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1

Riding, Driving, and Flying with Pete Nielson

2

The Useless Tire Regulation Nobody Asked For

3

Old Cars and New Adventures with Brian McLean

4

The New FAILRRARI Leaf

5

Forza 6 Fever, Filson Broncos, and an Oil Crunch Coming?

6

Overhyped!

7

Brake-by-Wire Is Here… Are We Still Driving?

8

The Worst Overlander Ever Succeeds

9

Enjoying Cake and Being Sad About Our Key Fobs

10

Birds, Trucks, and Bad Decisions

11

The Diesel Dilemma

12

Let The Modding Resume!

13

The Adventure Bug Bites Nick's Whole Family!

14

Overland Updates, Snow Wheeling Hitchhikers, and Boring F1

15

Consumer Reports Bombs the New 4Runner

16

Analog Opportunities

17

Circumstantial Nostalgia, Chinese Motorcycles, and Rebuilding Bugattis

18

We Don’t Really Do Car Reviews

19

Listener Follow Ups and the Ford Seat Debacle

20

Bring Back Stereo Dolphins!

21

Good As New!

22

Using Your Car For More Than Intended

23

2026 Starts Off Strong for Avants, but Weak for Honda

24

Turn Off the Data and Drive

25

The ZR1 Is Conquering Basically Everything

26

The Great Carvana Resurrection

27

Jaguar Finally Reads the Room

28

It's Time to Shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals!

29

Niko Pagones of Amaxi Autosport Embraces the Latest Tech to Keep Old Cars Going

30

The Koenigsegg Mega Muffler, Forever Seeking Adventure, and AI Overlords

31

Team Velocity Does It Again!

32

Porsche Profits Are in the Tank

33

Features No One Really Cares About Anymore

34

We Need More Cool Cars in Movies and TV

35

A Live Update from the Rebelle Rally with Team Velocity!

36

Nick Turns 46, Black Friday is Coming, and Exotics at RTC Comes to a Close

37

Cheap Cars and Expensive Jacks

38

Porsche Rolls Back on EVs Nobody Wanted

39

The Details Matter

40

The Wrong Phone for the Job

41

The BRaptor Off-Roadeo in Vegas

42

Rallies Are Hard

43

Donna Porada-Kitch Completes the ProFormance Circle

44

Lemmings Don't Jump Off Cliffs

45

The Barron and the Outlaw

46

KTM is Saved!

47

1,800 Miles in 2 days is Too Far

48

We Dragged Brian Dallas Through Hell

49

Is It Alright To Gatekeep Your Favorite Roads?

50

Dan is Out of Roads

51

Episode 400! Amps, Watts, Volts, Starlinks, Rams, and Public Lands

52

ROOSTER BLOCKED! - The Chicken Tax

53

Factory Infotainment is Terrible and GM is Going to Make It Worse

54

The Dude Magnet

55

Stellantis Unplugs the Charger Daytona EV

56

Michael Beats Moab

57

Rock Beats Megan

58

Metal Beats Rock

59

Legend of Formula D, Time Attack, and Pikes Peak - Dai Yoshihara!

60

Are Overlanders Killing Overlanding?

61

It's a Pop Quiz!

62

The Lumpsucker.. or McMurtry Spéirling Pure!

63

Lightbars on Supercars and a Doozy of a Day at Singer

64

Lee Luna Keeps the Quality Going at Metropolitan Detail

65

Buying a Car is as Easy as You Make It

66

Turbocharging Vs Supercharging, FIGHT!

67

Cars Don't Belong Underwater and Neither Do Car Loans

68

The Best Tire Deal You Can Get!

69

The Functional Touch of the Perfect Floormats from Inhabit Design Works

70

Hack the Planet! Or at Least Your Car

71

Flaming Grinders, Flaming Ladas, and Even Some Not-So-Flammable Moments with Rory Carroll

72

The Scottsdale Auction Attendees Didn't Get the Memo

73

Just Go Buy a Truck Already

74

The Burden of Being a Car Person

75

Class is in Session with Wryann Van Riper

76

Crawling Through Arizona and Crawling Right Back

77

Merry Christmas and Don't Forget the Batteries

78

The 4Runner Crashes!

