Hank Watson's Garage Hour - Cars, Trucks, Beers & Guns
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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 819
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
03.14.25 (MP3): Bolts & Fasteners, Ammo & Peppers, NASCAR & Electrics, Teslas & Politics, Crazies & Customers, Re-Gippers & Pinkos, Tools & Leverages, Spyware & Static, Clocks & Waves, + the Visceral Satisfaction of Thunderboats & Real Stock Cars
With the throwback gratification of Failure's "Fantastic Planet" rolling throughout, the gearhead goons at the Garage Hour start out gritty with the bucket (or well-sorted trays) of backup bolts that…
03.14.25: Bolts & Fasteners, Ammo & Peppers, NASCAR & Electrics, Teslas & Politics, Crazies & Customers, Re-Gippers & Pinkos, Tools & Leverages, Spyware & Static, Clocks & Waves, + the Visceral Satisfaction of Thunderboats & Real Stock Cars
With the throwback gratification of Failure's "Fantastic Planet" rolling throughout, the gearhead goons at the Garage Hour start out gritty with the bucket (or well-sorted trays) of backup bolts that…
03.02.25 (MP3): Warplanes That Whistle & Howl, Teslaggression (Against & Betwixt), Russian Wartime Innovation (Pipeline Invasion), Driverless Taxis, Electric Mail Truck & Bus Fails, Honda & Nissan Hijinks, & Gas Just Works Better
So much afoot we've got two: there's the Avro Vulcan howl, the Corsair whistle, Hellcat .50s and tanks with cats, and a cool story about two F-14s that scrambled to blow up an egg salad sandwich. Th…
03.02.25: Warplanes That Whistle & Howl, Teslaggression (Against & Betwixt), Russian Wartime Innovation (Pipeline Invasion), Driverless Taxis, Electric Mail Truck & Bus Fails, Honda & Nissan Hijinks, & Gas Just Works Better
So much afoot we've got two: there's the Avro Vulcan howl, the Corsair whistle, Hellcat .50s and tanks with cats, and a cool story about two F-14s that scrambled to blow up an egg salad sandwich. Th…
02.25.25 (MP3): Yuge Explosions (& the Gearheads Who Love Them) - When One Megaton Ain't Enough: Texas City, Beirut, Halifax, West, Henderson, Mine Gas, Nuclear Testing, Rabaul, St. Helens, Krakatoa, + A Few Bombs that Didn't & the SS United States
Hostus Maximus and sometime savant Justin Fort goes full brain-dump on the kind of history that makes pre-teen kids deep-dive science for all the wrong reasons. Obviously, when folks die because a s…
02.25.25: Yuge Explosions (& the Gearheads Who Love Them) - When One Megaton Ain't Enough: Texas City, Beirut, Halifax, West, Henderson, Mine Gas, Nuclear Testing, Rabaul, St. Helens, Krakatoa, + A Few Bombs that Didn't & the SS United States
Hostus Maximus and sometime savant Justin Fort goes full brain-dump on the kind of history that makes pre-teen kids deep-dive science for all the wrong reasons. Obviously, when folks die because a s…
02.15.25 (MP3): Mudslide Head-On-A-Swivel Doom, Offshore Land Cruisers, Nissan's Buck & Border Issues, Euro Makers Flee Electric Car Politics, + Awesome Space Metal (Literal & Physical), Shark Hands, Blazing Saddles, Shampoo Chemicals & Hauling Asteroids
...With an "Orange Goblin" backer (Frequencies from Planet Ten), we've got a good assortment of gearhead supersauce on this burger: blind squirrel finds a nut (bad gov't radio ads get one right while…
02.15.25: Mudslide Head-On-A-Swivel Doom, Offshore Land Cruisers, Nissan's Buck & Border Issues, Euro Makers Flee Electric Car Politics, + Awesome Space Metal (Literal & Physical), Shark Hands, Blazing Saddles, Shampoo Chemicals & Hauling Asteroids
...With an "Orange Goblin" backer (Frequencies from Planet Ten), we've got a good assortment of gearhead supersauce on this burger: blind squirrel finds a nut (bad gov't radio ads get one right while…
02.05.25 (MP3): Gearhead Comeuppance (So Much Schadenfreude) - No Headlight Guy VS da Troopers, Limp Pickups Reflect (the Failure) of Pajama People, DOT Bureaucrats Choke, Motorcyclists' Shoes, Car Stickers, + An Excellent Weirdo RIP for George & Betty
So much good stuff! Don't be a menace to fellow motorists when failing to use your headlights in the dark - and don't mind while the Gearhead Consultancy laughs its pretty heads off when you get lit…
01.22.25 (MP3): Burned Classics in LA & Burned Borders in San Diego, Ugly Land Rovers & Ugly Bureaucracy, DRLs Ain't Headlights & LCD Ain't Gauges, Battery Fires (Duhh), Bott's Dots (WTF?), Hoorah to Home Defenders & an Excellent Weirdo RIP to Bob Uecker
