Cars & Commentary: Recent Episodes
Chris Constantine
The informative podcast that explores the cars, communities, and culture of Southern California's automotive scene.
The Long Beach Grand Prix is a weekend-long celebration of racing from Formula 1, to IndyCar and Formula Drift. On today’s episode, you’ll learn about how this festival of speed has been transforming the port city of Long Beach, California into a hub for racing fans, but also how the Grand Prix helped turn the city into one of the best tourist destinations in Los Angeles. This episode will also serve as a guide to attending the Grand Prix, featuring some insider tips and tricks to getting the most out of the race weekend.
Today’s Main Topics:
- What is the Long Beach Grand Prix?
- How the Long Beach Grand Prix Helped Put its Host City on the Map
- The Racing History and Legacy of the Long Beach Grand Prix
- Tips and Tricks for Attending the Long Beach Grand Prix
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Cars & Coffee has defined how car shows in all corners of the world have been hosted since the early 2000s, elevating car meets from their controversial beginnings as Van Nuys cruise nights and Burbank parking lot meetups into globally-recognized, curated events in iconic venues like Universal Studios Hollywood…and it all started in Southern California. This episode will examine how and why car meets evolved, document the first Cars & Coffee in Irvine and how it influenced other car shows, and detail some of the most creative automotive events in Southern California.
Today’s Main Topics:
- What’s the Difference Between a Car Show and an Auto Show?
- The History of Car Meets in Southern California
- The First Cars & Coffee
- The Current Car Show Landscape
- The Rise of Photogenic Car Shows
- How the Pandemic Gave Rise to the Most Creative Car Shows in SoCal
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Mulholland Drive is arguably one of the most iconic roads in the world, but it has a dark secret. The first official episode of Cars & Commentary will explore the characteristics and history of one of Southern California’s first scenic drives, the big name drivers who made the road popular with local car enthusiasts, and the illegal street racing scene that developed as a result.
Today’s Main Topics:
- What’s the Appeal of Mulholland Drive?
- The History of Mulholland
- Mulholland’s Celebrity Drivers
- How Mulholland’s Illegal Street Racing Scene Developed
- The Current State of Mulholland Drive
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The first ever episode of Cars & Commentary will introduce you to the unique podcast about documenting car culture in Southern California. This podcast, which is hosted by published automotive writer, photographer and Los Angeles-based car nerd Chris Constantine, will explore the deep history and lore of different topics and niches that make up the car community in the greater LA area. The LA car scene is often responsible for influencing automotive trends and interests on a global level in the same way that Hollywood influences cinema all over the world. The goal of this podcast is to find out what those trends are and give you some interesting history about how they came to be. The podcast will cover everything from the most creative car shows to the most beautiful driving roads, and everything in between.
Today’s Main Topics:● Introducing Cars & Commentary
● Show format
● How you can contribute to the success of Cars & Commentary
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