The Storyteller's Tavern

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The Storyteller's Tavern episodes

February 22, 2023Episode 15 - Madison Dunaway
Madison Dunaway (she/her) is an artist, leader, and self-professed ambiguity lover. She grew up in Charlotte and has created and run makerspaces for nearly a decade, most currently at Boston College. On top of all this, she is an official #friendofthepod.

Normally we meander through a number of different themes in these stories, but our overarching topic this time around focused around the self-reflective journeys of finding and growing communities, and importance of representation in every space - especially makerspaces.

This is a great episode to listen to if you want to start to learn about the experiences Madison, Leigh, and Mush have had in starting their respective makerspaces.
More Madison:
@mk_dunaway

https://mkdunaway.github.io/
Thanks as always to @aftonpub for hosting this chapter of the Tavern!
The @sttavernpod is @MakerMush and @TheTinkerTeacher
29 min
February 15, 2023 Episode 14 - Jacob Daugherty
Jacob Daugherty (@otherdogdesign) is a Charlotte area maker and serial hobby collector who is currently focused on 3d printing and lasers who will be the first to tell you that he loves to make stuff and is terrible at selling it.
We tell some stories about nurturing a network, falling into flow, and the inextricable balance of making and sharing.
Episode Shout-Outs:
Grant Alexander @the_grant_alexander & the whole Clamp Cast (@clampcast) crew
Jimmy Diresta @jimydiresta
Bob Clagett @iliketomakestuff
Dean Duplantis @dean_duplantis
Brett Mcafee @skullandspade13
Andy Birkey @andy_birkey
Fools with Tools @fwtpodcast
Wes from @geeksmithing
Thanks as always to Afton Pub & Pizza (@aftonpub) for hosting this chapter of the Tavern!
The @sttpod is @MakerMush and @TheTinkerTeacher
24 min
February 08, 2023Episode 13 - David Taylor
David Taylor is a middle school Engineering and Computer Science teacher and Fab Lab instructor at Charlotte Latin School, where he's passionate about student-led design and developing an environment where students can learn through making and prototyping.

We talked with David about the critical element of vulnerability in learning how to learn, and being OK with not knowing; the Kevin Baconing of the Maker Community; and the challenge and responsibility of enabling failure.
You can find David at
@fablabdtaylor
26 min
February 01, 2023Episode 12 - Joel Bonasera
Our guest in the tavern today is Joel Bonasera. He, like all our storytellers this chapter, is a maker based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. After spending over a decade in science and technology education, Joel turned his focus to digital fabrication to make things. Now, he spends his time on e-commerce sales, commissioned work, and ongoing support for educators and institutions interested in learning the basics of 3D printing and design.
Joel shares with us about the good and the challenging of what the pandemic did to Making in Charlotte, how to make science fiction aspirations a Maker Reality, and his meandering road to Making.
You can find Joel at
@makingthingsCLT

makingthingsCLT.com
Episode Shout-Outs
Charlotte MEDI https://www.charlottemedi.org/

Cory Doctorow @cory_doctorow

The Prusa Guys @josefprusa

The Legendary Mr. Wizard @mrwizard

Local loaf @localloafnoda
33 min
December 28, 2022Episode 11 - Chapter 1 Conclusion
Episode 11, in which we close out Chapter 1. Leigh and Mush look back on some of the highlights of this chapter, discuss our plans for what's next, and celebrate one last time with all our friends from Maker Camp '22.
Much love to:
Leigh Northrup (@thetinkerteacher)

Lindsay Zeulich (@wood_brain)

Jared Geddes (@eveningwoodworker)

Brittney Carbone (@brittneycarbone.art)

Dave Miao (@3d_diy_dave)

Leah Hartmann (@leah.learning)

Sam Ciferno Skidmore (@sammyvae)

Andrew Szeto (@szetoszeto)

Jimmy DiResta (@jimmydiresta)

Grant Alexander (@the_grant_alexander)

Jon Peters (@jonpeters_)

Walter Peters (@walter_peters)

Chad Grosklags (@Mancrafting)

Jacob LaRocca (@RocketProps)

Brett Mcafee (@sullandspade13)

Austin Handel (@cant_handel_it)

The Maker Camp (@themakercamp)

The Blackthorne (@theblackthorne)

The Tasting Lab (@the_tasting_lab)

Afton Pub & Pizza (@aftonpub)
We'll see you soon! ♥
18 min
December 14, 2022 Episode 10 - Brett Mcafee
Our last story from Maker Camp 2022 comes from Brett Mcafee, an Artist, blacksmith, and fabricator of other beautiful things in and around the Joshua Tree region of California.

