Best Optima Podcasts (2025)

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12.22.25 (MP3): (Last Minute) Gifts for Gearheads! ...From Hard Parts to Hard to Find Parts, Tools for Pros, Found On Road Awesome, Old Snowplows (Never Die), Locks for Honest People, + Chuck Norris, Jayne ... 1:03:32

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Got some gifting goodies for the gearhead in your day (a little late, we know...) - tap in while Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and The Walkin' Dude get together in BFE for a night in the garage and a list of ideas for your last minute shopping. Most of these are pretty easy, too, so you really CAN do it today. Everything from tools (themed upfitting, …

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12.22.25: (Last Minute) Gifts for Gearheads! ...From Hard Parts to Hard to Find Parts, Tools for Pros, Found On Road Awesome, Old Snowplows (Never Die), Locks for Honest People, + Chuck Norris, Jayne ... 1:03:32

2d ago1:03:32

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Got some gifting goodies for the gearhead in your day (a little late, we know...) - tap in while Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and The Walkin' Dude get together in BFE for a night in the garage and a list of ideas for your last minute shopping. Most of these are pretty easy, too, so you really CAN do it today. Everything from tools (themed upfitting, …

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12.12.25 (MP3): 43-Car Pileups & Winter Driving VS Your Performance Envelope, Jaguar & Land Rover VS Woke, Dashboard Distractions from Subaru, Pulling the Plug on CAFE Standards, Driving High (F'N Stop ... 1:02:02

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Wellllll... Don't blame we - holidays came quick this year and nothing's getting done beyond Christmas trees and gifts for Mom. There's a high-q Garage Hour for you right here, though (found time between wrapping and trimming), with a sleigh load of gearhead goodness. Subaru's trying to extra-distract you while driving by piping ads through the sil…

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12.12.25: 43-Car Pileups & Winter Driving VS Your Performance Envelope, Jaguar & Land Rover VS Woke, Dashboard Distractions from Subaru, Pulling the Plug on CAFE Standards, Driving High (F'N Stop Already ... 1:02:02

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Wellllll... Don't blame we - holidays came quick this year and nothing's getting done beyond Christmas trees and gifts for Mom. There's a high-q Garage Hour for you right here, though (found time between wrapping and trimming), with a sleigh load of gearhead goodness. Subaru's trying to extra-distract you while driving by piping ads through the sil…

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From Surveys to LLMs: The New Era of Social Data – with Professor Frauke Kreuter 42:35

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Technology is transforming how we understand society. For decades, researchers relied on surveys to learn about populations. But today, data comes from everywhere - administrative records, social media, and even fitness trackers. In this episode, we explore this shift with Professor Frauke Kreuter - a global leader in social data science. She expla…

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11.05.25 (MP3): Revel in the MultiGeek - Beware the Pressure Washer, When Animals Attack the Garage Hour (Bears, Bears & Savages, Oh My), More Battery Plant & Electric Car Fails, & Drunken History @ the ... 54:46

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Some shows are just a pile of shiny stuff passing over the electrodes in the hosts' brains, and this one's some of that: a rant about how much damage your pressure washer is causing (your cars and your homes), the things living in the woods and what you're doing to be prepared for them (bears in Japan, more bears in Europe, wolves in Colorado, and …

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11.05.25: Revel in the MultiGeek - Beware the Pressure Washer, When Animals Attack the Garage Hour (Bears, Bears & Savages, Oh My), More Battery Plant & Electric Car Fails, & Drunken History @ the Edmund ... 54:46

17d ago54:46

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Some shows are just a pile of shiny stuff passing over the electrodes in the hosts' brains, and this one's some of that: a rant about how much damage your pressure washer is causing (your cars and your homes), the things living in the woods and what you're doing to be prepared for them (bears in Japan, more bears in Europe, wolves in Colorado, and …

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Teeth Whitening in Philadelphia Transforming Smiles with Advanced Brightening Care 1:30

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Optima Dental Office is recognized as one of Philadelphia’s trusted destinations for professional teeth whitening, offering patients a reliable way to achieve a noticeably brighter smile. Their whitening solutions are designed for individuals who want fast, safe, and effective results without the sensitivity or inconsistency that often comes with o…

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Multi-Source Data & the Evolution of Official Statistics - with Dr Anders Holmberg 46:05

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For decades, surveys have been the backbone of official statistics - helping us measure everything from population trends to economic activity. But response rates have been falling dramatically across the world for the past few decades. This decline is forcing statistical agencies to rethink how they collect the data we all rely on. In this episode…

