Professional Struggler on why young people aren't becoming technicians | Talkin' Shop Podcast EP12

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 UA-cam.
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 UA-cam
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 UA-cam 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