We talk with Brett about the craft of teaching and its root in connection between humans; the best way we think there is to learn; and how maker camp helps fan the flame of hands-on tinkering.

You can find Brett online at YouTube.com/brettmcafee or by searching @skullandspade, and is on Instagram at @skullandspade13

Shout-outs
@jimmydiresta
@brentbaileyforge
@andrew_larson_blacksmith
@will_stelter
@alexpoleironwork
@laurakampf
@cant_handel_it
@maumasifirearts
23 min
December 07, 2022Episode 9 - Chad Grosklags & Jacob LaRocca
Two of our last storytellers from Maker Camp this year are Chad Grosklags of Mancrafting (@Mancrafting), and Jacob LaRocca of Rocket Props (@RocketProps).
Chad is based out of Atlanta and is an all-around Maker, specializing in, among other things, powder coating, welding, woodworking, and knife making.
Jacob hails from Boston and is an electrical and mechanical engineer, specializing in props and cosplay, and a whole host of other Maker Skills.

We get a chance to dig in with them about how making stuff has been a boon to mental health; the joy that comes from sharing not only what we make, but how and why we make it; and we explore pushing the envelope to the edge of failure - and what happens when you push too far.
You can find Chad:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ManCraftingTM

https://www.instagram.com/mancrafting/

https://twitter.com/mancrafting101

https://facebook.com/ManCrafting101

https://vm.tiktok.com/JjTbete/

https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer20170928262
You can find Jacob:
https://www.rocket-props.com/

https://www.instagram.com/rocketprops/

https://www.tiktok.com/@rocket_props

The Storyteller's Tavern is:
Mush Hughes (@MakerMush)
Leigh Northrup (@theTinkerTeacher)
https://storytellerstavernpod.com/
29 min
November 30, 2022 Episode 8 - Jon & Walter Peters
Jon and Walter Peters are father and son woodworkers, makers, and YouTubers from Red Bank, NJ.
They share an introspective look on their experiences with multigenerational making, reflect on the paths that got them to where they are and what might be next for them, and ways that the maker community comes together to create things larger than themselves.
You can find them online: Jon is on YouTube at Jon Peters - Longview Woodworking and Instagram at @jonpeters_
Walter is on Instagram at @walter_peters and on YouTube as Walter Peters.
22 min
November 16, 2022Episode 7 - Jimmy DiResta & Grant Alexander
Jimmy Diresta lives in in East Durham, NY and is affectionately referred to by many in the community as the Godfather of Making.
Grant Alexander is a maker and Youtuber based out of Ottawa, and is the host of the Creating, Living, and Making Projects Podcasts - aka the Clamp Podcast.
Jimmy and Grant visit the Tavern to talk about why and by whom they were inspired to begin making, the beauty and magic of tools that come with a history, the long road to get to East Durham and Maker Camp, and the realization that we're all grown ups who can buy the grown up tools and toys we've always been fascinated by.
You can find Jimmy online at JimmyDiResta:
YouTube

Instagram

TikTok

Website

"Google Me" - everything else
Grant is online at TheGrantAlexander:
Instagram

YouTube

TikTok

The Clamp Podcast
32 min
November 09, 2022Episode 6 - Andrew Szeto
Andrew Szeto is a maker and skateboarder who hails from Ottawa. During his time in the Tavern, he shares with us the challenges and joys of finding fellow Canadian Makers, celebrates the memory of his mentor Richard Scott, digs into the value of failure, and teams up with Leigh to hijack the episode to transform it into an ad hoc hockey podcast.
You can find Andrew online:
TikTok: @szetoszeto

Instagram: @szetoszeto

YouTube: @AndrewSzeto
21 min

About The Storyteller's Tavern

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Mush Hughes and Leigh Northrup talk with makers and artists to learn more about the stories behind their projects and their creative journeys so far. Thanks for joining us here in the tavern!