The Verbally Disastrous Podcast With Leslie M. Jasper (Guest Co-Host Melissa Polito)

This topic was chosen from the list as per Episode #2: Upcoming Podcast Topics to discuss.  In this episode, Leslie speaks about how she initially felt compelled to avoid fellow trade women in an effort to avoid tarnishing her budding reputation as an electrician apprentice back in the 1990's.  There was a tremendous amount of pressure in the beginning to work harder than her male peers, strictly stay on task, focus, and avoid anyone perceived as a threat to the working reputation.  She has evolved since the early days and has embraced her role as a mentor and guide to anyone in need.  This podcast episode attempts to explain how Leslie perceived the early years of her trade, personal challenges faced, along with the evolution of her career path over the past 28 years.

I have invited my two sons, Tom & Johnny, as special guests again on the podcast. In this last episode, we wrap up our final thoughts.  We shared various construction stories and life as a 4th year union apprentice. Johnny and I are both interviewing Tom since he followed me into the business as an apprentice electrician. Johnny is vowing to follow us into the business as well. However, I am trying to talk him into engineering. This is a multi-part episode, there are 4 parts, so go check out any episodes you may have missed on the same discussion.

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I have invited my two sons, Tom & Johnny, as special guests again on the podcast. In the next two episodes, we continue sharing various construction stories and life as a 4th year union apprentice. Johnny and I are both interviewing Tom since he followed me into the business as an apprentice electrician. Johnny is vowing to follow us into the business as well. However, I am trying to talk him into engineering. This is a multi-part episode, there are 4 parts, so keep coming back for more episodes on the same discussion.

I have invited my two sons, Tom & Johnny, as special guests again on the podcast. In the next three episodes, we continue sharing various construction stories and life as a 4th year union apprentice. Johnny and I are both interviewing Tom since he followed me into the business as an apprentice electrician. Johnny is vowing to follow us into the business as well. However, I am trying to talk him into engineering. This is a multi-part episode, there are 4 parts, so keep coming back for more episodes on the same discussion.

I have invited my two sons, Tom & Johnny, as special guests again on the podcast. In the next four episodes, we share various construction stories and life as a 4th year union apprentice. Johnny and I are both interviewing Tom since he followed me into the business as an apprentice electrician. Johnny is vowing to follow us into the business as well. However, I am trying to talk him into engineering. This is a multi-part episode, there are 4 parts, so keep coming back for more episodes on the same discussion.

In honor of Women's History Month, I put together a slide show of a handful of women who were early pioneers in construction.  The video has been loaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/y5QgKC3sUW4  My choice to research these women stemmed from an overheard discussion where a man was challenging a woman and claimed that there were no women contributors to the creation of modern society.  The woman could not respond with some women's names.  Knowledge yields such power.  The early women I researched include: Zaha Hadid, Solveig Erikstad, Edith Clarke, Lillian Ann Baumbach-Jacobs, Deanna Dunlevy, and Josephine Striano.  I also found the first union female carpenter, back in 1935, Margaret Ellings.  I discovered Dawn Gladwin as Ikea's first female, from UK & Ireland, carpenter.  I also read about a group of women tradeswomen who worked on Altit Fort that sits in Hunza Valley in Pakistan back in 2003-2009.  The leader of the non-profit group Ciqum is Aqueel Bano as well as the first female carpenter Amina Bibi who came from the Ciqum group.  I hope to carve out time for next year's 2022 Women's History Month to honor and showcase even more women.  All of these women made history with their contributions to the construction industry throughout the globe.

I got together with my two sons, special guests Tom and Johnny, to discuss a wide variety of topics.  15-yearl old Johnny wanted us to talk about content from YouTube channels James Freeman and Audit the Audit.  We discussed Jessa Reed's comedy stand-up skit discussing meth urine.  We talked about construction since my eldest son Tom followed my career path to become an apprentice electrician.  The boys have their own viewpoints and are not afraid to discuss and disagree with me.

Melissa and I decided to try some alcoholic drinks we have never had before.  I had picked up some shot glasses made out of cookie material that I had bought online from www.dirtycookie.com.  We opted to try small airplane sized bottles of: Pink Whitney New Amsterdam vodka, Wicked Pickle spiced whiskey, Bird Dog blackberry whiskey, and Revel Stoke peanut butter whiskey.  We try each one together and offer our opinions.  We had an unexpected mishap with the dirty cookie shots.  This was a fun episode.

Melissa and I stopped what we were doing to check out some viral Gorilla Glue videos to check out this train wreck!  We did some homework so that we could discuss the story accurately and not spread further the rumors on 40-year old Tessica Brown.  We covered Ms. Brown's decision to spray Gorilla Glue in her hair and the incredible journey to try to return to normal.  Ms. Brown became a viral sensation after sharing her problem on Tik Tok in an effort to get a solution.  Melissa and I discuss her wild ride in this episode.

I decided to share, on behalf of Melissa and I, some podcast topics so that the average listener can get an idea of the culture of The Verbally Disastrous Podcast.  The objective is to steer clear from religion and politics.  We are rather sarcastic in nature and like to check out things that are rather odd and that give us a good hearty laugh.  We are open to suggestions on podcast topic ideas.  For more information, head over to www.ConstructionTales.com or check out The Verbally Disastrous & Construction Tales Audio Blog also on the same platforms.