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This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, we talk to a real-life adventurer, business owner and event organiser from the automotive world. Meet Robert Nightingale, the owner of Malle London - makers of luxury motorcycle apparel. In this week's podcast, we talk to Robert about building a business from a passion, planning some of the most incredible adventures around the world and organising events like no other - including a dirt track race within the grounds of a historic English country home. Amy Shore and John Marcar drive the conversation with Robert but not before a quick catch up with Andy Jaye in the usual preamble that you've come to expect. This week, Amy shares a story about being talked out of a car purchase by none other, Mr Jeremy Clarkson and John Marcar moans about beans on Weetabix (but possibly not for the obvious reason).As ever, we thank you for taking the time to download, stream and listen - don't forget we also have our very own YouTube channel where you can see various adventures by the team in and around some rather special machinery!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, our guest star is the fabulous Nicki Shields - a voice of authority in the world of EV (electric vehicles) with a jam-packed CV filled with presenting and broadcasting accolades. In this week's conversation, Nicki does her best to promote the world of EVs to some 'limited scepticism' from Marcar and Andy, plus she shares her excitement about getting the Formula E championship started! As always, before we dive in with the interview, the Driven Chat trio assemble with Amy Shore joining in to talk about some of the more controversial winners of the recent GQ magazine motoring awards - aptly presented by; Nicki Shields! Thank you again for lending us your ears, if you're enjoying the content leaving us a review or sharing the podcast with a friend or two helps us out massively and we always read every single comment, message and DM we receive so why not drop us a note?See all of what we do at drivenchat.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Goy! The Journalist, the car commentator, the vampire?? This week we talk to the friendly freelancer known for his refreshingly open and honest approach to his work and himself as a man that's worked in almost every department of the motoring media world.Alex Goy joins John Marcar and Amy Shore for an in-depth and comprehensive conversation about 'all things journalistic' in the motoring world. This week's chat covers just about everything from being a 'long-term intern' as an industry newbie to priding himself on being a voice of authority in the automotive world and sharing through his written and spoken words what makes a car great... (or rubbish). As regular listeners will have come to expect, there are tangents, opinions and stories-a-plenty. As usual, have a full team catch-up with Andy Jaye too just before getting into the full swing of things where this week Andy attempts to patent a new slogan for the podcast... let us know what you think! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Automotive YouTuber Joe Achilles is this week's guest on the Driven Chat Podcast. In a conversation with John Marcar and Amy Shore, Joe shares the many trials and tribulations of the YouTubing world, the challenge of growing a channel through a pandemic, and, he opens up with his thoughts and opinions on some of the recent controversial marketing decisions from the BMW brand.Before the chat with Joe, you can expect the usual opening preamble in which Andy Jaye reveals his surprising expertise on Ancient Greek Mythology, Amy Shore shares a car game to play whilst driving (which subsequently needs a name), and John Marcar gets a little excited about something gold and green... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The original Urban Outlaw - Magnus Walker is our show guest on this week's Driven Chat Podcast in which Andy Jaye and John Marcar discuss the life and career of a young man from Sheffield who settled for a life in LA. Magnus shares a few stories and gives us an insight into lockdown in Los Angeles with a positive outlook on the future.  Before Andy and John's talk with Magnus, we have a quick catch up with Amy Shore, who is keen to throw down a challenge for our UK listeners in and around the Liverpool/Manchester area! Can you help?Find the team across all social channels and don't forget you can message us on instagram, facebook and comment on YouTube too by searching for @drivenchat.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, we enjoy a conversation all about track days so who better to have on the show than Alex Gassman and Matt Reese-Edwards, the founders of Camber & Combustion?John Marcar and Amy Shore are in the studio for a pre-recorded interview with Matt and Alex to learn all about the fun, games and antics that come with driving on track! But not before they have a quick catch up with Andy Jaye who puts Marcar and Shore on the spot with some dream car trivia! In this weeks show, Marcar opens up with some secrets we didn't know before, Andy almost certainly agrees to buy the team their dream cars and Amy invents her own brand of racing car - 'The Ferrari-Maserati thing'.The bulk of this week's podcast is all about Camber & Combustion, and we urge you to find them on Instagram and youtube for many hours of entertainment and educational content!