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Line Life Podcast — 168 episodes
ICYMI: Cracking the Code Beneath Our Feet: How MUDDI Maps the Underground
From Working on the Line to Supporting Crews in the Field: Featuring Duke Energy's Miles Bell
ICYMI: How Appalachian Power Safely Scaled Mutual Aid After Hurricane Helene
Training in Texas: Featuring Josh Hanawalt of Pedernales Electric Cooperative
ICYMI: Hurricane Helene: Coming Together to Rebuild
Climbing to the Top: Featuring Apprentice Benjamin Kent of Pedernales Electric Cooperative
ICYMI: Hurricanes Helene and Milton: One Year Later
America's Favorite Lineman: Behind the Scenes with Austin Carr from Lakeland Electric
ICYMI: Safeguarding Human Flight Amid Drone Expansion
Live from Chicago: Spotlight on Technology at the 2026 IEEE PES T&D
ICYMI: Powering Reliability: Inside the 2026 IEEE PES T&D Show
Ramping Up Resiliency in Houston: Featuring Nathan Brownell of CenterPoint Energy
ICYMI: Record-Breaking Rodeo: A Week of Safety, Innovation and Competition
Heroes on the Line: Celebrating the 2026 National Lineman Appreciation Day
ICYMI: International Lineman's Rodeo Rewind
The Legend Lives On: The Story of Slim the Lineman
ICYMI: The Line That Brings Light: Connecting 17 First Nations to the Ontario Grid
From the U.S. Army National Guard to the Line Trade: Featuring Student Shawn Becker of Ozarks Technical Community College
ICYMI: Ramping Up Resiliency and Reliability in Illinois
Following in His Grandpa's Footsteps in the Line Trade: Student Zane Stephenson of MCC-KC
ICYMI: Eversource's Digital Leap: Leveraging Multimodal Learning Tools to Train the Next-Gen Lineworker
Lineman Hall of Famers, Part 4: Susan Blaser Shares Her Story from the Field to the Training Yard
ICYMI: Pathways to Power: Pre-Apprentice Training Programs Light the Way for Future Lineworkers
Lineman Hall of Famers, Part 3: Featuring Bill Bosch of Northwest Lineman College
T&D World Line Life Podcast Chat | Smarter, Safer, Stronger: How Smart Technologies Are Empowering Power Line Crews
ICYMI: The Grid's Early Warning System
Training on the Line: Featuring Lineman Hall of Famer Brandon Wylie from Quanta Services
ICYMI: Extreme Storms
Honoring the History of Line Work: Featuring Robert Padgett of the International Lineman's Museum
Part 3: Keeping Lineworkers Safe and Healthy in the Field and Beyond
Part 2: Safeguarding the Mental Health of the Line Trade: Featuring Jennifer Lavin of Union Care Solutions
Part 1: ICYMI: Prioritizing the Mental Health of First Responders
Hurricane Helene Heroes, Part 2: Going Back to Old-School Line Work
ICYMI: Life After the Line
Hurricane Helene Heroes, Part 1: Featuring Miles Bell, Jordan Henderson and Heath Burrell of Duke Energy
ICYMI: Fast Forward to the Future of the Line Trade, Part 2
Live from the 2025 International Lineman's Rodeo Grounds
ICYMI: Fast Forward to the Future of the Line Trade, Part 1
Celebrating the 2025 International Lineman's Rodeo Week
ICYMI: Lineman's Rodeos: A Tradition Unlike Any Other
Blazing the Way for Women in the Line Trade: Featuring Foreman Shannon Skinner of NV Energy
ICYMI: ROWs and Corridors: Nature's Treasured Pathways from the 2025 Vegetation Management Supplement
Live from the 2025 Trees & Utilities: Featuring Dennis Fallon, Executive Director of the Utility Arborist Association
ICYMI: Monitoring Pollinators in ROWs by Drone from the 2025 Vegetation Management Supplement
Powering Navajo Nation: Featuring Benjamin Charley, Journeyman Lineworker for the NTUA
T&D Talk, Part 3: Sharing Strategies to Improve Storm Response and Grid Resilience for Field Crews
Embracing Trends, Technologies and Best Practices in Utility Vegetation Management: Featuring Dr. Anand Persad
Paying it Forward in the Line Trade: Featuring Michael Stremel, a Retired Midwest Energy Journeyman Lineworker
ICYMI: Protecting and Conserving Wildlife in Utility Vegetation Management
