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The hosts reference a “temperature thing” as a possible explanation for why the pads were dustier in town but less dusty after the rally.","simplifiedExplanation":"Temperature matters because brakes get hot while you drive. The hosts are suggesting that hotter or different driving conditions can change how the pads wear and how much dust they leave behind."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Lane Skelton","role":"host"},{"id":"s2","name":"Warren Madsen","role":"host"},{"id":"s3","name":"Art Cervantes","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/camping-while-awesome-dwa-podcast-ep-934/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}