{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Episode 94: The Kung-Fu Marxist","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/episode-94-the-kung-fu-marxist","audioUrl":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2199902199-tired-podcast-episode-94-the-kung-fu-marxist.mp3","description":"Today on Tired, we offer our eulogies for the ID. Buzz and speculate about what went wrong. Peter also brings news of more (MORE) troubles ahead for the German automotive industry, and Rory reminds us all that no corporation is your friend, your ally, or really even capable of moral good at all due to the system in which it operates.  \n\nAs ever, our Peter Article Reading Music is \"sarin gas\" by Frugivore: https://frugivore.bandcamp.com/track/sarin-gas\n\nLook forward to the Alloy launch soon to keep up with Rory & Fernando, who are here to fix your internet!\n\nGet Peter's new record Half-Staff Blues here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-staff-blues\n\n(And check out the guys he made it with: https://popfilter.bandcamp.com/album/trade-place-tape / https://snowynasdaq.bandcamp.com/album/the-apartment )\n\nYour producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug except of course, our Patreon paid tier where all our extra-fun episodes go. support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖ BONUS BITS FROM THIS EPISODE coming in ep.95 for subscribers this week, because we had some very funny very long digressions. Apologies that these eps didn't both get out over the weekend due to technical difficulties, but look forward to ep. 95 and I hope you all enjoy ep. 94! Thank you for listening to the show!"},"annotations":[{"startTime":55.08,"endTime":57.72,"type":"car","title":"Toyota Land Cruiser","url":"/cars/toyota/land-cruiser","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/1982_Toyota_Land_Cruiser_BJ41.jpg","quote":"I know that there's the new little Land Cruiser thing, the little baby Land Cruiser. Do you see that?","canonicalId":"car:toyota:land-cruiser","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Toyota Land Cruiser is a rugged SUV known for its off-road capabilities and luxury features. It has a long history and is popular in various markets around the world.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Toyota Land Cruiser is a tough SUV that can handle rough terrain and is often used for off-roading. 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