Manufacturing Talks
There are millions of cool stories in manufacturing. Your host, Jim Vinoski, helps share them by talking to the people who are making them happen. Manufacturing is where the rubber meets the road. There's no hiding. You're either making good products people will buy for enough to keep you in business, or you're not. Meet the amazing folks who thrive in that survival-of-the-fittest world.
Podcasting since 2021 • 162 episodes
Manufacturing Talks
Latest Episodes
Patrick Anderson on the flagging EV transition, auto prices, tariffs, and the economy
What a treat it was to have Patrick Anderson, founder of Anderson Economic Group, join us to discuss the economic impact of electric vehicle (EV) costs and tariffs on the automotive industry! Patrick always brings fresh, informed insights backe...
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Business strategy guru Peter McDonald talks about the ups and downs of our CPG companies
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies as a whole have not been doing well lately. They're the ones that make your foods and beverages as well as other daily use items like toiletries and cleaning supplies.But there are winners and los...
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Mike Rowe discusses his new partnership with PureTalk to bring military vets to the skilled trades
The inimitable Mike Rowe joined us to talk about his passion for promoting skilled trades, highlighting the significant increase in open positions from 2.3 million in 2009 to 7.6 million today. We chatted about his new partnership with PureTalk...
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Our host Jim Vinoski on the nonexistent rule about rich countries always being service economies
"Manufacturing jobs aren't coming back to America, because rich nations are always service economies."Wrong on all counts!Our esteemed host explains why this oft-repeated statement is flat-out false, and what has really led to t...
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Noel Joyce on his open-source adaptive mountain bike design
Noel Joyce, an assistant professor at NYU Shanghai, discussed his open-source adaptive quad mountain bike design. After a mountain biking accident left him a wheelchair user for 20 years, Joyce pursued industrial design. He designed a bike to a...
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