May 8, 2025
This week, I sit down with Center for Metal Arts Executive Director, Patrick Quinn, to talk about his mission in helping preserve the rich steel history in Johnstown, Pa through research and education. As a blacksmith, Pat feels he has a duty to help keep the trade alive. His goal with Center for Metal Arts is to bring...
Apr 17, 2025
This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Woolly Bear Books to dive into what it really takes to own and run an independent bookstore. Mike Ploetz has been passionate about reading since childhood, always keeping books close to his heart. After high school, he began working at the beloved Pittsburgh shop Kards...
Apr 10, 2025
This week, I sit down with Michael Studebaker of Studebaker
Metals. ⚒️
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Eleven years ago, Michael started crafting jewelry in his parents’
basement with little more than a few rusty tools, a dream, and a
lot of ambition.
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His journey began after earning a BFA in Metalsmithing and spending
several years working...
Mar 27, 2025
We made it to the 300TH EPISODE of I'll Call
You Right Back Podcast.
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This milestone episode deserved a guest who truly embodies the
significance of the number, and there’s no one more fitting than
the big dawg Anthony
Badamo of Badamo's
Pizza.
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This week, we’re celebrating 15 years of Badamo's Pizza,
and Anthony...
Mar 13, 2025
This week, I sit down with Brillo Box. Luther Cosmo Ickes has been haunting the halls of the legendary Brillo Box for 20 years. Starting off as a door man back in 2005, he has turned this place into one of the best and most unique venues the City of Pittsburgh has to offer. Lou stopped by the studio and we had one my...