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Hank Watson's Garage Hour - Cars, Trucks, Beers & Guns

Hank Watson's Garage Hour - Cars, Trucks, Beers & Guns

Justin Fort 885 Episodes Aug 19, 2026

Hank Watson's Garage Hour is a talk radio show focused on cars, trucks, beers, and guns. Since 2009, it has delivered gearhead content including canyon carving, off-roading, firearms, and blue-collar humor. The show features explosions, epic fails, and a style reminiscent of Top Gear.

Episodes

08.02.26 (MP3): Politicians Drive Like They're "Special", Hyundai Beta Tests on You, Robot Cars Get Cornfused, MN Car Keyers Get Promoted, & a Few Good Things Happen to Americans' 2A, + S.T.P. All Show Long
08.02.26 (MP3): Politicians Drive Like They're "Special", Hyundai Beta Tests on You, Robot Cars Get Cornfused, MN Car Keyers Get Promoted, & a Few Good Things Happen to Americans' 2A, + S.T.P. All Show Long Aug 19, 2026 53:36 How 'bout it?  Robots; crashing their cars into you, versus people; crashing their cars into grandma's house.   Politicians; bad driving and continuing crashing (and more delusional demands for special treatment).  Hyundai; stacking up the recalls (seatbelt for me, seat fire for you).  Speed versus traffic.  Banana versus tailpipe.  Naked chicks.  Advertising in your car.  Flock in your privacy.  
08.02.26: Politicians Drive Like They're "Special", Hyundai Beta Tests on You, Robot Cars Get Cornfused, MN Car Keyers Get Promoted, & a Few Good Things Happen to Americans' 2A, + S.T.P. All Show Long
08.02.26: Politicians Drive Like They're "Special", Hyundai Beta Tests on You, Robot Cars Get Cornfused, MN Car Keyers Get Promoted, & a Few Good Things Happen to Americans' 2A, + S.T.P. All Show Long Aug 19, 2026 53:36 How 'bout it?  Robots; crashing their cars into you, versus people; crashing their cars into grandma's house.   Politicians; bad driving and continuing crashing (and more delusional demands for special treatment).  Hyundai; stacking up the recalls (seatbelt for me, seat fire for you).  Speed versus traffic.  Banana versus tailpipe.  Naked chicks.  Advertising in your car.  Flock in your privacy.  
07.24.26 (MP3): Distracted Driving VS Uncontrollable Progress, TriState Driving Doom VS Cops Who Are Not, Critical Mass VS Flash-Takeover Hoodlums, Dodge It VS Ditch It, Skeletons in UK VS Cannonballs in MS, More Robot Car Fails + So Much Snail
07.24.26 (MP3): Distracted Driving VS Uncontrollable Progress, TriState Driving Doom VS Cops Who Are Not, Critical Mass VS Flash-Takeover Hoodlums, Dodge It VS Ditch It, Skeletons in UK VS Cannonballs in MS, More Robot Car Fails + So Much Snail Jul 31, 2026 52:46 While Tri-State hoodlums make a mockery of Critical Mass and drivers in New Jersey are too distracted to see the cops, truck tires are attacking attentive freewaygoers and robot cars continue to plan your doom.  Whatever will you do?  Firstly, consult the experts: the Garage Hour goons are here for you - professional gearheads with geekpower aplenty, we've got da' Motts on your fear of flying tire
07.24.26: Distracted Driving VS Uncontrollable Progress, TriState Driving Doom VS Cops Who Are Not, Critical Mass VS Flash-Takeover Hoodlums, Dodge It VS Ditch It, Skeletons in UK VS Cannonballs in MS, More Robot Car Fails + So Much Snail
07.24.26: Distracted Driving VS Uncontrollable Progress, TriState Driving Doom VS Cops Who Are Not, Critical Mass VS Flash-Takeover Hoodlums, Dodge It VS Ditch It, Skeletons in UK VS Cannonballs in MS, More Robot Car Fails + So Much Snail Jul 31, 2026 52:46 While Tri-State hoodlums make a mockery of Critical Mass and drivers in New Jersey are too distracted to see the cops, truck tires are attacking attentive freewaygoers and robot cars continue to plan your doom.  Whatever will you do?  Firstly, consult the experts: the Garage Hour goons are here for you - professional gearheads with geekpower aplenty, we've got da' Motts on your fear of flying tire
