WARNING: Disturbing Content A man walks into a therapist’s office, panicked and unable to explain what’s wrong. She asks him, as homework, to record everything calmly and from the beginning. These are the strange, intimate tapes of Patient 347. Sparks is a psychological horror audio drama about memory, identity, and breaking free from toxic pasts. “...one of the top 5 podcasts I’ve listened to. Ever.” — The Podcast Geek Written, performed, and produced independently by David McCool. Start fr ...
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Covering everything from current industry issues and trends, to answering questions and offering advice to gearheads across the nation, Stacey brings a lifetime of automotive knowledge and expertise to the Podcast listener. With Stacey’s unique life experience, and deep pool of friends, the program is fun, informative, inspiring and like nothing else on the air.
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Podcast by A Philadelphia Media Company
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A thank you, with some information about what comes next now that patient 347's story is complete. Patreon.com/SparksPodcast (If you join Patreon it’s better to do it via web or android. Doing it through Apple means they’ll bump the price up)
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The final part of patient 347's story. To help keep the world of Sparks alive, visit patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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WARNING: Contains scenes of graphic violence. Listener discretion is advised. The narrator tries again. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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WARNING: The follow episode contains scenes of manipulation and abuse of a sexual nature, which some may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. The narrator tries again. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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Automotive Journalist and Author Jefferson Bryant
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25:11Automotive journalist / author Jefferson Bryant is in the shop. In this first part of a two-part interview, Stacey and Jefferson talk about his early days growing up in Oklahoma storm chasing with his dad, his love of Buicks - especially his ’71 Buick GS, which at one point was the world’s loudest true convertible (154.7db), and the various paths t…
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The narrator attempts to erase a terrible event. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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The narrator meets Dr. Len. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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Jeff Kelderman from KELDERMAN MANUFACTURING is in the shop, but he is not alone. He brought with him his two favorite birds. No, these aren’t pet parakeets or parrots. One is the actual hero car used in the David Spade cult classic JOE DIRT. The other is a Superbird that Jeff had cloned into a replica of the Joe Dirt Daytona with way more power and…
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WARNING: Contains strong themes around mental health and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. The narrator recounts what he considers to be the worst thing that ever happened to him. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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The narrator arrives in Sweden. This is the first episode of third and final part of Sparks. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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Stacey continues his conversation with singer/songwriter Chris Hennessee. They dive in on a lot of firsts. First guitar. First lick learned on the guitar. First song learned on the guitar. Then they discuss the bands and players that influenced them, the state of the music industry, how judging art as a contest is never a good thing, and finally Ch…
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In this episode, musician/songwriter Chris Hennessee is in the shop to swap some tales with Stacey. In part one of this two-part interview, Chris talks about his early days playing the honkytonks on Nashville’s Lower Broadway, how back then Lower Broadway was MUCH different than it is today, and meeting/jamming with a young Jamey Johnson. Stacey an…
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The narrator says goodbye for now. The last episode of Part Two. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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The narrator reads the letter he found. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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The narrator returns to Tom’s farm. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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The narrator, having put the pieces together, moves to escape his fate once and for all. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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WARNING: This episode contains themes, including suicide, that some may find distressing. Listener discretion is advised. A bedtime story that you shouldn’t tell your children. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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Stacey has YouTuber DYLAN MCCOOL in the shop! They discuss Dylan’s childhood growing up in a MOPAR household, earning $600 at the age of 10 to get his first project car - a ’74 DART SPORT, how his love of teaching applies to his YouTube channel, and why he wouldn't be where he is today without his faith and family.…
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WARNING: This episode contains strong themes including suggested sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. An overview of the narrator's father and his secret life. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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On the day of the tragic accident, on the other side of the field, Uncle Tom is getting paranoid. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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WARNING: The following recording contains graphic scenes and images that some people may find distressing. Listener discretion is advised. This is the first episode of Part Two. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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Josh Dillon AKA “SLEEPERDUDE" is in the shop. Stacey and Josh talk about how he got into cars, starting a YouTube channel, leaving his auto body day job to do YouTube full time, his upcoming projects, and the important roles family and faith play in his life.
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Returning to the day of the incident on the town square. This is the final episode of Part One. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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Charley Strickland and the Surface Orbiter
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30:39Charley Strickland from STRICKLAND MOTOR RACING INC is back in the shop. He and Stacey discuss his long planned next project - THE SURFACE ORBITER 2. “What’s that?” you’re thinking? Well, it’s Charley’s take on the Dobbertin Surface Orbiter, which was an amphibious vehicle designed and built by Rick Dobbertin in the 1990s. The DSO started out from …
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Everything seems lost for the narrator and his wife. Terrible things happen around the Laughing Tree. (Please excuse the sound quality. I’m working on a new version to upload) patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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After waiting at Tom’s farm, The Narrator is tasked with the unthinkable. Patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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With his wife away, the narrator is alone in their house and has to go into the attic. He recalls a disturbing story from his childhood. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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Happy New Year + Voiceover Artist Talon David
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30:39HAPPY NEW YEAR! A new year means a new season of GEARZ, and of course, TALES OF A GEARHEAD. Stacey teases what you can look forward to in the upcoming 2025 season. Then he sits down with his daughter Talon. They talk about what it was like growing up in a house full of wrenches, guitars & amps, her now living in London, and her dual careers as an a…
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After moving back into his childhood home, patient 347 begins to experience unsettling events. patreon.com/SparksPodcast
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Dave Gossett from DAVIKKI Ltd is back in the shop. Stacey and Dave have an in-depth discussion about the evolution of the kit car from cheap backyard projects of the ‘70s/’80s to the high end component cars of today, the early builds that got Dave in trouble with Ferrari, the vast improvements of fiberglass through the years, and how all that went …
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Charley Strickland from STRICKLAND RACING INC made the trip all the way up from Fort Worth, TX to chat with Stacey in the GEARZ shop. They discuss his early days building go-karts and junior dragsters in his backyard, street racing to put himself through college, and his time with Fastlane Engineering/circle track racing which led him to his curren…
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