Make Trades Great Again

Whether you're a seasoned professional, a newcomer, or simply interested in the trades, the "Make Trades Great Again" podcast offers something for everyone. Our goal is to promote the value of skilled trades, provide essential resources, and build a strong community of passionate individuals.

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Podcasting since 2020 • 398 episodes

Make Trades Great Again

Latest Episodes

Give It The Old College Try

This episode explores the diverse paths young people take after high school, including college, trades, and entrepreneurship. We discuss the importance of financial literacy, the value of hard work, and how social media is changing perceptions ...

September 20, 2026 • Season 11 • Episode 398 • 49:16

Andy's Odd Job

In this episode, Andy and Eric explore the fascinating history and ongoing renovation of a 110-year-old bank building in Missoula. They discuss the building's unique architecture, outdated plumbing systems, and innovative solutions for modern u...

September 13, 2026 • Season 11 • Episode 397 • 24:53

Milwaukee's New Lighting - PIPELINE

Milwaukee is expanding the lighting category again in 2026. A couple notable new lights shown this year at PIPELINE are the usb-c rechargeable clip light and flat flashlight. Hayley Stamerra, product manager at Milwaukee Tool talks all things l...

September 06, 2026 • Season 11 • Episode 396 • 27:42

Packout at Pipeline with Nick Trawicki

Our annual trip to Milwaukee PIPELINE is always great fun. This year we talked all things Packout with product manager Nick Trawicki. Packout was first released in June of 2017. Since its launch, Packout has expanded to literally hu...

August 30, 2026 • Season 11 • Episode 395 • 27:19

Feast or Famine?

There are pockets of the US that are struggling, other areas that are as busy as ever. What gives? We want your feedback! Text, email, comment, DM!

August 25, 2026 • Season 11 • Episode 394 • 30:07

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Fan Mail

hey guys, it’s Ryan Richard from Vermont. I just listened to the most recent podcast and towards the end talking about the episode of CO monitors. I had reached out to Andy via Instagram and told him about my story. I have the sensorcon the industrial one and I had got called to do a completely different service not even on the boiler in the house . I had never heard my CO monitor go off and then also I heard beeping. I’m like what the hell is that and I look down and it’s just shooting up in ppm. It’s going pretty high and i immediately went to the boiler room turned off the boiler and then I look to the flue and it is blown right out of the chimney. the homeowners after we got outside, opened some windows and they mentioned the last two weeks that she had been feeling sick. It saved their life ! so I know I feel good that I was there and had this low level co monitor . I think these things are a must . I think everyone should have it ,like I was telling Andy when I first got it in the shop I work at everybody was kind of like what are you doing? Kinda laughing about it. the dangers of just even low level CO overtime! so yeah I just wanted to send this out to you guys this way too. I think I’ll do a video or something on low level CO because most homeowners don’t know ! we have the first alert, the combo smoke detector with the carbon monoxide detector, which is on the ceiling, which that makes no sense and how the UL listed it doesn’t go off until 70 -75 ppm after a few hours. that’s a lot so if you’re sitting at 50-60 ppm that’s never gonna r

B URL Ington, Vermont