposed to have Alex on as our newest full-time host, but his recording got lost and we didn't have a backup, so we edited him out, like he was never there in the first place. Main topic at 45:45 Sources/Links:...
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Fine Dining and Tires with Hugo from Seize the Means Shirts
We're back after a hiatus with the story of how a tire company got into the business of restaurant reviews, with our guest Hugo from Seize the Means Shirts. Hugo has done it all: fancy waiter, real estate agent, purveyor of tshirts, and most importantly, anti-capitalist puppeteer. Find links to...
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Fast and the Furious (2001) with Left of the Projector
In this episode of Left of the Projector, we explore the cultural impact of the 2001 film The Fast and the Furious, diving into its portrayal of car culture and masculinity. Joined by Zach, Connor, Bryant and Brandon from Cars and Comrades, we dissect the film's iconic racing scenes and memorable...
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One Star Reviews
Some products deserve one star reviews, but sometimes the customer is wrong. We found a few examples of the latter case. But first: Zach is in trouble with HR, Conner gets heated, Bryant buys tires (and is tired), and Brandon tries to Fit in with the import scene. Main topic at 1:12:09 Alert:...
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Bad Ideas
We’re back from a slightly longer than planned hiatus with a bunch of Bad Ideas, some of them from major auto makers, some our own. Be sure to write in with your own bad ideas: [email protected] // Alert: Spotify is deleting some of our episodes for using copyrighted music. You can find…
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Cyber-Bullying and Lemons Racing with Alex
We invited Alex the Porsche mechanic back to talk about his experiences racing in the 24 Hours of Lemons. Also, Brandon tells us about his encounter with a famous Cybertruck driver, and we discuss a few news stories about capitalism ruining fun for car enthusiasts. Time-Stamps/Links/Sources…
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Election Thoughts
Our brief thoughts after the election, which can be summed up as: join a socialist organization (links below). PSL: https://www2.pslweb.org/join // DSA: https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership/ // FRSO: https://frso.org/join/ // SDS…
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News: Goodbye Supra, Texas vs GM, Chinese EVs Stay Winning
Our roundup of the latest* automotive news, from a leftist perspective. The Supra is going away (again), Texas is suing General Motors, online influencers are destroying their cars for fame, Biden is bailing out Chrysler, and Ford is just realizing that selling more cars makes more money....
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Left of the Projector: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
In this episode, we analyze the iconic 1977 film "Smokey and the Bandit" with the hosts of Cars and Comrades. We share our personal connections to the movie, discussing how it shaped our views on truck driving and outlaw culture, particularly through Brandon's experience. The conversation…
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Socialism 101 with Denver DSA's Political Education Committee
A recording of the latest Socialism 101 class from the Denver chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, presented by comrades Jeremy and Bryant. Download the slideshow here, not all slides are visible online: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XxDKrV0O9H3J5kEqrXlLvbnWbJ6pMTWX //…
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Oops! All Project Cars (with guest Alex)
We brought on Alex (for_the_animals) to talk about his experience racing in the 24 Hours of Lemons, but we had too much fun talking about our project cars and ran out of time. Please buy our old cars, we're running out of parking spaces. Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants:...
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Our Rocky Mountain Road Trip
We all went on vacation together in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, and a comradely good time was had by all. On the last night we were all together, we drunkenly tried to recap all the various wildlife we saw, how our cars performed in the mountains, and some recommendations on what to...
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News: Rideshare Co-op, EV Tariffs, and Child Labor
We've picked some of the finest automotive news stories for you, and isn't it funny that they all prove the ruthlessness, short-sightedness, and unsustainability of capitalism? Also: each of us are selling a car. Email [email protected] if you want to buy a Camaro, a Saabaru, a Blazer, or…
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Hybrids
Have you ever wondered how hybrid cars work, and how they get such good mileage? In this episode we attempt to explain the various types of hybrids, give a little hybrid history, and offer some buying advice. Main topic at 23:51 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants:...
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BONUS: Revolutionary Rhetoric Episode 33: Trump's Guilty Verdict and Rafah Massacre with Brandon from Cars and Comrades!
33rd Episode! Ty & Kenan welcome back Brandon from the Cars and Comrades Podcast to chat about Trump's guilty verdict and the Rafah Massacre. Follow Cars and Comrades at the links below! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cars_and_comrades_podcast/?hl=en RSS Feed:...
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Listener Questions and Answers
You've got questions, we've got answers. If you have any more questions for us, send us an email and we'll probably answer it on a future show. PS: The car show was cancelled but we'll try to be at the next one. Main topic at 47:17 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants:...
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Shitboxes Part 2
All about the second-shittiest cars each of us has owned. Send in your own shitbox stories and we'll read them on a future episode. Main topic at 101:45 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades // Music...
