The Smoking Tire

By Matt Farah & Zack Klapman

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Matt Farah, Zack Klapman, Chris Hayes, and Thad Brown sit down with automotive icons, pro drivers, comedians and other friends to discuss automotive industry news, racing, projects and whatever else comes to mind.For video test drives and reviews, go toTheSmokingTire.comorwww.youtube.com/thesmokingtireRentour movie, where we find out if some bad CraigsList cars can cross an entire US State, off-road!www.thesmokingtire.com/film

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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 also the only person to ever win a Pulitzer Prize ...

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06.18.2019 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 also the only person to ever win a Pulitzer Prize ...
06.13.2019 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 here to talk about FORZA Horizon 4's new LEGO pack, which lets you drive ...
06.11.2019 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 pulls no punches when it comes to criticizing the ...
06.06.2019 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 RAV4, and met the police. Then they talk about car news, the BMW ...
05.30.2019 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 records including shortest drive time from NY to LA, and shortest drive time from LA ...
05.28.2019 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 cars on Earth. This show is also a video! https://youtu.be/rezM7n_yeB0Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @mt_loverman @jethrobovingdonIG: ...
05.23.2019 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 and a CTS-V. He puts airplane visors in trucks. And all of it works flawlessy, and ...
05.21.2019 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 the Manager of Editorial Content at Edmunds.NEW SHIRTS!: https://www.blipshift.com/tstThis show is ...
05.16.2019 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 discuss off-roading, lake beds, drifting, Zack driving ...
05.14.2019 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 company, Borrow, which arranges short-term leases of EVs at ...
05.07.2019 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 Everyday Driver, Jalopnik EIC Patrick George, and Jim Resnick. Follow them, watch ...
05.03.2019 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 world), he interned at VW, and then worked as a designer at Jeep. He sees ...
04.30.2019 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 mishaps, and we answer your questions. This show is also a video: ...
04.12.2019 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 430 Scuderia and the Acura RDXCheck out TLG Auto: https://tlgauto.com/ Watch this show on YouTube! https://youtu.be/jBBEYvZNhkgFollow us!T: @thesmokingtire ...
04.09.2019 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 victories than any other driver in 10 years of ...
04.04.2019 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 that fast on a track, and when it all began, he was a ...
04.02.2019 Larry Kosilla, Kevin Brown, and Derek Bemis - World's Greatest Detailers New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tstThis podcast included lots of great DIY advice, hilarious stories from Larry and Matt's high school days, and a serious look at a side of the detailing industry that no one was talking about. Larry Kosilla, Kevin Brown, ...
03.28.2019 Contractor Rich Fricke New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tstRich Fricke is the VP and Sr Project Manager for Charles Licha Construction, overseeing operations on projects ranging in size from several hundred thousand dollars to $25,000,000.00. He's in charge of building Matt's new business, West Side Collector ...
03.26.2019 Carlos Lago! (Edmunds) New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tstCarlos Lago is a host and Manager of Feature Content at Edmunds, and former host of Motor Trend's "Ignition" and "Daily Fix". He's a fast driver and a good human. Watch his ZR1 vs GT3 vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ0QnAHeux0Read his ...
03.21.2019 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 car channel game for a long, long time, do excellent comparisons. and ...
03.19.2019 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 train their drivers. They're used by teams in F1, NASCAR, GT, IMSA, and more. ...
03.19.2019 Amazing sim builder, Chris Considine (CXC Racing) 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 train their drivers. They're used by teams in F1, NASCAR, GT, IMSA, and more. ...
03.14.2019 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 NBC Sports, and a writer/producer on "/DRIVE on NBC Sports". This show is ...
03.12.2019 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 bikes, quads, ovals, or King of the Hammers, while building many ...
03.07.2019 Jeff Zwart - Director/Racer/Photographer New Shirts: https://www.blipshift/com/tstJeff Zwart is a photographer, director, cinematographer, racer, author, and about 10 other things. A legend in the Porsche community, he learned to drive in a Porsche 901, a car now worth over a million dollars. His collection ...
03.05.2019 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 rock songs into their individual master recording tracks to hear ...
02.28.2019 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 parts to make them more capable and comfortable. This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/dFcBpVWTqckhttp://www.milspecauto.com/@milspecautomotiveFollow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire ...
02.26.2019 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 has grown to be a large gathering held several times a year, ...
02.21.2019 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 it the last leg of its Million Mile ...
02.19.2019 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 Sam Smith, a staff writer and very talented driver who tells ...
02.14.2019 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 a Ferrari 355 Spyder that had CAUGHT ON FIRE, and is going to turn ...
02.12.2019 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. He's the Director of Production at Race Service, a media/brand company, which produces ...
02.07.2019 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 Charger, "Tantrum" has a carbon front end and over 1500HP. Today, Matt sits down with the ...
02.05.2019 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 turn to him. Donnie’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4kCS54nYYLDFOL2QYp8osgThis show is a video: https://youtu.be/3i1rfU675Tg NEW ...
01.31.2019 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 of the last 70 years, instrument by instrument, and explains why all ...
01.29.2019 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 recorded this show, our WireCast software took a digital dump. This audio ...
01.24.2019 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, the founder of one of the coolest car gatherings - Luftgehult ...
01.22.2019 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 coolest and most interesting car collections of anyone we've met, with a stable that includes ...
01.17.2019 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! Partnering with TST, they went up to Malibu in the early morning to take ...
01.15.2019 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 car? How do you fight it?We also talk ...
01.10.2019 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) took people's unfinished project cars and brought them back to ...
01.08.2019 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 "Seinfeld."www.podcastone.com/spikes-car-radioThis show is also a video: https://youtu.be/Y7FCSnXFR4IFollow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @spikeferestenIG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman ...
01.03.2019 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, and drove the new controversial Lamborghini Urus. Zack fixed his ...
01.01.2019 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. Just listen. This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/N2qHXUUmmmw Richard's work: https://sniffpetrol.com/author/richardporter/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCetcgTqJiNFKYipfBT1YIWQhttps://www.amazon.com/That-Bombshell-Inside-Madness-Genius/dp/1409165078 ...
12.27.2018 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 can rent awesome cars that enthusiasts love. They've had McLarens, ...
12.20.2018 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, from a Wagoneer to a '68 Dodge Charger to a Porsche ...
12.18.2018 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 1/4 mile, and which cars tend to be the fastest. ...
12.13.2018 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 a lot more. Watch Cody's car in action ...
12.11.2018 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 NBCSports, and host of several shows on YouTube's /DRIVE Network. He knows -and has ...
12.06.2018 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 a twin-charged semi truck for Pikes Peak, to jet boat engines for New Zealand, ...

