{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"\"The rise and fall of Giant Tube Sock\" |s:03E.73","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-rise-and-fall-of-giant-tube-sock-s-03e-73","audioUrl":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/337496/2330862/the-reckon-yard-podcast/2025_11_16_19_48_34_27ce737f-4039-469a-93f7-1beeb64951f3.mp3","description":"JW gives a short primer on how to launch a wall stud over your neighbor's house using a 68 Ford Bronco before recalling the rise and fall of the greatest fictional Cover band you've never heard."},"annotations":[{"startTime":1394.44,"endTime":1402.6,"type":"car","title":"Buick Regal","url":"/cars/buick/regal","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/BUICK_REGAL_GS_China.jpg","quote":"...s  you forget about all the fun you had and Billy regal be a story I'd forgot where  I broke a Nissan UD ...","canonicalId":"car:buick:regal","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Buick Regal is a mid-size sedan that has been a staple in the Buick lineup since the 1970s. 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