79

Christmas Gifts Every Car Enthusiast in Your Life Will Want

80

Avants...Utah?

81

The Worst Rebrand in Automotive History!

82

Megan's Back and We're Talking SEMA, Raptor Assault, and Black Friday!

83

Ramon Antonio of Avants Portland

84

Justin Chesnutt Drifts on In!

85

The Pro of Ceramic Pro, Adam Cote

86

Cristy Lee Does It All and Does It Well

87

Live from the Rebelle Rally, It's Team Velocity!

88

Is Living on the Road the Dream?

89

A New Ring Record, A New McLaren Hypercar, and Ford Makes a Ranger Raptor

90

Colton and Will Take Us to the Cascade Edge

91

The Mini Bikes Conquer Moab

92

Curtis Creager Returns from the Ring!

93

Would You Buy New or Upgrade Older?

94

We Hate Haptic Feedback Buttons and So Should You

95

Enjoy the Magic of Pistons and PixieDust!

96

A Disco Party With Golden Rovers!

97

A Blue Ribbon Kind of Episode

98

From Mendocino to Happy Camp - The Best Roads You've Never Driven

99

Ryan ZumMallen Creates Car Books About People

100

The New Kitch on the Block, Siena Kitch!

101

R8 Track Days, New 911 Hybrid Doesn't Suck, and That New RS6 Avant GT

102

The Ranger Raptor Arrives!

103

It's Always a Great Episode When We Get Phillip Griot

104

A Lotus to Lust After

105

Dylan von Kleist Takes Us to a Magical World Where Car Washes Don't Destroy Your Paint

106

Someone Needs to Take Pity on Nick and Sell Him a Ranger Raptor

107

Team Baby Bronco Grows Up to Become Team Velocity!

108

It's Been A Great Week!

109

Horsepower Accelerates Your Mistakes and Other PRO3 Lessons with Isaiah Dummer

110

It's Party on the Bottom and Business on the Top with Krissy!

111

You Have to Pay to Play

112

Mount Everything with Help from Nick Lowe-Hale of RAM Mounts

113

Show Us Your Dash

114

Buz Ras of Seattle Speedometer Combines Art and Engineering

115

Shop Talk - But What About the Raptor?

116

The Wagon Invasion Begins

117

When You Have to Downgrade to Kinda Upgrade

118

Emy Kissick is the Kid All Car People Hope For

119

Jessica Johnk Redefines Full Time Employee

120

If Jaykee Evangelista Had an Online Store, We'd Be Broke

121

The PNW Component Himself, Aaron Kerson

122

Rivian R1 "T" for Tank

123

50 Years Later, Lyn St James is Still Changing Racing

124

Everything You Need to Know Before You Go To The Green Hell

125

The Newest Member of the Avants Team, Leif Bergerson

126

Starting the Mods Before Taking Delivery

127

Colleen Sheehan Got to Ride to School in a McLaren F1

128

Horsepower Is Cheaper Than Ever... If You Can Afford It

129

An Englishman Invades the Studio

130

A Very Merry Shop Talk

131

A Grand Tour of Brendan Tonkin

132

It’s a Baja Blast of an Episode with James Manning with Rothsport!

133

Heckmann & Thiemann - 55 Years Of Servicing Your Porsche, VW, and Subaru

134

Chris Delano: President of IPD and the Authority on Volvo Performance

135

Truly Great Stories with Greg Stanley

136

Is There Anything Vinny Russo Hasn’t Done?

137

Alfa Romeo Brand Marketing Manager & Comedian Kara Coraci Sellentine

138

Building the Perfect Beast

139

Wade Kawasaki Never Lifts

140

Autotrader and E-Rays

141

Get Ready for Even Higher Car Prices... Again...

142

The Worst Rest Stops

143

Shop Talk - Facebook Marketplace Finds

144

The Saleen Solution

145

Experience Karen Brown - VP of Experiential Marketing and Events at Motor Trend!

146

R.J. De Vera Continues to Make the Cars You Drive Cool

147

Victoria Vander Hoek - Not a Car Girl, A...

148

Monterey Recap and the Engine Building Rabbit Hole

149

Hey, Watch This! More Shop Talk With Megan!

