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Aug292010

RoAb #47 - The 'Road Hazards' Episode

Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 5:54PM

Jump feet-first – with your ears – into the wild and wacky auto news of the past week with another installment of RoundAbout, #47, the “Road Hazards” episode. Up for discussion, a story about an English woman who got caught driving with a goat in her trunk; a kinky yarn about a Get your own "Save the Bowman" T-Shirtdifferent woman caught driving with a “toy” on her lap; and an Ohio police helicopter that dropped its high-dollar infrared camera causing carnage on the ground. We also go IN THE GARAGE to chat about the BMW 535i and Ford F-250 Super Duty, among other vehicles. Enjoy all that and much, much more, plus we bid an emotional farewell to RoAb founding member Zach Bowman, who’s moving on to greener pastures in upstate New York where the sun always shines and the everything’s made of candy. You do not want to miss this week’s installment of RoundAbout, #47, the “Road Hazards” episode.

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Featuring: Michelle Naranjo, Eric Trytko, Jeffrey Ross, Zach Bowman, Craig Cole and Ben Sanders

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RoundAbout records LIVE on Fridays at 6PM ET/3PM PT. Visit RoundAboutShow.com and click Watch Live to watch our webcast and look in on all the antics.

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Sunday

Aug222010

RoAb #46 - The 'Mixed Messages' Episode

Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 11:53PM

Nearly 10% of auto enthusiasts can't recognize the logo of this popular podcast."Turn left, right?"

"He's a gangly fat guy with darkish-blonde hair and a Danish-New England accent."

"I'm not upset."

Life is full of mixed messages, including this week's episode of RoundAbout, #46. Making this show even better, the crème of the crop, the skin of the gravy, Zach Bowman's back in the house after a month-long vacation . . . from the show, plus we're visited by a very special guest, long-time fan and Auto-Bird blogger Mood Monster Mud Monster, aka William Maley. Per usual the panel delves into a variety of weird and unusual news topics including a look at some bizarre automotive iconography, a discussion about the bad luck of one Swede caught speeding in Switzerland and chat about Chrysler's latest advertising salvo and the controversy swirling around it. Enjoy all that and more, plus some of your favorite segments including MEET YOUR ROADMATES and a super-deluxe version of HIGHWAY HEARSAY. You do not want to miss this week's installment of RoundAbout, #46, the "Mixed Messages" episode.

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Featuring: Michelle Naranjo, Eric Trytko, Jeffrey Ross, Zach Bowman, William Maley, Craig Cole and Ben Sanders

Show Notes and Ustream video recording after the jump!

RoundAbout records LIVE on Fridays at 6PM ET/3PM PT. Visit RoundAboutShow.com and click Watch Live to watch our webcast and look in on all the antics.

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RoAb #45 - The 'Not Going to End Well' Episode

Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 5:51PM

Like building a personal jetpack by strapping two-dozen bottle rockets to your back this week’s installment of RoundAbout is “Not Going to End Well.” Besides the usual suspects (minus Zach Bowman) the cast is also joined by long-time RoAb fan, Mirko Reinhardt. Up for discussion is a varied lineup of bizarre and humorous new stories including a piece about a Chinese concept bus that can drive over cars, a feature about the dwindling number of Trabants in Germany and some tips for buying a $1,000 clunker from Craig’s List. All that and more, plus a STUPID CAR TRICK doubleheader on this week’s installment of RoundAbout, #45, the “Not Going to End Well” episode.

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Featuring: Michelle Naranjo, Eric Trytko, Jeffrey Ross, Mirko Reinhardt, Craig Cole and Ben Sanders

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RoundAbout records LIVE on Fridays at 6PM ET/3PM PT. Visit RoundAboutShow.com and click Watch Live to watch our webcast and look in on all the antics.

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Sunday

Aug012010

RoAb Special - 2010 Maker Faire

Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 8:21PM

Click the image above for our full gallery of Maker Faire 2010 photos.

Join us for a very special, if brief, episode brought to you live-ish from Maker Faire 2010 Dearborn, Michigan. We talk about all of our transportation-related findings at the DIY fair as well as other gems like build-your-own 3D printers and iron smelters. So listen in to this special recap of the festivities and then check out our photo gallery at RoundAboutShow.com.

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Featuring: Eric Trytko, Craig Cole and Ben Sanders

We took video too! Click the jump to see a few choice Maker Faire videos.

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Saturday

Jul242010

RoAb #44 - The 'Hard Way' Episode

Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 2:49PM

Ben gets famous the hard waySometimes you just want to walk, sometimes you’d rather pull-start the lawnmower and sometimes you feel like baking your own bread. Join us this week on RoundAbout as we salute doing things the hard way. Learn about a cool 1920s-editon GPS system that will blow your mind. Find out why running from the cops is a really bad idea. And leave it to the Japanese to come up with an absolutely absurd way of chilling and transporting a (yes, singular) watermelon. All that and more PLUS we discuss a series of brain exercises that can help older folks drive better and we learn an important lesson about moving in our STUPID CAR TRICK video segment. Check it all out on this week’s awe-inspiring episode of RoundAbout, #44, the “Hard Way” episode.

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Featuring: Michelle Naranjo, Eric Trytko, Jeffrey Ross, Craig Cole and Ben Sanders

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RoundAbout records LIVE on Fridays at 6PM ET/3PM PT. Visit RoundAboutShow.com and click Watch Live to watch our webcast and look in on all the antics.

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