The Moth Podcast: Cruise Control

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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On this episode, we take a ride in a car - exploring the places they take us and the memories we make along the way. This episode was hosted by Chloe Salmon. Storytellers: Oscar Saavedra tries to make sure his mom doesn't find out what he did to the family's car. Nina Slowinski learns about her father's car, and her father. Podcast # 710 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.2	go to amazon.com.uk.uk. U.K.S. I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Pamela Anderson.
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0:55.4	Y2K. That's Y2K spelt W.H.Y2K. Welcome to the Moth podcast. I'm your host for this week,
1:06.1	Chloe Salmon. Today we're talking about a true cultural icon, an object of obsession for many, immortalized
1:13.5	in countless movies and songs, and the ultimate symbol of freedom.
1:18.2	Any guesses?
1:20.5	This episode is all about cars.
1:23.8	Whether it's your pride and joy or a hunk of junk that gets you where you need to go, or, you know, maybe it's both.
1:29.3	The cars we spend our time in are filled with stories of close calls, sing-alongs, and road trip realizations.
1:36.5	My first car was a used green Oldsmobile that I got when I was a teenager.
1:41.7	I was really grateful for the freedom it offered me, but it definitely wasn't winning
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