STANDARD H Podcast

Today’s guest has been on my short list for literally years at this point. He’s one of my favorite car journalists living today, and his cool, calm, and collected approach to enthusiasm is really unique in the automotive space. Of course I’m talking about Henry Catchpole. Henry and I have several mutual friends, notably the gentlemen over at The Grey Nato, while we also share a love for cycling an...

Morgan King probably needs no introduction. He’s a double-wristing watch aficionado, affectionately known as a Magical Man of Mystery, a NY native and an LA resident…he’s also one of my favorite people to hang out with, full stop. I’m thrilled Morgan took the time to come on the show, because his energy is simply unmatched.  STANDARD H https://standard-h.com/ @standardh_ @standardh_podcast Morgan...

I first met Michael Pearson at a Bremont event in Los Angeles in 2018. Reacquainted in Chicago last year at WindUp, he now serves as the Global Director of Zodiac Watches, and man he’s crushing it. We start off with some sales and management chatter which weaves in and out of the entire conversation, really, and Mike shares the story of a horrific car accident that he was involved in which certain...

Needless to say my first WindUp was a fruitful trip for this podcast. I feel incredibly fortunate to have met so many wonderful people behind the companies exhibiting that we all love. Wyatt Gilmore is no exception. We had booths adjacent from one another, and though I had no idea our paths would cross, I’m certainly stoked they did. We saw one another again in San Francisco this Spring and I made...

Carter McLean is a drummer I have followed for years online. When he walked past my booth at WindUp last year in NYC I had to introduce myself. We quickly started talking drums and watches and he even walked me over to the Farer booth to introduce me to Paul, a fellow car enthusiast. I was thrilled when Carter agreed to come on the podcast, and here we talk more about all of the above as well as d...

Sharing thoughts, ideas, inspiration, travel, cars, watches, and anything else. This is Pit Stop. STANDARD H https://standard-h.com/ @standardh_ @standardh_podcast This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit standardh.substack.com/subscribe

Within the world of this podcast, most of you will know Gabe Reilly as co-founder of Collective Horology, the community of watch collectors and purveyors of some of the finest collaborative designs with some of the best watch brands of today. Gabe and I officially met last summer in Chicago at WindUp, and since Asher flew home to California before he and I did, I invited Gabe to dinner with some f...

Rob Caplan is just one of those people with a reputation you aspire to have. It’s one of those, “You know Rob Caplan? Yeah! Love Rob!!” kind of things. He’s great. Perhaps the most notable characteristics Rob possesses are his approachability and his sense of humor. He has a way of keeping things light, not making you feel like you’re an idiot all while dropping some serious knowledge. We met in p...

I was actually able to export the audio, so here it is in fact as a podcast episode after all! Pit Stop is a time to take a minute from the action, reflect, share my thoughts, things I’ve been checking out, inspired by, watches, cars, etc. Links: STANDARD H https://standard-h.com/ @standardh_ @standardh_podcast This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

This episode brings us to # 110. I know…where does the time go? I ask myself the same borderline daily. As for today’s guest, Zach Piña, I’ll side step the close circles and just say this: I’m a fan. A big fan. His photography is rad, he loves bikes, watches, and well, apparently we share an appreciation for things like John Mayer-watch-specific Instagram accounts. Zach and I finally met in person...

Today’s guest, Neil Ferrier and I share many mutual friends and acquaintances, and we’ve exchanged several DM’s, yet we’d somehow never met prior to this recording. Early during COVID I reached out to Neil, and though it took 2+ years, I was thrilled we made this happen. We chat about his Industrial Design firm, Discommon, as well as his watch brand, Blok, let alone so much of his insights he has...

Patrick Parrish and I met through Instagram only to find out we had far more in common than we realized. As an art gallery owner, Patrick & I discuss how real estate plays a role in his business, the artists he represents, the items he sells. which not only consists of art, but furniture as well as watches from within his Secret Watch Shop that’s certainly meant to be found. We chat about art...

