Latest Automotive mechanics Podcast Episodes
2nd and 3rd Gear Rant
Crank Journal - August 07, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMichael can't take it anymore. He has to get some things off his chest and he is using Crank Journal to do it. Rather than try to win the affections of a lady friend this past Valentine's Day, Michael got in his B4 RSK and did another solo episode, griping about the state of the automotive enthu...
Balancing and Blueprinting with Joshua Colombo
Crank Journal - July 18, 2018 04:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is not dead! Michael apologizes profusely in this episode for both not releasing an episode in two months and for two technical difficulties, but this is Crank Journal... you should be used to that last part! Michael gives returning guest Joshua Colombo an earache going into more d...
Only Listening from One Ear with Dave Clements
Crank Journal - May 08, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is back with episode #32 and returning guest Dave Clements from the world of LegacyCentral is back as well! Dave reminisces about being invited to the North American International Auto Show in 2004 for the debut of the fourth-gen Subaru Legacy, and Michael validates Dave's enthusia...
The Light of Day with Bryan Thompson
Crank Journal - April 18, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe updates are coming slow, but they are coming! Crank Journal is back again for episode #31 and Michael has returning guest Bryan Thompson on to talk about the debut of the Nest, a camping trailer by the famous company Airstream, a trailer which he designed himself! Then it becomes a rapid-fir...
Up to the Doors with Adam Barrera
Crank Journal - March 13, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is back for episode #30! Michael actually schools returning guest Adam Barrera about the world's smallest mass-produced V6, Mitsubishi's 6A10 1.6L V6 in overseas Mirages and Lancers. They talk about Adam's itch to buy something JDM and RHD, but toward the end, Michael's heart drops...
The List with Jared Rosenholtz
Crank Journal - February 18, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is back and Michael has Jared Rosenholtz on from CarBuzz once again to discuss something that's actually important: the list of automobile manufacturers in the USA, from best to worst. Michael and Jared talk about who belongs where, and while they agree on most of it, they also get...
Advancement of Zaniness Technology with Joe Carioti
Crank Journal - January 25, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNo, Crank Journal is not dead! Sorry for the stupidly long hiatus, folks, but Crank Journal is back, and Michael has Joe Carioti from ShoutEngine itself and the JoeQCar show back on to talk about what we think the golden era of cars will be in decades to come, what stuff needs to be done to Mich...
Cold Cures from Kenosha with Steven Radovanovich
Crank Journal - November 29, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFor the 26th episode of Crank Journal, Steven Radovanovich joins Michael to discuss why both adding garlic to your tea and buying an orphaned 32-year-old French-American hatchback is a good cure for the common cold. Michael also gets a bit sappy telling a story of why he bought his Mustang EcoBo...
RadWood with Bradley Brownell
Crank Journal - November 19, 2017 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSorry for the late upload, but this one actually may be worth the wait! Michael gets Bradley Brownell from the Cammed and Tubbed and The DFL Show podcasts (as well as a slew of other automotive media endeavors) on the show to talk about roadtripping and trying to stay both warm and cool, and con...
The New SVO with Berry Lowman and Chad Kirchner
Crank Journal - November 01, 2017 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThere's a new episode of Crank Journal, and a new automotive purchase that has to be discussed! Michael has put his money where his mouth is and bought a brand-new car, and he has returning guest Chad Kirchner, and new guest Berry Lowman, both of whom are participants in the #Motorama phenomenon...
Number 1803 with Brad DeSantis
Crank Journal - October 19, 2017 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFor this 23rd, not 24th, episode of Crank Journal, Michael (and James!) host guest Brad DeSantis of the Auto Off Topic podcast, because both Michael and Brad have an actual connection to the 1991 Galant VR4 number 1803 out of 2000! Since Michael, James, and Brad all have Mitsubishi experience as...
Confusing the Sway Bar with the Fuel Line with Dan Badger
Crank Journal - October 01, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMichael didn't die in Hurricane Irma, so Crank Journal is back, and back to its normal format of blathering with a guest about bizarre cars! Dan Badger returns to talk about his recent purchase of a Reliant Robin, and Michael insists that they don't make the obvious joke about Reliant Robins, an...
Getting Blown by Irma while Driving
Crank Journal - September 12, 2017 19:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWell, this is different, and probably in a bad way! What is assaulting your cochleae is Michael describing what he's seeing as he drives around in his beloved Subaru B4 RSK right before Hurricane Irma tears through Orlando, making this his first solo podcast, his first driving while recording po...
Goat Carcass or Not with Jared Rosenholtz
Crank Journal - August 30, 2017 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEpisode 20 of Crank Journal may sound pretty normal to you, the ever patient and tolerant listener, but to us recording, it was quite unusual, as Michael packed up his podcast gear and joined Jared Rosenholtz in person at a college study room rather than remotely to make this episode. Jared writ...
Drive the Car Sideways with Joe Carioti
Crank Journal - August 17, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis episode of Crank Journal is a day late and a dollar short, and Michael doesn't have any other excuse other than he forgot to record over the weekend. He gets Joe Carioti of ShoutEngine.com to join him at the last minute so Joe can unsuccessfully try to convince him that autonomous electric ...
