{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Behind The Scenes With Producer Sean! Top Gear Stories, Future Content And More! THIS CAR POD! EP105","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/behind-the-scenes-with-producer-sean-top-gear-stories-future-content-and-more-this-car-pod-ep105","audioUrl":"https://pdst.fm/e/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/2D5E6/mgln.ai/e/1246/tracking.swap.fm/track/AoSMVIl7piQbthzJoBqJ/traffic.megaphone.fm/TBIEA5928875478.mp3","description":"Have a question you want answered on the podcast next week? Ask HERE https://crsnbds.com/PODQUESTIONS\n\n\n\nWatch The Latest From Key: youtube.com/watch?v=ObBc_cPfiQA&feature=youtu.be\n\n\n\nWelcome to THIS CAR POD! 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For further details go to https://saily.com/dougdemuro\n\nDRIVE with Jim Farley - Listen to the latest episodes at https://lnk.to/drivewithjimfarleyPS!thiscarpod\n\n\n\n\n\nChapters:\n\n00:00:00 THIS CAR POD!\n\n00:00:15 Producer Sean!\n\n00:02:20 How We All Met\n\n00:13:42 Key Car Culture\n\n00:19:55 The Early YouTube Days\n\n00:31:09 Sean Talks Cars\n\n00:37:13 Sean's First Car\n\n00:46:36 Sean's Ferrari 360\n\n00:50:22 Sean's G Wagon\n\n00:55:34 Community Questions\n\n00:56:07 What Is The Wildest Thing Nick Has Said?\n\n00:59:06 What's Sean's Email?\n\n01:01:26 How Did You Get Your Car Into A Music Video?\n\n01:03:52 Is Sean Annoyed By Doug Calling His G Wagon A Bad Color?\n\n01:05:18 What Do We Miss By Doug Saying No?\n\n01:08:06 Who Is Sean's Boss?\n\n01:09:44 Why Didn't Sean Buy A 4Runner?\n\n01:12:18 Who Is Sean's Dream Podcast Guest?\n\n01:15:39 If Sean Wasn't Here What Would He Be Doing?\n\n01:16:47 Why Doesn't Doug Love Old Alfa Romeos?\nLearn more about your ad choices. 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