S31E2: John DeLorean and Cristina Ferrare

Trashy Divorces

Hemlock Creatives

Comedy, History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

America's business culture in the mid-century was decidedly drab: men in dark suits with close-cropped hair ruled the day, and in many ways were perfectly primed for disruption. So it was that the youngest division head ever to grace the C-suite at General Motors built a maverick reputation and, upon leaving (or being pushed! Accounts differ) set about to start a car company from scratch. John DeLorean's dream sports car did briefly become a reality, but the ephemera and shady dealings that put a few thousand of them on the road would lead to an epic downfall, and cost him his family as well. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Hello and welcome to trashy divorces, everybody's favorite good podcast about bad relationships.
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0:47.4	story that I've started a bunch of times over the years of this show. The conflicted tale of
0:53.0	car guy and probably fraudster John DeLorean.
0:56.6	If he'd made it work, I guess his attempt to start a car company from scratch and sell a
1:01.1	weird vehicle would be viewed as an active genius, but it didn't, and so it isn't. But he did
1:07.6	have three divorces. Haza, beautiful for us.
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