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

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

Hosted by Justin Fort

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915

Latest episode

Oct 2026

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EN

About the show

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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October 8, 2026Episode 3456 min

09.29.26 (MP3): Gearhead Does Guns - 2A News & Views (DOJ vs MN, Ukrainians & Shotguns, POTUS & Suppressors, Good Kids w/ CCWs, Banning Pets VS Prohibiting Trans, Hitting Deer and/or Pedestrians), + Toys 'R Us, Recycling & Da Bears' Matt Suey

The Garage Hour used to do a lot more Second Amendment things, but times are so full of gearhead news (and client to-dos) that we've been remiss. No longer! This 'uns a bit of a catch all catch-up, with tales of the White House standing up for our rights in and out of court, folks doing the right thing even when someone else cries shame, how fighters and citizens in Ukraine have embraced the shotgun like so many doughboys did in WW1, and how some fool banning conservatives from adopting cats calls the question about sensible people banning trannies from adopting firearms. There's plenty to go around: an Excellent Weirdo R.I.P. for the '85 Bears' silent stalwart, Walter Peyton blocker and all around good guy Matt Suey (weird because he was so normal), Musorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" versus 'froading up your local Bald Mountain at night, long Garands, loaning professional drivers your car, and rock from Snail, Monolord and Led Zeppelin.

October 8, 2026Episode 3456 min

09.29.26: Gearhead Does Guns - 2A News & Views (DOJ vs MN, Ukrainians & Shotguns, POTUS & Suppressors, Good Kids w/ CCWs, Banning Pets VS Prohibiting Trans, Hitting Deer and/or Pedestrians), + Toys 'R Us, Recycling & Da Bears' Matt Suey

The Garage Hour used to do a lot more Second Amendment things, but times are so full of gearhead news (and client to-dos) that we've been remiss. No longer! This 'uns a bit of a catch all catch-up, with tales of the White House standing up for our rights in and out of court, folks doing the right thing even when someone else cries shame, how fighters and citizens in Ukraine have embraced the shotgun like so many doughboys did in WW1, and how some fool banning conservatives from adopting cats calls the question about sensible people banning trannies from adopting firearms. There's plenty to go around: an Excellent Weirdo R.I.P. for the '85 Bears' silent stalwart, Walter Peyton blocker and all around good guy Matt Suey (weird because he was so normal), Musorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" versus 'froading up your local Bald Mountain at night, long Garands, loaning professional drivers your car, and rock from Snail, Monolord and Led Zeppelin.

September 29, 2026Episode 331 hr 6 min

09.23.26 (MP3): Gearhead Conflagration! Flock Cameras ARE Spying On You (So Are New Cars), K-Cars & Red Sticky, GM Diesels & Allison Trannies, Specialty Parts Matter, Injector Cleaner on Schedule & ATF in Everything, RWD vs AWD vs FWD, + Desert Metal

So much brain, so little bandwidth... Hostus Maximus Justin Fort invaded the Automotive A.D.H.D. studios and rallied Primary Knowledge Unit Matt West for an hour of high-density car-guy madness. Pour the Thai tea and lock the hatch, because the gearhead time-space interruptor is on. From the battle of Toyota versus Subaru to EZ Subies and blown 22REs, and the EJ257 versus the FA24, plus the eternal question of "If I bought 300hp, why can't I use them all?", these two overintuited car geeks went after it. HFS. More? Junkyard versus O.E... Where "red sticky" grease came from... How International and Mercury made better engines than the factory... Why your car is following you... Why the O.E.s put SCCA memberships in the glovebox of new cars... Tach dumps under the overpass, and mechanic-owned cars on the menu... While we're at it: Roy Scheider, "Final Countdown", cohost nicknames, boba from the Coffee & Tea Zone, and desert metal from Fatso Jetson, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Masters of Reality, Screaming Trees and Yawning Man.

