“We are at an inflection point, these guys know it, and as we listen to the episodes we will come to know it as well. It is not just about electrifying vehicles, going green, saving the planet, being politically correct. (Although that’s certainly a big part of it.) But think about this - the single largest manufacturing industry in the world is changing massively. A single platform underpinning the full range of a brand’s offering, and not sucking, means huge consolidation and corporate power shift. The oil companies will not go out of business, but their entire retail infrastructure is going to evaporate. And for those of us who love torque we have a wave of it coming our way. Will autonomous driving happen? Who knows!? Listen to these guys and find out.
UPDATE Aug 2022: They have relaunched - finally! -and seem to be chugging along nicely. to those reviewers who say they meander aimlessly, there is an element of greenfield exploration in the conversations because so much of what they are trying to explore is itself brand new. there’s a wealth of information in these guys’ heads, and the line of their questioning shows that.One thing I am finding fascinating about the relaunch is how Ed is such a pure journalist: he is asking questions who’s answers will help to tell an interesting story, but the dialogue in itself is rather pedestrian. Jonny, also a journalist to be sure, will go down that fact-finding route as well from time to time, but he’s got way more experience doing entertainment on the fly, so his questions (along w the answers) end up more ready for immediate consumption. Still loving this pod.”
D day Normandy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/28/22