Podcasts about Land Rover

Un miembro del canal me dijo: “Tanto hablar de Saab y se os olvida Volvo” ¡Y tenía toda la razón! Si a una persona, aficionada o no, le pronuncias “Volvo”, piensan en Suecia, en seguridad y, probablemente, en un coche familiar cuadrado y robusto. Esta es la historia de una marca que convirtió la seguridad en su religión pero también fabricó coupés deportivos y que acabó teniendo los ojos rasgados… ¿se puede hablar de “final feliz”? La historia de muchas marcas comienza en un taller de coches, pero la de Volvo no. En Gotemburgo, Suecia, esta erradicada la empresa SKF era uno de los mayores fabricantes del mundo de rodamientos. Y dos de sus empleados, el economista Assar Gabrielsson y el ingeniero Gustaf Larson, compartían una pasión: los automóviles. La leyenda cuenta que sellaron su acuerdo en una cena en agosto de 1924, en el restaurante Sturehof de Estocolmo, comiendo cigalas. El 14 de abril de 1927, el primer Volvo salió de la fábrica. Era el ÖV 4, apodado "Jakob", un descapotable con un motor de 4 cilindros y 28 CV. Como en toda buena historia, el debut tuvo un problemilla. Hablar de Volvo es hablar de seguridad con propuestas concretos. Otras marcas en los años 40 y 50 se centraban en la potencia las prestaciones, pero Volvo ya pensaba en cómo sobrevivir a un accidente. En 1944, su modelo PV444 ya introdujo una jaula de seguridad y el parabrisas de vidrio laminado. En los 50, experimentaron con salpicaderos acolchados. Pero el momento que cambió todo el mundo del automóvil, llegó en 1959. Volvo contrató al ingeniero Nils Bohlin, que antes había diseñado asientos eyectables para aviones de combate en Saab. Sabía cómo mantener a un humano atado y a salvo. En menos de un año, Bohlin desarrolló y patentó el cinturón de seguridad de tres puntos de anclaje. Y aquí es donde Volvo hizo algo impensable. Tenían la patente de uno de los mayores inventos en la historia del automóvil. Podrían haber intentados cubrirse de oro, pero no, la liberaron. Dejaron que cualquier fabricante del mundo la usara, gratis. Entendieron que era un avance demasiado importante para la vida humana como para guardárselo. ¿Y las carreras? En los 80, Volvo cogió su sedán 240, con la aerodinámica de una nevera, le metió un turbo descomunal y lo apodó "El Ladrillo Volador". Ganó el Campeonato Europeo de Turismos en 1985, humillando a BMW y Jaguar. Pero la locura definitiva llegó en 1994, en el Campeonato Británico de Turismos. A finales del siglo XX, los fabricantes independientes como Volvo lo tenían difícil. Tras un intento de fusión fallido con Renault, Volvo acabó buscando un socio más grande. En 1999, Ford compró la división de coches de Volvo por 6.450 millones de dólares. Volvo pasó a formar parte del Premier Automotive Group de Ford, junto a Jaguar, Land Rover y Aston Martin… Desde donde nadie lo esperaba, llegó una oferta. Venía de China. De un fabricante relativamente desconocido llamado Geely. El pánico se apoderó de Suecia. ¿Una empresa china comprando el símbolo de la ingeniería sueca? Muchos vaticinaron el fin de Volvo, como ya había sucedido con Saab, pensando que robarían su tecnología y la calidad caería en picado. Pero el fundador de Geely, Li Shufu, era un admirador profundo de Volvo. En 2010, la venta se completó por 1.800 millones de dólares. Y Li Shufu cumplió su palabra. Geely hizo lo más inteligente que podía hacer: puso una cantidad ingente de dinero sobre la mesa y se apartó. Le dieron a Volvo la financiación y la independencia casi total para investigar y desarrollar. Liberaron al tigre. El resultado fue el renacimiento de Volvo. Con la inversión china, los ingenieros suecos desarrollaron desde cero dos nuevas plataformas modulares, SPA y CMA. Contrataron a un nuevo jefe de diseño, Thomas Ingenlath, que revolucionó la estética de la marca con señas de identidad como los faros en forma de "Martillo de Thor". El primer fruto de esta nueva era, el XC90 de 2015, fue una declaración de intenciones: lujoso, tecnológico, minimalista y, por supuesto, el coche más seguro del mundo. Fue un éxito rotundo y marcó el camino para una gama que ha devuelto a Volvo a lo más alto del segmento premium, reforzando su identidad sueca y apostando ahora por la electrificación total con su submarca Polestar.

#528 Cyber Attack. JLR is forced to suspend manufacturing in the UK after hackers breach security. How did it happen and who is behind this? Max Verstappen wins his debut GT3 at the Norschleife. Plus, Pit Stop Boys perform Alain Prost, live.

In this episode, Martin Domoney and Steve Miller are joined by Land Rover Life contributor and intrepid Series explorer, Vicky Turner.Vicky recounts her epic adventure around the Outer Hebrides in her Series IIA Searle Safari Sleeper, and some slight carburettor issues in the following weeks.Her refreshingly honest approach to Land Rover maintenance and upgrades will resonate with many listeners, and why her Marine Blue 88" is the perfect stealth camper.The guys debate a listener's response to the recent slating of Defender 110 double-cabs, and of course Feature of the Week and Product of the Week star.Got questions or feedback? Send them to editorial@lrm.co.uk or leave a rating on your preferred streaming platform. Enjoy the episode!

Today on CarEdge Live, Ray and Zach discuss the latest news from Jaguar and Land Rover. Tune in to learn more! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join hosts Stephen Beres and Ike Goss on the latest episode of 'The Underpowered Hour' as they discuss the ongoing cyber attack affecting JLR and its supply chain. They also explore unique Land Rover vehicles up for auction on Bring a Trailer, including a distinctive Dormobile and a North American Spec Defender 90. Tune in for fascinating insights, anecdotes, and their signature wit.

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#527 Ordinary Classics. Car spotting at the cars on display at the Llandudno Festival of Transport. Gareth & Phil swoon at some of the truly ordinary classic cars that are becoming surprisingly rare sightings.

In this week's episode, Land Rover Monthly's Martin Domoney meets up with Land Rover Life's Helen Tait Wright and Marcella Kirk to talk all things rallying.Starting with how their new One Ten came into their lives, Helen and Marcella talk building a rally Land Rover, regulations, the terrain, navigation and getting stuck in the sand.Sorry for the audio on this one, we were recording right next to the arena!Don't forget to drop us a rating or review on your preferred streaming platform, and send any questions for the guys to editorial@lrm.co.uk – enjoy the episode.

Economist Stephen Miran is now temporarily on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. Miran wants steeper rate cuts, arguing that stricter controls at the borders and deportations will free up housing, make it less expensive, and keep a lid on inflation at a time of tariffs. We'll discuss what the data says about his claims. Also: growing threats to undersea data cables and an update on the cyberattack affecting Jaguar and Land Rover production.

Economist Stephen Miran is now temporarily on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. Miran wants steeper rate cuts, arguing that stricter controls at the borders and deportations will free up housing, make it less expensive, and keep a lid on inflation at a time of tariffs. We'll discuss what the data says about his claims. Also: growing threats to undersea data cables and an update on the cyberattack affecting Jaguar and Land Rover production.

