Biography:DankPods

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DankPods
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Background information
Birth nameWade Leslie Nixon
Born1990 (age 35–36)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2014—present
LabelsDankcrest
Websitedingusland.fun
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Wade Leslie Nixon (born 1990[1]), known online as DankPods is an Australian YouTuber and musician who became popular with comedy technology showcases and reviews on his YouTube channel. Based out of Adelaide, his channel mainly reviews and showcases consumer-based technology devices with a heavy focus on old low-end portable media players and headphone reviews. Originally the channel was dedicated exclusively to content around iPods hence the name, however has since expanded to more general technology videos.

Known for its witty and impromptu humour, fan-favourite catchphrases such as "Dingus" and off the cuff chaotic style, Nixon's DankPods has since amassed over 1.8 million subscribers and 488.6 million views as of February 2026.[2] He has also created several other YouTube channels in the same vein as DankPods such as Garbage Time, a car channel with a more vlogger-esque style, and The Drum Thing, a drum channel.

Background

Wade Nixon was born in 1990 in Adelaide, South Australia.[1] Nixon was raised in the country outside the city with his siblings.[3] Around the age of 8, Nixon wanted to play the drums after being impressed by a friends' playing ability, and began to study the instrument.[4]{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=January 2026} d various jobs as a teenager including as a farm-hand and concreter.[3][better source needed] During school, Nixon tested expensive headphones, which he states made him an audiophile.Cite error: Invalid parameter in <ref> tag Nixon was surprised at how largely forgotten and cheap iPods had become, and wanted to bring them back into the public's attention, guided by nostalgia. He had used iPods heavily during his university studying days. The name is a combination of Dank and iPods and was a callback to his previous channel Dankmus. Nixon had been planning the channel for months prior to its first upload, perfecting its visuals, style, pacing and editing as well as writing around 70 videos. Nixon's grandfather had earlier passed away and left behind an inheritance which Nixon used to purchase a computer to make online content.[3] The channel quickly grew in popularity after the video of him modding his iPod to have 2,000 GB of storage.[1] This success led to Nixon quickly finding sponsorships, for which he used the money to purchase various sets of headphones to expand his channels' content. Despite this, Nixon hated the sponsorships and has since never had a paid sponsor in a video.[3][better source needed]</ref>[better source needed] In an interview with the Verge, Nixon stated that he only had "manky MP3 players" in his childhood and that he's "nostalgic for them, but they’re pieces of junk."[1] In 2021, Nixon began live streaming himself playing drums along to various meme music on Twitch. However, Twitch suspended his payments after the platform suffered a large data breach in October.[5] Due to this, as well as the poor support service, Nixon left Twitch and instead moved to the paywalled independent content and streaming platform Floatplane in 2022.[6]{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=January 2026} am)|A Current Affair]] in a story about the iPod's discontinuation.[7] In July 2023, Nixon announced he was going on hiatus for 3 weeks.[8][better source needed]

Garbage Time

Nixon began the YouTube channel Garbage Time in March 2021 as a secondary vlog-style miscellaneous channel about cars, drums, video games and his pet snake Frank.[9][10] He had begun renting a warehouse in an industrial zone around that time with the intention of being able to make content about cars and drums without disturbing his neighbours.[11][better source needed] Some of the more popular videos on the channel include one where they fill a car engine with [[History o ite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4xDuy2rLg |title=I replaced my engine oil with chocolate. |date=2024-09-05 |last=Garbage Time |access-date=2025-12-03 |via=YouTube}}</ref>[better source needed][12]{{Better source needed|reason=Th other warehouse due to airplane noise from the nearby Parafield Airport.[11][better source needed] In early 2022, Nixon hired his long time friend and [[auto mech =The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=January 2026}}

The Drum Thing

After Garbage Time became exclusively dedicated to car videos, Nixon created The Drum Thing exclusively for drum videos.[10] The Drum Thing covers all the various different drum and cymbal related oddities from his collection, along with its history.

Other works

Name Description Link
Borkus Time Nixon's video gaming channel, with a heavy focus on low quality games. [1]
Garbage Drum Stream Nixon's drum stream, exclusive to Floatplane. [2]
Wades World Nixon's personal vlog, mostly with videos of him trying snacks from around the world and reacting to music. Exclusive to Floatplane. [3]
Frank The Snake Videos about Nixon's pet snake Frank, who is a popular and reoccurring character in DankPods and other channels. Exclusive to Floatplane. [4]

Personal life

Nixon has been residing in Adelaide since 2011.[3] His relationship status is unknown, however he has mentioned having partners in the past. Nixon is a fan of Australian rules football and is a supporter of the Adelaide Crows AFL team.[13]{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=January 2026} the NFL.[14][better source needed] In 2015 while purchasing paint for a car, Nixon adopted a Murray Darling Carpet python from a reptile shop next door which he named Frank.[15][3] Frank has been featured in a short humorous clip at the end of every DankPods' video and has been a common and beloved reoccurring character across all his channels. Nixon featured on the podcast Cold Ones in 2022[4] and the YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips in 2023,[16] where he attended that years LTX Expo in Vancouver.[16] [17]{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=January 2026} phrases such as "Big companies always make the worst junk" and "Modern parts suck".[18][19] Nixon is non-religious.[20][better source needed]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Winkie, Luke (2022-06-24). "Searching for the dankest iPod knockoffs of the mid-2000s" (in en-US). https://www.theverge.com/23173070/dankpods-patreon-ipod-youtube-hit-mp3-player-history. 
  2. ↑ "DankPods" (in en). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Jwj9fkrf1adN4fMmTkpug. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 DankPods (2021-11-11). The DankPods Origin Story. (and future plans too I guess.). Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cold Ones (2022-12-04). Testing GARBAGE Tech with DankPods. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ DankPods (2021-12-16). Twitch won't pay me. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Post from DankPods" (in en). https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxhJtBnfMnthhN4swnw_qXOVdOvvJyeFbh. 
  7. ↑ Casually (2022-05-15). DankPods on A Current Affair Australia - "Write Off The iPod at your Peril" | 9 News Australia Clip. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ DankPods (2023-07-20). Hey everyone, I need to take a break!. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Cold Ones (2022-12-04). Testing GARBAGE Tech with DankPods. Retrieved 2026-01-21 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Garbage Time (2022-11-12). Garbage Time is now a car channel. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Garbage Time (2022-07-10). I have to leave the warehouse. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Garbage Time (2021-07-24). "Fixing" my Fiat Niki Maluch. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ Garbage Time (2021-11-22). Aussie rules football. But it's on PS1. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ DankPods (2022-04-28). The Koss "Cheese Headphones". Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ DankPods (2023-12-31). After Show: Frank the Snake. Retrieved 2026-01-21 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Linus Tech Tips (2023-12-13). Trolling Dankpods with AliExpress Headphones. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ DankPods (2023-08-24). I went to Canadian Tire. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ Garbage Time (2024-07-08). This will kill combustion engines. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ DankPods (2023-01-19). The "Tech that let me down" Special. Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ DankPods (2022-04-07). Even Jesus made an MP3 player... Retrieved 2025-12-03 – via YouTube.



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