The Cooper Cast Podcast
By Dale Blankenship
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Episodes: 136
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Welcome to "The Cooper Cast," the ultimate hub for MINI enthusiasts! Join us, with your host, Dale Blankenship, as we rev up conversations about the latest models, modifications, essential maintenance, and the thrill of all things MINI. Dive into the world of events, drives, and community participation, embracing the joy of MINI ownership with a fun, light-hearted twist. Let's fuel our passion together for safe, fun motoring experiences that make every MINI adventure unforgettable. Subscribe now and become part of the spirited MINI community on "The Cooper Cast"!
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Episode 136:From R53 to F66: How We Got Here, MINIs On Top info & the Question of the Week
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May 28, 2026 |
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Episode 135:Rediscovering the MINI Community and Looking Back to Move Forward
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May 21, 2026 |
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Untitled Episode 134 – Dragon Rookie Question of the Week and a MINI that didn't wanna play well. 😄
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May 15, 2026 |
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Episode 133: What’s New at MINI? Well… Sort Of, & the first of some "feel good" stories
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May 12, 2026 |
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Episode 132: Dragon Tales and QotW Shenanigans
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May 06, 2026 |
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Episode 131:The 1499 GT and a MINI Comeback Story, or is it a come back to MINI Story?
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Episode 130:Red Lines, Foot-in-Mouth Moments, and Motoring Plans
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 129: Group Questions, a One-of-One MINI, and Event teaser Updates
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Episode 128: QotW Takeover: When the Cooper Casters Show Up
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Episode 127:Scammers Exposed: Names Named and Lines Drawn
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Episode 126: The Road to MOTD, Schedules, Sponsors & VIPs
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Episode 125: QotW Wins, Event Season Preview, and Scammers Beware
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Episode 124: Sandpaper Voice, JCW Dreams, and QOTW Fun
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Episode 123:Subscriptions, Screens, and a MINI That Missed the Mark
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode 122: Limited Edition Buzz, Helen Bound, and MTTS Heat & The Dragon
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 121: MTTS Announced-Let the whining commence
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Episode 120: BREAKING NEWS - MINI USA has a new boss
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 119: History Lessons, MTTS Maybe, and Community Momentum
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Episode 118: Diesels Depart, Buttons Return, Defeated a Scammer & Dragon Season Begins
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Episode 117: Back to Rally, Love Your MINI Day, and the Question of the Weel
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 116 A Dark Midnight Countryman, Group Shenanigans, and Waiting on MTTS”
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Episode 115:First Timers, Big Events, and What’s Coming Next & Question of the Week
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Episode 114:Hard Truths, Club Reality, and Facebook Finds
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode 113 Two Years In: Global Listeners, LCI Updates, and Cooper Cast Chaos
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Episode 112: Sales Numbers, Global MINIs, MTTS & MOTD, and a Two-Year Milestone
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Episode 111: A cruise through the Facebook groups and the Question of the Week
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Episode 110:Local Wins, Twisty Roads, and Bringing It Back Home
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Episode 109:Shifting Gears: EV Reality Checks and the MINI Community Crossroads
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Episode 108: Facebook group ramblings, Taillight options for 3rd gens& The Bigger MINI Picture.
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Episode 107:Battery Brains, Club Notes, and Community Voices
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Episode 106; So You Bought the MINI… Now What & The Question the Week answers
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Episode 105:Bargain MINI or Money Pit? and a new preferred vendor Dale forgot! :-(
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 104: 2026 JCW Review, Love Letters, Questionable Batteries & Oily Futures
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Episode 103: Buttons, Scammers, and a Big Comeback Run
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Episode 101: “Tag Cards, Local Clubs, and Ask-Dale Part Deux!”
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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🎉 Episode 100 — The podcast hits the Century Mark!
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Episode 99: Tread Carefully, Talk Clearly, and Keep ’Em Guessing
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Episode 98: Reborn MINIs, Map Deals, and Winding Down the Season
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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🎙️ Episode 97 — Mapping the Madness: Routes, Runs & Road Tales
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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🎙️ The Cooper Cast Episode 96: Special Editions from Paul Smith and one headed to Thailand, then The Question of the Week.
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Episode 95: Fall Colors in Virginia, Cool MINIs in South Korea and the Question of the Week!
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 94 – MINIs, Formula 1, and Facebook Funnies
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Episode 93 – The MINI That Never Was, a Show That Was, and a Chat That Was Needed
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 92 – Lost Keys, Found Laughs, and Restored Faith in Humanity
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Episode 91 – Burnouts, Bright Spots, and Big Numbers
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Episode 90: MINI’s Sales Shake-Up, ICE Lives On, and Parking Like a Pro
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Episode 89; The Question of the Week, Scammers M.O., Facebook group things and a new event at MOTD.
