Apex Adjacent

We're thrilled to have David Obuchowski back on the show this week! David is the creator and host of the amazing Tempest podcast, the author of intriguing and heartfelt essays and publications, and all-around fantastic person!

This week we see a Zillow listing that absolutely piques the interest of a very specific dumpster-driving demographic. Speaking of mistakes, we close the loop on the cars we missed for our 2024 Show Us Your Cars episode. We love you!

2025. Here we are. What's our first move? Well...talking about something we messed up. On hashtag brand baby! We love you!

It's that time of year, time to SHOW US YOUR CARS! Thank you everyone that submitted this year, we're so lucky to have all of you riding along with us. Take care everyone, happy holidays, we love you!

This week Dave gives Ian a rundown of the very real and technically almost kind of free Fiat 500e lease program. Ian comes in hot with an album that is VERY MUCH up Dave's alley. We love you!

Low angle. Fish-eye lens. Forced perspective. Sketchy lighting. A Lotus? Hmmm... This week we unpack the photographic techniques of an unquestionably interesting and possibly duplicitous realtor in the Pacific Northwest. We love you!

This week Ed Niedermeyer joins us in the virtual blanket fort! He's the author behind Ludicrus: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors and boy oh boy do we have some stuff to talk about! You'll love this conversation, we know we did! We love you!

This week we talk about coping, gratitude, and debut a new segment! We are so thankful for each and every one of you! We love you!

This week Ian lets us in on his very close and personal encounter with a BMW and Dave gives us the lowdown on what caused our most recent Lemons race to end early. We love you!

Sometimes you just need a friggin' win. In this episode Dave takes us through his recent home appliance repair and we talk about what comes next after Ian's R32. We love you!

Please take care of yourselves and each other. We love you.

We're a bit tense this week, and Ian's annual candy ration won't dent the mountain of anxiety we're dealing with. Please, get out and vote! We love you!

This week Ian hits us with a new twist on one of our favorite games and Dave brings a new term into our nerdy automotive lexicon. We love you!

In this week's episode we dig into the past, discussing how cars came into our lives at an early age, how they dovetailed into video games, and how cool it is to see things fresh through other's eyes. We love you!

In this week's episode we go well beyond Getting Wet With Ian, straight past Damp With Dave, and plunge headfirst into our place in the automotive journalism landscape. Sounds boring, but we're sure you'll dig the story. We love you!

In this week's show we do a deep dive into our recent joint autocross outing, pouring over a very nerdy video Dave made that shows our hilariously different approaches. We love you!

In this week's show Dave finally, with some help, figures out why his little Fiat lit up like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree at the last autocross event, just in time to mix it up for he and Ian's upcoming drive. We love you!

Dave gives us the download from the LeMons B.F.E. GP 2024 and Ian catches Dave up on some scary supply-chain news. We love you!

Do we ever endorse a bit of less than legal behavior on this show? We'll never say, because you know, LAWS...but on this week's show Ian is not holding back about his enjoyment of a recent crime that he, and millions of others, witnessed. We love you!

In this episode Ian talks about the sigh of relief and embarrassment by proxy he feels when something bad is someone else"s fault. Also, it"s been nine years since we started this goofy endeavor, we"re so thankful for all of you! We love you!

This week we find out what's been keeping Ian busy and how his car knowledge is enabling his new online quiz obsession. Also, Dave discovers more things that he doesn't know about his Abarth. We love you!

This week Dave tells us about reconnecting with someone from his past, gives us a Lemons car update, and manages to keep Ian awake the whole show. We love you!

This week we're honored to have Joel Migchelbrink in the virtual blanket fort! Besides being Dave's autocross nemesis, Joel has started up a Lemons team with his buddy Kris and suckered our resident ginger to join in. We love you!

Hey! It's a wild week on our side, so we're dusting off an interview we did with Brendan and Steve about a year ago. They produce SHIFT | Colorado, an amazing free online magazine. Seriously, just check out the mag, it's BRILLIANT! We love you!

In this week's episode Ian looks back fondly on the time his family literally lived in a van down by the river, and old man Severenuk talks about working on his Fiat with his grandson. We love you!