In the first half of this week's episode - we journey through America's history with the one and only Nicolas Cage.  Adam's RS4 finally undergoes its Takata airbag recall at Audi Cicero, and he discusses some upcoming car-related events he plans on attending.  Most notably a meet in Connecticut put on by the A4 B9 Facebook group, at Hoffman Audi of New London and, of course, Waterfest 26 in Atco, New Jersey.  In the news, speaking of NJ, their Department of Environmental Protection is cracking down on illegally modified diesels - not necessarily rolling coal, but EGR and DPF deletes.  We discuss.  Jeep is pulling out of China, Tesla will start charging for GPS nav, the average cost of a new car breaks records, and the new Civic Type R gets some power figures.

In the second half, AJ brings us the stats on what cars people of different political stances own.  Some of them will surprise you, most notably how BMWs are considered "near-luxury", much to Adam's glee.  AJ also brings us obscure car parts, and we try to guess what they are and what do.  We round out this week with a solid conversation about Star Trek and a Mothmoon Manbeam prediction for the ages.