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Weird Wankels
You've probably heard of the Wankel rotary engine found in the Mazda RX-7, but it was also tested in all kinds of experimental vehicles, including torpedoes, Soviet cop cars, helicopters, and diesel tanks. But first: our project car updates, and some history about the inventor Felix Wankel. Main...
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Bonus: Revolutionary Rhetoric Livestream with Brandon
27th Episode! Ty & Kenan welcome special guest Brandon from Cars and Comrades Podcast to hang out during our Friday night Live Stream. Follow Cars and Comrades at the links below! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cars_and_comrades_podcast/?hl=en RSS Feed:...
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[FIXED AUDIO] News: Rusty Cybertrucks, Union Busting, and Goodbye to Kum & Go
Rollout of the new Tesla Cybertruck has been less than smooth, and it turns out that their stainless steel body panels aren’t very resistant to stains or corrosion. Meanwhile, the UAW is fighting to unionize auto plants in the South, Chinese companies are getting ready to sell electric cars in...
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Bonus: The Turbo-Encabulator
We'll have a full-length news episode coming out later today, but in the time since we've recorded that episode, a very important story has come up that we wanted to cover. Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links etc:...
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Interesting Engines: Offenhauser
Designed in the 1930s, Offenhauser racing engines dominated at Indianapolis until the 1970s, winning 27 times. We chart its evolution from a 2.5L boat engine to a 1,000 horsepower turbocharged screamer. Main topic at 45:55 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected]...
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The Kharkovchanka in Antarctica
Since the discovery of Antarctica, many have tried to explore the frozen continent with dog sleds, airplanes, and various wheeled and tracked vehicles. In this episode, we cover a less successful American exploration vehicle of the late '30s, and some much more successful Soviet vehicles of the...
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UAW Strike Recap with JT from Second Thought
We're joined by JT Chapman from the First Thought and Second Thought YouTube channels, and The Deprogram podcast, to recap the recent UAW strike, how the working class won big, and how this might lead to a general strike. Plus: Elon is up to his usual union-busting antics, but this time he's up...
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Interesting Engines: the Lotus 907
Zach tells us about the unusual Lotus 907 engine, and the Esprit sports car that it was found in. We also discuss engine swaps, including why the Chevy 350 is boring, why muscle cars need 2JZ swaps, and the weird Buick, Oldsmobile, and International engines that we would build if we had the time...
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Used Cars Part 2, With Guest Alex
We're back with Alex the mechanic to give some advice on what to look for in a used car, and some recommendations under $10k. Main topic at 40:30 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades // Music by…
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A Statement From Our CEO
Bryant speaks with the CEO of Cars and Comrades about the future of advertising
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Used Cars Part 1, With Guest Alex
We were going to make a serious and informative episode about what you should look for when buying a used car, but instead we goofed off and dared each other to buy shitty unreliable cars for $5,000. We did sprinkle in some practical advice here and there, or at least you might learn what not to…
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How Auto Workers Helped End a Dictatorship in South Korea
The “democratic” Republic of Korea was ruled by dictators for almost 30 years, until a coordinated movement of students, industrial workers, and newly unionized auto workers brought down the last autocrat in 1987. Main topic at 58:00 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants:...
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Fμck It, We'll Do it Live! Episode 27: Only Palestine Is Real
This week we were joined by the great comrade, Breht from Rev Left, to talk about the end of the UAW and WAG strikes, and the latest Palestinian decolonial actions. Rev Left Radio revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/ Guerrilla History guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/ Red Menace redmenace.libsyn.com/…
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News: Precision, Poop, Plates, and Plastic
Elon Musk is up to his usual shenanigans, demanding the impossible from his employees. Plus: poop is gross, the oil industry wants to give everyone cancer, and Colorado gets new license plates. The live show with Turn Leftist et. al. will be out later today. Look for it on our feed or theirs.…
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Basic Auto Maintenance (Part 2)
You can do most auto repair yourself with some basic tools, just DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH before picking up a wrench. In this episode we go over how not to get ripped off by a mechanic, which jobs to do yourself vs. when to take it to a professional, and what tools you’ll need for most jobs. Main…
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News - Flying Cars and Other Bourgeoisie Death Traps
Billionaires have been killing themselves in some spectacular ways lately, and as we speak, brilliant innovators are inventing ever more fantastic and expensive machines that may someday give wealthy customers even more entertaining ways to die. Plus: hybrid cars are better than full EVs, and...
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Basic Auto Maintenance (Part 1)
You (yes YOU!) can do most basic maintenance yourself, without taking your car to a mechanic. All you need are a few basic tools and a little know-how. And for some expert advice, we've brought in Zac "the Mad Redneck" Hyden, a certified mechanic at the Automotive Free Clinic. Main topic at…
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Fμck It, We'll Do it Live! Episode 26: I Want To Believe...In White Genocide
This week we talked about the coups in the Sahel region, Aliens, and congratulated the...
