# Episode 114: Before-Times Podcasting

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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: 2026-04-10T18:14:38+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4752

## Resource

Boulders, Fuzzbusters, and more. Rory reports in from the New York Auto Show and furthers his theory of A Man Should Drive A Car. Peter offers some predictions, and finally (!) tells one of his top 2 stories of childhood high-speed stupidity. You can support what Rory's doing at Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Read Rory's excellent Thought: A Man Should Drive A Car post here: https://alloymag.com/thought-a-man-should-drive-a-car/ Get Peter's 2025 record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues Your producer pal Matty had to edit this episode in short stints due to house/petsitting on his spring break from industrial maintenance school, and QA it on different headphones than usual, so enjoy a more Pod Verité experience.

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