Car-Chum
Two chums; one podcast. An automotive journalist and a radio presenter with a shared mono-maniacal interest; surely this should be good. Surely.
Episodes
88 episodes since 2021
Dignitary for a Day and Chepstow Club
Welcome to Car-Chum’s Car Share – a monthly update on what’s happening. And what’s not happening. And what should be happening. And might have happened if only…
September 12, 2024
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Episode 89
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13:21
Complete One Car
It wasn’t Tony; it was his Car-Chum Mike. The episode title is his work. Regardless, join the Chums as they attempt to choose a car for life.
August 30, 2024
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Episode 87
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56:11
Supermodel
Fancy listening to two men with no hands-on experience of the subject talk about car design? Great! Here's your chance. It's the latest edition of Car-Chum where auto journalist Mike Renaut joins Tony to impart great wisdom an...
June 20, 2024
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Episode 85
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52:06
An Inside Job
They say it’s what is inside that really matters. Just ask the designer of the Ssangyong Rodius. Tony and his Car-Chum Mike set about finding out if interiors are the deciding factor for 38.6% of new car buyers.
May 16, 2024
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Episode 83
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49:23
A Rally Good Episode
Tony and Mike go Rallying …from the comfort of their studios. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike as they delve sideways first into the hedge via the ditch.
May 02, 2024
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Episode 82
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53:54
Mustang is 60
Happy Birthday Ford Mustang! Sixty years ago this week – well, the week we made this edition of Car-Chum. Join Tony and Mike as they saddle up and talk Pony. Whatever that means.
April 19, 2024
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Episode 81
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54:32
Testing Testing (With Vicky Parrott)
What’s it like to be a roadtester? Imagine a different new car on your driveway every week, endless track-time and glitzy trips to launches in Monaco. Now imagine if Tony and his Car-Chum Mike had thought to ask some of...
March 28, 2024
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Episode 79
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50:21
What a Tool! (Practical Classics Resto Show Coverage)
Car-Chum’s on the road yet again this week, this time to the Practical Classics Restoration Show at the NEC. Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, have tools on the mind…
March 23, 2024
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21:42
Rustival Show Coverage
Car-Chum heads to the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire to cover the inaugural Rustival car show. Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, bump into to some familiar faces and new characters from ‘the scene’.
March 11, 2024
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Episode 78
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43:52
A-T, A-T, ATV
Tony and Mike head off the potholed tarmac to explore All Terrain Vehicles. From Mars to Iceland and EVs to tractor pulling, this is the Car-Chum episode that doesn’t need roads where it going.
March 06, 2024
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Episode 77
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41:19
Out with the New; In with the Old (with Matt Richardson from Furious Driving)
Youtube sensation(!), Matt Richardson from Furious Driving fails to learn from his mistake in joining Car-Chum years ago, by turning up again. On this edition of Car-Chum, Tony and Mike cross-examine each other – and Matt – on the vexed q...
February 21, 2024
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Episode 76
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54:36
Autonomous for the People (with Noah Gedrimas, VP Strategy at GPR)
Car-Chum opens the door to the future in this episode…and finds someone rather knowledgeable on the other side (of that door). Noah Gedrimas, VP of Strategy at GPR (Ground Positioning Radar), joins Tony and his Car-Chum Mike to autonomous...
February 07, 2024
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Episode 75
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52:43
Crime Cars
Car-Chum feels the long arm of the law in this episode. Tony's joined by his regular Car-Chum and motoring journalist, Mike to tell the stories of cars and their drivers getting nicked! From Bonnie and Clyde's letter to Henry Ford, ...
January 24, 2024
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Episode 74
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54:37
Here is the News 🗞️
Just occasionally, something car-ry happens that’s deemed interesting enough to bump celebrity tittle-tattle out of the news. Tony and Mike mine the archives to find such car news that made it…to the news. So, Here is the News.
January 10, 2024
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Episode 73
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46:19
Wintry Tales and Winter Tyres (with Ben Field, MD Vintage Tyres)
Tyre expert Ben Field – Vintage Tyre MD – joins Tony and Mike on this episode of Car-Chum. They tell tales of great winter driving bravery. Well, getting stuck on the driveway anyway. Also, there’s a free winter tyre fact buri...
December 27, 2023
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Episode 72
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52:43
On Tow!
Grab your high-viz and join Car-Chum in its favourite location – bonnet up by the side of the road. This time, Tony and Mike unravel the knot in the tow rope, search for the missing trailer ramp and get creative making a ‘temporary’ numbe...
December 13, 2023
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Episode 71
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45:37
Take a Break
Don’t fast forward, don’t walk off, don’t start scrolling! Car-Chum’s taking a break for ad breaks. In this episode, Tony and his Car-Chum Mike delve deep into the world of automotive advertising.
November 30, 2023
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Episode 70
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52:32
Brum Brum! NEC Classic 2 (Show Coverage Special)
More from the Car-Chums as Tony and Mike finish their weekend at the Classic Motor Show 2023.
November 15, 2023
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Episode 69
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42:55
Brum Brum! NEC Classic (Show Coverage Special)
Car-Chums Tony and Mike head to Birmingham for the NEC Classic Motor Show 2023. They catch up with loads of clubs, exhibitors and show organisers to give you a flavour of this year’s event.
November 14, 2023
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Episode 68
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46:17
Fast Cats, Facts and Fat Cats (with Sam Skelton, Classic Jaguar Editor)
Classic Jaguar’s editor, Sam Skelton, joins Tony and Mike on this edition of the Car-Chum Podcast. There’s a bit of Jag stuff, but oh so much more besides. Sam also reveals the most comfortable car on sale – and it is not what you w...
November 02, 2023
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Episode 67
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51:48
Car-Chum's Junkyard Geese
What’s the opposite of a Mini? A Maxi. The opposite of a boring automotive podcast? Car-Chum. And a Main Stealer’s parts counter? A scrap or junk yard. And that’s exactly where Car-Chum has been consigned to ...
October 19, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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50:18
Pick up a Pickup
They say ‘use it or lose it’ and clearly I don’t. I’ve already forgotten the difference between Fleetside and Stepside. Best listen to this fabulous episode of Car-Chum again to jog the mind. Pickups – that’s the subject of this Car...
October 05, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 65
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52:20
Simply the Best...Road Car
If you set the rules and make up your own criteria, you can argue anything with this one. As Tony and Mike ably prove in this edition, there are so many parameters for what makes a truly great road car. The Chums mange to ag...
September 21, 2023
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Episode 64
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50:52
Welcome to the Jumble (Beaulieu Autojumble Show Coverage Special)
Car-Chum doesn't do Special Editions; we leave to Peugeot and Ford in 1992. If we did though, this episode would be one such example. And so much more than just a tilt-only glass sunroof to make it special. Join Tony and Mike ...
September 04, 2023
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Episode 63
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47:17