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Appetite for Construction
Mechanical Hub Media's John Mesenbrink and Tim Ward turn up the volume as hosts of this weekly Appetite for Construction podcast. The chat fest digs deep into the building trades industry, and features interviews with industry professionals and a variety of irrelevant, fun stuff that we hope you will enjoy. Trust us, we are just two regular guys with lots of thoughts, ideas and opinions. #construction #trades #tradetalk #plumbing #mechanicalsystems #buildingtrades #hvac #heatingandcooling
Episodes
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Building A Community Though Culture and Immersive Learning
Send us Fan Mail The guys welcome in Michael Evans, Training and Development for Milwaukee Tool. Michael has consistently delivered exceptional results with…
Appetite for ConstructionUpstream Prevention: Creating Hope and Value
Send us Fan Mail Did you know that September is suicide prevention month? Did you also know that electricians and linemen, for example, are reported to be five…
Appetite for ConstructionThe Collaborator
Send us Fan Mail From owning Oak Creek Plumbing Kitchen & Bath, Oak Creek, Wis., to president of PHCC president to playing the drums in his spare time, Dan…
Appetite for ConstructionThe Warrior Mentality
Send us Fan Mail This week on the Appetite for Construction podcast, Tim and John talk with Jason Noel, Director of Advisement at CEO Warrior. Jason is a…
Appetite for ConstructionDrain Cleaning, Generally Speaking
Send us Fan Mail This week, Tim and John talk with Ethan and Korey Silverman, cousins who work for General Pipe Cleaners. Ethan, director of sales for General…
Appetite for ConstructionMilwaukee Tool: Investing in the Future of the Trades
Send us Fan Mail Recorded from Milwaukee's Pipeline event, the guys talk with Alec Dietzel, group product manager in the plumbing category, and Matt Schneider…
Appetite for ConstructionBe Connectable
Send us Fan Mail John and Tim catch up with this year's PHCC CONNECT keynote Ryan Jenkins to talk about generational connections. Ryan is a Wall Street Journal…
Appetite for ConstructionBackflow Prevention Day with Jake Newman
Send us Fan Mail Jake Newman, marketing manager for Fluid Solutions for Watts Water Technologies stops by the Appetite for Construction studios to talk about…
Appetite for ConstructionThe Water Tour
Send us Fan Mail The guys welcome in Marlena Pahlman, Uponor Marketing Project Manager, and the brains behind the "Uponor Leading with Water Tour," a mobile…
Appetite for ConstructionThe Tool Drive
Send us Fan Mail The guys welcome back Matt Sonnhalter, owner of Sonnhalter, a communications firm marketing to the professional tradesman in construction…
Appetite for ConstructionMaking Her Mark with Alayna Chavez
Send us Fan Mail Alayna Chavez (@alayna.joyy on the Gram) joins the fellas as she talks about her journey from drug addiction and domestic abuse survivor to…
Appetite for ConstructionTalking Hydronics with Steve 'Wheels' Wieland
Send us Fan Mail Returning guest Steve "Wheels" Wieland joins the fellas but this time with a new title—Director of National Accounts for Ariston USA Heating…
Appetite for ConstructionJeff Keller: The Hottest Contractor in America
Send us Fan Mail Summers in Texas are hot and friend Jeff Keller, owner of Bulldog Contractors, Jefferson, Texas, joins the podcast to talk dealing with the…
Appetite for ConstructionSafe, Easy Access to Clean Water
Send us Fan Mail "Every living human should have safe, easy access to clean water ..." says Gaby Davis, Chief Administrative Officer for The IAPMO Group…
Appetite for ConstructionChurning out the Good Stuff with Coach C
Send us Fan Mail Good friend Alan Carson, Coach C, joins the guys as he talks plumbing ambassadorship, social media mentoring, helping out others and the…
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Health, Family and Community with Nexstar's Julian Scadden
Send us Fan Mail Nexstar CEO, Julian Scadden, returns to the show to talk about his core tenets — health, family and community, as well as building an…
Appetite for ConstructionSeed Planting for the Trades
Send us Fan Mail This week the guys travel to Bishopville, Md., to talk with Lauren and Josh Martin, owners of Seaside Plumbing about being active in the…
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Listen to Your Customers
Send us Fan Mail This week the guys talk with Joe Choflet, vice president, sales and marketing, NIBCO. Joe talks about going to market in today's economy…
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Mental Health & the Construction Industry
Send us Fan Mail May is mental health month and Tim and John welcome in Lisa Murphy, HR manager for MTech Mechanical, a 600-employee, Colorado mechanical…
Appetite for ConstructionICC & the American Tradesman
Send us Fan Mail This week, John and Tim welcome Matt Sigler, Executive Director of Plumbing, Mechanical, and Fuel Gas at the International Code Council (ICC)…
