So You Owned a VW Bus
We interview those who have dared to drive, ride in, or simply inhabit the coolest vehicle ever created—the VW Bus. Each episode we talk to one VW Bus owner and hear about their adventures and misadventures.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 91
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
Brett (S2, E2)
Now this bus is one wild ride. A 1958 panel van. The outside has been spray painted and airbrushed with murals. The once solid walls have portal windows and the wheel wells have been cut out. The fro…
Melanie (S2, E3)
Meet Melanie Moore—a real-life hero who uses her VW crew cab to deliver sell and deliver books. Known as The Cincy Book Bus, she is a recognized figure in the Queen City. Best of all, all the profits…
Neil (S1, E8)
Neil is a close friend of ours. In fact, I actually lived with him after my divorce. Miracle too—a couple of divorced people living with our friend, Neil Webster. Now Neil has owned a whole lotta VWs…
Selwa (S1, E6)
We interviewed Selwa Whitesell of Yellow Springs. Currently she has a modern tow-behind camper sitting in her driveway. She has biked in New Zealand, camped all over. But her first camper was an unus…
Lynda (S1, E7)
If you’ve owned a Vw Bus for any length of time, you’ve probably got a tale of roadside breakdown woes. We met a woman, Lynda Hardman, who had more than her fair share. In fact, she swears her bus ha…
Norm (S1, E5)
When I bought my VW Bus I was told I was a lucky man because I lived in Dayton, where a very talented VW mechanic lived. His name is Norm Vocke and he owns Oak Grove Import Auto Service.
Dan and Kathy (S1, E4)
On the first decent spring day of 2021, Miracle and I donned our masks and drove out to Yellow Springs, the nearby hippie village at the north end of the county where we live—Greene County. Now, Gree…
Jen (S1, E3)
Every owner of a bus knows what it is like to break down on the side of the road. That moment of panic. The frustration. How their partner immediately gets stressed…
Well, we met a woman, Jen Hunter w…
Peg and Moira (S1, E2)
In early autumn of 2020, Miracle and I conducted our first interview for our podcast with two Irish sisters, Peg and Moira. They messaged us on Facebook after Miracle put out the initial call for sto…
Chris (S1, E1)
Chris’s interview covers the two topics everyone wants to talk about—love and money. We interviewed Chris just south of Springfield, Ohio, at a barn sale where he’s selling all manner of leather good…
Trailer
Welcome to to “so you owned a VW bus” a podcast fueled by the stories of VW bus owners—past and present. Each episode we talk to those who have dared to drive the iconic Volkswagen bus and we hear ab…