The Round Six Podcast

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The Round Six Podcast episodes:

12.20.2021
Topless in Pomona: A Radio Play
A COMEDIC ADVENTURE PLAYED IN THE THEATER OF THE MIND The Gearheads got together one day a threw down a radio play. Why? It just made sense in the “we like to do what no one else can” kinda way. And it was...
04.10.2020
The State of the Hobby Roundtable
THE STATE OF THE HOBBY FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES The Gearheads hosted a roundtable of a different sort, discussing the state of the hobby at the 71st Grand National Roadster Show. We arranged a cast of builders, owner/clients and builder/owners to talk...
04.02.2020
It's a Supercharged Brunchtime
“HE’S TEARING THIS THING APART LIKE HE’S AT PICK-N-PULL.” The Gearheads sit down with long-time friend David Engle of Engle Brothers Fabrication to talk brunchtime. Namely a brunch that didn’t happen, really. Without giving too much away (you’ll have to tune in...
02.21.2020
Hot Rod Ambassadors: Jason and Mike
GLOBAL HOT ROD AMBASSADORS The Gearheads sit down with hot rod ambassadors Jason Rushforth and Mike Keller (of Big Creek Restorations in Kansas) in The Round Six Experience at the 2020 Grand National Roadster Show and discuss the 2019 Riyadh Auto...
02.07.2020
A Supercharged Episode from GNRS
A SUPERCHARGED GNRS EPISODE The Gearheads sit down with Erin and Dustin Helm of Magnuson Superchargers for a, well, supercharged discussion. Talk goes deep into careers in the aftermarket, the value of networking and a covert-ops mission worthy of a television...
12.08.2019
Jason Rushforth: What's in a Name?
“IT ALL STARTED IN AN EL CAMINO.” The Gearheads sit down with designer and artist Jason Rushforth… finally. One of the marquee names in the industry when it comes to design, boutique wheel brands and just an all-around nice guy,...
11.27.2019
Stories N' Steel: Series Debut
“STORIES N’ STEEL IS A CAR SHOW ABOUT PEOPLE.” Our all-new series, Stories N’ Steel drops this Black Friday (November 28, 2019) on Amazon Prime Video. The Gearheads sit down to discuss the show, what it’s about, where to view...
08.23.2019
Kevin Whipps: We're Going to Pavillions!
“I LOVE HOW SCREWED-UP IT IS.” Brian heads out all solo-like to Squarebody Syndicate World Headquarters and takes a break from another One ‘n Done on Joe Yezzi’s diesel crew cab to sit and talk with Kevin Whipps. We dive...
08.09.2019
M2 Machines: Passion and Detail with Extra Cool
“I TAKE MY FLAMES SUPER-SERIOUS.” Sean Taylor, Vice President of Product Development at M2 Machines joins the Gearheads for an evening of laid-back conversation. We talk cool cars, the genesis of M2 Machines, the life of a die cast car...
07.26.2019
On the Wings of an Alex
“THERE’S STILL SOME JUICY LEFT IN THAT FRUIT.” On episode sixty-eight, it’s all about Alex. And starvation. But mostly Alex. And maybe menopause. And a Magic 8-Ball bowling ball. And soup. And souls and Camaros and angels. …but...
07.12.2019
A Triple Gun Award Episode of Near-Excellence
“THAT’S WHY THEY PUT WHEELS ON TOOLBOXES.” On episode sixty-seven, we head back in time to January at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show, and a quick session with Darryl Hollenbeck and Zane Cullen. It’s a paint all-star...
07.05.2019
Paint in the 'Blood: Kenny Youngblood
“THE PRINCIPLES OF ART DON’T CHANGE.” On episode sixty-six, we’re joined by the legendary Kenny Youngblood. An automotive artist of the highest order, his early start in the funny car lettering field is where most will know him...
06.28.2019
Where a Derelict Becomes an ICON
“I WANT MY STUFF TO BE WHOMPED ON.” Here on episode sixty-five, we sit down with ICON 4×4 and TLC founder and CEO Jonathan Ward. It’s a laid back, candid look at building cool vehicles in a very technology-driven...
06.21.2019
Bob Thrash: Surrounded by Legends
“PUSH THE ENVELOPE TO SEE HOW FAR THE CUSTOMER WILL LET YOU GO.” We sit down with Bob Thrash to talk hot rods, a career in the hot rod world, and having worked alongside so many legends. From early...
06.14.2019
Indianapolis Joe and the Temple of Cool
“HE BOUGHT A LION.” The Gearheads sat down with Joe Yezzi of Squarebody Syndicate to talk truck builds, lifestyle branding, making a huge splash at the 2018 SEMA Show and hot-lapping at Indy. If you’re into the squarebody GM...
06.07.2019
Design Driven Down Under with Ziggy
“WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE FLAVOR OF BUILDS.” The Gearheads were honored to jump a half day into the future and visit with Ziggy Sadler of Ziggy’s Design Driven. Joined by guest host Carson Lev, the talk runs from...
05.31.2019
Art School the Disney Way
“SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER AND PAINT COMES OUT…” The Gearheads have some cool friends and colleagues, and all have some superhuman talent, making our relationships that much more incredible. Art Alvarez is one of those gifted people, and the gang...
05.24.2019
It's Booger Time
