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In Wheel Time Podcast
"Join Michael Marrs on the In Wheel Time Podcast, your premier automotive podcast featuring car talk, reviews, tips, and the latest automotive news.'"
The In Wheel Time Podcast is a 30-minute version of the In Wheel Time automotive talk show streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, and InWheelTime.com Saturday at 9 - 10aCT.
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Episodes
In Wheel Time PodcastNo Dragsters, No Motorcycles, No Golf Carts | Muscle Car Drag Racing
Club vs club drag racing sounds simple until you hear how the Texas Muscle Car Club Challenge actually runs it. We sit down with Scott Stregel, president of…
In Wheel Time PodcastTrade I-10 Traffic For A Tasting
Fredericksburg gets all the glory, but Texas wine country is closer than you think. We’re taking you on a quick, practical tour of six wineries that make an…
In Wheel Time Podcast400 Cars For Veterans!?!
Four hundred cars in one downtown square sounds wild, until you hear how Bastrop pulls it off and why it matters. We sit down with Bill Z. and Neil Jones from…
In Wheel Time PodcastWhat If The Future Of Driving Started In 1895
A single calendar week can tell you a lot about how the car became more than a machine. We’re looking at November 1 through November 7 and pulling out the…
In Wheel Time PodcastA $25,000 Rodent Repair Bill? How About A Better Car Cover?
A mouse doesn’t need much time to turn a “stored safely” car into a repair nightmare, and the bill can be shocking. We sit down with Ken Huening, a lifelong…
In Wheel Time PodcastWe Break Down The Real Cost Of A Car Payment
That “reasonable” monthly car payment can hide a brutal truth: the loan structure matters more than the sticker price once interest rates spike. We sit down…
In Wheel Time PodcastNever Race A Yellow 1939 Pickup | Driving Tweety Bird
A bright yellow 1939 truck named Tweety Bird rolls into the Back to the Past car show and instantly proves a point we love: classics aren’t meant to be “look…
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Inside The Judge’s Notebook At A Classic Car Show
A car show trophy looks simple on the table, but the decision behind it can be brutally complicated. We’re out at the Back to the Past car show talking with Ed…
In Wheel Time PodcastA Rare Coachbuilt Brewster Shows How Luxury Cars Once Defined Status
A $10,700 car parked in 1922 next to a $319 Ford tells you everything about who it was built for, and today we’re standing beside that kind of rolling history…
In Wheel Time PodcastWhat Do Old Police Cruisers Teach Us About Memory | Back To The Past
A Houston car show can feel like a parking lot full of chrome, until you hear the stories behind the cars and the community that gathers around them. We’re…
In Wheel Time PodcastHow Bailey's High Performance Makes Late-Model Dodges Faster
A 4,200-pound Dodge Demon shouldn’t be flirting with 180+ mph seven-second passes, but that’s exactly where Chris Bailey takes the conversation. We head…
In Wheel Time PodcastCome For The Muscle Cars And Leave With A Letter Jacket
A closed high school doesn’t have to mean a closed book. We sit down with Frank Clam, president of the Spring Branch Alumni Foundation, to trace how a rescue…
In Wheel Time PodcastHow A Houston Corvette Club Turns Car Culture Into Community Help
A great car show is more than chrome and trophies, it’s a well-run day that makes you feel welcome and leaves your town better than it found it. We head to…
In Wheel Time PodcastPick A Direction And Hit A Festival This October
Your next great fall drive might be closer than you think. We’re scanning the calendar and calling out the most tempting October weekend destinations across…
In Wheel Time PodcastDigital Key Revolution In Your Pocket
Your car key has been the same basic idea for decades, and then suddenly it isn’t. We sit down with Ian Televik, Senior Marketing Director at the Car…
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Horsepower, Haunted Tours, And A Tater Trot
The first cool front can’t get here fast enough and we’re already planning the drives. We’re putting together a list of Southeast Texas weekend road trips that…
In Wheel Time PodcastMotorsports Mavericks - Inside A Legendary Racing Photo Archive
A single photo can hit harder than a trophy list, and that’s the heart of our conversation with motorsports author George Levy. George joins us to talk about…
In Wheel Time Podcast400 Cars On The Square - Heros & Hotrods are in Bastrop, Texas!
