The Big Three by Donut Media

The Big Three is Donut's new podcast that examines the latest car news, racing headlines, and anything noteworthy in the automotive landscape. A perfect weekly update for anyone even slightly interested in cars, The Big Three is an entertaining glimpse into an inclusive yet opinionated world. Join hosts Nolan Sykes, Joe Weber and Max Maddox as they provide their lighthearted perspective on the hottest and weirdest automotive trends.  The only car podcast you’ll ever need, aside from our other podcast, Past Gas. New episodes every Wednesday.For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com  We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy

Recent Episodes
  • Porsche Made a 1-of-1 Road Legal Racecar
    Jun 11, 2025 – 45:49
  • Who Is The Man Rebuilding Altadena's Car Community?
    Jun 4, 2025 – 56:34
  • California Forced to End EV Mandate
    May 28, 2025 – 43:43
  • Nissan Might Be Cooked (Featuring Kyle Cheromcha)
    May 21, 2025 – 01:06:26
  • $45 Million Car Theft Ring Busted
    May 14, 2025 – 44:02
  • Why Jimmie Johnson Celebrated A Crash
    May 7, 2025 – 59:10
  • GM Found A Loophole to Steal Your Data
    Apr 30, 2025 – 01:07:41
  • Another Lawsuit: Is Tesla Dodging Warranty Repairs?
    Apr 23, 2025 – 51:42
  • We Got Mario Kart GTA Before GTA 6
    Apr 16, 2025 – 52:05
  • Why David Freiburger Hates Cars With Names
    Apr 9, 2025 – 01:04:49
  • Is Nissan About To Fail?
    Apr 2, 2025 – 01:07:44
  • The Last Supra is The Best Ever
    Mar 26, 2025 – 49:58
  • Jay Leno Fights Ridiculous California Smog Law
    Mar 19, 2025 – 47:57
  • Burnt Ultra Rare Classic Sells for $200,000
    Mar 12, 2025 – 51:53
  • Who is Buying This Top Gun Corvette?
    Mar 5, 2025 – 49:06
  • Massachusetts Sides With Right-to-Repair - The Big Three #50
    Feb 26, 2025 – 51:58
  • What It Takes To Be A Top Fuel Dragster Champion - The Big Three #49
    Feb 20, 2025 – 51:29
  • Daniel Mac Tells Us What He Does For A Living - The Big Three #48
    Feb 12, 2025 – 01:00:52
  • Youtuber Builds Car Powered By 50 Drills - The Big Three #47
    Feb 5, 2025 – 49:32
  • Honda Speculates on Type R Electric Vehicle - The Big Three #46
    Jan 29, 2025 – 44:52
  • Bad Week To Be A Ferrari F40 - The Big Three #45
    Jan 23, 2025 – 53:10
  • The Toyota City is Creepy - The Big Three #44
    Jan 15, 2025 – 47:53
  • Our Favorite Legal Imports of 2025 - The Big Three #43
    Jan 8, 2025 – 58:13
  • Our Favorite Interviews of the Year - The Big Three #42
    Jan 1, 2025 – 01:04:27
  • The BMW M3 is Going EV - The Big Three #41
    Dec 18, 2024 – 01:00:30
  • $400,000,000 Car Collection For Sale - The Big Three #40
    Dec 11, 2024 – 01:04:08
  • Sultan's Rotting Car Collection Leaked - The Big Three #39
    Dec 4, 2024 – 45:35
  • The Truth Behind Jaguar's Rebrand - The Big Three #38
    Nov 27, 2024 – 49:18
  • Diesel Tuners Fined Millions... Again - The Big Three #37
    Nov 20, 2024 – 35:48
  • Why Ford is Suing This Youtuber - The Big Three #36
    Nov 14, 2024 – 48:25
  • Kia Just Made The Ugliest Truck of all Time - The Big Three #35
    Nov 6, 2024 – 52:20
  • This Legendary American Truck is Back - The Big Three #34
    Oct 30, 2024 – 43:53
  • BMW is About To Get Ugly - The Big Three #33
    Oct 23, 2024 – 55:26
  • Tony Stewart Reacts To NASCAR Drifting - The Big Three #32
    Oct 17, 2024 – 01:05:31
  • Fast & Furious Stunt Coordinator Andy Gill - The Big Three #31
    Oct 9, 2024 – 01:16:57
  • Toyota Announces BETTER 2JZ - The Big Three #30
    Oct 2, 2024 – 49:39
  • How Larry Chen Went From Photographer to Drifter - The Big Three #29
    Sep 25, 2024 – 53:02
  • Bad Day To Sell A Rare Car - The Big Three #28
    Sep 18, 2024 – 45:15
  • The Grand Tour is Done - The Big Three #27
    Sep 11, 2024 – 48:05
