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Craftsmanship

The Craftsmanship Initiative

Welcome to our podcast! Craftsmanship is a not-for-profit, multimedia magazine focusing on in-depth profiles of intriguing artisans and innovators across the globe — the movers and makers who are creating a world built to last. To support this project, please consider making a donation — it"s tax-deductible! www.craftsmanship.net/donate

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The New Didgeridoo w/ Andy Graham (Best of "The...

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2025/05/03

On this edition of “The Secrets of Mastery,” a production of Craftsmanship Magazine, we talk with musical inventor Andy Graham, whose long-term fascination with a centuries-old Australian aboriginal wind instrument, the didgeridoo, has yielded several off-the-wall new musical creations. The Electric Stringed Didgeridoo, the Didge-ly Bow, the Fiddleridoo and the “Didge Bass” all are just a few iterations of the ancient instrument that Graham has fashioned over the past 25 years. Fr...

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12:34

Taking Bamboo to New Heights w/Jonas Hauptman (Best...

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2025/05/01

On this edition of “The Secrets of Mastery,” a production of Craftsmanship Magazine, we’re talking about taking bamboo to new heights. Jonas Hauptman, an industrial design professor at Virginia Tech, has been experimenting with ways to use bamboo, a giant grass, to build multi-story housing. Hauptman says bamboo could be key to housing the world’s growing population in a more ecological way. Bamboo culms, or stalks, can be harvested in just 3-5 years, and they grow back in ...

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16:10

'Tear Out Your Lawn,' w/Entomologist Doug Tallamy

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2025/04/22

On this edition of “The Secrets of Mastery,” a production of Craftsmanship Magazine: why is entomologist Doug Tallamy on a national crusade to get private landowners to tear their lawns? As a wildlife ecology professor at the University of Delaware, Dr. Tallamy sees the world from a bug’s point of view. He’s also a co-founder of an organization called Homegrown National Park. The organization is trying to convince Americans to grow native plants — not ornamental, non-natives — in order to inc...

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14:31

Humility, Hustle, and Building a Craft Business, w/...

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2025/04/17

It’s one thing to make, it’s another thing to sell. On this edition of “The Secrets of Mastery,” a production of Craftsmanship Magazine, we talk with Rebecca van Bergen, founder and executive director of NEST, about what craftspeople need to have thriving businesses. NEST helps craft businesses around the world grow by providing training, resources and sales opportunities. The international organization has worked with 2000 artisans and businesses in more than 100 countries, from quilte...

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11:50

Why Letterpress Endures w/ Arion Press' Blake Riley...

Craftsmanship ·

2025/04/14

This week on "The Secrets of Mastery" produced by Craftsmanship Magazine, we’re talking about letterpress printing. For centuries, newspaper and book publishers used this analog method of printing, involving heavy machinery, ink, paper, and thousands of tiny metal typecasts, to reproduce their words for the masses. Though it’s largely been replaced in commercial printing by cheaper, faster methods, there’s a tactile, handmade quality to letterpress that makes the digital word feel...

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14:54

How Glass Artist Annie Morhauser Adapted—and Built...

Craftsmanship ·

2025/04/14

On this edition of "The Secrets of Mastery," we’ll hear one woman’s journey from starving artist to owner of a successful, large-scale glassware company. Annie Morhauser, founder of Annieglass, started her business 40 years ago with little more than debt and determination. Today, her glassware can be found on fine dining tables across the country—as well as in the Smithsonian. “The secret to mastery is adaptability,” Morhauser says. “I don’t care how talented you are, how much money, opportun...

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18:10

Climate-Resilient Gardening, with Cricket Riley (Best...

Craftsmanship ·

2025/03/20

On this episode of The Secrets of Mastery, we walk into the world of drought-resistant gardening at the Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery in Walnut Creek, California. Cricket Riley, former design services director for the garden, gives us a tour of the 3-acre oasis of succulents, cacti, and herbaceous plants that need very little water. Then we sit down for a chat about the unique horticultural design principles of the late Ruth Bancroft, and how her love of succulents turned into an internati...

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5:25

Lessons from Italian Gelato Maker Andrea Soban (Best...

Craftsmanship ·

2025/02/19

On this edition of “The Secrets of Mastery,” a production of Craftsmanship Magazine, we hear from Italian gelato-maker, Andrea Soban, based in the northern city of Valenza, Italy. Soban is a third-generation gelato maker, who continues to win prizes at international competitions for the quality of his coveted dessert. In 2019, Soban published a book titled simply “Making Italian Gelato.” In this short interview, Soban talks about the differences between gelato and ice cream, and about w...

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20:42

The Curious Art—and Origins—of Horsehair Hitching...

Craftsmanship ·

2025/02/05

On this episode of "The Secrets of Mastery," we learn about an unusual folk art of the American West called horsehair hitching. Horsehair hitching involves the knotting of horsehair into complex patterns to make belts, necklaces, decorative walking sticks, and—of course—accessories for horses. Shoni Maulding, who has been practicing the craft for more than 30 years, talks with Craftmanship's Pauline Bartolone about its mysterious origins, how she’s found the patience to master this uniq...

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20:14

"Why Choose Handmade?" with Gary Rogowski (Best of...

Craftsmanship ·

2025/01/09

On this episode of "The Secrets of Mastery," we discuss the value of handmade work with master woodworker and furniture maker Gary Rogowski. The founder of the Northwest Woodworking Studio, Rogowski is also the author of many books about woodworking and creativity in the digital age.In this interview, we discuss whether technology helps or hinders us in the creation of beautiful things. And about how he sees patience as key to mastering anything. Gary has his own podcast, Splinters, whic...

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28:19

The Great Washing Machine Scam

Craftsmanship ·

2024/08/23

As consumer technology improves, basic household appliances, like the washing machine, keep sprouting new, high-tech functions. Not surprisingly, they’re also increasingly difficult to repair. So our journalistic gumshoe ventured to find out: Who put us in this jam? And why?“The Great Washing Machine Scam,” originally appeared in Craftsmanship, a digital magazine about master artisans and innovators, and the architecture of excellence. You'll find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, ...

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15:05

The Cowboy Folklorist

Craftsmanship ·

2024/01/12

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22:55

Chemicals in our Clothes: A Conversation with Alden...

Craftsmanship ·

2023/10/26

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1:22

An Update from Craftsmanship Magazine

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2023/10/17

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12:57

Keeping the Beat: Custom-Made Conducting Batons

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2023/08/04

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19:41

The Cigar Box Guitar Maker

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2023/07/10

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34:07

The Return of the Harmonica

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2023/06/29

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31:32

The Agony and Ecstasy of an Oboe Reed Maker

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2023/06/01

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15:46

The Conductionist

Craftsmanship ·

2023/05/04

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13:15

The Play Gap

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2023/03/30

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