FTR Unthreaded: Mike McNulty

A focused discussion with Fastener Technology International senior news editor and FTR contributor, Mike McNulty, tracking his unexpected journey from engineering school to the desk of the industry renowned Fastener News Report. Run time: 48:38

Mike’s main gigs:

Fastener Technology International Magazine

Wire & Cable Technology International Magazine

With wife, Kelly. An Ohio sports guy, all the way!
Fastener Fair USA ’26 in Charlotte with the FTR team and Anders Green.
Brew pub in Dusseldorf with Anna Lippincott of American Fastener Journal and the beer waiter.
Mike and Kelly McNulty, newly married 1990.

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.