Hooniverse
365 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -Cars. Trucks. Life. Things that run. Things that don't. And anything in between. The Hooniverse Podcast is about the intersection of all things automotive and everyday life. That means we'll also talk about anything that pops into our little brains. From beer and wine to dogs to travel, and anything else that strikes our fancy in a given moment. Our attention span is nill. Our episodes are rambling. Pull up a chair, pop on some headphones or turn up the volume in your car, hit play, and stay awhile.Cheers. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
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Episodes
Happy? New Year!
January 05, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBHooniverse Hosts Ron and Jeff consider what they enjoyed most in the automotive space in 2021. The pair reflect on the good while thinking about the future. There's also a look at some auction results, talk about a recent off-road video by Alan Ampudia on YouTube, and then a bunch of questions before a toast to the year past and the year ahead! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Used to Care?
December 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBOn this episode of the Hooniverse podcast, Jeff and Ron examine more auction results, talk about cars that don't interest them anymore, bring up their project car woes, and answer some questions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Gauge Cluster F**k
December 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBThe Montero gauge cluster is still not fixed. Regardless, we dive on to some good and bad Bring-A-Trailer listings, talk about the new Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo, chat about our project cars, and then answer your questions! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Low-Res on the Road [Solo]
December 16, 2021 16:21 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBHost Jeff Glucker is on the road, attending the launch of the new Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo. With some downtime in his hotel room, he records this episode of the Hooniverse Podcast. Today's chatter includes talk of Autopia2099, Montero mistakes and fixes, and some questions from Twitter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Bring a Bank Vault
December 09, 2021 21:16 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBRon Baugh and Jeff Glucker walk through a few crazy recent listings on Bring-A-Trailer. Then the two talk about Radwood and some off-road driving Jeff did with an old and two new Volkswagen vehicles. After that, it's time for your questions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Bradley Brownell comes on to talk Autopia2099, Radwood, and more!
December 02, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBBradley Brownell joins Hooniverse Podcast Host Jeff Glucker to talk about the new Autopia2099 electric vehicle show. We also talk about Radwood and running into each other in the middle of nowhere on California's route 395. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Who said something about oil? with guest Michael Thomas from Pennzoil
November 23, 2021 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBMichael Thomas is a man who knows exactly which oil you should be running in your machine. It doesn't matter if it's a drag racer, a diesel rig, or your daily driver, Michael knows what's up. He's been with Pennzoil for many years, and he's got many great tales to tell. Ron Baugh and Jeff Glucker kick back and let Michael share his earned wisdom and let him tell his great stories. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
SEMA Round Up!
November 18, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBRon Baugh is back from SEMA and he spills his thoughts with Jeff Glucker. We talk about Ryan Tuerck's insane Formula Supra, Tavarish's McLaren, everything that Ford Brought, and more. Then we get into Ron's crazy dash-cam adventure before diving into talking about some press car stuff and our own cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Let's Build a Platform [Solo]
November 11, 2021 15:34 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBJeff Glucker is on his own in this one as Ron Baugh is off in Las Vegas for SEMA. So in this episode, Jeff talks about his desire to build a sleep platform/storage area for his Mitsubishi Montero. He's not the handiest person but he thinks he can pull this one off. The goals are to have a sleep space over a storage area with room for a fridge as well. And the platform will sit in place with the second row still in place. It will have a folding section that goes up when the second row is in u...
Zee Oh Six
November 04, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBYeah, there's a bit of an echo in this one but we will sort that out before the next one. REGARDLESS, episode 305 starts off with talk about the new Chevy Corvette Z06. Then we switch to the Subaru Forester Wilderness, and the Audi RS E-Trong GT. Jeff has a few project car updates, and Ron's fleet kicks into full-working high gear. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Wheel Talk!
October 28, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBOn this episode of the Hooniverse Podcast, hosts Jeff Glucker and Ron Baugh talk about the new Toyota Tundra, examine sales on Bring-A-Trailer one good and one bad, and then dive into some WHEEL TALK! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Post LeMons Debrief Time
October 21, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBThe Hooniverse Podcast Episode 303 starts off talking about some more Bring-A-Trailer insanity... because it keeps happening. This time it's all about super money for a clean, low-mileage Buick GNX. After that, I have to debrief a bit about how our 24 Hours of LeMons weekend went down at the Buttonwillow race. Spoiler, we only got in one day of racing - but it wasn't Day 1, it was Day 2. How'd that happen? Listen in and find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po...
