Two weeks ago Christiaan Conover and Tim Vincent began recording a BMW only podcast similar to Leo Laporte's This Week in Google & Macbreak Weekly shows found on the internet. Conover (a blogger & car nut with a passion for all things BMW) and Vincent (owner and founder of Vincent Motor Sports, one of the fastest growing aftermarket car/truck/motorcycle parts dealers in the country) are the hosts of the show. Using a "play-on-words" they named their podcast after the term "round table" but inserted the Roundel (BMW's logo).
The first podcast discussed BMW’s new “Expression of Joy” ad campaign, the 5 Series Gran Turismo, and the upcoming (rumored) 1M.
Last week they talked about the new Gran Coupe Concept, the 5 GT “Art Car”, BMW the most sustainable automotive company, and the Mini-E/MegaCity.
This week they asked Manny Antunes a Senior BMW Client Advisor at JMK BMW in Springfield, NJ and Ty Whiting, Classic BMW's business manager and social media manger to be on their panel. We discussed the X6 ActiveHybrid, BMW’s new lineup of performance-minded cars, and some fun/interesting facts about BMW and their products you may not have known.
Click here for download info from Roundel Table's website.
Click here for the iTunes link.
For those of you who don't know what a "podcast" is, Wikipedia describes it as:
A podcast (or netcast) is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication.
Ok, so what does that mean? It's similar to listening to a radio talk show but instead of tuning it on your car stereo, these pre-recorded files are either played on your computer or MP3 player. Often listeners will go to the iTunes Store, download the file, and listen to it on their iPod. These same files can be accessed from the originator's website and downloaded from there.
Many listeners "subscribe" to their favorite podcasts so whenever a new one is released, they're notified so they can download the updated file. Many podcasts are update weekly and, if you have iTunes, the new file pops up in your PODCASTS library automatically. When you sync your MP3 player (or iPod/iPhone) the new show is ready to be listened to.
Podcasts are very convenient because using the MP3 player connected through your vehicle makes your commute feel a lot shorter. When you reach your destination you then stop the podcast. The next time you drive (as opposed to a radio show) you pick up where you left off!
Most BMW's have an auxiliary jack where a MP3 player can be connected to play through your car's audio system. If you have the BMW iPod/USB Adapter installed from the factory (or an iPod only adapter installed at our dealership) you can also control the iPod using the vehicles audio controls. Contact us if you would like more info to have an iPod adapter installed on your BMW.