Ian Darwin, Ellie Baxter, Dave Knee

Culture Craft

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CultureCraft is a storytelling podcast about the creators, innovators, and visionaries who shaped our world. From inventors and engineers to artists and entrepreneurs, each episode explores how a creator’s cultural context shaped their work- and how their work, in turn, shaped the world.

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Ian Darwin, Ellie Baxter, Dave Knee

Episodes

Frederic Tudor- The Ice King 08.07.2026 1:01:46

Dave takes us through the daring and ludicrous life of terrible capitalist, Frederic Tudor. This is a guy who had bankrupted multiple businesses by age 17 and thought it was a great idea to load a boat full of ice in Boston and try to sell it in Cuba, in 1807. We'll see if he was right or not. Also we discuss the shared trauma of Vanilla Ice's 1991 masterpiece, Cool as Ice. It's a fun...

Walter Reuther VS. The Big 3 01.07.2026 1:22:56

This week we dive into the incredible story of Union Leader, Walter Reuther and his battle against the titans of the automotive industry: GM, Chrysler, and the Ford Motor Company. We talk nationwide strikes, harrowing clashes with police, old rich bastards, and Ellie joins the manosphere. It's a good time.

Capability Brown- Genius Visionary or Epic Fraudster? 20.06.2026 1:00:53

Capability Brown was referred to as the “Shakespeare of English Landscape Gardening”, which we find hilarious. Learn about the life and work of the man who literally reshaped the English countryside. Was he a genius? Was it all an incredible ploy to get paid for doing the bare minimum? Does being called the Shakespeare of Landscape Gardening make any sense to anyone? Let’s find out together!