Past Gas by Donut Media - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This podcast is a great way to learn about automotive history and laugh at the same time.

My only criticism would be for James to dial it back a little. He’s a funny guy, but the tangents and jokes can go on way too long sometimes.

These guys are very funny and educational, they do their research and make sure they are correct and make it fun to learn about a fun topic, CARS!

Stumbled upon this by chance and now it’s all I’m listening to. Starting at episode one this has been not only entertaining and educational but when I hear the voice of Enzo, it takes me back to the old country.
Keep it up!!! Great stuff.

Just got into Doughnut media this past month and have been steadily watching anything these silly guys do. The best is the over the top comments that keep a good balance of entertainment and history. Since I grew up in the 502 basically the same era as J-Pump I constantly laugh out at the wall reference. It almost feels like an big inside joke. Although the age difference is not too much chemistry and social contrast is rad and most importantly it’s entertaining. Keep it up!!

It pains me to write this but at this point it feels like this is all I can do to voice my concerns.

The big three and past gas have been my go to favorite podcasts for the past year. I really enjoyed the banter, jokes and knowledge that the hosts James, Nolan and Joe had. However, since James has left donut, both podcasts have dropped in quality drastically.

Though not their faults, the guests they’ve had on recently have been terrible, with the exception of Jimmy and Justin. The guests are awkward and clunky, and the chemistry is notably bad. It hurts to say since I believe both Joe and Nolan care about these podcasts, but the effort definitely has been lacking.

I’ve gone from being a weekly listener, to having to change the podcast after 5 minutes due to how weird the podcast has become. When I listen now, all I hear is awkward conversations and bad jokes and very little knowledge about the car industry.

My only recommendation/want would be to have consistent hosts, such as Nolan, Joe, Jimmy, or Justin.

Unfortunately, donut media has one foot in the grave, with the mass exodus of key hosts, and it is probably only a matter of time before both Joe and Nolan leave as well.

I have been listening to this podcast since the first episode aired several years ago. I’ve always enjoyed and looked forward to each weeks episode. Donut helped me through Covid more than I even realized.
But over the past couple of months, they have lost their best writers and hosts. But when the Kentucky Cobra slithered off, that was the final straw. The executive should not make all the money then tell the employees to do more with less. Although Nolan is still there, and he’s wonderful, it feels like the heart is gone.