September 29, 2026Episode 331 hr 6 min

09.23.26: Gearhead Conflagration! Flock Cameras ARE Spying On You (So Are New Cars), K-Cars & Red Sticky, GM Diesels & Allison Trannies, Specialty Parts Matter, Injector Cleaner on Schedule & ATF in Everything, RWD vs AWD vs FWD, + Desert Metal

So much brain, so little bandwidth... Hostus Maximus Justin Fort invaded the Automotive A.D.H.D. studios and rallied Primary Knowledge Unit Matt West for an hour of high-density car-guy madness. Pour the Thai tea and lock the hatch, because the gearhead time-space interruptor is on. From the battle of Toyota versus Subaru to EZ Subies and blown 22REs, and the EJ257 versus the FA24, plus the eternal question of "If I bought 300hp, why can't I use them all?", these two overintuited car geeks went after it. HFS. More? Junkyard versus O.E... Where "red sticky" grease came from... How International and Mercury made better engines than the factory... Why your car is following you... Why the O.E.s put SCCA memberships in the glovebox of new cars... Tach dumps under the overpass, and mechanic-owned cars on the menu... While we're at it: Roy Scheider, "Final Countdown", cohost nicknames, boba from the Coffee & Tea Zone, and desert metal from Fatso Jetson, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Masters of Reality, Screaming Trees and Yawning Man.

September 25, 2026Episode 321 hr 0 min

09.11.26 (MP3): Vehicular Enabling of Summer (& 9/11 Not Forgotten), Take the Unbeaten Path/Lost 2-Lane/Route Less Traff*@&ed, & Above the Clouds Show in Woodland Park, Detailing Black Cars (911 & 5.0), Folding Phones & Spying TVs, + Surf Guitar for Scott

Yeah, we've got a little catch-upping to do - busy happens... On 9/11's 25th anniversary, the Garage Hour goons got a little lost in the moment (find the French documentary from NBC (?), find the Nova special about why the towers fell, and then pour one out for those who won't be coming back), but also honored the importance of living and doing with the tragedy still in mind. With gearheads everywhere still rolling around in the tail end of summer - endless summer - it's time to detail up, cruise out, go where you feel, and enjoy the far end of summer. Additional car guy goodness: gearheadventures with Matt at Automotive A.D.H.D., winged or wingless, Bobcat repair, gas prices, a Miata versus a 600RR, and another win for "32 Hot Rod Hits" There's more: don't spill your hydration, Regular Bill and Admiral Rickover, Link Wray and Dick Dale, and a very tired Hostus Maximus.

September 25, 2026Episode 321 hr 0 min

09.11.26: Vehicular Enabling of Summer (& 9/11 Not Forgotten), Take the Unbeaten Path/Lost 2-Lane/Route Less Traff*@&ed, & Above the Clouds Show in Woodland Park, Detailing Black Cars (911 & 5.0), Folding Phones & Spying TVs, + Surf Guitar for Scott

Yeah, we've got a little catch-upping to do - busy happens... On 9/11's 25th anniversary, the Garage Hour goons got a little lost in the moment (find the French documentary from NBC (?), find the Nova special about why the towers fell, and then pour one out for those who won't be coming back), but also honored the importance of living and doing with the tragedy still in mind. With gearheads everywhere still rolling around in the tail end of summer - endless summer - it's time to detail up, cruise out, go where you feel, and enjoy the far end of summer. Additional car guy goodness: gearheadventures with Matt at Automotive A.D.H.D., winged or wingless, Bobcat repair, gas prices, a Miata versus a 600RR, and another win for "32 Hot Rod Hits" There's more: don't spill your hydration, Regular Bill and Admiral Rickover, Link Wray and Dick Dale, and a very tired Hostus Maximus.

September 8, 2026Episode 311 hr 4 min

08.22.26 (MP3): Get Prepped for Four-Wheeling - Equipment, Vehicle, Mechanical, Technique, Knowing Where You're Going, Understanding What You're 'Froading, Modding What You Have, & Secrets of JFS4 (Hit a Town & Be In It), + Clutch, Helmet & Herb Alpert

A look over the shoulder from the Gearhead Consultancy about how to make yourself ready and able to enjoy a week off-roading in the hills... We've got mechanical touchpoints to get after on your buggy (and in it), a basic list of tools and juices, ancillary gear that'll have you pretty damn prepared before you head out, and a few thoughts on sucking info and technique out of your fellow 'froaders rather than just sucking. There's also some trucks worth taking, dude's worth having around, maps worth reading, tech worth ignoring, and ideas worth executing. There's more to it: marble in Marble, Irish whiskey in Justin, lumberjacks in Russia, and transmissions in LS400s.

