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This Craft Nation

by Fred Bueltmann - This Craft Nation

We are setting out on a cross-country quest to further understand the makers movement and craft renaissance. We will take our readers and listeners deep into the creative combustion engine of our country; talking to the colorful characters who hold the deeper truths of This Craft Nation.

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Episodes

  1. S1E10 | Chad Rosen | Victory Hemp Foods | Carrollton, KY

    On Day thirteen of the trip, we talk with Chad Rosen - founder of Victory Hemp Foods. Chad moved from California in 2014 and put down roots in Northern Kentucky, where Victory Hemp Foods is based. Chad was on the cutting edge of developing Hemp as a legal, American crop and is dedicated to…

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  2. TCN S3E9 | Wes Shugart | Music City Leathers | Nashville, TN

    We talk with Wes Shugart who founded Music City Leathers, continuing an American tradition by making custom cowboy boots, by hand the old way. Wes lends an interesting historical perspective, along with a wealth of knowledge about how custom boots go beyond fashion statements and live as an…

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  3. TCN S3E8 | Joel Salatin | Polyface Farms | Swoope, VA | Part 2

    In Part Two of this incredible farm-tour interview with the legendary Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms, we talk more about the overall farm rotation, but also get deeper into the food systems at large, how food gets to the consumer and how our choices can make a difference....

  4. TCN S3E7 | Joel Salatin | Polyface Farms | Swoope, VA |PART I

    In Part I of a two-part interview, we tour Polyface Farms with the passionate and whip-smart, Joel Salatin, the "Lunatic Farmer." Joel shows us everything from his cow-manure-composting pig beds to his mowing and mobbing cattle and his mobile chicken rigs, in this walking tour with loads of...

  5. TCN S3E6 | Deanna Fox | Albany Cooking School | Upstate NY

    Kyle and Fred get a solid night of farmhouse-quality sleep in upstate New York, and enjoy a heartfelt conversation with Deanna Fox, a food writer, teacher and a kind, supportive voice towards compelling stories and quality-driven, mindfully sourced, food and drink.

  6. TCN S3E5 | John Holl | Beer Edge | Jersey City

    Fred and Kyle talk about the world of beer with John Holl, Co-founder and editor of Beer Edge and host of the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast, over morning beers at Departed Soles brewery in Jersey City, New Jersey

  7. TCN S3E4 | Roger Sadowsky | Sadowsky Guitars | Long Island, NY

    Roger Sadowsky leads Fred and Kyle on a tour of Sadowsky Guitars in a warehouse building in Long Island, NY. Roger is a world-renown maker, and he generously shares how his approach and methods developed over the years, including the impact of working with clients like Marcus Miller and Will Lee...

  8. TCN S3E3 | Bill Owens | American Distilling Institute

    Kyle and Fred arrive in Baltimore, MD and meet Founder and President of the American Distilling Institute Bill Owens for gin and tonics and lively conversation about brewing, distilling, photography and travel.

  9. TCN S3E2 | David Buick & Eddie Gillis | Third Man Records - Detroit

    Fred, Kyle, Jeff and Seth introduce the interviews from Third Man Records in the Cass Corridor of Detroit, MI. They talk about the origin story of Third Man Records, and the context and method of pressing vinyl in the digital age.

  10. TCN S3E1 Season Opener | Fred and Kyle from the Quarantine

    Fred and Kyle connect digitally and reflect on the current state of the project, how COVID-19 will impact the marketplace for makers and craftspeople, and what to expect in Season 3.

  11. TCN S2E11 | Jennifer Fahy | Farm Aid 2018

    In our final episode of this mini-series of Farm Aid interviews, we talk with Jennifer Fahy, Communications Director for Farm Aid. Jennifer helped put our whole day together and brings an interesting perspective to the entire series that balances the history of Farm Aid with their current and…

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  12. TCN S2E10 | Savi Horne & Joe Schroeder | Farm Aid 2018

    At Farm Aid's 2018 Farm Advocate event, On the Road to Resilience, we were fortunate to talk with Savi Horne, Executive Director of the Land Loss Prevention Project founded in 1982 by the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers to curtail epidemic losses of Black owned land in North Carolina....

  13. TCN S2E9 |Niaz Dorry | Farm Aid

    We continue our Farm Aid 2018 series of interviews from "On the Road to Resilience" with Farm Advocates from across the country, talking with Niaz Dorry, Coordinating Director at Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) and Executive Director at National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC). Niaz...

