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Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z — 193 episodes

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1

The Power of Inspiration: From the Mat to the Shop [E246]

2

The Most Controversial Tool in Automotive Electrical Diagnostics [E245]

3

Who Should Pay for Auto Repair Tools? Shop Owner or Employee? [E244]

4

The Danger of Tunnel Vision in Automotive Diagnostics: Anchoring, Confirmation Bias, and Premature Closure [E243]

5

7.3L Power Stroke ICP Sensor Failure and the AI Skill Atrophy Debate [E242]

6

The Hidden Game Running Your Auto Repair Shop: When Systems Undermine Values [E241]

7

Why Customers Struggle to Trust Auto Repair [E240]

8

From Bogeys to Blown Fuses: Navigating Self-Doubt [E239]

9

Game Theory for Auto Repair Shops: Pricing, Competition, and Strategy [E238]

10

The Targaryen Technician: When Shop Owners Become What They Once Despised [E237]

11

Normalization of Deviance: The Challenger Disaster and How Shop Standards Drift [E236]

12

Corvette Customer Communcation Confusion [E235]

13

Mailbag Episode: From Quantum Physics to Flat Rate Pay Plans [E234]

14

From Smashing Pumpkins to Shop Floors: Lessons on Mentorship [E233]

15

Strength Isn’t What You Think: Lessons on Resilience, Recovery, and Asking for Help [E232]

16

The Mount Rushmore of Automotive Trainers: Legends, Pioneers, and Rising Stars [E231]

17

Wrenching and Recitals: Making Time for Family in the Auto Repair Industry [E230]

18

Deadpool and Chuck Norris [E229]

19

Misuse of the Word Diagnostics [E228]

20

Vision 2026 Recap [E227]

21

Carving Out the Best: Matt Fanslow’s Mount Rushmores [E226]

22

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished [E225]

23

Beyond Cognitive Distortions: Finding Common Ground in Conflict with Margaret Light [E224]

24

Aliasing: Why Your Oscilloscope May Be Lying To You [E223]

25

What Rob McElhenney Taught Me About Shop Management [E222]

26

Mr. Baseball [E221]

27

Bubbles Everywhere: Cavitation and the Cooling System [E220]

28

Common Cause and Special Cause [E219]

29

The Part-Time Performer (And The Full-Time Lesson) [218]

30

A Lesson from Parkway Drive: Diamonds That Choose to Stay Coal [217]

31

What is the Most Misunderstood Concept in Auto Repair? And More: December 2025 Mailbag [E216]

32

Shop Local [E215]

33

When Seconds Matter: CPR at the Thanksgiving Table [E214]

34

No Spoon: Breaking the Matrix [E213]

35

Stop Searching, Start Becoming: The Right Shop Philosophy [E112]

36

Patience with Development [E211]

37

Border Patrol....I Mean Boundary Patrol with Margaret Light [E210]

38

Electrical Myth La Resistance! [E209]

39

"Yo, Adrian!" What We Can Learn From Rocky [E208]

40

I Hope You're Proud of Yourself [E207]

41

Training That Actually Trains with Brandon Steckler & Bob Leonard [E206]

42

Keys, Clones, and Cobra Effects with Mike Maleski [E205]

43

Shop Culture: Having An Attitude As Giddy As a Child [E204]

44

Gauge vs Absolute Confusion [E203]

45

Echo Chambers and Facades [E202]

46

Can't We All Just Get Along? With Tanner Brandt [E143]

47

Are You Using DTCs to Diagnose Vehicles? [E142]

48

Rebounding After Failure [E141]

49

Tool Dealer Quid Pro Quo [E140]

50

The Perfect Marriage of Content and Instructor [E139]

51

Just Be Honest [E138]

52

Bill Walton [E137]

53

Key Questions with Elijah McMillan [E136]

54

Zero Sum and Pro Wrestling [E135]

55

The Sport of Auto Repair with Chris Jones [E134]

56

How Does Pornography Impact Individuals and Relationships? [E133]

57

How To: Talk to Kids About Careers in Automotive [E132]

58

Are We Setting Barometers? [E131]

59

That EVIL Word: Profit [E130]

60

Lock Labs, AutoProPad, and NASTF with Mo Ali [E129]

61

Gaming and Auto Repair...and Life [E128]

62

What Makes For a Great Class with Sean Tipping [E127]

63

We REALLY Need to Talk About Electricity [E126]

64

How Dating and Running a Shop Are Very Similar [E125]

