The Smoking Tire - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Knowledgeable, opinions based on facts (mostly), entertaining, just enough personal input, excellent production quality, a proper amount of non-car topics. I can’t imagine a better car podcast.

The Smoking Tire Podcast is a must-listen for car enthusiasts and casual fans alike. Matt Farah’s wit, deep automotive knowledge, and fantastic guests make every episode both entertaining and informative. Keep up the great content!

I believe this is the best car podcast out there. Great guests and interesting topics. However, the constant cursing and pathological hate for Tesla/Elon Musk that seems to pop up every episode is tiresome. It’s easy to skip past these parts, but Matt…please grow up. Listening to you curse so much has made me curse LESS because it sounds so ridiculous. I still rate this podcast highly on content alone.

Love The Smoking Tire, been listening for about 4 years. Recently, I’ve started listening to the old episodes, starting with episode 1. Wow! It was a completely different show back then, and in many ways the modern iteration is improved, but one thing I wish they would bring back is the old car ads and funny clips they would play at the start of the show, or after ad breaks. So cool! Keep up the good work guys.

Can be a good show with the right guest. Unfortunately Matt focuses too much on voicing his mind which overshadows the dialog with his guests. He’s been losing journalistic credibility even prior the Jason Cammisa slander. However, I do applaud Matt for having Jason on a follow up show.

In contrast, Zach is more engaging, objective, and seems to embrace the show’s guests. His style better represents peak TST podcast.

I used to really enjoy this show. Lately it’s become political and Matt loves to go after Tesla and anyone affiliated with the right. I want a car show - not an angry person expressing his political views.