Stephanie Coombes

Sydney

Freelance Podcast Producer, Writer and Host at Freelance

Podcast Content and Partnership DirectorPodcast at ARN News

Editor of the Car Pit

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Articles

General Motors Corporation Yukon Denali Review: Price, Specs and what it’s like to drive in Australia.

3 days ago | dailytelegraph.com.au | Stephanie Coombes

Don't miss out on the headlines from On the Road. Followed categories will be added to My News. Spare a thought for those whose recreational pursuits require a lot of automotive grunt. Towing expensive things like horse trailers, glossy boats and trail bikes can be stressful. Add a few grumbling kids in the back seat on a long journey and watch the fun gauge fall. These are very much not my problems.
General Motors Corporation Yukon Denali Review: Price, Specs and what it’s like to drive in Australia.

3 days ago | news.com.au | Stephanie Coombes

Some people in Australia have lucky problems. Spare a thought for those whose recreational pursuits require a lot of automotive grunt. Towing expensive things like horse trailers, glossy boats and trail bikes can be stressful. Add a few grumbling kids in the back seat on a long journey and watch the fun gauge fall. These are very much not my problems.
Chery’s Tiggo 4 sets an unreachable standard

1 month ago | news.com.au | Stephanie Coombes

The Chery Tiggo 4 is one of the cheapest SUVs you can buy. It undercuts the equivalent Toyota Yaris Cross by more than $10,000. Let’s be frank. If you’re considering buying a Chery, it’s probably because you want a brand-new car, but don’t have a lot of cash to spend. Hey, there’s no judgement here. Some people want a recognisable brand with a bit of history, and will happily buy second-hand to get it.
How Drive to Survive changed F1 forever

2 months ago | couriermail.com.au | Stephanie Coombes

Generally speaking, car racing is not a glamorous sport. If you’re a normal punter (and not one of the chosen few in a corporate box) it usually involves sitting on dusty hills, sweating in the sun and eating food predominantly served on sticks. Fashion – if you could call it that – begins and ends at cargo pants and sensible hats. Which is fine. MORE: Glamour at the Grand PrixCasa Ferrari at the Australian Grand Prix.
AI generated content doesn’t work - But if it did? The media’s screwed

Sep 17, 2024 | mumbrella.com.au | Rosie Drew |Stephanie Coombes

Sometimes it’s hard to know when an industry-changing disruptor is knocking at your door. Just ask our friends in the video rental world. Blockbuster famously turned down acquiring Netflix in 2000 for a paltry $50 million. But when ChatGPT launched? There was no question the world was about to change. We were inundated with apocalyptic predictions, think pieces, excitement, and fear. Media executives and board members quickly took notice.
This is not a first date story. I told it anyway.

Jun 30, 2024 | stephaniecoombes.medium.com | Stephanie Coombes

Last week I found myself sitting opposite a good-looking man in a nice wine bar in Darlinghurst. He'd chosen the kind of place you'd only know about through a recommendation - it was hidden in an alleyway and down a narrow flight of stairs. The conversation was easy and pleasant, he spoke comfortably about his work, his family. Eventually we moved on to the topic of travelling. I heard about his trip to Vegas with friends and how they had visited a couple of enormous clubs.
The Time I Got A Magnet In My Finger

Jun 26, 2024 | humanparts.medium.com | Stephanie Coombes

A few weeks ago I went to a doctor about something I've been putting off for around a decade. I don't have a regular GP, so I perused through faces on the local clinic's website, trying to decide which doctor had the least judgmental face. I eventually chose a woman around the same age as me. She looked like someone you'd be introduced to at a book club. At 11 a.m. on Tuesday, she and I exchanged pleasantries as we walked down the hall and into the consult room.
The weirdest things I found in Japan

Jun 23, 2024 | stephaniecoombes.medium.com | Stephanie Coombes

Well I can't pretend I was busy during my recent Japanese holiday. The most gruelling part of my schedule was deciding which egg sandwich to start my day with. Then, when aimlessly wandering and looking at stuff became too exhausting, I would head to a sauna and then indulged in some pleasure time with a naughty little slat:The good news about all this looking was that it allowed me to find plenty of what we all hope to come across while travelling in Japan - some really fucking weird shit.
What's with the dead people posts on LinkedIn?

Jun 16, 2024 | stephaniecoombes.medium.com | Stephanie Coombes

There was a time on LinkedIn where I couldn't seem to open the app without seeing a sob story about someone's dead relative on my feed. This phenomenon would involve a photo of the recently deceased person (sometimes their literal corpse - I'm not joking) along with some spiel about 'keeping it real' and being vulnerable online. They would often use the opportunity to also thank their boss or company for being so supportive.
Is NASCAR actually good or is there a carbon monoxide leak in my house?

Jun 2, 2024 | stephaniecoombes.medium.com | Stephanie Coombes

When you're sitting on dirt at a race track, your sweaty hand holding an equally sweaty dagwood dog, it can be easy to forget that car racing started as a gentleman's sport. In the early days of racing, cars were expensive and there weren't any monetary incentives to drive. Sure you could win some races, but you'd get no Rolex sponsorships, lucrative contracts, or television coverage. This put the sport firmly in the hands of the rich.