150

So, You Want to go to Canada, Eh?

151

Pushing 200 for 300

152

The Monkeys Finally Invade McCall

153

Have a Seat and Join Toby and Nicole from Scheel-Mann Seats

154

Shop Talk 3 - Kei Trucks, Tool Boxes, and Megan’s Make Believe Husband Needs a Trailer

155

Official Indy Photographer Chris Owens

156

Catching Up With Editor-in-Chief Karl Noakes!

157

Accessing Barry’s World

158

A Short Update While We Prepped for Classics On the Green!

159

Shop Talk 2 - Sacrilegious Swaps, Hauling Long Loads, and Safety 2nd

160

The Special Tools Avants Members Say You Need!

161

Avants and Andrew Norman are a Perfect Pairing

162

Back To Le Mans and Beyond with Dominic Dobson

163

The Shop Talk Series

164

Everything IMSA and Far Beyond with Mark Raffauf

165

We Don’t Know Jack About Lifts So We Called in the Experts

166

Shant Meshefedjian and the Most Excessive of Mercedes

167

More Wagons Please!

168

Cutting to the Chase with Brionna Lynch

169

The Molly Project

170

From the Kart Track to the Virtual Track with Megan Zalud

171

Jennifer Klein Shows Us There’s More To Being Successful In Motorsports Than Being in the Car

172

Karisa Haydon and Trista Smith Give us a Rebelle Rally Recap!

173

Shop Talk!

174

Emme Hall and Her Epic Adventures

175

Talking About Wings That Actually Work with Amir Bentatou of RS Future

176

Paul Charsley Wins the 24 Hours of Daytona Then Calls Us

177

Felix Holst: A Master of All His Trades

178

A STEKtakular Episode with John Kleven

179

From Offroad Panigales to High Mileage Ferraris with Arun Sharma

180

Going Even Bigger in 2023!

181

The Motorsports Photographer Every Photographer Aspires to Be: Jamey Price

182

Acclaimed Artist and Driver Stefan Johansson

183

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and You Probably Want an RC Car

184

Artist Lyn Hiner is as Fun and Friendly as She is Talented

185

Demystifying Licensing Your Vehicle with Michael Lencioni

186

Extra Episode! Our Worst Car Mistakes and Some Winter Project Updates

187

Rocking Out With Rick Dore

188

The Incredible Collection of Larry Vollum

189

Rally With The Rimmers

190

The New Vintage of Vintage Underground

191

Going to Plaid with Steve Bortolotti

192

Michelle Miller Can Teach You All the Right Racing Moves

193

The Long Overdue Interview With Matt Bell of The Shop

194

Motomods! An Episode for Our Friends on 2 Wheels!

195

Turning Accidents into Art with Christi Schimpke of Crash Jewelry

196

Euroadtrip!

197

If You Love Events At DirtFish As Much As We Do, You’ve Got Brian Dallas To Thank!

198

BaT + Avants = Love

199

The Keys to Success with Daniel Chae of Formawerx

200

Betim Berisha of BBI Autosport Comes Back to Talk About The Future

201

Auto Conduct - A Fresh, Artistic Take on Car Shows and Car Storage

202

It’s Time to Start Planning Your Road Trip!

203

Chad Maglaque of ReCell EV Answers Every Question We Could Think of on EVs, Batteries, and Charging

204

Fabryce Kutyba, US National Sales Manager for Alpinestars, is Well Qualified

205

Michael Honn of STEK USA Educates Us On Paint Protection Film

206

Going Beyond the Garage to To Griots Motors With Phillip Griot

207

Jake Barba Builds the Restomod 4x4 You Want

208

Evan Zema is Someone You Want in Your Radius

209

Natasha Adams Reminds Us Life Is Too Short To Drive Boring Cars

210

Bryson Lew Races Lamborghinis for a Living... at 19!

211

Karen Salvaggio Helps Us Learn to Suck Less

212

Live! An Evening With Lyn St. James!

