{"podcast":{"title":"Wheels, Deals and Meals","slug":"wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688","podcast_index_feed_id":6473688,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e396a580/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.wheelsdealsmeals.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38083008/38083008-1783504847036-658bdf6502e9f.jpg","author":"Wheels, Deals and Meals","episode_count":135,"summary":"Arnold Gacita of Petra Auto Products brings you Wheels, Deals & Meals, a new podcast that promises to dish on how to find the best food in the world with suggestions from business icons. With an exciting business leader in every episode, Arnold will get the inside scoop on their favorite places to eat, and places to see, as well as how they run successful companies and stay ahead of the competition. Tune in every Wednesday and subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode. Wheels, Deals & Meals – your source for all things good food, good business, and living the good life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:21:28.763831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688"},"episode":{"title":"S4: EP 4 Viet Tran - Velocity Sim Racing","slug":"s4-ep-4-viet-tran-velocity-sim-racing","published_at":"2026-02-18T13:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/s4-ep-4-viet-tran-velocity-sim-racing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wheelsmealsdeals/episodes/S4-EP-4-Viet-Tran---Velocity-Sim-Racing-e3f8jcv","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e396a580/podcast/play/115673951/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-18%2Fdfd6b5b8-47dd-c9df-0a80-d5d0d7b30d78.mp3","summary":"Tech layoffs, Stanford degrees, and 190mph virtual Ferraris. 🏁This week, we visit Velocity Sim Racing to meet founder Viet Tran. Viet’s background is anything but ordinary—a Vietnamese refugee who conquered Silicon Valley before returning to Houston to follow his passion for speed.After a professional racing accident on the track, Viet discovered that simulation was the key to regaining his edge. Now, he’s sharing that experience with the city of Houston. Join us for a deep dive into the business of racing and a head-to-head battle that comes down to the final second!Featured in this video:The emotional "Homecoming" journey to Vietnam.Interning at YouTube before the Google acquisition.Lessons in resilience: "There are very few wrong decisions."Live racing footage at Laguna Seca!Don't forget to Like and Subscribe for more Good Food, Good Business, and Good Cars!#WheelsDealsAndMeals #VietTran #SimRacing @velocitysimracing #StartupLife #HoustonPodcast #TechEntrepreneur #RacingSimulator To visit and race, go to: https://velocitysimlounge.com/","meta_description":"Tech layoffs, Stanford degrees, and 190mph virtual Ferraris. 🏁This week, we visit Velocity Sim Racing to meet founder Viet Tran. Viet’s background is anyt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2132,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/episodes/s4-ep-4-viet-tran-velocity-sim-racing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/s4-ep-4-viet-tran-velocity-sim-racing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}