“THE JONATHAN GOOLSBY…” Jonathan Goolsby of Goolsby Customs joins the Gearheads for a very interesting episode sixty! We celebrate with talk of Dusters, late-model racing, red boogers and the only aftermarket wheel you’d really like to hug. A Goodguys...
05.17.2019
A Circus of Paint and Lettering
“THE STREETS WERE LINED WITH FUNNY CAR BODIES…” Bert Quimby, the multi-talented, laid-back and very-hyphenated sign, lettering and graphics master from New Jersey joins the Gearheads here on episode fifty-nine! Bert was one of the guys putting down pigment...
05.10.2019
Shredded Belts and a Howling Rear End
“IT’S SO… FLAMMABLE.” Elana Scherr from Edmunds joins the Gearheads for an evening of laid-back conversation. From first cars to new cars, phone connectivity to all wheel drive buggy design and all points in between, this one runs in...
05.03.2019
C-10's, Hollywood, Delmo and Art Heists
“I’M TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD WITH EVERY BUILD.” Del Uschenko, better known in the C-10 and hot rod worlds as Delmo joins the Gearheads to talk trends, relocation and international art heists. Known world-wide as the man behind...
04.26.2019
A Thumb and a Half Away: Shine Speed Shop
“TWO STEPS FORWARD, NO STEPS BACK.” Jimmy Falschlehner, better known as Jimmy Shine, the man behind Shine Speed Shop joins the Gearheads on a freewheeling episode loaded with road trip tales, hot rods, history and a re-imagining of where...
04.19.2019
Trust Me, Doug, it'll be Fun
“WE’RE JUST GOING TO SHOW THE CAR AND DRINK BEER.” Doug Jerger of Squeeg’s Kustoms joined the Gearheads live in The Round Six Experience at the Grand National Roadster Show. He brought along good friend Tim Benedict, who shared some...
04.12.2019
The Backstreet Boy of Pro-Street
“I’VE GOT MY KARAOKE SHOES ON.” Matt Hay, Pro-Street legend, Indy car parts mogul, Doritos Super Bowl commercial precision driver and all-around nice guy stopped by the Problem Child Kustoms/Round Six Podcast Studio. We had a fun night of laughs,...
04.05.2019
Fabricating in Exile
“WHAT IS THIS RUBBER SACK?” Mike Jones of Exile Fabrications in Apple Valley, California joined the Gearheads in The Round Six Experience at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show. Mike played a BIG part in making the show display what...
04.03.2019
Bonus: Custom with a K
“YOU’RE LIKE THE JOHNNY APPLESEED OF KUSTOM CARS” Recorded in The Round Six Experience at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show, the Gearheads spent a few minutes catching up with John D’Agostino. In this special Patreon Supporter-only episode sample, the...
03.29.2019
Being Tony Thunder
“YOU WROTE ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO WRITE ABOUT” Tony Thacker joins the Gearheads, and the talk runs all over the place, as can be expected. From early days in England to a career in magazines, and eventually becoming a...
03.22.2019
Creative Management and Mentoring
“THE COMPANIES THAT ARE WINNING ARE CREATIVE” Part two of the Eric Tscherne interview, guest-hosted by his former mentor at Mattel/Hot Wheels, Carson Lev. In this episode, the Gearheads look long and hard at the importance of management fostering creativity....
03.15.2019
Directing a Design Career Arc
“I’M SEEING KIDS COMING IN THAT PLAYED WITH TOYS THAT I DESIGNED!” Eric Tscherne, the VP of Design at Wicked Cool Toys joins the Gearheads on the fiftieth episode! You may know Eric as a legendary Hot Wheels Designer, having created...
03.08.2019
Grille-ing Dan Baker
“YOU DON’T WANT A GRILLE THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE KICKED IT IN WITH THEIR FOOT” Dan Baker of Alumicraft Street Rod Grilles jumps from the road home to the Round Six Podcast and talks all manners of turning aluminum chunks...
03.01.2019
Rolling Panels and Spinning Yarns
“AFTER ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS, I’M LIKE ‘MAYBE I COULD BUILD A CAR!'” Luc De Lay sat down with the Gearheads in The Round Six Experience at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show. The son of famed metalsmith Marcel De Lay of...
02.22.2019
Episode 47: Larry Erickson, Cadzilla and Other Things
LARRY ERICKSON GOES FREEWHEELING WITH THE GEARHEADS The Gearheads had the good fortune to sit down for a while with legendary Automotive Designer Larry Erickson in The Round Six Experience at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show. In keeping with the...
02.15.2019
Episode 46: Milking the Cash Teats with James Owens
“IN A WORLD…” James Owens drops into The Round Six Experience at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show, and talks art, acting, cars and the mysteries of the mighty (and oft-misunderstood) Gaffer.In what quickly became our most quotable episode ever, ...
02.08.2019
Episode 45: Chip Foose and Carson Lev Get Candid
“WHO LEFT THE SKID MARK IN THE BATHROOM?” The Round Six Experience at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show was a hotbed of activity, and played host to a number of great guests! Here on Episode forty-five, we’re joined by...