07.14.26 (MP3): What Welders for Welding? Gearheads Talk New & Used - Miller, Lincoln, Esab, Forney, Omnipro (Harbor Freight?), & Welds @ Trailers, Bumpers, Repairs, Artsy-Fartsy, & Thicker, Juicier & Soberer Welds, + Fried Squid VS All-You-Can-Eat Sushi
07.14.26 (MP3): What Welders for Welding? Gearheads Talk New & Used - Miller, Lincoln, Esab, Forney, Omnipro (Harbor Freight?), & Welds @ Trailers, Bumpers, Repairs, Artsy-Fartsy, & Thicker, Juicier & Soberer Welds, + Fried Squid VS All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Jul 29, 2026 52:53 While the hills smolder and good folks wonder why the Front Range won't open up logging (or encourage heating with wood), the Garage Hour goons gathered out in B.F.E. for an hour of knowin' - when it's time to shop for a welder, what do you want?  What welds require which machine?  How much power will you need?  How do you hook it up?  What brands matter more?  What welding are you doing?  New wel
07.14.26: What Welders for Welding? Gearheads Talk New & Used - Miller, Lincoln, Esab, Forney, Omnipro (Harbor Freight?), & Welds @ Trailers, Bumpers, Repairs, Artsy-Fartsy, & Thicker, Juicier & Soberer Welds, + Fried Squid VS All-You-Can-Eat Sushi
07.14.26: What Welders for Welding? Gearheads Talk New & Used - Miller, Lincoln, Esab, Forney, Omnipro (Harbor Freight?), & Welds @ Trailers, Bumpers, Repairs, Artsy-Fartsy, & Thicker, Juicier & Soberer Welds, + Fried Squid VS All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Jul 29, 2026 52:53 While the hills smolder and good folks wonder why the Front Range won't open up logging (or encourage heating with wood), the Garage Hour goons gathered out in B.F.E. for an hour of knowin' - when it's time to shop for a welder, what do you want?  What welds require which machine?  How much power will you need?  How do you hook it up?  What brands matter more?  What welding are you doing?  New wel
07.11.26 (MP3): Best Junkyard Show @ Best Parts - Demolition Derby Cars, Auto Glass, Car(cas) Demand, European Parts Buying, The LA/San Diego Run in Under 11 Parsecs, Beer Tasting, Dude Fooding, Oil Heating & Mexican Food
07.11.26 (MP3): Best Junkyard Show @ Best Parts - Demolition Derby Cars, Auto Glass, Car(cas) Demand, European Parts Buying, The LA/San Diego Run in Under 11 Parsecs, Beer Tasting, Dude Fooding, Oil Heating & Mexican Food Jul 22, 2026 01:01:42 Gearheads doing gearhead stuff...  What better a Saturday than sips and shocks; beers and brakes; glasses of ale and boxes full of used parts?  Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and Brown Ryan rolled to the urban fortress that is the grade-A junkyard at Best Foreign Used Parts for an hour of good beer (some local, some very international), good shopping (when your salvage yard is so good people incorpora
07.11.26: Best Junkyard Show @ Best Parts - Demolition Derby Cars, Auto Glass, Car(cas) Demand, European Parts Buying, The LA/San Diego Run in Under 11 Parsecs, Beer Tasting, Dude Fooding, Oil Heating & Mexican Food
07.11.26: Best Junkyard Show @ Best Parts - Demolition Derby Cars, Auto Glass, Car(cas) Demand, European Parts Buying, The LA/San Diego Run in Under 11 Parsecs, Beer Tasting, Dude Fooding, Oil Heating & Mexican Food Jul 22, 2026 01:01:42 Gearheads doing gearhead stuff...  What better a Saturday than sips and shocks; beers and brakes; glasses of ale and boxes full of used parts?  Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and Brown Ryan rolled to the urban fortress that is the grade-A junkyard at Best Foreign Used Parts for an hour of good beer (some local, some very international), good shopping (when your salvage yard is so good people incorpora
