Manufacturing Talk Radio
Your Everything Manufacturing Podcast. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just curious about the industry, we’ve got something for you!
Manufacturing Talk Radio is led by two dynamic hosts, Lewis Weiss and Amy Nicklaus, who bring expertise and fresh perspectives to the industry. Lewis, with five decades of hands-on experience, simplifies complex manufacturing challenges, offering actionable insights on technology, workforce strategies, and industry transformation. Amy brings an engaging approach, exploring the real-world impact of innovations in technology, logistics, and workforce dynamics. Together, they create a compelling and insightful podcast that keeps professionals informed, inspired, and ready for the future of manufacturing.
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S7-E17: Two Mega-Member Chambers of Commerce Sp...
Hear from two leading Chambers of Commerce, the American Small Business Chamber of Commerce headed by Cris Young with over 200,000 members, and the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce led by Margot Dorfman with over 500,000 members, as they discuss the resp...
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S7-E16: Economic ViewPoint: 3 Continents, 28 Co...
Learn what is happening in manufacturing from East to West, across 3 continents and 28 countries, from China through the U.S., past the UK and into the EU. Is the global manufacturing economy going to sputter on for months, pick up or peter out? With som...
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S7-E15: 85 more U.S. manufacturing jobs lost to...
Join co-hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss as they continue to examine the relationship between prison slave labor systems protected by state or federal governments that compete with U.S. manufacturers which have stolen American taxpayers jobs and forced plan...
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S7-E14: Attica again… 45 years later, national ...
Prison strike actions are anticipated beginning Sept 9, 2016 in federal, state and city prisons and jails, along with juvenile and immigrant detention facilities over the issue of forced slave labor allowed under the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constituti...
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S7-E13 Why The PMI Isn’t All That Bad, Even Tho...
Mr. Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business(R) presents his insights on the latest Purchasing Manager’s Index and why it appears to be “a breather” from the above 50 midpoint that signals manufacturing expansion unless...
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S7-E12: 8 Ways a Divided Congress and White Hou...
Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing sits down with Tim Grady and Lew Weiss to discuss 8 ways a divided Congress and White House can boost manufacturing, covering infrastructure, innovation, tax reform, China, Made in America,...
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S7-E11 Manufacturers Compete with Prison Slave ...
Manufacturers are losing contracts to Unicor, GEO, Deptcor and over a dozen other private prison operators, unable to compete with prison labor rates, or not even allowed to bid on some contracts under an unfair system permitted under the 13th Amendment ...
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S7-E10 Moutray and Zicard
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S7-E9 The Resurrection of 21 Rust Belt Towns
How are leaders in Rust Belt cities and towns across America and Europe creating the renaissance from dilapidated factories to hotbeds of technological innovation? Find the answers as co-hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss interview Antoine van Agtmael, author...
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S7-E8 2 Major Reports on US Economy for July 20...
Join co-hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss on Manufacturing Talk Radio as they delve into the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business(R) with Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair for this illuminating monthly update on the state of manufacturing in the U.S. Then stay...
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S7-E7 4 Reasons Why Women Don't Pursue Blue Col...
Are high schools equally preparing young men and young women for blue collar jobs? Are they equally emphasizing career and technical training or going to college? A study by April Sutton, Amanda Bosky and Chandra Muller would indicate that in blue-coll...
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S7-E6 How can manufacturers integrate older tec...
How can manufacturers keep older technology relevant in a face of constantly changing innovation? Potomac Photonic’s CEO and President Mike Adelstein is with us to explain how choosing tools that enable the integration of traditional and new technologies...
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Chad Moutray, Chief Economist with the National...
Chad Moutray, Chief Economist with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) gives us his perspective on Brexit and what’s in store for manufacturers here and abroad.
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S7-E5 What does Brexit mean for your data’s pri...
Professor Adriana Sanford, Mfg Talk Radio’s Senior International Correspondent for Corporate Compliance and Ethics, and Clinical Associate Professor at the W.P. Carey School of Business, visiting research professor of the Universidad de Talca, Facultad d...
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S7-E4 ISM’s Report on Business for June 2016, p...
Mr. Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the ISM’s Report on Business® presents the latest in-depth information on the PMI® Purchasing Manager’s Index covering June 2016. Brad offers listeners keen insights into the meaning behind the numbers. Then stay with...
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5 Proven Ways Apprenticeship Programs Solve Wor...
Todd Berch, Manager, Office of Apprenticeship Training with the Connecticut Department of Labor, and Gary Coviello, Technical Support/Safety Manager at The Carby Corporation, are with us to discuss the state’s apprenticeship training program and how toge...
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Robots/Manufacturing/Workforce Training
"Common Sense Radio" w/Jim Brown
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The Jim Bohannon Show
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Top 6 Effects of Collaborative Robots (Co-Bots)...
Jeff Burnstein, President of the Association for Advancing Automation, joins us to discuss the realities and misperceptions of how collaborative robots are transforming the manufacturing landscape. Many feel automation is threatening the industry’s work...
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The State of the Machine Tool Industry
James Anderton, Content Director for www.engineering.com joins us for a look at the state of the machine tool industry. The US used to be the leader in machine tooling, but now Japan and Germany are the leading producers. How and why did this change take...
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Recruiting and Retaining Veterans: A Business ...
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) hosts a panel discussion on th best practices for hiring Veterans
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The rise of robotics and it's effect on manufac...
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Lew Weiss interviewed on KPRL 1230
Lew discusses the $15/hr minimum wage law in California and New York with KPRL host Dan Del Campo
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Lew Weiss as interviewed on the Creating Wealth...
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Tom Derry, CEO of ISM
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