The Dork-O-Motive Podcast
A podcast by Brian Lohnes
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50 Episodes
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1.27: Twisted Steel and Sex Appeal: The Weird History of Staged Locomotive Wrecks 1896-1935
Published: 11/30/2020 -
1.26: Under Pressure: The Story of Bill Lear’s Steam Powered Race Car That (Never) Ran The Indy 500
Published: 11/23/2020 -
1.25: A Race To Oblivion: The 1927 Dole Air Derby
Published: 11/20/2020 -
1.24: The Best Worst Ship Ever - The Story Of The SS Great Eastern
Published: 10/14/2020 -
1.23: Operation Snowbound: How American Teamwork Saved Millions of People and Livestock During The Worst Winter Ever
Published: 6/29/2020 -
1.22: Knievel vs The Canyon: The Insane and Incredible Story Of The Snake River Canyon Jump
Published: 6/24/2020 -
1.21: Henry's Big Screwjob: How The Dodge Brothers and Henry Ford Made Millions While Hating Each Other
Published: 6/18/2020 -
1.20: Honest Abe Was A Gearhead: How Abraham Lincoln Became The Only President With A Patent and More!
Published: 6/4/2020 -
1.19: Wally vs The World: How Wally Parks Shocked America And Gained Control of Drag Racing In 1958
Published: 5/18/2020 -
1.18: A Miraculous Disaster - In 1949 The Holland Tunnel Burned At 4,000-Degrees And No One Died
Published: 5/15/2020 -
1.17: How To Mow Down A Forest Like Grass: The Brutal Genius Of Operation Highball In 1950
Published: 5/11/2020 -
1.16: The Forgotten Disaster - How America's Worst Maritime Nightmare Happened In 1865 And Who It Happened To
Published: 5/4/2020 -
1.15: The Killer Plane and The American Hero That Tamed It - Jimmy Doolittle and the 300mph Gee Bee R1
Published: 4/30/2020 -
1.14: The 576mph Backyard Hot Rodder - Art Arfons Was America's Fastest Do It All Bad Ass
Published: 4/27/2020 -
1.13: Hellfighter The Story Of The Mack Super Pumper A Firetruck Mighty Enough To Extinguish Hell Itself
Published: 4/23/2020 -
1.12: The Race To Death: The 1903 Paris to Madrid Contest Was The Worst Race Ever Held
Published: 4/20/2020 -
1.11 Don't Judge A Failure By It's Cover: The Insane Story Of The Vulcan Shuttle
Published: 4/17/2020 -
1.10: International Incident- How American Indy Cars Destroyed Formula One Cars Heads Up At Monza In 1957 and 1958
Published: 4/13/2020 -
1.9: The Wrong Guys With The Wrong Car: How Two Drag Racers Set The Closed Course Speed Record At Daytona In 1961
Published: 4/9/2020 -
1.8: They Partied Like Hell - The Story Of Wreckage, Debauchery, and A Burning Bus At The 1974 US Grand Prix
Published: 4/6/2020
The Dork-O-Motive Podcast hosted by Brian Lohnes is a research driven, story fueled, mechanically stoked look at the machines, people, and history that make up the modern mechanical world. Whether it's the stories of the men and women who have done amazing things in racing, the machines that roar around tracks and shape the Earth, or some bizarre mechanized history, Dork-O-Motive is here to bring you the story in a fun, well-researched, and informative way!