Unless you listen to RoundAbout you’re doing it wrong, which is convenient, because that’s our theme this week. Up for discussion is an array of stories including a man that was definitely doing it wrong when he got jacked up on drugs and went speeding off to save his girlfriend from aliens. No, we’re not making this up. The panel also takes a look at what could be the world’s ugliest Jaguar, EVER, plus we debut a brand-new segment called Design Hall. Everything expert and automotive entertainer Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics sounds off on a controversial design trend that’s been sweeping the industry the last few years. All in all, if you don’t listen to RoundAbout #75, the “You’re Doing it Wrong” episode you will, in fact, not be doing it right.

I say dear listener, won’t you take a seat and spend a moment? This week’s marvelous episode of the new RoundAbout show is ready for your enjoyment, and let me tell you something, it’s a real humdinger. Join your favorite troupe of audio entertainers for a misty-eyed look back in time. That’s right; the theme this week is “RoundAbout RearView.” Find out what automotive monitor is dying a slow, unmerciful death. Learn which surprising vehicle General Motors is bringing back from the dead. You won’t believe your ears. Special guest Mirko Reinhardt – a genuine German – shares all the thrills and chills of his recent trip across the treacherous European continent. Enjoy these stories and more – the Brothers Grimm couldn’t come up with better ones – on this week’s installment of RoundAbout, #74, the “RoundAbout RearView” episode.

You are about to go where no podcast has gone before. This week the Geneva Motor Show happened--with our own Steven J. Ewing in attendance--and this week we will cover 60 vehicle reveals in under 90 minutes! As soon as the podcast starts, so does the clock, and guest host Eric Trytko will be under the gun to guide spaceship ROAB-73 into the friendly nebula that is coalition space. Or something. Will we make it or will the devious spectre of non-sequitur sound drops and tangental anecdotes defeat us once again? There is only one way, dear listeners, to find out. Now consume this podcast, the '60 Cars, 90 Minutes' episode, with your listening organs at once!

Join your favorite audio hucksters as they put their heads together in an attempt to defy an age-old idiom. This week they try to build a better mousetrap. Learn about one Detroit-area hot-rodder that’s crafting a better vintage Chrysler sports car . . . one the company never actually built. Find out what kind of insane powerplant was crammed into the back of a MINI in an attempt to deliver better performance. You won’t believe your ears when you hear how much better chicken feathers, yes, chicken feathers are at storing energy than some much more expensive and higher-tech options. Enjoy all of these exciting stories and more plus RoAb first-timer Nina Beckhardt of The Naming Group is our special guest this week. The panel picks her brain about the controversial Chevrolet Sonic and a number of other name-related topics. Enjoy RoundAbout #72, the “Better Mousetrap” episode.

Warning, objects in this episode of RoundAbout are somethinger than they appear. Subaru turned to sumo wrestlers for its latest TV commercial in Canada, but the result is, perhaps, a bit cheekier (yes, pun intended) than it appears. A French comedian created a real-life version of the popular Nintendo game Mario Kart and the result is more hilarious than you’d assume. Find out which iPhone app you SHOULD NOT download because, once you think about it, it’s way creepier than a computer program should ever be. Of course the RoAb crew covers a vast diversity of other topics in addition to these, which makes this episode of RoundAbout, #71, more informative than it appears based on the preceding paragraph.

Special guest Mike Levine of PickupTrucks.com jumps feet-first into the RoundAbout this week for his first-ever appearance on the show. Also on board are your favorite – and least favorite – regulars, ready to deliver installment No. 70, the “Indulgence” episode to your listening organs. Up for discussion is a wide array of extravagant topics and news stories PLUS a Chicago Auto Show recap AND another installment of the ever-popular segment, “Meet Your Roadmates.” Altogether this is not a show to miss, so please, join us for RoundAbout No. 70, the “Indulgence” episode.

Join your favorite RoundAbouters for episode 69 ... and get your mind out of the gutter! Ignoring more obvious (and salacious) themes this week we submit for your listening enjoyment the "Alternative" episode. Up for discussion are a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to an alternative technology that could replace energy-squandering headlamps, an alternative form of rear-seat entertainment that will surely keep the kiddies complacent (if not quiet) on your next road trip and an alternative to a real limousine. In the “Blind Spot” we also talk about special microbeads that could power the cars of tomorrow, and when we go “In the Garage” we discuss a record-breaking five, yes FIVE different vehicles. Put it all together and this is a show you don’t want to miss. Listen to RoundAbout #69, the “Alternative” episode.

This week peer inside the wonderful world of progress. Behold fantastic innovations from the future. This is definitely not your father’s episode of RoundAbout. Find out what a certain septuagenarian converted his mobility scooter into. Hint: it’s pretty hot. Learn about one California city that’s taking advantage of advanced social-networking services to deter intoxicated motoring. What kind of artistic masterpiece did one Michigan woman create out of dryer lint? We’ll cover these burning issues plus many more. And don’t miss out on the latter-half of the program when we sit down with Heather Heughens (that’s pronounced hyoo-ins) and Scott Vandekerckhove (you’re on your own with this one), both of Event Services International, to talk about Dodge’s Hemi Highway Tour, a 40-day, 8,000-mile trek across the United States. Join us for all of this, and a whole lot more, on this week’s installment of RoundAbout, #68, the “Not Your Father’s . . .” episode.

Join the RoundAbout crew for another rousing episode of, well, RoundAbout. This week we take a look at the seedier side of life in the “Caught Red-Handed” episode. We all know – scratch that, we should all know crime doesn’t pay, but not everyone is that well informed, and bully for us because their loss is our gain – in the form of good material for a great show. Find out what happened to one would-be kidnapper that snared herself a few men, storing them in the back of a U-Haul truck. Uncover which automaker is jeopardizing millions of peoples’ privacy following a massive data breech. Volkswagen is putting a new spin on theft deterrent systems with decidedly old-fashioned flair. We’ll get to the bottom of these stories and a whole lot more on this week’s installment of RoundAbout, #67, the “Caught Red-Handed” episode.

It’s that time of year again. Sure, it is National Bath Safety Month but it’s also the season where we cover more ground than marathon runners; break ribs like passengers in the Tokyo subway as we get crushed in media scrums; and test our survival skills, subsisting almost exclusively off of room-temperature turkey wraps and stale cookies from the media lounge. That’s right, January only means one thing. It’s the Detroit Auto Show, baby! What BIG reveals are on the docket for 2011? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Buick will unveil its new compact sedan, the Verano. Porsche *may* take the wraps off a new supercar in a much-rumored production-version of the 918 Spyder. Chevy will premiere its replacement for the moribund Aveo, called the Sonic. Enjoy all that and more on this week’s admittedly abbreviated installment of RoundAbout, #66, the “NAIAS 2011 Preview” episode.