Episode 14: Don't Look Too Close At P.J. O'Rourke's Other Bylines [With Guest Matt Farah]

Episode 17: Stellantis Constructs A Footgun To Surpass Metal Gear

Hello! On this OVER TWO HOUR episode of Tran Girlismo, we catch up on some weeks where decades happened. First, we give an earnest rest in peace to Kyle Busch, one of the greatest drivers of all time, who died suddenly at the age of 41 a few weeks back. (Victoria references a eulogy you should really read, and it's here on [https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a71386611/kyle-busch-was-one-of-the-good-ones/]Road & Track [https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a71386611/kyle-busch-was-one-of-the-good-ones/], from Alanis King [https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a71386611/kyle-busch-was-one-of-the-good-ones/]. It's genuinely beautiful.) After that, we have good news finally: Jordan gets a new car!!! And it's electric!!! Hormuz who??? Then we discuss the most bitter contentious topic we've tackled yet: The Ferrari Luce. Is it a horrendous abomination against man and God, or is it fine actually? Finally, we discussed the Ram Rumble Bee, the 777 HP pickup truck launched when The Banks Are Out Of Oil, thickening our shoot-on-sight file at Stellantis HQ. Thank you for listening! Shirts and stickers should be arriving in peoples' hands throughout the week, and we will be opening another round of orders in the very near future if you missed out! This week we were guest-edited by Alex Harmful Park Our theme, as always, is off Stella Spazzatura's Horse Tranquilizer Simulator! [https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator] Referenced Stories: Kyle Busch's Incredible Records In NASCAR [https://frontstretch.com/2026/05/26/kyle-buschs-memorable-career-by-numbers/] @Front Stretch Kyle Busch Dies At 41 [https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/48852216/family-says-kyle-busch-died-severe-pneumonia-sepsis] @ESPN Kyle Busch Invoking The Constitution Over The Radio When He Got Pissed Off [https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a71386611/kyle-busch-was-one-of-the-good-ones/] @Bluesky FERRARI LUCE REVEALED [https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71394915/2027-ferrari-luce-revealed/] @Car and Driver Mark Newson Ford 021C [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_021C] @Wikipedia 2027 Ram Rumble Bee Revealed [https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a71354512/2027-ram-1500-rumble-bee-trucks-revealed/] @Car and Driver

[PREVIEW] BONUS Ep 4: Ford v. Ferrari (2019)

Hello! On this bonus episode, Victoria and Jordan have watched Ford v. Ferrari (2019) and here to break it down for y'all on what we thought of it. This is not a commentary track; ideally, you can listen to this without ever having seen the movie and still sort of get an idea of what the movie is and what we think of it (imagine our friends over at Be Gay Solve Crime [https://www.patreon.com/cw/BeGaySolveCrimes] or Kill James Bond! [https://www.patreon.com/killjamesbond]) As an aside, for our own workload and sanity, we are switching the format to four total episodes per month - i.e., this bonus episode takes the place of this week's main episode. Having burnt out before with other creative projects, we're both trying to avoid doing that with this one, and one episode a week is much more sustainable for us for both recording and editing. We will be back next week with a free episode about Everything That Has Happened!

Episode 16: Oh My God The Banks Are Out Of Oil

Hello and a heads up for the start of this episode: We discuss the recent murder of Seattle resident, UW student, and trans woman Juniper Blessing [https://www.kuow.org/stories/juniper-blessing-uw-student-fatally-stabbed-remembered-for-her-magnificent-voice]. We recorded this episode the day after her name was announced, and we were both extremely distraught. We discuss the ridiculous cruelty of her death and the general sadness of living as a trans person in the modern American world. If you find this triggering and upsetting and would like to skip it (which trust me, I get it if you do), the mainline episode begins at 7:58. Today, in the actual episode, Jordan and Vicki go to the bank and take all their oil out, because the banks are out of Group III Base Oils!!! (Victoria does indeed go John Oliver mode again about base oils btw, hope y'all enjoy that.) Then, Jordan describes a perfect car which is totally illegal to buy (thanks to one weird trick Hyundai DOESN'T want you to KNOW). Then we discuss the fact that we all live in the Fast and Furious Cinematic Universe, forever, as NBC is making like four shows. Maybe. Who knows anymore tbh. As always, our theme song is off Stella Spazzatura's Horse Tranquilizer Simulator [https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator]. Referenced Stories: Gwen Howerton's Story About Texas -> Seattle Refugees [https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-seattle-lgbtq-migration-22256832.php] @Chron ILMA/DOE Talks On Base Oil Supply Chain [https://ilma.org/ilma-engages-doe-on-base-oil-supply-disruptions-amid-middle-east-conflict/] @ILMA Texas City Disaster (Vol. II) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KgPUG_kzvc] @Well There's Your Problem YouTube Group III Pricing Chaos [https://jobbersworld.com/2026/03/24/group-iii-tightens-as-prices-surge-and-supply-constraints-deepen/] @JobbersWorld ILMA Expectations Of Supply Pressure Through 2027 [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/strait-of-hormuz-base-oils-luxury-autos.html] @CNBC Bimmerpost Poster With The Lathe Of Heaven [https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?p=32719412] @Bimmerpost Ioniq 6 Canned For America [https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a70610645/regular-hyundai-ioniq-6-dead-n-model-lives/] @CarAndDriver Ioniq 6 Stop-Sale Recall [https://people.com/hyundai-recalls-more-than-294000-vehicles-due-to-seat-belt-anchors-that-may-detach-11948128] @People Fast And Furious Forever And Ever And Ever [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/peacock-orders-4-fast-and-furious-tv-series-with-vin-diesel-1236592306/] @Hollywood Reporter The Receipts For Paul Walker Dating Teenage Girls When He Was Well Into His Thirties [https://www.jalopnik.com/when-are-we-going-to-address-how-paul-walker-had-relati-1828227580/] @Jalopnik The Receipts For Jerry Seinfeld Dating A Teenage Girl When He Was Almost Forty [https://collider.com/jerry-seinfeld-shoshanna-lonstein-teenage-girlfriend-explained/]@Collider

