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From the hit automotive counter culture website THE AUTOPIAN, The Autopian 'Carbage Time' podcast features your favorite Autopian writers and guests debating the hot topics of the day. The Autopian is the ultimate car-culture website run by obsessive car nerds who want nothing more than to make people laugh while teaching them about geeky car minutiae. Founded by the two most-read Jalopnik writers ever, Jason Torchinsky (an artist and comedian) and David Tracy (an automotive engineer) — along with prolific businessman/TV personality Beau Boeckmann — the site places a strong focus on technical expertise, leveraging industry insiders to provide key insight into the automotive world. But as detailed as things get at The Autopian, the site’s main focus is to create fun, engaging content that fosters an inclusive, close-knit automotive community. Beau, David, and Jason literally created the website’s mission statement while sitting in a 1901 Sunbeam-Mabley, surrounded by postwar microcars like a Messerschmitt Tiger. That mission statement, by the way, is: The Autopian exists to serve the car enthusiast community by creating content that informs and entertains, while celebrating the unifying quality of automobiles.
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- 5 days ago56 min
The CEO Of REO Insists He’s Serious And Will Make Good Cheap Trucks
In today's episode, we sat chatted with Zach De Bernardi of REO: a new car company that's hoping to bring super affordable and highly modular gas trucks to the market.Host: Jason TorchinskySpecial Guest: Zach De BernardiProducer: Griffin RileyMusic: ArtlistRead more of our thoughts at our website:https://www.theautopian.com/And follow us on all your favorite social media pages!Instagram: / theautopianYouTube: / @theautopianTikTok: / the_autopianFacebook: / theautopianX: https://x.com/the_autopianBuy your Autopian merch here:https://galpinautosports.myshopify.com/collections/the-autopianHave any story ideas? Email them to tips@theautopian.com
- 1 weeks ago29 min
Carmakers Were Lying To Us About Manual Transmissions
Carmakers almost had us convinced. They almost did it. They almost made us believe that no one wanted manuals anymore, that DCTs were better, and that rowing your own gears was going to go the way of POGs, The Hustle, and Freddie Prinze, Jr. They were wrong! And fake manuals from Ferrari and the aftermarket are just proof that demand is there. The question is: Are these real manuals?
- 2 weeks ago42 min
Here's How I Made A Brand New WWII Jeep Street Legal In 2026 And More BTS Of My Crazy Jeep Build
David has completed his WWII Jeep build using parts purchased on eBay, which was a gargantuan undertaking. What was it really like? How did we get it registered? What did it cost? David explains to Jason the background of all of this.Story here: https://www.theautopian.com/i-bet-my-company-on-an-impossible-jeep-build-then-a-miracle-happened/ Original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oT7xSOcmmo
- Jun 17, 202623 min
Emergency Podcast: Is The Slate EV Truck's $24,950 Price Real? Is It Good?
As gearheads, I think we all appreciate the concept of looking under the hood. One of our readers does, too, except he likes looking under the hood of websites. Websites for, say, small EV pickup trucks that everyone desperately wants to know the price of . Yes, I’m talking about Slate, and yes, if you look under the hood of the company’s website, it appears that the price of the entry-level truck has been leaked.I’m not entirely sure if “leaked” is the right word here; it’s in the source code to the web page on Slate Auto’s site titled How To Preorder, and the pricing information in the source code was spotted by a pleasingly nosy Autopian named Dave.Is this real? is it a good price? David Tracy and Jason Torchinsky talk about it.
- Jun 13, 202631 min
Ford's Tiny $30,000 EV Pickup Truck Is Totally A REAL Pickup Truck
After David Tracy and Griffin Riley saw Ford's new EV pickup truck testing down in Long Beach, we had a lot of people weigh in with their thoughts about what is and isn't a real pickup truck, which brings us HERE! Listen in now!Hosts: David Tracy, Jason Torchinsky Producer: Griffin Riley Music: Artlist Read more of our thoughts at our website: https://www.theautopian.com/ And follow us on all your favorite social media pages! Instagram: / theautopian YouTube: / @theautopian TikTok: / the_autopian Facebook: / theautopian X: https://x.com/the_autopianBuy your Autopian merch here: https://galpinautosports.myshopify.co... Have any story ideas? Email them to tips@theautopian.com
- Jun 5, 202625 min
Drive Modes On Cars Are Stupid, At Least Most Of The Time
It’s time for another episode of Carbage Time, where we here at The Autopian argue about our dumb takes. Because, like all humans, we have opinions about things, specifically car things, and we’re deluded enough to think that, bafflingly, you need to hear about these opinions! So if you’re pining to hear us opining, boy are you in luck. Last week, in our very first episode of the series, David and Matt discussed the largely disastrous Ferrari Luce. This time Matt and I are going to talk about something far more accessible than some poorly-designed and overpriced battery-powered Ferrari: drive modes.Yes, drive modes. My suspicion is that it took you a moment to remember just what the hell those things were, because while it’s fairly likely your car has them – if you have a relatively modern car, made in, say, the last decade and a half or so, at least – I also suspect you probably haven’t used them in a while.
- May 27, 202630 min
The Ferrari Luce Didn’t Stand a CHANCE!
Welcome back to The Autopian Podcast, now the Autopian "Carbage Time Podcast," where we get to discuss our most radioactive takes, and who better to start than our own Matt Hardigree, an eternal spring of bad opinions. Can he convince David Tracy that the Ferrari Luce wasn't sort of doomed from the beginning?
- Jan 3, 20241h 7m
Crew Show; The Autopian’s Predictions For 2024
This podcast is brought to by "Torch's heart". He really gave it his all for this one.Join the entire Autopian staff as they round up the final podcast of Season 2: DT, Beau, Matt. Adrian, Mercedes, Peter, Thomas, The Goss and a very special appearance by Jason Torchinsky.The Heartbeat of America.Mentioned in this episode:Marble Ad Link
About Carbage Time
From the hit automotive counter culture website THE AUTOPIAN, The Autopian 'Carbage Time' podcast features your favorite Autopian writers and guests debating the hot topics of the day. The Autopian is the ultimate car-culture website run by obsessive car nerds who want nothing more than to make people laugh while teaching them about geeky car minutiae. Founded by the two most-read Jalopnik writers ever, Jason Torchinsky (an artist and comedian) and David Tracy (an automotive engineer) — along with prolific businessman/TV personality Beau Boeckmann — the site places a strong focus on technical expertise, leveraging industry insiders to provide key insight into the automotive world. But as detailed as things get at The Autopian, the site’s main focus is to create fun, engaging content that fosters an inclusive, close-knit automotive community. Beau, David, and Jason literally created the website’s mission statement while sitting in a 1901 Sunbeam-Mabley, surrounded by postwar microcars like a Messerschmitt Tiger. That mission statement, by the way, is: The Autopian exists to serve the car enthusiast community by creating content that informs and entertains, while celebrating the unifying quality of automobiles.
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