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S03E01 The America We Lost
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Remember when truckers were the last American cowboys?
Before GPS, before ELDs, before smartphones, before every mile of the interstate looked exactly the same, there was a different kind of road culture.
In the 1970s, convoy culture exploded across America. CB radios became a national obsession. Truck drivers became folk heroes. And movies like Smokey & the Bandit captured an America that felt bigger, freer, and a whole lot more unpredictable.
In this episode, we take a ride back through:
The CB radio craze
Smokey & the Bandit
The rise of the trucker as American folk hero
Roadside America
Why Gen X still feels nostalgic for this era
What we've gained—and lost—since then
This isn't just a movie discussion.
It's a look back at a version of America that many of us remember and wonder if we'll ever see again.
So grab a cup of coffee, climb in the passenger seat, and let's take one more run with the Bandit.
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