{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"350: 1 Million Download Special!","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/350-1-million-download-special","audioUrl":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/809423/episodes/19118499-350-1-million-download-special.mp3","description":"This week on the show is slightly different, as we hit 1,000,000 downloads for the podcast this past week! I share my thoughts on the journey up to this point. Website- https://autodiagpodcast.com/Facebook Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/223994012068320/YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@automotivediagnosticpodcas8832Email- STmobilediag@gmail.comPlease make sure to check out our sponsors!SJ Auto Solutions- https://sjautosolutions.com/Automotive Seminars- https://automotiveseminars.com/L1 Automotive Training- https://www.l1training.com/Autorescue tools- https://autorescuetools.com/  "},"annotations":[{"startTime":26.8,"endTime":83.8,"type":"term","title":"control module","url":"/glossary/control-module","quote":"...sourcing, installing, and programming a used control module in a vehicle?...checking out SJ Auto Solutions and Tommy Oliva. 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A technician checks wiring and components to find things like broken connections or bad sensors."}},{"startTime":654.0,"endTime":654.8,"type":"term","title":"drivability diagnostics","url":"/glossary/drivability-diagnostics","quote":"If you're looking for education on module programming, J2534, eProm work, key in a mobilizer, electrical diagnostics or drivability diagnostics, Keith has a website L1training.com that's got over 60 hours of training videos on all those subjects and more.","canonicalId":"term:drivability-diagnostics","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Drivability diagnostics focuses on diagnosing how the vehicle behaves while driving—such as hesitation, stalling, rough idle, or poor acceleration. 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And this is another really like mind blowing thing about doing a podcast in, you know, today's day and age is you can put it out there and people anywhere in the world can listen to what you have to say, whether that be YouTube or podcast, but you can break it down by continent and by where those downloads are actually going.","canonicalId":"topic:downloads","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The hosts discuss where podcast downloads come from (platform and geography), including mobile vs desktop usage and regional breakdowns.","simplifiedExplanation":"They’re talking about podcast stats—what apps people use to listen and which countries the listeners are in."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Sean Tipping","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/350-1-million-download-special/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}