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Takona Tlks.

An automotive podcast that celebrates connection, community, and interesting stories.Every two weeks Takona founder Lewis Warren sits down for a casual conversation with an interesting guest, normally someone from within the automotive world. These conversations are designed to act as an example; talking can be casual and conversations can lead us in a variety of directions. If mental health and well-being comes up, its okay. After all, ITS OK TO TLK. By Takona, the brand driving mental health

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1:04:15

Thomas Gray aka That Guy Gray - Episode 89

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2025/10/02

Takona Tlks with Thomas Gray, aka That Guy Gray, presenter, content creator, and vocal mental health advocate. Tom has built an audience around sharing stories, history, and open, honest mental health conversation. He's known for his to camera, in car, one take videos as well as presenting for Kwik Fit at the British Touring Cars. We barely scratched the surface on the things he's been up to and as my parking ran out at our recording location we had to call time at an hour. It was however a very

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2:17:10

Luke Scambler - Garage of Luke - Episode 88

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2025/09/04

Takona tlks with Luke Scambler, Youtuber, presenter, builder and breaker of many cars, and a good talker. A thorough chat with many tangents and many stories, proper car conversation. To see more from Luke check out his youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@GarageofLukeFor more from Takona head to www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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53:10

Rich Hall - Founder of Great British Sports Cars -...

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2025/08/21

Takona Tlks with Rich Hall the man behind Great British Sports Cars, an independent car maker based in Nottinghamshire. Rich shares the story behind where the company started, how it's grown, and where it's heading. With a good mix of challenges and success thrown in for good measure.See more from Great British Sports cars at: https://www.greatbritishsportscars.com/See more from Takona at: www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:14:21

Hamilton James - Presenter & Automotive Youtuber -...

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2025/08/07

Takona Tlks with Hamilton James - A car youtuber, presenter and in his words, failed car dealer. A long, authentic, and at times deep episode looking quite thoroughly at both cars and mental health.For more from Hamilton check out his youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxpuEELfejiUJrlMlZlDbFwFor more from Takona head to www.takona.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:09:02

Freddie Hernandez aka Tavarish - Episode 85

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2025/07/24

Takona Tlks with Automotive youtuber Freddie Hernandez aka Tavarish. One of Americas and possibly the worlds biggest automotive youtube content creators. Freddie has built his name around the phrase "I am the warranty" and his journey has taken him from fixing his cars on a driveway to buying flood damaged Mclaren P1's to build into something unique. We sat down for a good old chat about his journey, some of the harder things to manage in being so well known, along with the usual life, the universe

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1:20:47

Dr Erdem Pulcu - Cognitive Neuroscientist at...

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2025/07/03

Takona tlks with Dr Erdem Pulcu, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford, he's also a proper car enthusiast. We look into some of the brain science around mental health, his research into brain scanning, and his love for cars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:16:36

Sam Fretwell - Classicwise Founder -Episode 83

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2025/06/19

Takona Tlks with Sam Fretwell, founder of the Classicwise specialist car dealer in Southwell Nottinghamshire. Going from an incredibly difficult situation following a nasty car crash and turning that experience into the motivation to build a truly brilliant business doing fantastic things. We get into the story behind how Classicwise came to be. For all things Classicwise head to https://www.classicwise.co.uk/For all things Takona head to https://www.takona.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See

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1:19:19

Nathan Chadwick - Car Journalist - Episode 82

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2025/05/08

Takona Tlks with Nathan Chadwick, freelance car journalist for magazines including Magneto, Hagerty Drivers Club and Classic Car Mag. Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Tim Foster - Rallying with Group B - Episode 81

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2025/02/06

Takona Tlks with Tim Foster, one of the men behind Rallying With Group B a community of enthusiasts, car owners and service suppliers who offer event organisers a one-stop solution for supplying spectacular eye-catching, well-driven and professionally organised cars.RWGB were the first demonstration group to be officially recognised by the UK's motorsport governing body, Motorsport UK. We are regulated, insured, and approved to run and organise display & demonstration events with the safety of the

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1:40:52

Mark Foster - F1 Designer and founder of Rock Solid...

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2024/12/19

Takona Tlks with Mark Foster, Formula one and Aston Martin Valkyrie Designer and founder of Rock Solid Rigs race simulator rigs. Mark and I talk through his career starting from entering Formula one, through to working with Adrian Newey on the Valkyrie, and now designing and building Racing Simulator Rigs. See more of Marks Sim Rig work at www.rocksolidrigs.com and more from Takona at www.takona.co.uk Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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2:10:29

Simon Lane - The Real Q (amongst many things) -...