213

Motorcycles, MotoAmerica, and Museums with Richard Varner

214

Casey Putsch Makes Us Want to Ride the Big Pokey Thing

215

Steven Smith - From Dad Shoes, to Yeezys, to Porsches and Everything Between

216

Rami Atherton - Quirky McLarens, LM002 Tires, and Everything You Should Know About Buying a Supercar

217

Alex Haugland is Peak Avants

218

An Evening With Randy Pobst

219

Justin Bell and the Stories of Le Mans, Photography, McLaren, Meeting The King, and Discharge and Recharge Stops

220

The Stories Behind the Story Makers of Driven Motion

221

It’s an All Avants Episode with Sheri Harbour de Vos from Avants Portland!

222

BoneFrog Coffee is A LOT More Than Great Coffee

223

Adventure Time With Paul and Inna from Backcountry Discovery Routes!

224

Recorded Live At The Avants Magazine Launch!

225

On The Road To Indy With Benjamin Pedersen

226

The Alpha of Alfas: Fred Russell

227

The End of the Drive for RCS

228

Announcing The Avants Podcast!

229

A Deep Dive In This Crazy Car Market with Brian Elich

230

Get Your Kicks on 66 with Justin Osmer

231

Chad Haugen of Leather Tech is a True Master of Interior Repair

232

We Go Tow to Tow!

233

A Couple of Tools Talking About Tools

234

All Those Exotic Rental Stories You Always Wanted to Hear With Zadart!

235

The 2022 Hagerty Bull Market

236

Island Car Culture and Snowpocalypse 2021

237

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Etc, Etc...

238

The Life, Times, and Adventures of Otis Porsche

239

Last Minute Christmas Gifts for Car People

240

The Incredible Verena Mei

241

Happy Thanksgiving! Now Go Off-Roading or Autocrossing!

242

It’s Porsches All The Way Down With Nathan Merz

243

Ann Doherty Reminds Us You Can Start Racing Whenever You Want

244

A Brief History of SEMA and SEMA Updates!

245

Moab vs COTA!

246

The Avants School For People Who STILL Don‘t Off-Road Good

247

Dashcams, Moab, F1, and We Didn‘t Start the Fire

248

Circuit of the Northwest Update! YES, IT IS HAPPENING!

249

Ray York Finds You The Right Garage

250

Deerly Departed

251

Still Enjoying The Drive

252

199 for 199! Pro Rally Co-Driver Rhianon Gelsomino!

253

Living The Dream With Daniel Pilling

254

50 Weird Auto Laws by State

255

It’s Krissy From.. Uh.. Avants!

256

Live From Monterey, It’s Nick!

257

You Down With BBP?

258

The Backcountry Monkey Recap

259

Chrome Muffler Bearings, South African Alfas, and Group 2

260

Josie Rimmer Roams Into RCS

261

Backcountry Monkey Planning With Branden Ben Powell

262

The Boys Are Back In Town

263

Living That Crankshaft Culture

264

1,000 Trucks a Day

265

McCall is Magic

266

Country Roads, Take Me To Idaho

267

Achtun(ing) Baby!

268

Sound Advice from Sound Wheel Works

269

A Mini Glimpse Into Michele Graaff

270

This Episode Was Crafted In The Northwest

271

Rachel Neuharth And The Bronco 2 Project

272

Hey Tesla, Open Your... What?

273

From South Africa to Seattle with Naomi Watnick

274

The Missing Episode

275

Meet Jim Cissell, The Voice Guy!

276

The Backcountry Monkey

277

Celebrating the Women That Shaped the Auto Industry

278

The Other Putnam: Police Stories and Reality

279

Worth It, Not Worth It!

280

Meet David Plotts, The New GM Of Drivers Club!

281

Protecting Your Noggin With Some Helmet Knowledge

282

Automotive Topic Potpourri

283

All Things RS6 Avant with Justin Osmer!

284

Monkeys, Movie Cars, Vectors, And Off-Road Events

285

Mike Tolliver Helps Us Give Stance a Chance!

286

We Go A Little Off The Rails with Racer On Rails

287

So Long 2020 and Hello Big Changes for 2021!

288

Want to Ride Better? Talk to Linnea Rooke!

