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Smith and Sniff
TV presenter Jonny Smith and Sniff Petrol creator Richard Porter are two friends who talk about cars, and many other things.
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Episodes
- Smith and Sniff
Woodpeckers and Kardashians
Jonny has learnt two new things. Also in this episode, the resurgence of the crooklock, a Silverstone steam engine, the Julio Iglesias car mystery is solved…
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Jonny and Richard answer questions about writing a BL book, amusingly named car dealers, obsessively identifying cars, an American EV swap, replacing a BMW Z4…
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PB FOMO
Jonny and Richard discuss Car Week envy, the new Gordon Murray specials, McLaren F1 wheels, the Porsche 968 Club Tropicana, listeners’ messages about…
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In this week’s Friday spin-off show, Jonny and Richard answer questions about car OCD, diesel compensation, car parts stored in the house, and new cars to take…
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All about cars
This week Jonny and Richard accidentally fill Britain’s number one car podcast with chat about cars. Topics covered include the DS No4, the Civic Type R…
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In front of an audience at Pistonheads Annual Service, Jonny and Richard answer questions about cars to make into boats, best number plate designs, best and…
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Live from Pistonheads Annual Service
Recording in front of an outdoor audience at Bicester Motion, Jonny and Richard talk about Maroon 5 excuses, Max Power washing up liquid, Bad Boy bonnets, a…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about best car for a vineyard, one car to replace a BMW 3 Series and a Ford Ranger, concept cars you’d like to…
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Julio's Testarossa
Jonny and Richard get sidetracked by an Iberian singing legend’s cars (and clothes). Also in this episode, departure angles, trying to carry too much to the…
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In this week’s Friday spin-off show Jonny and Richard answer questions about looking up previous owners of your car, unconvincing re-badges, the best motorway…
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Live from FOTU 2025
Live on stage at the excellent Festival of the Unexceptional, Jonny and Richard discuss the Raleigh canteen, car names as explorers, swearing on a…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about waving at other motorists, unusual hearses, film and TV cars you could take to Festival of the…
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Hairacio Pagani
Jonny and Richard admire the excellent locks of a supercar legend. Also in this episode, a strange rollercoaster name, a listener’s back pedal brake disaster…
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In another episode of their spin-off Q&A show, Jonny and Richard answer questions about options you’d like to see on cars, the idea of a Carte Blanche special…
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Festival of Sleeves
On a balmy evening during the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jonny and Richard sit outside to discuss middle aged man backflips, a robot in a leather jacket…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about the music EVs should play as warning sounds, favourite trainers, Jonny’s air-con threshold, the most…
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The problem with e-scooters
Jonny has some thoughts about powered scooting. Also in this episode, the history of the bicycle, men who look good in vests (i.e. almost no one), the Dutton…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about the worst sound a car can make, what Donna Summer would have driven, unlikely car and owner combinations…
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Free car!
A generous listener has given Jonny and Richard a new podcast company car. Also in this episode, that caravan game again, a tale of disaster from Top Gear…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about daft road trips, favourite die cast models, optional extra envy, and songs that remind you of car noises…
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S.P.R.E.E.M.
Jonny has discovered some strangely-named Transformers. Also in this episode, Bill Withers CVT and bite point, the return of Richard’s Defender, in praise of…
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In this episode of their weekly Friday second show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about low-cost manual fun, car games, why really cheap used…
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Anybody want a Golf?
