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Line Life Podcast — 168 episodes

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ICYMI: Cracking the Code Beneath Our Feet: How MUDDI Maps the Underground

2

From Working on the Line to Supporting Crews in the Field: Featuring Duke Energy's Miles Bell

3

ICYMI: How Appalachian Power Safely Scaled Mutual Aid After Hurricane Helene

4

Training in Texas: Featuring Josh Hanawalt of Pedernales Electric Cooperative

5

ICYMI: Hurricane Helene: Coming Together to Rebuild

6

Climbing to the Top: Featuring Apprentice Benjamin Kent of Pedernales Electric Cooperative

7

ICYMI: Hurricanes Helene and Milton: One Year Later

8

America's Favorite Lineman: Behind the Scenes with Austin Carr from Lakeland Electric

9

ICYMI: Safeguarding Human Flight Amid Drone Expansion

10

Live from Chicago: Spotlight on Technology at the 2026 IEEE PES T&D

11

ICYMI: Powering Reliability: Inside the 2026 IEEE PES T&D Show

12

Ramping Up Resiliency in Houston: Featuring Nathan Brownell of CenterPoint Energy

13

ICYMI: Record-Breaking Rodeo: A Week of Safety, Innovation and Competition

14

Heroes on the Line: Celebrating the 2026 National Lineman Appreciation Day

15

ICYMI: International Lineman's Rodeo Rewind

16

The Legend Lives On: The Story of Slim the Lineman

17

ICYMI: The Line That Brings Light: Connecting 17 First Nations to the Ontario Grid

18

From the U.S. Army National Guard to the Line Trade: Featuring Student Shawn Becker of Ozarks Technical Community College

19

ICYMI: Ramping Up Resiliency and Reliability in Illinois

20

Following in His Grandpa's Footsteps in the Line Trade: Student Zane Stephenson of MCC-KC

21

ICYMI: Eversource's Digital Leap: Leveraging Multimodal Learning Tools to Train the Next-Gen Lineworker

22

Lineman Hall of Famers, Part 4: Susan Blaser Shares Her Story from the Field to the Training Yard

23

ICYMI: Pathways to Power: Pre-Apprentice Training Programs Light the Way for Future Lineworkers

24

Lineman Hall of Famers, Part 3: Featuring Bill Bosch of Northwest Lineman College

25

T&D World Line Life Podcast Chat | Smarter, Safer, Stronger: How Smart Technologies Are Empowering Power Line Crews

26

ICYMI: The Grid's Early Warning System

27

Training on the Line: Featuring Lineman Hall of Famer Brandon Wylie from Quanta Services

28

ICYMI: Extreme Storms

29

Honoring the History of Line Work: Featuring Robert Padgett of the International Lineman's Museum

30

Part 3: Keeping Lineworkers Safe and Healthy in the Field and Beyond

31

Part 2: Safeguarding the Mental Health of the Line Trade: Featuring Jennifer Lavin of Union Care Solutions

32

Part 1: ICYMI: Prioritizing the Mental Health of First Responders

33

Hurricane Helene Heroes, Part 2: Going Back to Old-School Line Work

34

ICYMI: Life After the Line

35

Hurricane Helene Heroes, Part 1: Featuring Miles Bell, Jordan Henderson and Heath Burrell of Duke Energy

36

ICYMI: Fast Forward to the Future of the Line Trade, Part 2

37

Live from the 2025 International Lineman's Rodeo Grounds

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ICYMI: Fast Forward to the Future of the Line Trade, Part 1

39

Celebrating the 2025 International Lineman's Rodeo Week

40

ICYMI: Lineman's Rodeos: A Tradition Unlike Any Other

41

Blazing the Way for Women in the Line Trade: Featuring Foreman Shannon Skinner of NV Energy

42

ICYMI: ROWs and Corridors: Nature's Treasured Pathways from the 2025 Vegetation Management Supplement

43

Live from the 2025 Trees & Utilities: Featuring Dennis Fallon, Executive Director of the Utility Arborist Association

44

ICYMI: Monitoring Pollinators in ROWs by Drone from the 2025 Vegetation Management Supplement

45

Powering Navajo Nation: Featuring Benjamin Charley, Journeyman Lineworker for the NTUA

46

T&D Talk, Part 3: Sharing Strategies to Improve Storm Response and Grid Resilience for Field Crews

47

Embracing Trends, Technologies and Best Practices in Utility Vegetation Management: Featuring Dr. Anand Persad

48

Paying it Forward in the Line Trade: Featuring Michael Stremel, a Retired Midwest Energy Journeyman Lineworker

