Shows / The Smoking Tire
The Smoking Tire
Matt Farah and Zack Klapman sit down with automotive icons, pro drivers, comedians and other friends to discuss automotive industry news, racing, projects and whatever else comes to mind. Watch our car reviews at www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman Rent or buy our movies!, where we find out if some bad CraigsList cars can cross an entire US State, off-road!https://vimeo.com/thesmokingtire
Episodes
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Chris Cantle and Justin Dawes (BIKES AND CARS AND BIKES)
If it's 2-wheeled adventures, these two have probably done it. Chris Cantle is a long-time automotive and motorcycle journalist, friend, and Editor in Chief of…
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Greg "Opie" Hughes & Chef Carl Ruiz
Watch the show! https://youtu.be/7ZFZrIU5wPI Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our…
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HAGERTY'S Aaron Robinson & KBB's Lyn Woodward
Aaron Robinson is the Editor-at-Large of Hagerty Magazine, the beautiful bi-monthly publication available to Hagerty 'Drive Club' members. Lyn Woodward is a…
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KBB's Michael Harley
Michael Harley is the executive editor of Kelley Blue Book's car review division. In the past he has written reviews for Autoblog, Autobytel, AutoWeek, and…
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Lyn Woodward (Kelley Blue Book)
Lyn Woodward is an automotive journalist that has written for all the big mags, traveled the world, and has an amazing story about off-roading. She currently…
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Dan Neil Returns! (Wall Street Journal's "Rumble Seat")
Dan Neil is a well of knowlede and ridiculous stories, and this show isn't one to miss. He pays the bills writing about cars for the Wall Street Journal. He's…
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FORZA's Justin Osmer
Ever wondered how cars get into FORZA? Justin Osmer manages FORZA's partnerships of all kinds, from tires to car companies to media companies to LEGO. He's…
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JALOPNIK's Kristen Lee
Kristen Lee is a staff writer at Jalopnik, an owner of a C36 AMG, and a co-host of /DRIVE on NBC Sports. She's written for a variety of other magazines, and…
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Matt and Zack (Italy, Italian rental cars, BMW M8, GT500s, and more)
Matt is back from his Italian honeymoon and has stories about cheeses, wine, Alfa rental cars, and cats that killed Caesar. Zack drove a GT500, a supercharged…
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Alex Roy (The/DRIVE, AI, Human Driving Association)
Alex Roy is a brilliant, hilarious, exccentric fixture in the automotive world. He is a an expert in autonomous cars, and broke several long-distance driving…
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Jonny and Jethro (MOTOR TREND Head2Head)
Jonny Lieberman and Jethro Bovingdon are long-standing auto journalists and the hosts of Motor Trend's "Head 2 Head". They travel the world driving the best…
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Jon Ward! (CEO of ICON)
Jonathan Ward is a visionary, builder, and tinkerer. He helms ICON, legendary builders of bespoke 4x4s and fascinating restorations. He married a Rolls Royce…
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Carlos Lago! (Edmunds)
Carlos Lago is a long-time journalist and very fast driver, who is good at the oversteers. He drove the new Supra, and has a lot of thoughts. He's currently…
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Matt and Zack! (Return of the Supra)
It's a TST crew show. Matt and Zack debate the merits of the new (and old) Supra, talk about where it fits in the market, and why it isn't an LC500. We also…
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Jon Guzik (Borrow, Automobile, Hollywood Reporter)
Jon Guzik has written about cars and everything else, for a long time. He talks to us about wearing a suit at a home office, crazy press launches, and his new…
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MEGA Supra Launch Podcast!!
EVERYONE is in this one. Matt is at the Supra launch and sits at the bar with: Savage Geese (Mark), Engineering Explained (Jason Fenske), Paul and Todd of…
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Alan Macey - (Manual Gearbbox Preservation Society)
Alan Macey thinks about cars differently than we do. After graduating from Art Center of Pasadena (arguably the best school for automotive design in the…
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TST Podcast #425 - THE (POST) WEDDING SHOW w/ Matt, Hanna, Zack, Thad, Vinny & Tim
We're back from Matt's wedding! We talk about the wedding, Thad is here from Dubai, Matt's wife joins us and tells us hilarious things about him, toilet paper…
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TLG Auto Owner Marco Gerace
Marco Gerace is the second-generation owner of TLG Auto in North Hollywood, specializing in air-cooled Porsches. Also, Matt drove a Manual-Transmission Ferrari…
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Vaughn Gittin Jr!
