Tran Girlismo

Hello! In this episode of Tran Girlismo, Victoria goes Wonk Mode, as it is her natural response to environmental stressors such as wildfire smoke and extreme heat that was gripping the state of Washington last week. First: What's The Deal With The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, amirite folks? No but seriously we're running out of oil to pull from it, it turns out, and the impact on the oil market will be... almost certainly not good.
Next, Victoria explains that if you do nothing but deplete war materiel for four straight years, you eventually run out of war materiel. Then you gotta buy more. It turns out that every American car company (but especially GM), fresh out of ideas about how to make cars, wants to get in on that sweet, sweet gravy train, probably at the expense of any of us ever being able to afford a car again. (Victoria apologizes for making this episode a little TrashFuture-y but she just guested and she had a lot of fun so it felt like a good way to take it.)
Finally, and by far the most fun, JORDAN. ANNOUNCES. HER. NEW. FUN. CAR. It is not exactly congruent with the material conditions of America but hey a girl's gotta have a little hope, right?
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TRAN GIRLISMO SHIRTS OR STICKERS: store.trangirlismo.com is open again until August 31st!
As always, our opening theme is off Horse Tranquilizer Simulator by Stella Spazzatura and our editor is Alex, aka Harmful Park!
Referenced Stories:
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Quick Facts @US DOE
March 11th Chris Wright Announcement @US DOE
Current Crude Stocks In SPR @US EIA
Congress and DOE Need a Unified Plan to Align Priorities and Investments for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve @US Government Accountability Office
SPR Under Stress @CNBC
Operational Floor of the SPR @Bloomberg
US Refinery Capacity Utilization + Chris Wright Comments @EnergyNow
US Average Gas Gallon Cost @AAA
Bob McNally Interview @EnergyNow
CENTCOM Claims/Ghost Shipping Estimates @Bloomberg
Global Reserves Exhaustion Estimates @US EIA
Chevron Profit Quadruples @CNBC
Mike Stone Defense Industry Feature @Reuters
Spending On Ukrainian Defense @Council on Foreign Relations
Hegseth Budget @The Guardian
Castelion Blackbeard Contract @Castelion
Pentagon Approaches Automakers For Weapons @WSJ
General Motors To Build Ventilators (2020 Reporting By Victoria) @Jalopnik
Barra Expects Billion Dollar Chevy Colorado Contract [by Summer Ballentine] @DetroitNews
The M130 Infantry Squad Vehicle @Wikipedia
Mad Max's Pickup Truck [Victoria's ZR2 First Drive] @Motor1
ICE Gives $2.5 Million No-Bid Contract To Rick Hendrick @Zeteo
Trump Pardons Hendrick Nephew @Daytona Beach News-Journal
FY2021 Annual Report @Director Of Operational Test & Evaluation
GM Profit Soars [by Summer Ballentine] @Detroit News

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!

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!

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!

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