49

ICYMI: Protecting and Conserving Wildlife in Utility Vegetation Management

50

Supporting Lineworkers on the Line: Featuring Duke Energy Line Wife Kara Pollei

51

ICYMI: Hawaiian Electric Sets Three-Year Action Plan

52

Managing Lineworkers in the U.S. Military: Featuring Chief Kevin Fischer of the U.S. Army's 249th Engineer Battalion

53

ICYMI: A Strategic Approach to Wildfire Risk Mitigation

54

Powering the U.S. Military: Featuring SSG Christopher Garrett of the 249th Engineer Battalion

55

ICYMI: Wildfire Special Report: PGE Takes Holistic Approach to Mitigation

56

T&D Talk, Part 2: Novel Innovations in T&D to Ensure a Reliable Electric Grid

57

Living the Line Life from California to Missouri: Featuring Alman Kerste of Evergy

58

ICYMI: ComEd Powers the Future with a Focus on Community

59

Leading Line Crews in Texas: Featuring David Hernandez of Pedernales Electric Cooperative

60

ICYMI: Entergy Shares Strategies for Storm Response

61

Faces of the Future: Featuring Vincent Napolitano of Ameren Illinois

62

ICYMI: Investigating Power Line RFI

63

The Power of Podcasting: Featuring Ryan Lucas, Host of the Powerline Podcast

64

ICYMI: Three Focus Areas to Build a Safer Network

65

Lineworker Focus: Salt River Project's Arthur William Muñoz Lights Up Navajo Nation

66

Special Episode: Alan Drew on Powering Progress in the Line Trade

67

ICYMI: Mysterious Transformer Trips: Solving Three Mysteries

68

Training LUMA's Lineworkers in Aerial Rescue and Emergency Response: Featuring José Luis Campos Figueroa

69

ICYMI: Dominion Powers Through Tough Terrain

70

T&D Talk, Part 1: Empowering DEMCO: The Role of Southwire’s Data Analytics in Grid Management

71

Working as a Troubleman in the Pacific Northwest: Featuring Jon Backman of Puget Sound Energy

72

ICYMI: NYPA Harnesses the Power of AI for Inspections

73

Working Underground in Chicago: Featuring Apprentice Luis Gutierrez of ComEd

74

The Rise of Tech in UVM: Exploring the Impact of AI, VR and AR in the Utility Industry

75

Lineworker Focus: Journeyman Brian Lozano of Midwest Energy

76

ICYMI: Training on the Line: Highlighting Brittany Grammer of Northeast Community College

77

Faces of the Future, Part 7: Featuring Bryce Zahn of Capital Electric Line Builders

78

ICYMI: Lineman's Rodeo Week Connects the Competitors

79

Faces of the Future, Part 6: Featuring Lexie Bryant, OPPD Apprentice Lineworker

80

ICYMI: 2024 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup Featuring Musical Excerpts From Blane Howard

81

Spotlight on LUMA Energy's Apprenticeship Program: Training Tomorrow's Future Field Workforce in Puerto Rico

82

Giving Back Sharing Stories of How the Line Trade and Its Partners Offered Hope and Support to Communities Nationwide

83

Diving into Drone Research for the Utility Industry, Part 2: Featuring Peter Fuhr of ORNL

84

ICYMI: 2024 Lineworker Supplement: Problem Solvers, Part 2

85

Discovering the Power of Drones in the Utility Industry, Part 1, Featuring Peter Fuhr of ORNL

86

ICYMI: 2024 Lineworker Supplement: Problem Solvers, Part 1

87

International Lineman's Rodeo Week, Part 3: Celebrating Trade Night and the Rodeo

88

ICYMI: 2024 Lineworker Supplement: Lineworkers to Leaders

89

2024 International Lineman's Rodeo Week, Part 2: Lineman's Expo

90

ICYMI: Lighting the Way for the Line Trade, Part 2

91

2024 International Lineman's Rodeo Week, Part 1: Spotlight on the Safety and Training Conference

92

ICYMI: Lighting the Way for the Line Trade, Part 1

93

Hurricane Helene: Voices from the Field

94

Special Episode: Celebrating 25 Years of Trees & Utilities in Texas

95

Preserving the History of the Line Trade: Featuring Andy Price of the International Lineman's Museum

96

ICYMI: Cheers to 40 Years: Celebrating the International Lineman's Rodeo

97

Supporting the Families of Fallen Lineworkers: Featuring Chad Dubea

98

ICYMI: A More Bird-Friendly Sky

99

Launching a Business in the Line Trade: Featuring Chad Dubea

100

ICYMI: Crowdsourcing Underground Monitoring

101

Faces of the Future, Part 5: Featuring Kendra Secerin of Hydro One

102

ICYMI: Taking the Next Step in Your Utility Career

103

Faces of the Future, Part 4: Featuring Melissa Dawe of Connect Atlantic Utility Services