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09.21.25 (MP3): Exploding Engines & Exploding Beers, Heads VS Blocks, Aluminum VS Iron, BMW VS Dodge, FIPG VS RTV, Best-By VS Good-By, Fel-Pro VS Mahle, Mexican VS American Optimas, R.E.I. VS KCBQ, Dino ... 1:08:29

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How about a high-Q blowout from Other Ryan's garage, where the ongoing parade of attempts to get a junkyard manifold to align with a junkyard 5.9 (hey, $400 with a set of equal-lengths can't be all bad) turns into a great piece of show. From tales of how the usually dependable 5.9 lump could go from power to just POW, Freiburger's motorhomes and Pé…

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09.21.25: Exploding Engines & Exploding Beers, Heads VS Blocks, Aluminum VS Iron, BMW VS Dodge, FIPG VS RTV, Best-By VS Good-By, Fel-Pro VS Mahle, Mexican VS American Optimas, R.E.I. VS KCBQ, Dino VS Synthetic ... 1:08:29

1M ago1:08:29

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How about a high-Q blowout from Other Ryan's garage, where the ongoing parade of attempts to get a junkyard manifold to align with a junkyard 5.9 (hey, $400 with a set of equal-lengths can't be all bad) turns into a great piece of show. From tales of how the usually dependable 5.9 lump could go from power to just POW, Freiburger's motorhomes and Pé…

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S4. Ep.15 Interview w/ Josh Beckler of K9 Optima - DTP 1:07:31

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In this episode, Mariano and Brent sit down with Josh Beckler of K9 Optima for a powerful and thoughtful conversation on the craft of dog training, the value of humility, and the systems that shape great trainers. Josh shares his unique journey—from developing an early bond with dogs, to a career in corporate investigations, and ultimately to becom…

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10.20.25 (MP3): 911s New & Old, Grenadier T-Cases Working & Popped, Trail Rigs Pricey & Parts, & All About the Sauce - Real Deal's Bloody Mary, Pizza Port's Chronic Amber, + Adam Duce from Machine Head ... 50:51

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Between so many interruptions - the politicking and the Chinese food, phone calls from friends and parts percolating in the garadtch - White Mark the Diversity Hire and Hostus Maximus Justin Fort were lucky to get through this one at all. What's in it? Skyrocketing values of old 911s and the cost of our buddy the Doc's new pistachio GT2; strange ne…

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10.20.25: 911s New & Old, Grenadier T-Cases Working & Popped, Trail Rigs Pricey & Parts, & All About the Sauce - Real Deal's Bloody Mary, Pizza Port's Chronic Amber, + Adam Duce from Machine Head & Dennis ... 50:51

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Between so many interruptions - the politicking and the Chinese food, phone calls from friends and parts percolating in the garadtch - White Mark the Diversity Hire and Hostus Maximus Justin Fort were lucky to get through this one at all. What's in it? Skyrocketing values of old 911s and the cost of our buddy the Doc's new pistachio GT2; strange ne…

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Making the Invisible Visible: The Global Hackathon Against Modern Slavery 58:54

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Modern slavery is often hidden in corporate supply chains, making it hard to detect and eliminate. Countries like Australia now require companies to publish annual reports on their efforts to combat slavery - but with thousands of reports, no government can read them all. That’s where Project AIMS comes in. Led by Adriana Bora at the QUT Centre for…

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S4. Ep.14 Interview with JJ Siebrasse - DTP 1:17:04

2M ago1:17:04

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In this episode, Mariano and Brent sit down with JJ Siebrasse, a military veteran, former law enforcement officer, and respected dog trainer, to discuss the real, unfiltered journey of building a career and business in the dog training world. JJ shares how his unconventional path led him to dog training, opening up about early mistakes, the evoluti…

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10.15.25 (MP3): Curvy Roads & ATVs Necessitate Skills & Brains (...& They're Not Always Enough), Car Fads' Functionality Fail, a (VW) Buzz No One Wants, Big Boy 4014 Thunders Back for 2026, What's the ... 57:38

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Some marginal catching up going on here; more episodes in the queue... What's in it? Car fads like the BMW 3-Series, Audi 5000 and SAAB 900s versus electric cars, and how the electric car fad is coming to grief over its feasibility issues (couldn't help ourselves); a microcosm of plug-in car failures in the Volkswagen Buzz (and why no one's buying …

