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Three friends, Alex, Alan, and Jordan, talk about a car each episode that is interesting or unique in some way. Not always in good ways though! We keep it on the junky end of the spectrum.

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    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 63 EPISODES


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    Ep. 61 We'll Get To That

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 75:30


    Send us a textMovie reviews and investment tips from the Barn Full Of Fairmonts.  The subject of tonight's conversation is weird and cool...Jordan's brandFacebookInstagram

    EP. 60 Alan's Fever Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 71:37


    Send us a textWe start out talking about naps and car chase movies. It goes down hill from there.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 59 Almost As Good As A Godzilla Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 79:51


    Send us a textAlex shows off his mastery of geometry.  A warning to our listeners:  This episode does acknowledge and/or suggest that there may be a negative stereotype of Corvette owners.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 58 Dorky Hipsters Like It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 56:31


    Send us a textA discussion of the vehicle born of 40% innovation.  Jordan calls Alan a dorky hipster and he can't be bothered to argue.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 57 The conservative, helium-heavy investment portfolio enables us to buy blimps

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 64:54


    Nissan Plane vs. Subaru Helicopter vs. Mitsubishi Blimp.  The one where Alan acknowledges he doesn't have enough money yet to buy respect.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 56 Of Marpos and Chyrslers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 75:06


    Old man rants. Alan objectifies back humps.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 55 Hybrids and Diesels and Sports Cars, Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 92:28


    The opposite of a concise conversation about a particular vehicle. We learn about the concept "No Drama, no good"FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 54 All the Bells Went "Clink"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 59:46


    And so it has come to this...   Another episode where we persevere through technical difficulties. FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 53 Schrödinger's Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 57:28


    BDR Update:  Bad Decisions make for great storiesFacebookInstagram

    Ep. 52 Hank Hill's Limousine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 85:00


    Alex wants to be a baby boomer and Alan uses a Gene Autry song as a metaphor for death. We finally start to embrace our podcast famousity.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 51 Suicide Shocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 72:47


    Brought to you by: multimeters. Link to the song we talked about during this episode: https://youtu.be/E4Gr5lIdykE?si=BwD2WyIyO6cS3zYUFacebookInstagram

    Ep. 50 High School Talent Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 67:25


    Electronics repair and practice kidsFacebookInstagram

    Ep. 49 Movie Ratings and Dead Brands

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 67:55


    Jordan calls Alan a nerd.  Alan takes exception for a millisecond.  FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 48 Like Driving On Top Of A Creme Brulee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 75:43


    Hell cars and the lugnut cabal.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 47 Big Avanti Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 74:59


    We invent our own spec class for road shenanigans.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 46 Like a Flan in a Cupboard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 68:05


    We are, evidently, huge proponents of minivans.  You heard it here first...20 years ago.  Bronies were involved.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 45 Alphabet Soup

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 66:34


    Darned if we knowFacebookInstagram

    Ep. 44 The B29 Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 60:23


    A perfectly normal episode with NO deviations from our typical format, whatsoever.  FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 43 Fresh As A Late Winter Daisy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 65:56


    Soft Js and WahnkersFacebookInstagram

    Ep. 42 Undue Diligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 75:21


    Sarcastic commuter car advice, moose design criteria, Cast iron toddlers, and we revisit the tow capacity of a Chevette.  Contains references to "Futurama," "Parks and Recreation" and "New Girl."FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 41 Alan's Deathbed Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 82:44


    Aerosol EyeClean product development, Cars build from chamoises, Low Bar Cars, monogrammed lab coats, brother-in-law meet-cutes, and music videos.  Contains references to "Austin Powers," "Anchorman:  The Legend of Ron Burgundy," and "The Simpsons."  Here's a link to the Top Gear Jensen Interceptor segment we mentioned.  Here's a randomly-selected link to some British Sporting Trials on youtube:     Here's the fantastic "Pump The Brakes" video that is mandatory viewing for all cheesebags! FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 40 We're Here For The Free Association And Beer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 86:43


    Beer that sounds like it's for kids, Gas Station Cuisine, and great, terrible car movies. Contains references to "The Simpsons," "Futurama," and "Parks and Recreation"FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 39 The Las Vegas Traveler Guide episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 81:18


    The one where we spend more time than you'd expect discussing bank robberies and a car that can be outrun by a Hyundai Sonata.FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 38 From The Island of Misfit Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 64:14


    Barncasting from the Meantree Rust and Manure Generation Facility we talk about recycling catalytic converters, Iron Dukes, conflicting information on the internet, and more!FacebookInstagram

    Ep. 37 Why Are There No Teeth On This Ring Gear Anymore?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 63:52


    Podcasting from the past, we represent ourselves in court while having a manic episode.FacebookInstagram

    Ep 36. A Car Made Entirely of Marzipan and Frosting.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 71:33


    Shasta, anyone?!  We just make it up as we go and don't think anyone is going to care to correct us if we're wrong.  Link to video referenced in episode:  Watch after to avoid spoilersFacebookInstagram

    Cheesebag's Honor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 60:21


    Hotels in TN, boat engines, Turbochargers and churros!  We don't  talk about the HMMWV  Contains references to "Wayne's World".FacebookInstagram

    Look Good, Go Fast, Safety Third

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 73:24


    Hood Scoops, Engine squarity, aerodynamics, and formal rooflines.FacebookInstagram

    There's Fins Everywhere!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 62:05