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The Automotive Free Clinic with Zac "the Mad Redneck" Hyden
We're joined by Zac Hyden, the shop foreman and founder of the Automotive Free Clinic, a non-profit repair garage in Prattville, Alabama. We discuss mutual aid, liberation theology, reparations, land reform, volunteer burnout, and Toyotas (among other things). Check the links below for how you…
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Left of the Projector: Escape From L.A. w/ Nelson (WLOTS), Leftist Libby, Hugo, & Brandon (Cars and Comrades)
Escape from LA, John Carpenter's sequel to Escape from New York is the only sequel he's directed and despite awful CGI, this campy movie rules. Kurt Russell makes his triumphant return from Cleveland to star in this movie in L.A. Left of the Projector: https://beacons.ai/leftoftheprojectorpod //...
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How to Fix Transportation with guest Joe Mayall
We're joined by freelance writer Joe Mayall as we attempt to solve all the problems with transportation in the US, which – big surprise – includes lots of nationalizing big corporations. Main topic at 31:52 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social...
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News: Semis, STIs, and Poop
All the latest automotive news*. We cover the EPA and CARB crackdowns on polluting semi trucks, Cuba's biofuel program, and some good news in American labor. *This episode may have been recorded up to a month ago. Some content may be non-automotive in nature. Main topic at 1:06:12 Email us with...
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Sears and Eddie Lampert
You might be wondering what happened to the once-mighty Sears, and the answer is one weird libertarian CEO, Eddie Lampert, who almost single-handedly brought down one of the biggest American retail companies with the power of Randian objectivism. We also delve into the past glory days of Sears,...
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Left of the Projector: The Thing (1982) w/ Brandon (Cars and Comrades) & Mike (Turn Leftist)
John Carpenter's The Thing stands the test of time as one of the greatest horror movies of all-time. Friends of the show Mike from Turn Leftist podcast and Brandon from Cars & Comrades podcast come on to discuss. Did Carpenter make an anti-communist movie by accident...or on purpose?Turn Leftist:...
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What Would You Do As Secretary of Transportation?
In which we ponder all the ways we could improve and decarbonize transportation in the USA (spoiler: it's mostly trains). But first: project car updates, with air horns. Main topic at 50:00 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links etc:...
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Automotive News: The Chicago Auto Show, Tesla Union Busting, and Ford's Robot Repo Man
Conner reports on all the Big Altima Energy he saw at the Chicago Auto Show, and we analyze the latest* news regarding Tesla, Lordstown Motors, the UAW, and Ford's self-repossessing cars. But first, project car updates. Main topic at 1:08:15 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants:...
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The Intervention Reads Capital: The Metamorphosis of Moneybags w/ Brandon from Cars and Comrades
The gang takes on chapters 4-6 through a very political lens. We discuss the meaning of value, labor struggles, the basis of profit making and much more. Brandon from Cars and Comrades hops in about 20 minutes in too!Resources for this episode: Capital Vol 1, Chapters 4-6Cars & Comrades...
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Subaru and the EJ Engine
In which Zach and Bryant nerd out about Subarus for almost two hours. But first: superglue and headlamps. Main topic at 40:09 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades // Music by King Gizzard & the…
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Malcolm Bricklin
What do Yugoslavia, New Brunswick, Subaru, and electric bicycles have in common? American businessman Malcolm Bricklin invested in all of them, with varying levels of success. Main topic at 46:20 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links...
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Side Tangent: Casa Bonita
In which Bryant and Zach explain the wonders of Casa Bonita to Brandon. Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades // Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard:...
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Climate Stalin
How would you stop climate change if you were a Stalin-like figure in modern America? That's the question that we attempt to answer in this episode, despite the fact that none of us are climate scientists. Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social...
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Fμck It, We'll Do it Live! Episode 18: Posadism Will Win
This week we talked about the Ohio train derailment and chemical disaster, the balloon, and finished off worrying about nuclear war again, and got a bit sentimental. Cars & Comrades Podcast media.rss.com/carsandcomrades/feed.xml instagram.com/cars_and_comrades_podcast/ twitter.com/CarsAndComrades...
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You Asked, We Answered (because we didn't research a topic in time)
In this episode we answer some questions from listeners. But first: a rundown of how all our cars are breaking down. Main topic at 40:30 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades // Music by King Gizzard…
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Fusion of car culture and leftist politics.Doing our part to make car culture more inclusive and approachable.Racing on the road to revolution.
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Brandon, Bryant, Conner, and Zach
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Fusion of car culture and leftist politics.Doing our part to make car culture more inclusive and approachable.Racing on the road to revolution.
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