Best Kodawari Collective Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 42 Interview: Hashiriya Ladies, Emma and Tiffany - Journey into Automotive, Women in Motorsports & Taking Inspiration from Ultrace 1:17:05

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Kodawari Collectective welcomes the Hashiriya Ladies, an Ontario-based organization fostering a positive environment for women in motorsports. In this podcast as Emma and Tiffany share their journeys into automotive passion and the story behind Hashiriya Ladies. We discuss our collaborative aim with hosting a show and shine, in hopes of building co…

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Ep 41 Interview: Jay Hoang Pt.2 - 10hr Honda Fit Trip, CarTooning for Car Parts & Clean Wheels and Barrels 1:09:24

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We’ve been having a lot more reunions on the show and this one was definitely long overdue. The last time we had Jay Hoang on the podcast he was in the beginning stages of JToons and we were at the beginning stages of the podcast. Now after 2 colouring books, 500+ car commissions and a recent apparel drop, he found time to sit down with us again an…

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Ep 40 Nau Goes Solo Pt 2 - 2021 The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 1:02:50

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As another year passes, Nau does another solo episode to reflect on everything Kodawari has done in 2021. From all kinds of content creation for YouTube, Instagram, finding our niche with diecast sales, and organizing car meets, all while running a detailing shop and staying consistent with the KodaCast. None of this was easy to do, but with each m…

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Ep 39 Interview: Matt Moreman - OCD, Car Detailing & Obsessed Garage 2:51:39

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Sitting down with our next guest was a real treat. As a long time follower, Nau watched Matt from his YouTube beginnings as a guy detailing his car, while obsessing and testing products on the detailing market. Little did we know, the video journalling was a form of therapy that turned into Obsessed Garage. Fast forward to 2019 when Kodawari found …

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Ep 38 Interview: Cliff Fraser - Switching Careers, Collecting Cars & Building A Job Around Your Passion 1:34:03

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Starting where all great friendships begin, we met our next guest at the very first Coffee Run meet for @collectingcars in Toronto, back in October. Cliff, having been in the finance industry for the past 25 years, found a chance to grow outside of his industry and move into a field that was more suited to his passion: all things cars. We listen to…

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Ep 37 Interview: Derick Biones - Project1, Asking Too Many Questions & Thoughtful Disagreement 1:27:44

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We’ve all been there, where what you learn in school doesn’t become relevant, or important to you until you start applying it to something you really enjoy, and that’s what happened with our next guest: Derick Biones from Project1. Being the curious person that he is, asking lots of questions is very natural for him; whether he’s getting to know so…

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Ep 36 2021 Recap: Mindset Over Matter 45:12

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In our last episode of 2021, we wanted to leave on a positive note. Even though we try to focus on automotive and detailing, we find that a lot of what we talk about and the stories we hear have a common theme: An opportunity to be better and to do better. So, as we move into a new year, we wanted to share stories that takes things into different p…

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Ep 35 Interview: Dear Nhu - Porsche's 1st Classic Certified Woman, RWB & Pfaff Tuning 1:20:24

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Celebrating 10 years in the auto mechanic industry this Jan 2022, Nhu Nguyen joins Nau on the podcast to dive deep into the world of Porsche and the events that led her to be the first Classic Certified Woman for Porsche. Having an interest for cars and a knack for working with her hands, she went on to build an amazing skill set centred mainly aro…

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Ep 34 Interview: Kaval Vilkhu - Make it Shin(ier), S2000 & Mindset 2:17:51

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Almost one year after their first episode together, Nau and Kaval sit down to talk about the past 12 months: what it's like building a business, working/managing employees and creating a niche. They get introspective and dive deep into the Kodawari Mindset. Question why some people work the way they do. How can a company build morale and support it…

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Ep 33 Interview: Austin Graner - Complete '91 Civic EF Restoration, 44 Cars & Graner's Garage 2:11:31

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Listening in on Nau and Austin, you would figure they were long time friends but sometimes people just click. Diving right into Austin's most recent restoration on a 1991 Civic EF, we knew he had the Kodawari Mindset. Every small detail of the vehicle was restored to the highest standard, which is something a son of an engineer would have a pretty …

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Ep 32 Cars & BBT 2 (Sans Boba) - Corolla GR, Integra REVIVAL & GT4 RS 1:46:19