    An academic study of the effect of appetite suppressants on vehicle seating capacities and the influence of the Irish in the evolution of the automatic transmission. Also, suspension information that is blatantly wrong. FacebookInstagram

    The Best Kind of Correct

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 60:36


    Is it a model, a trim level, or an appearance package?  Jordan will set us straight, technically.FacebookInstagram

    The Wrong Kind of Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 83:57


    Three of the most straight-laced automotive dorks you know talk at length about the cost of bail at the end of a hypothetical bad decision rally.FacebookInstagram

    An Exercise In Debigulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 71:47


    Our cheesebag Council Co-host Alan gives valuable legal advice and, once again, doxes our friend and listener. Contains references from "The Simpsons," "Futurama," and "WaterWorld."FacebookInstagram

    Remember Folks, The Internet Never Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 58:57


    We play Ford Engine Conversational Pinball before eventually exploring a weird, old vehicle.  Contains references from "The Simpsons" and "Futurama."FacebookInstagram

    We Made Tote Bags!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 53:14


    Broadcasting from Cheesebag County.  Weird on weird with a dash of project updates from the Junk Connoisseurs.FacebookInstagram

    Alan Would Rather Buy Gout

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 62:22


    Flamable clothing, polarizing automotive styles, and strange automotive bedfellows.We are on the Facebooks (Junk Connoisseurs) and Instagrams (junkconsr) now!junkconisr@gmail.com

    Hilarifying, Full Dumbassery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 75:01


    We talk about dumb stuff we've done in past and explore some of the dumb (and cool) stuff done in the past by automakers while discussing our subject vehicle. THEN we bench build a fantastic car to troll purists.   Here's the video about external combustion that Alex mentions in the episode:  https://youtu.be/VhT3MN2JXu8?si=9YwkOpL4j62oKDE3

    When Roman Numerals Haven't Done The Trick...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 52:07


    Before you criticize the content of this episode, please take into consideration that we cut 10 full minutes of conversation about bad Nick Cage movies before publishing.  We give the Buick Reatta way more air time than it deserves.  Everyone please message Alan to remind him he's 679 miles from Atlanta, GA. Contains several obscure references to "Futurama."

    Mutually Assured Taxation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 56:28


    Parts bin engineering, things that aren't an AMC Matador, and poorly-installed aftermarket sunroofs.Hit us up at junkconisr@gmail.com!

    The Pancake Machine at the Holiday Inn Express

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 51:40


    Our subject for this episode has no place on a poster adorning a kid's wall. But we have fun imagining the poster...and the kid.Hit us up at junkconisr@gmail.com or Jonk Connoisseurs on Facebook.

    The Car We Wish We Would Have Bought Instead Of Going To College

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 63:29


    We demonstrate ADHD in podcast form.  Alan is baited into a classic Chrysler rant...but not about how they did it right.  "Shut Up And Give Me More Leather!" --Lee Iacoca, probably.   Contains references to "Idiocracy" and "Talledega Nights."Email us junkconisr@gmail.com or on the Book of Faces at facebook.com/junkconisr/

    A Spoon Fight Broke Out!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 58:33


    We talk about being "scareoused."  Contains references to "If I Had a Million Dollars" by the Bare Naked Ladies and "Futurama" Email us junkconisr@gmail.com or on the Book of Faces at facebook.com/junkconisr/

    The OG Fiero

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 65:02


    Like most great podcast episodes, we start out by opening and eating candy on mic.  Eventually we also talk about automotive topics (among others).  Contains references to "Joe Dirt" and Futurama (Because always Futurama). Email us junkconisr@gmail.com or on the Book of Faces at facebook.com/junkconisr/

    It Sold Like GhostBusters

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 47:59


    We discuss pranks in the shop and 3 million cars.  Contains references to "Office Space"  Email us junkconisr@gmail.com if you want to tell us one of your automotive (or not) stories. Or tell us why Alan is wrong this time. Either way. 

    Execrable Exotic Elimination

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 62:29


    A departure from our usual format. Alan picks on our pronunciation for an hour or so while we decide what exotic/super car was the worst. Also Alex can't be bothered. Contains References to "Futurama"

    What even is Laser Dust?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 48:50


    LREs in Flanderwood and compounding trifectas.  No Iron Dukes were harmed during the recording of this episode.

    Circle Slash Chapman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 60:08


    We talk about Jordan's Adventure to Florida. Contains Futurama references that just won't go away! Yell at us at junkconisr@gmail.com. Or send us cat pictures (like actual cats, get your mind out of the gutter)! We are game for either.  

    Psst...I love you!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 48:30


    Your favorite TV critics talk about cars over a beer in front of a mic.Contains references to “Ghostbusters II,” “Arrested Development,” “The Simpsons,” “Futurama,” and “The Fast and The Furious.”Yell at us at junkconisr@gmail.com. You can also send us amazon gift cards there too. We are game for either. 

    Not That Kind of Adult Toy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 53:31


    Why did Ford have so many v8 engines?!Gigaturd is catching on. Yell at us at junkconisr@gmail.com

    Lotus Was Involved

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 54:37


    We talk about bonehead automotive injuries and Alan teaches us the definition of entrapment

    Sharks are on Backorder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 47:45


    Is dirigible a body style?  Does anybody actually read podcast episode descriptions? Let us know at junkconisr@gmail.com

    The one where we invent the concept of an iron-on hood scoop

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 51:41


    Contains references to Super Troopers.Email us junkconisr@gmail.com

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