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
YouTube Comments - Part 3
August 17, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBThe time has come... to once again dive into the seedy side of the commenting world that is YouTube. It's time for YOUTUBE COMMENTS PART 3! Prepare your ear holes for the hot takes and furious anger. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
East Coast Road Trippin'
August 10, 2016 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIt's time for another solo episode. Jeff just got back from a family road trip on the east coast. Using an Audi Q7, he and his family trekked from Virginia all the way up into New England. He talks about the trip itself, the car, and seeing his favorite band at his favorite ballpark, near his birthday. After that there's chatter about the Honda Ridgeline, using track data to improve your times, and the Motor Trend show Engine Masters, plus a bit more. Hit play and enjoy! [If you'd like to...
Everybody Klap your hands Man
August 02, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBJeff is on vacation. Zack is in charge this time, and he's in the studio with guest TJ Fry. Go to http://www.tjdrives.com/ to learn more about TJ, The skinny is that he knows how to handle a car, which is why you'll find him sitting in the driver's seat for film/video projects, or in the passenger seat instructing at the Dirftish rally school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
That's a lot of Guinness...
July 27, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBJeff and Zack are in the studio this week, and it's time to talk cars. Jeff is fresh off his trip to Atlanta to drive the new Grand Sport Corvette, and Zack is back from filming stuff for The Drive that he can't talk about just yet. Also, Jeff has been keeping track of every vehicle that his daughter Sloane has ridden in over the course of her first year of life. The entire list gets a run through, on this episode of the Hooniverse Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...
Flyin' Solo
July 20, 2016 07:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBHost Jeff Glucker is all alone on this one, but he manages to eek out nearly 40 minutes of chatter. Not bad for a guy alone in a room talking to himself! Topics this week include: First Drive of the Infiniti QX30 Upcoming drive of the Grand Sport Corvette Upgrades to the HoonTruck The launch of our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/HooniversePodcast) a bit of The News, some upcoming cars, and more Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniver...
Poke me man... go!
July 13, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBJeff is back in the podcast studio and he's joined this week by great friend of the show Zack Klapman. The two talk about Zach's adventure in Germany and his ongoing search for a car. Zack has narrowed it down to hunting for the right E36 M3. Meanwhile, Jeff has some HoonTruck updates and he also recently took a quick spin in a Superformance GT40 MkII. Also, it's finally live! Here's your chance to help the Hooniverse Podcast by contributing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Hoonive...
Goodwood Recap
July 06, 2016 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBJeff is back from Goodwood. No, this isn't the Scotland Part Deux episode that some of you were hoping to find. Instead, this is a more sober look back at what just might be the greatest automotive event on the planet. Besides Goodwood, Jeff talks about some HoonTruck stuff and a few upcoming trips. One of those will see him driving the new Grand Sport Corvette, so stay tuned for a report on that one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
42 Chargers! w/ Ken Anderson and Carlos Lago
June 29, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBOnce again Los Angeles traffic has split Jeff and I from our hosting duties, however all is not lost. Ken Anderson head of Mountune here in the states and Carlos Lago join me for an extended chat. Ken shares pretty much everything he can about the development work they're doing on the Focus RS; making it even more impressive. Carlos joins in shortly after we start and the turbo Ford talk turns into an appreciation for all things small 4 cylinder and turbo. In addition we spend a little ...
Race Recap 4
June 22, 2016 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBDuncan and Jeff are in the podcast studio to cover all things motorspots. The pair have missed a few weekends of racing, as life gets in the way, but they couldn't miss chatting about this past weekend. It was, after all, the 24 Hours of Le Mans! There's also talk of the past Indy 500, a slew of F1 races including Monaco and Baku, and the upcoming Indy Car calendar which sees the circus traveling to Road America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoonivers...
On the Road: Talking about a little place called...
