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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
- Appetite for Construction
Behind the Lens with Marc Womack
Send us Fan Mail The boys talk with Marc Womack. Who is Marc, you ask? Owner of Sub7 LLC, the production company that shoots the American Plumber Stories…
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Friday Bonus: The State of the Trades and Reading the Room with Branding
Send us Fan Mail John & Tim talk about the current state of worker shortages in the construction industry and why now is the time to join a trade. The $$$ is…
Appetite for ConstructionBuzz, Buzz, Buzz: A Pragmatic Approach to Heat Pump Technology & Electrification
Send us Fan Mail Tim and John talk heat pump technology and electrification with Lochinvar's Jennifer Russell, Segment Development Manager, Decarbonization…
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Friday Bonus: Allergies, Canadian Wildfires, Mosquitoes, Beer and Social Media Influencers
Send us Fan Mail The boys slide into the weekend airing out their thoughts on allergies, Canadian wildfires, pesky mosquitoes, cold beer and a couple cool…
Appetite for ConstructionUp Close with Caleffi's Cody Mack
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John head to the secret bunker in Milwaukee where we find Caleffi's national training manager, Cody Mack. Nothing too technical, we talk…
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Codes and the Regulatory Environment with Chris Forth, Johnson Controls
Send us Fan Mail This week Tim & John welcome in Chris Forth, an HVAC industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience working in engineering, product…
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Friday Bonus: Private Equity, Immigration Reform & the Case of Missing Buffalo Trace Whiskey
Send us Fan Mail The boys talk about the efficacy of good immigration reform, private equity entering the PHVAC industry, fashion hair tips and the mysterious…
Appetite for ConstructionSeán Kearney, Managing Director, IWSH Foundation
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John set sail for Ireland as they talk to Seán Kearney, managing director for the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IWSH)…
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Friday Bonus: TikTok Bans, Favorite Movies & Poop Nuggets
Send us Fan Mail They guys end the week talking about the recent TikTok ban in Montana, favorite movies, and do older movies stand the test of time like music…
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Training, Training, and More Training with Dan Clapper & Ken Midgett
Send us Fan Mail This week the boys talk training with Dan Clapper and Ken Midgett with Interplay Learning, an online and VR training for the essential skilled…
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Friday Bonus: The Anxiety Behind Starting—and Selling—Your Plumbing Business
Send us Fan Mail Friend and regular guest Danny G from Gronendyke Plumbing joins the show to talk about what it was like when he went off on his own. How did…
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BOOM! Improving People's Lives Through Plumbing with Judaline Cassidy
Send us Fan Mail A feminist plumber, activist, mentor for young girls, and a plumber for the New York Housing Authority, Judaline tells her story of coming…
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Friday Bonus: Body Slams and Long Duck Dong
Send us Fan Mail This week, John welcomes his cousin and his son—Tim and Michael McRaith—to the Friday episode of Appetite for Construction. Michael, aka Flex…
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Finding Success in a Business Management Solution
Send us Fan Mail The guys talk with Chris O'Grady, chief sales officer for Successware, a contractor-founded business and field service management software…
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Friday Bonus: Name Droppin' with Danny G
Send us Fan Mail Rap Master Danny G joins John on this Friday Bonus edition to talk about his latest rap release, "Name Drop," which can be downloaded on…
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Getting into Hot Water with Gary Klein
Send us Fan Mail This week we talk with Gary Klein, Gary Klein & Associates. Gary has been talking energy efficiency since the late '70s and has been carrying…
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Brandon Patterson: Iowa Skilled Trades
Send us Fan Mail The Hub team returns from another successful Iowa Build My Future Event in Des Moines. Tim & John jump on with Brandon Patterson, Iowa Skilled…
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Mike Prencavage Jr.: The Man of the People
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John head to Southern California to talk with Mike Prencavage Jr. (@socalplumbguy), president/owner of The Family Plumber in Los…
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Friday Bonus: Flying Follies
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk about crazy airport/airplane stories over the years. Also, the Iowa Build My Future event is next week. We talk about it…
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Up Close with PHCC's Cindy Sheridan & David Frame