Long stressful week at TCB HQ as we gear up for the release of the Strawberry Kush. Ro relives his trauma of the week in a long winded (and potentially only funny to us) story about his battle with a man named Jason. Sen also tells a story about redundancy.Our game this week is "Price is Right," as Ro quizzes Sen and Migs on various items he finds on Facebook marketplace.We end with "Recast Patrol," where we reimagine movies with a new cast, preferably from a completely different industry or genre.___________________________________________________________This episode is sponsored by Turo! Win a Land Rover defender for your next weekend getaway. Find more about Turo here: https://turo.com/au/en___________________________________________________________FULL PODCAST EPISODES

Join hosts Ike Goss and Stephen Beres as they recount their exhilarating trip to the UK. From navigating London in an 80-inch Land Rover to attending the legendary Camel Trophy reunion and the Goodwood Festival, this episode is packed with exciting adventures and anecdotes. Special highlights include catching up with fellow Land Rover enthusiasts, getting an insider tour of iconic vehicles, and even braving a micro hurricane. Tune in for an in-depth look at their journey, including exclusive interviews with Camel Trophy legends and a sneak peek at what's next for the Underpowered Hour team.

Welcome to ohmTown. The Non Sequitur News Show is held live via Twitch and Youtube every day. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging Science, Technology, and Society. You can visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history since 2022.Articles Discussed:Thumper has a Follow Up Beat Demo Availablehttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/thumper-one-of-the-best-rhythm-games-weve-ever-played-has-a-follow-up-and-you-can-try-the-demo-immediately/Demon Slayer Infinity Castlehttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-is-the-highest-grossing-anime-ever/Boaty McBoatface meets Ctrl Alt Deleafhttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/warcrafters/f/d/remember-boaty-mcboatface-the-polar-research-vessel-now-we-have-ctrl-alt-deleaf-the-leaf-cleaning-train/We were on a Break! Yells Blizzardhttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/blizzard-swears-it-didnt-use-ai-for-new-overwatch-2-art/A Tattoo Cancer Link you don't expecthttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/wanted/f/d/scientists-find-a-tattoo-cancer-link-but-its-not-what-youd-expect/Truck Crash was pretty sweet, maybe if you can say that.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/truck-crash-causes-whopper-of-a-candy-spill-on-new-jersey-highway/Cyber attack shuts down Land Rover production.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/jaguar-land-rover-shuts-down-production-after-cyberattack-costing-the-company-more-than-a-billion-so-far/Vanity Plates with Regerts.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/four-wheel-tech/f/d/5-vanity-plates-owners-regretted-getting/Scuba Gear Thief Robs Disney Restauranthttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/thief-in-full-scuba-gear-robs-disney-restaurant-then-swims-away/Stolen Car jumps Drawbridge

Driving the latest top end Range Rover P530 Autobiography 4WD – a simply stunning vehicle, the build quality on the test vehicle exceptional and one could argue at $349,000 it should be. However, keep in mind some upper luxury 4WD’s are twice this price yet the Range Rover Autobiography sets a benchmark. Once its won you over on fit, finish, comfort and materials its ability for a large 4WD on and off the road is simply astonishing. Powered by a BMW sourced 4.4-litre twin turbo V8 with an 8-speed automatic, all-wheel-drive and all wheel steering this 2585kg 4WD is breathtaking in the way in provides ride, handling, and comfort. Land Rover have now set a benchmark with the Range Rover that few have come close to. Given its bulk and weight its handling response on a winding road on 23-inch alloy wheels is very reassuring – a fully adaptive electronic suspension and all wheel steering makes it shrink around you, but we shouldn’t forget that Range Rover pioneered electronic air suspension back in 1992. I managed 14.4L/100km without driving for economy. This is one vehicle it is very easy to rave about, yes the price is eye watering but in upper luxury 4WD’s its simply the best.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, the Range Rover, more than 55 years on since its launch in June 1970, has more than earned its success and this upper luxury 4WD has set a benchmark that few have come close to. I’ve just driven the Range Rover P530 Autobiography 4WD at $349,000. And frankly, at that eyewatering price you’d expect it to be good, but it’s not just good its exceptional. Powered by a BMW sourced twin turbo 4.4-litre V8 with an 8- speed automatic, all-wheel drive and all wheel steering.2385kgs of upper luxury 4WD that is breathtaking in the way it provides ride and comfort. Few if any will venture off road, but I’ve driven these vehicles at Land Rover’s legendary off-road course in the U.K. in mud up to the door handles and they’re exceedingly capable. One criticism - some of the options fitted to my test vehicle should have been standard fare – charging another $1,000 for privacy glass and $360 for a luggage net seems petty when you’re paying a base price of $330,000. Everything about the interior of the Range Rover Autobiography however speaks luxury – top notch seats, materials, fit and finishers. Warranty, five years/unlimited km with complimentary servicing for five years/130,000kms. The best part the driving – details next.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Na hun belevenissen op resp. Goodwood en Mariënwaerdt te hebben verteld vervalt ons duo al snel in de gebruikelijke sferen: de Austin A40 is über-fout, de misère bij Land Rover komt langs, evenals de nieuwe politie-diesels, Prinsjesdag en de voorlopige plannen voor Petrolheads 400 op 25 oktober. Volle show dus, enjoy!

Na hun belevenissen op resp. Goodwood en Mariënwaerdt te hebben verteld vervalt ons duo al snel in de gebruikelijke sferen: de Austin A40 is über-fout, de misère bij Land Rover komt langs, evenals de nieuwe politie-diesels, Prinsjesdag en de voorlopige plannen voor Petrolheads 400 op 25 oktober. Volle show dus, enjoy! Word lid! Want wil je 100% bewezen Komjoenittie-lid blijven, dan moet je lid worden van de APK, de Alleen Petrolheads Komjoenittie, voor gratis/met korting toegang tot Cars & Coffee, opnames van jubieum-edities, tourritten en af en toe een nieuwsbrief. Lid worden kan via www.bnr.nl/apk. Je kan ook een mailtje sturen naar petrolheads@bnr.nl en dan helpt Jorn je verder. Abonneren & Contact Je kunt Petrolheads bereiken viaMailTwitterFacebookAbonneren op deze podcast kan viabnr.nl/petrolheadsBNR AppApple PodcastSpotify.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jaguar Land Rover has extended its production shutdown until at least 24 September as it struggles with the fallout from a major cyber-attack. Also, Indian and US officials hold their first talks since Washington hit Delhi with a 50% tariff over Russian oil and weapons purchases.And Argentina's president Javier Milei insists ‘the worst is over' as he unveils a new budget.

Join hosts Ike Goss and Stephen Beres on this episode of The Underpowered Hour as they dive into a recent cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, explore news in the Land Rover community, and reminisce about memorable Land Rover sightings in movies like 'Congo' and 'Mighty Joe Young.' The duo also shares exciting details about their upcoming travel to the UK for Land Rover enthusiasts' events, including the Goodwood Revival and the Camel Trophy Owners Club meetup. Plus, enjoy lively banter and personal anecdotes from their adventures in the Land Rover world.

Grüezi mitenand! In dieser Folge werden eure Zauberer ausZürich euch aber mal so richtig einen in die Ohrmuscheln reinpräsentieren - schlechten Gesang, sehr oft leider. Aber auch sonst ist die Folge sowohl lustig als auch schön,denn es gibt ein Wiedersehen, auf das wir alle gewartet haben. Doch leider herrscht eine Zweiklassengesellschaft, und das Wiedersehen ist gar nicht soooemotional, wie erhofft. Naja – trotzdem schön, dass die Hobbits alle noch leben! Viel Spaß mit der Folge!