  • Hyundai Listened To Us - The Big Three #26
    Sep 5, 2024 – 48:52
  • The Big Three #25: Horacio Pagani Interview
    Aug 28, 2024 – 40:02
  • The Big Three #24: New Toyota MR2 & Monterey Car Week
    Aug 21, 2024 – 52:21
  • The Big Three #23: James May On His Scariest Grand Tour Wreck
    Aug 14, 2024 – 57:25
  • The Big Three #22: Subie Obsession With Bucky Lasek
    Aug 7, 2024 – 01:01:43
  • The Big Three #21: An Update
    Jul 31, 2024 – 25:13
  • The Big Three #20: Ferrari Goes Electric and Pigs Fly
    Jul 24, 2024 – 44:53
  • The Big Three #19: Used Land Cruiser Sells for Record Price
    Jul 17, 2024 – 50:13
  • The Big Three #18: The Prelude is Here… But Not for US
    Jul 10, 2024 – 43:11
  • The Big Three #17: Addressing the Drama
    Jul 3, 2024 – 30:37
  • The Big Three #16: Bugatti’s V16 Supercar is Wild
    Jun 26, 2024 – 41:14
Recent Reviews
  • Cheesemonger3000
    ADS
    I love to pod but the ads are HORRIBLE! It’s like 60% ads but besides that it’s a great podcast
  • anodized84738
    a step backwards
    I really enjoyed past gas, it had a great storytelling aspect and I genuinely learned a lot. it had been a pillar of my commutes, and a good road trip, because it’s funny, it’s high energy, and it’s informative about the topic. This feels like listening to ambient conversation in an autozone or something. i gave it a solid try, and it’s a tough listen. The elephant in the room is losing james, it hurt the vibe of donut really bad. I wish success for Nolan and Joe, this ones just not for me, and I think there’s other pods that are putting out better content now.
  • That random guy on the drums
    Well, you lost me
    Ever since James left the podcast, it has been a random heap of personal conversations that don’t have anything to do with the premise of the show. Your latest episode, for example, is just basically a conversation for more than half of the entire thing, when it should be a lineup of automotive news and stories, like how the show started. Another thing is the name, “The big three” it can’t be The Big Three if you can’t get a group of three consistent hosts. I usually don’t like to give bad reviews, but I can’t just watch my former favorite podcast go down like this. You guys have to fix this or everyone that liked this podcast for what it was, A good automotive news podcast with three solid hosts, are going to leave. Donut is one of my favorite YouTube channels to watch in podcasts to listen to. Take it from me. I literally have a donut sticker on the speaker that I’m using right now, I have a big poster on my wall with your logo, and a T-shirt in my closet. I DONOT WANT TO LOSE DONUT. (that was a bad joke just like the ones that they say in the podcast now) just please fix this podcast. Thanks
  • bluejayFRL[YT]
    Had such high hopes
    It was awesome when this first came out but then I realized that it was all just article by The Drive which owns donut now and it just is a money grab at this point
  • TrippyFella
    So many ads
    On average it’s 45 minute episodes with 15 of those minutes being ads. Very obvious this podcast is just a money grab. They don’t care about the content or quality of the content. Just want money from advertisers. 👎
  • Ninja96073
    Podcast or Ad-cast?
    Lately this podcast feels like it’s become more ad reads than it is a podcast. The ad breaks feel randomly inserted and the pod itself is starting to feel really disjointed. Sometimes the hosts just chat, which is fun, but sometimes it’s incredibly structured and feels inconsistent. I think the chemistry is good and I don’t mind rotating hosts, but I feel like this podcast is starting to lose a central identity, I’m never sure what I’m tuning into anymore. On a side note, that Angie’s List drives me bonkers.
