Episodes
June 15, 2017
Episode #117 - Wrong Hotel
Doing the right things and paying attention to new technology pays off for successful fastener companies like Volt Industrial Plastics, as Mr. Joe Volltrauer describes his lifetime of entrepreneurial pursuit and 25 years at h...
May 12, 2017
Episode #116 - The Skaters
It’s a gnarly fastener talk radio laser flip, as California kids Chris and Ryan McCaffrey of R&D Fasteners hang ten during their podcast debut (1:27:41). Bob “GQ” Baer and Marty Nolan preview the Fastener Summit (21:28). Duri...
April 13, 2017
Episode #115 - Unmasked
Fastener Professional of the Year, Mr. Robbie Gilchrist , reacts to being chosen by the NFDA for its new industry accolade (1:32:48). Christie Jones of Spirol International Corporation explains the many benefits of new finish...
March 9, 2017
Episode #114 - The Young & The Threadless
There's no shortage of drama in the fastener industry, as surging optimism and idealistic youth align against ongoing consolidation and off-shoring. Throw in a few industry events and some fake news headlines and you get pre...
Feb. 9, 2017
Episode #113 - Year of the Scrooster
Great walls and mass migrations impact the fastener industry. Thread adventurer, Rob Lucas , of Lindstrom (1:14:46), and domestic manufacturing crusader, Harry Moser , of the Reshoring Initiative (20:20), present their perspe...
Jan. 12, 2017
Episode #112 - Happy Screw Year!
With the onset of a new year, the fastener industry seems primed for action. The latest season of online fastener talk radio begins with a conversation with Link Magazine publisher, Mr. Leo Coar , who notes that forty years ...
Dec. 8, 2016
Episode #111 - Dirty Business
Big oil, politics and fastener distribution. Dirty business? Find out that and more as Duncan Bolt honcho, Mr. Andy Cohn presents his thoughts in the wake of the presidential election and amid swirling talk of price increases...
Nov. 4, 2016
Episode #110 - Holy Cow!
It might be, it could be, it is another installment of predominantly fastener-related talk radio, as Lindstrom VP, Dick Ripley announces an important acquisition for his team and describes market conditions from his sky box v...
Sept. 22, 2016
Episode #109 - Screwed if by Sea
In an episode jammed with fastener industry headlines like a west coast port during a shipping crisis, Jackie “Kind of a Big Deal” Ventura and C&H International operator, Charles Chang open with a look at the recent bankruptc...
Aug. 18, 2016
Episode #108 - Cream Puff War
When Kerr Lakeside boss, Charlie Kerr , offers his thoughts on the state of the fastener industry, the presidential race, and his favorite baseball team's chances for a pennant, it's a slice of fastener radio pie you cannot a...
July 21, 2016
Episode #107 - Look at the Squirrel
There are no distractions as NFDA board member and Hayes Bolt VP, Kelly Cole (1:14:36), and journeyman fastener rep, Rick Rudolph (10:58), stop in to share their thoughts on current industry trends and issues. The laser focu...
June 20, 2016
Episode #106 - Choose Your Weapon
In the battle for fastener industry success, it's important to make the right choices, which are sometimes not the same for everyone. Reluctant industry legend and 2016 Fastener Hall of Fame inductee, Bruce Wheeler of Star St...
May 19, 2016
Episode #105 - Radio Roscado Completo
Mention golf, fine tequilla and multilobular screwheads during the same conversation, and you must be speaking of predominantly fastener-related talk radio. A case in point, this edition features the riveting Ms. Rosa Hearn ,...
April 22, 2016
Episode #104 - Eagles & Beagles
The bulls and bears disagree on what they see ahead. Meanwhile, the high fliers joining the latest edition of fastener talk radio dispel some of the confusion with their mile high view of the screw business. Just returned fr...
March 17, 2016
Episode #103 - Semper Screwdelis
It's all fasteners all the time, almost, as Fastenal EVP, Gary Polipnick drops in to talk about his erstwhile golf career, Nascar, and a little shop (1:12:02). Kevin Chavis , of Star Stainless offers a run down of the recent ...
Feb. 18, 2016
Episode #102 - Paver Savers
There might be some question as to what makes a hall a hall, but there's no doubt what constitutes fame in the fastener business. This is clear as industry legend, Mr. Virg Lindstrom , of Lindstrom Metric renown speaks with D...
Jan. 21, 2016
Episode #101 - What the Hell's Going On?
Everywhere you look, there are conflicting opinions on the direction of business, the markets, the elections, and even the success of reshoring. The latest season of predominantly fastener related talk radio floats in like a...
Dec. 16, 2015
Episode #100 - Predominantly Fastener Related
Closing out another season of predominantly fastener related talk radio, and reflecting on the first ONE HUNDRED episodes of the podcast, John "Cool Hand" Butler , of The Olander Company, and Marty Nolan , of R.L. English, re...
Nov. 19, 2015
Episode #99 - Could Be Raining
Things could be worse, but the FTR boys aren't quite sure. Helping them sort out the methods and meaning of the Fastener Distributor Index, inquisitive index observer and proponent, Bob “GQ” Baer , of Abbott-Interfast speaks ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Episode #98 - Thread and Circuses
As the fastener industry returns from its annual desert diversion, Don “Solution Man” Shan and fastener cowboy John Wachman join the FTR boys for a look at this year's NIFS (1:10:13). New NFDA president, Casey McIlhon , offe...
Sept. 17, 2015
Episode #97 - Nash, Bash, Crash
Despite currency devaluations and index slumps, the fastener industry parties on. Hear what went on in Nashville at the AAFS, who topped the field at the NCFA Screw Open, and what's on tap for this year's Vegas NIFS predomina...
Aug. 20, 2015
Episode #96 - Server Issues
Barren email servers are in the news. In contrast, online fastener talk radio is brimming with useful information, as industry legend, Mr. Bruce Darling , joins raconteurs and Trinity Hardware chief, Dan Zehnder , during a la...
July 23, 2015
Episode #95 - Trouble Athread
There was no trouble when Andy and Gary Graham of National Threaded Fasteners joined forces to talk about the industry, gaining their credentials, and commenting on the changing nature of the fastener business (1:27:16). Mean...
June 18, 2015
Episode #94 - The Show Goes On
FastenerTech '15 was a huge success, and the NFDA made haste by holding its summer meeting concurrently in Rosemont, elevating its new leadership. Stelfast honcho, Don Haggerty announces a new Stelfast location (1:24:13), and...