Car Dealer team pick their favourite things about Podcast Live with tickets selling fastUse code PICANTO for 10% off ticketsJLR plants shut down will continue into next week, confirms manufacturerFamily-run Harwoods sells up JLR dealerships to Dubai-based investorsCompensation for mis-sold car finance could begin next year, says FCA chief

In this week's episode, Martin reports back on his first night away in his Vickywood Small Willow 140 roof tent, and it's good news!Martin also explains his rationale behind not changing the timing belt on his One Ten's engine, and reveals a significant development in the 1985 Land Rover's future.The guys revisit a Work in Progress that appeared in the magazine back in 2023, and prove that just one Land Rover is never enough...Steve contemplates his spare wheel carrier situation, in conjunction with a side-hinging tailgate. Would you drill into fresh bodywork to fit accessories?In other news, the guys discuss the most overrated non-Land Rover classic cars, and throw around the idea of an LRM Podcast and Subscriber pub meet. Keen? Register your interest at editorial@lrm.co.uk.As always, enjoy the episode, and please do drop your questions and feedback to the guys at editorial@lrm,co.uk

Join hosts Ike Goss and Stephen Beres on this episode of the Underpowered Hour as they discuss the exciting news of the Land Rover Defender Dakar Rally team for 2026 and delve into some of the most frustrating repair jobs on Land Rovers. From the infamous spring bushings to the tricky speedometer cable screws, they share their experiences and tips. They also talk about recent Land Rover events, including high-profile auctions and the upcoming Camel Trophy 45 event. Don't miss this fun, informative episode if you're a Land Rover enthusiast!

