# Episode 106: Initial E (PART 1 with Victoria Scott)

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Podcast: [Tired: The Car Podcast For People Who Understand That Cars Are Bad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tired-the-car-podcast-for-people-who-understand-that-cars-are-bad-7028719)
Published: 2026-02-04T02:52:50+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3838

## Resource

SHE'S BACK. Your usual hosts do some Daytona catch-up before welcoming back Victoria Scott to talk about her new podcast Tran Girlismo, U.S. American precarity, and the sensation that your automotive journalism career is a grenade & it's time to pull that pin. The rest of our conversation with Victoria is an HOUR LONG and it is PATREON ONLY! Tran Girlismo on Victoria's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1970867?view=condensed Victoria's Piece on the Rolls-Royce: https://www.patreon.com/posts/alright-which-147840663 Victoria's Piece on The Luxury SUV: https://www.patreon.com/posts/125140835 Rory's Bugatti Piece from 2022: https://www.jalopnik.com/i-drove-a-4m-2022-bugatti-chiron-pur-sport-and-i-dont-1846945591/ Don't forget to keep up with Alloy, where you can read Peter's Daytona recap here: https://alloymag.com/5521-2/

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