02.01.2019
Episode 44: Tang-y Design with Jeff Allison
“IT’LL LOOK GOOD ON THE MENU.” The Gearheads spent the weekend at the 70th Grand National Roadster Show, and sat with our good friend, Jeff Allison and talked design, careers and rum-based drink concepts.Forging a career with unique art, ideas...
01.25.2019
Episode 43: Dave Lane Stops By
“TRY NOT TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.” Dave Lane. We could probably leave it at that, and images of perfect top chops and stance and wheel and tire combos would dance in your head all night long....
01.18.2019
Episode 42: The Tucci Two-Fer with Dave and Dom
“HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS POSSIBLE.” We finally get the chance to fully explore a shop with a true in-house design with Dave and Dom Tucci, a father-and-son powerhouse from Macy, New York.For twenty-one years, Tucci Hot Rods has been...
01.11.2019
Episode 41: Josh Mishler, Codename Chromefinger
“THE LONGEST ROADS OFTEN LEAD TO THE BEST DESTINATIONS.” We start the new year with a fresh season of the podcast, and our first guest of 2019 is a guy who was one of the first on Brian’s list, Josh...
12.21.2018
Episode 40: The Year in Review
“A YEAR IN REVIEW EPISODE? THAT’S SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN WATCHING CORVETTE SUMMER AGAIN.“ The Gearheads take a look back at 2018, and do their best version of a 1990’s sit-com, and relive the past thirty-nine episodes, the events, travels and terrible...
12.14.2018
Episode 39: IP and Copyright with Carson Lev
“GETTING A CHECK IN THE MAIL IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY.” Carson Lev once again joins the Gearheads for an evening of learning. This time, we’re starting an on-going series on Intellectual Property, Copyright an brand management, all aimed squarely...
12.07.2018
Episode 38: Steve Cook Creations, Simple is Hard to Do
“IT’S FUN TO LOOK AT THEM, BUT YOU CAN’T REALLY ENJOY THEM UNLESS YOU’RE DRIVING THEM.” Steve Cook Creations has a reputation of building incredibly clean, detailed and subtle cars, and on episode thirty-eight, the Gearheads got a chance to sit...
11.22.2018
Episode 37: Brian Lohnes, High Pants Drifter
“HISTORICALLY, I’VE FOUND THAT RASH REFERENCES NEVER PLAY WELL IN MIDDLE AMERICA.” BRIAN LOHNES BRINGS THE ADVICE. The Gearheads were honored to welcome the man with the golden voice, Brian Lohnes. Recently named as the Lead Anchor in all NHRA TV...
11.16.2018
Episode 36: Gravity Racing and Coyotes
“YOU START OFF BY GOING SEVENTY MILES PER HOUR STANDING UP.” ROGER HICKEY LIKES SPEED. The Gearheads host entrepreneur, world record-holding gravity racer, aerodynamic expert, inventor and coyote attack survivor, Roger Hickey. If you’ve never gone downhill on a skateboard at one-hundred...
11.09.2018
Episode 35: Camp Wannapaintem
A THIRTEEN-FOOT CANOE, BEARS, SQUIRRELS AND A FEAR OF SNAPPING TOWELS. The Gearheads went deep into the woods of the 2018 SEMA Show, and wandered into Camp Wannapaintem, PPG‘s latest show-stopping display. We were fortunate to fall under the guidance of...
11.02.2018
Episode 34: SEMA Show 2018
THE GEARHEADS GO DEEP INSIDE OF SEMA SHOW 2018 AND SURFACE RELATIVELY UNSCATHED. WELL, MOSTLY. SEMA Show 2018 winds down, and the Gearheads were granted some pretty hefty access. We took some time to sit and discuss the show from the...
10.26.2018
Episode 33: David and Lyle from Speedkore Performance Group
COOL CARS AND SOME VERY NORMAL PEOPLE FROM THE LAND OF ED GEIN AND JEFFREY DAHMER. The Gearheads grabbed a few valuable minutes of pre-SEMA Show thrash time to sit with David Salvaggio and Lyle Brummer of Speedkore. To say that...
10.19.2018
Episode 32: Zane-al Retentiveness and the Cullen-ary Art of Hot Rods
TRENDSETTER, HALL OF FAME MEMBER AND ALL-AROUND NICE GUY ZANE CULLEN JOINS THE GEARHEADS. THEN WE CORRUPT HIM. The Gearheads spent the evening with our good friend Zane Cullen of Cotati Speed Shop. He’s a Goodguys Trendsetter, a Grand National Roadster...
10.12.2018
Episode 31: Rappin' with McGaffin
TALKING MAGAZINES AND MORE WITH PHOTOGRAPHER ROBERT MCGAFFIN. The Gearheads spend an evening with Robert McGaffin. He’s an Automotive Photographer, industry good guy, friend and the Creative Director and co-Founder of Wheel Hub Magazine. From early days building and shooting model cars...
10.05.2018
Episode 30: The Jimi Day Experience
ALEX AND BRIAN JAM WITH JIMI. Brad was off on a top-secret mission at Steve Strope‘s place, and that left Alex and Brian to do their thing. It was the perfect time to grab a guest we’ve wanted to have on...
09.28.2018
Episode 29: Steve Strope and the Well-Executed Fart
THE GEARHEADS GET INSPIRED BY STEVE STROPE. The Gearheads spend the evening talking with the always opinionated, always fascinating and extremely insightful Steve Strope of Pure Vision Design. We talked cars, bass guitar, Millennials and even splitting wood… And it all...

