Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z

By Matt Fanslow

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Episodes: 252

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Matt Fanslow's Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z Podcast is a wide-open perspective on all aspects of the automotive aftermarket from a working diagnosticians' point of view. All topics and issues will be on the table.

Episode Date
Why Customers Struggle to Trust Auto Repair [E240]
Jun 10, 2026
From Bogeys to Blown Fuses: Navigating Self-Doubt [E239]
Jun 03, 2026
Game Theory for Auto Repair Shops: Pricing, Competition, and Strategy [E238]
May 27, 2026
The Targaryen Technician: When Shop Owners Become What They Once Despised [E237]
May 20, 2026
Normalization of Deviance: The Challenger Disaster and How Shop Standards Drift [E236]
May 13, 2026
Corvette Customer Communcation Confusion [E235]
May 06, 2026
Mailbag Episode: From Quantum Physics to Flat Rate Pay Plans [E234]
Apr 29, 2026
From Smashing Pumpkins to Shop Floors: Lessons on Mentorship [E233]
Apr 22, 2026
Strength Isn’t What You Think: Lessons on Resilience, Recovery, and Asking for Help [E232]
Apr 15, 2026
Your Shop Might Need Marriage Counseling: Fixing Communication in Auto Repair [RR 1087] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Apr 14, 2026
The Mount Rushmore of Automotive Trainers: Legends, Pioneers, and Rising Stars [E231]
Apr 08, 2026
Wrenching and Recitals: Making Time for Family in the Auto Repair Industry [E230]
Apr 01, 2026
Deadpool and Chuck Norris [E229]
Mar 25, 2026
Misuse of the Word Diagnostics [E228]
Mar 18, 2026
Vision 2026 Recap [E227]
Mar 11, 2026
Carving Out the Best: Matt Fanslow’s Mount Rushmores [E226]
Mar 04, 2026
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished [E225]
Feb 25, 2026
Beyond Cognitive Distortions: Finding Common Ground in Conflict with Margaret Light [E224]
Feb 18, 2026
Aliasing: Why Your Oscilloscope May Be Lying To You [E223]
Feb 11, 2026
What Rob McElhenney Taught Me About Shop Management [E222]
Feb 04, 2026
Mr. Baseball [E221]
Jan 28, 2026
Bubbles Everywhere: Cavitation and the Cooling System [E220]
Jan 21, 2026
Common Cause and Special Cause [E219]
Jan 14, 2026
The Part-Time Performer (And The Full-Time Lesson) [218]
Jan 07, 2026
A Lesson from Parkway Drive: Diamonds That Choose to Stay Coal [217]
Dec 31, 2025
What is the Most Misunderstood Concept in Auto Repair? And More: December 2025 Mailbag [E216]
Dec 24, 2025
Shop Local [E215]
Dec 17, 2025
When Seconds Matter: CPR at the Thanksgiving Table [E214]
Dec 10, 2025
No Spoon: Breaking the Matrix [E213]
Dec 03, 2025
Stop Searching, Start Becoming: The Right Shop Philosophy [E112]
Nov 26, 2025
Patience with Development [E211]
Nov 19, 2025
Border Patrol....I Mean Boundary Patrol with Margaret Light [E210]
Nov 12, 2025
Electrical Myth La Resistance! [E209]
Nov 05, 2025
"Yo, Adrian!" What We Can Learn From Rocky [E208]
Oct 29, 2025
I Hope You're Proud of Yourself [E207]
Oct 22, 2025
Training That Actually Trains with Brandon Steckler & Bob Leonard [E206]
Oct 15, 2025
Keys, Clones, and Cobra Effects with Mike Maleski [E205]
Oct 08, 2025
Shop Culture: Having An Attitude As Giddy As a Child [E204]
Oct 01, 2025
Gauge vs Absolute Confusion [E203]
Sep 24, 2025
Echo Chambers and Facades [E202]
Sep 17, 2025
Success vs Time and Relativity [E201]
Sep 10, 2025
Developing Diagnostic Skills with Matt Fanslow and Shaun O'Neill [E059] - Speak Up! Effective Communication
Sep 08, 2025
Celebrating 200 Episodes: Insights and Future Paths [E200]
