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The Driven Chat Podcast is the weekly podcast from Driven featuring a special guest from the automotive world every week.
The podcast is hosted by Automotive writer, producer and presenter John Marcar -- Automotive and lifestyle photographer Amy Heynes -- Racing Driver and vehicle dynamics expert Miles Lacey -- Motorsport broadcaster and journalist Rachael Downie and the occasional guest host from the automotive world.
Each episode is produced by an award-winning team based in the U.K. Each host brings their unique style and personality to the conversations and interviews, often resulting in a fun approach to the motoring world. Despite being U.K.-centric, we are fortunate to enjoy a global audience with listeners in almost every continent.
To learn more about Driven and The Driven Chat Podcast, please visit driven.site and enjoy additional video content by searching for Driven on YouTube. Follow us on social channels via @driven.site and follow your hosts via @johnmarcar - @rachaeldownietv - @amyshorephotography - @mileslacey
The Driven Chat Podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital. Executive producer: John Marcar. Audio Production by Tom Kent.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best drivenchat episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to drivenchat for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite drivenchat episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Sotherby's Art of Motoring
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01/23/23 • 41 min
In November 2022, we had the privilege of attending the Royal Automobile Club’s Art of Motoring Exhibition at the prestigious Sotheby’s Bond Street, London.
This week on the Driven Chat podcast, Rachael Downie shares her fascinating conversations had with some wonderfully talented automotive artists at Europe’s leading curated automotive art exhibition.
Curators Andrew Marriott and Rupert Whyte, used the beautiful expansive space to showcase 26 artists that use varied mediums for their work. All have truly inspirational, some quirky and unexpected anecdotes and background stories.
In this podcast, you’ll hear from:
Virginia-based Heidi Mraz with her incredible ‘Petal to the Metal’ story-telling montages;
Sculptor, Jonny Ambrose, who showcased the largest art piece, a six-foot-long skeletal Porsche 917 constructed using 3D printed joints and carbon fibre rods;
Richard Neergaard, who forms his eye-catching pieces using laser-cut aluminium;
And Martin Tomlinson, whose automotive passion and enthusiasm not only comes across through his art but also through his autograph book. The book, which is available for purchase, serves as a fascinating and unique memento of some of the greatest racing drivers, with the signatures of over 70 top racing drivers and World Champions.
Heidi Mraz: https://www.heidimraz.com/
Jonny Ambrose: https://www.jonnyambrose.com/
Richard Neergaard: https://www.rncarart.com/
Martin Tomlinson: https://www.motor-racing-art.co.uk/
The Driven Chat podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital. It is available to stream on all the usual podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, Audible and more. For more information on Driven Chat, visit www.drivenchat.com
Contact the show via email: [email protected]
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This week's podcast is a collection of conversations recorded at The Classic Car & Restoration Show at the NEC. These interviews were originally recorded for our radio show; however, we've decided to include them here on the podcast for your listening pleasure too.
First up, we talk to Charlotte Vowden, a writer and journalist who has transitioned into the world of automotive thanks to her wonderful MG MGA classic car left to her by her late grandfather. Charlotte shares a brief overview of her journey and talks about the significance of classic cars to her.
Following Charlotte, Amy and John talk to Car SOS host, Fuzz Townshend. Fuzz offers his view on all cars one-day being classics (yep, even the boring ones!) and shares his passion for the industry.
We then are joined individually by three more good friends of the show. Marc 'Elvis' Priestley, Mike Brewer and Ant Anstead. The three Wheeler Dealers stars offer their own stories and reasoning behind what makes the classic car industry special, with a good few laughs and anecdotes along the way.
Find the episode in the usual podcast places and see the entire back catalogue at drivenchat.com
Get in touch with the show via email - [email protected] or slip into our DM's on your preferred social feed, and don't forget to check out our youtube channel via YouTube.com/DrivenChat, to see some premium visual car content!
The Driven Chat podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital - for more information on Driven Chat, visit www.drivenchat.com
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12/13/21 • 77 min
Andy Wilman is the vital 4th name to be added on to the highly esteemed Clarkson, Hammond & May. As one of the creators and the executive producer of Top Gear from 2002 onwards, he has been celebrated as one of the great brains that created and managed one of the most loved TV shows for petrol heads. Of course, beyond Top Gear at the BBC, Wilman went on to executive produce Clarkson, Hammond and May's next production - The Grand Tour and Wilman frequently pops up on the show as nothing more than a name; 'Mr Wilman' in the form of written instructions and challenges via text messages to the presenters' phones.
In this exclusive chat with Andy Jaye, Andy Wilman shares some of the lesser-known stories, anecdotes and behind the scenes tales (of which there are many!) whilst producing our favourite car shows.
Get in touch with the show via email - [email protected] or slip into our DM's on your preferred social feed, and don't forget to check out our youtube channel via YouTube.com/DrivenChat, so see some premium visual car content!
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08/10/20 • 49 min
Welcome to episode 7 of the Driven Chat podcast.
The team talk electrifying classics - preserving the past in a futuristic way, or a crime against petrolheads?
Amy and John reveal the times they got into hot water when driving abroad. How could such innocent looking individuals be so naughty!
And the word 'sexy time' gets aired more than necessary.
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07/27/20 • 45 min
The Kelvin Fletcher special.
Our first celebrity guest joining us specifically for the Driven Chat Podcast.