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The KC team is back with another car release episode! Our boys Lanzo, Kodawari Dave and Nau Ho sit down to discuss some of the most exciting Acura news to come out this year: the relaunch of the Integra Type S. This is definitely one for the JDM fans as we drool over all the specs of this manual 6-speed. Other big announcements over the past few we…

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Ep 31 Interview with Ronan Heatley Smith - Funny Cars, Powder Coating & RoRo Designs 1:56:32

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When asking our community about a powder coater in the Toronto area, Ronan was someone that kept coming up - and once we were in touch, sparks just flew and we knew we had to have him on the podcast! Growing up as the son of a drag racer Smax Smith, meant Ronan is no stranger to the camera. He recounts wild stories about growing up in the drag car …

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Ep 30 Interview: Josh Wee - Gold Certified Tech from Porsche Centre of Oakville 1:22:50

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This week we get to learn about Porsches and what it's like to be in the ever-changing landscape behind these fuel injected to electric vehicles with Josh Wee, a Gold Certified Tech at Porsche Centre of Oakville. From humble beginnings, Josh started at Porsche as a detailer while waiting for an apprenticeship to open up and is now one of the leadin…

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Ep 29 Interview: Mark Seto - Driven, Building A National Car Show & Navigating The Pandemic 1:04:55

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We get a chance to sit down with Mark Seto, whom was settling back at home after being on the road for five consecutive weeks. As the director for the Driven Show, Mark and Nau talk about the 2021 shows and how they differed in many ways to past years, reflecting on the challenges of organizing and bringing a static car show across Canada. Having s…

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Ep 28 Interview: Ben Kitchen & Chris James - Speed Therapy and JRP 1:21:21

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Nau sits down with retail manager, Ben Kitchen and creative director, Chris James to learn more about the JRP and Speed Therapy brands. Being passionate about what you do and being able to bring that into work is something not a lot of people get to do as Ben and Chris talk about their personal experiences in tracking and building cars. Being a dis…

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Ep 27 Interview: Rob Scaglione - Acura of Oakville, CSX Type S & RC Cars 1:15:53

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Sitting down with our friend, Rob Scaglione was long overdue. As a recognizable name in the fd2 community and an award winning sales manager at Acura of Oakville, Rob is someone that definitely represents the Kodawari Mindset. We dive into Rob’s family history with the Acura brand and how that passion has trickled into his work at @acuraofoakville …

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Ep 26 Interview: Tim and Navin from Japan Classic Track Day 1:02:35

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A few weeks ago some of our team members attended the Japan Classic Track Day event at Shannonville Motorsport Park. We got a chance to check out some JDM icons, like R32s, R33s, R34s, AE86s, RX-7s, S2000s, and even a few Datsun’s, including Tim’s 240Z. We knew after that event, we had to sit down with organizers Tim and Navin, to learn more about …

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Ep 25 Interview: Lliam - Personal Growth, Engineering & His First Car 1:36:33

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Excited to hear that Lliam Ly was going to fly back his Toronto hood, we had to get this interview together. Being the creative behind both Kodawari Collective and Koda Sound logos, Lliam's story with KC stems from the very beginnings of this whole car passion endeavour. This is not as much a car episode as it is about growing as a person and a bus…

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Ep 23 Interview: Jesse and Kiel from Exo Shield - Nano Ceramic Windshield Film 37:48

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The team took a break from regular podcasting to prep for the Toronto @drivenshow this past September 18, 2021 and had an opportunity to podcast live with Jack UltraMotive and a few other guests. Jesse and Kiel had a chance to it down with us at the show to talk a little bit about their products from Exo Shield: a window shield company that special…

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Ep 22 Interview: Jack UltraMotive - YouTube, Car Builds & Drifting 34:35

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The team took a break from regular podcasting to prep for the Toronto @drivenshow this past September 18, 2021 and had an opportunity to podcast live with Jack UltraMotive and a few other guests. During his first visit to Toronto, Jack and Nau sit down for a short interview breaking down his YouTube journey. Sitting at 1.6 million subscribers on Yo…

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Ep 21 Nau Ho Goes Solo - Friends, Cars & Business 40:24