Don't flinch or you'll miss it: squashy gumdrop Hyundais and crosseyed-cubist Land Rovers, dirty grabby D.O.E. palm-greased double-dealing from former Gov. Hatchetface, details of more battery "stora…
02.05.25: Gearhead Comeuppance (So Much Schadenfreude) - No Headlight Guy VS da Troopers, Limp Pickups Reflect (the Failure) of Pajama People, DOT Bureaucrats Choke, Motorcyclists' Shoes, Car Stickers, + An Excellent Weirdo RIP for George & Betty
So much good stuff! Don't be a menace to fellow motorists when failing to use your headlights in the dark - and don't mind while the Gearhead Consultancy laughs its pretty heads off when you get lit…
01.32.25 (MP3): SoCal 'Froading VS Cartel Sniping, LA Backyards VS Cash for Clunkers, LA Fires VS Electric Cars, New DOT Guy VS Cars Nobody Wants, & Protecting Property, Pockets of Righteousness, + Serious Looters & the Psychic iPod
So much exhaustion... Caffeine fixes what the Sawzall can't, so we're here: the Gearhead Consultancy may be intriguing or offensive, but we're never boring. This episode's got a micro look at the b…
01.32.25: SoCal 'Froading VS Cartel Sniping, LA Backyards VS Cash for Clunkers, LA Fires VS Electric Cars, New DOT Guy VS Cars Nobody Wants, & Protecting Property, Pockets of Righteousness, + Serious Looters & the Psychic iPod
So much exhaustion... Caffeine fixes what the Sawzall can't, so we're here: the Gearhead Consultancy may be intriguing or offensive, but we're never boring. This episode's got a micro look at the b…
01.22.25: Burned Classics in LA & Burned Borders in San Diego, Ugly Land Rovers & Ugly Bureaucracy, DRLs Ain't Headlights & LCD Ain't Gauges, Battery Fires (Duhh), Bott's Dots (WTF?), Hoorah to Home Defenders & an Excellent Weirdo RIP to Bob Uecker
Don't flinch or you'll miss it: squashy gumdrop Hyundais and crosseyed-cubist Land Rovers, dirty grabby D.O.E. palm-greased double-dealing from former Gov. Hatchetface, details of more battery "stora…
10.22.24 (MP3): Randomly Awesome - Caddy in the Snow, Snowplow in the Lane & Death Wish in the Andy Griffiths Show, + Westerns w/ Minigiuns, Jerks w/ Highbeams, Ford w/ Recalls, Israelis w/ Guns, Bears w/ 10mm & a Croc w/ 10,000 Kids
Slather on the Justin powa - from Canadian marionettes to catching up on your Orange Goblins, from dickheads with their high beams (and why is it always a Jeep or a Tesla?) to the rules about passing…
10.22.24: Randomly Awesome - Caddy in the Snow, Snowplow in the Lane & Death Wish in the Andy Griffiths Show, + Westerns w/ Minigiuns, Jerks w/ Highbeams, Ford w/ Recalls, Israelis w/ Guns, Bears w/ 10mm & a Croc w/ 10,000 Kids
Slather on the Justin powa - from Canadian marionettes to catching up on your Orange Goblins, from dickheads with their high beams (and why is it always a Jeep or a Tesla?) to the rules about passing…
01.12.25 (MP3): Howdy 2025 (A Reality Check) - U-Haul & Interstate Operators Know the Best States (While NYC Chokes Its Businesses), & Geeks Prep for Disaster Rather than Being One (Let's Not Lose More Classic Cars), + Monster Magnet & Pelham 1-2-3
Whether you're smart enough to know we're going to have some wind and fires in SoCal (duhh) or it's about a healthy distrust of government (kind'a like "technology", "gov't" is not on your side), a g…
01.12.25: Howdy 2025 (A Reality Check) - U-Haul & Interstate Operators Know the Best States (While NYC Chokes Its Businesses), & Geeks Prep for Disaster Rather than Being One (Let's Not Lose More Classic Cars), + Monster Magnet & Pelham 1-2-3
Whether you're smart enough to know we're going to have some wind and fires in SoCal (duhh) or it's about a healthy distrust of government (kind'a like "technology", "gov't" is not on your side), a g…
12.31.24 (MP3): Gearheads Survive a Year of Fear & Big Gov't Shows Its Butt, w/ Unsafe Spy Tech In Your Cars, Useless Powertrains In Your Trucks, Evil Capabilities In Your Home, & Dangerous Ideas In Gov't (...the Ides of Cronyist Bureaucrats)
Take a cautionary stance as gearheads, geeks and the great unwashed makers look forward to 2025 - it's our year to make great, but some of that tin needs straightening. From the evil of your refrige…
12.31.24: Gearheads Survive a Year of Fear & Big Gov't Shows Its Butt, w/ Unsafe Spy Tech In Your Cars, Useless Powertrains In Your Trucks, Evil Capabilities In Your Home, & Dangerous Ideas In Gov't (...the Ides of Cronyist Bureaucrats)
Take a cautionary stance as gearheads, geeks and the great unwashed makers look forward to 2025 - it's our year to make great, but some of that tin needs straightening. From the evil of your refrige…