The Modern Maker Podcast

By Mike Montgomery, Ben Uyeda, Chris Salomone

Arts Design Visual Arts Hobbies

What's The Modern Maker Podcast about?

The Modern Maker Podcast is a weekly podcast about making things by hand. From wood, to concrete, to leather, our hosts Ben Uyeda, Chris Salomone, and Mike Montgomery chat about what it's like to be a "Maker" it's current state.

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Ep. 186 | This one is a lit...

06.05.2020

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06.05.2020 Ep. 186 \| This one is a little heavy Support the show by supporting our sponsors Explore your creativity at http://www.Skillshare.com/MODERNMAKER and get 2 free months of premium membership! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.31.2020 Ep. 185 \| Ramblin' This week we rambled on for 77 minutes instead of our normal 60 minutes. That's 17 extra minutes of hot ramblin' action! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.21.2020 Ep. 184 \| What's the Plan Support The Show by Supporting Our Sponsors: Literati - go to https://literati.com/modernmaker for 25% your first two orders! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.14.2020 Ep. 183 \| You Live Your Life Like You Eat A Salad Support Our Sponsors: Bespoke Post - Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at http://www.BoxOfAwesome.com and enter the code maker20 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.08.2020 Ep. 182 \| Don't Blink Sponsors: Thank you to the new show "THE SHIVERING TRUTH" - season two, premiering Sunday May 10 th at midnight. Only on Adult Swim. It starts with a quiver... a strange, incomprehensible thought grabs you. That thought, leads to a ...
04.30.2020 Ep. 181 \| We Need a Hashtag! Support The Show by Supporting Our Sponsors: Literati - go to https://literati.com/modernmaker for 25% your first two orders! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
04.24.2020 EP. 180 \| How Big Is My Speed Square?? A whole lot of shop talk, Thanks for listening. @modernmakerpodcast Support Our Sponsors: Bespoke Post - Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at http://www.BoxOfAwesome.com and enter the code maker20 at checkout. Policy Genius: get life ...
04.17.2020 Ep. 179 \| A Week Late Support Our Sponsors: Bespoke Post - Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at http://www.BoxOfAwesome.com and enter the code maker20 at checkout. SkillShare - Explore your creativity at http://www.Skillshare.com/MODERNMAKER and get 2 free months of premium ...
04.03.2020 Ep. 178 \| Making Cameos Support Our Sponsors: Visit https://betterhelp.com/modernmaker and join the over 500,000 people talking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced professional. Listeners receive 10% off first month using discount code: "MODERNMAKER" Explore your creativity at http://www.Skillshare.com/MODERNMAKER and ...
03.27.2020 EP. 177 \| Building The Ultimate Desk! Today on the Modern Maker Podcast, Mike, Chris, and Ben do what they do best... Talk for an hour about building stuff :) Thanks for all the support and stay healthy! Support Our Sponsors: Visit https://betterhelp.com/modernmaker and join the over ...
03.22.2020 Ep. 176 \| Corona Support the show by supporting our sponsors INEDEED - Post your job today at https://www.indeed.com/modern and get a free sponsored job upgrade on your first posting! BETTER HELP - get 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/modernmaker We catch up ...
03.17.2020 EP. 175 \| Is Hemp Wood Any Good?? Today we catch up under quarantine. Chris is building with Hemp Wood, Ben may go overseas, and Mike is building away on the bus! Supporting Sponsors Supports The Show: For 20% off your first order, visit https://mackweldon.com/ and enter promo ...
03.06.2020 Ep. 174 \| About a Bus...and other stuff Support the show by supporting our sponsors Post your job today at https://www.indeed.com/modern and get a free sponsored job upgrade on your first posting! Mike's building out his bus. But for reals this time. Seriously. Go check his instagram if ...
02.27.2020 Ep. 173 \| Ben Knows His Polar Bear Ish On this episode the guys talk about Polar Bear fun facts, recap Workbench Con, and MORE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
02.20.2020 Ep. 172 \| Question Roulette On this episode Chris and Shaun asnwer some questions at random :) -also there was an editing error in the middle. See if you can spot it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
02.14.2020 Ep. 171 \| Fully Moved In...Almost On this episode the gang talks about Chris' expanding workshop, and very un-thought-out possibilities for the future of maker spaces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
02.07.2020 Ep. 170 \| Mike's On A Billboard - be on the lookout! Support the show by supporting our sponsors Explore your creativity at http://www.Skillshare.com/MODERNMAKER and get 2 free months of premium membership! This week, during the episode, Mike had the brilliant idea of buying space on a road side billboard and slapping ...