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In his first solo episode, Nau gets personal about relationships, expectations and team building at Kodawari Collective. The ups and down of running a business and working with family and friends is not easy! Afterwards we go into an AMA about personal goals, cars and business. What is the scariest moment in the car? Why won't he drive a G Wagon? F…

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Ep 20 Team Talk: Our Collective, Hello 2.0 1:42:16

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The whole team's here! For our 20th episode, we have a round table talk with the KC team one year after our first recording. We introduce old names and new faces to our collective and talk about our roles at KC for you to get to know us better. We also reflect on our first car meet with the S2Ki car group and other things you can look forward to th…

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Ep 19 Interview: Marc Perez - Mita Motorsports & Honouring Honda's Legacy Cars 1:54:09

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Nau met our next guest in typical car enthusiast fashion: through shopping for NSX parts. Marc Perez, heads Mita Motorsports in Japan, a shop that specializes in exporting and fabricating NSX and S2000 parts. When these two first got in touch, their phone conversation stretched to over 3 hours long… needless to say Nau didn’t get much work done tha…

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Ep 18 Interview: Tony Nguyen - Blowing Car Motors, Complete 240SX Restoration & Welding OCD 1:28:59

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The KC team flew out to Calgary, Alberta to visit the Kodawari man himself, Tony Nguyen. Cousin of Nau Ho, and along with long time friend Allan Phim, the trio talk car shenanigans and passions. There are too many stories to recount but the most epic story would have to be blowing the EM1 motor, which would be inevitably turn into the second engine…

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Ep 17 Interview: Hector Levario - California Car Scene, S2000 & IG Fame 2:20:08

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Nau gets to sit down and talk to Hector Levario, a fellow car enthusiast from California. We get to hear about his iconic S2000 build and the social media following that grew around it. Hector reflects what IG ‘fame’ can be like for a car enthusiast and they discuss the good and bad about social media: what that does to the human condition. Yep! We…

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Ep 16 Interview: Andrew Wadhwani - The Passion to Wrench, NASCAR & Apex Motoring 1:53:21

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If you’ve been tuning into our YouTube channel, then this face should look very familiar! Andrew Wad sits down with long time friends Nau and Allan to talk about everything from growing up in with a passion to making it come true. They get into all of details of how Andrew went from becoming a mechanic to NASCAR to drag racing to Apex Motoring to b…

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Ep 15 Interview: Nelson Vega Bahtoo - Car Photography & the Sony Brand 57:59

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Nelson is a photographer out of Ottawa, Ontario. He connected with us through instagram and was one of the first people to shoot the shop's NSX. Nau and Nelson discuss how the Sony branding has stayed strong and his loyalty to the brand. The two talk about learning and developing your own path when it comes to taking pictures and taking initiative …

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Ep 14 Interview: Alex Rei - 2013 STI Race Car Build & M3 Restoration 1:56:44

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Nau and Alex Rei’s friendship started out in typical fashion: meeting through cars. What started out as just neighbours, soon turned into friends digging into car builds, detailing, and more. As it turns out, Alex was starting to build something really special with his 2013 Subaru STI. When they first met the STI had an OEM+ build, but after years …

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Ep 13 Team Talk - Koda Dads, Friendships and Business & We Say Goodbye 1:59:37

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Kodawari Collective's three dads: Nau, Allan and Chris, sit down and have a real talk about the business struggles, what it's like transitioning from 20s to 30s - from single person to family man, and KOG. The three friends discuss the dream they had about KC before it was KC. And sadly, one of our Koda dads resigns from KC to work on other endeavo…

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Ep 12 Cars & BBT - New Car Releases GR Yaris, 400Z, 992 GT3 & more 1:12:17

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KC Team members Nau, Allan and Dave go over some of the new car releases coming out in 2021-2022. Talking about the exclusive Euro/Japan releases like the Toyota GR Yaris, MN GR Supra, 2nd gen FRS, Nissan's 400Z, Porsche's 992 GT3, to the new BMW M3/M4/M5 drops with the bigger kidney grille. Which ones are you most excited to try out?? Watch this e…

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Ep 11 Kodawari Otaku Garage - KC's Diecast Store 1:25:22