Join us at Bradgate Park in Leicester with Jules Acton, author, former podcast guest and Trust ambassador, while our regular host Adam enjoys a summer holiday. We meet senior park ranger Matt who gives us a tour as he explains his role in caring for the site and its amazing trees. We've come to the park to see one in particular: a magnificent 830-year-old oak. It's in the running for Tree of the Year 2025. This year's contest celebrates our cultural connections with trees, shining a light on those that are local landmarks, sources of passion, inspiration and creativity. Find out what makes Bradgate Park's oldest oak special and vote for your favourite by 19 September.   Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk Transcript You are listening to Woodland Walks, a podcast for the Woodland Trust. We protect and plant trees for people to enjoy, to fight climate change and to help wildlife thrive.  Jules: Good morning. I'm Jules Acton. I'm an ambassador for the Woodland Trust. I've been in this job for 10 years this month and it's been a fantastic 10 years. I've loved every day because I get to meet some amazing trees and woods and even more than that, I also get to meet lots of amazing people who love trees and woods and who are inspired by them. So Woodland Trust members, other supporters, staff and volunteers. And I think one of the reasons people love trees so much is not just for the fact they provide all the wonderful services they they store our carbon, they provide fresh air, they can help filter pollution. But they're also absolutely entwined in our culture. And that's been taking place over hundreds and thousands of years. So our, particularly our native tree species tree species are absolutely embedded in our culture, and every old tree has a story to tell. Now, the reason we're here today is that we're going to talk about Tree of the Year and the theme of the Tree of the Year is culture and the way trees are embedded in culture. Ten magnificent trees have been chosen by a panel of experts. Each has a wonderful story to tell, and members of the public can go and vote for their favourite tree on the Woodland Trust website.  We are here in Bradgate Park car park. It is a golden morning and we're surrounded by trees. I can see oak trees, hawthorns, birches, hazels. It's absolutely gorgeous with the dappled sunlight falling down on us through the leaves. We're here to meet a particularly special tree. It's Bradgate Park's oldest oak tree, and it's about 20 minutes walk from the car park. So I see my colleague Natasha. She's over there waiting at the edge of the car park, waiting for Matt. Hello Natasha.  Natasha: Hello. Ohh hi!  Jules: Can you tell us a bit about your role, Natasha and what you do at the Woodland Trust?  Natasha: Yeah, I'm a social media officer, so I just help create and schedule all social media content, jump on whenever there's an opportunity like today.  Jules: And today you're going to be helping with the recording.  Natasha: Yeah, getting a few clips behind the scenes of how we record the podcast so we can share that and a few bits for our website as well and YouTube.  Jules: Thanks Natasha. Now I think we have just seen somebody drive up who might well be Matt. He's he's appeared in a very groovy looking buggy. And here we go. I believe this is Matt. Hello.   Matt: Good morning, Jules.   Jules: Hello, Matt, hi, lovely to meet you.  Matt: Nice to meet you. Welcome to Bradgate Park.  Jules: Thank you. Can you tell us a little bit about your role, Matt?  Matt: So yeah so I've I've worked at Bradgate Park for just over 20 years now and main sort of roles on on the site are woodland management and caring for the ancient trees that we've got that that are of European importance. And I also get quite involved with the drystone walls and repairing them. I lead a a group of volunteers on a Thursday and as we go across the site, I'm sure I can show you some of the work that we've been doing.  Jules: Oh brilliant, and you're going to particularly show us a very special tree, I believe.  Matt: Yes, I believe we might be able to find that. Yeah, the tree is approximately 830 years old. It predates the Magna Carta and I'd certainly like to take you to the tree and tell you a bit more about it.  Jules: All right. We're just getting ready to go and all around us are people enjoying the park, there are some people walking up hills. There are lots of dogs. There's one very cute little brown dog that's having a little dip in, in a little stream, a little brook, really at the edge of the park and it's already quite a warm day, so I think it's having a nice little cool down.  We're back en route towards the special tree with the beautiful drystone wall to our right and across to the left are, well there's a tree, there's a plantation, and then there's also a sort of a bit of a wood pasture environment would you call it Matt, with some native trees dotted around in the landscape?  Matt: Yeah, very much so. So this is Hallgates Valley. We're looking across to Dale Spinney. The park itself is 830 acres, of which spinneys represent about 10% of the parkland area, so it's quite a large proportion. All the spinneys were planted on the, on the hilltops across the park, that's that's not just by chance. And they were created around about 1830s-40s by the 6th early of Stamford and and now we see the spinneys that we've got here today so you've got quite a mature, mature standard trees. Quite a lot are softwood, but then we've got a mixture of hardwoods in there. We certainly replant hardwoods in the spinneys.  Jules: How would you define a spinney as opposed to, you know, other kinds of woods?  Matt: Nice easy question *laughs*. I would I would say you've obviously got different names of woodlands and you know we're, we're, we're in Charnwood Forest, but a a forest isn't just trees, it's clearings. And I would say a copse is a small woodland. I would say the spinney is is probably like slightly larger than that and then you go up towards a wood. I could be totally wrong! *both laugh*  Jules: I like it though. So Matt you say, you've you've been here 20 years.   Matt: Yeah, 22.  Jules: 22. So you obviously love it. And what is it that keeps you here?  Matt: I was born in Leicester and came here as a young child playing and you know to end up working here as a job, it's certainly a nice place to be coming to and huge, beautiful surroundings, fresh air and and then I've I've just got a real passion for particularly the a lot of the heritage crafts that we keep alive on the estate. So yes, we go down and we manage the woodlands, but we're actually carrying out coppicing operations and that, they go back to the Stone Age and and then other work on the site for instance drystone walling, which we're approaching a gap now that we've been repairing and is obviously another heritage craft, and for me, I I just think it's really important that we're passing on these skills, heritage crafts on to the next sort of generation.  Jules: That that's brilliant. And do you do you train sort of volunteers or or is it staff members in in this kind of thing?  Matt: I've trained up to Level 2 in walling. That's something I I went up to Derbyshire to do. We've actually got another chap on site now, Leon. He's, he was in the armed forces and and and Leon is doing his levels in walling as well. I believe he's already got Level 1 and 2. He's working towards his 3, we might be able to pop and see him in a bit, but I guess the focus should be trees today *laughs*.  Jules: Yeah, well if we have time, that'd be great. See how we go.  Matt: This is certainly a large gap of wall that we've been doing on the estate. We've got 17 miles of drystone wall to maintain. The deer park itself goes back to 1241, but it's, the boundaries changed slightly over over the years and the largest extent of the deer park was probably around about 1550 and that would have, certain parts of the boundary are drystone wall and and that's obviously what what we're left with today and we need to maintain that. Not only does it keep the deer inside the park, which is obviously beneficial for a deer park, it's fantastic habitat for various, you know, sort of reptiles to live in and adders, grass snakes, things like that.  Jules: Fantastic, so we're looking at at one of the drystone walls and it's I'd say about shoulder height, would you say and it's a grey sort of almost sort of slaty looking stone actually, do you, can you tell us what kind of the stone it is?  Matt: Yeah so on on this side of the park, it's it's it's it's a little bit more slaty towards Newtown Linford, that's that's more of a granite, the walling that we do on the, that we we do on the park is is called random coursed walling. So yes, as we build the wall up, you start with the larger stones at the bottom and as the as the wall tapers up, it angles in, that's called the batter of the wall, you can see the frame we've got and that that we're working to, we've got the building lines in. So this one is 80 centimetres at the bottom, tapering up to 40 centimetres at the top. Originally this was actually a lime mortar wall and a lot of walls on the park are lime mortar, but it is possible to rebuild dry, but we do a mix a mixture of both on the estate.  Jules: That's great and it's just lovely to see these heritage practices being kept alive and you mentioned the coppicing as well, which is absolutely very much part of woodland culture going back centuries. I believe it goes back to the Vikings, maybe even earlier, I don't know if you know anything about the history of it, Matt?  Matt: Yeah, well, certainly the Stone Age coppicing going back, going back to the Stone Age, it's the process of cutting the tree down to ground level. Not all trees will coppice, certainly oak will. That's where Copt Oak gets the name from, coppiced oak. Hazel is the primary tree species that we are coppicing, certainly in Swithland Woods and we've got a management plan in place. We've we've just come to the end of a 10-year management plan that was supported by, there's a lady called Liz Sharkey who comes up with a great plan for us. We're just starting in, in November will be the next 10-year plan and the intention of that is to create the most diverse habitat that Swithland Woods is and it will create a mosaic of habitats, different age stands within the structure of the woodland and and part of that will be coppicing rotation and that will open up and the the the floor of the woodland, let light in and that will benefit bluebells and wood anemone and all the related bird species and invertebrates.  Jules: This is all music to our Woodland Trust ears. Thank you, Matt. Shall we continue on our little tour?  Matt: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will turn this very loud... *banging*  Jules: *laughs* I'm not actually sure how to get out the car, but ohh, OK, yeah, yeah. Natasha's on it. Thanks Natasha. OK, so we are walking up to not the tree we're here to see, but we couldn't resist this one because it's really special and it's a gnarly oak tree, kind of growing out of what looks like a big craggy load of rocks. Yeah, Matt, could you tell us a bit more about this tree?  Matt: Yes, I can. So it's English oak and some of the, it's growing out of granite and some of the rocks on the park are actually some of the oldest rocks, certainly in Britain and and the world, 560-million-year-old rocks that we've got on the park and it's all part part of the designation, actually, of the park, it's a SSSI, geological interest in the park and also the veteran trees are also part of that designation and we have just become a National Nature Reserve as well, Bradgate Park.  Jules: Well, congratulations! Could you just explain the SSSI to us just so people understand what the abbreviation means?  Matt: It's a Site of Special Scientific Interest, so there's many layers to Bradgate Park, people might just want to come have a nice walk, enjoy the views, and people that might be more interested in the geology of the park, so we get a lot of people that are coming out and looking at the rocks and looking for fossils and they're able to from that age, the rocks on the park and then other designations that we've got are related to the ancient trees and and that all forms a a bigger picture that makes the park so important that it has to be protected.  Jules: Fantastic. And one of the things that I've just noticed on both this very old oak tree and also on the rocks are, there's a lot of lichens. They're gorgeous. So they're sort of just splattered with them, some of them just look like, like, little sort of paint splats, don't they? They are different colours, we've got white ones, green ones on the rocks, I'm looking at, sort of greyish ones. Some are crusty, some are very flat, which is I think the nature of lichens. Do you know much about the lichens?  Matt: I certainly know that we need to keep the lichens exposed to the sunlight, so we have to clear bracken so they're not getting shaded out. They take a long time to form and I certainly know that they need good clean air. So that is a good sign, if you're seeing lichens, you're in a good place as a human being.  Jules: Yeah, absolutely. And and one of the things about oak trees as well is because they, they're long-lived trees, they provide particularly important habitat for lichens, cause some, many lichens are really, really slow growing, so they need a very slow, you know, stable habitat, so whether it be the rocks or or the very old tree and you'll get different species associated with the different environments as well.  Matt: Yeah, exactly right. And and you can see as well as the being lichens on the rock, you look up into the oak tree and in to the, up the, into the crown of the tree and we are seeing lichens on on the oak tree.  Jules: Yeah. Aed one of the other things about lichens is that they are also embedded in our culture as well, so we use them to to make dyes, some people cook with them, so again, a bit like bit like the oak trees and and other native trees, they're really entwined in our cultural history. This isn't the tree we're here to see, but it's absolutely marvellous! So I, gosh, I hope this becomes, goes on the Tree of the Year shortlist at some point because it deserves it!  Matt: Well, it's nice to have more than one entry.   Jules: Yeah, that would be good, wouldn't it?  Matt: I guess it would in in increase the chances of winning, but seeing as it's the first time you've come to the park, Jules, I thought you may as well see this.  Jules: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I love it. It looks quite elephantine from this, elephantine I should say, from this angle with this sort of like this great, long limb sticking out, it's almost like a trunk isn't it and up into the into the blue.  Matt: It certainly is, and I think that's certainly going to be the word of the day. I'm not, I'm not certainly going to try and trump that!   Jules: OK, yeah, let's, let's, let's try and use it again, in the next stop! *both laugh* OK. We're going back to the car now the the buggy, the T, TVA. No, the, what is it?  Matt: The ATV *both laugh* As we go back towards the ATV, we can see a absolutely stunning tower on a hill. It's gorgeous. It's kind of like, well it looks like it's in a fairytale to me. Could you tell us a bit about that?  Matt: So Old John Tower was, they started building it 1784 and and it is a folly and it was somewhere that the Greys, the owners, the Earls of Stamford could entertain guests and around the base of the tower, the rear is the remnants of an old racetrack, at the side of the tower, there's an old stable block and the Greys were certainly great horse fanciers and they entered racehorses into various events and along the the the old racetrack there's still remnants of old furlong markers and they were able to entertain the guests, stand up on the the roof of the of the tower and get an idea of of how good the how well the horses were performing.  Jules: Brilliant. And and the the Greys being the family of Lady Jane Grey, is that right?   Matt: Yes, that's right yeah.  Jules: OK. So it's it's absolutely stunning. It looks like the sort of, yeah, if you're drawing a scene in a fairytale, you'd be drawing a little turrety round tower on top of a hill, wouldn't you? And there'd be probably Rapunzel at the top, letting down her hair. On this occasion we've got a, on this occasion we've got a a very fit looking person who's just run a ring around the bottom of the tower and is now running towards us, obviously making use of this wonderful environment to to keep up their fantastic fitness. Right. OK. Now we are going back to the vehicle. And I think is next stop the the tree, our destination?  Matt: Yes it certainly is.  Jules: OK, OK, brilliant. I think I've actually worked out how to get in this time, which is ohh no, Matt's letting me in, thank you, what a gent, thank you. Right, we are now out of the vehicle and we are walking towards the special tree. And how long, how much of a walk is it from here?  Matt: So I can see it already and I'd say we're only about 200 yards away from it.  