September 8, 2026Episode 311 hr 4 min

08.22.26: Get Prepped for Four-Wheeling - Equipment, Vehicle, Mechanical, Technique, Knowing Where You're Going, Understanding What You're 'Froading, Modding What You Have, & Secrets of JFS4 (Hit a Town & Be In It), + Clutch, Helmet & Herb Alpert

A look over the shoulder from the Gearhead Consultancy about how to make yourself ready and able to enjoy a week off-roading in the hills... We've got mechanical touchpoints to get after on your buggy (and in it), a basic list of tools and juices, ancillary gear that'll have you pretty damn prepared before you head out, and a few thoughts on sucking info and technique out of your fellow 'froaders rather than just sucking. There's also some trucks worth taking, dude's worth having around, maps worth reading, tech worth ignoring, and ideas worth executing. There's more to it: marble in Marble, Irish whiskey in Justin, lumberjacks in Russia, and transmissions in LS400s.

August 31, 2026Episode 301 hr 17 min

08.12.26 (MP3): JFSummit4 Recap - Marble, Colorado Four-Wheeling in 4Runners, Grenadiers, Side-by-Sides & a Wrangler, w/ Rocks & Bonks, Trails & Towns, Damage & Drop-Offs, + Online Maps (Bad?), Offshoots (Good?), & Golf Carts (Cheating?)

The gearhead goons' annual getogether at JFS4 went off relatively hitchless - so much 'froading, so much food and a seriously good hangout at Eagle's Nest in Marble ( got to have a driveway that's four-by only). From classic trails like the famously lethal Schofield Road, multipersonalitied Pearl Pass, bottled up Gunsite Road, expansive Montezuma Basin, unappreciated Sheep Mountain, Lead King and Crystal Mill (get in there), we shoved everything from ultra-capable trail buggies to an Ineos Grenadier with the radar signature of the Pentagon through (almost) all of them (and you can too!). ...And because we did everything and then some in trailed-out 4Runners and a Jeep, you probably can too - advocate for your access and your right to roam. More info in this extended-play look over the shoulder: BushDucks (has details), Admiral Rickover (knows stuff), community Marble (get some), vintage truck self-adjustment (because third-gen 4Runner), geniuses from Hughes to Musk, Ayatollahs from San Diego, plus Fatso Jetson, Kyuss, Earthlings, Truckfighters and Corrosion of Conformity.

August 31, 2026Episode 301 hr 17 min

08.12.26: JFSummit4 Recap - Marble, Colorado Four-Wheeling in 4Runners, Grenadiers, Side-by-Sides & a Wrangler, w/ Rocks & Bonks, Trails & Towns, Damage & Drop-Offs, + Online Maps (Bad?), Offshoots (Good?), & Golf Carts (Cheating?)

The gearhead goons' annual getogether at JFS4 went off relatively hitchless - so much 'froading, so much food and a seriously good hangout at Eagle's Nest in Marble ( got to have a driveway that's four-by only). From classic trails like the famously lethal Schofield Road, multipersonalitied Pearl Pass, bottled up Gunsite Road, expansive Montezuma Basin, unappreciated Sheep Mountain, Lead King and Crystal Mill (get in there), we shoved everything from ultra-capable trail buggies to an Ineos Grenadier with the radar signature of the Pentagon through (almost) all of them (and you can too!). ...And because we did everything and then some in trailed-out 4Runners and a Jeep, you probably can too - advocate for your access and your right to roam. More info in this extended-play look over the shoulder: BushDucks (has details), Admiral Rickover (knows stuff), community Marble (get some), vintage truck self-adjustment (because third-gen 4Runner), geniuses from Hughes to Musk, Ayatollahs from San Diego, plus Fatso Jetson, Kyuss, Earthlings, Truckfighters and Corrosion of Conformity.

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