Passion for Craft Podcast

Mar 14 2025 93 ep. 49 mins 64
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Welcome to Passion for Craft Podcast! Jackson and Brent, providing different levels of experience from Apprentice to Master, discuss modern craftsmanship, and how it would benefit from the ways it used to be done. Join them as they seek to improve craft and relearn the past one house at a time.

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Ep. 91 Deep Dive Into Windows

Mar 14 2025 50 mins  
This episode, we tried out something new. We are talking about doing a longer form podcast where we discuss a topic more in depth. This was a trial run to see if we had the content to go the distance! Let us know what you think!

Ep. 90 History and English Applied

Mar 01 2025 47 mins  
Jackson and Brent talk about how school subjects are taught, and how they get substantially more interesting when they have application. History is a huge part of craft because we build upon those who did it before us (pun intended). | Thanks to our sponsor, MBrico.

Ep. 89 Modern Day Apprenticeship

Feb 21 2025 58 mins  
Brent and Jackson catch up about what Jackson is learning in school, and Jackson outlines the roadmap of what a modern day apprenticeship looks like. | Thanks to our sponsor, Viewrail.

Ep. 88 Jeremy Mistretta on Plaster

Feb 14 2025 47 mins  
Join us as we get to talk with the creator of The Aggregate podcast and owner of New Age Artisans, Jeremy Mistretta. Plaster is an ancient art that is being lost to todays world, Jeremy seeks to do it right. Thanks to our sponsor, Viewrail.

Ep. 87 Richard Returns

Feb 07 2025 59 mins  
The gang is back together again, Richard is back and gives us a great life update. Just some good friends catching up, talkin' craft. | Thanks to our sponsor, Viewrail.

Ep. 86 Your Hidden Genius with Alex Ellison

Jan 31 2025 52 mins  
Brent was featured in a book called Your Hidden Genius. It features an assessment where you figure out what your aptitudes are. One of the first steps to being a strong business leader is to know yourself so you can play to your strengths not weaknesses. In this episode we got to talk to author Alex Ellison about how the book came about and why Brent was featured. | Thanks to our s

Ep. 85 Is Spray Foam the New Asbestos?

Jan 24 2025 45 mins  
Banks in the UK have stopped giving out loans to houses with spray foam insulation. Why is it so bad and what are the ramifications for the US? | Thanks to our sponsor, Viewrail.

Ep. 84 Kevin Jarvis

Dec 20 2024 49 mins  
Listen in on a conversation with Kevin Jarvis, one of Jackson's classmates at North Bennet Street School. Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Viewrail and Benjamin Obdyke.

Ep. 83 Steven O’Shaughnessy

Dec 13 2024 45 mins  
The craftsmen sit down with Steven O'Shaughnessy, Jackson's first year instructor at North Bennet Street, and the department head of Preservation Carpentry. Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Viewrail and Benjamin Obdyke.

Ep. 82 Robert Adam: Brent's Instructor

Dec 06 2024 54 mins  
Join us as we sit down with Brent's first instructor at North Bennet Street School, Robert Adam. We spoke with Robert inside his restored shaker house addition, and got to hear about how he got into preservation carpentry. | Thanks to our sponsor, Viewrail.