A time to take a minute from the action, reflect, share my thoughts, things I’ve been checking out, inspired by, watches, cars, etc. www.standard-h.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit standardh.substack.com/subscribe

Linden Lazarus is someone I’d highly characterize as someone who’s more than meets the eye. He’s young, yes, and I really try not to harp on this fact, however, his taste and affinity for watches has been something incredibly gratifying to witness as his business continues to grow. We were introduced by a mutual friend and have become fast friends, and coincidentally we share a love for IWC, and L...

Stephen and I connected through…you guessed it…watches. Frankly, I believe it may have been previous podcast guest Nick Roberts. We talk about his collecting philosophies and approach to buying watches, especially now that he’s no longer working in the specific Watch space exclusively. We chat about how he became interested in story telling, we dive deep into the nuts and bolts of his photography...

This is a new format: a time to take a minute from the action, reflect, share my thoughts & things I’ve been checking out, inspired by, etc. I'll talk watches, some cars, architecture...nothing is off the table not unlike the regular episodes! The difference? It's just me, much shorter, no ads, and you'll get a further glimpse behind all that is STANDARD H! Thanks for listening. ww...

Like many of you, I’m sure, William Massena first came up on my radar from his 2015 episode on HODINKEE’s Talking Watches. Hard to believe that’s already been nearly 8 years ago, and I actually didn’t meet William in person until this past October when he walked by the STANDARD H booth at WindUp in New York City. I politely introduced myself, told him I enjoyed his episode, and then we proceeded t...

Today’s podcast began roughly four years ago in a roundabout way. I got married in May 2019, and today’s guest, Chris Evans, was booked to be our wedding photographer. At the time, neither my wife or I had met him before, we simply chose him based on his portfolio and a few reviews we’d read online. I had no idea what he looked like, but when the day came, he walked in, dark suit, sunglasses, and...

Five years ago, I heard about an event called Luftgekuhlt and for its third annual car show, it was held at the Midcentury design manufacturing facility for a brand called Modernica. If you’re an astute follower of architecture, or perhaps more specifically, the fiberglass Eames chairs, you’re probably familiar with the LA-based company. I’ve been a fan for years, in fact, I lucked out and won a c...

Asher Rapkin and I met through a mutual friend in the watch space. Our good friend Brandon actually sold me my first IWC, and he’s sold Asher an independent or two from none other than Passion Fine Jewelry. Long story short, Asher and I were connected via text and the conversations started flowing. As an IWC fan, I was immediately obsessed with the C.03 from Collective Horology - Asher’s limited e...

This episode welcomes Black Badger aka James Thompson. You’ve perhaps seen one of the rings he makes - notably a ceramic one worn by McLaren F1 driver, Lando Norris, or maybe you’ve seen an Arconaut, his recently-released watch brand hosting a Fordite dial - those photos are certainly making their rounds around the interwebs. James is one of those people I love to talk to. We met in New York last...

If you’re an automotive enthusiast I’m sure you’ve heard of today’s guest Matt Farah. I’m confident in saying his channel The Smoking Tire inspired countless people to make car videos for YouTube, and though he didn’t invent the business model for Car Storage, he’s certainly made a name for himself in the space. It was at his offices within Westside Collector Car Storage where Matt welcomed and ho...

I met today’s guest, Claude Greisler at a dinner party in New York City during WindUp Watch Fair only to realize we shared a few things in common: watches, cars, and an affinity for one former pro free-skier, Jon Olsson. Claude is one of the two men behind the boutique watch brand, Armin Strom, which manufactures only around 250 pieces per year, like their watches, Claude is full of exciting detai...

If you’re active on social media and happened to be a sports fanatic, you may be familiar with today’s guest, Gary Striewski. As the host of SportsCenter on SnapChat, Gary is one of my favorite follows simply based on his antics around the ESPN studios and everything surrounding his day to day, including his documented bromances with his co-hosts. Gary knew he’d host SportsCenter ever since the 6t...

Nic Mulflur and I met mainly due to me being a golf nut. I knew about MacKenzie golf bags, the old school-looking leather bags most similar to a modern day “Sunday Bag” or pencil bag meant for carrying while walking a course. I didn’t know a ton about the history of the company so I did what I often do, and I cold-called the company via email and asked if they’d be interested in being on the podca...