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

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 ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

Whatever happened to making stuff that just works? We talk about obsolescence, scratch the surface on CAFE regs, and wax poetic about the most beautiful form factor you can buy, if you're lucky. PLUS! A sort-of update on the Peugeot 505? Your producer pal Matty experienced some technical difficulties during recording, so enjoy the edit and some nice Rory and Peter back & forth this week. You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ And read Peter's recent contribution to Alloy's Film Friday here: https://alloymag.com/the-best-car-movie-of-all-time/ where he explains his pick for the best car movie of all time. 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 except of course, our Patreon paid tier where all our extra-fun episodes go. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

A discussion of the NASCAR Playoffs leads us deep into the psyche of the average U.S. American sports enjoyer. Then Peter brings us a Wikipedia dive so sinister it needs the other music, and Rory takes us to TC Rock City. We recorded this right after our PATREON DUNK TANK #2 which will be uploaded soon. Subscribers, we can't thank you enough for your support while other projects have kept your hosts busy. You can support Rory's new venture Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ And read Peter's recent contribution to Alloy's Film Friday ( https://alloymag.com/film-friday-cannonball/ ), where he offers his take on forgotten 70's comedy Cannonball and the machinery on display. Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues (And check out the guys he made it with: https://popfilter.bandcamp.com/album/trade-place-tape / https://snowynasdaq.bandcamp.com/album/the-apartment ) As ever, our Peter Article Reading Music is "sarin gas" by Frugivore: https://frugivore.bandcamp.com/track/sarin-gas Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug except of course, our Patreon paid tier where all our extra-fun episodes go. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

Today on Tired, we offer our eulogies for the ID. Buzz and speculate about what went wrong. Peter also brings news of more (MORE) troubles ahead for the German automotive industry, and Rory reminds us all that no corporation is your friend, your ally, or really even capable of moral good at all due to the system in which it operates. As ever, our Peter Article Reading Music is "sarin gas" by Frugivore: https://frugivore.bandcamp.com/track/sarin-gas Look forward to the Alloy launch soon to keep up with Rory & Fernando, who are here to fix your internet! Get Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues (And check out the guys he made it with: https://popfilter.bandcamp.com/album/trade-place-tape / https://snowynasdaq.bandcamp.com/album/the-apartment ) Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug except of course, our Patreon paid tier where all our extra-fun episodes go. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖ BONUS BITS FROM THIS EPISODE coming in ep.95 for subscribers this week, because we had some very funny very long digressions. Apologies that these eps didn't both get out over the weekend due to technical difficulties, but look forward to ep. 95 and I hope you all enjoy ep. 94! Thank you for listening to the show!