Send us Fan Mail The boys sit down with new CEO Cindy Sheridan and president David Frame, Bob Frame Plumbing, South Bend, Ind. In addition to adding union…
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Friday Bonus: The Boys Riff on The Masters, Dreamy Retirement Locations and Easter Plans
Send us Fan Mail The boys get together for a Friday Bonus episode! Tim quizzes John on The Masters, including lots of Green Jacket and Champions Dinner talk…
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The Wrap Around
Send us Fan Mail We were thinking of a different title but it wasn't family friendly. Tim & John reconnect from a busy 2+ months of traveling. What are the top…
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Catching up with Da Coach Alan Carlson
Send us Fan Mail The boys catch up with Da Coach Alan Carlson to discuss Mental Health, WWETT, Scooter Riding, Social Media Influencers, Community over…
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Friday Bonus: Visiting Germany with Friends Janik and Bruno
Send us Fan Mail Tim and John return from a whirlwind tour of 10 days in Germany and we talk with Janik Tscheschlok with REMS and Bruno Frie about the REMS…
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Life Begins Again with Ty Young
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk with Ty (Thomas) Young out of California about his journey and battling colon cancer. From not wanting to live to now owning…
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Friday Bonus: Ellen Rohr
Send us Fan Mail Recorded at the WWETT Show in Indy, Tim & John sit down with Ellen Rohr. How does she maintain the same amount of enthusiasm and passion for…
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American Plumber Stories: Hiller Plumbing
Send us Fan Mail This week the boys head to Nashville to talk to Jimmy Hiller Sr. to talk about his journey into the trades, albeit not an easy one. We talk…
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Friday Bonus: RIDGID's Director of Fun and Director of Software Development
Send us Fan Mail Our Friday Bonus edition includes interviews we did from the WWETT Show with RIDGID's Maddie Suvak, engagement marketing manager, and Brad…
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Talking Tech with Bradford White's Carl Pinto & Louise Prader
Send us Fan Mail This week, Tim and John talk to Carl Pinto and Louise Prader from Bradford White as they talk about new tech and innovation from the company…
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Friday Bonus: Jay Amstutz, Ohio Power Tool
Send us Fan Mail What a treat! While at the WWETT Show in Indy, we run into Jay Amstutz, president, Ohio Power Tool, a primary tool supplier for contractors…
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Salt Lake City's Finest: Bob Dudley, Harris-Dudley Plumbing & Heating
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John head to the beautiful part of the Southwest to talk with contractor Bob Dudley, co-owner of Harris-Dudley Plumbing & Heating. We…
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Friday Bonus: Danny G & Louie the Boilerman from AHR
Send us Fan Mail Live from the AHR podcast pavilion, Louie the Boilerman and Danny G join the Tim & John as they discuss working together, attracting the…
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AHR Part II: Jennifer Russell, Lochinvar & Dino Pioli, Spirotherm
Send us Fan Mail Straight outta AHR, we talk with Jennifer Russell, Segment Development Manager, Lochinvar, LLC and Dino Pioli, Senior Regional Manager…
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Friday Bonus: RIDGID's Becky Brotherton & Jeff Albertini
Send us Fan Mail With the WWETT Show next week, John sits down with Becky Brotherton, Director of Brand and Engagement, RIDGID, and Jeff Albertini, Director of…
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AHR Podcast Pavilion: Bruce Carnevale, Bradford White; Randy Roberts, Rheem
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John broadcast from the Podcast Pavilion at AHR and welcome guests Bruce Carnevale, president and CEO, Bradford White and Randy Roberts…
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Friday Bonus: AHR Expo Recap
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John, fresh off the AHR Expo, talk about the show, and they're tired. The boys talk about the logistics of having the show in Atlanta…
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Louie the Boilerman
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk with Louie the Boilerman, and you are in for a treat because Louie tells it like it is. We talk about doing business in NYC…
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Friday Bonus: Construction Week Activities at 2023 KBIS & IBS
Send us Fan Mail John and Tim discuss the enormous crowds at IBS & KBIS, rooms at the Big D and in Beaver; not too mention products that caught their eye…
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American Plumber Stories: Loyal Plumbing
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk with the guys from Loyal Plumbing, Rapid City, S.D., which was the latest feature "Misfits" on the American Plumber Stories…
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Friday Bonus: DC Insider Dain Hansen
