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Hank Watson's Garage Hour - Cars, Trucks, Beers & Guns
Hosted by Justin Fort · EN
50,000 watts of gearhead terror. We're the talk radio blowtorch you want, chock-full of cars, trucks, beers and guns since 2009. We'll be your go-to for gearhead get-some, full of the sliciest canyon carving, dirtiest off-roading, biggest calibers, hairiest sasquatches, loudest explosions, plus the best epic fails, smoking rubble and blue-collar awesomesauce since Top Gear full of beer.
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05.12.26 (MP3): Pay Attention, Dammit! Speeding Ticket for Knight 2000, Ramming Speed for Poop Truck, Complacency for Bureaucrats, a Diet for Porsche, Some Cuts for E-Cars, Collapsing Tunnels, Lousy Radio Ads, Night Runs, Refried Beans, + Unida & Dozer
May 2500:57:58Tap to summarizeA surprisingly gearheadly episode for something served with a side of dried apples - it's time to tighten your belt and peel your ears. We've got someone spoofing The Hoff's Knight 2000 so Mr. Someone can speed through school zones, tunnels falling apart in big cities (not always fatal), tales of tickets and fees that no one earned (and some tolls that no one deserved - talk about incompetence...), trucks on mountains at night, Porsche selling off properties because they overreached again (some more), and many more auto manufacturers (including the guys at Porch) taking yuge losses on electric cars. There's also some thoughts on bad radio ads (beta much, you incompetent boobs?), good beans, and a septic tanker that parked in the second worse spot in the world. Also, a the Unida/Dozer split album...
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05.12.26: Pay Attention, Dammit! Speeding Ticket for Knight 2000, Ramming Speed for Poop Truck, Complacency for Bureaucrats, a Diet for Porsche, Some Cuts for E-Cars, Collapsing Tunnels, Lousy Radio Ads, Night Runs, Refried Beans, + Unida & Dozer
May 2500:57:58Tap to summarizeA surprisingly gearheadly episode for something served with a side of dried apples - it's time to tighten your belt and peel your ears. We've got someone spoofing The Hoff's Knight 2000 so Mr. Someone can speed through school zones, tunnels falling apart in big cities (not always fatal), tales of tickets and fees that no one earned (and some tolls that no one deserved - talk about incompetence...), trucks on mountains at night, Porsche selling off properties because they overreached again (some more), and many more auto manufacturers (including the guys at Porch) taking yuge losses on electric cars. There's also some thoughts on bad radio ads (beta much, you incompetent boobs?), good beans, and a septic tanker that parked in the second worse spot in the world. Also, a the Unida/Dozer split album...
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04.24.26 (MP3): Get the Mud Out... K&N-Style Cotton Filters? Soaping, Soaking, Drying & Oiling, Snorkels VS Water, Mass-Air Cleaner VS Brake Cleaner, Bloodhounds VS Air Horns, Squeaky Subie Engines, the Wifey's Favorite Skillet & God Lives Underwater
May 900:51:51Tap to summarizeYes, have some... ideas about cleaning your K&N-style cotton filter: how often do you check it (more often), how much do you soak it (more soaking), what do you look for when it's clean (more clean), how dry does it need to be (more dry), and how much oil do you need to put on it (less oil). Hostus Maximus Justin Fort, the Walkin' Dude and a spider got together at the Garage Hour's Location B.F.E. for an hour of keeping that filter cleaner, longer, and how to fix the little to-dos that crop up when you're getting it done, like oil on the mass-air, mud in the mesh, and water in the snorkus. While we're at it, there's a metric crapton of '90s industrial and goth-metal, a C-130, a mystery squeak in a Subaru Legacy's 2.5-liter flat-four, a bloodhound, about a dozen horns, some sporty chemicals and Dani's favorite skillet.
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04.24.26: Get the Mud Out... K&N-Style Cotton Filters? Soaping, Soaking, Drying & Oiling, Snorkels VS Water, Mass-Air Cleaner VS Brake Cleaner, Bloodhounds VS Air Horns, Squeaky Subie Engines, the Wifey's Favorite Skillet & God Lives Underwater
May 900:51:51Tap to summarizeYes, have some... ideas about cleaning your K&N-style cotton filter: how often do you check it (more often), how much do you soak it (more soaking), what do you look for when it's clean (more clean), how dry does it need to be (more dry), and how much oil do you need to put on it (less oil). Hostus Maximus Justin Fort, the Walkin' Dude and a spider got together at the Garage Hour's Location B.F.E. for an hour of keeping that filter cleaner, longer, and how to fix the little to-dos that crop up when you're getting it done, like oil on the mass-air, mud in the mesh, and water in the snorkus. While we're at it, there's a metric crapton of '90s industrial and goth-metal, a C-130, a mystery squeak in a Subaru Legacy's 2.5-liter flat-four, a bloodhound, about a dozen horns, some sporty chemicals and Dani's favorite skillet.
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04.22.26 (MP3): Things To Do When Selling Your Car/Truck/Vehiclemobile - Knowing Prices (& If What You've Got Is or Is NOT), What's Worth Prepping VS Worth Explaining, Legwork You Can Do, Attracting VS Selling, + Trying New Lawnmowers & Cut Chemist
May 600:50:06Tap to summarizeWe're all doing it right now - eyeballing the spare boiler in the driveway that you may or may not need (probably not, if you're any sort of geek), wondering if there's some solid cash to be had if you just did a leeeeettle work. Well, the Gearhead Consultancy at the Garage Hour has done this before (a LOT), and we can help you get to done. What's a must-do and what can you explain away? Does the Check Engine Light mean buy a new sensor or buy a $20 code-reader? How do you move from attracting a shopper to making them a buyer? Are you ready to pounce when Mr. Shopper's want turns to need? ...And do you know what your buggy is worth? While we're at it: PPIHC 2026 (right around the corner), trying new snowblower repairmen (because why not), JFS4 detail ('froading is for fun), and yummy tunes from the one and only Cut Chemist (because that stuff's great too).