Sep 03, 2025
Understanding Psychosis: Symptoms, Support and Stigma [E199]
Aug 27, 2025
Are You Listening to Tom Brady? [E198]
Aug 20, 2025
Paper Tigers [E197]
Aug 13, 2025
No One's Anger Starts at 100 [E196]
Aug 06, 2025
Diagnosing Legends: The Impact of Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan [E195]
Jul 30, 2025
What We Can Learn From Jurassic Park [E194]
Jul 23, 2025
Music, Metal, and Shop Morale [E193]
Jul 16, 2025
Titan Sub, Challenger, and Data [E192]
Jul 09, 2025
Why Do We Really Use EGR? [E191]
Jul 02, 2025
Beyond the Oil Change: What I Learned at the Quick Lube [E190]
Jun 25, 2025
Analysis of the 2025 WrenchWay Technician Survey [E189]
Jun 18, 2025
Ubuntu: "I Succeed Because You Succeed." [E188]
Jun 04, 2025
Mailbag Episode: Exhaust Gas Analyzers, Testing Catalytic Converters, and Troubleshooting ADAS [E187]
May 28, 2025
Reverse Benchmarking: Learning From What Others Do Poorly [E186]
May 21, 2025
The Hidden Advantages of ADHD [E185]
May 14, 2025
Jeepers Creepers [E184]
Apr 30, 2025
Programming Update [E183]
Apr 23, 2025
John Thornton Part 2 [E182]
Apr 16, 2025
John Thornton Part 1 [E181]
Apr 09, 2025
Mailbag Episode: Multimeters, Electrical Diagnostics and Drivability Tricks [E180]
Apr 02, 2025
Leadership Lessons From "The Shot" [E179]
Mar 26, 2025
Automotive Diagnostics, Badgers, and ADAS Calibration [E178]
Mar 19, 2025
We All Want to Be Special [E177]
Mar 12, 2025
Pre-VisionKC 2025 Mailbag [E176]
Mar 05, 2025
Fuel Trims [E175]
Feb 26, 2025
A Billion Monkeys vs Goals [E174]
Feb 19, 2025
Ford APIM and Jeep WCM Adventure [E173]
Feb 12, 2025
Top Online Training Resources for Automotive Technicians [E172]
Feb 05, 2025
Insights Into Tragedy: Addressing Intimate Partner Homicide [E171]
Jan 29, 2025
Real Mechanic Reacts: Google's Top Auto Repair Questions [E170]
Jan 22, 2025
Entertaining My Granddaughter: Learning From Her Movies [E169]
Jan 15, 2025
Negative Gatekeeping [E168]
Jan 08, 2025
Auto Repair Tech Talk with Brin Kline [E167]
Jan 01, 2025
Storytime and Modern Validation [E166]
Dec 25, 2024
The Job Shadow and the Education Mountain [E165]
Dec 18, 2024
King Theoden and Being a Leader [E164]
Dec 11, 2024
What Lies Beneath [E163]
Dec 04, 2024
A Probing Question [E162]
Nov 27, 2024
Branding... like Yellowstone [E161]
Nov 20, 2024
Poker Theory And Automotive Diagnostics With Rich Falco [E160]
Nov 13, 2024
The Power of Curiosity [E159]
Nov 06, 2024
Great Expectations with Margaret Light [E158]
Oct 30, 2024
Geeking Out With The Motor Oil Geek [E157]
Oct 23, 2024
Integrity, Bias, and The Cobra Effect [E156]
Oct 16, 2024
Relatively Speaking about Relative Compression [E155]
Oct 09, 2024
Do You Want a Better Relationship with Clients & Employees? Go to Marriage Counselling! [E154]
Oct 02, 2024
Rapid Fire Questions with Tracy Capriotto [E153]
Sep 25, 2024
Diagnosing Truths About Tire Repair: Matt Fanslow Reacts to Consumer Video[E152]
Sep 18, 2024
Auto Repair Profession and the WNBA vs Caitlin Clark [E151]
Sep 11, 2024
What Jorge Menchu Taught Me About Diagnostics [E150]
Sep 04, 2024
Mailbag: Should I Put In A Two Weeks Notice? [E149]
Aug 28, 2024
Old Yeller and the Aging Mechanical Specialist [E148]
Aug 21, 2024
Sweat Equity with Bryan Pollock [E147]
Aug 14, 2024
Social Constructs...Game Theory...and Auto Repair [E146]
Aug 07, 2024
Matt Fanslow's Top Labscopes [E145]
Jul 31, 2024
Just Fly the Darn Aircraft - Period! [E144]
Jul 24, 2024
Can't We All Just Get Along? With Tanner Brandt [E143]
Jul 17, 2024
Are You Using DTCs to Diagnose Vehicles? [E142]
Jul 10, 2024