What's The Round Six Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Round Six Podcast episodes:

Topless in Pomona: A Radio Play

The State of the Hobby Roundtable

It's a Supercharged Brunchtime

Hot Rod Ambassadors: Jason and Mike

A Supercharged Episode from GNRS

Jason Rushforth: What's in a Name?

Stories N' Steel: Series Debut

Kevin Whipps: We're Going to Pavillions!

M2 Machines: Passion and Detail with Extra Cool

On the Wings of an Alex

A Triple Gun Award Episode of Near-Excellence

Paint in the 'Blood: Kenny Youngblood

Where a Derelict Becomes an ICON

Bob Thrash: Surrounded by Legends

Indianapolis Joe and the Temple of Cool

Design Driven Down Under with Ziggy

Art School the Disney Way

It's Booger Time

A Circus of Paint and Lettering

Shredded Belts and a Howling Rear End

C-10's, Hollywood, Delmo and Art Heists

A Thumb and a Half Away: Shine Speed Shop

Trust Me, Doug, it'll be Fun

The Backstreet Boy of Pro-Street

Fabricating in Exile

Bonus: Custom with a K

Being Tony Thunder

Creative Management and Mentoring

Directing a Design Career Arc

Grille-ing Dan Baker

Rolling Panels and Spinning Yarns

Episode 47: Larry Erickson, Cadzilla and Other Things

Episode 46: Milking the Cash Teats with James Owens

Episode 45: Chip Foose and Carson Lev Get Candid

Episode 44: Tang-y Design with Jeff Allison

Episode 43: Dave Lane Stops By

Episode 42: The Tucci Two-Fer with Dave and Dom

Episode 41: Josh Mishler, Codename Chromefinger

Episode 40: The Year in Review

Episode 39: IP and Copyright with Carson Lev

Episode 38: Steve Cook Creations, Simple is Hard to Do

Episode 37: Brian Lohnes, High Pants Drifter

Episode 36: Gravity Racing and Coyotes

Episode 35: Camp Wannapaintem

Episode 34: SEMA Show 2018

Episode 33: David and Lyle from Speedkore Performance Group

Episode 32: Zane-al Retentiveness and the Cullen-ary Art of Hot Rods

Episode 31: Rappin' with McGaffin

Episode 30: The Jimi Day Experience

Episode 29: Steve Strope and the Well-Executed Fart