Brew City Bug Talk
A Volkswagen Podcast with two VW enthusiasts from the Midwest. Prescott Phillips is the author of VW Air-cooled Engine: How to Rebuild, long time drag racer with Underdog racing, and performance engines and transmission builder. Sean Smith is a long time mechanic and rescuer of all things rusty. Together the two discuss the culture and history surrounding Volkswagen. They will have weekly guest come on the show to share their stories about racing, driving, and rebuilding Volkswagens throughout the years.
Podcasting since 2023 • 31 episodes
Brew City Bug Talk
Latest Episodes
Volkswagen Beetle Transmission 101
This is the audio from our video we made for our Youtube channel, in this episode we go over the VW Beetle manual transmissions throughout the years. How to identify what version of transmission you have, Swing Axle or IRS, what is the best way...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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36:50
Let's Talk VW Powered Airplanes
Happy New Year, We are back for our second year!!On this episode we talk Shawn Wiedenhoeft, who is a retired Marine Corps pilot that builds experimental aircraft powered by VW engine. We get hear about all his ups and downs with his hom...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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59:09
Year in Review!!
Sean and Prescott sit down and reminisce over the last year. We take a look at our first year doing the podcast and we talk about what's next in 2025 for Brew City Bug Talk. Check out the Video for this show on YouTube at www.youtube.com/...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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54:29
The Long Lost Pat Downs Episode
Today we talk with Mr. Pat Downs, this man is a living legend in the VW world. He worked at CB Performance helping to develop some of the coolest and most innovative products on the market, he holds the world record for the fastest quarter mile...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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55:41
VW Party Time with Dan Leadbetter VW Trends and Adam & Tanner Seward Speed Shop
Party Time!!Dan Leadbetter from VW Trends Magazine made the trip up to see Adam & Tanner from Seward Speed Shop, so naturally we made the trip down, it was awesome!! Great time recapping all the cool things happening with these...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:05:46