Vaughn Gittin Jr is a Formula D and D1 champion, and one of the funnest people around. He won his first Formula Drift title in 2010, and has more tandem battle…
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Brett Berk (Auto journalist)
Brett Berk's fascinating story has landed him pretty high up the automotive journalist food chain. He only has to drive the finest cars, he (admits) he isn't…
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Larry Kosilla, Kevin Brown, and Derek Bemis - World's Greatest Detailers
New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tst This podcast included lots of great DIY advice, hilarious stories from Larry and Matt's high school days, and a…
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Contractor Rich Fricke
New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tst Rich Fricke is the VP and Sr Project Manager for Charles Licha Construction, overseeing operations on projects…
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Carlos Lago! (Edmunds)
New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tst Carlos Lago is a host and Manager of Feature Content at Edmunds, and former host of Motor Trend's "Ignition" and…
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Everyday Driver's Paul and Todd
Paul Schmucker and Todd Deeken are the host of the YouTube channel, Everyday Driver, where they argue with each other about most things. They have been in the…
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Amazing sim builder, Chris Considine (CXC Simulations)
Racing simulators are growing in popularity, not only because of the popularity of competitions like iRacing, but as a tool for professional teams to use to…
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Matt Hardigree
Matt Hardigree is the former Editor in Chief of Jalopnik. Under his watch the site's audience grew by millions. Now he's the co-creator of "Proving Grounds" on…
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Rob "Bender" Park of TRUCK NIGHT AMERICA
Rob 'Bender' Park is one of the stars of History's 'Truck Night in America!" Earning his nickname from bending trucks on rocks, Bender is a dirt racer, be it…
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Jeff Zwart - Director/Racer/Photographer
New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tst Jeff Zwart is a photographer, director, cinematographer, racer, author, and about 10 other things. A legend in the…
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Christian James Hand
Christian James Hand helps you listen to music in a whole new way. He is the host and creator of "The Session" a radio and live show, breaking down classic…
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Mil-Spec Automotive
Mil-Spec Automotive modifies Hummer H1s, tailoring them for the adventurous civilian, off-roader, and overlander. They add various performance and technology…
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Peter Volny of Scuderia Southwest
Peter Volny is one of the founders of Scuderia Southwest, a car gathering in Scottsdale, Arizona. Started in 2001 as a basic cars and coffee type gathering, it…
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FINAL STRETCH: MILLION MILE LEXUS
4 years ago we bought a 1994 Lexus LS400 with the goal of getting it to 1 million miles, on the original engine! Today, Matt and Zack fly to Atlanta to drive…
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Road&Track's Travis Okulski & Sam Smith
Travis Okulski is the new (and youngest) Editor in Chief of "Road and Track" Magazine, one of the best and longest-running car mags of all time. With him is…
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Wrench Everyday's Freddy "Tavarish" and Andrew Howell
Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez likes to buy cars that should be junked, and rebuild them. Or turbo them. He rebuilt a twin-turbo Lambo, and most recently, bought…
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Sam Nalven (Race.Service, Maximum Driftcast, Drift Idiot)
Sam Nalven has been the man behind the lens of some of the most popular drifting videos on Earth, including Vaughn Gittin's amazing drift of the Nurburgring…
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SPEEDKORE's David Salvaggio
Speedkore builds some of the craziest pro-touring cars on Earth, and that's saying something. They built a Challenger body out of carbon-fiber. Their 1970…
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Vintage Italian Car Expert/Restorer: Donnie Callaway
Donnie Callaway has been obsessed with Italian cars his whole life. So much so that when people want a complete restoration of their vintage Italian car, they…
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Christian James Hand & Jason Camissa
Christian James Hand has lived an amazing life in music, from touring with members of Wu Tang Clan, to his current gig where he deconstructs the greatest songs…
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Jonny Lieberman & Jethro Bovgindon
Jonny and Jethro are the hosts of Motor Trend's "Head 2 Head", where they drive and compare all of the fastest and coolest cars around. ****DISCLAIMER: When we…
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Porsche Factory driver Patrick Long!
