{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"SnailMail: Gas Station Pizza For The Win","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/snailmail-gas-station-pizza-for-the-win","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/snail_trail_4x4/ins.blubrry.com/snail_trail_4x4/723-SnailMail.mp3","description":"\nThis Week’s Callers\n\nCaller 1: Charles Loch talks about the Emu War\nCaller 2: Nick from MT talks about Metric and Imperial\nCaller 3: 5th Gen Zac says who gets to drink\nCaller 4: Boondock Brian says there are generic Toyotas out there\nCaller 5/6: FU Bob talks about merging\nCaller 7: FU Bob says he loves Pizza\nCaller 8: Justin from TX talks about camp food\nCaller 9: Richard from Atlanta can’t believe Tyler hasn’t seen Days of Thunder\n\nJoin Our Discord: https://discord.gg/yFyFFkQbuyCome hang out with us on the SnailTrail4x4 Discord — it’s the easiest way to connect with Tyler and Jimmy directly, chat with fellow offroad enthusiasts, and get first access to Group Buys and Treasure Hunt token drops.\nCALL US AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL!!!! 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