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10.15.25: Curvy Roads & ATVs Necessitate Skills & Brains (...& They're Not Always Enough), Car Fads' Functionality Fail, a (VW) Buzz No One Wants, Big Boy 4014 Thunders Back for 2026, What's the Guardian ... 57:38

2M ago57:38

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Some marginal catching up going on here; more episodes in the queue... What's in it? Car fads like the BMW 3-Series, Audi 5000 and SAAB 900s versus electric cars, and how the electric car fad is coming to grief over its feasibility issues (couldn't help ourselves); a microcosm of plug-in car failures in the Volkswagen Buzz (and why no one's buying …

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09.15.25 (MP3): Geek Out w/ Purpose & Get Stuff Done - Dad's Duck Decoy, Opening New & Old Roads, Burning Electric Cars & Batteries, Cyber Attacks on Beer, Dude Food & Lying Burgers, + Revisiting Amelia ... 1:03:14

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Holy frijoles - mind the gap and pardon the delay. Too many doins are afoot and we owe you a few (episodes). Right here's another one from the pile, with a caffeine rodeo on the back of projects getting done. Point is, figure the next step and do it - dudes do, after all, and geeks get it done. There's tales of fine woodworking, failing lithium-ion…

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09.15.25: Geek Out w/ Purpose & Get Stuff Done - Dad's Duck Decoy, Opening New & Old Roads, Burning Electric Cars & Batteries, Cyber Attacks on Beer, Dude Food & Lying Burgers, + Revisiting Amelia Earhart ... 1:03:14

2M ago1:03:14

1:03:14

Holy frijoles - mind the gap and pardon the delay. Too many doins are afoot and we owe you a few (episodes). Right here's another one from the pile, with a caffeine rodeo on the back of projects getting done. Point is, figure the next step and do it - dudes do, after all, and geeks get it done. There's tales of fine woodworking, failing lithium-ion…

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Data We Can Trust 1:03:19

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We recently celebrated World Statistics Day on 20 October. To mark the occasion, the Statistical Society teamed up with the Australian Data Science Network for a lively online panel discussion on a topic of growing importance: trust in data. The expert panel brought together a wealth of experience from government, academia, and industry to explore …

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Exceptional Family Dental Care in Bristol for a Lifetime of Healthy Confident Smiles 1:15

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Optima Dental Office is a trusted name in Bristol family dental care, known for combining compassionate service with advanced dental technology. Families across the community rely on their experienced team for comprehensive treatments from routine cleanings and preventive checkups to cosmetic enhancements and restorative procedures. The clinic is d…

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ReefCloud: Connecting Scientists to Save Coral Reefs – with Dr Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero 37:09

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Coral reefs are among the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth – but they’re also among the most vulnerable. Thanks to climate change, pollution, and other human impacts – coral reefs are in crisis. The need for fast, coordinated action has never been greater. One of the biggest challenges is getting accurate, up-to-date data, especially f…

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07.13.25 (MP3): Bad Driver Cone Murder (What If It was a Guy?), Bad Product Recalls (What If It Worked?), Bad Strap Roof Racks (What If It was On?), Bad Media Facts (What If It Mattered?), & Bad Traffic ... 50:06

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...Getting to the episodes left over from this summer - so much to mix. The Garage Hour's trying to keep you from being a Carl (TM) with everything from keeping spacers off your 4Runner to keeping you from making the cold-snap sprint (TM again...). Add to that the lady who killed cones (which hand was on the wheel?), the reporter who ruined the sto…

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07.13.25: Bad Driver Cone Murder (What If It was a Guy?), Bad Product Recalls (What If It Worked?), Bad Strap Roof Racks (What If It was On?), Bad Media Facts (What If It Mattered?), & Bad Traffic Progress ... 50:06

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...Getting to the episodes left over from this summer - so much to mix. The Garage Hour's trying to keep you from being a Carl (TM) with everything from keeping spacers off your 4Runner to keeping you from making the cold-snap sprint (TM again...). Add to that the lady who killed cones (which hand was on the wheel?), the reporter who ruined the sto…

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Taylor Swift, Pesto the Penguin, and… Statistics?! - with Heather Lansdowne 34:16

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The art of engagement for the Australian Bureau of Statistics How do you make statistics and complex data not just understandable - but engaging? For the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the answer is simple: meet people where they are - on social media. From pop culture and sports to quirky factoids, the ABS social media team uses fun, relat…

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09.11.25: Where Were You on 9/11? Keep It Real - A National Holiday, a Personal Memory, a Sincere Ritual; Remember, Honor & Teach... More That Matters: Saving Bagram, Losing Charlie Kirk, New & Old Nations ... 51:16

