An now…for a horse of a different color. In this week’s episode I had the good fortune to bring on not one – but three (and then a fourth) real cars guys onto the show. Even better? They’re the big time radio guys Donny, Spence, and Jim from Horsepower For An Hour – the biggest automotive centric broadcast weekly radio show in the country!

I was lucky enough to be a guest on their radio show last fall, and as a result of that experience I wanted to have them on this show as well. If you’ve heard their show in the past you realize that they are true insiders to the automotive world, covering new car business news, and tech, but then touching on the classics as well as the insights of pretty much every form of major motorsports.

They’re also based in Southern California, which is a very different atmosphere from my little town of Ames, IA. As a result, in this show we talked about EVERYTHING from the survival of both classic and new muscle cars to the future of autonomous cars (which they predict is 2 years away). We even dug into whether an automatic transmission is better than a manual. If you like using a clutch pedal…you won’t like the answer.

Normally when I interview people it’s a one-on-one conversation that mostly involves me asking questions and the guest answering them usually with the guest on the phone. This was totally the opposite in every way. If you’ve ever heard a “morning zoo” type radio show, this followed suit. It was insanely fun!

You can find their station listings via horsepoweronline.com. If the show isn’t in your area, of if you just prefer the podcast, they offer that as well!

Thanks Guys! I am looking forward to the next time we talk.