Rebounding After Failure [E141]
Jul 03, 2024
Tool Dealer Quid Pro Quo [E140]
Jun 26, 2024
The Perfect Marriage of Content and Instructor [E139]
Jun 19, 2024
Just Be Honest [E138]
Jun 12, 2024
Bill Walton [E137]
Jun 05, 2024
Key Questions with Elijah McMillan [E136]
May 29, 2024
Zero Sum and Pro Wrestling [E135]
May 22, 2024
The Sport of Auto Repair with Chris Jones [E134]
May 15, 2024
How Does Pornography Impact Individuals and Relationships? [E133]
May 08, 2024
How To: Talk to Kids About Careers in Automotive [E132]
May 01, 2024
Are We Setting Barometers? [E131]
Apr 24, 2024
That EVIL Word: Profit [E130]
Apr 17, 2024
Lock Labs, AutoProPad, and NASTF with Mo Ali [E129]
Apr 10, 2024
Gaming and Auto Repair...and Life [E128]
Apr 03, 2024
What Makes For a Great Class with Sean Tipping [E127]
Mar 27, 2024
We REALLY Need to Talk About Electricity [E126]
Mar 20, 2024
How Dating and Running a Shop Are Very Similar [E125]
Mar 13, 2024
Reflections on Vision Hi-Tech Training & Expo 2024 [E124]
Mar 06, 2024
Get the Most Out of Vision Hi-Tech Training and Expo - With Tanner Brandt [E123]
Feb 25, 2024
"Ask Us Anything" Webinar with Justin Morgan [E122]
Feb 21, 2024
NASTF, VSP, SDRM with Donny Seyfer [E121]
Feb 14, 2024
What We Can Learn From Mrs. Doubtfire [E120]
Feb 07, 2024
Mailbag: Why Won't My Techs Go To Training? [E119]
Jan 31, 2024
Aircraft Repair vs Automotive Repair with Bryan and Alicia Pollock [E118]
Jan 24, 2024
Ambition vs Greed [E117]
Jan 17, 2024
Good Grief with Margaret Light [E116]
Jan 10, 2024
The Dreaded 4AM Phone Call: Family Emergency [E115]
Jan 03, 2024
Are Benchmarks BS? [E114]
Dec 20, 2023
Jim Linder In Memoriam [E113]
Dec 13, 2023
Revolutionizing the Automotive Industry: The Rise of Technology Specialists [RR 909] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Dec 12, 2023
Professionalism...And Maybe a Movie Reference [E112]
Dec 06, 2023
The Ripple Effect of Recognition: Lessons from Bill Hader [E111]
Nov 29, 2023
Matt’s Mailbag: Hiring Bonuses, Flat Rate Pay and Building a Network of Friends [E110]
Nov 22, 2023
Exploring Relationships, Health, and Personal Growth with Bob Heipp [E109]
Nov 15, 2023
Behind the Scenes of the Industry’s Premier Podcast [RR 900] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Nov 10, 2023
Batteries, Diag Pay and Gwar, Oh My! [E108]
Nov 08, 2023
Psychology of Refusal to Evolve with Bryan Pollock [E107]
Nov 01, 2023
Kitchen Nightmares with Carm Capriotto [E106]
Oct 25, 2023
ASE Renewal App Rant [E105]
Oct 18, 2023
PSA: My Facebook Account was Hacked [E104]
Oct 11, 2023
Shame with Margaret Light [E103]
Oct 04, 2023
Opportunity Cost/Loss [E102]
Sep 27, 2023
Chad Austin: Get Your A/C and Diag Mojo Going! [E101]
Sep 20, 2023
100th Episode with Justin Morgan and Pedro de la Torre [E100]
Sep 13, 2023
Legacy for Auto Repair Professionals [E099]
Sep 06, 2023
Thinking About Getting Into ADAS? with Andrew Gonyou [E098]
Aug 30, 2023
He Quit!!! with Collin Draker [E097]
Aug 23, 2023
Unintended Consequences: The Impact of Over Reliance on Databases and AI [E096]
Aug 16, 2023
Shop Foreman Frustrations with Bryan Pollack, Sean Tipping, and Matthew Skundrich [E095]
Aug 09, 2023
Buying Your Boss's Shop with Matt Fanslow [E077] - Business By The Numbers
Aug 03, 2023
Scan Tool Webinar Live with Matt Fanslow, Keith Perkins, Tanner Brandt and Richard Falco [E094]
Aug 02, 2023
Compare "The Bear" with Carm Capriotto [E093]
Jul 26, 2023
Diagnostics From the Desk Chair [E092]
Jul 19, 2023
Another ASE Rant [E091]
Jul 12, 2023
Motivation [E090]
Jul 05, 2023
Shop Growing Pains with Nooh Alhamad [E089]
