67 Episodes

  1. 1.24: The Best Worst Ship Ever - The Story Of The SS Great Eastern

    Published: 10/14/2020
  2. 1.23: Operation Snowbound: How American Teamwork Saved Millions of People and Livestock During The Worst Winter Ever

    Published: 6/29/2020
  3. 1.22: Knievel vs The Canyon: The Insane and Incredible Story Of The Snake River Canyon Jump

    Published: 6/24/2020
  4. 1.21: Henry's Big Screwjob: How The Dodge Brothers and Henry Ford Made Millions While Hating Each Other

    Published: 6/18/2020
  5. 1.20: Honest Abe Was A Gearhead: How Abraham Lincoln Became The Only President With A Patent and More!

    Published: 6/4/2020
  6. 1.19: Wally vs The World: How Wally Parks Shocked America And Gained Control of Drag Racing In 1958

    Published: 5/18/2020
  7. 1.18: A Miraculous Disaster - In 1949 The Holland Tunnel Burned At 4,000-Degrees And No One Died

    Published: 5/15/2020
  8. 1.17: How To Mow Down A Forest Like Grass: The Brutal Genius Of Operation Highball In 1950

    Published: 5/11/2020
  9. 1.16: The Forgotten Disaster - How America's Worst Maritime Nightmare Happened In 1865 And Who It Happened To

    Published: 5/4/2020
  10. 1.15: The Killer Plane and The American Hero That Tamed It - Jimmy Doolittle and the 300mph Gee Bee R1

    Published: 4/30/2020
  11. 1.14: The 576mph Backyard Hot Rodder - Art Arfons Was America's Fastest Do It All Bad Ass

    Published: 4/27/2020
  12. 1.13: Hellfighter The Story Of The Mack Super Pumper A Firetruck Mighty Enough To Extinguish Hell Itself

    Published: 4/23/2020
  13. 1.12: The Race To Death: The 1903 Paris to Madrid Contest Was The Worst Race Ever Held

    Published: 4/20/2020
  14. 1.11 Don't Judge A Failure By It's Cover: The Insane Story Of The Vulcan Shuttle

    Published: 4/17/2020
  15. 1.10: International Incident- How American Indy Cars Destroyed Formula One Cars Heads Up At Monza In 1957 and 1958

    Published: 4/13/2020
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 1.7 The Final Dinosaur: The Story Of The Last Front Engine Dragster To Win An NHRA Top Fuel Wally

    Published: 4/2/2020
  19. 1.6: The Most Insane Speed Parts Company In History - Turbonique! Thrust, Danger, and Federal Prison Sentences

    Published: 3/30/2020
  20. Short-O-Motive: The Day An Airplane Destroyed The Tree At An NHRA National Event

    Published: 3/26/2020

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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!