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Ep 345 Type 4 Master Jake Raby
Jan 02, 2026 2h 52m

Ep 345 Type 4 Master Jake Raby

Jake Raby is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on the Volkswagen Type 4 engine, with more than 30 years of hands-on experience building, developing, and refining air-cooled Type...

Ep 344 Sausage, Local VW hoard & Murder
Dec 27, 2025 53 min

Ep 344 Sausage, Local VW hoard & Murder

San Leandro, California—an industrial Bay Area city shaped by its Portuguese community and a deep-rooted Volkswagen culture—holds a story few outside the neighborhood ever knew. Tucked away behind ...

Ep 343 Year end review 2025
Dec 21, 2025 37 min

Ep 343 Year end review 2025

2025 was a huge year for documenting Volkswagen history—and in this episode, we take a full look back. We review the entire 2025 podcast episode list, breaking down highlights and key moments from ...

Ep 341 VW Collector Terry Gaudet
Dec 05, 2025 1h 49m

Ep 341 VW Collector Terry Gaudet

The East Coast of Canada is cold, and the car season is short — usually May through October. New Brunswick isn't known as a hotbed for the air-cooled Volkswagen scene, but when the VW bug bites you...

EP 340 Turkey day Roundtable
Nov 28, 2025 1h 20m

EP 340 Turkey day Roundtable

In this episode of the Let's Talk Dubs podcast, we dive into a big development in the VW drag racing world — the ROC Cory Mack Race cancellation and what it means for racers, fans, and the upcoming...

Ep 339 Chris Davern Driven VW
Nov 14, 2025 1h 18m

Ep 339 Chris Davern Driven VW

Social media has become a powerhouse in today's Volkswagen hobby, and if you've spent any time online, you've definitely seen the rise of content creators shaping the air-cooled VW scene. One of th...

Ep 337 Brett Hawksbee Bug Jam Targa Ghia and more
Oct 31, 2025 1h 27m

Ep 337 Brett Hawksbee Bug Jam Targa Ghia and more

Brett Hawkbee is a name that's known throughout the UK for creating a legendary bug jam. The largest show in the UK and it's third year it broke all records for any show that was happening in the U...

Ep 336 Scott Hopkins Laydout splitwindow
Oct 24, 2025 57 min

Ep 336 Scott Hopkins Laydout splitwindow

Scott Hopkins hails from Hyrum Gerogia his 1956 oval window is quite unique. What happens when you build a Volkswagen that doesn't follow the norms of your typical fue wheels and original paint col...

Ep 335 Tuff E Nuff Rick Stanchfield
Oct 17, 2025 1h 56m

Ep 335 Tuff E Nuff Rick Stanchfield

Rick Stanchfield has VW history starting back in the 1970's. His passion was fuled by the hearing some fast VWs while slinging drywall. His life was changed forever. He started with a single port e...

Ep 334 AFTER OCW 2025 roundtable
Oct 10, 2025 1h 17m

Ep 334 AFTER OCW 2025 roundtable

One Crazy weekend has passed and we sit down with Andy Finch & Trav lawton and discuss the weekend events from the weekend. Lots happend this week up to and during the event. Top 20 awards Best...

EP 333 Eddie Fiore The Targa Fast Back
Sep 26, 2025 45 min

EP 333 Eddie Fiore The Targa Fast Back

For anyone who lived through the classic Volkswagen scene of the 1980s, the Raspberry Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback with the Targa Top is impossible to forget. This one-of-a-kind custom VW build captu...

Ep 330 Paul Bernardo Pilot of the Mini Mite Drag bug
Aug 29, 2025 1h 12m

Ep 330 Paul Bernardo Pilot of the Mini Mite Drag bug

On this episode, I sit down with my friend Paul Bernardo—an engineer, builder, and true mechanical savant who has left his mark on both Volkswagen and Porsche history. I first met Paul more than a ...

Ep 328 Craig Gonzalez Bay WIndow Mafia
Aug 15, 2025 1h 22m

Ep 328 Craig Gonzalez Bay WIndow Mafia

The Bay Window Volkswagen Bus — affectionately (and sometimes not so affectionately) known as the Fat Chick, Late Model, Round Window, or Big Boy — covers the iconic 1968–1979 VW Bus era. It was th...