Episode 31: Tran Girlismo Is An Anagram For Grim Oil Rants

<html><p>Hello! On this episode of Grim Oil Rants (apologies/thanks to our wonderful friend of the <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nathubbell.bsky.social/post/3mwgyhlz2e22a" target="_blank">show Nathaniel for stealing this bit</a> from him), the girls just want to have fun, but they can't. Degrowth Don is back at it again, so it's time for an (admittedly more limited than last weeks') analysis of the diesel market. Then, the feds decide that since fuel prices are so low it's a great time to abolish CAFE in a way that Victoria <em>thinks </em>might actually make the entire market balloon <em>more </em>in size, and NHTSA admits will cost us more in fuel. Great.</p><p>Finally, Jordan plays a really good video game that can never happen again because Electronic Arts is too busy bonesawing small studios they purchase to make Infinite Money with Zero Employees. </p><p>Victoria especially would like to extend her genuine apologies for <em>another </em>oil-based downer episode but wow she is feelin' it this week. The uplifting, fun episode is the bonus this time. Sorry y'all.</p><p>As always, our opening theme is off Stella Spazzatura's <em><a href="https://stellaspazzatura.bandcamp.com/album/horse-tranquilizer-simulator" target="_blank">Horse Tranquilizer Simulator</a></em><em> </em>and our fantastic editor who keeps us out of prison is <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com" target="_blank">Alex aka Harmful Park</a>, who is looking for work and you should hire to work on your podcast too!</p><p><em>Referenced Stories: </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-backs-idea-ban-diesel-exports-2026-09-22/" target="_blank">Trump Considers Blowing Up Entire Economy For Fun</a></em><em> @Reuters</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/white-house-weighs-red-dyed-diesel-tax-relief-lower-fuel-prices-2026-09-28/" target="_blank">Trump Does Not Understand How Red Dye Works</a></em><em> @Reuters </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-rollback" target="_blank">Trump Admin Rolls Back CAFE To Pre-Biden</a></em><em> @NPR</em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2026-09/CAFE%20SAFE%20MY%202022-2031%20Final%20FRN.pdf" target="_blank">892 Pages Of Bullshit</a></em><em> @NHTSA </em><em><br/></em><em><a href="https://www.thedrive.com/news/small-cars-are-getting-huge-are-fuel-economy-regulations-