{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The Uninsured Driver Dilemma ","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-uninsured-driver-dilemma","audioUrl":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/84972/2255555/switchcast/2025_10_06_02_51_13_088025c1-023d-472a-a879-85bf6dbfda31.mp3","description":"In many ways, auto insurance works in the inverse of how other types of insurance work. 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