Episodes

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A road weary JW tells a few tales behind his recent exploits on the Christmas tour before delving off into deep analysis of the precipice in his life.

Dec 14

JW explores the difference in niceness and kindness while recounting a recent trip to East Texas.

Dec 7

An overdue visit with a childhood friend from Alief helps JW reframe his parameters for success.

Nov 30

This week on The Reckon Yard, JW digs into chaos, change, and the strange comfort of looking back. A sharp, heartfelt ride you don’t want to miss.

Nov 23

Some goodbyes don’t blow up. They just whisper. An inch of distance here, a missed call there, a silence that grows until the friendship you loved becomes a ghost.

Nov 16

JW gives a short primer on how to launch a wall stud over your neighbor's house using a 68 Ford Bronco before recalling the rise and fall of the greatest fictional Cover band you've never heard.

Nov 9

How important are the little things? The longer I'm here, the more their value seems to climb. There's even historical precedent.

Nov 2

How much wood could a Woodchuck chuck if a Woodchuck could chuck wood? A whole mess of it with the right pills. The devil don't come in an angry man, he's charismatic, gregarious, helpful even.

Oct 26

JW takes us back to 2011 when he was called upon to deal with a beast of truly mythic proportions.

Oct 19

Sometimes the best fishing trips don’t end with a stringer full of anything but stories. This week on The Reckon Yard , JW drags three lines in the water and hauls up three of his favorite misadventures

Oct 12

He worked himself right to death trying to please someone who couldn’t be pleased. But in the dust and noise he left behind, he planted something none of us saw coming, a legacy built from the wreckage, the stubbornness of a man who never quit. This week on The Reckon Yard , we talk about how the hardest lessons don’t always come from saints or teachers, but from the broken ones who showed us how to keep walking anyway.

Oct 5

JW takes us back to the cheap seats side of Lake Tyler in the 1980s, where summers were long, lessons were everywhere, and the shoreline was full of stories. From the awkward rites of teenage romance to the quiet wisdom of turtles and fishing lines, it was a place where memories got made on a budget and lasted a lifetime.

Sep 28

In “The Phoenix” we return to the pine shadowed Reckon Yard where rust, memory, and family collide. I take you with me as my cousins and I unearth my mother’s long lost Volkswagen, a broken shell that still burns with meaning. Along the way we wrestle with fathers, ghosts, and the strange grace of letting go, finding out what rises when you finally set old weight down. This episode is about resurrection.

Sep 23

Some folks flash hot, some smolder until they burn through an engine block. My Uncle Terry? He just let it pass. Do you fight fire with fire, or are you learning to stay unbothered?

Sep 14

A viral video about my Cadillac turned into a sermon on planned obsolescence. Then a story from the Comal River reminded me just how dumb luck and good friends shape a life.

Sep 7

don’t sign your name next to a crook’s, or you’ll see it stained in the same ink. The Reckon Yard is about what you rebuild, not what burned you down.

Sep 1

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”.

Aug 24

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.

Aug 10

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!

Aug 3

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.

Jul 27

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.

Jul 20

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.

Jul 13

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.

Jul 9

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.

Jul 9

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.

Jul 9

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.

Jun 15

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. Find JW here : https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Jun 2

JW breaks down the history of the Brougham name plate before sharing some stories about the origin of the studio and it's keepers. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

May 25

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. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

May 19

How the Chicken Tax started a domestic compact pickup revolution and stories of Uncle Stanley. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

May 11

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. find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

May 4

Country music troubadour Jeff Canada stops by the Reckon Yard to swap some lies and play a little music. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Apr 27

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. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Apr 20

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. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Apr 13

JW gets off into the history of AM General and tells a story about Crystal Beach and a H2 in the early 2000's. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Mar 30

JW breaks down some of the history behind the design of the most selling minivan of all time. He ruminates on the value of the teachings of an older bicycle shop owner he knew as a teen. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Mar 16

JW's brother Geoie stops by for a visit. They celebrate some good news and rehash old stories. They also talk about cars they've owned past and present. Find Jerry Wayne here! https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Feb 23

JW recounts a four alarm fire and the crazy cast of characters surrounding him in 2014. Wendell Wiggins pops in for a weathercast. All of Jerry Wayne's links here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Feb 16

Transmission builder, Car collector, and all-around good guy David Doig stops by the Reckon Yard so we can swap some lies and laughs. YT https://www.youtube.com/@JerryWayneLive IG https://www.instagram.com/jerrywaynelive/ FB https://www.facebook.com/jerrywaynelive TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@jerrywaynelongmire

Feb 12

JW and good friend and comedian Barry Laminack hit the road for a week of shows in Oklahoma. Some in the car conversation, some standup clips and post show reviews. Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/fullyradioactive Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jerrywaynelive Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jerrywaynelive/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jerrywaynelongmire

Feb 2

JW discusses parenting triggers and patterns of anger and resentment in his family, Papaw answers questions with his usual questionable advice. Wendell Wiggins receives a big promotion, and a fight with a Mazda ignition system yields some sound advice from Uncle Bobby. JW's Links https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Jan 19

Jerry Wayne enlists Papaw for a new advice segment. Jerry tells a story about Papaw Longmire from childhood and ponders the mistakes that fathers and sons repeat. Wendell Wiggins shows up with a weather update for the Gulf Coast and the Arctic storm. In a new segment called Reckon Yard Radio JW gets to the back story of one of his favorite Merle Haggard songs and tells the story of how he became familiar with it. Social media Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/fullyradioactive TIK TOK https://www.tiktok.com/@jerrywaynelongmire Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jerrywaynelive Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jerrywaynelive/

Jan 5

a 300 dollar Honda Accord gets a new business off the ground for JW

Dec 22, 2024

You can learn something from everyone—especially those who try or succeed in getting over on you.