Episode 15: Grok, Generate Me The Most Racist T-Shirt Imaginable

Hello! On this episode, Jordan and I divert from our episode plans to discuss The Shirt [https://bsky.app/profile/tuckgraphics.bsky.social/post/3ml7b6xwp7225]. Jordan then explains to Vicki her experiences playing the newest entry in her personal BDS-Compliant-Forza-Horizon series, The Crew: Motorfest. (It's not very good.) Next we laugh at some rich people who might face consequences for (allegedly) dodging taxes in California with the Montana plate loophole, and then Vicki goes down a wormhole about the Other MBS. To check out Jordan's photo gallery for Pittsburgh peeps, check out pittbert.gay [https://pittbert.gay/]! Submit this week if you want to submit your work!!! As always, our opening theme is off horse tranquilizer simulator by Stella Spazzatura! Vicki Posting Too Hard Music: "Local Forecast - Elevator" Kevin MacLeod [https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300012] (incompetech.com [https://incompetech.com]) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Referenced Stories: Indycar Removes Shirt After Uproar [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/indycar-shirt-racism_n_69fc91bce4b06e786e3c9b2c] @HuffPost Also, adding this comment Indycar released since we recorded: "A shirt was removed from INDYCAR’s online store following feedback from customers. We understand that some individuals found its phrasing concerning and therefore have remedied the situation." Lotta words to not apologize but I guess at least it's gone Hannibal Buress Apple Juice Skit [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdp8rW1yY0Q] @Youtube What About NASCAR??? Vine [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Xktc-ugQI] @Youtube Trump/Lula Presser Cancelled [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-lula-meeting-ends-without-planned-press-briefing/gm-GM890BDF8B?gemSnapshotKey=GM890BDF8B-snapshot-1] @MSN Todd Warner Wearing Trump Cape [https://theintercept.com/2026/05/08/gop-memphis-tennessee-gerrymander-map-black-voters/] @The Intercept Abagail Spanberger Totally Chickened Out Since We Recorded This Episode [https://cardinalnews.org/2026/05/11/gov-spanberger-does-not-support-replacing-state-supreme-court-justices-to-retry-redistricting/] @Cardinal News Nike Ballroom Poll [https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/nike-gets-major-backlash-for-survey-on-funding-trump-s-ballroom/ar-AA22JXGO] @Newsweek BDS Movement Overview of Microsoft [https://bdsmovement.net/microsoft] @BDSMovement The Crew: Motorfest [https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-crew/motorfest] @Ubisoft California Charges Bunch Of Rich Assholes With Tax Evasion Crimes [https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/california-charges-14-in-latest-crackdown-on-montana-license-plate-loophole/] @Hagerty Montana Plates Include Epstein's Jet [https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/got-montana-plates-states-ramp-up-the-scrutiny-on-tax-dodgers] @Bloomberg CA Lost Revenue Estimates [https://cdtfa.ca.gov/news/26-02.htm] @CDFTA FIA Giving Up On Woke Shit [https://www.reuters.com/sports/formula1/f1-will-have-v8-engines-by-2031-possibly-2030-says-fia-president-2026-05-03/] @Reuters MBS Named UN Tourism Ambassador [https://www.ttnworldwide.com/ArticleTA/288966/ben-sulayem-named-un-ambassador-for-sustainable-tourism] @TTNWorldwide FIA Bars Drivers From Having Opinions [https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/f1-drivers-barred-political-statements-unless-approved-2022-12-20/] @Reuters FIA Swearing Ban [https://apnews.com/article/fia-f1-swearing-mohammed-ben-sulayem-2099938e09d23b64b00489aa4da765b5] @AP Insanely Racist Quote From MBS [https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/cly3vr0zg1lo] @BBC Hamilton's Unmentionable Piercing [https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/ujvuii/amus_hamilton_and_fia_argue_harsh_penalties_for/] @Reddit Verstappen's Silence At Saudi GP 2025 [https://apnews.com/article/max-verstappen-f1-penalty-saudi-gp-7c753369c24bba201f4c16d63bfc1865] @AP Rally Drivers Protest Swearing Ban [https://apnews.com/article/fia-swearing-rally-f1-de40cd339e913e8bde92cdb016257ffd] @AP FIA Veep Resigns, Protests [https://apnews.com/article/fia-f1-reid-mohammed-ben-sulayem-307caf90af9ba692520c06a6f5296b64] @AP Ben Cussons Dismissed [https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/c1jw82zwrjzo] @BBC New Restrictive NDA [https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/cz03y7ydee9o] @BBC Nagorno-Karabakh Forced Expulsion Considered A War Crime [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nagorno-karabakh-exodus-amounts-war-crime-legal-experts-say-2023-09-29/] @Reuters Ilham Aliyev Person of the Year Award [https://www.occrp.org/en/person-of-the-year/ilham-aliyev] @Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Azerbaijani Laundromat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijani_laundromat] @Wikipedia Tim Mayer Comments [https://www.motorsport.com/general/news/mayer-withdraws-from-fia-presidential-election-ben-sulayem-set-for-second-term/10768407/] @Motorsport.com [https://Motorsport.com]

