Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning

Hard Parking Episode 313

Jhae Pfenning is back with his high-energy solo intro and special guest Andre "Dre" Mullins (aka Dre Day) for another unforgettable episode of Hard Parking. This one fires on all cylinders—cars, culture, controversy, and real talk.

Jhae delivers a no-holds-barred rant on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show: the electric energy, set design, crowd reactions, political hypocrisy on both sides, and why...

Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning – Episode 312

Drew Bunkley is back in the studio! After leaving Carvana, Drew dives into his exciting pivot to AI and app development under his new brand Tread & Torque. We talk:

• How he's using AI (Gemini Pro, Nano Banana Pro & more) to go from zero coding experience to building & testing full apps in months Tread & Torque / AI projects: https://treadandtorqueinvest.com
• The vehicle ...

Car Kill Switch Debate, Social Manipulation & Super Bowl 2026 Preview | Hard Parking Ep 311 w/ Talk2Q

After missing the Southwest Speed Festival—big thanks to Jorge Aquino from Tormenting Tarmac for covering.

This episode dives beyond cars: blowback from the last show sparks a rant on tribalism, mature conversations, and why Hard Parking covers society-shaping issues. Discussion on social media manipulation via a circulating pho...

Join Jhae Pfenning for a raw solo episode of Hard Parking recorded right after Arizona Car Week 2026. Recap the magic of The Warehouse artists event, the exclusive Radford party at Pat & Linda Velasco's (Yamazaki 18 pours included), meeting aut...

In this episode of Hard Parking, host Jhae Pfenning sits down with Rebecca Nguyen, co-founder of The Warehouse in Mesa, AZ, to discuss her journey from the Future Collector Car Show in 2016 to building the venue into a premier collector car storage facility, social hub, and event space housed in a historic citrus warehouse. They explore Arizona Car Week's growth, the debut of the six-day Art House Collective art exhibition (Jan...

In this raw and reflective episode, Jhae Pfenning chats with returning guest Jay Michael Lopez about his ongoing fight with metastatic rectal cancer, now in maintenance mode with immunotherapy. Jay opens up about the devastating loss of his fiancée, his plans to move to Florida for a reset, and how he's rebuilding amid grief and health ch...

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In this raw, old-school final episode of 2025, host Jhae Pfenning reflects on the holiday season, shares personal updates (including ongoing backyard remodel frustrations and a near-miss sewing machine purchase), dives into car news (stock C8 Corvette ZR1 running a 9.2-quarter mile), and gets introspective about life changes inspired by Tupac's "Staring at the World Through My Rearview."

He discusses podcast growth in...

Jhae Pfenning breaks down the stunning Pininfarina-designed JAS Motorsports NSX restomod that's taking the car world by storm!

In this episode of the Hard Parking Podcast, host Jhae Pfenning dives deep into the jaw-dropping JAS Motorsports Tensei NSX – a full carbon-fiber restomod designed by legendary Italian design house Pininfarina. Is this million-dollar build the ultimate evolution of the iconic first-gen Acura/...

EP305

Charles Worden (IG @cleannuff) returns to the Hard Parking Podcast after a 2-year hiatus. From beating 10 street-racing charges in Tempe, Arizona then getting shredded in bodybuilding, and plotting generational wealth — Charles explains why he disappeared, how he rebuilt himself, and why Cleannuff is coming back bigger than ever. The monster Stradman × Houston Hot Chicken event was just the start. Private supercar cruises, The...

Thanksgiving Real Talk, Auto Shows Are Dying, Larry Chen Full-Circle Moment & December Events | Hard Parking Podcast EP304

Jhae Pfenning is back with a post-Thanksgiving vibe check: why nobody actually celebrates pilgrims anymore, why this year’s smoked turkey was mid (but nobody said it), how auto shows went from epic to “one sad hall,” getting blacked-out trying to watch the Bills in Arizona, and the wild full-circle moment wi...