Jules: *laughs* Ohh, I still haven't seen it!  Matt: I'm I'm I'm deliberately walking in a way that it's going to appear.  Jules: Oh he's hiding it from us.   Matt: Yeah. There we go, fallow deer.  Jules: Ohh, there's ohh my goodness two fallow deer. The beautiful spotty backs, sort of trotting away. And then they've stopped and have given, they're looking at us. They're not too shy, actually are they?  Matt: No, no, they're not.  Jules: They look just like double Bambi. They're very beautiful.  Matt: You'll you'll you'll notice on all the trees, and there's about a dozen smaller oak trees that we planted, and these are about 30 years old now. Again, you can see how we've we've literally topped the smaller trees and and that's because we don't want to leave these trees just to get huge a. and maidens and straight and tall. So we want these to be stunted and more open grown. And so we've cut the tops off and and thinned them slightly. And then, again, we're hoping that that will make them longer lived.  Jules: Yeah, yeah. And of course, the oak trees love a lot of light, don't they? And these have got quite a lot of light and space around them.   Matt: Yes.   Jules: Ohh, I can see it now. Oh my goodness. What a beast. How fantastic. So it does, so it's the Bradgate Park's oldest oak, isn't it, so does it have a name, another name beyond that?  Matt: I think people people give it various names but it's just ‘the oldest tree in the park' *laughs*  Jules: Yeah, yeah.  Matt: Trying, I suppose for many years we've tried to keep it a bit bit sort of secret. That's probably for the benefit of the tree and certainly, the fact that it's within a spinney, people aren't walking up to it, and that's helped the tree. I feel that it's in a, it's obviously found some good growing conditions and despite the general habitat of the park being poor, upland soil, shallow, it's found some incredible growing conditions here it's been sheltered so that it's not being exposed to too much, too much wind force. And also it's it's nice and open so as the, as you know sort of from midday to right through into the evening, it's gonna get plenty of light as well. So there's I think there's been a number of factors that have certainly helped to prolong the life of the tree.  Jules: Yes, absolutely. Wow, it is a stunner. So just to try and describe this tree, it it's immensely tall. It's probably about the size of a, what about the height of a house would you say?   Matt: Yeah it's a good, good 45 feet.  Jules: Yeah. And it's got a very gnarly bole. I call it a bole rather than a trunk because it's really big, broad, and it's kind of split into two, kind of more than two. And it's got some dead branches coming out the middle. It's got one gorgeous, great, long, twisted limb reaching out. And it's that that's they're they're propped up, but it's kind of snaking, isn't it, ooh, it's elephantine that's what it is! Yeah, let's use our favourite word of the day.  Matt: I'd I'd say it's definitely elephantine *both laugh*  Jules: Yeah. And you can see kind of, it looks like there's faces everywhere, aren't there? It's like in that they've dead bit of branch there, you can see like a sort of twisted sort of face and a great long nose. And ohh it's, what a beautiful beast. So Matt, could you tell us a bit about its cultural connection to human beings?  Matt: Well, it certainly, it it was aged back in 2014 by a tree consultancy called Bosky and we we obtained a grant funding to tag and map many, many trees across the estate of this, being one of them, and it was it was aged at 818 back then, which puts us at around about the 830 mark now. In terms of relations to humans, it predates the Magna Carta and one of the most notable former residents of Bradgate Park obviously being Lady Jane, when she was a child living on the park, the tree would have already been quite a mighty oak of about 300 years.  Jules: Gosh, so, so Lady Jane Grey would have known this tree.   Matt: Yes, yeah.  Jules: She would probably sat underneath it.  Matt: Which is somewhat remarkable.  Jules: Yeah. Maybe had a little picnic under here. *Matt laughs* That's what I would have done. Fantastic. And it's wonderful that you're protecting it and actually, despite this sort of really craggy bole, it's it's looking in pretty good health, isn't it, it's got loads of leaves all around. Are you feeling sort of confident about its its future given given how it is?  Matt: Well, certainly, yeah you you've you've pointed out the props and these props have been in place supporting certainly this this limb. If we walk around the other side of the tree, you can you can get a bit more of an impression as to what the props are actually achieving for the tree and in due course, and I believe we'll we'll probably upgrade these props, which are basically telegraph posts with Land Rover tyres that have been cut, which is certainly an effective way of doing things, but we have evolved the propping techniques that are now, you can see the tree in the distance over there by the compound that's called the Pheasant Garden. And there's a there's an oak tree there that supported by a prop and that is manufactured using metal, sort of steel work and then there's a cup section that's manufactured and then that that's a more sympathetic way of actually supporting that bough.  Jules: Yeah, yes.  Matt: Regarding, you know the actual cover of the foliage, like you say, totally agree that it's it's still got reasonable foliage cover, certainly certain things that we do have to watch out for is shade. And that is partly why we've cut the tops off the trees around it. But also you can see where we've got a bit of interference here with this Scots pine at the back.  Jules: Oh yes, it's actually actually touching I think, almost touching.  Matt: So that is something that we would look to keep keep in check. So this Scots pine, as as lovely as it is, that Scots pine is more like 70 years old, and we wouldn't want that to be shading out so that's something we'll we'll probably climb up there and just cut that, cut the limb off off the Scots pine and stop that, because you can see if we just leave that doing what it's doing, it's going to start shading out and it's really important that we keep the living mass of this tree, so there's a balance there between the living mass and the dead mass of the tree, the static mass. And it's that balance as a ratio for the tree, you know, if you, if you look at a younger tree there, you can say that almost almost 100% of of the of the crown of that tree is alive. Whereas you look at this tree and you start thinking maybe 50%. So the closer that ratio between the living mass and the dead mass is, the closer that gets more like to a one to one, then the the tree will will then gradually just just just be going into decline. So you know, the tree will not live forever but I'm pretty confident it's going to outlive us guys *laughs*  Jules: Yes. It's an amazing thought, isn't it? And it's obviously very loved and and and I think the importance is is not just about the tree itself, is it? So really ancient oaks like this, they support enormous numbers of species, some of which only live on ancient oaks. So that's why we need to protect this tree as much as we possibly can and also bring on those veteran oaks of the future that you you, you're, you're that you're you're doing just that, aren't you, here in the park. Absolutely vital.   Matt: Yeah, very much so, very much so. As we've driven across the park, we've seen various planting that's been supported by the Tree Council. And like you say, that has, that certainly has been planting more oak trees, but then also other nectar bearing species, rowan, blackthorn, hawthorn, gorse. And these are all important, like you say for the deadwood insects that, that, that live within the ancient oak tree and and then as the tree gets older it then develops more veteran features and those crags, holes are very important roosting habitats for, certainly for owls and bats.  Jules: Yeah. And so oak trees in the UK collectively support more than 2,300 species, some of which are completely reliant on oak trees. They couldn't survive without oak trees, and one of the things we were talking about earlier as we drove up was the fact that there are, you know, some, some beetles, for example, some longhorn beetles, for example, they spend their lives as larvae living in deadwood. But then the adults, they need nectar when they grow up, so again, it's really important to have those nectar sources nearby isn't it?  Matt: Yeah. So very, very much is. Yeah. And that's what we're looking to do on the park we are we are planting those, those supporting plants.  Jules: Fantastic. Wonderful. This incredible tree that we're standing in front of is one of the ten contenders in this year's Tree of the Year competition and the theme of this year's competition is culture and the the the the history and culture associated with trees in our world. Ancient oaks are absolutely threaded in our culture. I'm particularly interested in them, I wrote a book about about oak trees called Oaklore, and one of the things that I talked about was the way that the oak tree intertwines with our lives with with lots of different species, but also with human lives and with our culture. There were so many stories associated with the oak tree. One of my favourites is the story of Charles II and the Boscobel Oak. So before Charles II was, became king he was fighting the parliamentarians and he took a terrible drubbing at a battle. And he needed to escape. And he escaped to Boscobel House. And he was with this soldier called Colonel Careless, and this soldier suggested that they hide in the oak tree overnight rather than the house. And they did. And even though the parliamentarian troops were were wandering nearby, they didn't find the king and his soldiers, and they escaped. And eventually they returned and that led to the restoration of the monarchy. The thing I like about this story is the cultural links then go on and on. Because at that point, a day of national celebration was declared throughout the land, and that was 29 May and that became Oak Apple Day and everybody would party and if the best people at the party, the coolest people at the party, they waved oak branches and wore oak leaves and and if you were super cool, you had lots of oak apples on your, so little galls on your oak branches. And if you didn't have little symbols of oaks, then others were apparently within their rights to take a bunch of nettles and and and attacked you with nettles, which wasn't so nice. So it was also called Nettle Day. It was also known as Pinch Bum Day and Maids Ruin Day. The story goes on, but the other sort of fun cultural connection to that is it also came, it also brought about lots of pubs called the Royal Oak, and the last time I looked there were about 400 oak trees, 400 sorry pubs called the Royal Oak throughout the land, so the cultural tales just go on and on. And that's just the oak tree. But all of our native trees have some fantastic stories associated with them in. In fact every old tree has a story to tell. It's like us, like every older person, we've all got a story, a history to tell. Yeah. OK.  Matt: So yeah, we're just walking back from the oldest tree now, and we're just sort of musing over just that connection that human, humans have got to trees. I think it's the fact that an oak tree can sort of live centuries and really, that puts our lifetimes somewhat in perspective. And the fact that an oak tree can just go from the tiniest of acorns to a huge mass of of timber and that is just really fantastic, how you could you could cut open a tree and see all those different tree rings, those years of growth and then just sort of put that in context, what was happening was, was it Dick Whittington that was the Lord Mayor of London for the last time, was it was it the Battle of Agincourt, was it the Magna Carta? And and it's for people like you that actually write books about it, Jules, that can say it a lot better than me *both laugh*  Jules: No that was brilliant and we're not gonna cut this one in half though are we, Matt?   Matt: No, we're certainly not. And the fact that it's hollow, we just can't see those rings anymore.  Jules: No. Thank you. Brilliant. Right. This is our final leg on our walk and we're now in a polytunnel and it's really warm because the sun's beating down outside and it smells gorgeous and and we are surrounded by lots of little trees. Matt, can you tell us a little bit about these?  Matt: So the polytunnel was funded by the Tree Council and it's just very important that we're growing on oaks for the future from acorns that have been collected on site. So they've got the genetic continuity of the long-lived oak trees and hopefully they'll grow and carry on into long into the future.  Jules: And are they, is it a a mix of acorns from all different trees in in here or is it, or is, are you, are you taking them from specific trees?  Matt: It's yeah, it's a bit of a mix. Sometimes, you know, where where we can and where they're viable, if we if we get to the acorns from a veteran tree before the deer, then that's certainly something that we we're looking to grow on. So generally that's what we're that's that's where we'll try and harvest them from that, we've put a frame down before with a bit of a grill, so we can collect the acorns, but then they don't get eaten and that's certainly quite a good technique. And and then we we we grow on from the old trees where we can, yes.  Jules: They're really lovely. So we've got really tiny little trees with, some of them have got like, you know, about 5 or 6 leaves. And then they go up to sort of above our just above our heads. And I think what always strikes me is the, the the diversity in in leaf shape and colour that you that you see all around you. So even the same place within within oak trees, it's incredible, the different shapes and sizes you get, isn't it?  Matt: Yeah, it really is. And you know, look, looking some of the some of the oaks have been collected from Swithland Woods as well. And and where you've got a stalked leaf, that is a sessile oak.   Jules: Ah yes.  Matt: And and where you've got a a leaf that's coming off that isn't stalked, that is an English oak, but but that will have a stalked acorn.  Jules: Yes. So that's the the key way to tell the difference isn't. Yeah, brilliant. Thank you. I love it. The Bradgate Park oak is one of ten iconic trees across the UK in the running for the Tree of the Year competition. Other examples include the Tree of Peace and Unity in County Antrim. That's an iconic lime tree, I say a lime tree, it's actually two lime trees which are fused together so that the trunk has become bound as one and it's, they've become inseparable and as such they've become a symbol of harmony and hope. So newly married couples sit beneath that tree for a blessing and it became a particular symbol of peace and reconciliation when Tony Blair, David Trimble and John Hume met here in 1998 at the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Another example is the Argyle Street Ash in Glasgow. This tree is growing right next to some historic flats and it's seen as a symbol of local resilience. It has survived all kinds of things, including Victorian industry, the Clydeside Blitz, recent development and so far, ash dieback. One of its cultural connections is that it was featured in a 1935 book by James Cowan. The book was called From Glasgow's Treasure Chest and in it he describes the tree as ‘quite the most graceful ash I have seen'. Well, that's enough of me. Meanwhile, thank you so much to Matt and Natasha. It's been great fun talking trees with you.  Thank you for listening to the Woodland Trust Woodland Walks. Don't forget to subscribe to the series on iTunes or wherever you're listening to us and do give us a review and a rating. And why not send us a recording of your favourite woodland walk to be included in a future podcast? 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In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are fresh back from the York Land Rover Show, and one of the boys' journey back was more seamless than the other.A listener gets in touch about a rare Searle Carawagon camper that they spotted in York while taking advantage of Steve's favourite camping spot, and Martin makes a total mess of pronouncing his name.Steve spots a Land Rover from a train, and discusses the delightful sounds of a Td5 engine – who needs a radio anyway?The boys also take a look at the Anglia Car Auctions Classic catalogue, and highlight some of the fine Land Rovers and Range Rovers on offer at the end of August, including a Range Rover Sport Autobiography with less than 10,000 miles on the clock. And perhaps one to avoid....Martin ask the listeners a roof tent-related question, and of course asks you for yours – send your questions and feedback to editorial@lrm.co.uk and be sure to follow Land Rover Monthly on socials and sign up for the newsletters! Enjoy the episode.

