Carstories by The Petersen Automotive Museum

Patrick Thomas and Daniel Valdez starts Season 3 of CarStories with Donut Media's Editor in Chief and host of the Past Gas podcast, James Pumphrey. They talk about his stand-up days, his love for German cars and his experience working for Donut Media over the years.

Ending Season 2 of CarStories, Daniel Valdez and Patrick Thomas sat down with contemporary artist Daniel Arsham to talk cars, Cleveland Cavaliers, Formula 1 and his current exhibition "Arsham Auto Motive" at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

Daniel Arsham is known for his “eroded” works that occupy a space where the concepts of yesterday, today, and tomorrow collide, representing a fictional archaeology wherein objects from our cultural and material present are unearthed at some point in the distant future. These casts of modern artifacts are created from geological materials such as sand, quartz, and selenite, appearing fossilized as if they have just been discovered after being buried for ages. Through the sculptures displayed in Arsham Auto Motive, the artist historicizes the automobile—a paragon of the modern era—and its related symbols, presenting the viewer with a glimpse of future history.

In 2016, Nate Jones who founded the Long Beach Grand Prix sat down with CarStories in 2016 to talk about his experience in the automotive industry.

This week Daniel Valdez and Aloisa Ruf sat down with the founder of The Purist Group, Sean Lee. Sean talks about his early influence in Japanese cars, his relationship with actor Paul Walker and the backstory of The Purist Group.

In 2015, Indy 500 winner and racing legend Danny Sullivan joined A.J. trackside from The Thermal Club for the CarStories.com podcast.  They discuss his astonishing career in racing, his fames "spin and win" move and being the guest of honor at the 1st annual Petersen Invitational.

Daniel Valdez and Patrick Thomas sat down with the one of the greatest DJs of all times, the Godfather of EDM, Grammy award winner, legendary, Tiësto. He loves cars just as much as he loves music and managed to merge his two great passions in the making of his new and latest album "DRIVE".

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This week Daniel Valdez and Patrick Thomas sat down with Petersen's marketing director and motoring daredevil Luna Bondesan. She talks about growing up next to a car workshop, her experience working in the automotive industry and crazy off-road stories. Listen Now!

This week Daniel Valdez and Patrick Thomas sat down with Petersen's marketing director and motoring daredevil Luna Bondesan. Luna talks about growing up next to a car workshop, her experiences working in the automotive industry and her adventurous off road stories. Listen Now!!

In 2014, CarStories spent almost the day at the Rolex Monterey Historics, in Adam Carolla's paddock, as he prepped and raced Paul Newman's Bob Sharpe Racing 1988 Nissan 300ZX.  We talked about collecting cars, people's preferences and racing on the track.

This week Daniel Valdez, Aloisa Ruf and Patrick Thomas sat down with the car designer of the Lamborghini Huracan, Bugatti Chiron, Koenigsegg Gemera and CC850, Sasha Selipanov.

Sasha Selipanov is a renowned automotive designer known for his work on several high-profile supercars. His unique design approach and distinctive style have made him a respected figure in the automotive design industry.