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Broadcast 16

Episode 16: Maintaining the French Hotdish

 |  01:00:19

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From the IROH Promotions Desk:

Tune in to our latest broadcast as Caleb, Geno, and The Juice accompany you on your morning drive, whenever that may be.

This week's hot topics:

  • The gripping conclusion to the Hotdish v. Casserole War.
  • Union-made Hammpions merchandise, hopefully coming soon to a torso near you.
  • French motoring excellence
  • Initial D , Wangan Midnight , and You’re Under Arrest
  • The thrilling conclusion to The Juice's Nissan Stagea timing-belt saga
  • Jazz Cats on The Tail of the Dragon
  • Expedition death wobbles and brass-faucet backyard engineering
  • The wheel that escaped the Fiat
  • France, Supercorp, and electric Peugeots
  • B230 and FOUR SIX MOD MOTOR TWO VALVE doctrine

Runtime: approximately 60 minutes.

May contain: explicit language, improvised mechanical methods, and strong encouragement to acquire a French car.

As always, check out our website at https://irohpodcast.com/ and send us your questions, comments and flames at mailbag@irohpodcast.com

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Broadcast 15

Episode 15: It's a Saab Story, Doncha Know

 |  01:14:54

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Dark Lord Xerox has returned Geno from the Pleiades System and the Twin Cities Bureau is back in action. Additionally, the maintenance tales from the Reservoir Report continue, the Hantavirus 944 finally moves and the maintenance continues.

Meanwhile, in the Land that Stellantis Forgot, the Fiat finally has all of its paperwork in order, a fresh set of brakes and pastel-fueled E100 ideas.

Finally, the HBI Research Department does a deep dive into one particular Tennessee family's statistically significant hoard of rare and unusual Saabs.

Go check your oil, watch your seals and buy something from a dead automaker.

As always, mail, both love and hate, is appreciated at mailbag@irohpodcast.com and we might even read it on air.

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Broadcast 14

Episode 14: The Hantavirus 944 and Four Days at the DMV

 |  00:59:20

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On this week's edition, a delayed boat repair turns into dock math, tool shopping, and the eternal question of when a job will get finished. In other news, we have gold Volvo wheels, Hot Sauce Tuesday, funny license plates, and a Brazilian DMV adventure involving engine numbers, hidden portals, and more than enough paperwork.

Finally, it’s time to discuss the Hantavirus 944: a Porsche sitting in the woods, a hundred-dollar offer, a property dispute, and an increasingly ambitious rescue plan. Along the way, there's an armored Chevrolet Omega, throttle body injection, forbidden-fruit and the case against putting an LS in everything.

Thanks for listening and seriously, go check your oil.

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Broadcast 13

Episode 13: Tales, Tales, Tales

 |  01:13:11

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This week, HBI has dispatched its correspondents to the front lines of the modern automotive market.

Justin “The Juice” reports from Knoxville, where a family car-shopping expedition becomes a confrontation between enthusiast logic and the realities of aging parents, comfortable seats and Toyota hybrid noises. The Crown Signia makes a strong case, Lexus and Alfa receive careful consideration, and the Mazda CX-90 emerges as the leading contender. One important question remains for our enthusiastic youth correspondent: turbo straight-six or plug-in hybrid?

From HBI's Twin Cities bureau, Geno introduces the newest member of the Fleet of Hammpions: a Tropic Green 1995 Volvo 940 Turbo with 220,000 miles, excellent modifications and a set of gold wheels waiting in the garage.

Caleb returns with a dispatch from The Land That Stellantis Forgot, detailing Fiat electrical progress, tales of large pandas and the competitive advantage of only one windshield wiper.

Sit back, put your feet up and let the good times roll.

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Broadcast 11

Episode 11: Bad Decisions and Great Music

 |  01:06:35

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This morning's episode of The International Race of Hammpions is sponsored by Antonio's Italian Car Specialists in Lutts, TN. Tell 'em The HAMM sent you.

In this episode, we reveal the new shop runner in the Brazilian studio, workshop the worst possible automotive engine swap, and discuss the greatest driving albums, in our not-so-humble opinions. As always, we have check-ins from The Reservoir Report and The Glizzy Gladiator of the Great Lakes. All of this and more, coming to you live from where you get your podcasts.

The International Race of Hammpions is a production of Hammpions Broadcast International.

