The Ka-Chat

I know we did an "Auto-Biography" like, two episodes ago, but this one was an accident. We were all set to talk about music in the Carsverse (well, as set as we ever are) and then got distracted when Lucas read the bio of one of these weird weird cars. Is their only real part almost murdering Mack and Lightning at the beginning of Cars and then getting arrested as a credits gag at the end? Yes. But after some digging, a new story emerges. A story of four individuals who had everything going for them, and then suddenly hit a downward spiral. Entering a life of crime, getting involved with drugs, and eventually being abandoned by society. So, actually no. They have a much bigger part then anyone ever realized.

Eh, I know the title pun isn't great this week, but to be fair, is it ever? Anyway, this week we discuss the financial system of the Carsverse, or the complete lack thereof! Most of the episode is just John and Lucas arguing about whether money exists in this universe in the first place or not. Also, Lucas spends a solid few minutes explaining to some degree of detail how the economy of Animal Crossing works, but to be fair, he likes that game a lot. So.

Listen, I'm gonna cut through all the malarkey and say that we read an erotic poem about a car from Cars on this episode. Do we also do a normal episode, discussing the plight of Miss Fritter and the rest of the demolition derby/crazy 8's crew, going in depth on how these are members of a society that has failed to protect them? Do we insinuate that Miss Fritter is a devilish cult leader, preying on the disadvantaged members to create entertainment? Yeah, but we also read Cars smut, and we both know what you're here for.

You remember how we were going to talk about the general concept of racing last week but then we didn't? Well... this week we actually do it! How much can/do the Cars modify themselves for these sports? Does real life Rocket League exist in this universe? And why does everyone seem to care so so much about what is, let's be honest, a pretty boring sport? All that, plus a discussion of how Stanley's ghost definitely possesses Lightning from time to time. 

Listen, we weren't gonna do this this week. We had a whole episode planned, just talking about racing. But then, in preparation, we watched this tiny, 6 minute short, and that derailed everything. I can already hear you asking: "Oh, how could a short about Lightning just being challenged to a race be that important?" Well you sound like an idiot, because this race features ghosts, a cave full of naturally occurring, working tailpipes, and a forest full of what can only be dead bodies. So a pretty important race for us, when it comes down to it. 

We almost went with "Van-demic" but this barely won out. Yep, we decided to go topical this week and talk about some areas of life you may be experiencing lately! How would disease spread through the cars? Would they be able to self-isolate effectively? And most importantly, would they be able to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Listen and find out!

Hello again, and welcome back to our first two part episode! We're just playing Cars D&D some more. That's pretty much it. 

You remember, like, a month and a half ago when we made a RPG system for the Carsverse and then said "Eh, we'll play this at... some point, I guess!"? Well... we're doing that now! And even better, we've got some very special guests to join us and make this work, you've heard their questions over and over again, get ready for some direct conversations with the Lizes! Join Freddy Chops, JB, and Tank Treads as they search for Lightning before it's too late!

Our extensive superhero knowledge is finally coming in handy, y'all. That's right, this week we are entering the world of costumed heroes and diving into superpowered beings in the Carsverse. Who are they? What would there powers be? Can't some of them just fly anyway? All of these questions are asked, at the very least. I don't really remember if we answer them, you know how we are with.... not answering things. But it's a fun episode, even if we do try to out obscure-superhero-reference each other for a lot of it.

So there are bugs in the Cars movies. They're, like, little VW beetles with wings? Which, admittedly, is a good joke, but at what cost? Cause now, John and Lucas have to spend their limited time on this planet talking about what their wings are made of, if they are sentient or not, how they reproduce, if they are related to the main race of cars we see throughout the films, you get the idea. I mean, they don't have to talk about it, but we both know they're gonna. Oh, also they talk about a "bird" that is just one of those toy planes with the rubber band engine for the other half too, that's why "bird" is in the title.