Dec 15, 2024

JW continues a rapid descent into the chaotic carnival that is the mid 2000's Houston comedy scene with the help of a impound lot rescue Ford Contour.

Dec 9, 2024

Host Jerry Wayne Longmire discusses specs of a Ford Truck he owned as a teenager and a handful of stories that correlate to that time period in his life.

Dec 1, 2024

Let's go snatch some cars and Ill help you find all the best places to get your head caved in around early 2000's era Dallas Texas.

Nov 24, 2024

My granny was my whole world as a young fella. Jump in this old worn out fleet car and see what she was like before I knew the truth about evrything.

Nov 17, 2024

The Yukon that wouldn't die. until it did. Then I got some more money out of it and said goodbye to a faithful workhorse.

Nov 10, 2024

Get behind the wheel of Chrysler's first "small" car and watch Jerry Sr. and JW approach the chasm of teenage angst and rebellion. Who'll win? Probably nobody.

Nov 3, 2024

Man plans and God laughs. Sometimes in LB7. What do I want to be when I grow up? Hell if I know.

Oct 27, 2024

Hop in an old Fbody Camaro and run the backroads learning about girls and Aerosmith from my older cousin.

Oct 20, 2024

Hop in an ailing Nissan 720 for Uncle Bobby and Poohbear's last big adventure. ZZTop is coming to Bossier City and they're on a mission.

Oct 14, 2024

Why put a 383 stroker in a K5? Because its fun, that's why. Hop in and get to know my brother.

Oct 6, 2024

Can a road weary Hyundai keep me on the road forever? Tune in and I'll teach you exactly how not to become a standup comedian.

Sep 29, 2024

Hop in the last Ford JW owned and slowly get pulled into a less chaotic era for him.

Sep 22, 2024

Hop in the "Junk Collector 5000" with Papaw Clark and learn a little more about the beginnings of The Reckon Yard.

Sep 15, 2024

A rare gem of a Jeep pickup captures my attention briefly in Nowhereville Colorado. It ain't enough to make me stay though.

Sep 8, 2024

Climb into the passenger seat of a junkyard revival Dodge (not pictured) and head to Milwaukee with a 19-year-old who thought a Blizzard was a Dairy Queen treat til he drove through his first one.

Sep 1, 2024

Throw everything you own in the trunk of a 78 Trans Am and light out for Louisiana and who knows where else in a car called Freedom.

Aug 25, 2024

Hop in an old Toyota and go fix some hot tubs with best songwriter you never heard of.

Aug 18, 2024

Take a ride in a 1993 F150 XLT with a hard-living Radiographer that has no purpose. He's about to though.

Aug 11, 2024

A wild boat ride in a foreign land forms the beginning of a lifelong friendship.

Aug 4, 2024

JW finishes the story of the little GMT800 who could until it couldn't.

Jul 28, 2024

Travel back to 1982 and help mom run a Kilgore News Herald paper route in her faded red 1971 Volkswagen Superbeetle.

Jul 22, 2024

An unassuming little GMT800 shows up to change my mind about some things and do the hard jobs.

Jul 15, 2024

A black Mazda 626 has everything I ever wanted inside of it.

Jul 15, 2024

Life in the big city is a big change for the Longmire family, thankfully America's favorite cheap car has their back.

Jul 1, 2024

Journey to my mid 20's with me, row some gears in a 77 280Z and hear about the time Papaw went full Diamond jim.

Jun 24, 2024

Time travel back to the mid 90's when 500 dollar cars were plentiful and a 1978 El Camino was just the key to adventure a fresh high school graduate with nothing but time on his hands needed.

Jun 17, 2024

JW recalls a Dodge Charger his father owned and the stories behind the man and the car.

Jun 22

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. https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Jun 8

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. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Apr 6

JW gets into the development of the Mercury Cougar and then tells a story about the one that got away. Jerry Wayne's links! https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Mar 23

JW dives into the story behind the creation of one of his favorite automobiles then recants a memory of the time he got to pilot one of these fine machines. Find JW here https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Mar 9

JW recounts a recent trip to the continent of Africa entertaining the military at various bases in Egypt, Djibouti, Kenya and Niger. Find JW here : https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Mar 2

JW ponders late in life new found patience and tells the story of a cat he formed a strong bond with over a number of years. Wendell Wiggins stops in for the weekend weather update/ JW's links https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Jan 26

Phone Papaw segment, Reckon Yard Roadtrip segment featuring my recent tour with Sam Miller and my experiences at 24 hours of Lemons. Reckon Yard Radio about a Blue October song and Wendell Wiggins is back for a fresh weather update. Tickets, socials and everything Jerry Wayne Longmire https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr

Jan 12

At the end of season 1 JW recounts some tales he forgot along the way.