Topic: Car Seats

A nostalgic look at 1950s American car culture contrasts the era's bench seats and "necker knobs" with modern, utilitarian EV designs. The hosts discuss the concept of "friend-shoring"—sourcing materials from allied nations—as a new buzzword in the Biden administration's industrial policy. They also marvel at the speed of Chinese automotive design, which can bring a new car to market in just one year.

New "Active Wellness" car seats are being developed that use biometric sensors to monitor a driver's heart rate and respiration. The system is designed to detect stress or fatigue and respond with "therapy" such as a massage or temperature adjustment. The hosts express skepticism about the privacy implications and the potential for this data to be used by insurance companies.

The hosts recall a historical tech blunder where the Texas Instruments TI-99 computer was released without a control key. They play a clip of a producer's two-year-old daughter shouting the "No Agenda" formula from her car seat, which Adam describes as "good work" in training the next generation of listeners.