Tired: The Car Podcast For People Who Understand That Cars Are Bad

Rory reports back from the Woodward Dream Cruise AND the Buckley Old Engine Show, while Matty opens MS Paint. Then, Peter catches us up on the FIA having a moment of reflection about Russian drivers. You can sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ You can also buy last year's Peter Peter Hughes record Half-Staff Blues on vinyl now: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Thank you all for sticking with us during the slow summer updates!

Peter and Rory saw plenty of chaos and racing under caution at Watkins Glen... and then came Road America. Plus: struggles with agility at GM, and some wrenching talk! You can sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ You can also buy last year's Peter Peter Hughes record Half-Staff Blues on vinyl now: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Thank you all for sticking with us during the slow summer updates! There's fun stuff in the pipeline! (But hi it's me your producer pal Matty, delays getting this episode up were totally due to meeeee and irl stuff, mea culpa, we actually have a big pile of fun digression stuff I'm going to sort through for a Patreon ep. And Rory's just call audio in the 2nd half of this one but hopefully there's not too much audio weirdness from editing that together. Thank you againnnn <3 Stay tired!)

Peter returns from family vacay as our pod schedule resumes! Rory talks about his AI bubble piece, we detour into Music Chat for both Jonathan Richman and Olivia Rodrigo, Peter shares Vacation Carspotting Vol. 1, and Rory brings tales from wrenching world. Rory's post about the AI Bubble: https://alloymag.com/aidios/ Peter's got new music out this year: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissociation-loops And of course, sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Your producer pal Matty would like to thank you all for sticking with us during the slow summer updates. We're trying to get back to recording twice a week!

Rory calls in from his drive to Daytona, Peter's still under the weather, and Matty cheerfully commits to a real Frankenstein of an edit. Enjoy our predictions on EVs of 2026, a few livery evaluations, rockabilly guys chat, and a Handsome Guys update. If you're not yet a member at Alloy: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ And please consider taking a look at our Patreon this year! We can tell from the state of our subscriptions that these have been tough times for people, but we hope a few more of our Free Feed listeners will sign up in 2026. Thank you for listening to Tired!

We recorded this on New Years Day to talk about vibe shifts, the semiotics of the ID. Buzz, who's doomed in 2026, Cheez-It v. Pop-Tart, and one In Memoriam. Plus: a twist ending and, at Matty & Rory's insistence, some new Peter tunes to play us out... You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Our outro music was from Peter's new one: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/track/happy-20xx-everybody And if you missed last year's Half-Staff Blues, it's always in season: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

Happy Honda Days! We've got Chery news, a text-based movie review from a friend of the pod, speculation on Bari Weiss's engagement metrics, and a follow-up from Peter on Drive My Car. You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