Continuing solo shows for each chapter of his new book, *American Manufacturing: 22 Tales of Integrity, Ingenuity, and the Modest Heroes Who Built a Nation,* your host Jim Vinoski today talks about Vendome Copper & Brass Works in Louisville. They make the vessels that make your bourbon (and other distilled spirits), and it's as much art as science. Their work is gorgeous. Plus they're a family firm that got its start back before the Civil War, so it's a great story of a company that's survived a long time in a typically boom-and-bust industry. In this short clip, Jim recalls first encountering the workers from Vendome in a very hot stillhouse on a summer afternoon in southeast Indiana - guys who bust their tails to get the job done! See the whole show here: https://youtu.be/Rl54lyaEMe0

Continuing solo shows for each chapter of his new book, *American Manufacturing: 22 Tales of Integrity, Ingenuity, and the Modest Heroes Who Built a Nation,* your host Jim Vinoski today talks about Vendome Copper & Brass Works in Louisville. They make the vessels that make your bourbon (and other distilled spirits), and it's as much art as science. Their work is gorgeous. Plus they're a family firm that got its start back before the Civil War, so it's a great story of a company that's survived a long time in a typically boom-and-bust industry. In this short clip, Jim talks about the unique combination of art and science that goes into what Vendome makes. See the whole show here: https://youtu.be/Rl54lyaEMe0

Continuing solo shows for each chapter of his new book, *American Manufacturing: 22 Tales of Integrity, Ingenuity, and the Modest Heroes Who Built a Nation,* your host Jim Vinoski today talks about Vendome Copper & Brass Works in Louisville. They make the vessels that make your bourbon (and other distilled spirits), and it's as much art as science. Their work is gorgeous. Plus they're a family firm that got its start back before the Civil War, so it's a great story of a company that's survived a long time in a typically boom-and-bust industry. In this short clip, Jim describes how the company adjusted to be able to survive the alcohol world's notorious boom-and-bust cycles. See the whole show here: https://youtu.be/Rl54lyaEMe0

Continuing solo shows for each chapter of his new book, *American Manufacturing: 22 Tales of Integrity, Ingenuity, and the Modest Heroes Who Built a Nation,* your host Jim Vinoski today talks about Vendome Copper & Brass Works in Louisville. They make the vessels that make your bourbon (and other distilled spirits), and it's as much art as science. Their work is gorgeous. Plus they're a family firm that got its start back before the Civil War, so it's a great story of a company that's survived a long time in a typically boom-and-bust industry. Jim talks about how they've done that and what great folks are behind their work. Vendome Copper & Brass Works Website: https://vendomecopper.com/ Get your copy of Jim's book here: https://www.manufacturingtalks.com/american-manufacturing-book

Retired economics professor Howie Baetjer, who was the instructor for an online class your host Jim Vinoski took way back when, joined us to discuss how free markets, private ownership, and decentralized decision-making are the strongest foundations for productive and resilient manufacturing. Howie described his path from psychology and English teaching to political philosophy and economics at Towson University. He discussed how his books, including Free Our Markets, explore market processes, private ownership, and the knowledge problem. Jim and Howie discussed the strength of U.S. manufacturing, including high worker productivity and output that ranks second globally behind China. In this short clip, Howie explains how, despite lots of gloom and doom coverage, manufacturing in the U.S. remains a strong area of business, and is growing once again. See the whole episode here: https://youtu.be/jX3GV9Y2cqA

Retired economics professor Howie Baetjer, who was the instructor for an online class your host Jim Vinoski took way back when, joined us to discuss how free markets, private ownership, and decentralized decision-making are the strongest foundations for productive and resilient manufacturing. Howie described his path from psychology and English teaching to political philosophy and economics at Towson University. He discussed how his books, including Free Our Markets, explore market processes, private ownership, and the knowledge problem. Jim and Howie discussed the strength of U.S. manufacturing, including high worker productivity and output that ranks second globally behind China. In this short clip, Howie explains how large companies can actually capitalize on burdensome regulations to make smaller rivals uncompetitive or to drive them out of business entirely. See the whole episode here: https://youtu.be/jX3GV9Y2cqA

Retired economics professor Howie Baetjer, who was the instructor for an online class your host Jim Vinoski took way back when, joined us to discuss how free markets, private ownership, and decentralized decision-making are the strongest foundations for productive and resilient manufacturing. Howie described his path from psychology and English teaching to political philosophy and economics at Towson University. He discussed how his books, including Free Our Markets, explore market processes, private ownership, and the knowledge problem. Jim and Howie discussed the strength of U.S. manufacturing, including high worker productivity and output that ranks second globally behind China. In this short clip, Howie shares why he favors private interests over government control every time. See the whole episode here: https://youtu.be/jX3GV9Y2cqA

Retired economics professor Howie Baetjer, who was the instructor for an online class your host Jim Vinoski took way back when, joined us to discuss how free markets, private ownership, and decentralized decision-making are the strongest foundations for productive and resilient manufacturing. Howie described his path from psychology and English teaching to political philosophy and economics at Towson University. He discussed how his books, including Free Our Markets, explore market processes, private ownership, and the knowledge problem. Jim and Howie discussed the strength of U.S. manufacturing, including high worker productivity and output that ranks second globally behind China. Highlights: 00:00 - Introduction 02:26 - Background And Books 09:37 - Free Markets And Manufacturing 13:13 - Government Intervention 24:44 - Regulation And Capture 34:32 - Ownership And Knowledge This was such a rich and wide-ranging discussion! Tune in for the whole thing! A couple of Howie's books: - Software as Capital - https://tinyurl.com/c47zk8bs - Free Our Markets - https://tinyurl.com/3dwapp83

Rick Graber, president and CEO of the Bradley Foundation, joined us to explain the mission and activities of his organization, which was founded based on the free enterprise, limited government, and human dignity principles of the brothers who founded Allen Bradley. Far too many foundations are founded on the wealth of those who built American industry through adherence to free markets and American principles, then stray badly from those very principles and espouse radical big-government policies. It's refreshing to learn that the Bradley Foundation has stayed true to its founders' vision and values. In this short clip, host Jim Vinoski waxes poetic about the enormous opportunities AI brings to advanced manufacturing economies like ours: reducing operational friction and making us even more productive. See the whole show here: https://youtu.be/Gt_dpNF5Dwc