The Carmudgeon Show podcast

The Carmudgeon Show

Part of the Hagerty Podcast Network, the Carmudgeon Show is a comedic, information-filled conversation with Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott, two car enthusiasts who are curmudgeonly beyond their years. Proving you don’t have to be old to be grumpy, they spend each episode talking about what’s wrong with various parts of the automotive universe. Despite their best efforts to keep it negative, they usually wind up laughing, happy, and extolling their love for cars. Which just makes them angrier and more bitter. Jason Cammisa is an automotive journalist, social-media figure, and TV host with over 300 million views on YouTube alone. Jason’s deeply technical understanding, made possible by a lifelong obsession with cars, allows him to fully digest what’s going on within an automobile — and then put it into simple terms for others to understand. Also, a Master’s Degree in Law trained him to be impossible to argue with. Derek Tam-Scott still tries. He’s a young automotive expert with old-man taste in cars, and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering — which means he knows how to be civil to Jason. Or at least he tries. With a decade and a half’s experience buying, selling, driving and brokering classic and exotic cars, he’s experienced the world’s most iconic cars. And hated most of them.

Part of the Hagerty Podcast Network, the Carmudgeon Show is a comedic, information-filled conversation with Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott, two car enthusiasts who are curmudgeonly beyond their years. Proving you don’t have to be old to be grumpy, they spend each episode talking about what’s wrong with various parts of the automotive universe. Despite their best efforts to keep it negative, they usually wind up laughing, happy, and extolling their love for cars. Which just makes them angrier and more bitter. Jason Cammisa is an automotive journalist, social-media figure, and TV host with over 300 million views on YouTube alone. Jason’s deeply technical understanding, made possible by a lifelong obsession with cars, allows him to fully digest what’s going on within an automobile — and then put it into simple terms for others to understand. Also, a Master’s Degree in Law trained him to be impossible to argue with. Derek Tam-Scott still tries. He’s a young automotive expert with old-man taste in cars, and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering — which means he knows how to be civil to Jason. Or at least he tries. With a decade and a half’s experience buying, selling, driving and brokering classic and exotic cars, he’s experienced the world’s most iconic cars. And hated most of them.

 

#169

We Drove A VinFast VF8 So You Don’t Have To — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 216

That’s right - on this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek risk their lives to... more

08 Dec 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:24

08 Dec 2025


#168

Has The Porsche 911 Turbo Been a Worthy Flagship? — Carmudgeon w/ Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 215

The 911 Turbo is 50 years old this year! We’ve come a long way since the days of having ju... more

03 Dec 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:09

03 Dec 2025


#167

The Most Important Vehicle You’ve Never Heard Of — Carmudgeon w/ Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 214

It’s highly likely that the Grumman LLV has been a regular part of your life for much long... more

24 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:27

24 Nov 2025


#166

Which Era is Peak Automobile? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 212

On today's episode, Derek and Jason discuss a very important important question -- which e... more

17 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:47

17 Nov 2025


#165

Cheating VS "Optimizing" Manufacture Test Data — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Cammisa & DTS — Ep 213

Whether it's going racing or producing zero to sixty times, many car manufactures have spe... more

17 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:59

17 Nov 2025


#164

Is There Any Manual Swap You Shouldn’t Do? — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 211

Today's episode explores an array of different tangets: most notably, Sacco-era Mercedes-B... more

03 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:22

03 Nov 2025


#163

We Roast Member's Cars, Live at The Motoring Club — Carmudgeon w/ Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 210

This week, The Carmudgeon Show finds itself in a new and unfamiliar setting…The Motoring C... more

27 Oct 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:16

27 Oct 2025


#162

The World’s Most Winningest Rally Engine — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 209

We recently lost Claudio Lombardi, one of the most brilliant and innovative engineers of a... more

21 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:50

21 Oct 2025


#161

Driving The Colorado Grand w/ Tazio Ottis — Carmudgeon Show w/ Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 208

Which is more fun - running the Colorado Grand amongst million-dollar collectibles, or doi... more

13 Oct 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:34

13 Oct 2025


#160

Why The Malaise Era Was Actually Good — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 207

The Malaise Era, a period of the US auto industry from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s, w... more