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04.22.26: Things To Do When Selling Your Car/Truck/Vehiclemobile - Knowing Prices (& If What You've Got Is or Is NOT), What's Worth Prepping VS Worth Explaining, Legwork You Can Do, Attracting VS Selling, + Trying New Lawnmowers & Cut Chemist
May 600:50:06Tap to summarizeWe're all doing it right now - eyeballing the spare boiler in the driveway that you may or may not need (probably not, if you're any sort of geek), wondering if there's some solid cash to be had if you just did a leeeeettle work. Well, the Gearhead Consultancy at the Garage Hour has done this before (a LOT), and we can help you get to done. What's a must-do and what can you explain away? Does the Check Engine Light mean buy a new sensor or buy a $20 code-reader? How do you move from attracting a shopper to making them a buyer? Are you ready to pounce when Mr. Shopper's want turns to need? ...And do you know what your buggy is worth? While we're at it: PPIHC 2026 (right around the corner), trying new snowblower repairmen (because why not), JFS4 detail ('froading is for fun), and yummy tunes from the one and only Cut Chemist (because that stuff's great too).
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04.12.26 (MP3): Car Care & Detailing Details - Expert Tips: Right Soap, Better Towels, Good Mitts, Two Buckets, Drying V Detailing, Cleaner V Carnauba, (Not) Hotel Towels, Coatings, Clay, Ceramic, Microfiber, Know Your Chemicals, + Fu Manchu & Liverwurst
May 100:58:29Tap to summarizeIt's time: spring is sprunged and your want your hooptie to be set for stunning - the Garage Hour can help. This episode is always a hoot, because there's so much info to relay that there's never enough time - knowing (and caring for your) your car care chemicals (including temperature management) as well as your tools (buckets, towels and mitts), how and when (and where) to apply the right stuff, be it carnauba, a polish (or not to polish), or the clayyyyy, how to apply the water you're using, a bit of brand knowledge, and indispensable background information you can lean on from professional sources like Mother's Detail Guide and the Griot's book. More to have, you to know: Fu Manchu (all the time), fine sandwiches, and a little bit of hail.
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04.12.26: Car Care & Detailing Details - Expert Tips: Right Soap, Better Towels, Good Mitts, Two Buckets, Drying V Detailing, Cleaner V Carnauba, (Not) Hotel Towels, Coatings, Clay, Ceramic, Microfiber, Know Your Chemicals, + Fu Manchu & Liverwurst
May 100:58:29Tap to summarizeIt's time: spring is sprunged and your want your hooptie to be set for stunning - the Garage Hour can help. This episode is always a hoot, because there's so much info to relay that there's never enough time - knowing (and caring for your) your car care chemicals (including temperature management) as well as your tools (buckets, towels and mitts), how and when (and where) to apply the right stuff, be it carnauba, a polish (or not to polish), or the clayyyyy, how to apply the water you're using, a bit of brand knowledge, and indispensable background information you can lean on from professional sources like Mother's Detail Guide and the Griot's book. More to have, you to know: Fu Manchu (all the time), fine sandwiches, and a little bit of hail.
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04.02.26 (MP3): U.S.A. VS Chinese Cars (Park the Pinko Peril), Dude-Don't D.U.I. (Learn a Lesson from Tiger's Travails), Fixing Things Because You Can (Drive Belts VS Digital), Used Car Prices: New VS Old, + So Much Zep & Rando Beer Adventures
Apr 2101:03:14Tap to summarizeSome serious stuff lands better with humor, so help yuck up some doom and gloom with the Garage Hour gearheads. We've got the potential peril of cars made in China (everything from unactuated robot cars and vampire technology to dangerously chintzy products and blatant trademark infringement) and the real-life lessons you and we can learn from the rinse-and-repeat episodes of Tiger Woods' DUIs (let the celeb make the mistake for you). From there, there's some thought development on a schism developing in the used car market (new and old - divergent, but why?), and a reminder that some tech is easy to fix because it's easy to fix (geeks can do stuff!). Also in there: loads of Led Zeppelin (Physical Graffiti, of course), and some adventures in foam with beer from the sale shelf (why not enjoy some beer tourism?).
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04.02.26: U.S.A. VS Chinese Cars (Park the Pinko Peril), Dude-Don't D.U.I. (Learn a Lesson from Tiger's Travails), Fixing Things Because You Can (Drive Belts VS Digital), Used Car Prices: New VS Old, + So Much Zep & Rando Beer Adventures
Apr 2101:03:14Tap to summarizeSome serious stuff lands better with humor, so help yuck up some doom and gloom with the Garage Hour gearheads. We've got the potential peril of cars made in China (everything from unactuated robot cars and vampire technology to dangerously chintzy products and blatant trademark infringement) and the real-life lessons you and we can learn from the rinse-and-repeat episodes of Tiger Woods' DUIs (let the celeb make the mistake for you). From there, there's some thought development on a schism developing in the used car market (new and old - divergent, but why?), and a reminder that some tech is easy to fix because it's easy to fix (geeks can do stuff!). Also in there: loads of Led Zeppelin (Physical Graffiti, of course), and some adventures in foam with beer from the sale shelf (why not enjoy some beer tourism?).
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