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 88: Hybrids, Headlights, To PPF or not, & Handy MINI Tips
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Episode 87: MINI Climbs the (reliability) Charts, scammers, MINI Problem, Gorgeous Coupe for sale, the Question of the Week.
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Episode 86- A New MINI Boss (again!), Youngest MINI Owner, and a Loose MINI.
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Episode 85 – 5 Stars, Racey Concepts, and Oil Filters & Pics.
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 84: MINI Vinyl protection, Facebook Scammers, and Which Vendors Really Care
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Episode 83: MINI Rules of Motoring, South Africa Breakfast Runs & A new Georgia Happening!
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 82: MINIs in Mercedes, Facebook ramblings and upcoming MINI Events.
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Episode 81: Déjà Vu in the Facebook Groups & The Question of the Week
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Episode 80 – MINI at The Glen, Singapore’s Ultra-Rare MINI, Seat Stitching Cautions and the Question of the Week.
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Episode 79: Dipsticks, Dash Cams & the Mighty Mack
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Episode 78; MINI Facebook group spotlight, Mystery MINIs, Parts Conundrums and the Question of the Week
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Episode 77: Wheel & Tire Cleaning Tips, Chili Red or BRG-who wins? And MINI Facebook group musings.
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Episode 76: Alignments Are a Scam? Not Today, TikTok Boy, Oil changes and a few event notes.
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Episode 75 – Washing Wisdom & Colorful Favorites
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Episode 74: Facebook groups, Tweed Wraps, Tool Kits, and a Tearful Goodbye
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Episode 73 – From Angry Hemis to Happy MINIs
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode 72 – Drama, Deals, and Keeping the Peace
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode 71 – Tires, lending out a MINI, and Tiny Explosions Under the Hood
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Episode 70: Drama, Divides, and Doing Better
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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🎙️ Episode 69 MINI event wrap ups in So. Carolina & Canada + Previews of events in NH & MI, and the Question of the Week!
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 68 – Wheel Spacers & Wobbly Answers
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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🎙️ Episode 67 – Paceman Praise, Flaming EVs, and Wagon Regrets
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Episode 66; Facebook group happening and the Cooper Cast Question of the Week
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode 65 – Why Local MINI Clubs Matter
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode 64; Sales Slumps & Simple Stuff
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 63; MINIs On The Dragon wrap-up and having a laugh at Audi, or is it AUDI?
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May 08, 2025 |
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Episode 62; Mini named the most iconic British car EVER! Tips from the MOTD webpage and the Question of The Week.
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 61; MINI USA a no-show at the NY auto show, A Carolina MINI with new graphics & the Question Of the Week
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 60: Last day's happenings at MINIs On The Dragon.
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Episode 59: Low Speed Pre Ignition, ever heard of it? YOU WILL! And Friday at MINIs On The Dragon!
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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pisode 58 – Octane Ratings & Dragon Day Two: Let’s Get Fueled Up!
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 57: MINIs On The Dragon-What to bring & TCC Question of the Week!
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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The Cooper Cast - Episode 56: MINI Runs, Better Gas & Dragon Prep!
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 55; Cooper Cast Question of the Week, MINI stays ICE for a while and a recall!
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Episode 54: MINI’s Sales Slump & Dragon Day 1 and Prep Begins!
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Episode 53: Saving Money… or Setting Yourself Up for Disaster?
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 52: Washing Off the Winter Funk & Rolling into Spring with MINIs
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Episode 51, No EV MINIs for the US, New colors, an off-road Countryman? A new MINI owner finds the fun, and we say goodbye to a Florida MINI owner.
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Episode 50: Facebook mentions, upcoming events and answers to the Question Of the Week!
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Episode 49; MINI Sales struggles, MINI news and some upcoming events
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode 48; More scammers, New MINI edition, Helenblitz, MINIs On The Dragon and the Question of the Week.
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode 47- I HATE SCAMMERS!!!! Tips nohow to avoid them and what to look for!
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 46-Question of the week, MINI Sales projections, Shift Paddles are back! and an award in India for MINI!
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Episode 45; Popular 2nd Gen MINI mods, New MINI=New Coke?, And a funny podcast suggestion on vehicle design flops.
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 44; The Cooper Cast Question of the Week, What's your MINI's name, and how did it come about?
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 43; First Gen MINI mods, MINIs on the Dragon updates, new West Virginia club and more
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Episode 42: Fast Food, MINI Adventures, and Missing JCW Features
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 41: Modding Your MINI & Helenblitz on the horizon!
