An abrupt dive into automotive culture. No need for intros, just straight to talking about cars, motorsports, and anything automotive.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAn abrupt dive into automotive culture. No need for intros, just straight to talking about cars, motorsports, and anything automotive.
Recent episodes include "The Gray Area of Restomods" (20 October 2026, 59 minutes), "Idling with International Car Enthusiast, Sam Stromberg" (6 October 2026, 86 minutes), and "Automotive Whys, Part 2 - Car Parts" (29 September 2026, 52 minutes).
Cold Start publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 86 episodes.
Booking probability for Cold Start is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Cold Start requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Cold Start's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Cold Start are Car & Truck Manufacturing. Cold Start has a leisure audience.
Cold Start is a leisure podcast with 86 episodes published.
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Episode #86
Restomods have become a massive industry within the automotive space in the last decade, popularized by big names like Singer and Guntherwerks. It is interesting to see its increased popularity as more car enthusiasts...
Have you ever been on vacation and thought to yourself, "it would be so much cooler if I had my car here!" Okay, maybe this thought only passes through car enthusiasts' heads when their beloved car has been left at...
Episode #84
Back for more answering of the why questions no one thinks to ask. This time Todd and Sylas get into those little details around your car that you may not notice on the day to day but you most certainly have seen. Ever...
What started as a public relations crisis turned into absolute dominance on track. Todd and Sylas cover the fascinating story behind Audi making their debut in American motorsports, and the performance that followed...
The guys sit down with Daniel Rascher, a sports economist and Professor at the University of San Francisco, and the President of the consulting firm, SportsEconomics. With decades of experience in the sports industry...
Episode #81
Answering the questions no one thinks to ask, Todd and Sylas dive into explaining the Whys of everyday automotive facts we take for granted. Focusing on infrastructure, the guys cover how we have developed the...
Episode #80
A new era is among us! It seems that in the upper end of the automotive industry, the next steps forward are actually going backward, and taking a look at what made cars so enjoyable to drive in past years. This phase...
Episode #79
A name that seems to pop up in many different racing stories and is undoubtably synonymous with motorsports, Sir Sterling Moss is a figure in racing who is worth knowing more about. For those unfamiliar with vintage...
Episode #78
Monterey Car week is one of the largest gatherings of car enthusiasts in the country. The petrol passionate crowd swarms the usually quiet Monterey Bay Area in California to attend car shows, auctions, and exclusive...
Episode #77
A work trip through the Central Valley of California led Sylas to visit a motorsports museum off the beaten path. He took a side quest into the Clovis Flat Track Museum to see what he could learn about the two wheeled...
It may not be the more glamorous side of the automotive industry, but it is the most important in regards to keeping our prides and joys on the road. The guys sit down with a special guest to talk about being a...
Episode #75
For Americans, diesel powered vehicles usually only correlates to pickup trucks or heavy equipment. With curiosity about the "other" internal combustion powered vehicles, the guys dive deeper into the world of diesel...
Episode #74
Another automotive enthusiast rant about how the electric vehicle is killing car culture as we know it. Well, maybe not exactly. Todd and Sylas dig into the interesting new automotive trend from manufacturers creating...
Episode #73
Have you ever been curious about where some automotive terminology comes from or what that obscure term even means? Well, the guys dive into the stories behind some common car terms and even go deeper into some of the...
Episode #72
In our Multiclass Racing discussion , we hinted that there are some wild and utterly wacky one-off or unique races around the world -- some of which are also multiclass! So now it's time to survey the landscape of odd...
Episode #71
What's better than one race happening on track? Well, two, or maybe three, or even four! This is the main appeal of Multiclass Racing, having multiple races happening simultaneously on track. This not only increases the...
Episode #71
<p>What's better than one race happening on track? Well, two, or maybe three, or even four! This is the main appeal of Multiclass Racing, having multiple races happening simultaneously on track. This not only increases...
Episode #70
What started out as an internet meme quickly turned into a sought after, must-have option to be able to properly flex your new BMW M3 to all your haters. "Tartufo Buckets" may not mean anything to the average person but...
Episode #70
<p>What started out as an internet meme quickly turned into a sought after, must-have option to be able to properly flex your new BMW M3 to all your haters. "Tartufo Buckets" may not mean anything to the average person...
Episode #69
<p>Who do you love? Who do you really despise? Who are our heroes and villains in motorsports -- and why? Is it completely irrational and arbitrary, or are these opinions rooted in something more substantial and...
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