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Smith and Sniff

OTOSOT 87

Smith and Sniff

Jonny Smith and Richard Porter

Cars, 5th Gear, Leisure, Road Trips, Automotive, Comedy, Top Gear, Improv, The Grand Tour

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In another instalment of their On The Other Side Of Things spin-off show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about a nice-sounding car for an 18-year-old, sorting the wheels on an old Fiesta, rare but nobody cares car search spikes, and the royal family and Top Gear. 

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0:00.0

I'm Richard Porter.

0:02.7

I'm Johnny Smith.

0:04.1

And this is on the other side of things, the Smith and Sniff spin-off in which we answer your questions.

0:12.8

Welcome once again to Friday's question answering session.

0:16.9

And what should we just get in there?

0:19.6

Well, we should, although I feel like there's still people that don't know why it's called Otisot.

0:25.8

Oh, it's true. We don't even explain it. I haven't explained it. It's on the other side of things.

0:31.7

Yes.

0:32.9

It's on that side of things, the inexplicable catchphrase from this podcast for many years.

0:40.3

But on the other side of things, it's the spin-off show.

0:42.5

It's half an hour of answering audience questions rather than just chatting shite.

0:46.5

Although that also happens.

0:48.6

Let's dive into a question.

0:50.3

This one is from a listener called Alex, who says, a very nice, polite start.

0:55.7

Oh, good.

0:56.0

He calls us a pair of titanium flutes, but then he says, I hope you're both well.

1:01.1

Thanks, Alex.

1:02.7

Very well, thank you, Alex.

1:03.7

Yeah, I am, actually. I ate some porridge a little fast before recording this, not recommended.

1:11.1

But apart from that, I'm good.

1:12.5

I'm just going to put it in a crawler gear to start.

1:14.9

You know, like if you're a trucker and you normally would pull away and forth,

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