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2024/12/05

Takona Tlks with Simon Lane, a man who has been behind some of the coolest and most interesting special vehicle operations cars for the past few years, including the James Bond Goldfinger DB5 recreation cars, the Aston Victor, and the Fitipaldi Evija. We go through some of Simons fondest projects and the story of how a tough school start has lead him onto an amazing career within the automotive world. If you're a Patreon member you'll have seen some of the amazing pieces Simon shared with me after

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1:05:33

Simon Hill - Motorsport Specialist - Episode 78

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2024/11/21

Takona Tlks with Simon Hill, a motorsport specialist in a variety of ways, from racing cars, to commentating about motorsport for the likes of ITV and Motors TV, managing motorsport logistics, and even helping manage his son Jake Hill who recently became BTCC champion for 2024. Simon is a familiar face around most paddocks especially when the touring cars are in town. We sat down in the Hilton at Silverstone for a good catchup about his career in and around the motorsport world. Get bonus Takona

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1:12:35

Andrew Brabyn - Zero West Watches Co-Founder -...

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2024/11/07

Takona Tlks with Andrew Brabyn, one of the co-founders of Zero West watches.Andrew kindly invited me down to their design studio to record, which meant spending most of the time trying not to be distracted by the plethora of incredibly cool things they have on display, including an actual Spitfire engine from a plane that crashed in France during WW2. It's still coated in French mud! If you're a Patreon member you'll have already seen some video clips from inside the studio!Zero West combine British

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1:55:38

Arun & Gareth - Detailers - ATD Vehicle Appearance...

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2024/10/24

Takona Tlks with Arun and Gareth ATD Vehicle Appearance Specialists, thats right, two guests! We met at Great Northern Classics for a good chat about detailing, life, the universe and everything, meandering from cars to conspiracy theories and everything in between. An episode that really shows the chemistry these two have, as well as showcasing how relative strangers can sit and chat over their shared passion for the automotive. Thank you to the Great Northern Classic team for letting us use their

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54:56

Alastair Moffat - Stunt Driver - Episode 75

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2024/09/26

Takona Tlks with Alastair Moffatt, stunt driver, autotest champion, rally driver, and holder of 9 world records! We had a good ol chat about how he got into doing what he does, some of the ups and downs of setting world records in cars, and how motorsports and cars have been at the core of his family.A big thank you to Motorsport UK for hosting us in their HQ to record. To see more of Alastair head to https://www.alastairmoffatt.com/For more from Takona head to www.takona.co.uk Get bonus Takona

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2:36:02

Miles Hardy - Director HPC Classics - Episode 74

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2024/09/12

Takona Tlks with Miles Hardy, Sales director at HPC Classics in Eastbourne, and someone who's been a friend for a couple of years now. Miles has an incredibly deep knowledge on a broad range of cars, but his real passion is for all things TVR. A true testament to how cars bring people together from all over, Miles and I had chatted here and there on facebook for a couple of years before ever actually meeting in person and when we did it was like we'd been best mates our entire lives. See more from

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1:04:04

Efrem Brynin - Strongmen Charity - Episode 73

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2024/08/29

Takona Tlks with Efrem Brynin, the CEO and co-founder of the Strongmen charity. Strongmen aim to support men following bereavement and was started following Efrems own journey through the process of bereavement following the loss of his son. This episode is one that really delves into the mens mental health topic, possibly in more depth than any other episode, and as such we talk about some quite heavy topics. If anything we talk about hits home and you're needing some support along with the Takona

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1:20:09

Rob Elliot - Boxed Drinks Coffee Trucks - Episode 72

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2024/08/15

If you've been to practically any major car event in the last few years you may have seen Rob, and possibly even had coffee from him.Rob and I have become good friends over the last few years, thanks to his outgoing and vibrant personality, and his ability to make a stellar cup of coffee. The boxed drinks coffee trucks have grown from a simple horse box trailer into a fleet of classic and vintage coffee trucks, a 2CV van, and a Land Rover Defender 90 Pickup. Instantly recognisable, and built from a

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1:03:57

Joel McNally - The Flying Kestrel - Episode 71

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2024/08/01

Takona Tlks with Joel McNally brand manager for Kestrel Beer and the co founder of the Flying Kestrel project, taking a 1935 Riley Kestrel and breaking land speed records with it. We go through the project from inception to it's latest attempt at hitting 200mph. Learn more about the Flying Kestrel at : https://theflyingkestrel.com/ and about Kestrel Beer at https://www.kestrelbeer.com/Learn more about Takona at www.takona.co.uk Get bonus Takona content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See

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1:35:57

Alex Robbins - Car Journalist - The Telegraph

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2024/07/18

Takona Tlks with Alex Robbins, freelance car journalist for the likes of the Telegraph, CarGurus, Kazoo, Drivetribe and What Car?. This November Alex will be walking from Mission Motorsport HQ in Oxfordshire all the way to Anglesey Race Circuit for the Race of Remembrance. We sat to chat about what he's been up to in preparation for the big walk, how it's been hugely influential for both his physical and mental wellbeing, and his time working as a journalist. If you'd like to support Alex's walk you

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