Appetite for ConstructionPlumb to Life Part II Featuring Larry Jones
Send us Fan Mail The American Plumber Stories return to Soledad State Prison (Season 5, Episode 6), this time with Larry Jones of Universal Plumbing, Augusta…
Appetite for ConstructionThe Fuel Guy
Send us Fan Mail This week Tim & John talk with Robert O'Brien, director of education for the National Oilheat Research Alliance or NORA. Robert is also…
Appetite for ConstructionThis Is Not Your Grandfather's Heat Pump
Send us Fan Mail David Rames, senior product manager for Midea, stops by the Appetite for Construction podcast to talk about developing the best HVAC system in…
Appetite for ConstructionPaving a Path to the Trades
Send us Fan Mail This week the guys talk with Elizabeth Silva and Betsy Conway. Through a Lowe’s Foundation Gable Grant recipient, The Master’s Apprentice…
Appetite for ConstructionUnsung Hero
Send us Fan Mail Meet Bridget Cramer, director of marketing for Lindus Construction, Baldwin, Wis. She joins the guys to talk all things marketing from a…
Appetite for ConstructionInside the World of Oatey with Katherine Lehtinen
Send us Fan Mail On this week's Appetite for Construction podcast, John and Tim welcome in Katherine Lehtinen, senior vice president of marketing for Oatey, as…
Appetite for ConstructionAmerican Plumber Stories: Jorge Arias
Send us Fan Mail As the vocational plumbing instructor at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) Soledad State Prison in California, Jorge Arias is…
Appetite for ConstructionBlazing Trails with Angie Snow
Send us Fan Mail Most importantly as a mother of four, Angie Snow joins the show to discuss her career—from juggling home life to co-owning a HVAC company to…
Appetite for ConstructionMary-Anne Bowcott: From Plumbing to Personal Growth
Send us Fan Mail If you haven't checked out Season 5, Episode 5, Rock Bottom, of the American Plumber Stories, you need to. The guys catch up with Mary-Anne…
Appetite for ConstructionWear Blue for World Plumbing Day
Send us Fan Mail Celebrate World Plumbing Day March 11 by wearing blue. Did you know that approximately two million Americans still don't have access to clean…
Appetite for ConstructionDefying the 3 Tenets of Plumbing with Saniflo
Send us Fan Mail Poop goes downhill, payday is on Friday and don't bite your fingernails. This week the guys catch up with Chris Peterson, Director of Sales…
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The 2025 AHR Podcasts: Frank Windsor, Rinnai & Seth Hiler, Viega
Send us Fan Mail The last of the AHR Podcast Pavilion sessions, the guys talk with Frank Windsor, president of Rinnai North America, as he talks about the…
Appetite for ConstructionFriday Shorty: Dan Foley & the Carlson/Holohan Award for Industry Excellence
Send us Fan Mail Good friend Dan Foley, Foley Mechanical, Lorton, Va., was the recipient of the 2025 Holohan/Carlson Industry Award of Excellence during the…
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2025 AHR Podcasts: Taco's Johnny and Ben White, Jason Norman, Milwaukee Tool's Alec Dietzel
Send us Fan Mail AHR has come and gone but you can catch up with the Appetite for Construction podcast from the show. On this episode, the guys talk with John…
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Leak Detection
Send us Fan Mail Water damage from hidden leaks poses significant risks to commercial property profitability, safety, and operational efficiency. Water damage…
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AI & Plumbing with Susan Frew and John Mullen
Send us Fan Mail Tim and John get ready for the AI & Plumbing seminar at AHR on Monday, February 10 and 11 AM in room W314. Joining the show today are two…
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Friday Shorty: Nicole Bush & AHR
Send us Fan Mail With AHR right around the corner, the guys talk with Nicole Bush, AHR's Director of Marketing, to talk about the "Super Show." Subscribe to…
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Waste Characterization
Send us Fan Mail With the Kitchen & Bath (K/BIS) Show right around the corner, the guys thought it would be an excellent time to talk with Casey Furlong, an…
Appetite for ConstructionAmerican Plumber Stories: Bill Labuda, Hard Rok Plumbing and Heating
Send us Fan Mail Spencer Brown joins the guys as they talk with Bill Labuda, owner of Hard Rok Plumbing and Heating, Wasilla, Alaska. Bill was featured on the…
Appetite for ConstructionDropping Knowledge with Alan Mercurio
Send us Fan Mail "The knowledge we share today will make a better industry tomorrow," says Alan Mercurio, recently retired from the Pennsylvania Petroleum…
Appetite for ConstructionOn the Trades' Front Lines with Jacob Thurber
Send us Fan Mail The guys catch up with Jake Thurber, a second-year instructor at Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, Mass. He teaches the…
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Happy New Year!