June 15, 2016 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBJeff is on the road, which means you get a shorty podcast today... but surprisingly not a drunk one. He's in Aspen where he just got done testing the new Jaguar XE and F-Pace. He's on his way to Phoenix to see how an automaker does its hot-weather testing, and then the following week he's checking a bucket list item off his travel list. It's time for the Goodwood Festival of Speed! Also this week, there's talk of the Audi S8 Plus and the HoonTruck. --- Support this podcast: https://podca...
SEMA 2015 Finale w/ Mike Musto and Larry Kosilla
June 01, 2016 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBThis week's episode wraps up our SEMA 2016 series of podcasts. This time Jason Connor and I are joined by good friends Mike Musto (/Drive, Big Muscle, Road & Track) and Larry Kosilla (AMMO Autocare, /Drive Clean, Drive+Protect). This was my final episode from the showfloor and we went out with a bang alongside my voice. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
YouTube Comments - Part II
May 25, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBGrab a beer. Sit back. Enjoy yourself... as we once again dive headfirst into the world that is the YouTube comment section. It's time to walk through the minds of folks who should probably step back from their computers and take a breather. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
LS & LT Performance with Texas Speed and Performance from SEMA 2015
May 13, 2016 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBIn our penultimate SEMA 2015 episode Jason Conner (@TerminatorConn) and I sit down with Texas Speed and Performance. In easily one of my favorite episodes from SEMA we cover Taxas Speed's mail order tuning business, the evolution of their small block business, the Gen 6 Camaro, the Texas Mile, the realities of internet racing versus reality and what it takes to manufacture their own cylinder heads and camshafts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse...
Random Chatter
May 12, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBJeff and Chris are in the studio to talk random automotive BS. The topics include the new Camaro, a Fox Body Mustang with an LS V8, Lexus GS F, and some more YouTube comments. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Race Recap 3
May 04, 2016 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBDuncan Ende and Jeff sit down to recap the goings on in some of their favorite racing series. There was plenty of action in Formula One recently. IMSA was active and IndyCar was running at Barber the week prior. Duncan leads the way this week and we meander through motorsports madness in this Race Recap. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
See Section
April 27, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBJeff and Chris are joined in the studio by The Smoking Tire's own Zack Klapman. We talk about the new Clarion Builds Acura NSX, driving the latest Camaro SS, and that Zack and Jeff are going back to Drift School. Also, Jeff and his family bought a new car. Tune in, listen up, and find out what that is on this episode of the Hooniverse Podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Race Recap 2
April 20, 2016 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBDuncan and Jeff are back for the second episode of the Race Recap. There was lots to cover as the prior weekend saw plenty of racing action. Formula 1 was in China and Rosberg continues to kick ass. Long Beach played host to IMSA, IndyCar, and the Pirelli World Challenge. Each race had its highlights and its lowlights, and the hosts dive into all of it on this fresh Race Recap --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Drifting through the conversation
April 13, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBAaron Gold returns on the show and we're also joined by Zack Klapman and Harrison Berdan. Talk in the news revolves around the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder, Audi RS3, and then turns to the recent Formula Drift event in Long Beach. That turns into Zack and Jeff talking about their Drift 101 experience, and how they're going back for more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Ladyballs w/guests Aaron Gold & Miles Branman
April 06, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBJeff and Chris are joined in the studio by guests Aaron Gold (About.com) and Miles Branman (Digital Trends). The topics include some new car news: Tesla Model 3 Mazda patents a rotary engine Porsche makes a ...chair. BMW offering an incredible two-day driving school. After that, we get into how our guests got into the world of automotive journalism. Aaron got his start as an intern in the UK and Miles fell in with the Fast Lane Daily team. After that we meander through listener question...
Simpsons Did It! w/guests Andrew Collins and Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
March 30, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBFriends from Jalopnik Andrew Collins and Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez join us in the podcast studio. The pair are fresh off a trip to Moab for the Easter Jeep Safari, and they've also got plenty to talk about besides freezing their asses off in Utah. We learn a bit about covering the Dakar rally, and dive into the insane driveway of Tavarish. There's a dash of news in the beginning before we descend into the madness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoonive...
