VW Garage Talk podcast

About VW Garage Talk podcast

VW Garage Talk is a Volkswagen podcast built around the stories people collect through years in the hobby. Craig from BrewDub talks with friends about how they got into VWs, the cars they’ve owned, bought, sold, rescued and built, lessons learned in the garage, road trips, camping, favorite shows, family, parts swaps, mechanical mishaps, and the people who helped along the way. Air-cooled or water-cooled, the cars start the conversation, but the stories are really about the people, friendships and memories that keep the VW community going. New episodes every other week!

Publisher

BrewDub

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Nov 2024

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   From VW Shop Kid to 26,000 Miles in a ’58 Bus: Danny of NW Dub Ventures | VW Garage Talk Podcast S2E7

   Danny Corrigan has been around Volkswagens since he was 16, when a dropped valve led him back to a local VW shop and an offer that changed everything: help tear the engine down and put it back together, and the repair would be free. He ended up working there on and off until he was 25. In Season 2, Episode 7 of VW Garage Talk, Craig sits down with Danny of Northwest Dub Ventures to talk about the Volkswagens, people, trips and projects that have shaped his life in the hobby. At the center of the conversation is Bill, Danny’s 1958 Volkswagen panel Bus. Once the 1996 Jerome Jamboree raffle Bus, Bill has since been transformed into what Danny calls his “Underlander,” a purpose-built VW camper that has traveled roughly 26,000 miles in the past few years. Danny shares how every trip has influenced another modification, from the interior and camping setup to heat, storage, Safari windows and a custom sliding cab divider. We also get into his 1953 ragtop Beetle, his wife’s Oval, VW metalwork, growing up around the Pacific Northwest Volkswagen scene, family camping in a Vanagon, learning from people like Bob Norton and meeting Gary Emery as a teenager. We also talk about Northwest Dub Ventures, why Danny started sharing his VW projects and travels online, Larry the Crow, helping other Volkswagen owners, roadside breakdowns, and why the VW community continues to mean so much to all of us. There’s a lot of Volkswagen history packed into this conversation, but like most episodes of VW Garage Talk, the cars lead us back to the people who helped along the way. Watch VW Garage Talk Season 2 Episode 7 with Danny Corrigan of Northwest Dub Ventures. ...and while you're at it, go follow NW Dub Ventures on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@NWDubVentures) New episodes of VW Garage Talk air every other week. VW Garage Talk is a Volkswagen podcast from BrewDub built around the stories people collect through years in the hobby. Air-cooled or water-cooled, the cars start the conversation, but the people and stories are what make the show.

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   VW Graveyards, Junkyard Engines & Family Camping: Greg’s Volkswagen Stories | VW Garage Talk Podcast S2E6

   For more than 20 years, Greg and I have been buying and selling Volkswagens from each other, swapping parts, helping each other out, and crossing paths throughout the Florida VW community.For this episode of VW Garage Talk, we finally sit down in Greg’s garage and look back at where his Volkswagen story started and where it has taken him.We talk about learning mechanics early, rescuing abandoned VWs, finding old “honey holes,” daily driving a Squareback, junkyard engine swaps, building cars with his kids, family camping in a ’77 Bus, saving an Oval Beetle, and even getting back a VW chassis he had sold years earlier.There’s also a lot of conversation about the people who helped us learn along the way, how much the internet changed finding and saving old Volkswagens, and why the Florida VW community is still such a big part of both of our lives.This is exactly what VW Garage Talk is about. Old Volkswagens, old friends, and the stories that come with both.

3. 

   11 Sept 2026

   VW Buses, Slammed Cars & Decades of Builds with Chad F | VW Garage Talk S2E5

   Chad says he was basically born into Volkswagens. His mom traveled the country in a Westy, visited the Volkswagen factory in Germany, and even watched a new Beetle go down the assembly line. Years later, when Chad got out of the Army, one of the first things he did was buy a 1971 Bay Window. That Bus became his introduction to the local VW community, learning how to rebuild an engine, doing bodywork, painting, welding, and eventually restoring and customizing Volkswagens himself. In this episode of VW Garage Talk, we sit down in Chad’s garage in front of his ’65 Beetle and talk about the VWs he’s owned and built over the years, including multiple split-window Buses, a ’61 Double Cab, his seriously lowered Volkswagen Thing, water-cooled projects, and the Volkswagens he still wants to own. We also get into his years building custom cars, how Volkswagen ideas still find their way into his American hot rods, the people who helped him along the way, and why giving back to the local car community matters to him. It’s a conversation about much more than the cars. It’s about learning the craft, the people who helped along the way, and staying connected to the Volkswagen community decades later. Suburban Coffee Company is a veteran-owned specialty brand that blends a passion for premium coffee with classic car culture. Check it out Real talk about aging and navigating home care and today’s healthcare system. Tune in HERE (https://open.spotify.com/show/6U0bMPBQkNfYOtxUMNry0q?si=paerYBxZQ9aHrMESelvNPg) 🎙️ VW Garage Talk, produced by BrewDub. Tell us in the comments: What Volkswagen started it all for you?

Who has been a guest on VW Garage Talk podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Gary VW Life
• Derek Henry
• Johnny Jalopy
• Ity B

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

524,377

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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