Ron Rider Reveals the Secrets Behind Private Label Shoemaking, and Plenty More
If Ron Rider isn't the most interesting person in the shoe game, we certainly want to meet whoever is. Ron's lived his whole career in shoes, creating the cult favorite Rider Boot Co. and now acting a...
4 Touko 20211h 22min
Underrated Leathers and Tanneries You Really Need to Be Considering
While there are a handful of "name" leathers and tanneries out there, it's almost shocking how many of both go completely under the radar, even for hardcore boot & shoe lovers. So this week, Ticho a...
12 Huhti 202157min
Shoebag!! What's the Best Fitting Last? How to Break In Engineers? Boots + Suits? And More!
That's right, Ticho and Ben from Stitchdown.com are back to answer listener questions on another absolutely thrilling Shoebag episode. What's the best way to break in engineer boots so you can get t...
6 Huhti 202154min
How Nicole Porter's Artisan Boot & Shoe is Breathing New Life Into US Footwear Manufacturing
Two and a half years into its existence, Artisan Boot & Shoe—which sprung forth following the Batavia, New York P.W. Minor factory's unfortunate demise—is showing signs that while American footwear ma...
29 Maalis 202159min
Outsoles: Everything You Need to Know to Make the Right Call
With an incredible range of outsoles available to choose from, how does a footwear lover narrow things down to just one? There are huge questions to tackle. How do you weigh looks vs functionality? D...
23 Maalis 20211h 10min
Ealdwine's Matt Gray and Jim Pietryka on How To Open an Alden Shop, Selling Vibergs, and The Matt Gray Pose
Matt Gray came out of nowhere to become an instant Alden legend, and one of the Instagram kings of rare shell cordovan. Now Matt and partner Jim Pietryka—who has almost a decade of experience in the s...
12 Maalis 20211h
The Incredible Untold Boot Histories of White's, Wesco, Nicks, and Viberg
The Pacific Northwest is home to the last remaining epicenter of quality bootmaking in the US (and Canada)—and the stories of how the makers White's Boots, Wesco, Nicks Handmade Boots, and Viberg came...
19 Tammi 20211h 7min
Carl Murawski On Who SHOULD Wear Work Boots, and the Paradox of Buying Lots of Boots That All Last Forever
Carl Murawski is a man of many facets—and many boots. Sure, he's the world's largest YouTube star (and definitely go check out his excellent channel right here), and a man with a genuinely impressive ...
12 Tammi 20211h 1min
