KJZZ's The Analogs

Host Sam Dingman tries his hand at making something of his own.

It takes an extraordinary amount of effort to relocate and refurbish a two-thousand pound antique letterpress, let alone publish on one. For Dan Mayer, it’s all part of the story.

After five decades of swinging a hammer at an anvil, blacksmith Richard Connolly says he’s just getting started.

Before Raul Ramirez was a woodworker, he had a very different job. It’s hard for him to talk about.

Duane Roen is a self-described “pathological collector” — of things, places and the memories they hold.

Sam’s mom said something to him when he was very young that he’s never forgotten. This series is an attempt to figure out what she meant.

Watching Angie Dell work a letterpress is like watching someone ride a bike. That makes sense for Angie, who says writing should engage all of our senses.

For Ryan Elewaut, guitars are more than musical instruments. They’re time machines.

Way up in the hills of Prescott, a small cadre of diehards is keeping analog type alive. In a culture that worships efficiency, Sky Shipley is a proud member of the resistance.

Tamara Rowland never thought she’d end up making pens. But like a few other things in her life, the truth was inside her all along.

Duane Jensen’s life changed when he found out he could fix typewriters. But are they fixing him, too?

Sam Dingman is fascinated by people who make things by hand. Not just what they make, but why. What can this work tell us about the people who do it? The Analogs is a collection of character profiles of artists that tries to answer those questions.