289

Living the Baja Dream with David Wheaton (Part 2)

290

Living the Dream with David Wheaton (Part 1)

291

Snow Wheeling; Our Cure for Covid Boredom

292

The RCS School for People Who Don’t Off-Road Good

293

A Snowy Stampede and Another Lockdown

294

James Bond Picks Up The Kids From Soccer Practice

295

Picking The Right Off-Road Vehicle

296

Coley Tipton, President of IRDC

297

Sam Stone and The Philosphy of EVOMS

298

Your Go-To for Lights and More, Ben Smrecansky of HKP!

299

E-Boards And The Raptor Project

300

The New CEO of America’s Automotive Trust, Jennifer Maher!

301

RCS Rally Recap!

302

Conversations on Consignment with Jason Harris of NW European

303

CAGS is a Crock, Rally Time, and the Avants Magazine Launch!

304

”Mad” Muntz; Nathan That Is!

305

Combat Flip Flops. Bad for Running. Worse For Fighting. Great for a Podcast.

306

Inside The RCS Rebrand With Jeremy Salvo

307

Catching Up With Kiki Wolfkill

308

Adam Robertson Bids Us Farewell

309

A Good(ing) Time with Hans Wurl

310

From Motorhomes To Minis With Greg Birch

311

A Unicorn Of A Guest, Paul Blake!

312

Ty Moore And The CRU

313

Kirk Myhre Of MC Motorsports Design

314

Driving Discussions With Doug Of Drivers Club

315

Brian Nilsen and The Circuit of the Northwest

316

Squeaky Belts and Daily Sports Cars

317

The One Where Nick Gets Punched In The Face

318

Short Take: Beadlocks and Quarantine Car Shows

319

Catching Up with Karl On Dan’s Deck

320

This Episode has Jurisdiction

321

Active Aero, Dan’s Drives, And Murder Wasps

322

Cars and Coffee on The Lake With Zach Hoffner

323

Craig Brooks Of Rennfilms Talks Making Films And Sleeping In Your Car

324

Running a Social Club While Social Distancing

325

Quarantine and Coffee

326

It’s a Podcast with Mike Krene, Not Rocket Science

327

Well, That Escalated Quickly

328

Talking About Racks With Jayme Mayfield Of Rack N Road

329

Alternative Transportation Methods with Cameron Balazic

330

Welcome Back Trevor Wert - Director of Marketing for DirtFish!

331

A Garage Talk With The Griots

332

Your Car Guy, Brian Elich

333

Don Kitch Is Proof Of What Can Happen If You Never Give Up

334

All Around The World With Jason

335

Jay Gillotti, The Gulf 917, And The Beetles

336

Stew From Stew’s Garage Gives Us More Than Just Car Tips

337

A Short Scottsdale Preview and More!

338

The Bull Market And The Great Escape

339

2019 In Review!

340

Byron Sanborn: Mechanic, Racer, Musician

341

The Always Authentic Roy Cats

342

Story Time!

343

Gaurav Rajasekar Talks About Joining The American Car Scene

344

Curtis Creager Prepares You For Your First Track Day

345

Supra Steve Talks About How To Buy A Car Out Of State And Beyond!

346

More Shay! (And We Talk Race Cars)

347

Taking Life by the Wheel with Tyler Brunkhorst

348

Epic Podcast with Bruce McCallum

349

A Tire Tech Session with Blake Siebe

350

Porsches, Pikes Peak, And Justin Wilson

351

WE HIT 100!

352

Adam ”MacGyver” Nonis - Now You Know A Guy For That

353

Simon Aylett’s Special Projects

354

Bonus Episode! Live Recording From Endless Summer 2 At Elsom Cellars!

355

Randy Wells Talks Full Time Photography

356

Turning Up The Boost With Betim Berisha Of BBI!

357

A Session With Sam From Seen Through Glass

358

BONUS EPISODE! Monterey Car Week Recap!

359

The Sea-Mont Rally Review. Emphasis on the Rally part.

360

Boogity, Boogity, Boogity, It’s Beau Borders!

361

Obsessively Obsessing With Matt Moreman Of Obsessed Garage

362

Rob Sheibe And The Perfect Racecar Restoration

363

We Talk With Cliff Avril About Everything But Football

364

Daniel Piker Reminds Us We Were Really Lazy At 21

365

You Down With 3PP?

366

Roger Bong Encarnacion Beyond His RWB

367

A Totally Rad Rain City Supercars Episode

368

Road Tripping All Summer Long

369

ASHNAMI!