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk with DC Insider Dain Hansen, Executive Vice President, Government Relations, The IAPMO Group. We talk about what's hot in DC…
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Heat Pumps and the Regulatory Environment with Mitsubishi's Dana Fischer
Send us Fan Mail Tim & John welcome Dana Fischer, Director, Regulatory Strategy for Mitsubishi Electric, to the show to talk about the regulatory environment…
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Friday Bonus: World of Concrete Recap
Send us Fan Mail With words like faster, harder, last longer, stud finder, penetrating radar, you'd think we were talking about a Viagra commercial, but alas…
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The Freeze Will Provide with Chris Sbrocco
Send us Fan Mail At first we thought it could be an episode from "Game of Thrones," but talking with Chris Sbrocco, Pro Service Plumbing, Cleveland, we learn…
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Friday Bonus: Wienermobilin'
Send us Fan Mail You've all seen them on the road. Tim and John have some fun as they talk with Kaitlyn Bross and Ben Godfrey, two Wienermobile drivers for…
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Tankless Talk with Rinnai president Frank Windsor
Send us Fan Mail The boys chat with Rinnai president Frank Windsor about the tankless water heater market, the new manufacturing facility in Griffin, Ga…
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Friday Bonus: Stay Healthy, My Friends
Send us Fan Mail A couple of weeks ago the John & Tim talked with Danielle "Twig" Browne about mental health. This episode the boys talk about physical health…
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The Pudsman's License
Send us Fan Mail John is in a salty mood as he talks about the reaction to the chilling events that occurred in last night's NFL game between the Bills and the…
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Friday Bonus: Sports Extravaganza
Send us Fan Mail As Tim makes his way to Nawlins to see his Alma Mater, the fighting Wildcats of Kansas State, take on the Crimson Tide of Alabama, the boys…
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American Plumber Stories: Morgan Miller Plumbing
Send us Fan Mail John & Tim talk with Jeff Morgan and Tosha Everhart with Morgan Miller Plumbing, Grandview, Mo. They talk about the double entendre of the…
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Friday Bonus: John & Tim's Big Ball of Gobbledygook
Send us Fan Mail Just wanted to use the word Gobbledygook. If "Seinfeld" was a show about nothing, this episode is x5. John tells a joke courtesy of the late…
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The Water Came To A Stop with Ryan Kiscaden
Send us Fan Mail John & Tim are joined by Ryan Kiscaden, whose book, "The Water Came To A Stop," recently hit the shelves. Ryan talks about his new book, the…
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Friday Bonus: Talking Trench Collapse Tragedy with Dave Yates
Send us Fan Mail In light of the tragic events this week, the boys shift gears and talk with good friend Dave Yates about the recent trench collapse tragedy…
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American Plumber Stories: Calendar Year with LRS Plumbing
Send us Fan Mail This week we talk with Leonard Redway & Maserati Jemison of LRS Plumbing in Los Angeles. They were recently featured on the American Plumber…
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Friday Bonus: Mental Health & the Holidays with Danielle Twig Browne
Send us Fan Mail This week we talk with one of our favorite guests, Danielle "Twig" Browne about mental health, especially around the holidays. This time of…
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Jim Schneider—Parenting and Personal Growth Through COVID
Send us Fan Mail This week we talk with Jim Schneider, Executive Director at PCI, Mountain States. No, that doesn't stand for the Potato Chip Institute, says…
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Friday Bonus: Social Media's Alternate Universe
Send us Fan Mail This Friday bonus, the guys talk about the future of social media, and some alernative options coming down the pike. Good Stuff…
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Danny G. & His Apprentice Mason T.
Send us Fan Mail Here's a little story, we got to tell ya, about two cool plumbers we know so well. They go by name of Danny G and his apprentice the young…
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Friday BONUS: Holiday Vibin'
Send us Fan Mail Scrooge and Grinch talk about some of their good memories of holidays past, and with this being the busiest travel holiday of the year, we…
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Let's Talk Training with Jamie Quanrud, Resideo
Send us Fan Mail This week the boys sit down with Jamie Quanrud, Resideo, to talk training. Jamie holds the title of Training Offering Leader, which means she…
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Friday Bonus: Holiday Pet Peeves
Send us Fan Mail As Thanksgiving approaches next week, the guys have fun talking about their top holiday pet peeves. These two scrooges want to wish you a safe…