07.04.26 (MP3): Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day in B.F.E. (Hangout in da Garadtch), w/ Truck Parts, Good Engines, Wrecked 4Runners, Co. Springs WW2 Air Force Museum, Fireworks VS Mortars, Marines VS Army, Kiel VS Nillson, + Rock & Roll
07.04.26 (MP3): Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day in B.F.E. (Hangout in da Garadtch), w/ Truck Parts, Good Engines, Wrecked 4Runners, Co. Springs WW2 Air Force Museum, Fireworks VS Mortars, Marines VS Army, Kiel VS Nillson, + Rock & Roll Jul 17, 2026 58:29 The Garage Hour goons assembled at Location BFE for an hour of good garagey fun - salvaging parts from rolled trucks, hubcaps versus center caps, some of the more durable engines, and current catalytic convertor costs.  There's also some villains, some mortar rounds, a look at the 'Springs' WW2 Air Force Museum, some dead baby jokes (yeah, I know, we couldn't help ourselves - the chicken started i
07.04.26: Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day in B.F.E. (Hangout in da Garadtch), w/ Truck Parts, Good Engines, Wrecked 4Runners, Co. Springs WW2 Air Force Museum, Fireworks VS Mortars, Marines VS Army, Kiel VS Nillson, + Rock & Roll
07.04.26: Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day in B.F.E. (Hangout in da Garadtch), w/ Truck Parts, Good Engines, Wrecked 4Runners, Co. Springs WW2 Air Force Museum, Fireworks VS Mortars, Marines VS Army, Kiel VS Nillson, + Rock & Roll Jul 17, 2026 58:29 The Garage Hour goons assembled at Location BFE for an hour of good garagey fun - salvaging parts from rolled trucks, hubcaps versus center caps, some of the more durable engines, and current catalytic convertor costs.  There's also some villains, some mortar rounds, a look at the 'Springs' WW2 Air Force Museum, some dead baby jokes (yeah, I know, we couldn't help ourselves - the chicken started i
06.26.26 (MP3): When DO Animals Attack the Garage Hour? More Hype but Same Man-Eating... Bullets for Bears, Wandering Wolves & Bad Bureaucrats, Fighting & Fleeing for Humans (Even the Dumb Ones), + Citizen Vigilante, Stereo Connectivity & Electric Wizard
06.26.26 (MP3): When DO Animals Attack the Garage Hour? More Hype but Same Man-Eating... Bullets for Bears, Wandering Wolves & Bad Bureaucrats, Fighting & Fleeing for Humans (Even the Dumb Ones), + Citizen Vigilante, Stereo Connectivity & Electric Wizard Jul 4, 2026 01:02:22 Here's the top line (up front, for once...): bears and wolves and meese and bees and pigs and all sorts of wildlife attack humans - you're on their menu.  If you're prepared - right caliber, correct mindset, and knowing we're superior because of our brains and our tools (not our claws or our ability to rip a Honda apart with our teeth), you'll be fine.  However, so many people are wandering into t
06.26.26: When DO Animals Attack the Garage Hour? More Hype but Same Man-Eating... Bullets for Bears, Wandering Wolves & Bad Bureaucrats, Fighting & Fleeing for Humans (Even the Dumb Ones), + Citizen Vigilante, Stereo Connectivity & Electric Wizard
06.26.26: When DO Animals Attack the Garage Hour? More Hype but Same Man-Eating... Bullets for Bears, Wandering Wolves & Bad Bureaucrats, Fighting & Fleeing for Humans (Even the Dumb Ones), + Citizen Vigilante, Stereo Connectivity & Electric Wizard Jul 4, 2026 01:02:22 Here's the top line (up front, for once...): bears and wolves and meese and bees and pigs and all sorts of wildlife attack humans - you're on their menu.  If you're prepared - right caliber, correct mindset, and knowing we're superior because of our brains and our tools (not our claws or our ability to rip a Honda apart with our teeth), you'll be fine.  However, so many people are wandering into t

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