ChuckleF**k
March 23, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBWe're back in the studio and it's time to dive into some new car news. The NY Auto Show is here, and there are a number of new rides to chat about. We chat about the Golf AllTrack, Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk, Jaguar F-Type SVR, and the fact that Koenigsegg will have a presence for the first time at a US Auto Show. From there we move to a talk on the new Chevy Camaro ZL1 before diving into our own vehicles. Guest Joe Carioti has a heck of a fleet himself, and recently added a 2008 Saab 9-...
Race Recap 1
March 16, 2016 07:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBWelcome to the first Race Recap episode of the Hooniverse Podcast. Jeff is joined by racing driver Duncan Ende, and the two chat about what's going on in the world of motorsports over the prior weekend. The focus is mostly Pirelli World Challenge racing, as that's where Duncan spends his time right now. There are other bits of racing discussed, however, and there's a bit of chatter about regular road car things as well. So jump on in to the first Race Recap episode! --- Support this podc...
A Tube of You
March 09, 2016 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBJeff is hosting solo today. He decides to spend his time heathily... by descending into the abyss of YouTube comments. Be warned all who enter here... there is no safety ahead. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
SEMA w/ John Hotchkis
March 03, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBOnce again live from SEMA, this time Jason, Jon and I sit down and chat with the legendary Johh Hotchkis of Hotchkis Suspension fame. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
That's The Waze It Goes
February 25, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBWe're back in the studio! Jeff and Chris finally cleared their hectic schedules to sit down and stare at each other for an hour. Thankfully, guest Zack Klapman is there to break up the awkwardness and regale us with tales of his car buying adventure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Turning LeMons Into Hard Lemonade
February 17, 2016 08:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBSo Jeff just got back from the 24 Hours of LeMons, and it's safe to say it didn't go as he'd hoped. The car was running far stronger than it had in its first race, according to his teammates. That's great news! Unfortunately that pretty little car truck wouldn't stay pretty for long... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Running Solo
February 10, 2016 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBRejoice all ye faithful, we're back with a semi-normal episode. Apologies for the SEMA glut, but Jeff and Chris have been slammed as of late. Rather than keep that train rolling, Jeff sat down to record a solo episode. No... this won't be like Scotland. Instead, Jeff talks about driving the: Acura RLX Hybrid Audi S4 Subaru WRX STI Series HyperBlue McLaren 675LT Additionally, the HoonTruck is back and running better than ever... and Jeff still managed to break something. Also, there's c...
Dinan at SEMA 2015
February 04, 2016 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBJon Klein and I sit down with Dinan from the Magnaflow booth at SEMA 2015. We talk about the new products coming to market, their push into the Middle East and Asia, favorite projects from years past and what to look for when picking up a second hand BMW. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Weistec at SEMA 2015
January 27, 2016 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBIn another episode of our SEMA 2015 series we sit down with Justin Atneyel from Weistec. Justin very graciously shared his extensive knowledge on the new Mercedes 4.0 liter turbo V8s, their impressive new transmissions and how Weistec takes the already fast AMG GT and makes it absolutely ludicrous. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Surprise Truckin'
January 20, 2016 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBJeff and Chris are yappin' in the studio, and they're joined by Hooniverse Associate Editor Jason Connor and Friend of Hooniverse Rick Radcliffe. Jason is there because he returned the Million Mile Lexus to Matt Farah earlier in the day, and we wanted to hear his thoughts on his recent time spent with the Cadillac ATS-V. Rick has on hand because he surprised Jeff by bringing the completed HoonTruck to the studio! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoonivers...
