About this podcast
TV presenter Jonny Smith and Sniff Petrol creator Richard Porter are two friends who talk about cars, and many other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 466 episodes
- Q&A 126 - James May answers questions · 31 min · Episode 465Jonny is still away so for this week's Q&A James May helps Richard answer listeners' questions about time travelling car journalists, how to break into car media, automotive faux…
- With guest host James May · 58 min · Episode 464Jonny is busy so Richard invites an old colleague to host the podcast with him. Topics discussed include James’s new Alfa, car makes you’ve never owned, why young people like 80s…
- Q&A 125 - DAF 66 on Route 66 · 30 min · Episode 463In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle listeners’ messages about the Matchbox movie and good car chase films, road trips in…
- The wiper that can break your arm · 1 h 4 min · Episode 462Jonny and Richard remember the swan of windscreen wipers. Also in this episode, stealth wealth cars of Geneva, a mannish trip to Germany, the time one of the Top Gear team got…
- Q&A 124 - Automotive beige flags · 34 min · Episode 461In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things Q&A show, Jonny and Richard attempt to answer listeners’ messages about quirky car views, vigilante badge removal, and people who don’t…
- Far too much about cars · 1 h 5 min · Episode 460Jonny and Richard have a belated chat about all the new cars at the Paris motor show including the new 2 CV, Peugeot RCZ and E-T16, Opel STX, Fiat Multiplay and Alfa Cuorerosso…
- Q&A 123 - Oooh, me Trophy! · 33 min · Episode 459In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle listeners’ messages about retro design, the worst riding cars, and car launches you’d…
- Why we all need car shows · 1 h 0 min · Episode 458After Bicester Scramble a couple of weeks ago, Richard thinks there’s a reason car shows are more important than ever. Also in this episode, Scimitar grimace, asymmetric car…
- Q&A 122 - Add lightness, remove trousers · 32 min · Episode 457In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard respond to listeners’ messages the BMW M5 manual being available only in America, why…
- Is retro the future? · 1 h 4 min · Episode 456As Citroen announces a re-born 2 CV, Jonny and Richard wonder where the Euro retro car trend will end. Also in this episode, the British prime minister somehow ending up in an AC…
- Q&A 121 - Peak steering wheel · 31 min · Episode 455In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard respond to listeners’ messages about cars that don’t work outside of their homeland, oddball…
- What is Aunt Bessie driving? · 1 h 10 min · Episode 454Jonny and Richard wonder what an increasingly young-looking food logo lady might have bought with her pre-made Yorkshire pudding millions. Also in this episode, misheard lyrics…
- Q&A 120 - Jaglorean · 30 min · Episode 453In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard pick a convertible for a bored GR86 owner, nominate a celebrity co-driver for Jonny’s…
- I met Noel Edmonds! · 1 h 10 min · Episode 452Jonny has a remarkable encounter in the Isle of Man. Also in this episode, an old new Beetle for a new driver, confusion about how Mini names its cars, Richard’s MG Metro Turbo…
- Q&A 119 - Fixing British Leyland · 35 min · Episode 451In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard talk what to choose as a fun third car, how they would have tried to sort the tangle of…
- Nightmare on Pikes Peak · 1 h 7 min · Episode 450A listener shares a harrowing tale of attempting to enjoy a specific vista at an iconic American motorsport venue. Also in this episode, an embarrassing Keith confusion, Natalie…
- Q&A 118 - Six wheeled filler fest · 36 min · Episode 449In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard talk about British vehicles for American postal services, an EV to replace a diesel SUV…
- The cheap JDM classic that no one talks about · 1 h 5 min · Episode 448Jonny and Richard have found a gem on Car & Classic. Also in this episode, cosplay Land Rovers, re-branding rats, the new Audi A2 and Dacia Spring, a real life No Name Full…
- Q&A 117 - Best Bond car · 25 min · Episode 447In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard talk about near-accidents caused by car nerdery, the best car from any 007 film, and a…
- How to make good car TV · 1 h 2 min · Episode 446Jonny and Richard discuss the new series of The Grand Tour and explain why Top Gear was the way it was. Also in this episode, news of upcoming live shows, global car scatter, old…
- Q&A 116 - Racing Nigel Havers · 36 min · Episode 445In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle ludicrous car-related stage shows, cars in clothing ads, and famous people in…
- Soldiers of fortune and an amphibious eight-wheeler · 1 h 1 min · Episode 444Jonny and Richard struggle to remember some precise details about The A-Team and find a very interesting machine for sale on Car & Classic. Also in this episode, the very…
- USA trip part 2 · 53 min · Episode 443Jonny and Richard are recording in a Los Angeles hotel room as they discuss hoarding wristbands, enforced sushi, attending a 2000s R&B video recreation, America’s hidden fire…
- USA trip part 1 · 1 h 8 min · Episode 442Jonny and Richard are in the United States for Monterey Car Week, discussing car spotting, waving from bridges, getting separated on planes, words Americans can’t say, the true…