104

ICYMI: Winds of Change for St. Lucia's Electric Grid

105

Faces of the Future, Part 3: Featuring Josh Hohenberg of Evergy

106

ICYMI: A Slice of Life in the Florida Keys

107

Faces of the Future, Part 2: Featuring Theron Tucker of Midwest Energy

108

ICYMI: Cutting Wildfire Risk

109

Faces of the Future, Part 1: Zackery Gough of Pedernales Electric Cooperative

110

ICYMI: LUMA Embarks on Island-Wide Work Plan

111

Problem Solvers, Part 2: Bruce Thompson's Journey from California Line Foreman to Inventor

112

ICYMI: Line Monitoring, New York Style

113

Problem Solvers: Tim Barat's Transition from Australian Lineworker to Inventor and CEO

114

ICYMI: Reflecting on a Tragic Night and Resilient Recovery

115

On the Job in California: Featuring Journeyman Lineworker Jason Mendoza of SDG&E

116

ICYMI: Inventing Tools to Solve Field Challenges

117

Working on the Line in Illinois: Featuring Milton Draper from Ameren Illinois

118

ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Rodeo Flashback

119

Living the Line Life in Colorado: Featuring Apprentice Kris Onda of CORE Electric Cooperative

120

ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Powering Puerto Rico

121

Lineworker and Training Spotlight: MCC's Susan Blaser and Hydro One's Corry Ruch

122

ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Training Women on the Line

123

Lineworker Focus: Nick Cummins of IB Abel, Inc.

124

ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Mutual Aid Without a Storm

125

Part 2: LUMA's Island-Wide Work Plan in Puerto Rico

126

ICYMI: Make the Most of Mutual Assistance

127

Part 1: LUMA's Power Grid Transformation in Puerto Rico

128

ICYMI: 2023 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup

129

Training Lineworkers in the Military: Featuring SSG Dalton Kruse

130

ICYMI: Line Trade Unites At 2023 Rodeo Week

131

Rustin Owen’s Journey from the U.S. Army to the Line Trade and Beyond

132

Supporting Fathers in the Line Trade: Featuring David Mendonca of the Show Up Dad Foundation

133

2023 Lineman’s Rodeo Week, Part 2: Line Families and Climbin4kids

134

2023 Lineman’s Rodeo Week, Part 1: Competitors and Supporters

135

T&D Talk, Episode 5: Undergrounding High-Voltage Transmission Lines

136

New Line Life Podcast: Celebrating a Lineman’s Rodeo Championship Team

137

T&D Talk, Episode 4: Maximizing FR Protection for Your Field Workforce

138

T&D Talk, Episode 3: Fiber Through the Grid: Addressing the Challenges of the Grid Today

139

Lighting Up Navajo Nation

140

Protecting Birds with Drone-Installed Flight Diverters

141

T&D Talk, Episode 2: Exploring Digital Grid Resiliency Assessments

142

Women on the Line, Part 4: Featuring Randi Blaser of Ameren Illinois

143

Women on the Line, Part 3: Featuring Joanne Ward

144

Women on the Line, Part 2: Featuring Alice Lockridge

145

T&D Talk, Episode 1: Extending the Life of Underground Cables

146

Women on the Line, Part 1: Featuring Susan Blaser of Metropolitan Community College

147

Spotlight on Substation Work with Parker Worth

148

Modernizing Century-Old Infrastructure in Pennsylvania

149

Celebrating the 2022 International Lineman’s Rodeo Week

150

Part 3 of Veterans in the Line Trade: Jonathan Harmon of Power for America

151

Part 2 of Veterans in the Line Trade: Southeast Lineman Training Center

152

Part 1 of Veterans in the Line Trade: Duke Energy

153

Training Future Lineworkers in California

154

Mississippi Lineman Reflects on Life in the Line Trade

155

Improving Hurtman Rescue Training for Lineworkers

156

Tales of an Indiana Lineman and His Journey in the Line Trade

157

Monitoring and Mitigating Unexplained Flashovers on HVDC Lines

158

Looking Back on Hurricane Maria: Bladimir Rodriguez Shares His Experiences in Puerto Rico

159

Safety in the Line Trade: Lineman Lee Shelby Shares His Story of Triumph over Tragedy

160

The Return to The Rodeo & Our Interview with Competitor Ted Gyhra

161

Voices From The International Lineman’s Rodeo

162

Diversity in the Line Trade

163

Women in Line Work

164

Barehand Work in the Tropics

165

Storm Stories: Historic Ice Storm Brings Waves of Destruction

166

Storm Stories: Restoring Power and Replacing Transformers

167

Storm Stories: Lights Out in Oregon

168

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