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Downtime With Downstar is an English-language automotive and car culture interview podcast with a Southern California focus, featuring guests from the 805 area, Honda communities, music and creator circles. It has 294 episodes released roughly every two weeks, with a median length of about 2 hours 5 minutes. Estimated downloads are 1,000 to 3,000 per episode, with a host-read rate of $40 to $90 per episode.

Why brands sponsor Downtime With Downstar

Engaged Southern California car community audience across nearly 300 interview episodes

  • Long-running interview archive with about 294 episodes since 2018
  • Apple Podcasts rating of 4.9 from 172 ratings
  • Guests span automotive builders, musicians and creators from the 805 area
Best forautomotive parts and accessoriescar care and detailing
Watch forThe feed is explicit and cadence has slowed to about every two weeks, so downloads may be lower than the archive suggests.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Automotive55%
Music25%
Business10%
Personal Finance0%
Society10%
Formats
interview, guest conversation
Tone
casual, candid
Language
English
Production
Home recording
Typical length
60 to 180 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent45/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment70/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode1k–3k
Estimated, confidence 45%: 172 Apple ratings suggest a 2,000 to 8,000 band, adjusted down for a niche automotive focus, a SoundCloud host, and a Podcast Index popularity of 2, with roughly 294 episodes over about eight years.
Audience asks aboutHow did a featured guest build their car or career?What is the history of the Honda meet scene?How do creators grow their audience and business?
Age
30%18-24
40%25-34
20%35-44
10%45+
Gender
25%women
75%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States85%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed; the website is a retail store for Honda hardware, and the feed carries no funding links.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitymedium
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

The feed is flagged explicit, and an episode title references prison and a 'Death Row' story.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 6 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence0 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks2 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks2 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 81 days ago, a new one about every 14 days.

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Downtime With Downstar's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Downtime With Downstar

Downtime With Downstar is an interview podcast hosted under the Downstar name, covering Honda and car culture, Southern California creators, musicians and entrepreneurs. The show's website, downstarinc.com, is a retail store for Honda hardware founded in 2009 by Frank Garcia, according to its About Us page, and the show is published on SoundCloud.

The feed lists 294 episodes since September 2018, released about every 14 days, with a median episode length of roughly two hours. The Apple Podcasts listing shows a 4.9 average rating from 172 ratings, which suggests a loyal listener base; these listener estimates are estimates, not published figures, and the audience is likely concentrated in Southern California and the car community.

No sponsors are named in the feed or the Apple listing. Based on an estimated 1,000 to 3,000 downloads per episode, a host-read mid-roll would typically cost about $40 to $90 per episode. The show is best suited to automotive parts, accessories and car care brands.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Downtime With Downstar can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Downtime With Downstar

How much does Downtime With Downstar charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on an estimated 1,000 to 3,000 downloads per episode, a host-read mid-roll would typically cost about $40 to $90 per episode. Actual rates depend on the show's terms and are not published in the feed.

What is Downtime With Downstar about?

The show is an interview podcast covering Honda and car culture, Southern California creators, musicians and entrepreneurs. Episodes run about two hours and are released roughly every two weeks.

How do I contact Downtime With Downstar about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked through Starbooked.

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