- Q&A 115 - That's not a supercar · 30 min · Episode 441In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle the tricky issue of what makes a supercar, plus picking one British car to be…
- The Running M.A.N. and a bulletproof Maserati · 1 h 1 min · Episode 440Jonny has ruined a T-shirt and there’s a Smith and Sniff spin on a popular film concept. Also in this episode, lost London accents, doing messy activities with Jerry Seinfeld…
- Q&A 114 - The best yellow · 32 min · Episode 439In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard cover No Name Full Suspension Mountain Bike Guy and the e-scooter, a listening thinking of…
- Getting lynched by mk3 Escort owners and buying a P-reg Ka · 1 h 8 min · Episode 438Jonny has been confronted about his opinions on specific Fords while Richard has bought a new car to take him back to his early 20s. Also in this episode, flashbacks to the Next…
- Q&A 113 - Back To Back To The Future · 32 min · Episode 437In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard discuss the right car for a Back To The Future remake, AI photos in classified ads…
- Engine bay cookery and Caterham chaos · 1 h 7 min · Episode 436Jonny had an ingenious idea for road food while Richard spent a mixed week with a Caterham Seven. Also in this episode, listeners’ ideas for car-related time travel, developments…
- Q&A 112 - Layby speedboat · 33 min · Episode 435In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard talk about extra lights on cars, things dumped at the roadside, the 911 GT3 S/C and…
- The spider of supercars · 1 h 8 min · Episode 434Jonny and Richard have noticed something about Horacio Pagani. Also in this episode, news of an American live show, Richard has bought a bicycle, Jonny gets taunted by EV warning…
- Back To The Car Future · 33 min · Episode 433In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard discuss cars you dislike contrary to popular opinion, the ideal pub car, and which car or…
- The best car I've driven this year · 1 h 2 min · Episode 432Richard has a bold claim about a new car. Also in this episode, the weird world of ice cream vans, flying ants, First World War biplanes, getting hair in the car, a reminder…
- Q&A 110 - Porsche Acronym Syndrome · 32 min · Episode 431In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard discuss Porsche acronym culture, referring to a normal room as a dojo, best car for the Wild…
- A drop in the Fisker Ocean · 1 h 3 min · Episode 430Jonny and Richard have a plan for an upcoming trip to the US. Also in this episode, a lost family heirloom, the unmourned death of the diesel, a small review of the BMW iX3, the…
- Q&A 109 - Cupboard car · 29 min · Episode 429In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard address stupid things bought from eBay, van or estate, and automotive slovenliness. For…
- Ronnie Pickering's Picasso · 1 h 2 min · Episode 428Jonny and Richard fear for the survival of a car icon. Also in this episode, the origin of the name Urus, strange trousers at a music festival, car problems in hot weather, Fast…
- Q&A - Classics for the taller man · 29 min · Episode 427In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle message signs on motorways, things you might commission Gerry McGovern to design…
- Aura loss in a Japanese taxi · 60 min · Episode 426Jonny suffers an embarrassing moment with one of his cars. Also in this episode, party planning with Lionel Richie, northern words, a first car for Jonny’s daughter and a bicycle…
- Q&A 107 - Palmer palming in the Bahamas · 30 min · Episode 425In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard discuss ‘4D’ plates, Grace Jones and the Citroen CX, fuel station etiquette, a very podcast…
- Windhound and the mummified fox · 1 h 0 min · Episode 424Jonny and Richard discover an amazing car from Switzerland and a local landmark under a bridge. Also in this episode, Opel Rekord headlamp theft, karma for a grumpy minicab…
- Q&A 106 - V12 engine swap · 34 min · Episode 423In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard discuss alerting other drivers to problems with their cars, period correct engine swaps…
- The Range Rover story · 1 h 11 min · Episode 422Richard finally explains why selling his old car was quite a protracted process. Also in this episode, an amazing fact about Niki Lauda, an unfortunate name for a gardening…
- Q&A 105 - Plato banger racing · 33 min · Episode 421In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle cars for going banger racing with Jason Plato in 2029, car name mispronunciations, a…
- OMG AMG · 60 min · Episode 420Jonny and Richard have some thoughts about the new Ferrari Luce and the AMG GT 4-door. Also in this episode, the nostalgia of made in West Germany stickers, what’s wrong with the…
- OTOSOT 104 · 30 min · Episode 419In this episode of the Smith and Sniff second show, Jonny and Richard answer audience questions about mangled car names, Smart ForTwo v Toyota iQ v something else, prom cars…
- Swanathan · 1 h 1 min · Episode 418A listener has written in about a swan. Also in this episode, why Slash is the hidden headlights car of music, why even naturalists don’t like wasps, a listener needing some…
- OTOSOT 103 · 28 min · Episode 417In this episode of the Smith and Sniff second show, Jonny and Richard answer audience questions about a car confusion in Paula Cole’s biggest hit, your old cars spotted in…
- Not Dave Attenborough · 1 h 7 min · Episode 416Jonny and Richard pay a belated 100th birthday tribute with a surprising fact about Sir David Attenborough. Also in this episode, a lizard for a car alarm, a strimmer mishap, the…