  • Alex is hungry
    Not what it once was
    It pains me to write this but at this point it feels like this is all I can do to voice my concerns. The big three and past gas have been my go to favorite podcasts for the past year. I really enjoyed the banter, jokes and knowledge that the hosts James, Nolan and Joe had. However, since James has left donut, both podcasts have dropped in quality drastically. Though not their faults, the guests they’ve had on recently have been terrible, with the exception of Jimmy and Justin. The guests are awkward and clunky, and the chemistry is notably bad. It hurts to say since I believe both Joe and Nolan care about these podcasts, but the effort definitely has been lacking. I’ve gone from being a weekly listener, to having to change the podcast after 5 minutes due to how weird the podcast has become. When I listen now, all I hear is awkward conversations and bad jokes and very little knowledge about the car industry. My only recommendation/want would be to have consistent hosts, such as Nolan, Joe, Jimmy, or Justin. Unfortunately, donut media has one foot in the grave, with the mass exodus of key hosts, and it is probably only a matter of time before both Joe and Nolan leave as well.
  • Faceplant Cookies
    Great Show, Bad Sponsors
    The hosts, format, and content are excellent. They get some really disappointing sponsors. I’d really like to see them ditch the predatory gambling ads.
  • Entity 202
    Good pod
    🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀😸😸😺😺😼😼😹😹 👀 👃🏻 👄 🤲🏻
  • Diccen
    😥
    A moment of silent for James leaving 🫡
  • AstralSmut
    The ads are horribly jarring
    Love these guys, love and prefer this more general format relative to Past Gas (though it’s great that they both exist). But the timing of these ads and the way they abruptly interrupt the show sometimes mid-sentence is kind of embarrassing. Horrible listening experience and with the production capabilities Donut obviously has I’m shocked they haven’t integrated them better.
  • We love stories😍😍❤️❤️💌
    My son loves the podcast
    My son loves the donut YouTube channel and he learned a lot of new things and the podcast is as much.Me and my son watch on his iPad
  • Eh king
    Love me some banter
    The off mic laughter from the producers adds so so much. It feels like more of an intimate environment.
  • 1234689(&
    Love the background laughter
    It just adds to the lore of the show, everyone knows there’s a crew there, why not include them in the pod. Keep on laughing!
  • cole yo
    Great show
    Great show, kind of funny all three of the hosts are rarely on at the same time 😅
  • Jalajay10
    Love the show
    Your son will remain in my basement
  • Mr. Cage!
    Rip
    Although this is a great show, DRS will always be in my heart. Rip DRS, We love you!
  • jeysanchey
    Great!
    Huge fan of past gas and now this show too.
  • El_brokedude_jr
    Makes an hour of work feel like 10mins.
    Great show, love listening to this while I’m at work. If you like cars you’ll like this show for sure. 10/10
  • Peachtree1798
    Great show with really only one flaw
    I love donut and try to consume anything donut related. The podcast are for the most part very well done but the background laughter outside of the main hosts needs to go. It’s the main thing that pushes me away from listening as it comes off as a distraction and half baked/unprofessional. Everything else is great and well put together outside of that.
  • AndreT3000
    Great Content
    Fresh takes, informed comments, silly billie’s being silly. 👏👏👏don’t stop.
  • PopoJoeC
    Good call, fellas!
    I am just as excited to listen to this podcast as I’m sure you boys are excited to make it. So far, excellent excellent excellent! But, does this mean that the past Gas podcast will be about farts now? Keep it juiced, and I will not give you back your son!
  • Lukecifer185
    DRS
    I’ll settle for this, still miss DRS.
  • ParkerBatterson
    already good
    they’re so dialed in from past gas and DRS (rip miss u DRS)
  • Snoopy7269
    Donut
    These podcasts are great for working on stuff to especially cars. Keep up the good work guys!! Also… could we get an episode on whatever the heck dodge is doing with their electric whistle blower???
  • Kentucky Bible Incident
    I can’t wait
    I can’t wait to hear future episodes I know this will be my top car podcast next to martini works
  • indeed my nuts
    Honestly honest
    i honestly do predict that these three big boys will be big some day..trust
  • BautilovesFerrari
    Yuh
    Secondddd (This is historical)
  • TheCarKiddo
    Amazing content!!!
    Love that you guys set up a podcast for car people! Just amazing 👍👍
  • FARSIDESTUDIOS
    First
    If you ain’t first you’re last. Love donut so i love this.
  • Cameron Lavergne
    Toot toot
    Love everything at donut. I appreciate all the entertainment you bring to me during my days at work. Keep it fired up bois.
  • jmartin686868
    Donut Media
    Just when my Wednesdays were really missing DRS. Here comes this banger! Legggoo!
  • Navy Reid
    First
    First review, love these guys
  • lukas-gooby
    best trailer ever
    hope the boys talk about why abandoning horses for cars was a bad idea
  • KeepOnReading39
    First first first
    First
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