Bomb City Podcast

Bomb City Podcast episodes:

• 10.31.2022

  Halloween Special 2022- The Lowness

  Holy hell! An Update? Sort of! This audio will be posted along with a video on the new YouTube site, go check it out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5Mlsm3ftsTfZ6ROH5EaoA This teleplay and soundtrack were improvised but sort of autobiographical, thanks for checking it...

  
• 02.03.2020

  Episode 25: Professor Denise Sandoval Ph.D.

  Professor Denise Sandoval Ph.D. is a Professor of Chicano/a/x Studies at CSU Northridge and an expert on the culture and history of lowriding. Professor Sandoval has curated several museum exhibits including a current show Viva Viclas at CAM Gallery in...

  
• 12.09.2019

  Episode 24: Ryan Cochran (H.A.M.B, Jalopy Journal, Garage Journal, Atomic Industry)

  Ryan Cochran is the creator of the HAMB and the Jalopy Journal, he runs the Garage Journal, and is an incredibly talented writer with great taste in cars. In this episode we talk traditional hot rods, custom cars, Texas car...

  
• 11.08.2019

  Episode 23: Ralph Ascencio (88mango, Wild Child House of Style)

  Episode 23 is here! This episode is my interview with Ralph @88Mango Ascencio. Ralph is an incredibly talented painter and custom car builder from Reseda, CA and is responsible for some of the wildest and paint jobs around. In this...

  
• 03.04.2019

  Episode 22: RJ Diaz

  RJ Diaz is a big part of the Bay Area custom car & traditional lowrider world and I was stoked to get a chance to talk cars with him for this episode of the podcast. His 1973 metalflaked and panel...

  
• 10.31.2018

  ‘Christine’ 2018 Halloween Special!

  The first ever Halloween Special is here! This episode is a joint-effort between Bob & Aaron of the Wheels of Confusion Podcast with Nic & Josie of Bomb City. In this episode we watch and discuss the John Carpenter &...

  
• 08.16.2018

  Episode 21 – Phil Leonard – Syrarium Studios

  On this episode we have the incredibly talented painter Phil Leonard of Syrarium Studios! In this interview Phil talks about his style, inspiration, roots as a painter, and give some insight into how he creates the signature wild panels and...

  
• 06.13.2018

  Episode 20: Ross @46to64

  The long awaited Episode 20 is finally here! On this jam packed episode we’ve got Ross, the researcher and legendary instagrammer @46to64, talking custom cars, history, car clubs, and a whole lot more! Ross is a passionate researcher who goes...

  
• 09.01.2017

  Episode 19: Jason Webber

  Jason Webber of At the Risers (ATR), builder of the 1951 Panhead “Booger Sugar”, winner of the People’s Choice award at Born Free 7, joins Billy and Nic by phone to talk choppers, skateboarding, BMX, family, and a whole lot...

  
• 08.04.2017

  Episode 18: Skoty Chops

  Skoty Chops has a true passion for building cars, pushing his limits, and for self-improvement. In this interview Skoty sits down with Nic to talk about his craft and motivation for working on hot rods, building customs, learning and teaching...

  
• 06.21.2017

  Episode 17: Roger Miret

  Roger Miret, singer of Agnostic Front, Roger Miret and the Disasters, and founding member of the Rumblers Car Club sits down with Nic & Billy at his Arizona home to talk cars, punk rock, architecture, records, and a little bit...

  
• 05.30.2017

  Episode 16: Freddy Corbin

  Freddy Corbin of Temple Tattoo and Tattoo 13 in Oakland, CA has been tattooing in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years, and sat down with Nic on the 19th anniversary of Temple Tattoo’s opening to talk about...

  
• 04.21.2017

  Episode 15: Fabulous Freddie’s

  ‘Fabulous’ Freddie Nandin of Fabulous Freddie’s Custom paint in Arizona and guest cohost Billy Parker from Los Boulevardos Car Club Arizona join Nic over the phones to talk about custom cars and traditional lowriders, talk about custom paint, crack jokes, share stories...

  
• 03.01.2017

  Episode 14: Kyle Martin and Jeremy Jack, Martin Kolor and Style

  Jeremy Jack and Kyle Martin of the new shop Martin Kolor and Style are members of the Squires Car Club,  residents of Napa CA, and are this episode’s guests on the show. For Kyle Martin building hot rods and customs...