Bring All Your Money
October 14, 2021 15:18 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBBring-A Trailer brings a big bag of insanity in the sale of an old Toyota Land Cruiser. Do you agree with the sale price on this one? Let's talk about it in the latest episode of the Hooniverse Podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Is this thing still on?
October 07, 2021 21:09 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBOh hey there... it's been a while. But we're back. This is the Hooniverse Podcast with hosts Jeff Glucker and new host Ron Baugh. This episode is all about playing a bit of catch-up to see what's going on, introduce you to Ron, and chat a bit about cars. Settle in, grab a drink, and hit play - it's nice to be with you again. Thanks for waiting for us --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Is this the end?
August 14, 2019 23:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWe've hit 300. This is a major milestone for this podcast, and it's the perfect number for us to take a pause. Our guest this week is Reel Big Fish bassist and car lover Derek Gibbs. We recorded this episode live at Four Sons Brewery in Huntington Beach, CA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
The ongoing adventure of used Audi RS4 ownership
August 07, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBJosh Ostrander just bought a 2007 Audi RS4. It's a rare car. With its Imola Yellow paint, it's finished in a rare hue. It's one of the best sounding Audi cars ever built. It's also a giant highlighter for just how annoying it can be to buy a car through a small used car lot. Click play and listen in to Josh explain his initial adventures with his new super sedan. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Talking 'bout that C8 Corvette
July 29, 2019 17:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBChris Hayes and I attempt a new format for the podcast. This is a bit of virtual insanity as we podcast from two different places. Our chatter involves the new 2020 Chevy C8 Corvette, and a whole bunch more --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Nice and chunky
July 17, 2019 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBWelcome to episode 297 of the Hooniverse Podcast. Today I have Josh Ostrander and Micah Muzio with me, and we dive into a bit of news to kick things off. First we chat about the new Lotus Evija, an electric car from the company that's all about lightweight. Next, there's a new Skyline and it lives in Japan. Finally, the C8 Corvette reveal is set to go down this Thursday evening in Orange County, California. After the news, we move on to your questions. There are some great ones this week. ...
Audio Adventures with Micah Muzio
July 03, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBKelley Blue Book's own Micah Muzio joins me on episode 296 of the Hooniverse podcast. In this episode, we talk about Micah's unique path to his current role, which is running the video content on KBB. We also dive into the fact that Micah is a helicopter pilot and owns his own Engstrom chopper. After that, we answer a few of your questions and talk a bit more about cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Contemplation
June 12, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBI'm sitting solo in my garage once again. This time in a Cadillac CT6. I want to run this episode as a standard episode though, so we kick things off with some news. First, we have the upcoming Lotus Type 130 electric hypercar. Then we shift over to Elon Musk's musings of his future pickup truck. Honda has set a new lawnmower speed record, and Cadillac has neutered its V-series cars. After that I talk about some new work, the future of this podcast, and then ramble on about some recent ter...
Post LeMons Debrief [Solo Episode]
May 29, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBAfter the 24 Hours of LeMons, I've returned to push out a podcast. At LeMons, our Ranchero was running well before we hit a few snags. I'll go over all of that and a bit more in this 30-minute episode of the Hooniverse Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
The Late Late Show [Solo Episode]
May 22, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBI've been a bad podcast producer. This episode is almost two weeks late. I have many excuses but none are worth hearing. This is episode 293, and in it I'm sitting alone in my garage. More specifically, I'm sitting in my still-unsold Mercedes-Benz. I talk about that a little bit, some Bring A Trailer news, the recent Audi E-Tron drive, and the fact that I'm running in a LeMons race this weekend. Click play and listen up! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/h...
Montero Money
May 01, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBChris and I are in the studio and we kick it off with a bit of news. Aston Martin is dishing out a manual-gearbox equipped Vantage. Hennessey is making a Velociraptor Ranger. The Challenger is outselling the Camaro. And the C8 Corvette will be unveiled in Orange County, CA. After that we dive into some questions, talk about our own vehicles, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Mobile Episode: Return drive from a concept experience
April 24, 2019 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBI'm in a McLaren 600LT on the way back from driving a Honda concept vehicle. Josh Ostrander joins me as we chat about the Honda Rugged Open Air Concept I just drove (and he shot). We also talk about the 600LT, which is not great for a long drive. Josh updates us on his Volkswagen Golf Alltrack progress and I provide some updates on my Montero. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Rolls, Playboy and Ducati - Jonathon Klein
April 18, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBReturning to Hooniverse; Jonathon Klein (now of The /Drive) fills in for Jeff this week. We cover Jon's time in the new Rolls Cullinan, the Ducati Panagale V4 S, the madness of the McLaren 720s and we touch on a bit of C8 news. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Skid racing comes back to Long Beach
April 10, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBJosh Ostrander joins me to chat about the Formula Drift season opener. Long Beach played host to the skid racers, and the field was stacked. It's going to be a great season. We also dive into a bit of news. Jeep knows its Hellcat engine fits in the Gladiator and Wrangler, but won't put it in there... and for good reason. Hyundai has snagged the former Chief Engineer of the Ford Focus RS. And a Dodge Demon owner has taken his straight-line monster machine up to 211 miles per hour. After chu...
