3 August, 2022
Welcome to Looking Out, a newsletter that connects the dots across the automotive industry, mobility, design, and the cultures that surround us. Looking Out is brought to you by Joe Simpson and Drew Smith. If you like what you see, tell your friends!
Back in early 2010, Joe and I decided it might be fun to produce a podcast that explored the hits and misses of that year’s Geneva motor show.
Published through my old blog, it was an often-disrespectful romp that, in the end, lasted only two episodes*.
But the reactions we received set alight the idea that one day, we might really, really do a podcast.
And over the past few weeks, we really, really did do a podcast.
So gives us enormous pleasure to share with you the first episode of:
Our intention is to go deeper on the topics we cover in the newsletter, with a little extra insight thrown in for good measure.
To keep the schedule manageable, you can expect to hear from us monthly as we alternate between the newsletter and the podcast.
What this also means is that there’s an opportunity for you to shape the nature of the show.
If there’s something in the newsletter you want to hear more about, let us know.
If there’s something we’ve said with which you rabidly disagree, let us know.
If there’s something that we’ve missed that might change our perspective, let us know.
In the interests of keeping things simple as we find our feet, we don’t currently have plans for phone-ins or guests. But we do want to practice what we both so firmly believe: that ideas are best evolved when they’re shared in conversation with the world around us.
So take a listen to this first episode!
And then reply to this email to let us know what you thought, leave a review on your favourite podcasting service, and — if you’re feeling generous — forward this email to someone who might like what you’ve heard!
You can find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Cheers,
Drew & Joe
*You can listen to those two episodes here and here.
That's it for this issue. We love feedback (positive and negative), and to answer any questions you have. So email Joe or Drew and we’ll get back to you.
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