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You can't let time erase history, because without knowing where we're going we're just a spec in time. You're just a piece of starstuff if you don't have a vector - got to know where we've been. 9/11 was one of those points in time that everyone has/knows/remembers, and without that memory (and comprehension), so much of what is afoot now (from war…

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S4. Ep.13 Interview with Jonas Black - DTP 1:24:56

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In this episode, Mariano and Brent welcome back Jonas Black for a powerful and deeply personal conversation about growth, grief, and the healing power of dogs. Jonas opens up about his transformative journey after “giving his life to Jesus Christ” and becoming a father, sharing how faith, family, and responsibility continue to shape his path as a t…

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09.11.25 (MP3): Where Were You on 9/11? Keep It Real - A National Holiday, a Personal Memory, a Sincere Ritual; Remember, Honor & Teach... More That Matters: Saving Bagram, Losing Charlie Kirk, New & Old ... 51:16

3M ago51:16

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You can't let time erase history, because without knowing where we're going we're just a spec in time. You're just a piece of starstuff if you don't have a vector - got to know where we've been. 9/11 was one of those points in time that everyone has/knows/remembers, and without that memory (and comprehension), so much of what is afoot now (from war…

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08.22.25 (MP3): Fun Gun Talk... M18/Sig 320 Hubbub, 1911s Cocked & Locked, Do All Four-Wheelers Carry?, Trannies Are for Cars (Don't Blame the Hammer), Is the NRA Waiting Out the Crazy?, Conference-Calling ... 1:05:02

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There's some strange things afoot at the Circle K, amongst them some sideways situations for American firearm owners and Second Amendment supporters (which means everyone, in a fashion). What's going on with the unintended acceleration from M18s? Did Sig Sauer make a mistake or is this something worse? What's better for our fighters to carry - an M…

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08.22.25: Fun Gun Talk... M18/Sig 320 Hubbub, 1911s Cocked & Locked, Do All Four-Wheelers Carry?, Trannies Are for Cars (Don't Blame the Hammer), Is the NRA Waiting Out the Crazy?, Conference-Calling your ... 1:05:02

3M ago1:05:02

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There's some strange things afoot at the Circle K, amongst them some sideways situations for American firearm owners and Second Amendment supporters (which means everyone, in a fashion). What's going on with the unintended acceleration from M18s? Did Sig Sauer make a mistake or is this something worse? What's better for our fighters to carry - an M…

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Get a Brighter Smile with Professional Teeth Whitening in PA at Optima Dental Office 1:23

3M ago1:23

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If you're looking for a safe and effective way to brighten your smile, Optima Dental Office in Pennsylvania offers professional Teeth Whitening services that deliver noticeable results in just one visit. Unlike over-the-counter solutions, Optima’s advanced whitening treatments use cutting-edge technology and trusted dental-grade products to safely …

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Patterns in Chaos: Exploring Complex Systems - with Professor Michael Small 45:22

4M ago45:22

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What does it really mean for something to be complex - and how can mathematics help us make sense of it? In this episode of The Random Sample, our guest is Professor Michael Small, leader of the Complex Systems Group at the University of Western Australia. Michael’s research uses mathematics to uncover hidden patterns in the chaos of the world arou…

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08.14.25 (MP3): Carmakers Stealing Performance (from You), Right-To-Repair (for You), Camping World's FU, NPR Discovers Tractor Pulls (Duhh, You), Illegal Truckers Could Kill You, Filipinos Give China ... 50:51

4M ago50:51

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Are you a maker or a taker? We've made nothing but the good stuff on this episode: automaker OEs forgetting who owns the cars they sold (you) and taking away the performance over the phone (and forgetting the rules of Right-To-Repair as outlined by champs like Steve Wozniak and the federal case against John Deere). Speaking of tractors, we've got a…

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08.14.25: Carmakers Stealing Performance (from You), Right-To-Repair (for You), Camping World's FU, NPR Discovers Tractor Pulls (Duhh, You), Illegal Truckers Could Kill You, Filipinos Give China a Screw ... 50:51

4M ago50:51

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Are you a maker or a taker? We've made nothing but the good stuff on this episode: automaker OEs forgetting who owns the cars they sold (you) and taking away the performance over the phone (and forgetting the rules of Right-To-Repair as outlined by champs like Steve Wozniak and the federal case against John Deere). Speaking of tractors, we've got a…

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Premium Dental Implant Solutions in Bristol at Optima Dental Office

