How Westen Champlin Built a Redneck Media Empire
About this episode
Weston and Garrett Champlin (Talk Talk Nation’s first guests) trace how a farm-and-firewood hustle in small-town Kansas turned into a redneck media empire. They swap stories about being broke, learning cars by necessity, and flipping vehicles from auctions—plus the origin of their YouTube partnership and why their on-camera chemistry worked. The conversation peaks with wild build-and-race chaos: a Hellcat manual drag project that survived a clutch meltdown, then won at Roadkill Nights, and the engineering behind their “Killer Cone” spectacle. It’s equal parts grit, deals, and production wizardry.
Tesla Semi
"Yeah. One time we bought a semi for $6,500 and all that was wrong with it is it n..."
Dodge Challenger
"... race car. So I have a manual transmission Dodge Challenger sitting in my shop. And should I tell them what ..."
Jeep Wrangler
"Yeah. You guys had a Wrangler from Motortran? We had a Wrangler from Motortran..."
Dodge Viper
"...they're like, oh, we'll put a Hellcat and a Dodge Viper, which is throttle."
Dodge Charger
"...ds that cone by itself. Wow. That's a full Dodge charger with a full dodge dumbbells on the back. Exactly ..."
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