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Cars and Comrades

Cars and Comrades

By: Brandon Bryant Conner and Zach
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Fusion of car culture and leftist politics. Doing our part to make car culture more inclusive and approachable. Racing on the road to revolution.Cars and Comrades World
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  • Fine Dining and Tires with Hugo from Seize the Means Shirts
    Jan 20 2026

    We're back after a hiatus with the story of how a tire company got into the business of restaurant reviews, with our guest Hugo from Seize the Means Shirts. Hugo has done it all: fancy waiter, real estate agent, purveyor of tshirts, and most importantly, anti-capitalist puppeteer. Find links to everything he does here: https://linktr.ee/seizethemeans

    Main topic at 1:00:49

    Sources:

    https://www.readtrung.com/p/the-michelin-guide-business-explained //

    Why a Tire Company Gives Out Food’s Most Famous Award: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y_TWPbmiRE //

    https://guide.michelin.com/en //

    Alert: Spotify is deleting some of our episodes for using copyrighted music. You can find all our episodes here: https://rss.com/podcasts/carsandcomrades/ //

    Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: carsandcomrades@gmail.com //

    Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades //

    Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: www.kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland //

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    3 hrs and 14 mins
  • One Star Reviews
    May 26 2025

    Some products deserve one star reviews, but sometimes the customer is wrong. We found a few examples of the latter case.

    But first: Zach is in trouble with HR, Conner gets heated, Bryant buys tires (and is tired), and Brandon tries to Fit in with the import scene.

    Main topic at 1:12:09

    Alert: Spotify is deleting some of our episodes for using copyrighted music. You can find all our episodes here: https://rss.com/podcasts/carsandcomrades/ //

    Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: carsandcomrades@gmail.com //

    Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades //

    Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: www.kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland //

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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Bad Ideas
    Apr 25 2025

    We’re back from a slightly longer than planned hiatus with a bunch of Bad Ideas, some of them from major auto makers, some our own. Be sure to write in with your own bad ideas: carsandcomrades@gmail.com //

    Alert: Spotify is deleting some of our episodes for using copyrighted music. You can find all our episodes here: https://rss.com/podcasts/carsandcomrades/ //

    Main topic at 40:33

    Links:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_Diesel_engine //

    https://www.junkyardmob.com/guides/olds-403-guide/ //

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Z1 //

    Why Audi V8 Engines are an Absolute Disaster: https://youtu.be/r2DWShxuPcU //

    https://www.theautopian.com/chevrolet-pissed-everyone-off-when-it-put-these-dumb-air-filters-on-the-vega/ //

    https://www.motortrend.com/features/nissan-leaf-awd-motorcycle-engine-swap-custom-build/ //

    Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: carsandcomrades@gmail.com //

    Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades //

    Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: www.kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland //

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    1 hr and 27 mins
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