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Episode 23: Touching the Face of Pod

October 16, 2026  |  01:14:01

This week’s broadcast comes to you from 94.4 KPRK, where Justin and Geno have finally slipped the bondage of editorial control and established an anarcho-syndicalist commune. Meanwhile, Caleb has gone into hiding in Brazil following a deeply questionable electoral name-change scheme, leaving the remaining hosts to take turns acting as a sort of executive officer...

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This week’s broadcast comes to you from 94.4 KPRK, where Justin and Geno have finally slipped the bondage of editorial control and established an anarcho-syndicalist commune. Meanwhile, Caleb has gone into hiding in Brazil following a deeply questionable electoral name-change scheme, leaving the remaining hosts to take turns acting as a sort of executive officer of the week.

Fleet maintenance: the Expedition (FOUR SIX MOD MOTOR BABY) continues leaking fluids, the Stagea gets fresh brake fluid and a Flex Tape intervention, and Geno prepares for crunchy rain season. The Juice also explores the entertainment potential of vintage JDM navigation screens, including the important achievement of driving a Stagea inside a Stagea.

Then the executive committee gets down to business: reviving America’s discontinued automotive nameplates. There are cheap sporty coupes, a quad-turbo V12 Lincoln Zephyr, a Corvair made from a backwards Volt, and an Eldorado large enough to obstruct international shipping. Oldsmobile somehow ends up on the moon, and Dodge presents the toughest philosophical question of the evening: Neon or Viper?

The committee’s findings are clear: giant coupes, tiny coupes, and wagons for everything in between.

Don't forget to check your oil. If it’s not leaking, it’s probably low.

Send flames to keep Geno warm during the long, cold Minnesota winter to the following address: mailbag@irohpodcast.com

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