The Smoking Tire

Paul Gerrard is a professional racing driver but you may know his work as the faceless driver "The Stig" from Top Gear America. He's here to talk about driving, common mistakes, plateuing, learning, …

Ralph Guerra is a standup comedian and automotive journalist. Find his tour dates at https://ralphguerracomedy.com/

This show is also a video! https://youtu.be/I3ZP1bfr7BA

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Molly Taylor is not only the youngest but the first female Australian Rally Champion, driving for Subaru's factory team. She also has a small collection of fine performance cars. On this episode we t…

Eric Keller is the CEO and Founder of Enthusiast Auto Group, a large independent BMW service center that specializes in the sale of special BMW cars. There has been some controversy in the BMW commun…

Sam Mitani has been writing about cars, driving sports cars, and living cars for the last 30 years. As the International Editor for Road & Track, he traveled the world testing interesting cars throug…

Jake Auerbach is a vehicle auctions specialst for RM/Sothebys International Auction House. Recorded just before Pebble Beach Car Week Begins, Jake stops by the studio to discuss some of the more spec…

Tony Quiroga is an Associate Editor at Car and Driver Magazine, and one of the fast shoes that drives the car for the magazine's "Lightning Lap" feature. We talk about the Ferrari 488 Pista

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RUF Auto has been building fast cars based on Porsche bodies for over 50 years. Alois Ruf Jr. is the genius behind one of the most famous Porsche-based cars ever, The RUF CTR "Yellowbird." His new ca…

Jonathan Klein got his start writing for TST but has since gone on to work at Automobile, Robb Report, TopGear.com, and Jalopnik. He rides motorcyles too. On this episode he raves about the Aston Mar…

It's Matt and Zack in the studio today talking about what they've driven recently, and have on the to-drive list. Turns out there's a Hemi on both lists, which gives us a little pause. We talk about …

Mike Musto has done pretty much everything you've wanted to do with cars. He's done rallies in a '68 Charger, built cars, flipped cars, raced cars, and hosted shows on the internet and television. Hi…

If you were born after 1970, you need to know what Radwood is. What started as a joke is now a multi-city event. It's a car show that celebrates the best and worst of the 80s and 90s; the cars, the f…

What's it take to make a good wheel? These guys know, and they know their cars, too. Matt Crooke and Brad Beardow are the founders of Fifteen52 wheels, casting and forging awesome wheels for your car…

For this podcast Matt Farah goes to the California Autombobile Museum in Sacramento, CA, for a night of Q&A. Topics include Ferrari F40s, DeLoreans, starting TST, getting into video, and plenty more.…

Thad Norman works at a company that makes sueprcars faster. Want a McLaren with 1200HP? How about a McLaren with THREE TURBOS? That's what they do. Other topics include driving the 720S in 100 degree…

Jim Resnick has been writing about cars for almost 30 years for publications like Forbes, Wired, Arstechnica, and more. He's seen and driven a lot, and is one of our favorite people. Keep up with all…

Andrew Collins is the chief test driver for Jalopnik who covers it all, from new trucks to fast cars. He's also a passionate off-roader and overlander, how owns  a Scout II as a daily/project 4x4, wh…

Kevin is a racer, instructor, and stunt driver. He has raced in BMW, motocross, and won 7 championships in a 4 year period (between NASA and SCCA). 

For more info on Kevin, his social media, or to co…

Savage Geese (real name, Mark) is a YouTuber who creates car videos that are unque in  their depth, honesty, and technical analysis. He's an experienced track driver with a professional background in…

Bisi Ezerioha is the best kind of engineer, because he has crazy ideas. Like 1000HP Honda minivans, a Honda Insight built to drag race, and Porsche that shoot lots of fire. He builds cars the come fr…