RoundAbout: Car Culture and Auto News with a Different Spin show

RoundAbout: Car Culture and Auto News with a Different Spin

Summary: A podcast devoted to the weird, under-reported and often humourous side of automotive news and car culture. Each week, our crack team of contributors picks an automotive theme and gathers to talk about the news items and whatever else they can convolute to fit that theme. We also talk about what new (or old) cars we've been driving each week, check out the latest viral videos and look at hot new auto gadgets.

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  • Artist: Craig Cole, Michelle Naranjo, Eric Trytko, Christiaan Conover
  • Copyright: Copyright 2012, Blue Sky Productions, Inc.

Podcasts:

 RoAb #145 - This Was RoundAbout | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:47:36

Sayonara, arividerchi, auf wiedesehen, bon voyage, adios, good bye! Join us for one last trip through the gyratory with a monumental panel of panelists and guests.

 RoAb #144 - Torque of the Town | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:39:28

It's a race against the clock as the RoundAbout crew rushes to cover 60 Paris Motor Show reveals in just 90 minutes. Can they meet the deadline or will the timer cut their fun short? Listen in for all the details.

 RoAb #143 - Emissions Pie | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:05:29

You will NOT believe the vehicle one so-called disadvantaged 15-year-olg girl is driving to school. Think that organic hamburger is better for you and the environment? Think again! And we put our car-spotting skills to the test in another installment of ENHANCE!

 RoAb #142 - Cuyahoga Phil or Whatever | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:14:15

What is the next-generation Corvette going to look like? Hell if we know, but we’ll talk about it anyway. One guy is selling his 1955 Packard to fund a certain elective surgical procedure that will leave him less of a man. NO, IT’S NOT A SEX CHANGE! And our contestants face off in another another game of Cartegories!

 RoAb #141 - The DRAWN Out Episode | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:09:09

“Top Gear” talent Jeremy Clarkson is related to the late Julia Child and we have proof! The Cadillac XTS lineup is multiplying like yeast cell in sugar water. And our contestants introduce a brand-new segment that put their artistic skills to the test!

 RoAb #140 - Where we’re going we don’t need windows | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:53

A Montana man attempted to incite Bigfoot sightings with disastrous results. We all know drinking and driving is a terrible thing, but a British entrepreneur has come up with a pill that can help drivers outsmart breathalyzer tests. Our panelists go toe-to-toe in another round of THE PRICE IS CORRECT. Get all of this and a lot more only on RoundAbout!

 RoAb #139 - Hall-a-buloo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:20:27

Join us for another EPIC battle on this week’s episode of RoundAbout! Legendary automotive icons Jim and Bob Hall face off in a no-holds-barred war of wits and wizardry. Enjoy BRAND-NEW segments as well as some of your reoccurring favorites that put them to the test! Who will win this impromptu “Hall vs. Hall”? Watch (or listen) to find out!

 RoAb #138 - The Rossman Returneth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:07

RoundAbout's original-recipe Jeffrey Ross is back. He's got a new baby and a brand-new job! America is known for its automobiles, but are we as car crazy as we think? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just introduced a rigorous new crash test and one of our panelists sounds off.

 RoAb #137 - Have You Driven a Harrison Ford Lately? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 57:15

A British woman is planning to drive across the United States in a 109-year-old car! We’ll run down the list of the top vehicles the world’s richest people drive AND we’ll play a brand-new game called “ENHANCE!” It’s better than opossum stew at granny’s house!

 RoAb #136 - Mrs. Ausfahrt and Mr. Auspuff | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:14:35

Toyota turns back the clock on race relations, the City of Chicago moves a mountain of cars. And our panelists play another game of LIE OF THE BEHOLDER!

 RoAb #135 - Porta-Ben | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:02

Al Capone's Cadillac is headed to the auction block. A newfangled technology prevents drivers' cell phones from working while they're behind the wheel and alerts the cops to their illicit activity at the same time! All that and more, plus later in the show we introduce a brand-new segment featuring THE Safety Advocate, Donald Bloomberry.

 RoAb #134 - The Throttlebottum Progrum | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:31:31

On this week's show it’s all YOU, all the time. That’s right, the first-ever all-fan show is headed your way! This week all of our content is decided by you, our loyal listeners and viewers. We've got stories about DeLorian limos, a car wrapped in the German flag and a spectacular display of idiocy as fire erupts from a gas tank. Plus, we'll play a fan-derived version of A Car by Any Other Name.

 RoAb #133 - Stay Reich | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:38

A kiwi girl fails her driver’s test for THE most absurd reason imaginable. We’ll teach you how to drive in Lebanon AND we have a very special guest joining us in the studio tonight. He’s the founding member of the “United Corvair Federation of America,” has a PH.D. in biomedical engineering from Cal Tech and is a former U.S. ambassador to Seattle. Who is it? Find out next!

 RoAb #132 - Grand Hall Leisure | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:29:41

Grab a poncho or at least cut a head hole in a garbage bag because the brothers Hall are this week's guests on RoAb. The automotive experts and genetic duplicates put on a Gallagher-style performance that leaves no one unscathed. The duet compete in a number of RoAb games including THE PRICE IS CORRECT and A CAR BY ANY OTHER NAME, plus they share design tips and answer viewer-submitted questions.

 RoAb #131 - Oh-possum is a Dead | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:15:12

It’s raining sheep, hallelujah, it’s raining sheep! A beautiful pre-war Mercedes-benz is one HOT car and our panelists play another game of THE PRICE IS CORRECT. Who will make it to the showcase showdown? Don’t touch that dial.

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