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For patients seeking reliable and long-lasting solutions for missing teeth, Optima Dental Office in Bristol offers exceptional dental implant treatments tailored to individual needs. Known for their precision, advanced technology, and patient-focused approach, Optima Dental provides implants that not only restore smiles but also improve overall ora…

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08.09.25 (MP3): High-Mountain Four-Wheeling @ JFSummit3 - Go Do Stuff! Grenadier VS 4Runner, Eddyline VS Elevation, Skids VS Rocks, History VS Bureaucrats, Camping VS Cabinning, GMRS VS CB, Fox VS King ... 1:11:11

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The Garage Hour: home of microaggressions (plus the other kind) - your favorite gearhead goons got lost in the good stuff (Collegiate Mountains above Salida, Poncha Springs, Buena Vista and St. Elmo) and their trucks will never be the same. Cohosts White Mark the Diversity Hire and the Walkin' Dude came along, and dragged FOB cohosts Papa Smurf and…

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08.09.25: High-Mountain Four-Wheeling @ JFSummit3 - Go Do Stuff! Grenadier VS 4Runner, Eddyline VS Elevation, Skids VS Rocks, History VS Bureaucrats, Camping VS Cabinning, GMRS VS CB, Fox VS King VS Bilstein ... 1:11:11

4M ago1:11:11

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The Garage Hour: home of microaggressions (plus the other kind) - your favorite gearhead goons got lost in the good stuff (Collegiate Mountains above Salida, Poncha Springs, Buena Vista and St. Elmo) and their trucks will never be the same. Cohosts White Mark the Diversity Hire and the Walkin' Dude came along, and dragged FOB cohosts Papa Smurf and…

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04.14.25 (MP3): Traffic Jackassery: On-Ramp Stoplights VS Reality, Control VS Improvement, Hurry VS Slowy, CO's Lane Spitting Fail, Sunday Drivers VS Fat Chicks, Merging VS Traffic, Breaking Down Safely ... 53:04

5M ago53:04

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Don't get traffucked - it's up to people who think, who see, and who comprehend to deal with the state of cars and trucks around us (instead of being ground into quivering sheetmetal jelly by the incompetence of the four-wheeled troglodytes and chuds who seek to drag us down to their level of base idiocy). What makes it worse, bad bureaucracy compo…

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04.14.25: Traffic Jackassery: On-Ramp Stoplights VS Reality, Control VS Improvement, Hurry VS Slowy, CO's Lane Spitting Fail, Sunday Drivers VS Fat Chicks, Merging VS Traffic, Breaking Down Safely, & Honoring ... 53:04

5M ago53:04

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Don't get traffucked - it's up to people who think, who see, and who comprehend to deal with the state of cars and trucks around us (instead of being ground into quivering sheetmetal jelly by the incompetence of the four-wheeled troglodytes and chuds who seek to drag us down to their level of base idiocy). What makes it worse, bad bureaucracy compo…

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05.05.25 (MP3): Hefty Fabulous Shop Raid w/ Chris Hefty - The State of Off-Road Bumpers & Custom Fab, Market Trends, Four-Wheelin' Customers, Neighbor Shops (Keeping Each Other Going), + Bridging the Gap ... 1:03:44

5M ago1:03:44

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The Garage Hour does good interviews (whether or not Hostus Maximus Justin Fort is any good at interviews), and we did a semi-sneak beer attack on Chris Hefty at the eponymously named Hefty Fab last month. Unfortunately, with the hillclimb and about a gajillion client to-dos on the front burner, we're a little late with the upload. Sort'a sorry! No…

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05.05.25: Hefty Fabulous Shop Raid w/ Chris Hefty - The State of Off-Road Bumpers & Custom Fab, Market Trends, Four-Wheelin' Customers, Neighbor Shops (Keeping Each Other Going), + Bridging the Gap Between ... 1:03:44

5M ago1:03:44

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The Garage Hour does good interviews (whether or not Hostus Maximus Justin Fort is any good at interviews), and we did a semi-sneak beer attack on Chris Hefty at the eponymously named Hefty Fab last month. Unfortunately, with the hillclimb and about a gajillion client to-dos on the front burner, we're a little late with the upload. Sort'a sorry! No…

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Indigenous Data Governance & Sovereignty - with Levi-Craig Murray 30:55

6M ago30:55

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In today’s data-driven world, questions around who controls data, how it’s used, and who benefits from it are more pressing than ever. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, these questions carry even deeper significance—rooted in histories of exclusion, marginalisation, and misrepresentation. In this episode, we explore the vital issue…