Jonny tries to sell his dad’s old car. Also in this episode, giving away a piece of Smith and Sniff history, the power of an old Metro Turbo, ordering hot…
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In front of an audience in London, Jonny and Richard answer questions about strangely named car dealers, being offered dodgy things in motorway service areas…
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New car reveal, live in London
On stage at the Honourable Artillery Company during the London Concours last week, Jonny and Richard reveal what car Richard has just bought and discuss wicker…
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Jonny and Richard answer questions about going camping in a VW Up, cars you’d like to see banger racing, the embarrassment of running out of fuel and old 911 v…
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Dentists' car parks
Jonny and Richard have a beef with a specific profession. Also in this episode, trying to identify VW SUVs at gunpoint, the decline of the Audi A8, pop stars…
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In a second Q&A with an audience at the Morgan factory, Jonny and Richard answer questions about what’s in the Eagle, questionable car cleaning methods…
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Do your own car spraying
Jonny has brought Richard an interesting DIY book. Also in this episode, terrible photos and descriptions in used car ads, disposable cameras at weddings…
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Jonny and Richard answer questions about strange personalisation, poorly treated performance cars, television fixers, knowing Dario, and Skoda suspension mods…
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Buttery Range Rover
Jonny likes a Swedish restomod while Richard has seen something horrific in Los Angeles. Also in this episode, love for the Discovery 4, trying to understand…
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In front of an audience at the Morgan factory, Jonny and Richard answer questions about weird car promo items, Top Gear Marinas and pianos, choosing some…
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Return to Morgan
Jonny and Richard return to the Morgan Experience Centre in Malvern where, in front of an audience, they discuss peacock damage, extreme roadster face, a…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about the most ingenious use of gaffer tape, doing a Cannonball Run with car TV presenters, 4D plates, Z4 vs 944…
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Roadster face
Richard has noticed what happens when you drive a car with no roof. Also in this episode, the CSI Tarpaulin capital of the UK, tattoo failure, air raid siren…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about Daimler saloons, catseyes, mullets, cars that look better scuffed, celebrities in unexpected models, the…
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Popemobiles and the Cybertruck
Jonny has fallen down a Papal wormhole and Richard has driven a controversial Tesla. Also in this episode, favourite numbers, the Mercedes Vision V, a…
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It’s another On The Other Side Of Things spin-off show and this time questions from listeners cover Jonny’s dislike of red cars, Car magazine legend Georg…
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Max Log and La Raoul
Jonny has spotted some odd things written on French lorries. Also in this episode, a racoon decal on a RAV4, a shout out to Dave Car Keys, cheap skinny tyres…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about the sadness of seeing a destroyed car, an urgent need for something less ruinous, finding a new car for a…
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Free Willy
This week it’s Smith and Smith as Jonny is joined by his brother, Greg, who tells an amazing story about a man with poor control of his flies. Also in this…
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Richard is on his own answering listeners’ questions about Top Gear merchandising, Tiffany Dell, the Sniff Petrol campaign against a certain F1 commentator…
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Golf GTI flip flops
Jonny has found some strange Volkswagen merchandise. Also in this episode, soiling a brand new car, not picking a side in ICE v EV, the new Subaru Forester…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about BMW gear selectors in other makes of car, the model sold under the most manufacturers, finding a small…
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I bought a new car!
Richard has some news. Also in this episode, the lesser spotted Daewoo Lanos, James May’s S-Type road test cheat, a drive-by shouting, car storage problems…
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Jonny and Richard answer audience questions about Ross Kemp in a Twingo boot on Top Gear, seeing secret cars before they’re announced, concept cars you wish…
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Airbrushing Nigel Mansell onto the bonnet
Jonny and Richard have a terrible idea for their Eagle limo. Also in this episode, bargaining for a car, Vitaraizing, the first Shortsman of spring, the…
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In front of an audience in Manchester, Jonny and Richard answer questions about worst Lego kit, weirdest car selling experience, The Late Brake Show Live…
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Live from Manchester
Jonny and Richard are in front of an audience at the Tesla Centre in Manchester talking about Grease 2, Ross Kemp, Twingo face, car tattoos and lots of other…
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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things, Jonny and Richard cover topics including the right Honda for an ace guitarist, how to impress the Max Power…
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Literally, to be fair
Jonny has encountered a troubling verbal tic. Also in this episode, tripping into your own car, trying to understand Polestar, an unexpected Renault 5 driver…
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This week Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about inconvenient car purchases, OEM purism, and awkward car conversations with medical professionals…
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Well at least the sunroof works
Jonny and Richard are tempted by a car spotted for sale in a newsagent’s window. Also in the episode, the punchlines to Jonny’s 911 GTS trip to see the doctor…
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In another episode of their Friday spin-off show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about cars that are too good to throw away, buying a Jag, a…
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Leather bootcuts
Jonny and Richard admire the trouserial stylings of guitarist Steve Stevens. Also in this episode, going for an uncomfortable medical procedure in the new…
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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things spin-off show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about a fun car for 16 grand, a trip to an autojumble…
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Frontera up a mountain
Jonny and Richard remember a weird story about a man who drove a Vauxhall up Snowdon. Twice. Also in this episode, locally sourced drugs, Kendrick Lamar and…
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Jonny and Richard answer audience questions in Eastbourne. Topics covered include car journalist things missed out on, strangest optional extras, British car…
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Live in Eastbourne
Jonny and Richard are in front of an audience on the south coast talking about the unusual car choice of a recovery truck driver, a Gen X version of We Didn’t…
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about a Honda Jazz replacement, the lost art of jump starting, Mazda design, cars you can’t get rid of, and which…