Shoot us a Text.Episode #1124: Today we break down the latest Fixed Ops Golden Metrics, showing where service departments are winning and where there's room to grow. We also look at how dealer inventory has returned to pre-tariff “normal” levels, and why Atlantans are playing cancellation games just to ride in a Waymo robotaxi.The Fixed Ops Golden Metrics 2025 report from Reynolds and Reynolds highlights how service departments are stacking up in hours, labor rates, and RO profits—plus the big gains from technician efficiency tools.Dealers are grouped two ways—by urban classification (Major Urban, Metro, Community, Rural) and by 5 volume classes based on monthly customer-pay ROs: Class 1: 1,200.High-volume Class 5 stores topped 3,000 hrs/month. Major Urban averaged 1,613 hrs/month vs. Rural at 490. Major Urban led profit per RO at $414, Rural just $225. Class 1 averaged $400, dropping to $243 in Class 5.Using recommendation software added +0.5 hrs/RO, +$18 ELR, and +$62 profit/RO—worth $9K more profit/month for a 150-RO store.After months of tariff shocks and supply swings, dealer lots look familiar again. The average automaker now has a 73-day supply of new cars — right on the industry's long-term target.Lots once ran as high as 89 days of supply during early tariff panic.Inventories plunged to 66 days when 25% tariffs first hit but have since recovered.Despite costs, prices rose just 1.5% YoY as automakers and dealers absorbed tariffs.Some brands buck the trend: Toyota/Lexus are tight with just over a month of supply, while Ram and Land Rover sit on four months' worth.Waymo has expanded beyond its California and Arizona roots, bringing robotaxis to Atlanta. But there's a catch: you can only hail one through Uber, and it's not guaranteed.Riders can select “Prefer Waymo” in the Uber app, but often get matched with human drivers.Some Atlantans cancel ride after ride—one reporting 20 cancellations on average—just to snag a Waymo.Waymo has only dozens of vehicles in the city now, with plans to grow to hundreds in coming years.Riders can improve their odds by staying inside the 65-square-mile service zone, avoiding highways, and riding outside peak times.As one rider put it, “The fact that it's so challenging to get has turned it into a game.”0:00 Intro with Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier1:08 We'll be at the NAMAD Annual Meeting next week1:45 Webinar on Dealer Reputation Tomorrow2:26 Fixed Ops Golden Metrics from Reynolds and ReynoldsJoin Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier every morning for the Automotive State of the Union podcast as they connect the dots across car dealerships, retail trends, emerging tech like AI, and cultural shifts—bringing clarity, speed, and people-first insight to automotive leaders navigating a rapidly changing industry.Get the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/

