# Hour 3: SUVs: The Ugliest Boxes on Earth | 07-20-26

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Podcast: [The Other Side of Midnight with Walter Sterling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-other-side-of-midnight-with-walter-sterling-2136100)
Published: 2026-07-20T08:20:40+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3001

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Walter and his callers mourn the death of the classic American sedan, ranting about how modern SUVs and minivans are just cramped, ugly, colorless boxes resembling "Kleenex boxes." From reminiscing about the beautiful, jelly-bean-colored Pontiac Bonnevilles of the 1960s to debating whether modern cars are just overpriced throwaway tech items, Walter takes no prisoners.

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