Internet entrepreneur and founder of Mahalo.com, Jason Calacanis, joins Mr.
Black, Mr. White, and Mr. Blonde to discuss his recent test drive of a Tesla Roadster.

Jason has a Tesla on order, so Tesla CEO Elon Musk loaned Jason the demonstrator, serial number 0001, for a week-long test on the streets of Brentwood, Santa Monica, and greater L.A.

The conversation inevitably roams into macro issues like energy independence and Middle Eastern politics. It’s not just about the car this time.

• Duration: 55:48

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• Duration: 55:48

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Episode #027, The Bourne Identity

Mr Black and Mr Blonde are joined by the one and only, and apparently infamous, Scott Bourne, the man who created Internet radio. Scott talks about his adventures with World Class Driving, an event company that rents time in exotics. The three also discuss his new purchase, an R-class Mercedes. You can view the photos and video that Scott took of this event on his web site, TWIPPhoto.com. Scott also produces various podcasts including our favorites, The Apple Phone Show, This Week in Photography, and MacBreak Weekly. You can subscribe to them in iTunes or can visit his site links here.

Duration: 44:17
Size: 37.80 mb
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Duration: 44:17
Size: 40.60 mb
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Open Road Podcast

Episode #026, BMW M3, Part 2

With the IS-F covered, the boys move onto the BMW M3, a brilliant technological statement.

Duration: 29:42
Size: 23.66 mb
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After a lengthy hiatus, Mr, Black, Mr. White, and Mr. Blonde are back with Open Road Podcast. The following series of podcasts cover the Lexus IS-F, the BMW M3, and BMW 1-series. Well, then there’s an addendum about the Cooper Clubman and the not so Smart car. We’ll start with IS-F, the first performance car ever from the notoriously conservative Lexus brand. And for its intended purpose, it’s a strong player.

In this episode, the boys discuss the BMW M3, which is a technological tour de force.

Next, the 1-series, with special emphasis on the 135, which is probably the best performance bargain out of Germany. According to Mr. Black, it’s also a highly successful evolution of BMW’s current design ethos.

And finally, what some might call an afterbirth, a bit of commentary on the MINI Clubman. That leads to a short bit on the Smart car which, amazingly, gets fewer miles from a gallon of gas than the much larger Cooper. Hmmmmmm.

Duration: 21:59
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In this show, we complete our 5 part interview with Freeman Thomas, the head of Advanced Design at Ford.

“I’m Mr Black and I’m here with Mr Blonde in our virtual studio editing the interview carried out yesterday with Freeman Thomas, the head of Advanced Design at Ford.

Whaddya think so far, Mr Blonde? For guys like us, who want cars that are both efficient and fast, Freeman’s thinking holds a lot of appeal. Nothing waste, get the job done, like a hummingbird or a Cheetah. I’d also ask for a healthy does of good looks and materials.
You know, at this Cars & Coffee show, a guy had an Ariel Atom. Now that’s efficient like a hummingbird, but you need to wear a helmet and a rubber suit to drive around in it. That’s perhaps a little too efficient for a road car. Still, I’d love to have one as a toy for track day.

OK, Mr Blonde, we’ll roll into Jaguar and Mazda commentaries. “

Duration: 15:40
Size: 14.40 mb
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Cars discussed include:

Ford Interceptor
Ford Airstream
Lincoln MKR
Mazda Ryuga
Jaguar C-XF

Tags: freeman thomas, ford, advanced design, podcast, open road podcast