Jun 28, 2023
Unexpected Financial Surprises [E088]
Jun 21, 2023
Module Bricking and Other Musings with Sean Tipping [E087]
Jun 14, 2023
Matt Fanslow's Top 5 Scan Tool List [E086]
Jun 07, 2023
Improving Our Process(es) [E085]
May 31, 2023
What Does It Take to Become an A-Tech in the Automotive Aftermarket Industry? [THA 329] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
May 25, 2023
Career Transition with Glen Forehand [E084]
May 24, 2023
Programming Q&A with Glen Forehand [E083]
May 17, 2023
Charging for Diagnostic Time or Charging for Training Time? [E082]
May 10, 2023
Dating Isn't Emotional Rehab with Margaret Light [E081]
May 03, 2023
Flat Out with the Flat Rate Master Mike Berg [E080]
Apr 26, 2023
"Skydiving and Diagnostics, But Not at the Same Time" with Keith Perkins [E079]
Apr 19, 2023
Industry Cynicism with Zack McClain and Jeff Barnes [E078]
Apr 12, 2023
Internet Access with Tanner Brandt [E077]
Apr 05, 2023
The Benefit(s) of Fads [E076]
Mar 29, 2023
Remembering Steve Brotherton with Seth Thorson [E075]
Mar 22, 2023
What is a Master Technician? With Bryan Pollack and Paul 'Scanner' Danner [E074]
Mar 15, 2023
Thoughts Culminated from the Last Couple Weeks [E073]
Mar 08, 2023
Economics and Statistics with Hunt Demarest [E072]
Mar 01, 2023
Being a Black Technician: The Eric Dallas Story [E071]
Feb 22, 2023
Luck, Egocentric Bias, Gratitude (Luck Part Deux) [E070]
Feb 15, 2023
Contribution of Luck to Success [E069]
Feb 08, 2023
From the Female Technician Perspective with Meg Lewis [E068]
Feb 01, 2023
Scattered Ideas with Richard Falco [E067]
Jan 25, 2023
Skynet [ChatGPT] in Auto Repair with Sean Tipping [E066]
Jan 18, 2023
Sunday Sports [E065]
Jan 11, 2023
2023 Outlook [E064]
Jan 04, 2023
The Godfather Movie with Carm and Tracy Capriotto [E063]
Dec 28, 2022
Analyzing Inductors with Pico 7 [E062]
Dec 21, 2022
Coffee Talk with Dutch Silverstein [E061]
Dec 14, 2022
Uncovering Unsung Peers (and Heroes) with Tanner Brandt [E060]
Dec 07, 2022
Seller Beware [THA 304] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Dec 01, 2022
Overclaiming [E059]
Nov 30, 2022
Relationships 101 with Margaret Light [E058]
Nov 23, 2022
The Lead Technician with Jeff Barnes [E057]
Nov 16, 2022
Stories of Forgiveness with Bryan Pollock and Paul Danner [E056]
Nov 09, 2022
Time [E055]
Nov 02, 2022
Thermal Imaging Cameras with Tanner Brandt [E054]
Oct 26, 2022
What Does It Take To Become An Expert? [E053]
Oct 19, 2022
What We Can Learn from Kid Poker [E052]
Oct 12, 2022
The Scoop on Scopes with Haakan Light [E051]
Oct 05, 2022
There is a Dr. in the House with Dr. Jamie Jackish [E050]
Sep 28, 2022
Automotive Technician Suicide with Margaret Light [E049]
Sep 21, 2022
Employee Motivation with Sean Tipping [E048]
Sep 14, 2022
Benefits To and From Hiring Veterans with Scott Shotton and Brandon Dills [E047]
Sep 07, 2022
Dutch Silverstein - Straight Talk to Technicians - Part 2 [E046]
Aug 31, 2022
Numbers Don’t Lie, They Also Don’t Tell the Truth [THA 290] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Aug 25, 2022
URABUS or SUBARU - Forward or Backward with Pedro de La Torre [E045]
Aug 24, 2022
Control What You Can Control with Haakan Light [E044]
Aug 17, 2022
Hypocrisy: Check Yourself, Before You Wreck Yourself – Matt Fanslow [RR 770] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Aug 12, 2022
Technican Pay, Tools and Taxes with Hunt Demarest [E043]
Aug 10, 2022
Matt With Lester Kovacs from Dorman at NAPA Expo [E042]
Aug 03, 2022
Ron Capps: Two Time World Champion NHRA Driver Turned Team Owner [RR 767] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Aug 02, 2022