Join hosts Liza and Stephen Beres on this week's episode of The Underpowered Hour as they hold down the fort while Jenna and Ike explore Pebble Beach. The dynamic duo delve into the latest Land Rover news, including a special new edition of the Range Rover SV at Monterey Car Week. Find out about the luxurious features and customizations that come with these high-end vehicles. Plus, they discuss upcoming Rebel Rally preparations and reveal plans for a major announcement. Tune in to hear all about it and more from the world of Land Rovers.

Zdravo. Tokrat se ogrevamo s telovadbo iz nekdanjega vzhodnega bloka in preverimo zakaj so te osnovne vaje, ki smo se jih (vsaj mi) naučili v osnovni šoli, res najboljši življenski trik. Za boljše rezultate v pogovor vmešamo še kreatin in nekaj kapljic mistične vode v obliki “tekoče smrti”, da bodo rezultati res osupljivi. V začetku prvega poglavja nas na Madagaskarju pričakata Douglas in Mark - brez dveh Land Roverjev, brez helikopterja in z veliko količino kaosa. Za še “večje udobje” pri ekspediciji pa so poskrbeli Kitajci, ki so se v osemdesetih letih prejšnjega tisočletja na Madagaskarju učili asfaltiranja cest. Na koncu pa ugotovimo, da so vsi ti križi in težave šele uvod v to, kar nas še čaka.

Send us a textI sit down with Pete Human, the co-owner of Renedian Adventure Tours, a company that offers guided adventure bike tours across six continents, including Africa, Mongolia, South America, New Zealand, Scotland, Canada, and Japan. We discuss everything from his journey, starting with a fixer-upper Land Rover in the early 2000s, to the unique experiences on their tours. You'll hear about their wildlife encounters in the Okavango Delta, the stunning dunes in the Namib Desert, and the cultural richness of Japan. Plus, Piet shares valuable insights into the logistics and planning that go into these tours, perfect for any adventure enthusiast. Grab your favorite campfire beverage and hit the road with us!Check out Renedian's Instagram HERE!Click Here for the book, The University of Gravel Roads!Support the showSpecial Thanks to our Supporters of the community: Capri Campers- Everything you need- Check them HERE! Afuera Coffee: Use code smalltruckcampers for 10% off your next order! Torklift International is looking for product evaluators for their Apex Anchor system. To be an evaluator, send Jasmyne and email at: Marketing@torklift.com. Also, use code STC2025 for 10% off your order and check them out here! Shop all the STC Merch here, and support the channel! For the Small Truck Campers website, click here!To check out our Instagram, click here!For our YouTube Channel, click here!Join our Facebook Group here!

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by legendary development driver Matt Becker. After learning his craft at Lotus, where he was responsible for some of the world's great sports cars, Matt moved to Aston Martin and then to Jaguar Land Rover. Matt's career has spanned simple sports cars to ultra-sophisticated performance SUVs using the latest technologies, with GTs, luxury 4x4s and saloons in between. Having been an apprentice at Lotus as a teenager, he now has almost 500 people reporting into him. Matt reflects on how the job has changed over the years, what it takes to produce cars with world-class ride and handling characteristics, and how new technologies will make next-generation cars even better to drive.He also explains his father Roger's role as a stand-in stunt driver on a James Bond film. Use coupon code pod20 at checkout to get 20% off an annual subscription to The Intercooler's online car magazine for the first year! Listen to this podcast ad-free, and enjoy a subscriber-only midweek podcast too. With a 30-day free trial, you can try it risk-free – https://www.the-intercooler.com/subscribe/Find out more about JBR Capital here – https://www.jbrcapital.comUse coupon code Ti10 to get 10% off your Supernatural Car Care order – https://supernaturalcarcare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a rerelease from April 20th, 2022.Brought to you by ⁠⁠Ride iQ⁠⁠, the most innovative and productive equestrian coaching tool in the world. Start your free trial at Ride-iQ.com This episode of In Stride is sponsored by Purdue University's Online Certificate in Equitation Science. Rethink tradition and train with purpose as you explore the science behind how horses think, move, and learn. ⁠Register now!⁠ On today's episode of "In Stride," Sinead talks to Tamie Smith about her unconventional path to being a top-level event rider, the role models who have guided her along the way, recent injuries she's learning to ride with, and more.Tamie is an accomplished 5* event rider with numerous top finishes at some of the world's biggest events. Tamie: Is based out of Temecula, California (one of few top-level event riders on the west coast)Won team gold at the Pan American Games in 2019 with team USAWas the Traveling Reserve for the US eventing team at the Tokyo OlympicsHas won 10 international events with Mai Baum, and placed in the top 10 at his first CCI5*-L at Land Rover Kentucky in 2021Finished 2nd in the CCI4*-S at Land Rover in 2021 with En Vogue

Join hosts Ike Goss and Stephen Beres on this week's 'Underpowered Hour' as they dive into the latest Land Rover news, including the controversial departure of Jaguar Land Rover's Adrian Martel and the political commentary from Donald Trump. They discuss new CEO PB Balaji and classic Land Rover giveaways in Australia. Watch their movie reviews of 'Ginger Baker in Africa' and cartoons featuring Land Rovers. Finally, get a sneak peek into the upcoming Pebble Beach event, featuring some legendary Land Rover models and special guests!

LAS NOTICIAS CON CALLE DE 7 DE AGOSTO DE 2025 - Sujetos amordazan y con armas asaltan y roban por media hora en casa de Cosculluela, se llevan prendas, videos y Land Rover, luego logran desatarse en Trujillo Alto - WUNO- El sospechoso caso de Shannel y su extraña muerte en la cárcel - Primera Hora/Cuarto Poder - Sigue cayendo el turismo a Las Vegas, le quitaron taxes a propinas, pero no hay turismo - LAT- Buscan salvar los corales a forma de emergencia - Metro - Presidenta UPR no descarta cierre de programas de la universidad - Metro - Exmiembros de la Junta podrían demandar ¿lo harán? - El Nuevo Día - Secretaria de Estado quiere convertir a secretaría en alcaldía de servicios directos a la gente - El Nuevo Día - Muere uno de los más grandes virtuosos de la historia de la música, Eddie Palmieri - NYT- Nuevo jefe del DMO - El Nuevo Día - En espera del busto de Pierluisi - El Vocero - Y pa dónde va ahora el plan de ajuste de la deuda de la AEE - El Vocero - En espera de los fondos para amas de llave, identificaron 15 millones para 60 pueblos - El Vocero - Lilly sube en 12% las ventas de medicamentos para rebajar - CNBC- Viene reunión de Trump y Putin para negociar paz en Ucrania, mañana era el día final para la paz había advertido Trump - Reuters - Trump va a permitir crypto en 401k y otras alternativas de inversión - CNBC- Trump le pide al jefe de Intel que renuncie de inmediato, colapsan el valor de sus acciones - CNBC - La mayoría de las calorías que comemos son de comida ultraprocesada - Axios ¿Estás comprando casa o necesitas sellar tu techo? No arriesgues tu mayor inversión. Protégete con Danosa, la marca líder en impermeabilización.Ahora es más fácil que nunca: nuestros techeros certificados te ofrecen financiamiento, para que cuides tu hogar sin afectar el bolsillo.Entra a danosapr.com (http://danosapr.com/) o llama al 787-785-4545 y entérate de tus opciones.No lo selles con otra cosa… ¡Séllalo con Danosa!Incluye auspicio

In this episode of the Underpowered Hour, hosts Stephen Beres and Ike Goss discuss the latest news from the Land Rover world, including the breaking news of Adrian Mardell's retirement from Jaguar Land Rover after more than three decades. They speculate on potential successors and share some light-hearted ideas of their own. The duo also delve into historical Land Rover projects, specifically a small 79-inch Land Rover model from the late 1950s and early 60s that never made it to production. Ike narrates how this concept parallels the development of the Suzuki Jimny, outlining their similarities and the eventual success of Suzuki's iteration. Other significant events, such as Land Rover's participation in Pebble Beach and the sad closure of Rover Farm, are also discussed. Tune in for an enlightening discussion filled with nostalgia, historical insights, and exciting future events.

OC Rover owner Gerry Barragan is one of a kind. He was raised around an automotive shop. He was working at an early age under his father's tutelage. As his father moved to from shop to shop Gerry followed and picked up more work as he got older. At just 14 years old he was working along side seasoned automotive mechanics. First working on British cars, then Jaguars and later Land Rover. We talk about the learning process, racing, becoming an owner of his very own shop and how he guides workers.

This one starts with a dodgy lane choice, a Starbucks coffee, and a misjudged underpass. As always. I'm back in the Land Rover — which might be its final podcast outing before it finds a new home — and today's episode is a rambling, reflective road trip through customer service, creative resilience, and the rapidly growing presence of AI in our industry. The day started badly. Cold shower (thanks British Gas), broken editing software, and a head full of terabytes. But it ended with a reminder of why kindness, craftsmanship, and conversation still matter. A haircut from someone I've known for 18 years. A deep chat with the owner of Michel Engineering while he lovingly took apart my ancient-but-beautiful record deck — the very same design featured in A Clockwork Orange and owned by Steve Jobs, no less. And then... a disappointing interaction with a distracted barista and a headset-wearing drive-thru operator. Same building, worlds apart. Customer service, it turns out, is alive and well — just not always where you'd expect it. But the main theme of this episode is AI. Not the doom-and-gloom kind, but the real stuff: the tools I'm already using, how they're reshaping our workflows, and how they might be reshaping entire economies. It's not AI that's coming for your job — it's the photographer who learns to harness it. We talk about: AI tools I already use (like EVOTO, Imagine AI, ChatGPT, and XCi) Using AI as a teaching assistant, sub-editor, and productivity coach The real-world implications of AI-generated ads, coding layoffs, and what it means for creatives Plans for a new AI section on masteringportraitphotography.com And if you hang in there until the end, I'll tell you about a girl named Dory, a gutsy 12-year-old contortionist, and the new edition of Mastering Portrait Photography — complete with fresh images, a decade of stories, and a very special launch offer. So pop on your headphones, admire the wheat fields if you've got them, and come along for the ride. Spoiler: there's C3PO's eye in here too. Yes, really.  

Heart researcher Professor Julian Paton is director of the University of Auckland Heart Research Centre, as well as the national Centre of Research Excellence.

of Land Rover. They cover the surprising news that Land Rover is no longer the most stolen car in the UK, the rising cost of the base model Defender 90, and the latest technology in the Discovery, including its self-driving capabilities with a trailer. They also dive into some intriguing Land Rovers up for sale on Bring a Trailer, including a 300 TDI Defender 110 dump truck and a Camel Trophy Defender 110. Tune in for an hour filled with unique insights and some humorous banter!

OC Rover owner Gerry Barragan is one of a kind. He was raised around an automotive shop. He was working at an early age under his father's tutelage. As his father moved to from shop to shop Gerry followed and picked up more work as he got older. At just 14 years old he was working along side seasoned automotive mechanics. First working on British cars, then Jaguars and later Land Rover. We talk about the learning process, racing, becoming an owner of his very own shop and how he guides workers.

#523 20 Years On Speed. Recorded live at The Motorsport Lounge. Gareth, Richard & Zog celebrate this podcast's 20th birthday. Car chat from the crowd in the room, and on stage live sketches & music as the On Speed Band Mk2 perform Endless Road, live.

In this special episode of The Underpowered Hour, Steve Beres and Ike Goss celebrate the 45th anniversary of Camel Trophy by revisiting favorite interviews with past competitors. Join them as they discuss current Land Rover news including the new six by six Defender model and a spike in Land Rover thefts. Special guests Daphne Greene and Jim Swett share their thrilling experiences from Camel Trophy 1995, offering insights into their teamwork, adventures, and the challenges they faced. Tune in for an enthralling trip down memory lane with these Land Rover legends.

Spike and Jonny are joined by Zack Klapman from The Smoking Tire Podcast for a three-car extravaganza, reviewing the Alpine A110, Mercedes AMG GT 63 S E Performance, and Audi A3. Highlights include Jonny's hilarious story about his misadventures in Russia with Land Rover, debates on the proper pronunciation of 'Alpine,' and strong opinions on American vs French baguettes. _____________________________________________________