Topic: Grand Prix

3 chapters across the catalog

COBALT
Episode 1559

1559: COBALT

Memorial Day, Indy 500, and Pride Month Origins

The program opens with a Memorial Day greeting and a summary of the day's major sporting events, including the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix. A discussion regarding the timing of Pride Month confirms it is celebrated in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York. The hosts contrast the lack of flags in the San Francisco Bay Area with the patriotic displays in the Texas Hill Country.

Sarcasm
Episode 1108 28:08 - 29:36

1108: Sarcasm

Geo Storm Racing, MTV Celebrity Event

A host recounts a humorous story about participating in an MTV celebrity street race in Denver driving a Geo Storm. The anecdote describes crashing into a wall during the race and the subsequent embarrassment of watching the footage, where the car appeared much slower than it felt from the driver's seat. The story is prompted by the previous discussion on "cheap" consumer goods and substitution.

Episode 402 1:26:46 - 1:30:54

402: Drunk or Not Drunk?

Bahrain Grand Prix and Human Rights Violations

Despite ongoing violence and reports of police brutality in Bahrain, the Formula One Grand Prix proceeded. The hosts read from an independent commission report detailing the use of shotguns, tear gas, and hooded security forces against protesters, contrasting the lack of international intervention in Bahrain with the situation in Syria.