Patrick Long has the job we all want. He is the only American employed by Porsche as a factory racingdriver. He's a racer, coach to the young driver's academy…
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eGarage co-founder, Ben Abrams!
Ben Abrams is the co-founder of eGarage, a media company that uses beautiful cinematography to tell interesting automotive stories. He also has one of the…
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Larry Chen (Photographer, Hoonigan) & Matt Crooke (1552 Wheels)
Photographer of everything cool, Larry Chen, and co-owner of 1552 Wheels, Matt Crooke, are here to talk about a charity project that we are stoked about!…
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CA EXHAUST LAW w/ Brian Makse & Ezekiel Wheeler
We do a deep dive into the new CA 95db law thanks to the investigative work of Ezekiel Wheeler. What is it? How much is a ticket? How do police measure your…
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Chris Jacobs (OVERHAULIN', Barrett Jackson)!
This guy is car TV royalty in our book.Chris Jacobs was the host of Velocity's "OVERHAULIN", a show that ran for a decade, where a team (led by Chip Foose)…
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Spike Feresten!
Spike is the host of "Spike's Car Radio", creator of the TV show, "Car Matchmaker", a collector of fine Porsches and watches, and a former writer on…
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TST's Matt and Zack
It's a TST Crew show! Matt and Zack catch up on what they've been driving, drifting, breaking, and fixing. Matt just did a road trip in the new Lexus LX570…
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Richard Porter (Top Gear, The Grand Tour)
Richard Porter is one of the greatest minds behind 2 of the greatest automotive shows ever: BBC's "Top Gear", and "The Grand Tour". He knows cars and jokes…
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Classic Car Club Founders Zac Moseley, Mike Prichinello, Phil Kavanaugh!
If you like cars, you need to know about Classic Car Club Manhattan. In a city where parking is expensive and private cars rare, CCC created a club where you…
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Mike Musto
Mike Musto is the host of 'The House of Muscle", a former host of /DRIVE, and lover of all classic automobiles. He has a cool, eclectic collection of cars…
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WANNAGOFAST's Blake Hutchison
Blake Hutchison is the founder of the 1/2 mile racing event WANNA GO FAST. He and Matt discuss the popularity of this new form of racing, the relevancy of the…
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Cody Miles: Global Time Attack Driver
Cody Miles is a driver in the Global Time Attack series with a rare setup: a Subaru STI with air suspension. We sat down to talk about his career, his car, and…
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Mike Spinelli (The/DRIVE, Jalopnik OG)
Mike Spinelli has had some of the best jobs in automotive journalism: a founder of Jalopnik, former editor of 0-60 Magazine, talking head on /DRIVE on…
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Gale Banks
Gale Banks is the founder and CEO of Banks Power, the leading company in performance modifications for diesel engines. He has an amazing history, from building…
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Sam Smith of Road & Track
Sam Smith is a writer for Road & Track magazine and an accomplished vintage racer. He's driven some unique cars, including IndyCars from almost every decade…
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IndyCar driver Ryan Phinny
Ryan Phinny is an IndyCar driver, kart racer, and motorcycle enthusiast. He joins us to talk about how he worked his way from tech to race car driver, why…
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Hannah Elliot & Magnus Walker
Hannah Elliott is an automotive journalist who covers reviews and news for Bloomberg. Magnus Walker is a famous automotive personality known for his custom…
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Betim Berisha - BBI Autosport
Betim Berisha is the CEO of BBI Autosport, a world-reknowned builder of extremely fast Porsches. From street tunes to race cars to one-off custom builds, he…
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Michael Dweck - Dir. of "The Last Race"
Michael Dweck is the director of the feature film, "The Last Race", a movie about the last oval track on Long Island, and the battle between those that want to…
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HOONIGAN's Brian Scotto
It took a long time, but we finally got him to talk about how it all came to be. Brian Scotto is the creative director of Hoonigan, but he's much more than…