Blue Blue Collar Podcast

Paul Ward learned to fix things by breaking his dad's basement windows with a baseball. Decades later, he's turned being handy into a whole life: businesses, a shore house, and a beautiful 150-year-old home he rebuilt himself. In Episode 8, Paul, my dad, and I discuss Paul's years in hospitality down the Jersey shore (where he met his wife), working alongside her at her salon, and how...

Bob Mohr started swinging hammers with my dad in his 20s. He's in his 50s now, and somehow shit just keeps getting funnier. In Episode 7, Bob, my dad, and I get into three decades on the job: the legendary pranks, ER visits, and hilarious customer interactions. Work in the trades? Drop your best prank, craziest customer, or nastiest injury story in the comments! Follow us: IG: https://www.inst...

Brian and Mike have been swinging tools side by side for 30 years. Mike calls Brain his brother from anotha motha! This one's the conversation you'd overhear at the end of a long job. Hard-earned advice for new electricians, how the trade has shifted across the decades, the daily frustrations nobody warns you about, and the tools that actually changed the work. Two friends, one trade, thre...

Filmed at the exact spot it all happened, a simple pickup football game spirals into chaos: glass slices a kid’s foot open, the rush to get help leads to a violent car crash, and in the aftermath, a 16-year-old Mike spends hours believing his friend is dead after mishearing “released” as “deceased.” A story about how fast things can go wrong, and how, somehow, they didn’t.

Mike answers questions in this wild and honest career Q&A. From unforgettable customers to job-site chaos and hard truths about home electrical work, this episode is full of stories you can't make up. Electricity isn’t a hobby, and Mike explains why.

Dad calls Larry his "best friend he never hangs out with." Friends and colleagues for over 40 years, these two can joke around for hours. We get into legendary stories from the 1970s NYC music scene, unforgettable job-site pranks, ridiculous customers, and Larry's lifelong love of music.

What truly makes someone blue collar?  Collin and Mike discuss why Carhartt should be earned, the satisfaction of tangible work, and the pride in doing it right.  Mike gets into the weeds on a Tesla-charger job that exposed unsafe, unlicensed work, why some white collar folks happily switch to the trades, and how experience builds instinct.  A wide-ranging and fun Saturday afternoon chat

The origin story of Blue Blue Collar — me and my dad, Mike, a 72-year-old North Jersey electrician, talking job-site stories, off-color jokes, and hard-earned wisdom from decades in the trades. We’re winging it. No script, no rules. Just a father and son breaking the seal on Blue Blue Collar. Why the name? It’s a mash-up of “blue collar” (working-class) and “blue humor” (a little inappropriate, al...