Send us Fan Mail As Tim heads to Orlando to watch his Fighting Illini play the Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl, the guys talk about the year in review, as they…
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Pitch PERC-fect
Send us Fan Mail The guys catch up with Bert Warner, Director of Commercial Business Development at the Propane Educational Research Council (PERC), as they…
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The Nexstar Culture with Carrie Fraser
Send us Fan Mail This week the guys catch up with Carrie Fraser, Vice President of Operations at Nexstar Network. We talk about creating a positive culture…
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Friday Holiday Shorty: No Excuses
Send us Fan Mail It's that time of year when we're all super busy. Ever wonder how to get out of a holiday obligation? Tim and John talk about some of the…
Appetite for ConstructionMotherflushers
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Jake Cordero and Ty Young of Motherflushers. They were featured on the latest (S5E3) of the American Plumber Stories. Heat pumps…
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Crosstalk v2.0
Send us Fan Mail It's that time again when the guys from the Make Trades Great Again Podcast team up with the Appetite for Construction podcast. The guys talk…
Appetite for ConstructionAmy O'Grady: From Fashion to Licensed Contractor to Women in HVACR Executive Leadership
Send us Fan Mail "We need to reach behind and grab the women behind us and bring them up with us," says Amy O'Grady, Executive Director for Women in HVACR…
Appetite for ConstructionThe Mohawk Plumber
Send us Fan Mail The guys head to southern Washington state as they bring back Doug and Liz Vetter of Vetter Plumbing out of Longview, Washington…
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Plumber Down Under
Send us Fan Mail With special guest Spencer Brown, the boys talk to Martin Porte, Summit Plumbing & Gas in Tasmania, Australia. Martin was recently featured on…
Appetite for ConstructionTrades Over College
Send us Fan Mail This week the guys talk with Ryan Shikhman from Staten Island. Ryan is a young HVAC tech learning the ropes but he has an entrepreneurial eye…
Appetite for ConstructionScarlet Begonias with Danielle Laird
Send us Fan Mail This week the fellas catch up with good friend Danielle Laird, Sales Manager - National Accounts at Bradford White Corporation. In addition to…
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Getting into Heating Season
Send us Fan Mail As heating season approaches, we talk with Elliott Willie with Weil-McLain to talk about heat pumps, hydronics and a concerted effort for…
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Friday Shorty: What Is the "But"?
Send us Fan Mail Fresh off the PHCC CONNECT show in Birmingham, the guys talk with Matt Sonnhalter about the elephant in the room. Subscribe to the Appetite…
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From the Floor with Erica Barnes & Jason Pritchard
Send us Fan Mail This week on the Appetite for Construction podcast, recorded from the PHCC CONNECT show floor last week, the guys talk with Erica Barnes…
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Down Under with Adam Rotherham
Send us Fan Mail This week, the boys talk with Adam Rotherham, owner of SoCal's Down Under Drainage. We talk about his journey from Australia to the UK to the…
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This Is Your Captain Speaking
Send us Fan Mail On this Friday Shorty, the boys talk about some unique flying experiences, Nexstar Super Meeting, ServiceTitan Pantheon, and celebrity…
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Propane: "The Best Steward for the Environment"
Send us Fan Mail As we approach National Propane Day next Monday, October 7, the boys talk about the numerous benefits of propane with Bryan Cordill, director…
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American Plumber Stories S5 Ep1 — Maui Plumbing
Send us Fan Mail Nearly one year removed from the fires in Lahaina, Spencer Brown joins the guys as they talk to Ray Michaels, owner of Maui Plumbing, about…
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Location, Location, Location
Send us Fan Mail On this Friday Shorty, the guys talk about the best states to be in the trades. You'll see a trend forming with this recent study. Also, we…