From the Ground Up Podcast
1) Episode 1.1 Pallets of Fear
A look into one of reclaiming and upcycling's most divisive topics, Pallets of fear provides background and expert insight into what makes these tools of the shipping trade so appealing to many, and s...Show More
2) CDs! Nuts!
The story of how two industries, a bunch of scientists, the leading electronics companies of the 80, and even Billy Joel worked together to change the future of audio recording... and possibly the ent...Show More
3) Episode 4.1: A 2 By Any Other 4
Ever wonder why they call it a 2x4 when it's actually 1 1/2 x 3 1/2? Why the edges are all rounded over? Why it exists in the first place? Delve into the history of the world's most famous block of wo...Show More
4) Episode 3.3: You Down With FRP? (Yeah, You Know Me)
Every now and then an invention comes along that is made of inventions. A merging of technologies that pushes the worlds of design and manufacturing to their limits, and changes them irreversibly. F...Show More
5) Episode 3.2: Sticking with Us, the Accidental History of Superglue
Whether it's sitting in the back of your junk drawer, being used to lift a 14,000 lb car into the air, or holding a wound closed on the battlefield, CA Glue, also known as Superglue, is certainly one ...Show More
6) Episode 3.1: WOBO: The House That Beer Built
A beer company CEO walking on a beach comes up with a plan that could change the world. Music provided by: Lee Rosevere FTGU is a (severely overworked) one-man operation. Please consider going to P...Show More
7) 2.7 Mysterious House of Mystery (Halloween Special)
A family, ruined by disease. A widow, haunted by vengeful spirits. A house, built to trick and trap the dead. Secret rooms, trap doors, stairs to nowhere, and deadly pitfalls. The Winchester Mystery H...Show More
8) Episode 2.6: History of the Ladder (with a special cameo from Eric of Hand Tool Rescue
From ancient cave dwellers to modern firefighting, the history of the ladder is the history of humanity striving to rise to new heights, to reach beyond our limitations, and to come back from the jour...Show More
9) Episode 2.5: People Who Flea
How many Napoleons does it take to accidentally invent the Flea Market? Music: Lee Rosevere - Puzzle Pieces Couperin - Pieces en Concert - Prelude, La Tromba, Air de Diable Lee Rosevere - Under Su...Show More
10) Episode 2.4: Layers of Innovation Pt 2: Lignin the Future
Invisible wood? Bullet proof wood? 1200 foot-tall, fire-resistant skyscrapers made from timber? This episode explores the various superpowers given to wood by scientists and engineers of the modern ag...Show More