Claim OwnershipThe Reckon Yard Podcast
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© Jerry Wayne Longmire Jr. 2024
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20 year Standup Comedian and creator of Truck Astrology, ShopTalk, and devotee of the Church of Internal Combustion, Jerry Wayne Longmire delves into his own history with automobiles to find the catalysts that led him to be a lifelong lover of fine machines.
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Back in ’97, I was just a heartbroken Texan shivering my way through Milwaukee, chasing work and bad decisions. Now it’s 2025, and I’m chasing stories that make the sadness sit lighter. This one’s about the past, a surprise trip for my friend Adam, and what it means to leave new echoes. It’s “Less Hell”.
JW starts season 3 with a bang. Enjoy a deep dive into his father-in-law. A real-life Rodeo Cowboy. He worked on the Goodyear blimp as flight crew and ran around Houston with a classmate Billy Gibbons.
JW breaks down the design history of the second gen Mazda 3, before diving off into a recent roadtrip, a moment of unparalleled kindness from a stranger named Russell and a in person testimonial from a Day One’r named Forrest that changed his whole perspective on the show. Let’s wrap up season two with a bang!
JW breaks down a brief history of the events that led to the development of the Ford RS200 for Group B Rally. Afterwards, he tells some stories about someone important in his life who shares his affection for the RS200.
JW breaks down the history of Americas favorite rolling brick before delving off into some stories about his childhood church community and the little van that served them.
Swing your leg over a Suzuki GS1100 and hang on tight as we tear through the history of Suzuki’s legendary street series before veering into the Rio Grande Valley, where oilfield days, wild nights, and a pocketful of peyote set the stage for a psychedelic detour in Longview, Texas. Motorcycles, memory, and maybe a message from beyond—this ride’s got it all.
JW pontificates on the happenings that led to the development of the Dodge Dakota before telling a few stories about one he picked up for a little bit of nothing and worked like a mule.
JW breaks down the history of the Toyota Matrix and then tells a few stories about the adventures him and his family had in theirs.
Jerry Wayne dives into the wild history of the Cadillac Escalade and shares a hilarious story about crossing paths with comedian Ralphie May during his early days in stand-up.
JW gets into the Dodge Ram redesign of 2009 before Ram becomes its own brand. JW recalls a good neighbor and friend whose heart's desire was a brand-new 2009 Ram, and how his life circumstances changed quickly after acquiring it.
JW delves into the details surrounding the 2009 redesign of the Dodge Ram, just before the Ram brand is split off. He recalls a friendship with a neighbor who's heart desire was a brand new 2009 Ram and the changes that come about in his life after acquiring it.
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JW waxes poetic about the history and life of the Volkswagen Type 2 Bus, Kombi before telling a story about a type 2 he spent a great deal of time in as a young man.
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JW breaks down a brief history of the Taskmaster pickup series before telling a story about Papaw Clark and the winningest Apache race truck in history.
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JW breaks down the history of the Brougham name plate before sharing some stories about the origin of the studio and it's keepers.
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Jerry Wayne briefly breaks down the history of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo before telling a story from a naive age about finding a rare unicorn of a 1986 Monte Carlo that really wasn't. Never buy a car at night.
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How the Chicken Tax started a domestic compact pickup revolution and stories of Uncle Stanley.
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JW takes us through a quick history of the Firebird design and John Deloreans involvement. Then we take a riproaring ride through South Louisiana in JW's Trans Am. Its a fun time back in 1999 until it aint and the piper must be paid.
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Country music troubadour Jeff Canada stops by the Reckon Yard to swap some lies and play a little music.
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JW delves into the history of one of Ford's bestselling workhorses. He recants some stories about the one his mom owned and some of their times.
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JW breaks down a quick history of the Ford Fox platform and the great works of Saint Lee Iacocca before delving into his own history and a brief but obsessive affair with an 86 GT.
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Just discovered this and already love how this is going. I look forward to hearing your stories.