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Tran Girlismo

A show about car culture and living during the decline of empire from millennials who have never known anything else, with a dash of photography on the side. Hosted by Jordan Hoffstetter and Victoria Scott, a pair of (former!) automotive journalists and (current!) trans women. If you like cars but also hate what mandatory car ownership has done to the landscape of America, this is probably for you!

Latest Episodes:

The Girls Watch Fast and Furious, a Patreon Preview Aug 07, 2026

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Hi folks!
No new episode this week so the girls (and Alex!) could have a week off and take care of some stuff. But, I figured what better time to bring maybe my favorite of our bonus episodes in front of the paywall as a little showcase of what we do for those folks who don't subscribe!
This is a movie commentary track, so you will need to source your own copy of The Fast and Furious, and I think it's a goofy good time! So, if you're a free subscriber, enjoy, and I hope you take a chance on supporting us. Love y'all, thanks for a crazy six months!

[PREVIEW] Bonus Episode 6: Tran Girlismo Origins Jul 31, 2026

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It's double episode Thursday if you're a patron! Squeeking in just before the month is over, here is our third listener question special! I think we had a bounty of questions, and the mood was pretty great, despite coming right off the back of recording episode 24!

Episode 24: Transsexual C-Span Jul 30, 2026

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Hi folks! Jordan here giving you your weekly dose of Gay Girl John Oliver, so the notes are gonna be a bit light this week! I had a slightly updated audio setup this week, so I am hoping any audio issues are in the past now! Thanks for being patient with us!
This week we talk about: The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, and it's many wonders and pleasures. Long story short, you all should go to Pittsburgh, it's great.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-senate-panel-approves-bill-crack-down-chinese-vehicles-2026-07-22/ We also talk about the US senate trying to explode the auto industry (again) and we delve into the identity politics of your average used car salesman.
And then we finish stuff off with a dose of racing news, that is also somehow still America's fault! Thanks to The War™ the WEC is altering its schedule for the second time this year! https://www.dailysportscar.com/2026/07/13/wec-season-set-to-finish-in-europe-as-middle-east-conflict-continues.html
As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's Horse Tranquilizer Simulator.Special thank you to our editor Alex; you can check out her site here and you can get WHITE LINE NIGHTMARE, her toxic yuri visual novel, on Itch.io!

Episode 23: H.M.S. Chudnought Jul 23, 2026

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Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, the girls dig into the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 promotional tie-in Aston Martin Dreadnought and how much the two of them cannot stand it. Then Jordan put herself through listening to Donald Trump ramble on about the Freedom 250 so we could get an idea of what we're in for come... oh God next month. When the race is held. And we have to go to it.

Next up, Victoria dissects the Volkswagen Century of Humiliation, and the girls discuss the Nissan Altima's possible demise. Also, Vicki finished her book, and she has to describe the crashout that only finishing a project that has been a sole obsession for months on end can bring.

As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's Horse Tranquilizer Simulator.Special thank you to our editor Alex; you can check out her site here and you can get WHITE LINE NIGHTMARE, her toxic yuri visual novel, on Itch.io!

Referenced Stories:
The Aston Martin Dreadnought @Jalopnik
Press Release On The Dreadnought @Call of Duty
The Gamer Rolls @This Patreon (Free To Read)
The 2025 Williams-Sonoma Hater's Guide By Drew Magary @Defector
German Car Sales Down Steeply @Fortune
Chinese Economy Not Great, Not Terrible @Reuters
VW Profit Collapsing YOY @BBC
VW Cutting 50% Of Models @Quartz
Germany Really Liked Cheap Russian Gas @BBC
Nissan Altima Dead, Says Guy Who Probably Should Know If It's Dead Or Not @Wards Auto
No It Isn't We Swear Says Nissan @Motor1

Episode 22: Empire Bin State Of Mind [With Guest Josh Boerman] Jul 16, 2026

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Hello! On this episode of Tran Girlismo, the girls are joined by Josh Boerman of Worst of All Possible Worldsand Ill-Conceivedas we support his quest to guest-star on 52 podcasts in a single year.

First, the girls and Josh discuss the new-to-America Fiat Topolino, and then we turn to the Special Interest Josh brought along: NEW YAWK, LOVE DA METS, BABEY

That's right it's time to talk about DA TRASH, as New York wants to convert street parking into dumpsters instead of letting raw bags of waste bake on the sidewalk, which has rational automobile drivers furious, somehow,

Finally, Jordan gives us a rundown on the Freedom Fuel Gas Stations that cropped up all across the United States. [actually it was just in Philly for whatever reason]

Our opening theme as always is off the album Horse Tranquilizer Simulatorby Stella Spazzatura and special thank you to our wonderful new editor @harmfulpark.bsky.social!