65

Reflections on Vision Hi-Tech Training & Expo 2024 [E124]

66

Get the Most Out of Vision Hi-Tech Training and Expo - With Tanner Brandt [E123]

67

"Ask Us Anything" Webinar with Justin Morgan [E122]

68

NASTF, VSP, SDRM with Donny Seyfer [E121]

69

What We Can Learn From Mrs. Doubtfire [E120]

70

Mailbag: Why Won't My Techs Go To Training? [E119]

71

Aircraft Repair vs Automotive Repair with Bryan and Alicia Pollock [E118]

72

Ambition vs Greed [E117]

73

Good Grief with Margaret Light [E116]

74

The Dreaded 4AM Phone Call: Family Emergency [E115]

75

Are Benchmarks BS? [E114]

76

Jim Linder In Memoriam [E113]

77

Revolutionizing the Automotive Industry: The Rise of Technology Specialists [RR 909] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast

78

Professionalism...And Maybe a Movie Reference [E112]

79

The Ripple Effect of Recognition: Lessons from Bill Hader [E111]

80

Matt’s Mailbag: Hiring Bonuses, Flat Rate Pay and Building a Network of Friends [E110]

81

Exploring Relationships, Health, and Personal Growth with Bob Heipp [E109]

82

Behind the Scenes of the Industry’s Premier Podcast [RR 900] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast

83

Batteries, Diag Pay and Gwar, Oh My! [E108]

84

Psychology of Refusal to Evolve with Bryan Pollock [E107]

85

Kitchen Nightmares with Carm Capriotto [E106]

86

ASE Renewal App Rant [E105]

87

PSA: My Facebook Account was Hacked [E104]

88

Shame with Margaret Light [E103]

89

Opportunity Cost/Loss [E102]

90

Chad Austin: Get Your A/C and Diag Mojo Going! [E101]

91

100th Episode with Justin Morgan and Pedro de la Torre [E100]

92

Legacy for Auto Repair Professionals [E099]

93

Thinking About Getting Into ADAS? with Andrew Gonyou [E098]

94

He Quit!!! with Collin Draker [E097]

95

Unintended Consequences: The Impact of Over Reliance on Databases and AI [E096]

96

Shop Foreman Frustrations with Bryan Pollack, Sean Tipping, and Matthew Skundrich [E095]

97

Scan Tool Webinar Live with Matt Fanslow, Keith Perkins, Tanner Brandt and Richard Falco [E094]

98

Compare "The Bear" with Carm Capriotto [E093]

99

Diagnostics From the Desk Chair [E092]

100

Another ASE Rant [E091]

101

Motivation [E090]

102

Shop Growing Pains with Nooh Alhamad [E089]

103

Unexpected Financial Surprises [E088]

104

Module Bricking and Other Musings with Sean Tipping [E087]

105

Matt Fanslow's Top 5 Scan Tool List [E086]

106

Improving Our Process(es) [E085]

107

What Does It Take to Become an A-Tech in the Automotive Aftermarket Industry? [THA 329] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast

108

Career Transition with Glen Forehand [E084]

109

Programming Q&A with Glen Forehand [E083]

110

Charging for Diagnostic Time or Charging for Training Time? [E082]

111

Dating Isn't Emotional Rehab with Margaret Light [E081]

112

Flat Out with the Flat Rate Master Mike Berg [E080]

113

"Skydiving and Diagnostics, But Not at the Same Time" with Keith Perkins [E079]

114

Industry Cynicism with Zack McClain and Jeff Barnes [E078]

115

Internet Access with Tanner Brandt [E077]

116

The Benefit(s) of Fads [E076]

117

Remembering Steve Brotherton with Seth Thorson [E075]

118

What is a Master Technician? With Bryan Pollack and Paul 'Scanner' Danner [E074]

119

Thoughts Culminated from the Last Couple Weeks [E073]

120

Being a Black Technician: The Eric Dallas Story [E071]

121

Luck, Egocentric Bias, Gratitude (Luck Part Deux) [E070]

122

Contribution of Luck to Success [E069]

123

From the Female Technician Perspective with Meg Lewis [E068]

124

Scattered Ideas with Richard Falco [E067]

125

Skynet [ChatGPT] in Auto Repair with Sean Tipping [E066]

126

Sunday Sports [E065]

127

2023 Outlook [E064]

128

The Godfather Movie with Carm and Tracy Capriotto [E063]

129

Analyzing Inductors with Pico 7 [E062]

130

Coffee Talk with Dutch Silverstein [E061]