Jason Engel of Classic Recreations
January 13, 2016 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIn another episode of our SEMA 2015 series I sit down with Jason Engel of Classic Recreations. We talk about their new CR1 Camaro that debuted at SEMA their Eleanor Mustangs the fabrication/custom business and the madness that is SEMA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Making A Murderously Good Podcast
January 06, 2016 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBJeff and Chris sit down and chat about CES for a moment before diving into other goodies like: The Cadillac CTS-V The Jaguar F-Type R HoonTruck updates Politics Just kidding about that last one... fuck politics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
A Quart Of Ale Is A Dish For A King - w/ guest Jonny Lieberman
December 30, 2015 08:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBSenior Features Editor of Motor Trend Jonny Lieberman joins the Hooniverse podcast in this episode. He's been a friend to Hooniverse since it began, and even before it all started really. We dive into that history here in episode 133, but not before we kick things off by diving headfirst into the world of beer. We hope you like the bubbly suds because we wind up talking way more about beer than we do cars in this episode. Consider it a holiday treat --- Support this podcast: https://podc...
Back to the Basics
December 16, 2015 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBGet ready for an old school episode of the podcast. Jeff is in the studio with Chris and guest Zack Klapman from The Smoking Tire, and they kick it like they used to... there's a bit of news, then chatter about all manner of automotive goodness before the trio dive into what's going on with their own cars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Bodie Stroud, SEMA 2015
December 09, 2015 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIn another live episode from SEMA 2015 Jason Connor and I sit down with Bodie Stroud to talk business, fabrication and of course the outright melee that is SEMA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Scarbo Performance
December 02, 2015 08:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBThis week we're joined by Founder and namesake of Scarbo Performance; Joe Scarbo. Scarbo builds an absolutely gorgeous Ferrari F1 repdroduction dubbed the SVF1 that is shockingly reasonable in cost and simply ridiculous in terms of performance. In addition Joe shares his background in suspension engineering for off-road, his beginning with Arciero Racing and a bevy of knowledge acquired in small scale manufacturing and fabrication. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com...
Mountune + Pierce Motorsports at SEMA 2015
November 25, 2015 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn our second episode from Mountune we're joined by our friends Ken Anderson of Mountune, Jim Pierce of Pierce Motorsports and Hooniverse's own Pete Zilliox. We talk all things hot hatchbacks this episode. Ken and Jim share their inside knowledge of just how big the products of sales for the for ST line have been, along with their insight into the platforms and the realities of running an aftermarket parts company. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniv...
BBI Autosport live from SEMA 2015
November 18, 2015 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBJason Connor and I sit down with the boys from BBI Autosport and talk Porsches, chassis tuning, fox bodies and of cours the barrage of SEMA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Prepare for the SEMA Deluge...
November 11, 2015 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBChris is fresh back from Las Vegas and the SEMA show where he recorded 14 or 15 episodes(!). This isn't one of those episodes. Instead hosts Jeff and Chris are joined in the podcast studio by friend of the show Jonathon Klein, who also attended SEMA. The three chat about some of the rides in attendance, while also talking about what's coming up on the podcast over the next few weeks. Jeff also gives a bit of insight into his recent Camaro road trip. --- Support this podcast: https://podc...
Android Cars and Electric Sheep
October 28, 2015 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBHosts Jeff Glucker and Chris Hayes are taking a gander at the Acura NSX, as the first drive reports filter out. Friend of Hooniverse Alex Roy is talked up as he just finished a cross-country trip in a mostly autonomous Tesla Model S. The Mazda CX-3 proves to be a delightful little machine, and there's plenty to chat about regarding updates to the #HoonTruck. Also, the guys answer some of your Facebook questions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse...
Would You Like To Play A Game?
