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FromOvercrest: A Pretty Good Podcast

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Aug 3, 2020

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Kris talks about an incredible experience meeting up with a man with quite a collection, and Jake talks about Road America and nearly burning his 911 to the ground.

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Aug 3, 2020

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Overcrest delves into news, obscure automotive history, car culture, and the changing nature of the automotive landscape with humor and the unique perspective of professional journalism.

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Episode 10 | Aint Nobody Got Time For That: In this episode Kris and Jake discuss push button start, washing cars in winter, Jakes car trouble, a bunch of news from detroit, The most expensive cars sold in 2017, Bullit, and more... https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/01/03/most-e... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
49 min listen
Audi is King of the North: Kris and Jake talk best winter cars, Jake's fender bender, updates on personal projects, Momo, NASCAR (yes really), more news, Porsche's Mission E, and more... Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast NASCAR adds dirt track to 2018 sc... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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Dat Trailer Hitch Tho!: In this weeks episode, we talk about Jake's ridiculous trailer hitch getting into a fight, diesel gate, Space-X sending a car to space, driving cars underwater, take on a great listener contribution, and much more. Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pr... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
60 min listen
The Crash Box - History of the Manual Transmission: Jake and Kris talk a bit of history in this weeks Quick Shift! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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The Great Debate: Guest - Alex Nelson On one of our best episodes yet, the debate between Kris and Jake on the future of motoring gets heated and rages on. This time our guest Alex is in Jake's corner. Also discussed is e85, Alex's top 5 cars, the collector car market an... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
48 min listen
Mark White - Accumoto: On this episode of Overcrest race driver and shop owner Mark White from Accumoto visits the studio to discuss Porsche, His history with Accumoto, Motorsport, and much more.... Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast http://www.accumo... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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If the Glove Fits...: This week, the guys are joined by Kris' wife, Jess.We reminise about their past automotive adventures, including a pink Ford Probe, a Focus that never had an oil change, and 'Jersey', the award winning VW that they built. We also answer a listener questi... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
82 min listen
News - 3/28/18: If you're wondering why we are here in the middle of the week, its because we have news! Too much for our full episode! In the future we will be updating you guys mid-week when we can and when there's news to share! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
15 min listen
It's Not a Beetle Okay?: Jake back with us discussing the new Lamborghini SUV, fast SUV culture, Right hand drive, News, Craigslist car of the week, a new segment entitled Grinding Kris' Gears, Future collector cars and more. Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Ca... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
78 min listen
Special Guests Matt, Dan & Mike: We welcome Dan Pasillas, Matt Gilson, and Mike Space Mentone into the studio to discuss motorsport for the masses! We grab their thoughts on what it takes to get into racing at the entry level, hear some great stories, and listen to why its awesome. We d... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
59 min listen
The Volvosaur Lives: This episode Overcrest hosts enthusiast Jake Solberg The guys talk about: Car Propaganda The upcoming entertainment pods Porsche Success over Generations Craigslist Car of the Week Our Top 4 cars, and more https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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#iknowmikeolson: In our 20th episode, Kris talks about his new car, not buying an e36 m3, not buying a 328xi, not buying a Volvo v70r, serial killers, Kansas, prisons, autonomous toll booths, state troopers, ice storms, and much more. We cover a few news topics, and Kris... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
91 min listen
The Road Less Traveled - 3500 Miles in a '72 911: In studio is Alex, Kris' co-pilot for the 3500 mile road trip in a 1972 911 back from California. Jake, Kris, and Alex discuss the trip, the tribulations, Monterey Car week, and the drive itself! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podca... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
73 min listen
Slap and Scratch!: Happy Monday! In episode 25 Jennifer Turcotte comes in studio to school us on how she got started, detailing itself, facts and myths on ceramic coating, and her company, Carsmotology. Kris and Jake talk about Kris' terrible first spring outing in the 911... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
67 min listen
