Molly Monahan, The Motorcycle Mechanic Turned Garlic Farmer Turned Small-Town Cobbler
When you grow up in a shoe repair shop directly next door to your actual house, it's hard to not catch the cobbling bug. But oh did Molly Monahan try to resist. After learning how to repair motorcyc...
10 Sep 202451min
Jess Wootten on Making Boots in an Australian Gold Rush Town, and Blake Rapid Misconceptions
This episode's chat is with Jess Wootten of…Wootten! The Ballarat, Australia boots and shoes and leathergoods maker that is doing some very interesting work. We covered how Jess somewhat tripped int...
4 Sep 202451min
Caswell's Kevin Wilson on How to Start a One-Man Boot Brand—and Bringing Back US Manufacturing
“The only way I learned was making many mistakes and losing a shit ton of money in the process” is how Kevin Wilson neatly sums up the never-simple process of getting Caswell Boot Company off the grou...
14 Aug 202458min
Shoebag!!! Best Boots to Travel With, Shoe Books, Wood Soles, and P'Zones
Ben and Ticho once again dip into the Shoebag to answer listener questions—and tap in some special experts along the way—including: how to size boots to match orthotic inserts? What are some of the be...
6 Aug 20241h 16min
Flora Knight on Guthrie, Oklahoma's Cowboy Bootmaking Lineage and That Time She Tried to Tan Her Own Leather
She was born in Canada and grew up in New Zealand, but few people could possibly seem more at home making bespoke cowboy boots in Guthrie, Oklahoma than Flora Knight. Learning the craft from two of th...
30 Jul 20241h 2min
Tokyo Boot Scene—Japan's Incredible Footwear City
Phil Kalas of the Full Grain Podcast takes over the Shoecast this week to interview Ben about his recent trip to boots-and-shoes mecca Tokyo—expect a deep-dive into city's astounding footwear scene, w...
18 Jul 20241h 29min
Behind The Scenes of Footwear Development With White's Boots President Eric Kinney & Jason from Division Road
In long-overdue returns to the Shoecast, White’s Boots President Eric Kinney and Division Road’s Jason Pecarich sat down to pull back the curtain on what it’s really like to develop new footwear produ...
9 Jul 202452min
Custom Shoemaker Amara Hark-Weber on Why She Makes a Different Pair Every Single Time
Amara Hark-Weber surely must be one of the most delightful people in this world—which anyone could likely tell just from looking at the remarkably unique and creative boots and shoes the Twin Cities, ...
2 Jul 20241h 7min