Supporting Lineworkers on the Line: Featuring Duke Energy Line Wife Kara Pollei
ICYMI: Hawaiian Electric Sets Three-Year Action Plan
Managing Lineworkers in the U.S. Military: Featuring Chief Kevin Fischer of the U.S. Army's 249th Engineer Battalion
ICYMI: A Strategic Approach to Wildfire Risk Mitigation
Powering the U.S. Military: Featuring SSG Christopher Garrett of the 249th Engineer Battalion
ICYMI: Wildfire Special Report: PGE Takes Holistic Approach to Mitigation
T&D Talk, Part 2: Novel Innovations in T&D to Ensure a Reliable Electric Grid
Living the Line Life from California to Missouri: Featuring Alman Kerste of Evergy
ICYMI: ComEd Powers the Future with a Focus on Community
Leading Line Crews in Texas: Featuring David Hernandez of Pedernales Electric Cooperative
ICYMI: Entergy Shares Strategies for Storm Response
Faces of the Future: Featuring Vincent Napolitano of Ameren Illinois
ICYMI: Investigating Power Line RFI
The Power of Podcasting: Featuring Ryan Lucas, Host of the Powerline Podcast
ICYMI: Three Focus Areas to Build a Safer Network
Lineworker Focus: Salt River Project's Arthur William Muñoz Lights Up Navajo Nation
Special Episode: Alan Drew on Powering Progress in the Line Trade
ICYMI: Mysterious Transformer Trips: Solving Three Mysteries
Training LUMA's Lineworkers in Aerial Rescue and Emergency Response: Featuring José Luis Campos Figueroa
ICYMI: Dominion Powers Through Tough Terrain
T&D Talk, Part 1: Empowering DEMCO: The Role of Southwire’s Data Analytics in Grid Management
Working as a Troubleman in the Pacific Northwest: Featuring Jon Backman of Puget Sound Energy
ICYMI: NYPA Harnesses the Power of AI for Inspections
Working Underground in Chicago: Featuring Apprentice Luis Gutierrez of ComEd
The Rise of Tech in UVM: Exploring the Impact of AI, VR and AR in the Utility Industry
Lineworker Focus: Journeyman Brian Lozano of Midwest Energy
ICYMI: Training on the Line: Highlighting Brittany Grammer of Northeast Community College
Faces of the Future, Part 7: Featuring Bryce Zahn of Capital Electric Line Builders
ICYMI: Lineman's Rodeo Week Connects the Competitors
Faces of the Future, Part 6: Featuring Lexie Bryant, OPPD Apprentice Lineworker
ICYMI: 2024 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup Featuring Musical Excerpts From Blane Howard
Spotlight on LUMA Energy's Apprenticeship Program: Training Tomorrow's Future Field Workforce in Puerto Rico
Giving Back Sharing Stories of How the Line Trade and Its Partners Offered Hope and Support to Communities Nationwide
Diving into Drone Research for the Utility Industry, Part 2: Featuring Peter Fuhr of ORNL
ICYMI: 2024 Lineworker Supplement: Problem Solvers, Part 2
Discovering the Power of Drones in the Utility Industry, Part 1, Featuring Peter Fuhr of ORNL
ICYMI: 2024 Lineworker Supplement: Problem Solvers, Part 1
International Lineman's Rodeo Week, Part 3: Celebrating Trade Night and the Rodeo
ICYMI: 2024 Lineworker Supplement: Lineworkers to Leaders
2024 International Lineman's Rodeo Week, Part 2: Lineman's Expo
ICYMI: Lighting the Way for the Line Trade, Part 2
2024 International Lineman's Rodeo Week, Part 1: Spotlight on the Safety and Training Conference
ICYMI: Lighting the Way for the Line Trade, Part 1
Hurricane Helene: Voices from the Field
Special Episode: Celebrating 25 Years of Trees & Utilities in Texas
Preserving the History of the Line Trade: Featuring Andy Price of the International Lineman's Museum
ICYMI: Cheers to 40 Years: Celebrating the International Lineman's Rodeo
Supporting the Families of Fallen Lineworkers: Featuring Chad Dubea
ICYMI: A More Bird-Friendly Sky
Launching a Business in the Line Trade: Featuring Chad Dubea
ICYMI: Crowdsourcing Underground Monitoring
Faces of the Future, Part 5: Featuring Kendra Secerin of Hydro One
ICYMI: Taking the Next Step in Your Utility Career
Faces of the Future, Part 4: Featuring Melissa Dawe of Connect Atlantic Utility Services
ICYMI: Winds of Change for St. Lucia's Electric Grid
