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Driven By Design

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Frequency: 1 episode/21d. Total Eps: 36

The only show showing you the future of automotive design. From the people making it happen today.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
23/08/2026
#35
🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
11/06/2025
#70
🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
10/06/2025
#40

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http://www.bryanthompsondesign.com/
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DRIVEN BY DESIGN-The Unique VELOMOBILE

Episode 36

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 • Duration 11:09

Our Driven by Designer, Bryan Thompson (10 years with Nissan SoCal car design studio and recent lead designer for Amazon's new self-driving taxi ZOOX) talks with the creator of a new category of pedal-powered plus electric assist vehicle called the VELOMOBILE. Created by Begorette Supercomposites Engineering in Spain. Here on Orange County's only live business channel, OC TALK RADIO, streaming live from the University of California Irvine's BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER.

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State of Michigan‘s Test Track of the Future for Self-Driving Cars

Episode 35

Thursday, September 16, 2021 • Duration 17:36

Meet Reuben Sarkar, President and CEO of the American Center for Mobility on their innovative test track for self-driving technology. And the startup campus they've created to help create the transportation technology of the future. Funded by the State of Michigan (and others).

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From Designing Hondas to Watches

Episode 26

Saturday, March 27, 2021 • Duration 18:02

Check out today's fascinating talk with Jason Wilbur who went from designing cars for Honda to his own line of high end watches (Wilbur Watches). Finding new inspiration in these challenging times. And a new way to channel his creative muses. Only on DRIVEN BY DESIGN (a show about everything that drives us today). Here on OC TALK RADIO, OC's only community radio station.

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Cars without gas-ZETA's bold initiative for 100% electrification

Episode 25

Sunday, January 31, 2021 • Duration 15:27

Once upon a time, we were promised a future with "flying cars". Now countries around the world (including the new Biden Administration) and our own State of California are promising a world where all new cars will be electric by 2030. Sound just as fantastic or unfeasible?

Listen as our host Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's SoCal design studio) talks with the industry group leading this charge. The ZERO EMMISSIONS TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION (ZETA) and their bold initiative to insure that all new vehicles are 100% electric by 2030. And how they are working with Congress and leading manufacturers to pave the way for this to really happen.

Right here on this week's edition of DRIVEN BY DESIGN. On Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.biz. Streaming live from the University of California's BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER.

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A Gay Man's Guide to Life by Britt East

Episode 24

Sunday, January 24, 2021 • Duration 15:09

Today our Driven Designer, Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's SoCal Design studio) takes another detour to highlight some LGBT issues again. Not only talking about his ongoing SHINE initiative to shine a light on domestic abuse within this community, but to talk with an author Britt East, who's written A Gay Man's Guide to Life. Designed to give gay men (in his words) a leg up on life by sharing his own journey as a way to guide and inspire others.

It's part of Bryan's series of shows that not only spotlight LGBT issues but shine a light on how people are using this cloistered Covid time to be creative and tackle new projects. To take a look at what's driving people during these difficult times. So ride along! Right here on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

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How a top professional dancer keeps going

Episode 23

Friday, December 18, 2020 • Duration 15:55

Professional Dancer Cassidy Knoblett (Mariah Carey, Katy Perry and others) talks about his COVID QUARANTINE TIME and how he keeps going and growing. How do you keep moving when the world seems stuck in slowdown and shutdown?

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Bringing Light Into Darkness

Episode 22

Friday, December 18, 2020 • Duration 14:32

Noted Car Designer Bryan Thompson shares his idea of how he tries to bring "light into darkness" not only thru his work designing cars for companies from Nissan to autonomous car maker Motional, but also thru his special SHINE project. SHINING a light on the often overlooked subject of domestic abuse in the LGBT community (including his own experience which inspired him to shine a not on others stories as well). So in these dark Covid times, don't give up hope! Find a way to let the light shine thru in your own life! And see how others are using this forced seclusion to open new doors and new ideas in their own lives.

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Whatever happened to the promise of flying cars?

Episode 21

Saturday, October 17, 2020 • Duration 25:06

Join us as our resident car designer, Bryan Thompson (10 years with Nissan's SoCal design studio) imagines a world the flying cars from cartoons like the Jetsons really came to life. An alternative universe where flying cars became a reality. And the series of paintings he's creating on that theme to raise money for his charity to help LGBTQ kids (like him) realize their dreams and pursue a career in car design. Only on OC TALK RADIO, Orange County's only online business channel.

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Bringing new car designs to life

Episode 20

Saturday, October 17, 2020 • Duration 38:09

Join us as our resident car designer Bryan Thompson (10 years with the SoCal Design Studio) talks us thru his latest "self driving delivery car" as he ventures to OC to see the car come to life in a clay model version. Bringing it one step closer from imagination to reality. Only on OC TALK RADIO, Orange County's only business station.

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Toby Corey, Past Pres of TESLA

Episode 19

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 • Duration 32:15

Join Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's car design studio, now out on his own) as he talks with the former President of TESLA on what it was like to work with the legendary Elon Musk and his own work now teaching at Stanford and trying to figure out how to "reboot the human brain" and Modifying Human Perception (the subject of his upcoming TEDx talk at the Yost Theatre on Friday, March 6th here in Santa Ana, CA). On DRIVEN BY DESIGN, here on Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.

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