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 40: Helping the MINI Community ask better questions in the Facebook groups and the Question of the week.
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 39: BMW puts the brakes on electrifying MINI and we talk Road Snacks!
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 38: Motoring Risks & Christmas Cheer
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 37: Save the Stick, Charge the MINI, and Thank You!
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Episode 36; Carbon build-up on second gen MINIs, Helenblitz coming up in early 2025 and Facebook group chatter from the podcast FB page.
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Episode 35: Key fob issues, Why did you buy your first MINI, Setting your clubs 2025 calendar NOW, and more!
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 34; Tire warning light, auxiliary belts and more scam warnings, New JCW options, New Convertible chat and The Platypus.
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 33: MINI Facebook topics, 2025 MINI events, and a podcast about the inventor of the Brand!
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Episode 32; MINI tires (again), a weird radio, an Icon retires, and getting your MINI ready for winter.
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Episode 31; Hampton Roads club MINI's 21st annual Fall Colors Run review, a scammer wins one and some tire talk on pressures and stuff.
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 30; Final installment of planning your club's rally, and "When bad things happen to good MINIs," part one.
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Episode 29; Hurricane destruction, MINIs Slay the Sleeping Dragon cancelled, Facebook MINI group stuff, and how to put swirls in your paint.
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Episode 28: Scammers on Facebook! The fake parts vendors, the fake profiles and the scammer groups.
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Episode 27; Shake up and recalls at BMW/MINI HQ, Part Two of MINI Run planning tips, a few upcoming events, Some Facebook Group tips and Producer Kodi took a tumble.
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Episode 26 Scammer Spotter Special: Who they are how to spot them and how they operate.
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 25; police on the Dragon, Facebook group bad advice, a MINI event wrap up and another MINI event teaser, saying goodbye to a dear MINI owner, MINI Rally tips Part 1, Scammer spotter episode coming up.
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 24; Bent Wheels, Forgotten stuff & things we didn't need on MTTS, Car Covers, MINI Club of SW VA event and a new club/run organizing series coming up.
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 23; Final numbers and thoughts from MTTS 2024, Roadster back glass problems, fighting scammers and MINI at the Glen.
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 22: That’s a wrap! MTTS 2024 is in the record books. What a great finish.
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 21; Another epic MTTS drive, MINI Roadside techs rock and passing is still an issue.
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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EPISODE 20: MTTS Bozeman to Missoula to Spokane, problems with our JCW, neat routes and bad passing.
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Episode 19; MTTS Day 3 Grand Junction to Salt Lake City. Nice route, sucky traffic and a pretty cool evening get-together.
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Episode 18; MTTS DAY 2 Durango to Grand Junction and Day 3 to Salt Lake City.
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Episode 17; MTTS wrap-up from Durango,CO
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Episode 16; MTTS Registration Day, and getting scared on the Tram!
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Episode 15; MTTS IS ON! Just a few more reminders and tips to help make your MTTS a pleasant and fun memory.
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Episode 14; MTTS for newbies and seasoned MTTSers alike.
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Episode 13: Veteran Tips - Making the Most of Your MINI Takes The States, and a Fond Farewell to a long time MTTS attendee.
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 12: 2025 MINI info, Nurburgring 24 hour race MINI results, Blue Ridge Pkwy wrap up, and MTTS thoughts from some veterans.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Episode 11; Antifreeze/Coolant answers, 2 way radio talk, code readers, avoiding scammers, MTTS and MINI events in Virginia, North Carolina and New Hampshire.
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Episode 10- New Countryman impressions, Changes at the top of MINI, and MTTS groups and hotel selection advice.
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May 21, 2024 |
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Episode #9, Wrap up for MINIs On The Dragon, Drama on the Dragon (not a MINI), Convertible top glass woes, drying a dirty car?, and those scammers!
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May 07, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode #001 MINI USA's Rules of Motoring, and more Facebook parts scammers and a bit of Dragon and MTTS chat.
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Episode 7, Radar detectors, MINI events in West Virginia and New York, MINIs On The Dragon, and MINI Takes The States
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Motoring Assistance: Dash Cams, Facebook Group musings and a couple of neat MINIs.
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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2nd Gen problems chat from the experts and should you buy one, Hidden stop light fix, and more
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Model Chassis Codes deciphered, Spotting Facebook Scammers, and MINI events past & future
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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BMW Goes Hydrogen, New MINI Colors, The MINI Wave, Wipers & Glass, Upcoming Events
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Naming your MINI, More changes for 2024 and MTTS preview.
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Full Introduction with future plans for the podcast
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The Cooper Cast Trailer
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Jan 19, 2024 |