The Moth Podcast: Cruise Control

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.9K 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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0:00.0	Race the rudder.
0:02.0	Raise the sales.
0:03.0	Raise the sales!
0:05.0	Captain, an unidentified ship approaching.
0:07.0	Over.
0:08.0	Roger that.
0:09.0	Wait. Is that an enterprise sales solution?
0:12.0	Reach sales professionals, not professional sailors.
0:15.0	With LinkedIn ads, you can target the right people by industry, job title and more.
0:19.0	Start converting your V2B audience into high-quality leads today.
0:22.3	Spend 200 pounds on your first campaign and get a 200-pound credit for the next one.
0:26.2	Go to LinkedIn.com slash lead to claim your offer.
0:29.0	Terms and conditions apply.
0:33.0	Welcome to the Moth podcast.
0:34.9	I'm your host for this week, Chloe Salmon.
0:39.6	Today we're talking about a true cultural icon, an object of obsession for many, immortalized in countless movies and songs,
0:45.6	and the ultimate symbol of freedom. Any guesses? This episode is all about cars. Whether it's your pride and joy or a hunk of junk that gets you where you need to go, or
0:58.0	you know, maybe it's both.
0:59.0	The cars we spend our time in are filled with stories of close calls, sing-alongs, and road trip realizations.
1:07.0	My first car was a used green Oldsmobile that I got when I was a teenager.
1:11.9	I was really grateful for the freedom it offered me, but it definitely wasn't winning any awards for the coolest car on the road.
1:19.9	It was a tank.
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