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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
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The Conquistadors
Richard makes up an '80s American advertising slogan and Jonny has developed a strange obsession with Tiger Woods. Also in this episode, sports people in free…
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Brut Sport and the electro Lotus
Jonny and Richard discuss the new Lotus Eletre and try on a freshly-discovered retro aftershave. Also in this episode, Roy Orbison's poor standards of car…
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Lunch at Baldock
Jonny and Richard are back at Baldock having a bite to eat and talking about, amongst other things, knock-off A-ha, cars in property ads, conspicuous…
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Episode 100 live from Baldock Services
To celebrate the 100th episode of this podcast Jonny and Richard meet up in their spiritual home; the car park of Baldock Services on the A1. Topics covered in…
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Anyway, the ID.Buzz
Jonny and Richard attempt to talk about the Volkswagen ID.Buzz but get slightly distracted by unexpected wetsuits, the Bristol Channel, Florence out of…
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Just driving and smiling
Jonny decided to try something new while driving to Yorkshire. Also in this episode, Richard has been thinking about Flo Rida, Jonny remembers getting offered…
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Prelude 1.8 on low RON fuel
Jonny's been listening to Foreigner and Richard has a problem with the way people impersonate Elvis. Also in this episode, enjoying over-the-top songs, the art…
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Scooter through a plate glass window
Jonny's back after a trip to the world's longest pier and Richard knows a man who once had a terrible accident with a holiday scooter of doom. Also in this…
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What it's like to live with an old Range Rover
Richard is flying solo this week and spends most of the podcast droning on about his Range Rover and then mangling the pronunciation of German words. Hosted on…
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All the bells and whistles
Jonny and Richard wonder about a forgotten and very noisy part of the Mod scooter scene. Also in this episode, the cars of A Touch of Frost, annoyingly…
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Accidentally kicking an Alpine A110 under the fridge
Jonny's been to see Gordon Murray and Richard has weird memories of trying to win a Porsche 924S. Plus, some lesser known facts about the GMA T.33, the kind of…
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Ye olde Ford fayre
Jonny and Richard wonder why Lionel Richie keeps turning up to a medieval Ford festival, even though they've asked him not to. Also in this croaky and hungover…
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The Bristol Disco drift scene
Jonny and Richard discover a hidden pocket of hardcore D1 action that uses Land Rover Discovery 4s. Also in this episode, Jonny's extremely tiny office…
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The Queen's secret car collection
Jonny and Richard have some ideas about the cars Her Majesty rocks at the weekend. Also in this episode, a Fiat with permanently sliding doors, keeping cacti…
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YouTube clip show
Jonny and Richard are taking a break so here are some Smith and Sniff greatest hits from those old videos where they had lunch in a parked car. Topics covered…
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Shaky's Christmas Cadillac
Jonny and Richard wonder what Shakin' Stevens drives and conclude that it must be some sort of bad Cadillac. Also in this festive-ish episode, the Suggs scale…
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James May's terrible dinghy
Richard tells the story of James May taking a trip to the pub in a rubbish inflatable boat. Also in this episode, Jonny and Richard read out some listeners'…
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Body like an old 911 Turbo
Jonny is worried he has the physique of a 1970s Porsche and Richard has spotted a flute shop. Also in this episode, free Audi gloves, extremely lavish press…
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Why Jonny quit Fifth Gear
Jonny explains why the new series of Fifth Gear is going ahead without him. Also in this episode, the London-to-Brian run, the weirdness of veteran cars…
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Noel Gallagher's Low Mileage Cars
Jonny and Richard discover that Noel Gallagher is selling an old Jag. Also in this episode, creative driving, EV coast timing, traffic light concealing, the…
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The most sinister Audi
Jonny is tired and Richard has a hangover so naturally talk turns to the most up-to-no-good Audi, songs with places listed in them, old episodes of The Muppet…
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Madchester
The morning after The Late Brake Show Live in Manchester Jonny and Richard are in a hotel room talking about Madchester shoes, big windowed sixties houses…
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The new Range Rover and Adele's BMW
Jonny is getting his big hedges cut and Richard had his mouth open for an hour. Neither of these things are euphemisms. Also in this episode, Adele and her old…
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John Travolta restomod
Still sounding pretty sickly for various reasons, Jonny and Richard nonetheless manage to talk some nonsense about stopping modern-day John Travolta looking so…
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Imp, Mini and a pipe of Polos
Jonny's got the lurgy and Richard has been told off by a dentist. Also in this episode, struggling to recall Kim Basinger's music career, buying out of date…
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Audis, Scenics and amazing facts about beavers
Jonny's been driving two Audis, Richard has discovered something about the Renault Scenic, and there's an unexpected diversion into the world of aquatic…
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What happened at the No Time To Die premiere
Jonny and Richard went to the premiere of the new Bond film. The morning after the night before they recount what happened. Features car albums, plot details…
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Fiat 500e v Renault Zoe v Wacky Races
Richard can't get comfy in an electric Fiat and Jonny mounts a spirited defence of a Renault tech-lift. Also in this episode, trying to name all the Wacky…
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Lancia Integrale scuttle crew
Jonny has spotted a barn find rally legend on eBay but Richard would rather go to Portugal. Also in this episode, listeners' tales of bump starting and…
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Hello Market Harborough!
