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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...

294 - Nick Kingsley's Epic Car Show for a Cause & Godzilla Passion Unveiled | Hard Parking Podcast

In this heartfelt episode of Hard Parking, host Jhae welcomes back Nick Kingsley for part two, diving into his transformative Drive Kind event for a child with a brain tumor, his passion for Godzilla and gaming, and personal struggles with health and loss.

Nick shares how he organized a massive car show in just days, raising $2...

Episode 293 Jorge Aquino of Tormenting Tarmac:

In this engaging episode of Hard Parking, host Jhae dives into a heartfelt conversation with Jorge Aquino, the passionate voice behind Tormenting Tarmac. Recorded on September 3, 2025, this episode explores Jorge's Puerto Rican heritage, love for cars, and journey in podcasting. From personal stories about family and cultural identity to his obsession with exotic cars like the Lamb...

EP292 Cars and Guitars with guest Randy Alameda

Randy Alameda aka Randy Arnold is a big time Gibson guitar collector and auto enthusiast. Jhae travels to Albuquerque for a sit down with Randy and to see the guitar vault.

Summary: In this episode, host Jhae sits down with Randy Alameda, a 75-year-old Albuquerque icon, at an undisclosed South Valley location. Randy shares his vibrant life story, from his music career touring with the...

EP291 Anthem Cars and Coffee / Anthem Nights and football is back.

Brian Sheehan of Anthem Cars & Coffee (Anthem, Arizona) has a new evening car event called Anthem Nights that will debut Saturday September 13th starting at 4pm. Brian joins this episode to give a fun history and the inspiration behind Anthem Cars & Coffee and the upcoming Anthem Nights event.

The NFL season kicks off soon and the NCAAF (College Fooball) sea...

EP290

This week on the Hard Parking Podcast:

• 🚨 Corvette Z06/ZR1 Recall – GM issues stop-sale due to fire risk while refueling

• ⚡ Acura ditches EVs – Why hybrids are back & the U.S. grid can’t handle all-electric

• 🛠️ Jhae installs an exhaust on the Honda Z (spoiler: it wasn’t easy)

• 🧠 Shadow Corner is back! Are Big Tobacco & Miracle-Gro stockpiling legal weed?

Also: The truth about America’s EV readiness, Gen 4 nuclear en...

EP289

Kaila Yu is on the Mount Rushmore of Asian American models and influencers from the early 2000's. In this powerful and deeply personal episode, we sit down with Kaila Yu—former import model, musician, travel journalist, and now author of the highly anticipated book Fetishized. Kaila opens up about her journey through the 2000s car scene, touring the world with Hot Import Nights, landing a cameo in Tokyo Drift, and how...

Ep288..

Monterey Car Week is here! We give some highlights of Exotics on Broadway and some new changes this year. Show resident Corvette expert Drew Bunkley stops by the studio in his Tesla Plaid to discuss the ZR1X vs Mustang GTD. Jhae and Drew both use Grok AI as personal information assistants. What could go wrong?

Referenced in this episode:

Americans Most Stolen Vehicle is a muscle-car favorite

https://www.motor1.com/news/768332...

EP287

After three decades, it looks like the once heralded longest running weekly car show in the world is done. Many know this as the Rock & Roll Car Show in Scottsdale Arizona, the locals call it "The Pavs". Guest Andrew Frieling (DJ Big Red) joins the podcast to talk about the history of The Pavs, an opinion on some contributing factors to the demise of the show. DJ Big Red talks about his DJ journey and how he...

EP286

EP286 Ron Evans, owner and founder of The Vault of Scottsdale in Scottsdale Arizona. The Vault is a boutique vehicle storage facility that also books special events. I personally was part of organizing an NSXPO event in 2022 that was hosted at The Vault for an awesome charity casino night. Ron's story is an amazing one and my first time hearing any of it was doing this interview with Ron.

Check out The Vault on the fol...

EP285

In this episode, Jeep Wrangler Sahara vs Toyota Highlander, battle of the rentals. Which is the best rental for daily practicality and long driving with the family on vacation? The Shadow Corner makes it's debut with this mystery guest making a claim that they were once attacked by Big Foot / Sasquatch on a mountain in Colorado while covered under heavy blinding snowfall. What is the truth behind the drones that hovered ar...

EP284 ..this podcast episode originally aired 12/20/2020

Actor Noel G, commonly known as playing characters named Hector in films joins the podcast for the first time back in late 2020. Get to know his story in this early Hard Parking episode throwback.

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EP283

Sean Lee is an entrepreneur, most publicly known as the founder of Purist Group, a California based philanthropic group of people, mostly from the high end car community that give back to the less fortunate, to include shelters, food kitchens, and back to school programs. In this classic episode, learn about Sean Lee's beginnings and how he has risen to one of the most powerful and influential people in the California car...

EP282

Fellow Arizona car enthusiast Josh Benjamin stops by the studio to share why he bought a new Mercedes to complement his 1993 Mercedes 190 E

Referenced in this episode:

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-many-15-years-behind-china-nuclear-power-report-says-2024-06-17/

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EP281

In this episode, Jhae sits down with Lamar Lyons in Pasadena, California, to discuss Lamar's journey from NFL football to sales and his passion for cars. Lamar shares insights into his time with the Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, and his experiences in the automotive world, including his involvement with NSX cars. The conversation also touches on the impact of AI in business and personal development, highlighting Lam...

EP280

• In this episode, we dive into what we believe to the be root cause of all these protests and riots regarding how ICE has been conducting raids. What is the difference between a protest and a riot? Where do we go from here? Drew Bunkley is back to recap his Corvette C8 driving school experience at Ron Fellows school as Drew recounts the C8 E-Ray, and previews the upcoming Zora. Ford recalls over 1,000,000 vehicles and Jagua...

EP279

Longtime friend James Holloway from Texas stops by the studio to talk about bourbon, the Ford Mustang, 7-Eleven hot dog diet, humble beginnings and a simpler times from the late 1990's. Are Frito's the most underrated snack chip of all time?

Referenced in this episode:

https://www.wral.com/news/local/epa-targets-start-stop-systems-may-2025/

https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/fuel-economy-efficiency/does-start-stop...

EP278

The Southwest Speed Fest returns January 31, 2026. See link below.

Ravi Tomerlin , owner We Don't Lift is a well known Arizona speed shop and repair business owner, and active participant of the NASA AZ Time Attack racing circuit. In this episode, we take a step into Ravi's past to learn of his beginnings, the car accident that almost took his life, and the origins of how We Don't Lift came to be.

Follow Ra...