Topic: Mazda

The No Agenda podcast continues its "value for value" model through community-driven promotion, including a "No Agenda" sticker on the Ashland Speed Mazda MX-5 racing car. The racing team has launched a merchandise site featuring t-shirts with the show's logo. The hosts emphasize that the show survives through the time, talent, and treasure of its "producers" rather than traditional advertising.

The hosts celebrate Ashlyn Speed's professional racing debut at Daytona, noting she finished 16th out of 34 participants. She successfully avoided a massive wreck during the event. The discussion mentions her future potential in the sport and the lack of "No Agenda" branding on her car compared to previous years.

Producer Ashlyn Speed won the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout Scholarship, becoming the first female racer to achieve this honor. Fellow producers Jen and Eli the Coffee Guy made a donation in her name to celebrate the milestone. The hosts predicted a bright future for Speed in professional racing, suggesting she is destined for major circuits like Indy 500 or NASCAR as sponsors begin to line up.

Mazda drivers in the Seattle area report that their car infotainment systems are permanently stuck on the local NPR station. The "glitch" is caused by the station sending an improperly formatted RDS image tag that crashes the Mazda software.

The global semiconductor shortage is causing severe inventory depletion at car dealerships in Austin, Texas, forcing dealers to source second-hand vehicles from out of state. Claims that the shortage stems from "unexpected demand" are met with skepticism, suggesting instead that single-source bottlenecks for minor entertainment chips are stalling entire assembly lines. Used car values, specifically for low-mileage 2016 Mazda 3 models, are reportedly skyrocketing due to the lack of new vehicle availability.