Episode #116 – The Skaters

Eric Dudas

It’s a gnarly fastener talk radio laser flip, as California kids Chris and Ryan McCaffrey of R&D Fasteners hang ten during their podcast debut (1:27:41). Bob “GQ” Baer and Marty Nolan preview the Fastener Summit (21:28). During the Fastener News Report, industry anchorman Mike McNulty hosts Baird analyst Dave Manthey to explain last month’s apparent tailslide in the FDI (58:53). Fastener top gun, Carmen Vertullo, pulls off a wicked hydrogen embrittlement 360 with his top ten must-know list about this persistent industry menace (1:21:25). Plus: YFP board member Baron Yarborough covers the recent SEFA/SFA table top show. It’s “scary but fun” as Brian and Eric goofy foot while they purvey their usual brand of industry prattle. Run time: 02:21:02

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About the Hosts

Brian Musker

Brian Musker

Known as the “hardest working man in the online thread game”, Brian Musker earned his advanced engineering degree with a thesis on fastening technology many years before entering the fastener industry with the launch of the FCH Sourcing Network in 2006. Today, he is known as the developer of the industry renowned “FCH Scrubber” software that cleans and cross-matches fastener inventory for distributors across the industry. He is also a strong advocate for his beloved breakfast spread, Vegemite.

Eric Dudas

Eric Dudas

Eric Dudas got the idea of launching Fully Threaded Radio in the early days of podcasting as he pondered how to promote the FCH Sourcing Network to an industry that wasn’t doing much with traditional social media. Fifteen years later, the show has a life of its own and has opened more doors than he could have imagined. More recently, he’s been working to build the NFBBQA (National Fastener BBQ Association) to help fastener professionals better enjoy cooking meat over fire. He also enjoys chicken ranching at his small farm in semi-rural northeast Ohio.