Craftsmanship

While prosperous countries like the U.S. have struggled to keep their honeybees alive, Greece continues to produce what many consider the  world’s finest honey. What’s the Greeks’ secret? And why can’t everyone else keep up?

"Greece’s Secret to Perfect Honey," written by Robert Lovato, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly, a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the architecture of excellence. You'll find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, and other resources on our site — all free of charge and free of advertising.

Written by Rob Waters

Introduction by Chris Egusa

Narrated by Izaak Sibley

Produced by Chris Egusa

Music by Mike Snowden / Blue Dot Sessions

Against all odds, and despite the best efforts of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, old-fashioned, analog, motion-picture film is suddenly making a comeback. What’s the magic in this old medium that digital technology can’t seem to match?

Real Film Strikes Back, written by David Munro, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly, a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the architecture of excellence. You'll find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, and other resources on our site — all free of charge and free of advertising.

Introduction by: Chris Egusa

Narrated by: Goran Norquist

Produced by: Chris Egusa

Music by: Mike Snowden

You’ve probably never heard the term “acequia,” but it describes one of  the oldest methods of irrigation on the planet. Too bad American  ranchers have largely ignored it.

"The Hydraulic Genius of Shari’ah Law," written by Robert Lovato, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly,  a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the  architecture of excellence. You'll find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, and other resources on our site — all free of charge  and free of advertising.

Written by Robert Lovato

Introduction by Chris Egusa

Narrated by Mitch Greenberg

Produced by Chris Egusa

Music by Mike Snowden

As today’s motorcycles become more high-tech, the simplicity of a vintage bike becomes more appealing. Among the simplest are Japanese  models from the 1970s, particularly the Hondas. That’s why people visit Dave Stefani, whose San Francisco shop looks like a mechanical surgery  ward.

"The Wizard of Old Wheels", written by Todd Oppenheimer, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly, a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the architecture of excellence. You'll find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, and other resources on our site — all free of charge and free of advertising.

Written by Owen Edwards

Introduction by Chris Egusa

Narrated by Göran Norquist

Produced by Chris Egusa

Music by Mike Snowden / Blue Dot Sessions

One man’s quiet fight to save your face, your bank account, and the environment from an endless case of shaving rash.

"Occupy Your Bathroom", written by Todd Oppenheimer, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly,  a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the  architecture of excellence. You'll find many more stories, videos, audio  recordings, and other resources on our site — all free of charge and  free of advertising.

Written by TODD OPPENHEIMER

Introduction by CHRIS EGUSA

Narrated by TODD OPPENHEIMER

Produced by CHRIS EGUSA

Music by MIKE SNOWDEN / BLUE DOT SESSIONS

On a funky old pier along San Francisco’s waterfront, Autodesk, a world  leader in digital tools for makers, runs a futuristic prototype shop  that may be redefining the meaning of craftsmanship.

"Is Digital Craftsmanship an Oxymoron?", written by Todd Oppenheimer, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly,  a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the  architecture of excellence. You can find many more stories, videos,  audio recordings, and resources on our site.

Written by TODD OPPENHEIMER

Introduction by CHRIS EGUSA

Narrated by IZAAK SIBLEY

Produced by CHRIS EGUSA

Music by MIKE SNOWDEN / BLUE DOT SESSIONS

Eddie Muller has dedicated his life to finding, restoring, and  re-releasing lost films of the great Film Noir era of the 1940s and  ’50s. His goal: the preservation of our cinematic history, well beyond  film noir.

"The Celluloid Gumshoe", written by Barbara Tannenbaum, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly, a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the architecture of excellence. You can find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, and resources on our site.

Written by Barbara Tannenbaum

Introduction by Anh Oppenheimer

Narrated by Dinah Berkeley

Produced by Larry Rosen

Music by Mike Snowden of “The Cigar Box Guitar Maker”

Additional Music by Blue Dot Sessions

In Venice, Italy, a city built for endless walking, a determined young woman named Daniela Ghezzo has mastered the rare art of simultaneously beautifying and comforting the human foot.

"The Soul of the Italian Shoe", written by Erla Zwingle, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly,  a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the  architecture of excellence. You can find many more stories, videos,  audio recordings, and resources on our site.

Written by ERLA ZWINGLE

Introduction by SUMMER BROWN

Narrated by DINAH BERKELEY

Produced by LARRY ROSEN

Music by MIKE SNOWDEN of “The Cigar Box Guitar Maker”

With only a quick glance at today’s overheated political climate—the balkanized geography between red and blue states, the bombastic former president, the strident social media culture, all culminating in the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol—you get an unmistakable message: We don’t know how to talk with each other anymore, let alone build common ground. An expert in linguistics explores our new argumentative culture to find ways that Americans of different beliefs can start believing in each other again.

"The Architecture of Trust", written by Michael Erard, originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly, a multimedia online magazine about artisans, innovators, and the architecture of excellence. You can find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, and resources on our site.

Written by MICHAEL ERARD

Introduction by CHRIS EGUSA

Narrated by MITCHELL GREENBERG

Produced by CHRIS EGUSA

Music by MIKE SNOWDEN OF “THE CIGAR BOX GUITAR MAKER”

On a small island near Venice, the fine art of hand-sewn lace somehow remains alive. Our correspondent visits with the master craftswomen of Burano to learn their history, their secrets, and the prospects for their future.

Women Who Embroider the Air originally appeared in Craftsmanship Quarterly, a multimedia online magazine focused on master artisans, innovators, and the architecture of excellence. You'll find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, and other resources on our site — all free of charge, and free of advertising.

Written by ERLA ZWINGLE

Introduction by ANH OPPENHEIMER

Narrated by NANCY LEBRUN

Produced by LARRY ROSEN

Music by MIKE SNOWDEN OF “THE CIGAR BOX GUITAR MAKER”

Additional Music by BLUE DOT SESSIONS