370

Danny Gherman from DG Vintage Coachworks

371

Jillian Titus; You Think You Know, But You Have No Idea

372

Meet Our Fourth Crew Member, Jared Eades!

373

A Gorilla Mad Podcast

374

Kerry Hopkins, The Inspiration You’ve Been Looking For

375

Turn 10 Big Boss - Alan Hartman

376

Talking To The Only Valet We Trust, Chris Roberts From Salish Lodge and Spa

377

Dante Morelli Carries On A Legacy

378

Wine and Folly With Madeline Puckette

379

Kiki Wolfkill Is Even Cooler Than Her Name

380

Will Diefenbach: Chief Concours Judge, Racer, Sailor, and More!

381

Surprise! It’s Bonus Time!

382

Dan’s Still Gone And Everyone Is Off Their Meds

383

Celebrating Women’s Day The Proper Way With Shay Hoelscher

384

McLaren Bellevue Brand Manager Emily Owen

385

The Many Stories of Dominic Dobson

386

SNOWPOCALYPSE!

387

Jeff Evans Tells Us How To Rally A Prius

388

More Wankers in Scottsdale

389

Beyond Cars Yeah With Mark Greene!

390

Where’s Wingnut? He’s On Our Podcast!

391

Master Collector Peter Gleeson - Part 2

392

Master Collector Peter Gleeson - Part 1

393

The Great Christmas Episode!

394

Scott and Katrina, The Car Show Experts

395

Doug Perry Defines Drivers Club

396

Ben Abrams Tells Us His Story of Creating Stories

397

Transportation Redecoration With The Byers

398

Rain(ier) City Supercars, More McLarens, and More Road Trips

399

DAS MULE!

400

Authentic Conversation with Shannon Low

401

We Got There And Enjoyed The Drive

402

Coming Up On Rain City Supercars...

403

It’s Ladies Night!

404

Branden Ben Powell And All Things SaRPinz!

405

The Advancement of Avants with Adam Cramer

406

JOHNIWANNA Joins Us!

407

So Much British Love!

408

Monterey Car Week RULED

409

The SeaMont Rally Recap

410

Don’t Just Get There, Enjoy The Drive To Monterey

411

Having a Fab Time With Keith Northrup

412

Kicking Tires With Blake Siebe

413

We Know a Guy, Who Knows a Girl, Who You Should Know

414

Q&A and Our Apologies to the Juggalos

415

3,000 Miles in 4 Days and 4 Shows in 3 Days

416

Judging Ferraris with Ferrari Judge Dave Tegeler

417

R.C.S.A.D.H.D.

418

Brandon Elin Gives Us Some Tips On Getting Our Cars Serviced

419

John Kleven Informs Us We Don’t Know How To Wash Our Cars

420

How To Run A Group Drive And Not Get Everyone Arrested Or Killed

421

An Englishman on the Avants Podcast - Karl Noakes

422

Hey Phil, I Need To Insure My Tank

423

Running A Car Show 101

424

Ashley Shoemaker Tolerates Us For An Hour

425

Talking Slow Progress with John Zuberek

426

Adam Robertson - Brand Manager Lamborghini/McLaren/Bentley/RR Bellevue

427

Allegedly Talking with Attorney John Eltringham

428

Spring Is Here...ish!

429

Jaurdey Samuel with 425 Business Magazine

430

Jason Bourriague talks VW Bus (not van) Culture

431

Trevor Wert with DirtFish Rally School

432

D.J. The Hummer Guy

433

Kristen Wells with LeMay - America’s Car Museum

434

How To Mod Your Car The Right Way

435

Amanda Friedman with Drivers Club

436

Professional Driver Andrew Evans

437

The Gatekeeper - Sean McDonough

438

The Wanker In Scottsdale

439

Adam Cramer with Avants

440

And We’re (Mostly) Back!

441

The Stuff You Need In Your Car

442

Where We Go And Why You Should Too

443

Kevin Beech

444

The Ultimate PNW Supercar

445

Chad and Amanda Townes

446

Benji Meder / M2 Fitness

447

It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

448

Winter Prep!

449

Steve Theodore

450

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