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Jan 2025
54m 38s

Getting Up to Speeed w/ James Pumphrey

SPIKE FERESTEN
About this episode

Join Spike and James Pumphrey (creator of Donut Media's first series, "Up To Speed" and recent founder of the YouTube channel Speeed) as they discuss everything from James's comedy roots to his journey into automotive content creation. They also discuss why James left Donut Media, the creative drive behind his new channel, and his deep love for classics like his modified E30 BMW.

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