Kelvin Fletcher, Strictly Come Dancing winner, Emmerdale star & British GT GT4 champion chats in detail to Amy & Andy about his petrolhead credentials, and his racing dreams...and the team come up with a madcap plan for a future feature.
Recorded in the Driven Chat Truck, Kelvin is a fantastic guest who really taps into his passion for burning rubber.
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11/02/20 • 43 min
If you've always wondered how you can get behind the wheel of a racing car and compete in the world of motorsport, then this weeks week's Driven Chat Podcast could be right up your street! On this weeks episode, John Marcar and Amy Shore sit down with Cameron Jackson from Faster Faster Racing. Cameron has been guiding Amy in her journey into motorsport from licensing and tuition through to her first-ever race. In this recording, you'll hear all about it.
This weeks recording is accompanied by the sound of racing cars as we recorded trackside at the HSCC Silverstone Walter Hayes Trophy.
Find out more about Fast Faster Racing by following @fasterfaster.racing on Instagram and see all of what we do at DrivenChat.com.
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Mike Brewer 'live' from California
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08/17/20 • 51 min
This week on Driven Chat we have the star of the most watched car show in the world - Mr Mike Brewer! Mike joins us from his home in LA to talk about the upcoming series of Wheeler Dealers which hits our TV screens in the very near future.
Andy Jaye, Amy Shore and a slightly delayed John Marcar talk to Mike about some of the cars he's working on in the upcoming season, plus the delights of working and living in California vs the UK. Be sure to follow us on social media via @DrivenChat and please, please, please leave us a review and a comment if you can as we absolutely love reading them!
Visit www.drivenchat.com to see all of what we do (2 podcasts, video features, car reviews, celebrity interviews and more!)
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10/23/23 • 127 min
This week on the Podcast: John Marcar sits down with PR Guru Wayne Bruce. Wayne, affectionately known to many as ‘Man Bat’, is the Chief Communications and D&I Officer at Bentley Motors and is responsible for much of what we see, hear and experience from the Bentley brand alongside his team of colleagues.
Before taking the leading comms role at Bentley, Wayne has also been at the forefront of executive automotive PR with roles at VW, SEAT, Nissan, INFINITI and perhaps one of the most significant chapters, McLaren Automotive, where in his time as Global Communications Director he oversaw the launch of the McLaren P1, 650S, 675LT, 570S, 570GT, 720S, Senna, 600LT, Speed Tail and the GT.
Later, Wayne moved from the British new kid on the block (McLaren) to one of the most prestigious British brands - Bentley where since starting with the marque, has seen his involvement in bringing the hybrid Bentayga, the 3rd Generation Continental GT, and the latest Generation Flying Spur to market as well as reworking and relaunching the prestigious Mulliner brand.
In this unique conversation, Wayne and John work through a fantastic career, starting with a spy shot of a Rover 200 Convertible in a Dunkin’ Donuts car park in the US... yes, really.
The Driven Chat podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital. It is available to stream on all the usual podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, Audible and more. For more information on Driven, visit www.driven.site
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06/05/23 • 108 min
This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar and Miles Lacey sit down with Ben Broke-Smith, the founder and 'big boss' at String Theory Garage - specialists in suspension geometry and performance setup based in Warwickshire.
Ben's working history involves competing professionally in motorsport earning the accolade of European Drift Champion in 2008. Ben has also worked for and with racing teams advising and testing specialist racing cars. These days, Ben is the brains and leading technician at String Theory Garage, who, since 2019, has helped drivers of performance cars, racing cars, and classic cars get the very best out of their vehicles for road driving, circuit driving and motorsport.
Ben shares some of his fantastic knowledge, technical know-how, myth-busting, and great advice to driving enthusiasts regardless of their car in this conversation.
To find out more about String Theory Garage, check out the website at www.stingtheorygarage.com and give them a follow on Instagram via @StringTheoryGarage
This episode of The Podcast is sponsored by our friends at Forza Clienti. Forza Clienti provides a bespoke service to meet your exact requirements for buying or selling the finest Supercars and Hypercars.
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The Driven Chat podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital. It is available to stream on all the usual podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, Audible and more. For more information on Driven, visit www.drivenchat.com
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01/30/23 • 86 min
This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, Amy Shore and John Marcar sit down with photographer and advertising legend - Nigel Harniman, a man famous for his work in and around the automotive industry since the 1990s.
Nigel's work has been seen in magazines, on advertising billboards and on television screens around the globe featuring brands from Renault to Rolls Royce and just about every car brand in between. You will have seen Nigel's work if you have even the vaguest interest in new cars.
In this conversation, Nigel shares his career and journey from being a plucky apprentice to an industry leader, with fascinating stories unlocking fantastic memories. To find out more about Nigel and to see his work, follow him on Instagram via @harnimanphoto and visit the website: Harniman.com
The Driven Chat podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital. It is available to stream on all the usual podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, Audible and more. For more information on Driven Chat, visit www.drivenchat.com
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FAQ
How many episodes does drivenchat have?
drivenchat currently has 185 episodes available.
What topics does drivenchat cover?
The podcast is about Motoring, Cars, Leisure, Podcasts, Automotive and Racing.
What is the most popular episode on drivenchat?
The episode title 'Maeving Co-Founder - Seb Inglis-Jones' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on drivenchat?
The average episode length on drivenchat is 78 minutes.
How often are episodes of drivenchat released?
Episodes of drivenchat are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of drivenchat?
The first episode of drivenchat was released on Jun 29, 2020.
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