SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps

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SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps

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Mar 1, 2018

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For this special live benefit episode recorded in Atlanta, Josh and Chuck go back to the 70s and look at the decidedly ungroovy course of events that led to Ford recalling its Pinto after people started burning up in them. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 1, 2018

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