21Grams Speaks

Garit and I discuss tools to stay sober. And maker camp.

Tara and I talk mental health, and leftist politics.

I ask Michelle questions on how I could be a better friend to the LGBTQ Community.

Everything Maker Camp

Mike and I talk about the art of not freaking out. Mike makes a few fun predictions about the state of politics.

In this episode I catch up with my former youth pastor. Carl and I talk about where we are today in our lives in contrast to when last saw each other. We discuss ways we combat anxiety. and we talk about how I was the "dirty kid".

In this episode Shiela and I talk about talking custom orders, our art history, and drug abuse.

Cole and I talk about sobriety, mental health and what it was like for Cole to be adopted.

In this episode Brian and I discuss the very heavy topic cancer.

In this episode Wyatt talk about the balance of life and running a business. How and why we charge what we do for our products. and what we would do different in building our business.

This is what we talk about during the break.

Antti and I chat and have a silly goose time.

This is what we talk about during the break.

Adam and I catch up. We have a silly goose time. 

A little behind the curtain look at the conversation Leanne, Nick and I have during the ad break.

Our first couple on the Wake N' Make podcast! Leanne and Nick are a huge influence on me personally as well as the whole leather community. Nick and Leanne discuss trying their hat in the hat market. Pun intended. We discuss how the new generation is eager to share their knowledge compared to generations in the past, and how that relates to growing up with the internet. Leanne and Nick talk about...

We talk about our love of talking leather, and how others don't understand what we are talking about when we talk about leather.

We catch up with my friend and yours, Steve Johnson. We talk about how things have changed since Steve started, to where we are today. Steve and I discuss what it's like talking leather, with people that don't live that leather nerd life style. We talk about how we hold ourselves to a high standers, that our client base will never know. Steve tells us about our plans the beginning of his van life...

I have to do a little head tuck. We talk about how important it is to appeal to the hobby side of our crafts. 

Grant explains how he started by making Pinterest projects for his wife, to taking large orders for dinning room tables. We discuss how Grant changed his craft with the seasons. Wood in the winter, and leather in the summer. Grant just finished school, works a full time job, is a husband and father and still makes time to work on his crafts. We discuss how we use our crafts and a release for menta...

In this bonus show, we let the recording run while we are at commercial break. Sometimes the best part of the conversation is during the break. We hope you like the unedited chat Seth and I have, and get to take a glimpse behind the curtain. 

In this episode we have the pleasure of having Seth Robinson from Three Sons Leather Co as the guest co host. Seth and I discuss this ability to be a full time firefighter and run a leather goods business. Seth gives out a few photography secrets, and we discuss the changing tides of Instagram. Seth is someone I consider a personal friend, and it shows in our conversation.

Dave Smith is a hobbyist leather crafter with ambitions of turning this passion into a full time gig. Dave maps out his plan for the next five years and how he plans to meet these goals. We talk about how we juggle life and make time for our passions. Dave and I laugh about our journey and talk about where we are going next.

Jamie is one of the most talented bag makers there is. Jamie and I discuss how things are changing with how we should communicate with our clients. Jamie teaches us how she using a measuring technique that helps people feel more comfortable with their body. We discuss when its its a good time to share our views on world issues and when its better to keep our options to ourself. The conversation ge...

This is a very heavy episode, Dre and I dive deep into out mental health and how making has helped un in our journey. We discuss how the pandemic was a blessing and a curse. We talk about the importance of setting boundary's in our peer groups.