Why Aren't We Mimicking Other Skilled Trades for Apprentices [E041]
Jul 27, 2022
Keyed Up About the Keys to Key with Andrew Sexton [E040]
Jul 20, 2022
Technicians Communicating With Clients [E039]
Jul 13, 2022
Economics with Dr. Joshua Rosenbloom [E038]
Jul 06, 2022
Observations from a Family Vacations [E037]
Jun 29, 2022
Over Romanticizing the Diagnostic Process with Paul Danner [E036]
Jun 22, 2022
Overcoming the Loss of a Child: Finding a Silver Lining [E035]
Jun 15, 2022
Flashlight Diagnostics with Tanner Brandt [E034]
Jun 08, 2022
The Value of Exit Interviews [THA 278] - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Jun 02, 2022
With Sean Medbury on Jiu-Jitsu [E033]
Jun 01, 2022
Are You Positive Deviant? [E032]
May 25, 2022
Do You Show Appreciation With Acknowledgement? With Brin Kline [E031]
May 18, 2022
Kung Fu Hustle with Justin Morgan [E030]
May 11, 2022
Jim Kemper on Catalytic Converters [E029]
May 04, 2022
The Myth About Rock Bottom: Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder (SUB) with Danielle Fanslow [E028]
Apr 27, 2022
What You Can Learn From Professional Wrestling - Part 2 with Andrew Fischer [E027]
Apr 20, 2022
Building and Managing Your Training Collection [E026]
Apr 13, 2022
Divorce Discourse with Brandon Steckler [E025]
Apr 06, 2022
Lessons from the Karate Kid's Bonsai Tree [E024]
Mar 30, 2022
Zero Turn Mowers - What Can We Learn [E023]
Mar 23, 2022
Circuit Loading With Sean Tipping - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E022]
Mar 16, 2022
When You are the Owner, Nobody Stops You From Making Bad Decisions - Nathan Bryant [E021]
Mar 09, 2022
Follow the Money - Inspiration from Mike Rowe [E020]
Mar 02, 2022
What Does a Great Steak Restaurant and Auto Repair Have in Common? [E019]
Feb 23, 2022
Dutch Silverstein - Straight Talk to Technicians [E018]
Feb 16, 2022
Wife, Mother, Diagnostician, Co-Owner - Liz Perkins [E017]
Feb 09, 2022
Re-Release: What the Aftermarket Can Learn from Professional Wrestling – Matt Fanslow - Remarkable Results Radio Podcast
Feb 06, 2022
The Personal Side of Paul 'Scanner' Danner [E016]
Feb 02, 2022
Do We Do Enough Exit Interviews? [E015]
Jan 26, 2022
What Drives You to Be the Best You Can Be - With Justin Morgan [E014]
Jan 19, 2022
Scott Alton - From a Clients Point of View [E013]
Jan 12, 2022
What Didn't We Talk About! with Chris Cloutier [E012]
Jan 05, 2022
Mental Health with Haakan Light - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A - Z [E011]
Dec 29, 2021
Out of Nowhere - Pistol Pete Marravich - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E010]
Dec 22, 2021
Observation From a Class I Presented - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E009]
Dec 15, 2021
Pickpockets and Magicians - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E008]
Dec 08, 2021
The Road to Redemption from Substance Use Disorder with Danielle Fanslow Part 1 [007]
Dec 01, 2021
Electrical Theory, Talk and Myths - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E006]
Nov 24, 2021
What a Shop Owner Can Learn From Metallica - Matt Fanslow - Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E005]
Nov 17, 2021
New Technology Coming to Our Bays - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z [E004]
Nov 10, 2021
Buyer Beware. My Learning Curve With a Marketplace Purchase [E003]
Oct 22, 2021
Matt Fanslow Podcast Launch - Episode 1 with Carm Capriotto [E001]
Oct 22, 2021
Matt Used an Ohmmeter - Oh My! - with Guest Sean Tipping [E002]
Oct 22, 2021