{"podcast":{"title":"My week in cars: the Autocar podcast","slug":"my-week-in-cars-the-autocar-podcast-5682856","podcast_index_feed_id":5682856,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/631f3b92b4aca6001290ac09","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/my-week-in-car","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/631f3b92b4aca6001290ac09/1739177992277-195df32a-ce64-4b3c-bc49-80a2027f45e3.jpeg","author":"Autocar","episode_count":267,"summary":"Join Autocar's Steve Cropley and Matt Prior as they delve into their motoring weeks, with subjects ranging from what they have been driving and where they have been, to what has caught their eye or been on their mind. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-30T04:22:07.787951+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-week-in-cars-the-autocar-podcast-5682856"},"episode":{"title":"Weld your own Polo; do you have to own an Alfa?","slug":"weld-your-own-polo-do-you-have-to-own-an-alfa","published_at":"2026-08-04T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-week-in-cars-the-autocar-podcast-5682856/weld-your-own-polo-do-you-have-to-own-an-alfa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-week-in-cars-the-autocar-podcast-5682856","url":"https://shows.acast.com/my-week-in-car/episodes/weld-your-own-polo-do-you-have-to-own-an-alfa","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/631f3b92b4aca6001290ac09/e/6a71d71b6af4dfc91876d682/media.mp3","summary":"In the latest episode of the Autocar podcast, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk the Festival of the Unexceptional, Petrol & Pride, welding your own Polo, the Audi A2 (again, of course), how buyers are flocking to new brands, and whether you should buy an Alfa Romeo? There's more besides, including Steve's views on walking, and your correspondence. For details of a subscription special offer which includes archive access and gives you SIX issues of Autocar for just £6, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In the latest episode of the Autocar podcast, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk the Festival of the Unexceptional, Petrol & Pride, welding your own Po…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3355,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-week-in-cars-the-autocar-podcast-5682856/episodes/weld-your-own-polo-do-you-have-to-own-an-alfa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-week-in-cars-the-autocar-podcast-5682856/weld-your-own-polo-do-you-have-to-own-an-alfa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}