Jacob's Addiction: Special guest Jacob Vang joins us in the studio to discuss owning over 30 cars in the last 4-5 years. He hangs out while we discuss cool cars at the Geneva Motor Show, Humans attacking their Robot Overlords, v12 X5's, Car Liveries, and a bunch of other g... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
65 min listen
That's Gold Jerry, Gold!: In episode 6 Kris and Jake talk car movies, Grid Girls, Subarus, a true Miata explanation, Kia (???), and more... Merry Christmas everyone! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast http://www.automobilemag.com/news/subaru-finally-re... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
56 min listen
Always (Never) Choose the Brown Key...: This week we are joined by our special guest, Tyler Christopherson, the founder of the Kannonball Rally, and co-founder of Cars and Coffee. Tyler discusses his passion for cars, owning a Dodge Hellcat, and why the Cannonball Rally is different. We... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
82 min listen
LIVE from Cars and Coffee: Kris and Jake went to the Minnesota Cars and Coffee to record Episode 27! While there, they discussed a few interesting news stories, including an idiot in a Tesla who's in rehab for abusing his autopilot. Jake also talks about driving Kris' vintage 911 ... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
39 min listen
Throwback Thursday: Kris is on vacation, so we remastered and re-released the till now unavailable Episode 2 of Overcrest! Check out some of the best stories from Kris' past and listen as he reminisces road rage stories with his buddy Glen! Thanks for listening to Overcrest... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
63 min listen
Just Ban Everything!: In Episode 15 Jake and Kris discuss the new Patreon we set up for our listeners! We also discuss diesels being under heavy assault, inductive charging for EV, cops racing lambos, junkyards, gas taxes, left turns on red, and more. Thanks for listening to ... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
53 min listen
We have a Hostage Situation: In this Episode we talk about Kris' VW Blue Def hostage situation, and his rental car. We also have a great discussion on why or why we are not in the Golden Era of Motoring. We also hit some news including the Oregon gas pump nonsense, stupid DOT requir... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
72 min listen
The Philosophy of Driving and Masculinity: Happy Monday, everyone! In this week's episode, Kris waxes on philosophically about the nature of why we are interested in cars. Jake then tells a hilarious story proving that cars are too complicated. Later on, we answer listener questions, cover news, ... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
51 min listen
The Most Annoying Noise in the World: In episode 14 Kris and Jake discuss driving etiquette, trout and jeeps, Dumb and Dumber, some listener questions answered, and a bunch of news! Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast https://jalopnik.com/porsche-is-doubling-its-... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
54 min listen
I am a living meme... a Porsche 911 adventure: Kris talks about his adversity-filled journey to pick up a 2001 Porsche 911 from South Carolina. The never-ending wheel saga continues, and the guys discuss a billionaire who apparently is tweeting on acid. Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Go... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
62 min listen
3, 2, 1, Fight!: Its episode 21! The episode where Kris walks out of the studio on Jake. The guys about Kris' new car, and Jake gets new wheels! They talk about the badass 919 LMP1 car Porsche built, and the 956 we hope it goes up against in spirit. The Top Gear test tra... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
76 min listen
Face it, it's a Rough World...: Kris opines on RWB, and how it relates to the cancer of social media in car culture, and society as a whole. Jake and Alex give feedback on Kris' article (The Emperor Has No Clothes. An allegory for RWB ownership and automotive narcissism) no one had the... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
30 min listen
Go Somewhere...Anywhere...in a Safari 911?: In this week’s episode, Kris recounts his experience with professional race car driver, Leh Keen, as they drove safari-style 911s through the Appalachian mountains with the Keen Project. The guys also touch on some relevant news, and Jake tries to convin... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
58 min listen
The Dale Car - Pt. 3: There is no Silver Lining: In episode 40, Jake and Kris seal off the finale of the Dale Car series capping off the story of the biggest con in automotive history.... Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
32 min listen
LIVE from Porsche Biergruppe!: Kris and Jake recorded live from Biergruppe in Minnesota! The first annual Porsche GTG on the 70th Anniversary of Porsche. The guys interview Chris Runge of Runge Cars about some history behind of the old Porsches, and where the roots of the legend came ... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
43 min listen
Welcome to the Livescream: Alex joins Kris and Jake again for episode 34. Kris chats about 911 projects, and the guys get into what defines the core structure of gas prices. The guys speculate on the 919 hitting up the nurburgring. We talk about why chevy is really embarrassed, an... by Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
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