# Episode 117: Pepsi Energy Fields, Mr. President

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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: 2026-05-29T01:57:26+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3539

## Resource

We chat about the Indy 500, say a few words about Kyle Busch, get Vitruvian on a long look at the Ferrari Luce, and once again offer our services to the Chinese government. To follow along with our Pepsi design document chat: https://archive.org/details/pepsi-arnell-021109/page/n5/mode/2up Peter's got new music out: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissociation-loops And of course, sign up for an Alloy membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ Referenced music: https://wckrspgt.bandcamp.com/album/motorboat-the-woe That recording of Elgar is public domain :) Shout outs to public domain. And your producer pal Matty has nothing to plug & is just glad you're here!

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