Referenced Stories:
Fiat Topolino @Autoblog
New Yorkers Furious About Plan To Stop Letting Garbage Bags Rot On Sidewalk @Gothamist
New York Post Finds The World's Most Car-Brained Vet Office @New York Post
Mayor Mamdani Says New Yorkers Should Live Like Human Beings, Have Dumpsters @YouTube
Donald Trump's Freedom Fuel Stations Post @TruthSocial
Freedom Fuel @CNN

Episode 21: Finally, A Pickup Truck For Protestants Jul 09, 2026

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Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, we finally dig into the Slate Truck. We both do not like it. Next up, President Deals decides to destroy his own trade deal because we live under textual fascism! Weirdly, we both have complicated feelings about this, because it turns out that global trade and American imperialism are not clear-cut issues. Finally, Jordan explains that Ferrari has invented a Real Fake Manual and Victoria can't decide if it's good or not but it sure is some shit Baudrillard would have soy-pointed at.

As always, our opening theme song is off Stella Spazzatura's Horse Tranquilizer Simulator!

Also: The Bangladesh factory collapse was actually two Tenerife airport disasters in terms of fatality count. Victoria regrets the error.

Referenced Stories:
EPA Rolling Coal Tuners Get Pardons @CarAndDriver
The BBC Had To Apologize For How Racist The Mexico Special Was @BBC
Slate Truck Details @CarAndDriver
Slate Truck Price Leak @TheAutopian
Tesla Gaming The EPA Numbers @CarAndDriver
Resistance Heater Planned For The Slate Truck @Facebook
Slate Truck Originally Planned To Use NMC Batteries @InsideEVs
Great Slate Battery Breakdown @Techcrunch
Cobalt Mining Feature @NPR
The Slate Truck Uses LFP Batteries After All @InsideEVs
Chevy Bolt Specs And Pricing @CarAndDriver
Daniel Golson's Slate EV Ridealong @Jalopnik
Slate Has To Sell 80,000 Trucks A Year To Break Even @Carscoops
Trump Blows Up The USMCA @CarAndDriver
USMCA vs. NAFTA @Investopedia
Matt Yglesias Being A Piece Of Shit @Slate
Trump Loves The USMCA He Made Until He Didn't Anymore @CNN
Real Fake Manual 12Cilindri @Top Gear

[PREVIEW] BONUS Ep 5: Bullitt (1968) (or: The Snuffbait Protection Program) Jul 02, 2026

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Hello! For this month's bonus episode, we let our listeners vote, and they chose Bullitt (1968) as our movie review! Neither of us enjoyed this one, because it's not very good! Next month we're doing a Q&A episode, so I'll be posting on Patreon shortly for us to receive your questions!

Episode 20: Fordian — I Mean Freudian — Slip Jun 25, 2026

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Hello! In this somehow-we've-recorded-20-episodes twentieth episode, the girls discuss Jordan's immediate EV Struggles on her first road trip in her new-to-her Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV and we immediately digress into the economy of Sandusky, Ohio. First off, Porsche isn't selling us their prettiest car anymore. Then, Lucid loses thousands more workers after losing a billion dollars. Seems bad! Then Ford introduces their new ST Sinister package (bad. very bad) and shows off their new EV truck (good?) and the girls continue to digress. Very digression-heavy episode.

Vicki admits she doesn't like Subarus, also, so she is prepared for her lesbian audience to throw stale vegetables at her. [I JUST DON'T LIKE BOXER ENGINES OKAY]

Related Stories:
Kia EV9 Feature Where Vicki Almost Had To Live In Forks, WA @Motor1
Jordan's Forza feature on the Patreon @This Patreon
Rivian Owns A Better Route Planner @Rivian

Chicago Flag @Wikipedia
Fry Like An Eagle @Their Website
Porsche Cans Taycan Cross/Sport Turismo (In The USA Only, Victoria Gets Corrected, Don't Worry) @Car And Driver
THE STEAM CUBE IS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS @Steam
Porsche Sold 9,000 Macan EVs @CarBuzz
Lucid Century of Humiliation @TechCrunch
Lucid Loses One Billion Dollars @Jalopnik
Ford Explorer Sinister Package @Ford

About Face (comic mentioned in episode) @Popula
Ford Teaser Site For EV Truck @Ford
Ford's $30,000 EV Pickup @Car And Driver

Episode 19: It's Not WWII Anymore But Mitsubishi Is Still A Zero Jun 18, 2026

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Hello and welcome to episode 19 of Tran Girlismo! On this episode, the girls briefly recap Jordan's trip to New York (DA KNICKS BABEEEEEY, congrats to the NY dolls in the audience). Then we get into the meat of the American Century of Humiliation: Cox Automotive has new data on the used EV market, and Experian has new data on the new EV market, and we're fucked, baby. Then we discuss Mitsubishi, which has humiliated itself anew with the Nissan Leaf II, aka another miserable chapter in the continued degradation of the Eclipse name. Then we discuss the miserable state of the racing game market as Victoria tries to find her own BDS-compliant Forza Horizon replacement. Finally, Jordan regales her Amtrak experiences.
A special note from our host Victoria Scott: Please read Lenin before you yell at me on Bluesky. The referenced piece on revolutionary defeatism is literally like just a few thousand words. The Defeat of One's Own Government in the Imperialist War @Marxists.org

As always our opening theme is off of Stella Spazzatura's Horse Tranquilizer Simulator!