EP303

Inside a Stunning Private Nissan GT-R Collection | R32, R33, R34, Veilside RX-7 & More w/ Jake Johnson | Hard Parking Podcast

In this episode Jhae Pfenning steps inside Jake Johnson’s incredible private collection in the Phoenix area. Jake walks us through his journey from a green 1991 Foxbody Mustang GT (that he still owns!) to building one of the cleanest Nissan Skyline GT-R lineups in the country: an R32, black R33, ...

EP302

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Jhae Pfenning welcomes local Mazda RX-7 icon Tim Eull on the Hard Parking podcast, diving into his Arizona car scene dominance with a trophy-laden yellow 1993 RX-7 and original 1979 model. Tim Eull traces his roots from a plaid-interior 1973 Camaro Z28 and Minnesota street racing to rotary obsession, sharing repaint debates, engine reliability tips, and community-focused events. Explore RX-7 history, f...

EP301 - Guest Sean O'Bannon in-studio

Jhae Pfenning welcomes Sean O'Bannon into the Hard Parking podcast studio for an engaging conversation as they sip Japanese whiskey and unpack wild career shifts from pools to medical sales, psychedelics for mental health, anime obsessions (Gundam & Macross), and their savage distain and roast of toxic reality TV that mostly women binge to, but is it all really that bad? Plus car tin...

Episode 300 – Johnny Lange: 17,000-Mile NSX Road Trip from Key West to the Arctic CircleJhae welcomes longtime friend Johnny Lange (@NSXPlore) back to the Hard Parking , first time in-studioJohnny is mid-epic solo road trip: 17,000+ miles in his white 1st-gen NSX, camping almost every night, from Key West, FL to the Arctic Circle via the Dalton Highway, through NSXPO in Tacoma, and now looping the Lower 48 visiting friends.

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EP299

How Tyler Patterson Built TXP Media from Scratch | Hard Parking Podcast

Summary: In the debut episode of the Hard Parking Podcast, host Jhae sits down with Tyler Patterson of TXP Media to explore his journey from a car enthusiast to a successful videographer and social media manager. Tyler shares how a viral video sparked his career, the importance of networking, and navigating the challenges of the content creation industry. ...

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In this episode of Hard Parking, host Jhae Pfenning dives into Barrett-Jackson's fall auction (and why he skipped it), mourns the end of the Future Collector Car Show, and recaps the epic Cleannuff car meet packed with exotics.

He answers listener Q&A on Amazon's Mass Effect TV series, the impact of eliminated CAFE penalties on ICE vehicles, U.S. EV struggles vs. global rivals, and hydrogen fuel cells—lik...

EP297

Episode Summary:In this action-packed episode, host Jhae Pfenning dives into the chaos at the Slammedenuff car show in Tennessee, where unruly crowds, fights, and drag racing led to the event’s cancellation. Jhae shares his experience renting a surprisingly zippy 2025 Chevy Trailblazer and recounts his fun-filled Buffalo Bills tailgating trip with family. Jhae watched on the plane and reviews Speed Racer (2008), Mickey 17 (20...

EP296

In this episode of the Hard Parking Podcast, host Jhae Pfenning welcomes back Jonathon Rivers of Drive Culture, fresh off the NSXPO 2025 banquet in Tacoma, Washington. As a 15-year veteran at American Honda and a passionate YouTuber, Jonathon shares insights on the grind of building a YouTube channel, from battling monetization woes to navigating copyright claims and the importance of audience engagement over subscriber count...

EP295

In this episode of the Hard Parking Podcast, host Jhae Pfenning dives into Acura's recent decision to discontinue the ZDX electric SUV after less than two years on the market. He shares his thoughts on its design, GM collaboration, and why EV SUVs like the ZDX and Rivian often struggle to turn profits in a shifting automotive landscape. Then, special guest Dre Mullins joins for "Dre Day Volume 3," recounting the...