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 29 of The Driven Chat Podcast welcomes one of the biggest names in the automotive media world as our guest this week is Tim Burton, often better known as; SHMEE150. SHMEE150 started as a collection of social channels that have since transformed into a powerful brand known worldwide, granting the man behind the brand - Tim Burton global fame and following.In this very open and honest interview between Andy, John and Tim we delve into the world of internet stardom, we address some of the incredible rumours surrounding Tim's wealth and reasons for success, and, we touch upon some of the more controversial sides that come with having such a large global audience where everyone has a voice of their own.As always, we would love to hear your thoughts, why not drop us a review or leave a comment via the YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year from The Driven Chat Team! Our first podcast of 2021 is our first-ever remote recording: no truck, no studio and no super cool location (for the opening at least) of this episode. The team are all working remotely and as a result, are having to podcast remotely too.In this new format, you hear from the usual team, Andy, Amy and John for the opening and close of the podcast but with a bonus interview thrown in too - this episode star's Ed Lovett and David Edmonston from CollectingCars.com being interviewed in their bustling London office by John Marcar and Amy shore.John and Amy delve deep into the new and exciting platform transforming how people buy, sell and browse cars around the world.On behalf of Andy, Amy, John and the entire Driven chat team we'd like to thank you sincerely for your company in 2020 and hope you'll stick with us through this ever-increasingly wild new world in 2021 and beyond!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's driven chat Podcast is coming to you with a 'Pop', a 'Bang' and plenty of 'Colour' - and that is because we have a star of the creative world; Mr Ian Cook! Also known as; PopBangColour!In this weeks episode starring Ian, we have the usual regulars Andy Jaye, John Marcar and Amy Shore all of whom are keen to dive in and discuss the fabulously colourful story of how Ian went from being a humble school teacher to being one of the most popular automotive artists in the world!Ian tells us about some of his methods, his most significant challenges and his lockdown projects known as continuous line drawings which have been a massive hit on social media. - Thousands of people have now enjoyed live conversations between Ian and select automotive guests as he draws a vehicle of their choice!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alistair Clark is one of the most well-known filmmakers in the automotive world. Having started with a few go-pros and a handy cam at track days in 2008, Al has gone on to be famous for making some of the most popular automotive cinematic works on behalf of motoring manufacturers including Bentley, McLaren and Bugatti. Al's career has since lead to many sensational accolades including capturing the worlds fastest car-to-car tracking shot, directing and capturing Bollywood car chases, and creating the recent Sky TV documentary; 'The Racers That Stopped the World'.In this weeks episode, Andy Jaye, Amy Shore and John Marcar talk to Al about his journey to success in the industry as well as his new favourite way of acquiring new cars - i.e. winning them (see: #freevo5)This week's show offers some great behind the scenes insights, some entirely unedited shameless opinions - and a fair few laughs too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've mixed things up a little this week but for a good reason! John Marcar is taking the hosting reigns for this week's podcast because Andy is in... as a guest!This weeks episode is all about a brand new TV show coming to Discovery+ in January called 'Three Men Four Wheels'. The show stars racing driver - Marino Franchitti, antique dealer - Drew Pritchard, and our very own broadcaster - Andy Jaye. The new show is a petrol heads dream where Andy, Marino and Drew have individually handpicked their favourite iconic cars to film, investigate and drive in each episode. This weeks episode promises to bring with it a few laughs.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things take an unexpectedly deep and meaningful turn in this week's Driven Chat Podcast. Our guest is Jay Morton who is best known to many for his recent appearance as 'the mole' in the 2020 series of 'SAS Who Dares Wins'?Besides the TV show, Jay is an accomplished Author, conquerer of mountains and is no stranger to an icy cold bath. Having spent 14 years in the Army 10 of which were in the Special Air Service Jay has a fascinating approach to life and Andy, Amy and John all got stuck in exploring his way of thinking. Of course, there is plenty of car chat too as Jay is about to embark on an exciting motorsport career with Praga. We are sure this may well be one of the deepest and hard-hitting podcasts we've recorded to date! Follow Jay via @jay__morton and the rest of the team via @Andy.Jaye, @AmyShorePhotography, @JohnMarcar and of course - @DrivenChat. See all of what we do at drivenchat.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, we have Ant Partridge - star of Goblin Works Garage and notorious custom car and motorcycle builder.This recording is aptly named '3rd time lucky' because believe it or not, we hit the record button two times previously before this recording was deemed a success! In this weeks conversation Andy, Amy and John talk to Ant about his journey from custom workshops to TV stardom and throw down a fun challenge for you, the listener. We hope you enjoy the episode, tell us what you think by leaving us a review and if you think you might know someone that'll enjoy the content... why not send them a link! Follow us on Instagram @drivenchat, follow Ant via @iammrpartridge and Andy, Amy and John with @andy.jay, @amyshorephotography and @johnmarcarDon't forget you can see all of what we do at www.drivenchat.com and on our youtube channel.