New co-host Joe Black: Instagram, TikTok & YouTuber with questionable taste and a penchant for loud cars. Griot's Garage, Cape Cod and Santa Rosa.

About this episode

The episode introduces Joe Black as the new co-host and discusses his background and interests in cars.

Introducing longtime car guy, serviceman, LEO, crisis intervention specialist, New England Accent Purveyor and Red Sox fan Joe Black. Please send questions, critiques, criticisms and topic ideas to CarsThePodcast@gmail.com We LOVE to hear from you!

People in this episode

Host: Don Swier

Guest: Joe Black

Topics covered

• introduction
• car culture
• social media
• automotive news
• personal stories

Keywords

• Joe Black
• Griot's Garage
• Cape Cod
• Santa Rosa
• car culture
• automotive news
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Griot's Garage, Red Sox

Places: Cape Cod, Santa Rosa

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