On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike is joined by car builder, fabricator and racer Riley Stair.Known for his game-changing 1970 Pontiac Trans Am build, Riley tells Mike about how a life as pro BMX rider evolved into a career ...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike is joined by car builder, artist and enthusiast Robb Ferguson. Robb tells Mike about his early automotive influences and how that lead to him building some of the most unique project b...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike welcomes Jarod DeAnda - the Voice of Formula Drift for over 20 years, motorsports MC, host and international car culture ambassadorJarod takes us back to his early days street racing in San...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike welcomes legendary producer, automotive personality, import scene OG and Fast and the Furious technical advisor Craig Lieberman to the podcast. Craig talks about how running into a mov...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike is joined by Amir Bentatou of RS Future. Amir talks about his origins learning to drive in the canyons of Southern California and how that evolved into a career in Time Attack driving ...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike welcomes Sasha Anis, founder of Mountain Pass Performance. Sasha tells Mike about his early days building and driving race cars and drift cars in Canada before jumping into the world of EVs.

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike welcomes John Naderi. John, AKA “Nads” is a legend in the USA import and sport compact scene and is a veteran writer, editor. And now he’s the cohost of Super Street Garage on the Motor Trend Chan...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast Mike Garrett welcomes professional racer, time attack driver, enthusiast and influencer Hana Burton.  Hana talks about her fast journey from being uninterested in cars and scared of dri...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast Mike Garrett chats with auto journalist, host and founder of Hooniverse, Jeff Glucker about the state of today’s auto industry and car culture.  Mike and Jeff talk about the Toyota GR C...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast Mike Garrett welcomes pioneering Southern California drifter, Nissan S-chassis expert and host of the SilEightyMania Podcast, Benson Hsu. Benson takes us all the way back to 1999 when he pur...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike Garrett talks with import drag racing legend Ron Bergenholtz about his journey from the late night Compton street races to winning NHRA championships.  Ron also talks about the di...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike Garrett is joined once again by automotive journalist and fellow Driving Line contributor Benjamin Hunting to talk cars of the past, present and future. Mike and Benjamin talk about t...

On this episode of The Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike Garrett is joined by Diecast cardesigner, car builder and founder of Kaido House Mr. Jun Imai. Jun tells Mike about his automotive roots, his career with Hot Wheels, how he helped influence the di...

On this episode of theAutoOtakuPodcast, Mike Garrett talks with former Formula Drift driver and judge, car-builder, host and YouTuber Tony Angelo.Tony talks about his early days helping to establish the East Coast drift scene, competingin the f...

On this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast Mike is joined once again by professional photographer and content creator Larry Chen.Mike and Larry talk about the new 2023 Toyota GR Corolla, which Larry recently had some seat time in. Larry also tal...

In this episode of the Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike Garrett talks with his two close friends and CAR BROS, Michael Coyne and John Airola. They discuss their history, poking fun at car culture, making a 40 million-view YouTube video, and almost gett...

In this episode of The Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike Garrett talks with legendary car builder and racer Stephan Papadakis about his life and current job running a three-car Formula Drift team. Stephan covers everything from engine building and the p...

On this episode of The Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike Garrett talks with journalist, photographer, JDM expert, and Nissan GT-R maniac Dino Dalle Carbonare about his life in Japan, buying his brand new skyline GT-R in 1999 and the current state of the...

On this episode of The Auto Otaku Podcast Mike Garrett welcomes journalist, YouTuber and drift maniac Alexi Smith of Noriyaro. Mike and Alexi talk about discovering Japanese car culture, the current state of drifting, the increasing scarcity of...

On this episode of The Auto Otaku Podcast, Mike Garrett chats with diecast car collector, expert and influencer John Lambert from the Lamley Group about his background and how he got started in collecting and the current state of the diecast in...

Joey Lee has been the "dark horse" of the media world for over 20 years. From initially building his Honda roots at Super Street and Import Tuner magazine to hosting his own massively successful car meets, to having a blog / brand that is now f...

Benjamin Hunting has been an Automotive journalist for multiple decades and continues to write for some of the biggest and most well known media outlets in the world. Sit down with Mike and Benjamin and hear what it's like to have every gearhea...

Listen to Fredric chat with Mike about his Formula D career, what it's like to be a member of #TeamNitto and Papadakis Racing. Fredy gives us a taste of what life is like as an international professional drifter. 

Vaughn Gittin Jr. sits down with Mike Garret to talk about the history of RTR (Ready to Rock) vehicles from inception to current projects to the future. Vaughn is one of those guys who wears his passion for all things motorsport on his sleeve. ...

Mike Garrett chats with Larry Chen about the wild world of photography and collecting old cars. Not is Larry an absolute car nut but he's one of the greatest photographers in the world. Larry has came up from shooting backyard drift events by h...