feed02.fireside.fm Wed, 06 May 2026 19:12:02 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Stepside: a show about trucks https://stepside.fireside.fm Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:23:33 -0400 Matt Haughey (internet nerd with lots of previous trucks and a few current models) and Joel Johnson (formerly of Gawker/Jalopnik, truck lover, regular lover) meet every couple weeks to chat about trucks, what's in the news, what they like and dislike, and what they're currently driving. en-us © 2026 Stepside: a show about trucks episodic A podcast about trucks Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson Matt Haughey (internet nerd with lots of previous trucks and a few current models) and Joel Johnson (formerly of Gawker/Jalopnik, truck lover, regular lover) meet every couple weeks to chat about trucks, what's in the news, what they like and dislike, and what they're currently driving. false Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson mathowie@gmail.com Episode 17: Overland Expo, The Rubicon trail, and the Ford Raptor R wrecking https://stepside.fireside.fm/17 ee7a18af-d927-499c-b41e-4cb002f35e82 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0400 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson A quick summary of the last two months of truck news and things we've both done in our trucks. 59:49 false A quick summary of the last two months of truck news and things we've both done in our trucks.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+Q-YVdruj ]]> Episode 16: Tacoma launch and the ID Buzz VW Bus finally drops for the US https://stepside.fireside.fm/16 3e17785f-77b4-4a04-865c-bb53e94bd780 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:00:00 -0400 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson Our thoughts after seeing the tacoma launch, some news about the VW ID Buzz ev van, and Joel's eternal search for the perfect truck 56:36 false Our thoughts after seeing the tacoma launch, some news about the VW ID Buzz ev van, and Joel's eternal search for the perfect truck

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+H40f58ZQ ]]> Episode 15: Predictions time: It's new Tacoma Eve! Plus Rangers and more https://stepside.fireside.fm/15 0040bc74-9f04-406b-bc7b-c8f48b4c3b3f Wed, 24 May 2023 14:00:00 -0400 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson The night before the new Toyota Tacomas drop, we predict what we'll see (spoiler: we were mostly spot-on). Plus we talk new Rangers, Jeeps, dashboard designs, and the Rivian. 1:07:50 false The night before the new Toyota Tacomas drop, we predict what we'll see (spoiler: we were mostly spot-on). Plus we talk new Rangers, Jeeps, dashboard designs, and the Rivian.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+Xf3lleju ]]> Episode 14: RVs and Trailering and EVs and trail running and scuba and motorcycles and also a little bit about trucks https://stepside.fireside.fm/14 0e39d184-273f-497a-9ade-466f10fc8df0 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0400 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson Me and Joel hadn't talked in a while, so we talked about a lot of things 1:07:30 false Links:

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+NAV47MTl ]]> Episode 13: CES and Ranger buying and Rivian test driving https://stepside.fireside.fm/13 2d1df259-d048-4345-bfa0-71e84c4e3a09 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:00:00 -0500 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson 1:27:51 false Links:

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+IJ5su__r ]]> Episode 12: The 57th Annual high honda days holiday spectacular https://stepside.fireside.fm/12 e579671d-d8cc-48f7-b42a-c07accfbfd5b Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson 57:18 false Joel and I talk about new trucks on the horizon, what truck Joel might finally pull the trigger on.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+2oqp1dRx ]]> Episode 11: SEMA builds, Ford truck news, and motorcycles https://stepside.fireside.fm/11 cb8502e7-911a-4865-9c69-284caaee20f3 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0500 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson 48:53 false Links:

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+svmoiKWU ]]> Episode 10: Overland expo east, Jeeps, and 911s https://stepside.fireside.fm/10 d2b3a964-010c-4acf-abb9-e7b2a8f389e1 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:30:00 -0400 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson Joel recaps Overland Expo East, Matt recaps buying his first Jeep. Then we talk Joel's 911 Porsche that he threw a roof top tent on. 1:11:45 false Links:

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+sQQjzKba ]]> Episode 8: Big summer plans, winching and camping https://stepside.fireside.fm/8 22100b89-7aab-4158-b7a0-1b8d8e37a0ad Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:00:00 -0400 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson 1:06:05 false Links:

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+yAmdTkfG ]]> Episode 4: Flash bang security https://stepside.fireside.fm/4 3e79906d-bed3-4447-89ed-a1f632afae3e Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:30:00 -0400 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson 53:59 false Links:

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/rbk9yIZC+K3qPPklk ]]> Episode 1: Hello and welcome to Stepside! https://stepside.fireside.fm/1 dfa94c05-4f21-4b3c-a66e-a01bb37178b4 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:00:00 -0500 mathowie@gmail.com (Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson) full Matt Haughey and Joel Johnson Matt and Joel chat about recent truck news around Jeep and their first foray into EVs, Rivian and their foibles, Dodge and their plans, as well as a review of Matt's brand new Ford Maverick along with other items 59:37 true Matt and Joel chat about recent truck news around Jeep and their first foray into EVs, Rivian and their foibles, Dodge and their plans, as well as a review of Matt's brand new Ford Maverick along with other items

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