Matt Hardigree's guest appearances

Matt Hardigree

The Smoking Tire

Cars Yeah

Untitled Car Show Podcast

Dinner with Racers

Alexander Rossi

Tommy Kendall

Tanner Foust

Ben Collins

Paul Schmucker

Todd Deeken

Ed Bolian

Patrick Long

Noah Alexander

Alanis King

Bob Sorokanich

Peter Volny

Alan Peltier

Randy Nonnenberg

Jonathan Ward

OwlTail

Matt Hardigree is the former Editor in Chief of Jalopnik. Under his watch the site's audience grew by millions. Now he's the co-creator of "Proving Grounds" on NBC Sports, and a writer/producer on "/DRIVE on NBC Sports".  This show is also a video: https://youtu.be/AwY9S9jyN_s Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman  NEW SHIRTS!https://www.blipshift.com/tst

Matt Hardigree is the former Editor in Chief of Jalopnik. Under his watch the site's audience grew by millions. Now he's the co-creator of "Proving Grounds" on NBC Sports, and a writer/producer on "/DRIVE on NBC Sports".  This show is also a video: <a href="https://youtu.be/AwY9S9jyN_s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/AwY9S9jyN_s</a> Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman IG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapman  NEW SHIRTS!<a href="https://www.blipshift.com/tst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.blipshift.com/tst</a>

Ike is up way too early this episode to chat with Matt Hardigree, Executive Editor, Publishing Partnerships at Gizmodo Media Group. Oh yeah, and he used to run this little car site called Jalopnik. They talk about his car history, their shared love of Volvos, and how he started in journalism and joined Jalopnik, which was basically “Fake it till you make it, or they ruin your career.” Matt reminisces about the glory days of Gawker Media, their unconventional journalism philosophy, and tells us how he transitioned out of Jalopnik to manage videos and events for all of Gawker’s sites. They talk about the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that ultimately killed Gawker and how it affected Matt personally. Finally, they discuss what story Matt would do with an unlimited budget, the Hardibird phenomenon and “asshole commenters on the internet,” and that matzo ball soup is Jewish penicillin.

It’s been an interesting time in the offices of Jalopnik, or their “new” parent company Gizmodo Media Group, who have literally survived an existential threat to see another day. This story and more is told by Executive Editor Matt Hardigree, who has been with Jalopnik for nine years and has a very specific understanding of the media, automotive, and motorsport cultures. Learn about his most awkward celebrity culture, how he lied his way in to success, how he’d fix racing, and more. Last minute pizza was served at an unknown location in New York, New York, with the music of Earthworm Ensemble to take us out. Thanks to Continental Tire for all of their support, and Honda for providing a great car.

It’s been an interesting time in the offices of Jalopnik, or their “new” parent company Gizmodo Media Group, who have literally survived an existential threat to see another day. This story and more is told by Executive Editor Matt Hardigree, who has been with Jalopnik for nine years and has a very specific understanding of the media, automotive, and motorsport cultures. Learn about his most awkward celebrity culture, how he lied his way in to success, how he’d fix racing, and more. Last minute pizza was served at an unknown location in New York, New York, with the music of Earthworm Ensemble to take us out. Thanks to Continental Tire for all of their support, and Honda for providing a great car.

Ep.45 – Matt Hardigree

Matt Hardigree is a writer and car journalist who frequently reminds people he's from Texas even though he currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. As Executive Director of Jalopnik, Gawker Media's automotive site, he oversees a large staff dedicated to entertaining and occasionally informing the biggest and most enthusiastic audience of young car fans in the world. Matt frequently appears on CNN, ABC News, the BBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, Marketplace, and other outlets to provide his expertise on a variety of topics. Before his seven years as a writer and editor at Jalopnik, Matt worked as a political consultant and speechwriter for campaigns around the country. He is also an award-winning playwright and chili cook.

Matt Hardigree is a writer and car journalist who frequently reminds people he's from Texas even though he currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. As Executive Director of Jalopnik, Gawker Media's automotive site, he oversees a large staff dedicated to entertaining and occasionally informing the biggest and most enthusiastic audience of young car fans in the world. Matt frequently appears on CNN, ABC News, the BBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, Marketplace, and other outlets to provide his expertise on a variety of topics. Before his seven years as a writer and editor at Jalopnik, Matt worked as a political consultant and speechwriter for campaigns around the country. He is also an award-winning playwright and chili cook.