October 21, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBChris and Jeff start talking about cars but wander off the automotive path a bit when the subject turns to video games. In this episode we prattle on about the new Civic, new Optima, Chris' Fiesta, and the Subaru Outback that Jeff is driving this week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Burly & Chodeish
October 14, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBJonathon Klein (@Jonathon_Klein) fills in this week while Jeff tends to his dog (not a euphamism). We discuss the newly unveiled BMW M2, how the ATS-V stacks up against it's teutonic competition in the form of the C63 S and M3, Jonathon gives us his take on the CTS-V, the future of the Z28 and GT350R are speculated upon and Jonathon takes the Fiesta ST project out for a test drive. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
A TI-85 to the Taint with Regular Cars Reviews
October 07, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBMr. Regular and Roman himself join hosts Jeff and Chris in the podcast studio this week. It's a longer episode to make up for the two weeks we took off. Let's not list what was discussed here... just hit play and ENTER THE WORLD OF MR. REGULAR --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Muscle Cars, Drifting, and Wrenching [w/guest Tony Angelo]
September 16, 2015 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBTony Angelo joins us in the podcast studio this week, and listen up because the man knows how to drive and turn wrenches. Tony comes to California by way of the Philly and New Jersey. He is one of Drifting's pioneering drivers here in the States, and he started the Drift Alliance crew which continues to kick sideways ass to this day. Tony is currently the host of Hot Rod Garage on the Motortrend YouTube Channel, where his truck RollSmokey just got some sweet diesel life breathed into it. Th...
#FISTJACKED
September 09, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBBentley releases a new SUV called the Bent-a-guy, so we have to talk about that. There's a new Forza game, so we have to talk about that. Oh, and Mr. Regular had the greatest coverage of a Corvette show ever... ever. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
Bark at the Moon
September 02, 2015 07:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBJeff and Chris are joined in the podcast studio by Mark Baruth. Yes, there is more than one of them out there, and Mark is the one with less facial hair and more musical talent it would seem. Mark is an editor at the Truth About Cars, and he's also written some content for Jalopnik. He's also the proud owner of a Ford Flex, Ford Mustang Boss 302, and a Ford Fiesta ST, and he's capable of wheeling all three quite well. Our chatter this starts with talk of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhaw...
There Goes The Neighborhood W/ Stef Schrader
August 26, 2015 12:56 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBJeff Glucker, Chris Hayes, and Blake Rong are replaced for this episode with passable facsimilies in the form of Bradley Brownell, Jason Connor, and Cameron VanDerHorst of the Cammed & Tubbed podcast (also on Hooniverse.com every Friday morning at 7:30). We were joined by our interesting guest, Stef Schrader (@StefThePef on twitter) of BlackFlag and Jalopnik fame. Discussion ranges from Jeff's Audi S7 and Jason's Audi A3 Cabriolet excursion out to El Mirage. Magnus Walker crashing his now-...
Remembering Justin Wilson
August 26, 2015 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn memoriam of Justin Wilson's passing we're re-running our April 2014 podcast with him. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hooniverse/support
The Redundant
August 19, 2015 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBWhile Jeff is out racing Miatas Mr. Jonathon Klein (@jonathon_klein) of Boldride joins me in studio to talk Pebble Beach. While still ailing from a broken shoulder Jonathon still managed to convince Bugatting to give him some seat time in a Veyron Gran Sporte Vitesse, in addition Jonathon gives us his take on the 2015 VW Touareg TDI. There was a lot unveiled at Pebble and we talk about the ubiquity of McLarens, Aston Martin's new DBX, the new M4 GTS concept (with water/meth injection), the M...
Ende Times w/ Duncan Ende
August 12, 2015 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBPro Racer Duncan Ende joins us in the studio, exactly 100 episodes after he first hopped on the mic with us in episode 16. Ende is currently racing through the Pirelli World Challenge Season behind the wheel of a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3. There are three racing weekends left, so we're lucky to have Duncan stop by. Alongside Duncan, friend of Hooniverse and BoldRide.com Editor Jonathon Klein swings by the studio. Klein was recently in a bit of a scrape of the two-wheel variety, and we chat abo...