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With all the different facets to car life, we found that most enthusiasts started off with toy car models first. Listen to Allan Phim, Nau Ho, Dave Hong and special guest Adam Sen, as we go ‘full otaku mode’ over diecast cars. Talking about being ‘masters of your own collection’ and being able to live out your car dreams through these models. Adam …

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Ep 10 Interview: Varun Contractor - 240 SXs, VHC inc & Unicycles 1:22:07

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We get the pleasure of sitting down with Varun Contractor, a pillar in the 240SX Toronto community. Starting out as a passion of driving and fixing his 240, it quickly turned into a business of importing parts from Japan leading to the start of the first 240 turn key swaps in Canada and the beginning of VHC inc (VHC Performance). He is your go-to f…

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Ep 9 Interview: Neal Woon-Fat - TBA Brand, Never Owning a Honda & Toronto Car Culture 1:30:23

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Nau sits down with an OG from the Toronto car scene: Neal Woon-Fat. He’s done it all from building cars for competitions, to working with sponsorship brands, becoming a head judge for ImportFest, co-founding FittedLifeStyle, and now is the director of the Driven Show Toronto chapter. During the midst of all this, Neal also found a niche in the car …

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Ep 8 Interview: Nathan and Navin Pillai - AE86s, NSXs and Porsches 1:24:35

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Hosts Nau and Kodawari Dave sit down with The Pillai Brothers: Nathan and Navin, after the first PTN (Porsche True North) meet of the season to talk Porsches. You can tell how strong their sibling bond is by how many cars they have built over the past 20+ years, from Mustangs to RX-7s, from Aston Martins to just about everything. This is mostly a P…

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Ep 7 Interview: Alex - Lexgarage, The Ultimate Shop Car & Mental Health 1:43:20

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Host Nau sits down with Alex, a Florida-native building his dream detailing garage, to chat about the ups and downs of navigating through the pandemic. We met Alex through IG, and through his content and support have come to know him well. We also get into a serious conversation about mental health and how working on your passions, creating that Ko…

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Ep 6 Interview: Christopher James - JRP, Photography & Content Creation 1:09:35

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In this episode Nau and Chris talk to Chris James, content creator for JRP. Chris James is always on the go with his work creating content for JRP and as well as for himself. We get into his work process of how he films or takes pictures, his mindset on always thinking about the next step, or the next project, and his love for cars helps him stay c…

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Ep 5 Team Talk: January Recap, PPF Training & Rays Wheels Contest Winners 49:49

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Nau and Chris sit down to review January 2021, PPF training with Kaval (seriously, we love that guy), the Rays Giveaway photoshoot (that we won!), our diecast store launch and what our plans are for the shop car builds. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kaval from Make It Shine Detailing IG: @makeitshinedetailing P…

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Ep 4 Interview: Jason Hoang - lifewithjson, Car Photography & Ill Motion 1:16:28

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Nau and Chris invite Jason Hoang, a fellow enthusiast out in Calgary, Alberta, on the podcast to share his car stories. Diving into Jason’s two big passions, we learn how cars and photography tie into his blog - lifewithjson. We hear about his efforts in founding the Calgary car group 'Ill Motion”, AND his current project being the creative behind …

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Ep 3 Interview: Kaval Vilkhu - Make It Shine Detailing, Paint Protection Film & Tracking Cars 1:54:36

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Nau and Chris sit down with KodaCast’s first guest, CEO and one man show: Kaval Vilkhu, from Make It Shine Detailing. With 14+ years in the car detailing industry, Kaval shares stories and advice about entrepreneurship, paint protection film, and tracking cars. They discuss how car detailers are viewed in the industry and how visionaries like, Matt…

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Ep 2 Car Passions: How It Started, Car Accidents & Mugen RR inspired CSX Type S 1:01:11

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The KC team discuss the car shops and movies that we grew up around and their influence when it came to investing into car parts, clean builds, and what OEM+ means. Each member swaps car accident stories, including Nau’s epic Mugen RR inspired CSX Type S build and the accident that ended its legacy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow & Support …

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Ep 1 Introduction To Our Collective 49:27

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In our first KodaCast episode, we give a brief history of Kodawari Collective and trade stories on how the team met. Featuring owner, Nau Ho and team members: Chris, Sherry, Allan, Cindy and Khang. We reveal stories about growing up and hanging out as friends and family before working together as Kodawari Collective. Definitely NSFW! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…