  14. TCN S2E8 | Brandon Johns | Grange Kitchen and Bar

    Fred and Kyle chat with Chef Brandon Johns, owner of Grange Kitchen and Bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the tail end of Day Two of the original TCN trip. Brandon and his crew have been on the bleeding edge of farm-to-table cooking for more than a decade. This rollicking conversation between old...

  15. TCN S2E7 | Shirley Sherrod | Farm Aid

    We met with Shirley during the all-day workshop for the Farm Advocates in Farm Aid's amazing and inspiring Farm Advocate network. Her intersection with Farm Aid began in 1986 when she was the Georgia state lead for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives at the inaugural United Farmer and Rancher...

  16. TCN S2E6 | David Klingenberger | The Brinery

    We visit with the enthusiastically scientific and downright pro-biotic David Klingenberger of The Brinery in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Day two of our cross-country trek. David shares how a bumper crop of cabbage turned into a entrepreneurial adventure and shares his love of fermented foods in a...

  17. TCN S2E5 | Benny Bunting - Lead Farm Advocate | RAFI-USA

    Part one of a six-part series of interviews recorded during our day with Farm Aid at their Road to Resilience workshop supporting America's agricultural heroes. These interviews were for Craft My Under My Host magazine column in collaboration with Farm Aid. Benny Bunting has served as RAFI-USA's...

  18. TCN S2E4 | Ari Weinzweig & Amy Eberling of Zingerman's

    Day two of our original TCN trip finds us in Ann Arbor, Michigan, talking to Ari Weinzweig, co-founder of Zingerman's Community of Businesses. We start at the Roadhouse, for a sprawling tour before heading to the Deli, where it all started and eventually their Coffee Roaster and Bakehouse, where…

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  19. TCN S2E3 | Dede Alder & Joe Short

    We enjoyed another tremendous Harvest Gathering in the fall of 2018. We hosted a live conversation on the Farmer's Market Stage with Dede Alder and Joe Short, talking about community, art and the strength of coming together. Dede Alder Joe Short Earthwork Harvest Gathering Earthwork Music

  20. TCN S2E2 - Making Of TCN | Day 1 | Kara Daniel Jewelry

    Fred and Kyle give their take on Day 1, and share the third interview of the day, featuring Daniel Juzwiak and Kara Aubin. Kara | Daniel Jewelry has since morphed into Daniel Juzwiak Designs. Daniel and Kara share their process and opinions on making modern & ethical adornment, with sustainable...

  21. TCN S2E1 - Fred & Kyle's Adventures

    Fred and Kyle kickoff season two with a talk about what's been happening and what's on deck. Michigan Brewers Guild, Farm Aid, Harvest Gathering and more...

  22. TCN19 - Victor Vague | Photographer | Kalamazoo

    Victor Vague is a wet plate photographer in Kalamazoo, MI. This episode takes us back to Day one, and interview number two. Kyle and I met Victor at Earthwork Harvest Gathering 2016. Within seconds of talking to Victor, we could feel that he was the real deal; this was something genuine and...

  23. TCN18 | Wanderlust Ironworks | Autumn and Simon Saleh | San Antonio

    Day 20 at Wanderlust Ironworks in San Antonio, Texas with Autumn and Simon. We were inspired and energized by the enthusiasm and passion this creative and hardworking pair put into their work. www.wanderlustironworks.com

  24. TCN17 - Joe York - Filmmaker - Southern Foodways Alliance

    Joe's first assignment as a film maker for Southern Foodways Alliance sounds like it was pretty much a dare from founder John T. Edge. Armed with not much more than a camera, a background in anthropology and a genuinely curious storyteller's heart, Joe made Saving Seeds, which started an SFA...

  25. TCN16 - This Craft Nation Crew at Red Horse Ranch

    Fred, Kyle and Emily kick off the new year with an update from their holiday retreat at Red Horse Ranch. Hear some beverage-fueled travel stories and learn about Emily's Mitten Beer Girl quest. www.mittenbeergirl.com www.kylebice.com Links for this episode's featured makers Food Dance @food_dance...

  26. TCN15 - Great Lakes Yard - Meegan Czop

    Meegan Czop runs Great Lakes Yard, which she founded to redirect lumber away from landfills by reclaiming and repurposing it for the building trades. We talked to Meegan on Day 35, the final day of our trip. There's a lot for you to hear from everywhere in-between, as this is our 56th interview....

