The Daily Fill-Up

In this episode Scott and Micah spend a surprisingly little amount of time talking about cars. Instead, they spend most of the time talking about the wonderful, wholesome, and sporadically drunk life of Paul Newman.

Poster cars were gorgeous, advanced, and often pretty terrible. We talk about the best selling posters today, and tell you about how great or horrible your childhood dream cars actually were. Did you like the Lamborghini, Porsche, or maybe Pontiac? Can a French car be a poster car? Did the "me generation" have life figured out? Listen in.

Micah and Scott step into the dreary and dark British 1950s to explore the iconic Cafe Racer motorcycle. They discuss the origins, the style, and the American analogue in this short but quite funny episode.

Micah and Scott rave about their love of Porsches while exploring how multiple Ferdinand Porsches began the iconic brand. The Porsche brand started, of course, with the beautiful Porsche 356, a product of ambition and a post war German economy.

Scott and Micah discuss the amazing southern roots of the left turning sport as well as the pervasive, down right hilarious cheating that has woven it's way into the complex history of NASCAR.

Micah and Scott talk about the 70 year history of America's favorite truck, the Ford F-Series. The truck line that is worth more than several major companies has a story worth telling.

Scott and Micah talk about automated manufacturing and how it relates to the automotive industry. Yes, it sounds dreary. But it is actually a lighthearted tale about the history and potential of robotic manufacturing and full of jokes about K-Pop and engineer's social lives.

Scott and Micah delve into the history of one of the most successful technological developments of the 20th century: high speed rail. They answer the tough questions like: Why does it work so well? How fast do these trains actually go? Why can't the US have it?

To most Americans, the Citroen 2CV is an obscure, terrible, French car. However, it was a very important car to history. That doesn't mean it was good though. In this episode, Scott and Micah talk about the history, prestige, and philosophy behind the car that people love to hate, the Citroen 2CV.

Henry Ford had a dark side. Micah and Scott delve into the life of the famed automaker. They discuss his remarkable ingenuity, his attempt to solve WWI, and his antisemitic views.