01.31.2020 EP. 169 \| "Willpower Doesn't Work" This week Ben and Mike talk about designing projects around reaching your 'desired outcome'. Willpower Doesn't Work, by Benjamin Hardy is the book that provided our jumping off point. Link below, check it out. Willpower Doesn't Work: https://amzn.to/2uMLJ2K Simple Finish ...
01.23.2020 Ep. 168 \| M-A-T-H and stuff Support the show by supporting our sponsors Explore your creativity at http://www.Skillshare.com/MODERNMAKER and get 2 free months of premium membership! On today's episode we have A REALLY GOOD conversation. So basically, same old same old :) Learn more about your ...
01.21.2020 Ep. 167 \| A Very Special Tuesday Episode...Not Really On this special Tuesday episode of the Modern Maker Podcast, that we are putting up because we missed getting it out last week, we talk about...you guessed it...making stuff :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
01.16.2020 EP. 166 \| Ben's Building Beds Support the show by supporting our sponsors: -Explore your creativity at https://skillshare.com/modernmaker and get 2 free months of Premium Membership. - Go to http://www.HoneyBook.com/MODERNMAKER for 50% off of your first year! On today's show, Ben Uyeda and Mike Montgomery talk ...
01.03.2020 Ep. 165 \| It's The Future! Support the show by supporting our sponsors Go to http://www.HoneyBook.com/MODERNMAKER for 50% off of your first year! On this episode we catch up after having taken a little break during December while Mike and Ben finished up the Podcast Studio, ...
12.06.2019 Ep. 164 \| Building in Heaven On this episode we talk about the repeal of prohibition, the surprising beauty of Shanghai, and showing bad TV shows to kids. You know...just typical making related content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11.28.2019 Ep. 163 \| Q and A - Cybertrucks, Makerbrand, Headphones, NBA, and MORE!!! In this episode Ben is gone, so Mike and Chris do a little good old fashioned Q and A. I would list some of the questions here, but I kinda already did it up in the title. So why do ...
11.22.2019 Ep. 162 \| Tree-less, House-less, Treehouse Support the show by supporting our sponsors Go to http://www.HoneyBook.com/MODERNMAKER for 50% off of your first year! On Today's episode, Ben breaks his tree house, removes skin from his finger, and Mike build's his 17th coffee table with a not-so-hidden ...
11.14.2019 Ep. 161 \| RocklerBentWoodChallenge Wrap Up and Winners Announced On today's show we wrap up the Rockler Bent Wood Challenge! We had so many awesome submissions there was no way we could have possibly covered everything, so instead, we made a Top 10. First we go over the submissions ...
11.07.2019 Ep. 160 \| Giving it 10% No real direction to this conversation. It kind of jumps all over the place. We did get on a kick about working with agencies. I think Agents might take 10%...maybe...who knows. Hence the title Learn more about your ad choices. ...
10.31.2019 EP. 159 \| Mike Effed Up Support the show by supporting our sponsors Go to http://www.HoneyBook.com/MODERNMAKER for 50% off of your first year! 3M Clash of the Grinders - Enter At 3M.com/PodClash On today's episode we recap what's happened over the past two weeks... turns out ...
10.18.2019 Ep. 158 \| Two Guys One Mic Support the show by supporting our sponsors Go to http://www.HoneyBook.com/MODERNMAKER for 50% off of your first year! On this episode Mike and Ben are coming to you live from New York (Chris is in California,) and talk about what has ...
10.11.2019 Ep. 157 \| MakesGiving 2019 Recap Support the show by supporting our sponsors Go to http://www.HoneyBook.com/MODERNMAKER for 50% off of your first year! Visit http://www.volusion.com/MAKER Get a free 14-day, no risk trial. No credit card required and get 50% off your first month’s plan with code ...
10.03.2019 Ep. 156 \| Carrots and Nutella Support the show by supporting our sponsors Skill Share - Get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE: https://skillshare.com/modernmaker Simple Habit: 30% off Premium Subscriptions for the first 50 Listeners - Simplehabit.com/modernmaker On this episode we talk about all of the ...
09.26.2019 Ep. 155 \| The Greatest Intro Ever Recorded...that we forgot to record Support the show by supporting our sponsors Story Blocks - https://www.storyblocks.com/modernmaker 3M Clash of the Grinders - Enter At 3M.com/PodClash Visit volusion.com/MAKER Get a free 14-day, no risk trial. No credit card required and get 50% off your first month’s ...
09.19.2019 Ep. 154 \| Sweating Mayonnaise & Sneezing Hot Sauce Support the show by supporting our sponsors Story Blocks - https://www.storyblocks.com/modernmaker Skill Share - Get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE: https://skillshare.com/modernmaker On this episode Chris is joined by Shaun Boyd. The two answer listener submitted questions including the possible ...