131

Uncovering Unsung Peers (and Heroes) with Tanner Brandt [E060]

132

Overclaiming [E059]

133

Relationships 101 with Margaret Light [E058]

134

The Lead Technician with Jeff Barnes [E057]

135

Stories of Forgiveness with Bryan Pollock and Paul Danner [E056]

136

Time [E055]

137

Thermal Imaging Cameras with Tanner Brandt [E054]

138

What Does It Take To Become An Expert? [E053]

139

What We Can Learn from Kid Poker [E052]

140

The Scoop on Scopes with Haakan Light [E051]

141

There is a Dr. in the House with Dr. Jamie Jackish [E050]

142

Automotive Technician Suicide with Margaret Light [E049]

143

Employee Motivation with Sean Tipping [E048]

144

Benefits To and From Hiring Veterans with Scott Shotton and Brandon Dills [E047]

145

Dutch Silverstein - Straight Talk to Technicians - Part 2 [E046]

146

URABUS or SUBARU - Forward or Backward with Pedro de La Torre [E045]

147

Control What You Can Control with Haakan Light [E044]

148

Hypocrisy: Check Yourself, Before You Wreck Yourself – Matt Fanslow [RR 770] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast

149

Matt With Lester Kovacs from Dorman at NAPA Expo [E042]

150

Ron Capps: Two Time World Champion NHRA Driver Turned Team Owner [RR 767] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast

151

Why Aren't We Mimicking Other Skilled Trades for Apprentices [E041]

152

Keyed Up About the Keys to Key with Andrew Sexton [E040]

153

Technicians Communicating With Clients [E039]

154

Economics with Dr. Joshua Rosenbloom [E038]

155

Observations from a Family Vacations [E037]

156

Over Romanticizing the Diagnostic Process with Paul Danner [E036]

157

Overcoming the Loss of a Child: Finding a Silver Lining [E035]

158

Flashlight Diagnostics with Tanner Brandt [E034]

159

The Value of Exit Interviews [THA 278] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast

160

With Sean Medbury on Jiu-Jitsu [E033]

161

Are You Positive Deviant? [E032]

162

Do You Show Appreciation With Acknowledgement? With Brin Kline [E031]

163

Kung Fu Hustle with Justin Morgan [E030]

164

Jim Kemper on Catalytic Converters [E029]

165

The Myth About Rock Bottom: Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder (SUB) with Danielle Fanslow [E028]

166

What You Can Learn From Professional Wrestling - Part 2 with Andrew Fischer [E027]

167

Building and Managing Your Training Collection [E026]

168

Divorce Discourse with Brandon Steckler [E025]

169

Lessons from the Karate Kid's Bonsai Tree [E024]

170

Zero Turn Mowers - What Can We Learn [E023]

171

Circuit Loading With Sean Tipping - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E022]

172

When You are the Owner, Nobody Stops You From Making Bad Decisions - Nathan Bryant [E021]

173

Follow the Money - Inspiration from Mike Rowe [E020]

174

What Does a Great Steak Restaurant and Auto Repair Have in Common? [E019]

175

Dutch Silverstein - Straight Talk to Technicians [E018]

176

Wife, Mother, Diagnostician, Co-Owner - Liz Perkins [E017]

177

Re-Release: What the Aftermarket Can Learn from Professional Wrestling – Matt Fanslow - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast

178

The Personal Side of Paul 'Scanner' Danner [E016]

179

Do We Do Enough Exit Interviews? [E015]

180

What Drives You to Be the Best You Can Be - With Justin Morgan [E014]

181

Scott Alton - From a Clients Point of View [E013]

182

What Didn't We Talk About! with Chris Cloutier [E012]

183

Mental Health with Haakan Light - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A - Z [E011]

184

Out of Nowhere - Pistol Pete Marravich - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E010]

185

Observation From a Class I Presented - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E009]

186

Pickpockets and Magicians - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E008]

187

The Road to Redemption from Substance Use Disorder with Danielle Fanslow Part 1 [007]

188

Electrical Theory, Talk and Myths - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E006]

189

What a Shop Owner Can Learn From Metallica - Matt Fanslow - Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E005]

190

New Technology Coming to Our Bays - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E004]

191

Buyer Beware. My Learning Curve With a Marketplace Purchase [E003]

192

Matt Used an Ohmmeter - Oh My! - with Guest Sean Tipping [E002]

193

Matt Fanslow Podcast Launch - Episode 1 with Carm Capriotto [E001]