Episode 14: Don't Look Too Close At P.J. O'Rourke's Other Bylines [With Guest Matt Farah]

Hello! On this episode we are joined by Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire [https://www.youtube.com/@TheSmokingTirePodcast] and Westside Collector Car Storage [https://wccs.com/]! First we discuss what it's like to write with a leftist bent for Road & Track (hint: difficult). Then we discuss Matt's latest piece on the ridiculous high-end market and scraps for the rest of us (it's a great piece, we talked about it before on here!) Then, Rivian has a Dril Candles Tweet Moment with its CEO compensation. Finally, we ask Matt what his favorite sub-$10,000 beater car is. Thanks so much to Matt for joining us, definitely check out The Smoking Tire if you somehow haven't already (but if you're here, you probably have). As always our theme song is from Horse Tranquilizer Simulator [https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator]by Stella Spazzatura! Referenced Stories: Matt's interview with immigration attorney Sergio Siderman [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A01_kGoY14] @TheSmokingTirePodcast O'Rourke obit [https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/p-j-orourke-you-will-be-missed/] @National Review Affordability crisis piece by Matt Farah [https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a70857239/car-companies-are-abandoning-the-everyday-enthusiast/] @Road & Track Boom Aerospace Pivoting To AI [https://boomsupersonic.com/press-release/boom-supersonic-to-power-ai-data-centers-with-superpower-natural-gas-turbines-adds-300-million-in-new-funding] @Boom Aerospace The AI-Generated Spoof Instagram Channel Jordan & Matt Discuss [https://www.instagram.com/angelesdeathhighway/] @Instagram Rivian Sales Numbers + RJ Scaringe Pay Package $403M [https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/rivian-ceo-pay-package/] @Carscoops Chad Kirchener's post [https://bsky.app/profile/chadkirchner.com/post/3mkl2cjhhek2t] @Bluesky Rivian R2 Overlook [https://www.motortrend.com/news/2027-rivian-r2-electric-suv-late-spring-launch] @MotorTrend Rivian's lack of sale bump right before tax credits ended [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rivian-financial-disaster-152004545.html?guccounter=1] @Yahoo Please Help Me Budget My Family Is Dying [https://x.com/dril/status/384408932061417472] @X Jim Cramer Says Buy Rivian [https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/04/27/jim-cramer-says-rivian-is-going-to-make-it-heres-why-wall-street-disagrees/] @247WallSt Stop Asking Me What Car I Would Buy by Matt Farah [https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a69088267/farah-stop-asking-me-what-car-i-would-buy/] @Road & Track Victoria on Matt's Show [https://youtu.be/Essnab_cch4?si=5-ui3UrUqfWr5V2D] @TheSmokingTirePodcast The No Fucks Given RX-7 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcjpXbMiCtg] @TheSmokingTirePodcast