Solo in the Montero
March 27, 2019 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBThis is a solo episode. In it, I'm driving my 1991 Mitsubishi Montero as I talk about project cars. The unexpected costs associated with an inexpensive machine, quickly turn it into something you'd consider the opposite. Additionally, I talk about the 2019 Acura NSX, McLaren 600LT, my 1974 Mercedes-Benz, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
SEMA Finale w/ Essex Parts - SEMA 2018
March 20, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBIn the finale of our SEMA 2018 coverage I sit down with our booth-neighbors Essex Parts. Essex are the exclusive supplier of AP Racing braking components in the United States and focus on ultra-high-performance street and track brake systems. With over 30 years of experience racing; Essex became a key partner for NASCAR when the decided to started implementing road-coarse features and have gained notoriety among track-rats for powerful and reliable braking. In addition to covering the Esse...
Reese's ...or Reese ees?
March 13, 2019 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBJosh Ostrander joins us in Casa de Chris Hayes... where we immediately make fun of the amount of chocolate he puts into his craw. From there we talk about the issues facing the upcoming C8 Corvette, 2JZ engines being shoved into the new Supra, and the Mint 400. After that it's a bit of chatter about our various machines; Chris officially sold his Fiesta, Josh is putting KO2 tires on his Golf Alltrack, and I made some changes to my Montero. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...
Kevin Kastner of Amsoil & Ezekiel Wheeler of Auto Conduct
March 06, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBJoining me this week is Kevin Kastner of Amsoil and one of my good friend's from the LA automotive community Ezekiel Wheeler. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Advanced Fuel Dynamics - SEMA 2018
February 27, 2019 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBWrapping up our SEMA 2018 interviews I sit down with Gray Fredrick of Advanced Fuel Dynamics. AFD are responsible for some of the most innovative Flex fuel sensos and tuning solutions on the market. Based out of Temple Texas AFD is nestled square in the middle of the Texas tuner community and works tirelessly helping race teams and aftermarket manufacturers cope with the widely varying quality of E85 fuels and conventional gasoline. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c...
Dan Sandberg CEO of Brembo - SEMA 2018
February 20, 2019 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBFor the third year in a row Dan Sandberg CEO of Brembo USA sits down to talk about their new product offerings, vertical integration OEM contracts and personal interests. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
A farewell to FiST–ing
February 13, 2019 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBChris says a fond farewell to his Ford Fiesta ST. The FiST will be missed, but it's not straying too far from the Hooniverse family orbit. Our friend Jason Connor is buying the car. Hopefully, I'm able to sell my Benz as quickly as Chris has shipped off the Fiesta. For now though, we're here with a guest for Episode 282 - Patrick Costello is back to talk a bit about the new season of Truck Night in America. He also trekked out to King of the Hammers for a day, and he hasn't yet made any prog...
Say hello to my 'lil fren!
February 06, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBChris is ready to sell his Ford Fiesta ST. Jeff is ready to sell his Mercedes-Benz 280. And he's just bought a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero to replace the old German sedan. Not a direct swap, but who cares! Welcome to the Hooniverse Podcast, Episode 281... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Speed is the New Black - SEMA 2018
January 30, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBI sat down with Noah Alexander and Charles Crews from Classic Car Studio better known as the shop from "Speed Is the New Black". The guys brought an absolutely gorgeous F100 to SEMA which was coincidentally parked directly next to our podcasting studio. We of course talked about the F100 the TV show and upcoming trends in the market we expect to see at SEMA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Jason Engel of Classic Recreations - SEMA 2018
January 23, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBGood friend of the show and one of the most talented builders in the industry Jason Engel sat down with me on the Magnaflow stage to judge crowds, talk cars and wax poetic. Jason once again showed up with one of the most stunning cars at SEMA this years with a 1969 Boss 429 punched out to a whopping 546 cubic inches making 819HP! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Vintage Air - SEMA 2018
January 17, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBI sat down with friend of the show Rick Love from Vintage Air. We of course talk about Vintage Air's new product lineup but we also talk about industry trends, pet projects and the inexorable advancement of the automotive industry at large and the amazing products we now get to choose from. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Welcome to 2019
January 09, 2019 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBChris and Jeff sit down to talk about the Hooniverse Car of the Year. Which is not a car, but a junkyard-built bike. The pair also chat about the fact that the Dodge Challenger outsold the Camaro in 2018. Hagerty has published a list of the 10 vehicles collectors should scoop up in 2019. Finally, Subaru is set to bring a new S209 STI to North America. After that it's time for questions from Patreon, Twitter, and Facebook. Lastly, the pair talk about stuff they've driven. Jeff drove the Gen...