09.12.2019 Ep. 153 \| Epoxy Sandwich Support the show by supporting our sponsors Story Blocks - https://www.storyblocks.com/modernmaker Visit https://www.volusion.com/MAKER Get a free 14-day, no risk trial. No credit card required and get 50% off your first month’s plan with code MAKER. On this episode, we talk ...
09.05.2019 Ep. 152 \| With Extra Cheese Support the show by supporting our sponsors Simple Habit: 30% off Premium Subscriptions for the first 50 Listeners - Simplehabit.com/modernmaker Story Blocks - https://www.storyblocks.com/modernmaker On this episode, we talk about the launch of the latest challenge the #RocklerBentWoodChallenge - the ...
08.29.2019 Ep. 151 \| #RocklerBentWoodChallenge Begins! Support the show by supporting our sponsors: 3M Clash of the Grinders - Enter At 3M.com/PodClash Visit volusion.com/MAKER Get a free 14-day, no risk trial. No credit card required and get 50% off your first month’s plan with code MAKER. ...
08.22.2019 Ep. 150 \| Once Upon A Time in Bending Wood Support the show by supporting our sponsors: My Wall Street - Visit https://www.mywallst.com/modernmaker to download their app now and get access to their market-beating stock picks and expert guidance. Story Blocks - https://www.storyblocks.com/modernmaker On this episode, learn why Ben punched ...
08.15.2019 Ep. 149 \| Unofficial Challenge Announcement Supporting the show by supporting our sponsors: Simple Habit: 30% off Premium Subscriptions for the first 50 Listeners - Simplehabit.com/modernmaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
08.09.2019 Ep. 148 \| Best Sandwich Nominees (Summer 2019 Edition) Support the show by supporting our sponsors: Visit https://www.mywallst.com/modernmaker to download their app now and get access totheir market-beating stock picks and expert guidance. Story Blocks: https://www.storyblocks.com/modernmaker It's the moment you've waited all year four. Which three sandwiches will earn ...
08.01.2019 Ep. 147 \| Ben "Powdered Gold" Uyeda Support the show by supporting our sponsors: Story Blocks: https://storyblocks.com/modernmaker On this episode Ben reveals his alter ego :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.25.2019 Ep. 146 \| Better Busier Support the show by supporting our sponsors: Story Blocks: https://storyblocks.com/modernmaker This week we tell people they should drop out of school.....or do we??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.18.2019 Ep. 145 \| Lightning Round 2 Today we go (relatively) quickly through more of the question you submitted last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.11.2019 EP. 144 \| Dear 2029 Us Support the show by supporting our sponsors: Story Blocks: https://storyblocks.com/modernmaker Get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE: https://skillshare.com/modernmaker This week on the Modern Maker Podcast, we answer some burning listener questions including where we would like to see our content ...
07.04.2019 Ep. 143 \| Dear 2014 Us In this episode we are asked to give advice to ourselves from 5 years ago. And we oblige :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.28.2019 Ep. 142 \| Ben Is Mad! Support the Show by Supporting our Sponsors! Story Blocks: https://storyblocks.com/modernmaker Get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE: https://skillshare.com/modernmaker Somebody is messin' with Ben's dance floor...and he is not happy about it. Also we answer a few questions, and talk about ...
06.21.2019 EP. 141 \| DIGITAL FABRICATION ISN'T "EASIER" Support Our Sponsors:. http://storyblocks.com/modernmaker Skeptics say using tools like 3D printers and CNC Machines and makes building things easier. Let's talk about that ;) https://makerbrandco.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.20.2019 EP. 141 \| Digital Fabrication Isn't "Easier" Support Our Sponsors: http://storyblocks.com/modernmaker Skeptics say using tools like 3D printers and CNC Machines and makes building things easier. Let's talk about that ;) https://makerbrandco.com/
06.13.2019 EP. 140 \| What Tools Should I Get? Today, we chat about the common questions we always get asked :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.06.2019 EP. 139 \| Shi++y Terrazzo Support the Show by Supporting our Sponsors! Get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE: https://skillshare.com/modernmaker _ On this episode we talk about making white concrete, making terrazzo out of oreos, and prancercizing :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
06.06.2019 Ep. 139 \| Shi++y Terrazzo Support the Show by Supporting our Sponsors! Get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE: https://skillshare.com/modernmaker _ On this episode we talk about making white concrete, making terrazzo out of oreos, and prancercizing :)

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