Podcast Episodes

Forming the Future of Construction: Concrete Forms

Episode 228

Introduction
Today we welcome Joe Purtle, who is here to talk to us about concrete forms. Joe has been in construction for well over two decades, and he’s currently the COO of Doka, which specializes …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Read the Tattoo | 5 Minute Friday

We’re always trying to help.

This week we have a memory Tyler shares about the invisible tattoo he mentally cut into his arm–the message (in its family-show iteration): “Don’t be a jerk.” He reads thi…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Scanning the Reality Capture Landscape

Episode 227

00:00 - Intro
We start out today reflecting on Lee Evey, an interesting guest from a couple former episodes (part one, part two). Then we get going on the conversation with today’s guest, Matthew Byrd…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Keep Fighting the Good Fight | 5 Minute Friday

Yes, it’s another quote. This week, Maggie Thatcher speaks to us through Eddie. She says, “Keep Fighting the Good Fight.”

Tyler adds to that. Learn to love the “no” he says. Great things can come if y…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Construction State of The Union

Episode 226

A discovery
Tyler shares about the blueprints he and Eddie’s dad found in their grandfather’s house. They were prints for a relatively simple house, but still Tyler was overwhelmed by the artistry of …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Be Kind, not Nice | 5 Minute Friday

Nuances matter. Today, Eddie focuses on a specific language nuance and encourages us to be kind, not nice.

In explaining the distinction, he suggests that niceness involves telling someone what they …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Building UGA: Coordinating Campus Construction (Melanie Ford)

Episode 225

This week we're re-airing a conversation with had with Melanie Ford last year. 

Introduction - Melanie’s backstory
Melanie Ford is the Senior Director of Construction for the University of Georgia Offi…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

'Merica | 5 Minute Friday

No tips and tricks today. Just a list of things we love about the good ol’ US of A. We touch on sports, fireworks, greasy grub, flags, and more.

Eddie shares about his love of baseball and small-scale…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Building and Maintaining a Solid Team

Episode 224

This week we revisit a conversation we had with DPR's Chris Bell and Will Sheane last October.

Today we welcome Chris Bell and Will Sheane, two members of the team at DPR Construction. We start with s…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Noise Before Defeat | 5 Minute Friday

Eddie’s going deep for today’s quote–all the way back to Sun Tzu’s Art of War (which you can hear for free on Youtube if you can spare 72 minutes.)“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to vi…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago