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Live from Festival of the Unexceptional

Ep. 232

In front of an audience at the amazing Festival of the Unexceptional, Jonny and Richard discuss the opening titles to Bond movies, “Princess Diana” S-Classes, a Celica lady sighting, Richard’s childhood fondness for designing pretend saloon car model ranges, mate’s dads with nicer cars, Mini Cabrio owners not putting the roof all the way back, pulling a wheelie on a Grifter, Geoff Capes and the World’s Strongest Man, moving cars by hand, daytime soaps, base model etiquette, fear of a bird puncturing your temple, cars ruined by wild animals, Joan Collins in a Metro ad, and amazing news about Jonny buying a rare car. 

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