Referenced Stories:
FIA Le Mans Recap @YouTube
F1 Hamilton Win Recap @YouTube
Carolina Hurricanes Fans Chant "No Means No" At Vegas Knights Goalie Charged With Sexual Assault @The Raleigh News & Observer
Max Verstappen Drives His Dad Around Spa-Francorchamps @YouTube
"Verstappen: Forged by his father's beatings and humiliation to achieve a winning character" @Marca
The Webbies Still Exist But They Did Pick Claude As Person Of The Year For 2026 So I Don't Actually Think I Want One Anymore @The Webbies
Laura Jedeed's ICE Expose @Slate
Laura Jedeed's Liveblogging Of The UFC White House Fights @Bluesky
Iran Deal Includes $300 Billion @Reuters
Cox Automotive Manheim Index (May 2026) @Cox Automotive
Experian Q1 Auto Market Analysis @Experian
Model S and X were discontinued in April @InsideEVs
Honda Denies The Prologue Is Dying @Motor1
The Acura SLX (which also was sold as a Honda in Japan!) @Acura
Here's Where The Spyder Moniker Comes From (hint: we were wrong, it's literally from the 1800s) @Road & Track
Seattle Link Line Is Now The Highest Ridership Light Rail In The Country WOO @Reddit
Bipartisan Bill To Ban Chinese Vehicles @NBC
US Authorities Must Be Held Accountable For The Deaths Of 120 Children In Minab School Strikes @Amnesty.org
250 Children Dead In Ongoing War In Iran @The Center For American Progress
Edwards B-52 Crash @Military
Two EA-18s Crash At Air Show After Attempting To Mate In Midair @KOMO
F/A-18 Crash In Washington @Marine Corps Times
101 Fatalities During Berlin Airlift @Cultural Diplomacy
Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback Announced @Mitsubishi
The Official Photos of the Final Mitsubishi Eclipse Are Just As Sad As The Car Itself (By Friend Of The Show James Gilboy) @TheDrive
What Is This 911 GT3 RS Doing At The Mitsubishi Dealer @Reddit r/Porsche
Plagarism And You(Tube) By Hbomberguy @YouTube
James Somerton Is A Wedding Photographer With A Plagarized Portfolio @Reddit
Oh hey btw Wreckfest is on sale for $3 today, if you never played it you should get it @Steam
Microsoft Complicity In War Crimes @BDS Movement
Nascar Chase For The Cup Opening Viper Street Race Against Ryan Newman @YouTube
Endorphin Port @YouTube
WHCD Would-Be Shooter Took His Gun On Amtrak @AP News

Episode 18: First Ballot Can't Park There Hall Of Famer Jun 11, 2026

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Hello! On this episode of Tran Girlismo, Jordan calls in from DA BIG APPLE BABY, which means our audio isn't quite as good as normal. Apologies in advance! We discuss the success of Jordan's art show and Victoria's photowalk; thank you to the incredible people of Pittsburgh and Seattle, the Transgender Paris and New York City of America, respectively (not to be confused with New York City, the Transgender Istanbul of America).

We then discuss one of the greatest Seattle Moments in recent memory, where someone drove their Mazda CX-5 so far down the Link light rail in Seattle they got stuck inside a station. If you're listening and that was you: Please stop driving! Forever! Next, we discuss Robby Starbuck's attempt to get Harley Davidson considered "woke" for the second time, and Victoria explains her disillusionment with pinkwashing after experiencing it up close. Finally, the girls discuss Stellantis, again. FaSTLAne2030, here we come. Christ.

Our intro theme as always is off of Stella Spazzatura's Horse Tranquilizer Simulator!

Referenced Stories:
Mazda CX-5 On Da Light Rail @Road&Track (hey look ma my city made R&T!!!)
The incredible investigation of Brightline's death toll @Miami Herald
Harley Davidson Is Woke Again @USAToday
Toyota Drops "DEI" @Fox Business
Nissan Drops "DEI" @Fox Business
Will Sommer's Analysis Of Harley War @TheBulwark (groan)
FaSTLAne2030 @Autocar
Emanuele Cappellano Interview @Autocar
The Actual Correct Platform Segments (B, C, and D) For STLA One @CarBuzz
Chrysler Airflow Spotted @TopSpeed
Original Airflow Concept @MotorTrend
AI-Generated RAM Shirt @Motor1's X Account

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