{"podcast":{"title":"The Smoking Tire","slug":"the-smoking-tire-745200","podcast_index_feed_id":745200,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/c2RzTGta","website_url":"http://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtirepodcast","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bceb3f91-afbb-4f97-87f6-5f4387bbb382/e54a95a4-3e6f-4471-8e41-3684c52d2f2e/3000x3000/d6e900686dd88c35c643f0a1747f1912.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Zack Klapman, Matt Farah","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Matt Farah and Zack Klapman sit down with automotive icons, pro drivers, comedians and other friends to discuss automotive industry news, racing, projects and whatever else comes to mind. Watch our car reviews at www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire Follow us! T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman Rent or buy our movies!, where we find out if some bad CraigsList cars can cross an entire US State, off-road!https://vimeo.com/thesmokingtire","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:19:14.122384+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smoking-tire-745200"},"episode":{"title":"Brett Berk","slug":"brett-berk","published_at":"2026-04-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smoking-tire-745200/brett-berk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smoking-tire-745200","url":"http://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtirepodcast","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/10/clrtpod.com/m/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/08e542fe-7675-4c90-abeb-0cff5f9a3d6d/bceb3f91-afbb-4f97-87f6-5f4387bbb382/episodes/audio/group/d370b916-d293-49bf-bb18-06bff88e2af5/group-item/7a643f8c-7b70-4e12-9428-7dbb2bca33bd/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=c2RzTGta","summary":"Brett Berk might be the busiest freelance journalist we know. He has the incredible power to drive one car and extract 3 interesting, unique stories from the experience. That's why he's driven Jaguar's new EV, a very special Bentley, driven cars on boats (yes, that's a thing), and toured factories. Patreon questions include: Best used AMG car for under $40k? Can we fix bad drivers? Will Aston make an entry-level mid-engine car? Cameras vs lidar Toddlers vs supercar owners Best bang-for-buck car EPA's move to 15% ethanol Do Alpina's last longer than BMWs? Are convertibles always worth more than coupes? Is car-themed luggage gauche? BRZ: best chassis you can buy under $100k? And more! Recorded March 31, 2026 Find links to all Brett's work here: https://muckrack.com/brett_berk http://brettberk.com/ DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/TIRE and use promo code TIRE at checkout. Hello Fresh Go to https://HelloFresh.com/smokingtire10fm to Get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box. Offer valid while supplies last. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. Drive Season 4 Listen to Drive with Jim Farley Season 4 at https://lnk.to/drivewithjimfarleyPS!thesmokingtire Avants: Enter code “TST” to get 10% off your Avants membership https://www.avants.com/tst Enter to WIN a 2025 Porsche 911 Turbo S! Podcast Link: https://www.dreamgiveaway.com/tickets/porsche?promo=SMOKINGTIRE Get 4X bonus tickets with any donation of $25 or more. With every donation you are helping benefit some wonderful veterans' and children's charities. Use Podcast Promo Code: SMOKINGTIRE Promo Code Offer: Get 4X bonus tickets with any donation of $25 or more. With every donation you are helping b…","meta_description":"Brett Berk might be the busiest freelance journalist we know. He has the incredible power to drive one car and extract 3 interesting, unique stories from…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5389,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smoking-tire-745200/episodes/brett-berk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smoking-tire-745200/brett-berk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}