Today we are joined by Josh Ott, the first student at Anvil. We'll take some time to remember the early years and hear about Anvil from a distinctly student perspective.

As we continue to tell Anvil’s origin story, we introduce John Ott!  John’s engagement with Anvil starts at the very beginning and together we’ll remember a dinner conversation that started it all.  Join us, as we remember and tell the stories of John’s leadership, direction, and friendship that helped bring this school to life.

Today’s “On The Anvil” podcast features our good friend, Andy Weymouth.  A longtime friend of the Culp Family, Big Andy and his wife Alexe were among the first supporters of Anvil and played a huge role in renovating the Anvil Barn in order to launch the school.   Today we’ll enjoy hearing Andy’s memories from those early days and why this work of Forging Men continues to resonate with the Weymouth family. 

Anvil Board President, Dick Van Yperen, joins us to tell his backstory and lay the groundwork for what will become a pivotal chapter in Anvil's history.

Andy and Ben revisit early stories from Anvil's history - specifically, the events and circumstances in Andy's life that led to launching a school.

Katie recalls stories from the early years of Anvil, uniquely experienced by one watching from the window of the house.

Andy and Ben reminisce about their early unsettledness in the educational system and the laughable circumstances that merged their paths in this adventure.