  27. TCN 14 - Talking Cocktails - Dale DeGroff & Adam Seger

    TCN14 is from day six of our trip, featuring Dale Degroff and Adam Seger. We'd been adapting to the pace of New York City, which had us hustling through public transportation and urban navigation. We arrived to the IPic theater, and followed the signs up the escalators to The Tuck Room. Adam…

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  28. TCN13 - Act II from Earthwork Harvest Gathering with E Minor

    This is a second act, continuing from TCN10. These two conversations are from Sunday afternoon at Harvest. We had a little extra time on our hands, so Kyle and I caught up for the first half and welcomed E-Minor for the second half of this episode.

  29. TCN12 - It's a Family Affair: Authors Kristen Tracy & Brian Evenson

    Kyle and I got together with Kristen and Brian for lunch during our stop in Los Angeles. We were mere hours off of our 28 hour overnight train ride from San Antonio to LA on the Texas Eagle. We were a little blinky-eyed, but well-coffeed as we got to the restaurant, ordered food and scouted…

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  30. TCN11 - Harvest Gathering - Gregory Stovetop & Madelyn Grant

    Act 1 from Harvest Gathering 2017 at Earthwork Farm in Lake City, Michigan. Kyle and I took a detour this September and attended our fourth Harvest Gathering. The Harvest Gathering is a pretty remarkable experience - there are thousands of people camping across a couple hundred acres, and the…

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  31. TCN10 - David Young, Capstone118 - New Orleans

    David's story is an interesting one, as his path to being a community leader and philanthropist is unusual. He's also redirected his path by listening and doing. His company, Capstone is a small non profit that has taken previously blighted or vacant lots in the Lower Ninth and developed them…

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  32. TCN9 - The "Fredisode" - ILCBG Keynote with Fred, Kyle & Emily

    TCN9 includes conversation with Fred, Kyle and Emily at Red Horse Ranch, centered around Fred's Keynote Address to the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild and his recent announcement about his future. It's a little longer than usual, but we hope you'll agree it's worth the listen.

  33. TCN8 - GonzoFest 2017 | Acts III & IV | Juan F. Thompson

    TCN8 features Juan F. Thompson, Author & son of Hunter S. Thompson. It's our last content from GonzoFest 2017 -- the literary and music festival celebrating the work of Hunter, in Louisville, KY. While this was a significant milepost for our trip, and we've enjoyed sharing this content first…

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  34. TCN7 - GonzoFest 2017 | Acts I & II | Denny Humphrey, Ron Whitehead

    This is TCN7, which includes Acts I & II of GonzoFest in three acts. In this episode, Kyle and I talk to the founders of GonzoFest, a music and literary festival in Louisville, celebrating the work of Hunter S. Thompson. GonzoFest lived as a bit of a half-way point on our horizon — It was Day...

  35. TCN6 - Gregory Davis: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, New Orleans

    The is the first full interview we're sharing from the trip, and it features Gregory Davis, founding member and trumpet player for the legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band of New Orleans. Gregory sat with Fred and Kyle on the patio of the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street. The band is celebrating forty...

  36. TCN5 - GonzoFest Eve from the Gonzo House - Day 12

    Fred and Kyle talk with vidographers Jeff Hage and Seth Thompson about life, light, collaboration, and the art of it all on Day 12 in Louisville, Kentucky from the hourse recently dubbed, Gonzo House Green Frog Photo Beer Portraits

  37. TCN4 - Multi-car Stomp to Gonzo

    Fred and Kyle checking in at the end of day five from Brooklyn, NY. Sharing stories, looking back and looking forward.

  38. TCN3 - On & Off the Rails: We're not f'n saturated: Travel Stories

    This Craft Nation's third episode, coming from Amtrak Train number 30, the Capitol Limited , between days three and four of what will be thirty five days out. We were running the rails from Toledo to Washington DC, on our first overnight train before connecting to Baltimore. Kyle and I sat in the...

  39. TCN-2 Prepping, Packing and Searching for Nick Offerman

    Fred, Kyle and Emily talk over coffee, beer and whiskey about how the plans are coming together and how their search for Nick Offerman relates to the Kiss Army. Were close - we're excited and ready to share even more content from the road and rails.

  40. TCN 1 - Fred & Kyle's Big Adventure

    On TCN 1, we share our ideas about how This Craft Nation came to be, what we hope to accomplish and a whole bunch of other stuff. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

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We are setting out on a cross-country quest to further understand the makers movement and craft renaissance. We will take our readers and listeners deep into the creative combustion engine of our country; talking to the colorful characters who hold the deeper truths of This Craft Nation.

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