The Only Classic Car Wiper Business in the World, with Pat Parnell-EP 267
Pat Parnell went to buy a classic car for his wife. He ended up buying a company too. Rain Gear Wiper Systems, the only hidden wiper system company for classic cars in the world. After 42 years hauling and installing high-end appliances, his body was done with the heavy lifting.

Innovating New Attachments for Screw Machines, with Elliott May—EP 143
In honor of this weekend’s PMPA National Technical Conference, we’re resharing a podcast we did last year with Elliott May, engineer at BME in Port

Ghosted by a Customer, What Do You Do?—EP 215
I’m dealing with a customer right now who seems interested in some CNC machines Graff-Pinkert has for sale. They told me they needed this type

Basketball Family Business
The NCAA Basketball Tournament, the less popular Men’s part, crowned the University of Connecticut as Champion for the second straight year. UConn didn’t just beat

He Would Have Thrown Away This Blog
Danny Kahneman died a week ago at the age of 90. He won a Nobel Prize for Economics but always saw himself as a psychologist.

Take Me Back to the Ball Game?
“Take me out to the ball game…. Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack. I don’t care if I ever come back!” Opening Day. It’s tomorrow.

Moving Ain’t Easy
I was in my early 40s, my son Noah’s age. when we built the 20,000-square-foot home of our machine tool business, over 30 years ago.