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What ingredients make for the best type of podcast guest? Racecar driver? Rock star perhaps?? Well, how about a rock star that... races cars!?Rick Parfitt Junior is the perfect mix of rock star and racer, and he's this week's guest on The Driven Chat Podcast! This weeks conversation with Andy Jaye, Amy Shore and John Marcar contains discussions containing everything from fabulous TV show themed clothing to hybrid daily drivers, radio show antics in Monte Negro, and, the frankly bonkers world of 'celebrity racing' - we know you'll love it! Enjoy this week's podcast where ever you get your podcast fix and don't forget to drop us a rating and a review as we love reading your comments.See all of what we do at drivienchat.com and follow us on social channels via @drivenchat  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 21 of the Driven Chat Podcast where we sit down and talk with the original creator and founder of one of the most popular motoring brands of recent years - Caffeine & Machine.Phil McGovern's Caffeine & Machine has become a hub, a meeting point and an essential instagram photo location for all petrol heads in the U.K. all within just 2 years since it's launch but many people don't know that it's been a brand for much longer and the journey to it being founded makes for a fascinating story.Phil shares how he's ended up where he is now with the most fantastic journey through the motoring industry both here in the UK and around the world and even offers an insight into what the future may hold for Caffeine & Machine. Find out more about C&M by following @caffeineandmachine on social media and follow Phil with @PhilMcGovern.Please tell us what you think by leaving us a review and a rating - we love reading your feedback! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whoosh! It's episode 20 of the Driven Chat Podcast! This week as it's such a special occasion we've got a pretty special guest - Mike Brewer. It's not the first time we've had Mike on the pod, but it is the first time we've been able to record face to face, so we're pretty excited. Mike joins us to talk about his return to the U.K., his challenges with a very opinionated audience and a change to the format of the worlds most viewed car TV show - Wheeler Dealers! Please do leave us a rating and hit that subscribe button. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review and tell a friend too? See all of what we do at drivenchat.com and be sure to follow our automotive content on social media via @DrivenChat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Driven Chat Podcast! In this week's podcast, we have not one, but two fantastic recordings for you. For the first recording, we have Andy Jaye and Amy Shore talking to the delightful Shane Lynch. Shane is probably best known for being in one of the biggest boybands of all time; Boyzone but is now deeply involved in the world of drifting, and he has some pretty spectacular car chat.Following Shane, Andy, Amy and John have a great chat with Mark Lyon, the owner of GTO Engineering about the beautiful black Ferrari 250 SWB Revival that we've recently been driving. Mark shares his fascinating story which has lead him to form his fantastic company restoring, maintaining and now building some of of the most iconic cars in the world. Thank you so much for listening, please do leave us a rating and review where ever you get your pods and be sure to follow us on the social channels via @DrivenChat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who better to help John Marcar and Amy Shore persuade Andy Jaye into the world of motorcycling than one of the worlds most famous motorcycle adventurers??If you enjoy hearing about adventures, then we might have the best possible guest for your listening pleasure. This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, we are delighted to be joined by the wonderful Charley Boorman (and his dog woody!)Charley is known for many things including acting and producing but is most famous for his expeditions on two wheels with his best friend, Ewan McGregor. Charley joins us to talk about the trials and tribulations of filming his latest show on Apple TV - 'Long Way Up' in which he and Ewan travel around central South America to California on electric Harley Davidsons.Follow us on social media via @DrivenChat and see all of what we do on our website - www.drivenchat.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast we are joined by Leon Oli Window. Oli lives 'the petrolhead dream' having completed the journey from being a successful business owner to a car collector, racing driver and motorbike builder as well as being a popular youtube personality.This weeks recording took place within the home of Baffle Culture - The Baffle Haus also home to Oli's classic car collection and business Lowe Classics. A podcast recording is always extra-fun when surrounded by the most fantastic cars and bikes! Even Andy tried out a bike for size!Please do leave us a review and rating if you enjoy the show and don't forget to find us on social media via @DrivenChat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's driven chat podcast, things get a little heated between our very own John Marcar and our guest...(who happens to be one of the most famous faces in the world when it comes to automotive viral content). Alex Kersten, 'the face of Car Throttle' joins the driven chat team to talk about how he swerved the standard desk-job-journey of automotive journalism, his obsession with buying 'interesting' cars and, to discuss a rather touchy subject about a particular Audi TT he bought from Mr Marcar (the jury is out).Please take a moment to leave us a review if you enjoyed the show and don't forget to follow us on all social channels via @drivenchat and see all of what we do at www.drivenchat.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Driven Chat Podcast! We speak to Merlin McCormack famously known as 'The Duke of London'. Merlin is regarded as one of the finest names in classic car sourcing, selling and even restoration and he kindly opened up his spectacular premises in Brentford, West London welcoming Andy, Amy and John access to a stunning collection of cars and motorcycles.We hear the story about how Merlin started 'wheeling and dealing' with cars and motorbikes, how he helped build a family business, and, how he ended up being the landlord of his very own pub ...all before reaching his mid-twenties! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weeks guest on The Driven Chat Podcast we have a superstar from the world of automotive PR; Paul Cowland!In this week's show, we hear Andy trying to interpret the often bizarre German phrasing that surrounds the Nürburgring. We hear Marcar's tribulations of working with The Hoff and Amy (mainly) has her head in her hands as she contemplates what on earth she ever signed up for in recording podcasts with men with the average mental age of 13. Amongst a plethora of childish humour and silliness, Paul joins us to talk about his love for the automotive world, his fabulous TV work, his obsession with buying cars and... to object against various allegations put down by Drew Pritchard in a previous episode! Let us know what you think by leaving us a review and be sure to hit that subscribe button to make sure you don't miss an episode.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's show, we have Maria Costello MBE. Maria is a motorsport legend regularly competing on 2, 3 and 4 wheels and can also often be seen and heard presenting and hosting all sorts of motoring related glory! Tune in to hear Maria talk about her career in motorsport, PLUS - the teams rather entertaining attempt at talking Andy into getting his motorbike licence... You'll have to tune in to see how that goes. Get The Driven Chat Podcast where ever you get your podcast fix from Monday morning! See hear and experience all of what we do at DrivenChat.com and don't forget to follow us across all social channels via @DrivenChat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're mixing things up a little bit this week with not one, but two guests! Our headline act is one of the founders of the legendary Caffeine & Machine - Dan Macken but before we hear from Dan, we have a clip from our sister podcast Driven Celebrities and who better to feature than James May!We hope you enjoy this weeks 'mix up' and we'd love to hear your thoughts so please do take a moment to rate, subscribe and why not leave us a comment as we love reading them.Follow us on all social channels via @DrivenChat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast we're joined by model, all-round nice guy and genuine petrolhead - David Gandy!Listen to David Gandy in the studio truck with Andy Jaye, Amy Shore and John Marcar recorded at The wonderful Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works in Coventry. We're sure you're going to love this one! See all of what we do at www.DrivenChat.com and follow us on our social channels via @drivenchat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Driven Chat Podcast Andy, John and Amy are joined by Olympic Athlete Iwan Thomas MBE who reveals his passion for fast cars, loud bikes and...fire?Iwan reveals his 'true petrol head' status when questioned by John Marcar, is given a blast from the past by Amy Shore and is questioned by Andy Jaye on his rather interesting technique of disposing of a garden shed... See the behind the scenes photos and videos on instagram and twitter via @drivenchat, and see plenty of video content on our facebook page and youtube channel via /drivenchatPlease make sure to tell a friend about the podcast and leave us a review as we love reading your comments! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Remember to follow the action at drivenchat.com and across social media @drivenchat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Drew Pritchard Special This week the Driven Chat team have taken the truck to Conway in Wales to visit Salvage Hunter, TV star, and famed car nut Drew Pritchard. Drew is on top form as he treats the team to a tour of his prized automotive possessions, shares some of his favourite stories, and makes a hilarious confession about his on screen co-host Paul Cowland. Expect a few saucy laughs this week. Remember to comment, review, share, and follow the action @drivenchat and drivenchat.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Driven Chat podcast, the team attempt to calm John Marcar’s inner Hulk as he rages about what he considers to be crimes against the automotive world. Plus special celebrity guest, Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing joins Andy Jaye for a chat about the pressures of fame and what keeps him motivated. Join the conversation online @drivenchat on Instagram, twitter and facebook and see more video features at drivenchat.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 3 of the Driven Chat podcast, we come to you for the first time from our Driven Truck! - Yes, it really is a thing!! Amy Shore pitches the question... 'are concept cars just cruel lies?' and the team discusses automotive disappointments and pleasant surprises. Our in-house automotive adventure organiser John Marcar asks if there is any mileage in 'micro road trips' whilst much of the outside world is currently out of bounds and Andy Jaye and Jon Quirk reminisce about their favourite movie star cars.Plus, we catch up with Ricky Wilson from The Kaiser Cheifs in his Driven Chat interview with Andy. Please remember to rate, subscribe and tell us you're listening via @DrivenChat and find the video and audio archives at DrivenChat.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 2 of The Driven Chat Podcast we discuss what drives... us! Andy talks about getting a speeding ban, Amy tests the team with a 'last photo challenge', Marcar gushes over all things 'Laguna Seca Blue' and Quirky tries his very best to justify his love for Harley Davidson motorcycles... Plus, special guest Nico Rosberg as you’ve never heard him before as the 2016 F1 World Champion talks to Andy Jaye! Tell us you're listening via @drivenchat across social media and don't forget to rate, like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A presenter, a journalist, a photographer, a man with car in his name...and a pop star! In this maiden episode of the Driven Chat Podcast we meet the team, they drive 3 remarkable cars: a Ferrari 488, a limited edition Mustang, and an Alpine A110s. Plus the team are joined by this week’s special guest McFly star Harry Judd, You can hear Driven on Saturday's from 16:00-17:00 on talkRADIO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.