06 Oct 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:26

06 Oct 2025


#159

Special Guests, Dustin and John From Driveway Finds! — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & DTS — Ep. 206

Hagerty has a new show on the block - Driveway Finds! And it just so happens that its host... more

29 Sep 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:01

29 Sep 2025


#158

Vonnen’s Porsche 911 Does The Unthinkable — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 205

Air-cooled Porsche 911s are wonderful to drive. With charming handling characteristics, ba... more

22 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:30

22 Sep 2025


#157

Jason’s New Project: VR6 Mk3 Cabrio Incoming — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Cammisa & DTS — Ep. 204

There is never a such thing as owning too many Volkswagens... ...or so they say. Is that r... more

15 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:22

15 Sep 2025


#156

Gordon Murray Saved Car Week - Does It Matter? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Cammisa & DTS — Ep. 203

There is technically no overall winner of Monterey Car Week. But unofficially, it's safe t... more

08 Sep 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:22

08 Sep 2025


#155

The Alpine A110 isn't a French Lotus; it’s a Mini McLaren — Carmudgeon Show Cammisa & DTS — Ep. 202

A French forbidden fruit enters the studio on this week's episode - none other than the Al... more

25 Aug 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:24

25 Aug 2025


#154

Car Week Kickoff At Motorlux — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 201

Jason and Derek escape the studio this week to record from Hagerty's Motorlux event, the k... more

18 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:51

18 Aug 2025


#153

Go Rallying With Your Friends — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 200

In celebration of 200 episodes of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam Hyphen ... more

11 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:01

11 Aug 2025


#152

Ask Us Anything: Part 4 — The Carmudgeon Show with Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 199

We've finally run out of questions to answer! As we come to an end of our AMA series, Jaso... more

04 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:20

04 Aug 2025


#151

Return From Summer Break Shenanigans: The Update — The Carmudgeon Show Ep. 198

Jason and Derek return to the studio amidst a summer of cheap (and expensive) vehicular th... more

28 Jul 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:08

28 Jul 2025


#150

The Importance of Great Insurance (Jason Crashed his Rover SD1) — The Carmudgeon Show Episode Ep. 1...

In this episode, Jason explains how he crashed his 1980 Rover 3500 V8 en route to film an ... more

22 Jul 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:54

22 Jul 2025


#149

Ask Us Anything: Part 3 — The Carmudgeon Show with Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 195

Time for another AMA round of Ask Us Anything! We asked our listeners (that’s you) for que... more

09 Jun 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:01

09 Jun 2025


#148

The C8 Corvette ZR1 Meets Its Predecessors — and Ferraris and Lambos — The Carmudgeon Show Ep. 196

The C8 ZR1 has arrived, and so too has a new ICONS episode on Detroit’s supercar-killing, ... more

09 Jun 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:24

09 Jun 2025


#147

BMW M5 Touring vs Audi RS6 Performance — Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 194

We review the new Audi RS6 Avant Performance, G99 BMW M5 Touring, Mercedes-AMG S63 E Perfo... more

19 May 2025

54 MINS

54:35

19 May 2025


#146

Driving 1000 Miles In A 70-year old car — Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 193

Derek does the California Mille – California’s take on the 1000-mile Italian road rally, t... more

12 May 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:47

12 May 2025


#145

Ultimate Automotive Playground — The Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 192

Jason takes a trip to the new Tire Rack/Discount Tire/America’s Tire testing facility in T... more

05 May 2025

47 MINS

47:43

05 May 2025


#144

Crowning The Hatchback King — The Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 191

Did Jeep accidentally build one of the best hot hatches of the last 40 years? It's is smal... more

28 Apr 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:28

28 Apr 2025


#143

Classic Car Buyers Beware — The Carmudgeon Show w Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 190

How to not get ripped off when buying a used classic car! How to spot fakes, frauds and ph... more

21 Apr 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:34

21 Apr 2025


#142

Stuck in No Snow & Random Car Reviews — Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 189

Back by popular demand, it's another Random Number Generator Car Reviews episode, where Ja... more

14 Apr 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:12

14 Apr 2025


#141

Ford Built A Cayman GT4…in 1985 — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 188

The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth is best described as... Porsche-great. This week we’re doing a... more

07 Apr 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:00

07 Apr 2025