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Car journalists Byron Hurd and James Riswick review new cars, talk about car news, and take you behind the scenes of what it’s like to be an automotive journalist. Spoiler alert: there are fewer shrimp buffets than we were promised. Featuring interviews with automotive industry insiders and other car writers. Subscribe, let us know how we’re doing and please demand that we talk about that one car no one ever talks about. Instagram: @jamesriswick and @byronhurd BlueSky: @jriz.bsky.social
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Episode 4: The New Jaaaaag featuring Jessica Ray
Produced by Erik Maier
We start off the show with an update from Byron and then dive into the news to discuss the 2026 Hyundai Palisade. An Oldsmobile Delta 88 is referenced. Then, we turn to a topic that's transcended the automotive world: the reimagined Jaguar. We touch on the Type 00 concepts, plus great Jags we've driven and what went wrong. Later, we're joined by MotorWeek's Jessica Ray, who shares her experiences with the Volkswagen ID. Buzz. We somehow end up comparing it to a Cybertruck. She also shares what it's like to put together a MotorWeek segment and discuss the long-running show's legacy.
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Episode 3: LAAS 2024 featuring Joel Stocksdale and James Bell
Produced by Erik Maier
We talk about the new car introductions at the 2024 LA Auto Show, including the Hyundai Ioniq 9, Honda Passport TrailSport, VW Tiguan and Kia's EV9 GT, EV6 and Sportage. Byron, James and fellow journalist Joel Stocksdale also talk about what it's like to cover an auto show as a reporter and video host -- or rather, what it used to be like and how it's changed. To double the number of Canadian-born Jameses on the show, our Interview in a Car this week is with James Bell, Kia's head of corporate communications and public relations. He details what's new about the various new Kias at LAAS 2024 as well as what it's like to plan and put on an auto show press day. Finally, in an attempt to suck in as many new listeners as possible, we introduce our new audience-attracting feature, the High Priority SEO Evergreen Listicle of the Week: Top 10 Cars of Star Trek. Hard-hitting stuff for the masses to be sure.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Episode 2: The Wagoning featuring Reese Counts
James and Byron talk about reviews of the BMW M5 Touring, an incredibly powerful (and heavy!) wagon, and compare it to classic M5s James drove back in August (including the E39). Next, they talk about the updated Porsche Taycan and how it's definitely more functional as the Cross Turismo wagon. Then, James talks about the new/old wagon he just bought before interviewing Reese Counts from Edmunds about vehicle testing.
Editor: Erik Maier
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
EPISODE 1: The Pilot
In this all-new, first-ever Notablog Automotive Podcast, automotive journalists Byron Hurd and James Riswick explain how they ended up doing this podcast...as in, why they're no longer working at Autoblog, what exactly happened, and where their former colleagues ended up. Then they discuss VW's Scout Motors reveal, review the Chevy Equinox EV, tell you about the cars they actually own (all hail the Blackwing!), before bringing on former colleague John Beltz Snyder who recently drove the Subaru WRX tS.
Editor: Erik Maier