400 cars in the middle of downtown. Streets closed to traffic. A Friday night cruise-in that feels like a rolling reunion. Then Saturday brings judging…
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Pontiac People On The Move
Pontiacs are getting rarer, brand-specific car clubs are under pressure, and yet one Houston-area group is doing the opposite of shrinking. We sit down with…
In Wheel Time PodcastHow Chevy Built A Rear-Engine Rebel
A car can be ahead of its time and still get remembered for the loudest headline. That’s exactly why we brought on Greg “Riley” Riley, Corvair author, lifelong…
In Wheel Time PodcastA Hot Texas Night Gets Better With A Drive-In
Texas doesn’t always cool off when the sun goes down, so if you’re staring at the same four walls and thinking there’s “nothing to do,” we’ve got a better…
In Wheel Time PodcastAutomotive History Proves One Decision Can Echo For Decades
A single week on the calendar can hold the whole arc of car culture: obsession, innovation, shortcuts, and consequences. We start in 1948 with what sounds like…
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Stellantis Bets On V8 Power While Texas Drive-Ins Still Shine
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In Wheel Time Podcast282 MPH In 5.18 Seconds: Angelle Sampey
282 mph sounds like a headline until you hear what it feels like from inside the cockpit. We sit down with NHRA icon Angelle Sampey, a three-time Pro Stock…
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How Carfax Records Change What You Pay For A Used Car
A used car can be “clean” on the outside and still be expensive on the inside. We sit down with Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief at Carfax, to talk about what a…
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Ford Raptor T1 Meets American Desert Racing
A Dakar-designed Ford Raptor T1 showing up on American dirt isn’t just a cool headline, it’s a real test of two racing worlds colliding. We talk with Matt…
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Electric Cars Win Early Races And The New C-HR Feels Like A Rocket
Electric cars finishing first and second in America’s first auto race sounds like a headline from 2026, not 1896. We kick things off with a fast run through…
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The Best Off-Road SUVs And Trucks For Real-World Adventure
Adventure vehicles are one of the most misunderstood corners of the car market, because most of us buy them for the trips we imagine, not the ones we actually…
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John Hovis Explains How The Hemi Hideout Became A Charity Powered Car Landmark
A timber-frame “cathedral” packed with Mopar muscle cars and vintage neon sounds like a dream, but it’s real and it’s sitting just outside Brookshire, Texas…
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A Million-Dollar Hybrid Attitude?
A $700,000 Audi supercar with three electric motors should sound like a clean break from the past. Instead, the headline is the part Audi refuses to delete: a…
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Arctic Rally Countdown
6,300 miles in about 11 days sounds unrealistic until you meet Andy and Mercedes Lillienthal, the kind of rally couple who treats the map like a promise…
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We Compare Garage Floor Coatings | Two New Hybrids | and a Castle?
A castle with a drawbridge and moat sits just outside the Houston area, and that is only the start of our Saturday lineup. We share a set of easy driving…
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Recall Roulette And Auction Surprises!
A steering spindle installed wrong. Shock reservoirs that can detach. A rear spoiler that can fall off at speed. We start with the kind of recall roundup that…
In Wheel Time PodcastThe Ultimate 80s Garage?
An 80s and 90s “dream garage” hits different when it’s built for the era you actually grew up in. We sit down with Denny Moody, owner and curator of the…
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Spider-Man Pops Up In Your BMW.....?
A movie trailer is one thing, but a movie promotion inside your car’s dashboard hits differently. We react to BMW’s Spider-Man screen takeover and the owner…
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What If The Best Car Advice Is Practical?
One minute you’re laughing at our auction guesses, and the next you’re doing a double-take because a V12 Aston Martin sold for less than you’d expect from a…
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2026 Mazda CX-5 | Auto History | Jeff's Car Culture
A car can fail in the market and still become unforgettable, and a “weird” idea can quietly invent the future. We start with a fast tour through automotive…
In Wheel Time PodcastHow To Shop Smarter For Auto And Home Insurance - Chip Lupo, WalletHub
Your insurance bill can jump overnight, and it’s not always because you did anything different. We sit down with Chip Lupo from WalletHub to unpack what’s…
In Wheel Time PodcastTexas Dirt Track Talk with Rodney?
