In today’s episode we meet Shawn Kreger of Krieger Armory in the USA.

We discuss blades, beginnings, and bands. The episode was recorded on Instagram live 16 May 2021

In today’s episode we talk to jeweller and swordmaker Arann Reichhardt, who is based in Italy.

We discuss craftsmanship, collaboration, and calendars.

The interview was recorded live 9 May 2021.

I this episode we meet Martin Fabian, director and founder at Sigi Forge in Slovakia. We discuss being a HEMA fencer turned swordmaker, new plans for the future, and writing a fechtbuch. The episode was recorded live 2 May 2021.

Today we talk to Elie Hutchinson, the creator behind the clothing brand Lorica, which features designs based on real-world historical armour and clothing.

We discuss ethics in manufacture, body diversity, and historical accuracy.

The episode recorded live 25 April 2021

In this guest episode of the podcast we join Kaja Sadowski for a discussion of how video games can model the best of modern teaching methods for training physical skills, and how we can borrow from them in real life swordplay training.

While a lot of attempts at gamifying real life activities involve points, trophies, and other extrinsic rewards, games have far more to teach us about learning and motivation than “do work get shiny thing”.

The episode was recorded live on 18 March 2021.

In today’s episode we meet Eleonora Rebecchi- designer and creative director of Malleus Martialis Swords in Italy.

We talk about becoming a swordmaker, running a business, and meeting your idols.

The episodes recorded 18 April 2021 on Instagram live.

In this episode we meet Ádám Bányai of VB Swordshop Hungary.

We talk about HEMA, HMB, and PC gaming. The episode was recorded on live 11 April 2021.

In this episode we meet Tom Hodges of Faceless Fencer training simulators. We talk about innovation, safety, and growth in a pandemic. The episode was recorded 4 April 2021 on Instagram live.

In this episode we meet renowned and talented swordmaker Marco Danelli of Italy. We discuss bladesmithing, brexit and burnout. The episode was recorded live 21 March 2021.

In this episode we meet Alexander Stankiewicz of Kvetun Armory in Russia. We talk about the challenges of transporting swords, exciting collaborations, triumphs and disasters. The episode was recorded on Instagram live 14 March 2021