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From the Ground Up is a podcast about how we make what we make, the tools, materials, and the stories behind the things we build.

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Oct 23, 2019
1 min

Episode 2.6: History of the Ladder ft Eric of Hand Tool Rescue

From ancient cave dwellers to modern firefighting, the history of the ladder is the history of humanity striving to reach rise to new hei...

Aug 16, 2019
1 min

Episode 2.5: People Who Flea

How many Napoleons does it take to accidentally invent the Flea Market? Music: Lee Rosevere - Puzzle Pieces Couperin - Pieces en Concert ...

Jun 28, 2019
1 min

Episode 2.4: Layers of Innovation Pt.2: Lignin the Future

Invisible wood? Bullet proof wood? 1200 foot-tall skyscrapers made from timber? This episode explores the various superpowers given to wo...

May 22, 2019
1 min

Episode 2.3: Shellac of All Trades

From a colony of insects on a tree branch in India, to your fingernails, food, medicine, artwork, and furniture, shellac undergoes a 3000...

Mar 10, 2019
1 min

Episode 2.2: American Silver pt 2: Ode to the Lode

The tragic tale of two brothers, Hosea and Ethan, who set off into the American West search of riches, only to find disease, famine, thie...

Mar 10, 2019
1 min

Episode 2.1: American Silver pt 1: Present the Mace

Why does the US House of Representatives have it’s own mace? And why is it silver? Come to think of it, why is silver so prominent in the...

Dec 31, 2018
1 min

Episode 1.9: William Allen and the Key to Success

No French Canadians were harmed in the making of this podcast. Everyone has one somewhere. The little wrench named after… well some guy ...

Nov 21, 2018
1 min

Episode 1.8: Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey: How the Ancient Greeks Screwed the World

This episode digs deep into the past, following history from ancient kingdoms, across colonial seas, through industrial revolutions, and ...

Sep 28, 2018
1 min

Episode 1.7: Armstrong's Tower

When everyone said it couldn’t be done, he stood and he did it. When no one would believe him, he stood and he proved it to them. And whe...

Sep 28, 2018
1 min

Episode 1.6: Layers of Innovation Pt 1: How Plywood Shaped Our World

It has has sailed across the oceans, carried passengers through early pneumatic subways, flown through the heavens, and helped heal the w...