In this episode of Talkin' Shop, Louis and Aaron are joined by Professional Struggler - Chris Allen to talk about how he started making videos, why he shows the real-life struggles of being a mechanic and making a living from YouTube.
Thanks to Chris for coming on the podcast!
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0:00 - Intro 2:25 - How it started 3:30 - Listening to advice 6:11 - Making videos on YouTube 11:52 - Trucker Tim 14:12 - Diagnostics 14:45 - Movies / TV Shows 26:38 - Red tape / Regulations 33:26 - Subscribe 33:38 - Cars 42:42 - Excessive rain / UK weather 44:15 - Projects 45:11 - Chris' positive attitude 45:50 - Professional Struggler name origin 46:09 - Dad jokes 47:24 - Welderfabber 48:51 - Head reveal 49:53 - 'Leea Dog' 50:45 - Netflix shows/films 52:23 - Struggler song 54:00 - Recording memories of people 56:10 - Watching YouTube over TV 58:05 - Family / Childhood 1:04:12 - Work life 1:06:58 - Making videos 1:10:50 - Social media 1:11:40 - Ashville / Managing a business 1:13:17 - Eclipse / Diagnostics 1:15:35 - Haulage 1:18:32 - Chris' career path / advice to young technicians 1:28:16 - How things have changed 1:33:06 - Working on cars 1:34:25 - Vans 1:36:50 - Work/life balance 1:38:22 - Social platforms / ad revenue 1:40:05 - Adverts 1:42:29 - Outro
