These days, owning a beautiful home is often prohibitively expensive, while “affordable” housing too often fails to include quality craftsmanship. But there is a solution, and today, Zack Giffin reminds us of this fact and discusses the craft of designing smaller structures that address our true needs. This is a conversation where design and philosophy come together in a big way, as does the art of fostering real communities and constructing vibrant towns.

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Blister Podcast Ep.275: Zack Giffin

TOPICS & TIMES:

Zack’s background (3:48)

Why are smaller houses controversial? (9:05)

Construction & Craft (21:20)

Renting vs Owning + Rules of the Road (32:36)

Designing a Tiny Home for Jonathan (37:17)

Strangest Build Request? (58:40)

Where Should People Find Out More? (1:00:21)

Current State of Prohibitions (1:04:18)

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In this episode, we get a crash course on the vinyl revival and why spinning records on a turntable is a more engaging way of listening to music. Our guest, Michael Fremer, is regarded as one of the premier experts in the audio field, and he's extremely passionate about it. Michael and Simon get into how Led Zeppelin II was made, why Howard Stern hates vinyl, how to go about buying your first turntable, the travesty of “smashed” music, turntables that cost as much as a house, and tons more.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Records Just Sound Better (3:11)

The Vinyl Revival (7:16)

Michael’s Today Show appearance (8:08)

What’s A Pressing? (11:11)

Record Store Days (14:22)

Turntables (21:11)

Michael’s First Turntable (24:34)

A Turntable As Expensive As A House (25:46)

Quincy jones and Michael Jackson (27:34)

Turntables Are Vibrations Measuring Devices (30:16)

Phono Preamps (33:41)

Choosing Records (40:57)

“Smashing” Ruins Good Recordings (43:04)

Bob Ludwig’s Cut Of Led Zeppelin II (46:52)

How To Really Listen To Music (54:04)

Current Vinyl Sales (1:06:46)

Michael’s Two Records (1:08:09)

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One of the greatest big-mountain skiers of all time is also seriously passionate about making great pizza. So what’s the story here, and what do pizza and skiing have in common? What has Sage learned about the art of making dough and sauce? And what do you need to know to start making great pizza yourself? We cover all of this, plus Sage’s most recent trip to Alaska.

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Blister Pod #41: Sage on Skiing Spines

Blister Pod #270: Angel Collinson / Sage’s Pizza

TOPICS & TIMES:

Pizza & Skiing (5:58)

Outdoor Pizza Ovens (15:00)

Pizza Team (18:14)

Pizza & Espresso (21:08)

Outdoor Pizza Ovens, Part 2 (23:25)

Angel’s Story of Sage's Pizza (37:31)

Sage’s Most Recent Trip to AK (43:15)

Pizza 101: Getting Started (54:40)

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