{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Spike Feresten on Podcasting and SoCal Car Culture","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/spike-feresten-on-podcasting-and-socal-car-culture","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/4b0db308/podcast/play/109096738/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-2%2F76b7e5d5-a6c1-05de-a9f9-7f724bd43bb7.mp3","description":"Randy interviews comedy writer and podcaster Spike Feresten, host of the wildly popular Spike's Car Radio podcast. They talk about sharing insider car craziness with the masses, the endless learning curve of car collecting, Spike's upcoming trip to Newport for the Audrain Concours (and mansion peeping), grading the Ineos Grenadier, what your Bentley convertible says about you, his Bronco Heritage and vintage Range Rover obsessions, his recent charity auctions, and celebrity lurkers in the BaT comments. The conversation moves on into playing the advice columnist on Patreon, the hypercarification of Monterey Car Week, what to do when your teenager starts driving (and flying or riding motorcycles!), and the ongoing rebirth of Willow Springs.Links for things mentioned in this episode:4:47 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week 202511:03 Ford Bronco U725 BaT model page16:49  Spike Feresten’s 1966 Triumph Bonneville T120R for Charity BaT listing17:40 Collection of Sheffield ALLSPORT Diver 1 Spike’s Car Radio Limited Edition Watches for Charity BaT listing22:30  Spike's Car Radio on Patreon34:25  Porsche 911 S/T Auctions BaT search40:28 Willow Springs Reimagined, October 11 Got suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community or One Year Garage episode? Let us know at podcast@bringatrailer.com!\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":397.6,"endTime":402.72,"type":"car","title":"Land Rover Defender","url":"/cars/land-rover/defender","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/2016_Land_Rover_Defender_130_HCPU_TD_2.2.jpg","quote":"...arket.  Somebody said, what's in Ineos? Is that a defender? Is that a G-wagon? I don't understand  what you'...","canonicalId":"car:land rover:defender","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":397.6,"endTime":402.72,"type":"car","title":"G-Class Gwagon","url":"/cars/mercedes-benz/g-class","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/MERCEDES-BENZ_G-CLASS_%28W463%29_China.jpg","quote":"when I brought it to tennis, nobody knew what this was. Well, that was at the Ralph supermarket.  Somebody said, what's in Ineos? Is that a defender? Is that a G-wagon? 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