Today's guest is David Duran of Kids In The Attic, from Las Vegas, NV. There's a lot more to Sin city than big casinos and slot machines, there's a ton of small businesses and family operations, and David and his crew are printing for them. Topics of discussion include: Generating sales through design, freelance artists, wheat pasting, mid purchase ghosting, stickers, pokemon scrape cards, not doing taxes, updating the old website, going appointment only, ebay supplies, becoming an old man, enjoying the ride, and Area 51.

Joining us for a second time, just after spending the week consulting with Andy and his crew at Shirt Kong, Ryan Kasparian of COVERED IN INK is here to talk shirt. Topics of discussion include: Bridging communication between employer and employee, Ryanisms, attacking processes, the importance of hierarchies, defining roles, managing, DoorDash, and... Ryan sparks up a fatty.

And just like that, another convention come and gone. With the smell of casino still lingering on their clothes, and the slot machines still ringing in their ears, Andy & Dylan recap the events within and around their long weekend at ISS Atlantic City. Topics of discussion include: Thoughts on new equipment, booth hangs, gambling, group dinners, the blue crew meetup, seminars, and how fashionable a $1300 hoodie really is.

While Eric's decision to step away from the bar scene may have been sudden, it was his long tenure of serving drinks and making friends in his hometown of Louisville, KY that allowed him to start Full Bleed MFG, and tap into a fresh keg of opportunity. Andy & Dylan got an early start to the day, and Eric was kind enough to talk shirt with us for breakfast. Topics of discussion include: Asking permission, trading shirts for vehicles, bar fights, failed partnerships, contract printing, thrift store nightmares, 2 companies 1 shop, nutrition, sweater vest mentality, and the important correlation between print placement and nipples.

Currently in the throws of installing their first auto, and working on a new space, we caught up with Jonathan and Jarred of Golden Press Studio. These guys are always tackling a new venture, and they don't show any signs of slowing down. Topics of discussion include: Finding and building out new spaces, having room for activities, full circle moments, integrating new services into their business, brand building, choosing Anatol, customers throwing their weight, algorithms and shadow bans, tiktok, The Golden Boys Podcast, and life outside of screen printing.

We're hanging out with Val, the better Solomon behind Night Owls. Unsure whether or not Print Engineer truly works as a title for her role, Val is making production at their shop run as smoothly as possible, no matter how many wrenches (Eric) get thrown into their gears... Topics of discussion include: Living too close to work, production, squeegee dishwasher, near death experience on press, switching to water based inks, holes in shirts, fix cards, hybrid printing, reply all, grape trees, and aliens.

Brett Bowden needs no introduction to those who haven't been living under rocks. You may know him from Printed Threads, or his other ventures like Made Lab, and The Ink Kitchen. He's a well educated man with a passion for education and printing. So consider this episode to be more of a lecture, or an audio course, and Bowden your horizons. Topics of discussion include: Mad Men office bars, the balance between a work hard play hard culture and a lawsuit, growing up not being fun, business soulmates, to offer or not to offer design work, acting on suggestions, employee incentives, keeping your cool, office swats, and chiropractic mounting.

Lon Winters is the legendary printer behind Graphic Elephants, whose long list of accolades and experience in this industry are truly elephant sized, and are hardly in need of introduction. So, simply just experience this conversation with a smile on your face. Topics of discussion include: The magical balance of Math & Art, potato salad & boats, lie detector tests, getting fired, partnerships, building a multi-million dollar shop in Mexico for Nike, the dream setup, picking a manufacturer and sticking with them, choosing between perfection & good enough, consulting, and embarrassing failures turned opportunity.

We caught up with Ruben Meza of Aztek Tees Co. in Chicago, who is in the middle of a move and remodel. As a long time manual printer, he's now prepped and waiting on his first auto to arrive. Topics of discussion include: The high demand of presses and equipment, following your passions, doing business with family, focusing on your strengths, billboards, misprints, fancy compressors, to use or not to use references and background checks on potential hires, culture, and celery water.

In the spirit (and in the middle) of Dylan's Disney vacation, we thought we'd keep the magical family friendly vibes going, and have our friends Nikki and Kyle from Machine Gun Graphics on the show with us. Kyle started printing out of his bedroom as a teen and hasn't stopped, and when Nikki entered the picture with over a decade of working in the retail industry under her belt, they truly leveled up and have been crushing it ever since. Topics of discussion include: Snow days, Machine Gun Kelly, ska, learning the hard way, the color brown, hamburger griddled shirts, getting crushed by equipment, croissants, Hot Topic, hobby tunneling, and spending money to make money.