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The Smoking Tire episodes:

Dan Neil Returns! (Wall Street Journal's "Rumble Seat")

FORZA's Justin Osmer

JALOPNIK's Kristen Lee

Matt and Zack (Italy, Italian rental cars, BMW M8, GT500s, and more)

Alex Roy (The/DRIVE, AI, Human Driving Association)

Jonny and Jethro (MOTOR TREND Head2Head)

Jon Ward! (CEO of ICON)

Carlos Lago! (Edmunds)

Matt and Zack! (Return of the Supra)

Jon Guzik (Borrow, Automobile, Hollywood Reporter)

MEGA Supra Launch Podcast!!

Alan Macey - (Manual Gearbbox Preservation Society)

TST Podcast #425 - THE (POST) WEDDING SHOW w/ Matt, Hanna, Zack, Thad, Vinny & Tim

TLG Auto Owner Marco Gerace

Vaughn Gittin Jr!

Brett Berk (Auto journalist)

Larry Kosilla, Kevin Brown, and Derek Bemis - World's Greatest Detailers

Contractor Rich Fricke

Carlos Lago! (Edmunds)

Everyday Driver's Paul and Todd

Amazing sim builder, Chris Considine (CXC Simulations)

Amazing sim builder, Chris Considine (CXC Racing)

Matt Hardigree

Rob "Bender" Park of TRUCK NIGHT AMERICA

Jeff Zwart - Director/Racer/Photographer

Christian James Hand

Mil-Spec Automotive

Peter Volny of Scuderia Southwest

FINAL STRETCH: MILLION MILE LEXUS

Road&Track's Travis Okulski & Sam Smith

Wrench Everyday's Freddy "Tavarish" and Andrew Howell

Sam Nalven (Race.Service, Maximum Driftcast, Drift Idiot)

SPEEDKORE's David Salvaggio

Vintage Italian Car Expert/Restorer: Donnie Callaway

Christian James Hand & Jason Camissa

Jonny Lieberman & Jethro Bovgindon

Porsche Factory driver Patrick Long!

eGarage co-founder, Ben Abrams!

Larry Chen (Photographer, Hoonigan) & Matt Crooke (1552 Wheels)

CA EXHAUST LAW w/ Brian Makse & Ezekiel Wheeler

Chris Jacobs (OVERHAULIN', Barrett Jackson)!

Spike Feresten!

TST's Matt and Zack

Richard Porter (Top Gear, The Grand Tour)

Classic Car Club Founders Zac Moseley, Mike Prichinello, Phil Kavanaugh!

Mike Musto

WANNAGOFAST's Blake Hutchison

Cody Miles: Global Time Attack Driver

Mike Spinelli (The/DRIVE, Jalopnik OG)

Gale Banks

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