  
• 01.20.2017

  Episode 13: Dirty Donny

  Dirty Donny sits down with Nic & returning guest Mike LaVella for a great conversation about art, cars, vans, pinball, D&D;, punk rock, wizards, monsters, and a whole lot more! Dirty Donny is a huge artist in the Kustom Kulture art...

  
• 12.27.2016

  Episode 12: Gene Winfield

  Gene Winfield- Legendary custom car builder, hot rodder, metal fabricator, and designer sat down with Matchstick, Josie, and Nic to talk about everything from how Gene got his start lowering cars and building hot rods in his mom’s chicken coop...

  
• 11.21.2016

  Episode 11: Bruce Gossett

  Bruce Gossett is an insanely talented painter, illustrator, and hot rodder. In this episode Bruce and Nic sit down at Bruce’s workshop in Sacramento to talk about how Bruce found his way into a career in art, hot rods, screenprinting...

  
• 10.31.2016

  Episode 10: Mike LaVella

  Creator of Gearhead Magazine, Author of “The Hot Rod World of Robt. Williams” and “Cole Foster and Salinas Boyz Customs: Style. Substance”, Member of Pittsburgh, PA’s seminal hardcore punk bands Half-Life and Real Enemy,  Mike LaVella sits down with Nic...

  
• 09.30.2016

  Episode 9: Brian Jennings

  Brian Jennings of Kustoms By Jennings in Concord, CA sits down with Nic to talk about Brian’s freshly finished panel-painted  mild custom 1960 Chevy Biscayne, tell some great stories about drag racing motorcycles, discuss how he learned the trade, talk...

  
• 08.26.2016

  Episode 8: Matchstick Customs, Custom Vanner Magazine

  Matchstick, creator of Custom Vanner Magazine, sits down with Nic and Bob Helfrich to talk about his shop Matchstick Customs, Custom Vanner Magazine, working with Gene Winfield, learning from Fay Butler, Custom vans, Vanning culture, hot rods, customs, metal shaping,...

  
• 07.28.2016

  Episode 7: Compani Color

  Joe Compani, Ryan Campi, and Travis Duffy are the outstanding team at Compani Color and have body worked and painted some amazing and award-winning cars. In this episode Nic sat down with them at their shop in Hayward, CA to...

  
• 06.20.2016

  Episode 6: Coby Gewertz Church Equipped

  Coby Gewertz is the creator of Church Magazine,  Church Equipped, and the legendary custom 1963 Econoline Van Go. In this interview he sat down with Nic and Josie to talk about his past, present, and future projects, hot rods, customs, drag racing,...

  
• 05.25.2016

  Episode 5: South City Rod and Custom

  In this episode Nic talks with Donny Welch and Bill Ganahl at South City Rod and Custom. It’s a fun conversation that is rich in custom car history, goes deep into hot rodding philosophy, and is full of great stories about working...

  
• 04.01.2016

  Episode 4: Somewhere Else – Elrod and Hellabreezy

  Elrod (@mexakitsch) and Mayra (@hellabreezy)   have been contributing to the Bay Area art community and custom culture for years, and recently they opened up a gallery space in Berkeley called Somewhere Else . In this  episode Elrod, Mayra, my...

  
• 02.29.2016

  Episode 3: East Bay Speed & Custom

  Aaron Groesbeck and Brandon Flaner are the incredibly talented builders behind East Bay Speed & Custom. In this interview I went out to their shop in Concord, CA to talk with these two about their most recent project Mickey’s Mouse, a...

  
• 01.29.2016

  Episode 2: Alex Valdez & Mario Meza-Murillo

  Alex Valdez and Mario Meza-Murillo are two of the most talented custom painters on the planet, and in this episode Nic sits down with them in Pittsburgh, Ca to talk about paint, cars, and what’s going through their minds as...

  
• 12.03.2015

  Episode 1: Deadend Magazine

  Juan and Jesus Espinoza of Deadend Magazine sit down for an interview with Nic in Salinas, CA to talk about their hometown, their humble beginnings, car culture in social media, Deadend Japan, and the upcoming documentary “On the Road Since 2004”....

  
• 12.02.2015

  Bomb City Podcast: Episode 0

  Welcome to the first episode of the brand new Car Culture show, the Bomb City Podcast! In this short episode you’ll get a brief intro to the show, to your host, and you’ll get the answer to a question that probably...