Craftsmanship

About Craftsmanship

Welcome to our podcast! Craftsmanship is a not-for-profit, multimedia magazine focusing on in-depth profiles of intriguing artisans and innovators across the globe — the movers and makers who are creating a world built to last. To support this project, please consider making a donation — it's tax-deductible! www.craftsmanship.net/donate

Publisher

The Craftsmanship Initiative

Category

arts · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jan 2019

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 109 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Inside Khari Baoli: India’s—and Asia’s—Largest Spice Market

   Writer Laura Fraser shares insights into Khari Baoli, Asia's largest spice market, revealing its profound impact on regional and global culture.

2. 

   28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Man on an Unusual Mission: Bringing the Alphorn Back to France

   Inside a former silk weaver’s workshop in Lyon, France, a carpenter and trained musician is breathing new life into an instrument that was on the brink of extinction in his country: the alphorn. In today’s episode, we’ll hear about this modern-day maker of the alphorn, which was used for centuries to summon livestock, or send messages across vast alpine valleys. “A Man on an Unusual Mission: Bringing the Alphorn Back to France” was written and narrated by Anna Richards. Read the ...

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   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Making Noise: The Endangered Craft of Foley Sound

   When we’re engrossed in watching a movie, most of us don’t pay close attention to all of the sounds playing in the background. But what we hear subconsciously is often what makes films feel “real”—water rushing in a stream, the clink of ice in a glass, footsteps, the crackle of dry branches underfoot. Since the early days of cinema, Foley artists have been creating these kinds of acoustic layers by hand, using everyday objects, movement, and deep listening. In today's story, “Making Noise: T...

Inside a recent episode

A Man on an Unusual Mission: Bringing the Alphorn Back to France

Published 28 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] MUSIC PLAYS When Sandro Fajter blows into the mouthpiece of one of his outporns inside his workshop in Central Leon, I expect a deafening blare to come out and reverberate from the half-built wooden furniture stacked along the walls. I'm surprised when the note admitted doesn't seem loud at all, but soft and velvety in quality. Shepherding is now a rarefied career, and technology has erased the need to call a friend six miles away using a woodwind instrument, which means the 21st century demand for outporns in France is pretty slim. Feiter, 52, and his business partner, Cyprien de Breuven, 33, who together form Résonance Bois, are among the last outporn makers in the country. […]

Who has been a guest on Craftsmanship

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Laura Fraser
• Andy Graham
• Jonas Hauptman
• Doug Tallamy
• Rebecca van Bergen

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

576,690

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

51

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