{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"We Ride at Dawn. With Steve Ellis.","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/we-ride-at-dawn-with-steve-ellis","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/1037a6c10/podcast/play/121033028/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-5%2F425547247-44100-2-411064c2b42ed.mp3","description":"Today, on That Car Show, everybody’s car pal Steve Ellis sits in for Dan, who's out this week. Controversial topics, we’ve got ‘em. Revelatory cars, we’ve got those, too. Acuras, Cadillacs, Porsches—of course—and even the our friends the Amish pop their heads up over the proverbial fence. We’re fired up, we’ve got opinions, and we ride at dawn. This was a really fun one, with a lot of laughs, and, even a little violence. It’s Steve Ellis… And It’s That Car Show. @e470tollwaye470.com\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":278.6,"endTime":282.5,"type":"company","title":"UTI","url":"/glossary/uti","quote":"So fresh out of high school, I moved to Houston,\n[278.6s] attended Automotive Tech School, UTI.\n[282.5s] And I connived my way into being in the parts","canonicalId":"company:uti","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"UTI refers to Universal Technical Institute, a trade school that trains people for automotive and other technical careers. In this context, it’s where the speaker studied before working in dealership parts and service.","simplifiedExplanation":"UTI is a technical school that teaches hands-on skills for jobs like automotive repair. 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