RoAb #83 - The 'What's Old is New Again' Episode

Coming up on RoundAbout . . . Ford Model T enthusiasts are commemorating a special anniversary in a very momentous way . . .  literally.  Some pretty unlucky people had to put out a vehicle fire with some pretty unsavory stuff, find out who and what right here.  And we’ll take you back to the bad old days with a look at some of the worst station wagons ever built.  Stick around for all of this garbage dumpster-load more, only on RoundAbout.  This week’s special guest is Alex Kierstein of Hooniverse.com.

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Featuring: Alex Kierstein, Steven J. Ewing, Michelle Naranjo, Craig Cole and Ben Sanders

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RoAb #72 - The 'Better Mousetrap' Episode

Join your favorite audio hucksters as they put their heads together in an attempt to defy an age-old idiom.  This week they try to build a better mousetrap.  Learn about one Detroit-area hot-rodder that’s crafting a better vintage Chrysler sports car . . . one the company never actually built.  Find out what kind of insane powerplant was crammed into the back of a MINI in an attempt to deliver better performance.  You won’t believe your ears when you hear how much better chicken feathers, yes, chicken feathers are at storing energy than some much more expensive and higher-tech options.  Enjoy all of these exciting stories and more plus RoAb first-timer Nina Beckhardt of The Naming Group is our special guest this week.  The panel picks her brain about the controversial Chevrolet Sonic and a number of other name-related topics.   Enjoy RoundAbout #72, the “Better Mousetrap” episode.

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

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RoAb #44 - The 'Hard Way' Episode

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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RoAb #28 - The 'Pet' Episode

Well, Jesse James' Cinnabun has been lost and found (again). Turns out it was a red-letter week for pets and automobiles, and so we bring you the 'Pet' episode. A cat lady is fined thousands for keeping a herd of unsanitary creatures in her car. An ambitious dog mauls a couple of Crown Vics, tearing off the bumper and biting through the tires of one of them. An '88 Scirocco even gets the Pet-Project treatment when it's modified, Mr. Fusion-style, to run off old coffee grounds. All that and more, plus we get a Stupid Car Trick double-header featuring out of control semis, Meet Your Roadmates returns with a Misunderstood Classics edition, and the ever-educational Tip of the Week is here again.

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Featuring: Michelle Naranjo, Zach Bowman, Jason White, Eric Trytko, Ben Sanders and Craig Cole

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RoAb #15 - The 'Holiday Wishlist' Episode

Every week we hit-up the discount travel sites in search of the cheapest airfare around. During the hunt, we find a wide range of ticket prices and airlines, and maybe even a cohesive, Zen-like theme. All we want is to make it home for the holidays, and find a few off-putting news bites to fit the theme, but our flight was canceled due to bad weather and we’re stuck in the Minneapolis airport eating stale Cinnabons and sleeping on the floor. Meanwhile, visions of Spykers and Audis dance in our heads.

This week, with a few short buying days left in the holiday season, our esteemed panel assembles its holiday wishlist. Eric yearns for a Tag Heuer watch. Zach has a soft spot for an NSX. Craig asks that we donate to the Focus Fund. And Ben just wants a way to operate his iPhone's GPS without freezing his fingers off. Plus, our Blind Spot story, the Lincoln MKT is In the Garage and an atrociously styled G6 in this week's Highway Hearsay.

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Featuring: Zach Bowman and Eric Trytko

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