Faces of the Future, Part 3: Featuring Josh Hohenberg of Evergy
ICYMI: A Slice of Life in the Florida Keys
Faces of the Future, Part 2: Featuring Theron Tucker of Midwest Energy
ICYMI: Cutting Wildfire Risk
Faces of the Future, Part 1: Zackery Gough of Pedernales Electric Cooperative
ICYMI: LUMA Embarks on Island-Wide Work Plan
Problem Solvers, Part 2: Bruce Thompson's Journey from California Line Foreman to Inventor
ICYMI: Line Monitoring, New York Style
Problem Solvers: Tim Barat's Transition from Australian Lineworker to Inventor and CEO
ICYMI: Reflecting on a Tragic Night and Resilient Recovery
On the Job in California: Featuring Journeyman Lineworker Jason Mendoza of SDG&E
ICYMI: Inventing Tools to Solve Field Challenges
Working on the Line in Illinois: Featuring Milton Draper from Ameren Illinois
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Rodeo Flashback
Living the Line Life in Colorado: Featuring Apprentice Kris Onda of CORE Electric Cooperative
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Powering Puerto Rico
Lineworker and Training Spotlight: MCC's Susan Blaser and Hydro One's Corry Ruch
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Training Women on the Line
Lineworker Focus: Nick Cummins of IB Abel, Inc.
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Mutual Aid Without a Storm
Part 2: LUMA's Island-Wide Work Plan in Puerto Rico
ICYMI: Make the Most of Mutual Assistance
Part 1: LUMA's Power Grid Transformation in Puerto Rico
ICYMI: 2023 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup
Training Lineworkers in the Military: Featuring SSG Dalton Kruse
ICYMI: Line Trade Unites At 2023 Rodeo Week
Rustin Owen’s Journey from the U.S. Army to the Line Trade and Beyond
Supporting Fathers in the Line Trade: Featuring David Mendonca of the Show Up Dad Foundation
2023 Lineman’s Rodeo Week, Part 2: Line Families and Climbin4kids
2023 Lineman’s Rodeo Week, Part 1: Competitors and Supporters
T&D Talk, Episode 5: Undergrounding High-Voltage Transmission Lines
New Line Life Podcast: Celebrating a Lineman’s Rodeo Championship Team
T&D Talk, Episode 4: Maximizing FR Protection for Your Field Workforce
T&D Talk, Episode 3: Fiber Through the Grid: Addressing the Challenges of the Grid Today
Lighting Up Navajo Nation
Protecting Birds with Drone-Installed Flight Diverters
T&D Talk, Episode 2: Exploring Digital Grid Resiliency Assessments
Women on the Line, Part 4: Featuring Randi Blaser of Ameren Illinois
Women on the Line, Part 3: Featuring Joanne Ward
Women on the Line, Part 2: Featuring Alice Lockridge
T&D Talk, Episode 1: Extending the Life of Underground Cables
Women on the Line, Part 1: Featuring Susan Blaser of Metropolitan Community College
Spotlight on Substation Work with Parker Worth
Modernizing Century-Old Infrastructure in Pennsylvania
Celebrating the 2022 International Lineman’s Rodeo Week
Part 3 of Veterans in the Line Trade: Jonathan Harmon of Power for America
Part 2 of Veterans in the Line Trade: Southeast Lineman Training Center
Part 1 of Veterans in the Line Trade: Duke Energy
Training Future Lineworkers in California
Mississippi Lineman Reflects on Life in the Line Trade
Improving Hurtman Rescue Training for Lineworkers
Tales of an Indiana Lineman and His Journey in the Line Trade
Monitoring and Mitigating Unexplained Flashovers on HVDC Lines
Looking Back on Hurricane Maria: Bladimir Rodriguez Shares His Experiences in Puerto Rico
Safety in the Line Trade: Lineman Lee Shelby Shares His Story of Triumph over Tragedy
The Return to The Rodeo & Our Interview with Competitor Ted Gyhra
Voices From The International Lineman’s Rodeo
Diversity in the Line Trade
Women in Line Work
Barehand Work in the Tropics
Storm Stories: Historic Ice Storm Brings Waves of Destruction
Storm Stories: Restoring Power and Replacing Transformers
Storm Stories: Lights Out in Oregon
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