Caleb's Picks

  • Out Loud - Boom Boom Satellites
  • Gran Turismo - The Cardigans
  • Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
  • Aqualung - Jethro Tull
  • Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
  • Candyass - Orgy
  • Vapor Transmission - Orgy
  • Bigger, Better, Faster, More! - 4 Non Blondes
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. - Yoko Kanno
  • Exit - Tangerine Dream

Justin's Picks

  • Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
  • Honestly, Nevermind - Drake
  • Skream! - Skream
  • The Resistance - Muse
  • The Wow! Signal - Muse
  • Funeral Soundtrack #4 - Destroy Boys
  • Reload - Metallica

  • British Steel - Judas Priest

Geno's Picks

  • The Legend of Blacktop Jesus - Andy Lipke / North Shore Trio
  • The Animal Years - Josh Ritter
  • Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
  • Lohio - Ass Ponys
  • Electric Rock Music - Ass Ponys
  • Enema of the State - Blink-182
  • Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Sailing the Seas of Cheese - Primus
  • Die Welt gehört dir - Blümchen
  • Autobahn - Kraftwerk

Collective Picks

  • (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Nuthin’ Fancy - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Gimme Back My Bullets - Lynyrd Skynyrd

General Picks

From Caleb - Public Enemy, Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor in general.

From Justin - Initial D-style Eurobeat, Pendulum, early Three 6 Mafia

From Geno - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack and the GTA Vice City radio music

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Broadcast 9

Episode 09: Acts of Boat, Acts of God and Acts of DMV

 |  00:58:19

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With 226 watts of Pure Podcast Power, Episode 09 of The International Race of Hammpions is landing on your platform of choice.

This week: Acts of Boat, Acts of God and Acts of DMV, along with a Subaru shifter giveaway for our dedicated listeners AND a call to action to find the listener (or potential listener) with a particular TN-registered 2011 Prius.

Want to enter the bad-decision Subaru sweepstakes, explain your vanity plate, or sponsor our podcast empire? mailbag@irohpodcast.com or find us on Bluesky: @irohpodcast.com.

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Broadcast 8

Episode 08: Because Racecar

 |  00:39:39

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It’s Hammpions After Dark and the crew kicks things off with a toast for Father’s Day before diving into a new (read: stolen from a higher-budget podcast) game: Cars Against Humanity. (Credit: Collector Car Feed for the premise)

Then the show turns to the big assignment: inventing the dumbest possible current-production spec racing series, as well as our first Live on the Scene dispatch.

It's a good time, and if you want to drop us a line, or tell us what your experience was driving a VInFast, mailbag@irohpodcast.com or find us on Bluesky @ irohpodcast.com

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Broadcast 7

Episode 07: Cups, Rams, Minivans and LeMans

 |  01:16:29

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Got a sketchy driveway repair story with more RTV than skill? Want to pitch your own mind-numbingly stupid spec racing series for a future challenge?

We want to hear your absolute worst automotive takes.

Send us an email at mailbag@irohpodcast.com or find us on Bluesky. We'll read your takes live on the air, promise.

Broadcast 5

Episode 05: It's Morning Somewhere

 |  01:08:49

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Episode 05: It's Morning Somewhere

Caleb, Geno and Justin sit around talking about rust repair, winter tires, the Ferrari Luce, going to see a giant cross and more in this week's exciting episode.

As always, find us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/irohpodcast.com or send us an email at mailbag [at] irohpodcast.com if you want to leave us a comment, tell us your worst automotive decision or more.

Transcripts are now available at irohpodcast.com!

Broadcast 4

Episode 04: Weird Cars, Pt. 2

 |  00:38:36

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Episode 04

Justin takes a sabbatical, Caleb waxes eloquently on the first-gen Insight, German cars are discussed and the crew makes a political plea regarding the upcoming Tennessee gubernatorial campaign. (Don't vote for Marsha)

As always, questions, comments and hate mail are always welcome at mailbag [at] irohpodcast.com

You can find the transcript for this episode (and others) at https://irohpodcast.com/

Broadcast 3

Episode 03: A Perfectly Cromulent 940

 |  00:44:20

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Join Caleb, Geno, and Justin as they tell the tale of a road trip with Geno's brother's Volvo 940 as well as their thoughts on oil and more, all in this week's episode.

If you want to tell us why our choices of oil are wrong, sell us on the benefits of AMSOIL or other automotive snake oil, please write to us at mailbag [at] irohpodcast.com

Broadcast 1

Episode 01: The Gallic Lion Across America

 |  00:33:10

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Episode 1: The Gallic Lion Across America

Justin, Geno and Caleb deep dive into Peugeot ownership in the US, specifically Justin's old Peugeot 505 diesel along with the hijinks and shenanigans that went along with it.

Caleb also goes into a quick anecdote about a rental Renault in the northeastern part of Brazil, while visiting some of his in-laws up there.

As always, questions, commentary and feedback are welcome in our Mail Bag. mailbag [at] irohpodcast.com