Jonny and Richard reflect on Saturday's second Late Brake Show Live event. Also in this episode, The Fordsy 100 Index, going for an old school curry, running…
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A dog, a Jazz, and a spooky coincidence
Jonny tells a story about being a good samaritan that takes an unexpected live action turn. Also in this episode, using the word village for other things, the…
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A rucksack full of petrol
Jonny knows someone with a very low range motorcycle and Richard has been wondering what happens to old minicabs. Also in this episode, celebrities in the…
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Road rage and the SAAB detective
Jonny's been in a ruck with a van driver and Richard has some TV show ideas. Also in this episode, Karmann chameleon, the Hindenburg of motorhomes, the best…
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The Bugatti Royale of tractors
Jonny draws our attention to a very expensive second-hand tractor and Richard shares the true story behind the infamous Top Gear indestructible Hilux film…
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The morning after the live show before
Jonny and Richard look back on the previous day's inaugural Late Brake Show live event while sitting in a Dover hotel room which is decorated like a dead…
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How this podcast made a listener think their GR Yaris was faulty
Jonny and Richard have accidentally spoilt someone's enjoyment of their new car. Also in this episode, not liking Tommy Lee Jones, households that own two of…
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Simon and Garfunkel's hire car nightmare
How did the beloved singing duo get to Scarborough Fair? Also in this episode, venus fly traps, unstable loo seats, surprisingly posh Transit door locks…
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Cars and washing powder
This week Jonny and Richard manage to talk about cars for once, including the Ineos Grenadier, the Gemballa Marsien and the new Vauxhall Astra. There's also…
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Live from a field near Goodwood
This week Jonny and Richard sit in a field drinking wine and talking about things they've seen at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. So naturally the conversation…
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Fast 9 and a gift from Jackie Stewart
Richard has been to see the new Fast & Furious film and Jonny has received a package from a multiple Formula 1 champion. Also in this episode, a Corsa with…
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Drowning a Lada
Jonny tells the full story of his Lada Niva water disaster. Also in this episode, the horror of gel plates, a bargain-priced GMC Motorhome, annoying noises…
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Clown in a Bedford Rascal
A listener has sent us an incredible tale of a kids' entertainer getting into a comical tiny van accident. Also in this episode, a creepy flyer for a magician…
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The cars of the G7
Jonny has discovered the real issues discussed at the G7 summit and Richard has a double decker motorway plan. Also in this episode, the trouble with getting…
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Whisky, pickups and David Coverdale
Jonny has been listening to country music while Richard encountered some annoying aeroplanes. Also in this episode, drinking whisky like someone in a movie…
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Trapped in an empty airport
How Jonny lost his passport and ended up living in Frankfurt Airport. Also in this episode, the daftness of sheep, the even greater daftness of DJ Khaled, the…
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The great smell of Sierra
Jonny has been driving an amazing 1980s Ford with just one thing missing. Also in this episode, American podcast plum shaving promos, vasectomy memories…
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The wheeltrim fairy
How to bring Christmas cheer armed only with six sets of plastic wheel covers. Also in this episode, spotting a Triumph Stag in a hurry, what happens when your…
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What does Sade drive?
An amazing story from a listener has Jonny and Richard wondering what a sophisticated singer might have in her garage. Also in this episode, Monty Don's car…
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Santa Pod sleepover
Jonny wants Richard to spend a weekend at a drag strip sleeping in a van. Richard does not want to do this. Also in this episode, Quentin Willson's palm…
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Car buying, live from eBay
Jonny is distracted by a bargain-priced Audi A2 auction about to end. Also in this episode, talking to previous owners of your car, Bluetooth phone dramas…
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Ask us anything, volume 2
In a special bonus episode Jonny and Richard answer some more listeners' questions. Topics include disappointing cars, 500 quid snotters, how to improve F1…
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Ask us anything, volume 1
Jonny and Richard answer questions from Patrons covering topics such as their chosen BL car for life, dodgy car buying transactions, things that don't fit on…
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Vigilante car detailing
Jonny has an idea for spreading a little kindness and Richard now lives in a noisy Kia neighbourhood. Also in this episode, vehicular Vocoders, unexpectedly…
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Du Sporrrrrrrrrrgh
Jonny has been driving the Peugeot 508 Sport Engineering while Richard has been having gin-fuelled thoughts about the GR Yaris. Also in this episode…
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JDM nonsense
Jonny has been offered some rotten weirdness. Also in this episode, sending Sir Jackie Stewart a Ford Scorpio full of tat for his birthday, mice treating dead…
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Starting quietly
Jonny and Richard start this episode by paying tribute to Sabine Schmitz and Murray Walker. Later, talk turns to a Mercedes with knackered dampers in an…
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That's a negative, lawnrider
Jonny has been mowing the grass and driving some new cars. Also in this episode, the exploding Megabus of rockets, splashing on the Brut, the great smells of…
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Beer festival waistcoat Croc Dundee hat and ponytail man
That chap you always see at real ale events. He probably has a mark 1 Discovery. Also in this episode, more on F1 drivers trolling track days, the badly…
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Lewis Hamilton's trackday Discovery 2
F1 drivers terrorising track days in totally unsuitable cars. Also in this episode, the stress of waiting for an MOT result, the relentless underachievement of…
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Bum-faced airship incident
Richard has put a deposit on a new family car, sight unseen. Also in this episode, Bruce Springsteen's cold hands, KFC translation mishaps, American car advert…