Reengineering with Joshua Colombo
Crank Journal - August 03, 2017 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsStill haven't gotten your fill of 1st-gen Subaru Legacies and recording glitches? Terrific, because that's what you'll get plenty of in the latest episode of Crank Journal! Michael has engineer Joshua Colombo on, also from the 1st-gen Subaru Legacy board, and they talk about the mind-bending amo...
Sculpted With His Buttcheek with Cameron VanDerHorst and Jason Bowman
Crank Journal - July 19, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe boys are back in too-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oown! James drops back in and so does Cameron VanDerHorst from the Cammed and Tubbed podcast to join Michael and talk with Jason Bowman from the Great Frozen North about his KLZE-swapped Mazda 323, his SR20DET-swapped Locost 7 and his SR20DET-swapped Ford ...
We're Just Saying "Fat Wallets" with Mark Evans
Crank Journal - July 06, 2017 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFor a bit of a change of pace, Michael has Mark Evans on from AutoWorld Radio to talk about everything from Michael's desire to learn how to weld to what happens when a customer wants to pick up their car after leaving it at a repair facility for almost 4 years. It's our longest episode yet, so ...
Sixteen Black Ice Air Fresheners with Joe Carioti
Crank Journal - June 24, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFor this special episode of Crank Journal, James drops back in to make sure it earns its Explicit Content tag and team up with Michael to mercilessly scold Joe for his recent automotive purchase and regrettable life decision. The three of them also pick their favorite Obscure Cars for Sale posts...
Mispronouncing Last Names with Jason Grahn
Crank Journal - June 07, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is back, and Michael decides to pluck another guest from the old Subaru Legacy board, Jason Grahn. Jason co-drives and helps build rally cars, many of which are Subarus, and he has a lot of insight into surviving and winning rally races that Michael wishes he had a use for. They al...
Starstruck with Craig Fitzgerald
Crank Journal - May 24, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOf course, for lucky number episode #13 of the Crank Journal podcast, there are issues... this wouldn't be Crank Journal if everything went smoothly, now would it? Michael's computer choked almost an hour in, but somehow, he patched it all back together, and his guest, Craig Fitzgerald from Best...
Depeachy Mode
Crank Journal - May 09, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJAMES IS BACK! Well, at least for one episode. James was able to drop in and join Michael to drop the F bomb many, many, MANY times, probably because Michael blew out James' eardrums at the beginning. They talk about Michael's leaking battery fiasco, the reality of depending on an old, interesti...
Ruining Segues with Chad Kirchner
Crank Journal - April 26, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis episode was almost called "Poo Pooing with Chad Kirchner" but that just sounds wrong. Aaaaaaanyway, Michael has fellow automotive podcaster Chad Kirchner on the show to talk about his own podcast, the type of people who blow up Subarus, EcoBoosted Fords, and people "shushing" their cars by ...
Carsonification with Joe Carioti
Crank Journal - April 12, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe've somehow made it to episode 10! Joe Carioti, vice president of ShoutEngine, joins Michael once again to talk about Ferrari F1 transmissions, Nissan S-chassis cars, and Michael's Smart press car, and he makes Michael envious by recounting his drive of a Dinan-tuned BMW M2 with the Hooniverse...
Papier Mâché and Bondo with Mike Satterfield
Crank Journal - April 05, 2017 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is back for a 9th episode, with multiple Michaels this time: Michael the host, and special guest Michael Satterfield who runs TheGentlemanRacer.com and a racing lifestyle clothing line called Morgan's and Philip's. They talk about various car events, ranging from Mike S's visit to ...
Hippest Trip on the Strip with Jim Cherry
Crank Journal - March 22, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is back for an 8th episode! Michael hosts automotive writer and radio personality Jim Cherry, who writes a blog on curbside.tv about the most bizarre and obscure cars ever to turn a wheel. He talks about writing a chapter in the recently released book "King of the Kustomizers," a s...
Legacies of Legacies with Dave Clements
Crank Journal - March 08, 2017 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWant to spend 2 hours learning all the various chassis codes of Subaru Legacies? Well, if, for some strange reason, you do, the 7th episode of Crank Journal is for you! Michael has Dave Clements, the creator of legacycentral.org, on the show to talk ad nauseam about their experiences with Subaru...
One Van Left with Bryan Thompson
Crank Journal - February 22, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is back for a 6th episode! While James is getting a very early start on his Halloween costume, Michael talks with former Nissan designer Bryan Thompson about his work on cars like the NV, the Armada, and the Quest, and about his splendid car collection which includes a restored 197...
Total Loss with Dan Badger
Crank Journal - February 09, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCrank Journal is back for its 5th episode! James is still out, but comedy improv star and managing director of the Packard Museum in Dayton, OH, Dan Badger, joins Michael and makes him wonder what he's doing with his life. Dan talks about what it's like to start a 1917 Packard Model 48 Runabout,...
Extrication From Crashed Azteks and Computers with Adam Barrera
Crank Journal - January 25, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe 4th episode of Crank Journal is all about crashes: esteemed guest Adam Barrera's training for his new job as an EMT and first responder to crash sites, trying to save this episode after Michael's computer crashed, and Michael's crashing and burning as he does a dreadful job of using another ...
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