Rodney Rodriguez isn’t just talking about racing today, he’s about to go do it. We catch up with the Dirty Air host and longtime circle track voice as he heads…
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The Mustang Was Nearly Six Figures Somehow
A cracked wheel, a questionable seat belt anchor, and a high voltage battery risk are not the kind of surprises any driver wants, so we open with the latest…
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Chevy Quits China And Subaru Gets Serious
Chevrolet in China went from unstoppable to almost invisible, and that single data point opens a much bigger question: how quickly can a global market rewrite…
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A Four-Door Mustang Walks Into A Dealership
Summer can disappear overnight when school starts, but we’re not letting that happen without a fight. We kick things off with “Marrs Driving Destinations” and…
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A Deep Dive Into The 2026 Lexus LX 700H And The Tech Features Drivers Love To Hate
The fastest way to spark a car argument is to ask one simple question: which feature would you delete forever. We start with the everyday stuff that actually…
In Wheel Time PodcastIf You Love Cars Why Does Buying One Feel Like A Root Canal?
A car ad says $299 a month, the salesperson says “trust me,” and somehow you’re staring at a payment that makes no sense. We bring in Dom Genova, a former…
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We Compare Real-World Truck Value While Tracking Recalls And Car Culture
Recalls, real prices, and a brutally honest look at what a modern pickup costs when you spec it like a luxury car. We start by sorting through this week’s…
In Wheel Time PodcastPikes Peak On A Budget? The Apexocet!
Richard Tomlin shows up with the kind of racing story that makes you laugh first and then take notes: he ran Pikes Peak against teams with mind-blowing…
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Four-Door Camaro? | Ram 1500 | Auto History | Driving Destinations | Lexus IS 350
A four-door Camaro sounds like a joke until you look at the space it could fill. We kick things off by unpacking the latest reports and AI-style renderings…
In Wheel Time PodcastBuying Your First Collector Car
Be sure to subscribe for more In Wheel Time Car Talk! The Lupe' Tortilla Restaurants Lupe Tortilla in Katy, Texas Gulf Coast Auto Shield Paint protection…
In Wheel Time PodcastWhat Would You Drive 3,200 Miles For?
cross-country rally doesn’t have to cost a supercar budget, and Doug Demore is proof. We sit down with the Long Haul Rally founder to talk about building a…
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Seat Belt Recalls, Surprise Auction Prices, And A Fresh Look At The 2026 Lexus IS350 F Sport
Your next car might not be chosen by you or even by the dealer, and that’s just one of the wild threads we pull this week. We kick things off with a fast…
In Wheel Time PodcastTurn Your F-150 Into A Brick Legally: Ford Secure System
Someone can steal a modern truck without “hotwiring” anything, and that reality changes what security needs to look like. We sit down with Ford Motor Company’s…
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The Right Jack | The New RAV4 HPV | Driving Destinations | Lexus IS 350 | Auto History
The fastest way to ruin a DIY weekend is getting careless under a car, so we start with something unglamorous but essential: car jacks. We break down what…
In Wheel Time PodcastHybrids Beat EVs When Real Life Gets Involved
Hybrids just pulled ahead of EVs in California, and the reasons are a lot more practical than political. We talk through the real-world mix of fuel prices…
In Wheel Time PodcastHow SCCA Road Rallies Turn Backroads Into A Puzzle
A road rally sounds like racing until you learn the best teams win by thinking, not speeding. We sit down with John Poulos from the Sports Car Club of America…
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Rapid-Fire Recalls And Real-World Prices
Missing gear indicators, brake assist concerns, camera failures, and the kind of recall notice nobody wants to hear: “park it outside.” We move fast through…
In Wheel Time PodcastBuying A Used Car Should Not Feel Scary
You can learn a lot about a used car dealership by one question: do they care how you feel after you drive away? We sit down with Jerry Emmons of Emmons…
In Wheel Time PodcastFive Cool Summer Day Trips Near Houston | Prettiest Police Car | Auto History | 2026 VW Tiguan
Houston heat doesn’t wait for the calendar, so Marrs brings a list you can actually use when summer hits hard. We talk through easy, high payoff getaways that…
In Wheel Time PodcastWhy SUVs And Touchscreens Are Raising Crash Risks
A pedestrian crash is not just “bad luck” anymore, it is the predictable result of bigger vehicles, faster streets, and nonstop distraction. We sit down with…
In Wheel Time PodcastHow College Teams Race Solar Cars From Minneapolis To Amarillo
Solar cars are not a gimmick, they’re a moving test lab that has to survive real traffic, real rules, and real weather. We sit down with Gail Lueck, event…
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Car Recalls And Auction Surprises
A recall notice can feel like background noise until it’s your driveway, your garage, and your family on the line. We dig into the latest car recalls and…