Elana Scherr, Mike Musto, Aaron Robinson and Lyn Woodward - SEMA 2018
January 02, 2019 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBSEMA 2018 gave me the opportunity to test out a new panel format and it went incredibly well thanks in no small part to our guests. Elana Scherr, Mike Musto, Aaron Robinson and Lyn Woodward all join me live on the Magnaflow stage at SEMA 2018. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Back-End Access
December 19, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBChris and I chat about: The 2019 Ford Ranger Jaguar's I-Pace eTrophy Race Gymkhana 10 Lincoln's Coach Door Continental After that it's question time, we talk about things we've driven, and I talk about giving Chris my back-end access... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Heidts Suspension - SEMA 2018
December 12, 2018 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBLive again from the Magnaflow stage at SEMA 2018 I sit down with Todd Westberg from Heidts Suspension. We talk about how their unique product lineup is changing how people look at mid 90s muscle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Trucks, E-Jags, and Catch-Up Time
December 10, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBWe needed to get the band back together for a livestream show. Recently, your ear holes have been treated to a handful of SEMA episodes but a fresh batch has been cooked up for those that like to mix it up. Patrick Costello joins us once again so we can talk about his show Truck Night in America, which enters Season 2 starting early in 2019. Additionally, Chris and I have driven a handful of machines so it's time to play catch up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...
APR & Engineering Explained - SEMA 2018
November 21, 2018 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBThis episode we sit down with APR alongside special guest host Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Ring Bros - SEMA 2018
November 14, 2018 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBLive again from the SEMA 2018 show floor on the Magnaflow stage I sit down with Jim and Mike Ring. We talk about their spectacular Blazer debuted at SEMA, trends seen at the show and the importance of keeping an open mind to learn from others within your own lane of expertise. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Dinan - SEMA 2018
November 07, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBLive from the Magnaflow podcasting stage at SEMA 2018 I interview Dinan about their 2018/2019 offerings and specifically their return to flash tunes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Sitting solo in the SVR
October 31, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBChris is busy prepping for SEMA so I'm solo this week. I've driven the Range Rover SVR to a nice quiet spot and I'm recording from inside the 575-hp $132k SUV. Topics this week include; Bentley Bentayga V8 and Continental GT California 8hr Endurance Race Hyundai Veloster N And should I or shouldn't I buy a W124 wagon that needs a little work... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
This episode is SICK!
October 17, 2018 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBWell... maybe not the episode itself, but I am! So I've enlisted the help of Josh Ostrander to sit in with myself and Chris Hayes. He's here to talk about the Formula Drift season ender that went down at Irwindale the prior weekend. After that we talk about: The Ford Mustang Bullitt Corvette ZR1 Hyundai Nexo and Kona EV Matt Farah's Mustang on BAT And we take your questions as well. Tune in for some sniffly automotive rantings and ramlbings! --- Support this podcast: https://podcaste...
Jason Connor and Chris Hayes
October 10, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBJason Connor takes my spot on this episode and chats with Chris Hayes about, well, cars, duh. Jason recently bought a C6 Z06 and the pair also wax poetic about all things carbon build up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Let's stroll down YouTube comment memory lane
September 26, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBThere's no news this week. It's time, instead, to dive into the past three months of comments on YouTube. This means we're going to find confusing messages. We'll find hateful messages. We will find the sort of stuff that people typically wouldn't have the guts to see to another person face to face. And we will laugh, and we will enjoy it all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Everyone loves a ten incher [w/guest Jonathon Klein]
September 19, 2018 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBFriend of Hooniverse Jonathon Klein joins us on show this week. First up, we dip into the news where we discuss: BMW not building an M version of the Z4 or giving a manual gearbox option. Audi revealing the e-tron electric SUV. Pricing been announced for the Ford Edge ST. Waze is now usable with Apple CarPlay After that, Klein tells us what it's like to drive a Bugatti Chiron. The lucky bastard also drove David Lee's Monza 3.6 Evo Ferrari Dino restomod. --- Support this podcast: htt...