A manufacturing policy podcast from the members of the Federation for a Manufacturing Renaissance.
Federation for a Manufacturing Renaissance
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A manufacturing policy podcast from the members of the Federation for a Manufacturing Renaissance.
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February 9, 2026
Manufacturing Renaissance Podcast - Episode 3
<div dir="ltr"> <div dir="auto"> <div><strong>FEDERATION FOR MANUFACTURING PODCAST</strong></div> <div>Episode: <strong>"Attaining Economic Democracy In The 21st Century"</strong></div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Host: <strong>Drew "The MFG" Crowe</strong>, Leader of The New American Manufacturing Renaissance </div> <div dir="auto">Guests: Frank Cetera (Democracy for Workers Institute), <strong>Dan Swinney</strong> (Founder, Manufacturing Renaissance) & <strong>Martin Van Den Borre</strong> (Canadian Worker Co-Op Federation) </div> <div dir="auto">**Episode Length:** 45 minutes </div> <div dir="auto">**Format:** In-depth conversation with substantive analysis</div> <div dir="auto"> <p data-start="85" data-end="353">What would the economy look like if the people who do the work also owned the businesses? In this episode, we dive into the growing movement for economic democracy and the role of employee-owned businesses in building more resilient, equitable local economies.</p> <p data-start="355" data-end="783">We're joined by <strong data-start="371" data-end="422">Frank Cetera of the Democracy at Work Institute</strong>, a leading voice in the employee ownership ecosystem. Frank brings deep experience supporting worker cooperatives, ESOPs, and other shared-ownership models across the country. Together, we explore how employee ownership works in practice, why it's gaining traction in manufacturing and beyond, and how it can strengthen communities while creating quality jobs.</p> <p data-start="785" data-end="809">The conversation covers:</p> <ul data-start="810" data-end="1265"> <li data-start="810" data-end="870"> <p data-start="812" data-end="870">What economic democracy really means.</p> </li> <li data-start="871" data-end="946"> <p data-start="873" data-end="946">Different models of employee ownership and how they function day to day</p> </li> <li data-start="947" data-end="1029"> <p data-start="949" data-end="1029">The impact of worker ownership on wages, job stability, and business longevity</p> </li> <li data-start="1030" data-end="1143"> <p data-start="1032" data-end="1143">Barriers to scaling employee-owned enterprises and what policy, finance, and technical support can do to help</p> </li> <li data-start="1144" data-end="1265"> <p data-start="1146" data-end="1265">Why this moment presents a unique opportunity to expand employee ownership as part of a broader economic transformation</p> </li> </ul> <p data-start="1267" data-end="1495">Whether you're a business owner, worker, policymaker, or simply curious about alternatives to the status quo, this episode offers a grounded, practical look at how democratic ownership can reshape our economy from the ground up.</p> </div> <hr /></div> </div> <blockquote> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="auto"> <div dir="auto">**Drew "The MFG" Crowe** </div> <div dir="auto">Email: <a href="mailto:booking@the-mfg.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">booking@the-mfg.com</a> </div> <div dir="auto">Phone: 314-246-0033 </div> <div dir="auto">Website: <a href= "http://www.drewcrowemfg.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.drewcrowemfg.com&source=gmail&ust=1758637196804000&usg=AOvVaw0col-lKpWKiIVHx5azKjYF">www.drewcrowemfg.com</a></div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal">A manufacturing policy podcast brought to you by members of the <strong>Federation for a Manufacturing Renaissance</strong> <strong>(FMR)</strong>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Visit our website at: <a href= "https://manufacturingfederation.org/">https://manufacturingfederation.org/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Substack: <a href= "https://substack.com/@manufacturingfederation">https://substack.com/@manufacturingfederation</a> </p> <p>This discussion was recorded on <strong>January 26, 2026</strong>. Hosted by <a href= "https://www.drewcrowemfg.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drew 'THE MFG' Crowe</a> and produced by Michael P. Moriarty. Music written and recorded by Michael P. Moriarty.</p>
September 22, 2025
Manufacturing Federation Podcast Episode 2
<div dir="ltr"> <div dir="auto"> <div>FEDERATION FOR MANUFACTURING PODCAST</div> <div>Episode: <strong>"From Crisis to Opportunity - The CIRN Revolution"</strong></div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Host: <strong>Drew "The MFG" Crowe</strong>, Leader of The New American Manufacturing Renaissance </div> <div dir="auto">Guests: <strong>Dan Swinney</strong> (Founder, Manufacturing Renaissance) & <strong>David Robinson</strong> (Former Director of External Affairs, Manufacturing Renaissance) </div> <div dir="auto">**Episode Length:** 45-60 minutes </div> <div dir="auto">**Format:** In-depth conversation with substantive analysis</div> <div dir="auto"> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 7.55pt;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt;">Chicago has experienced massive deindustrialization over the last 50 years—losing 90% of its manufacturing base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> This had a profound impact on communities resulting in increased poverty, crime, violence, drug use, and marginalization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> A major factor is the retirement of the baby boom generation from all levels, particularly of smaller, privately held firms including ownership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> 50-60% of these firms have no successor or succession plan.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> MR created the <strong>Chicagoland Industrial Retention Network (CIRN)</strong>—a program that addresses the crisis facing small manufacturing companies with an aging owner with no successor.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> We turn this crisis into an opportunity particularly for employees as well as Black and Latino entrepreneurs that historically have been excluded as owners in the manufacturing sector. <span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 7.55pt;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">CIRN has established an <strong>Early Warning Network</strong> that relies on community-based organizations, unions, churches, service providers and others to make contact with owners of these companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Twenty-three members of 13 organizations have joined. The potential scale of our effort is far greater than existing programs by government and other community development organizations.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 7.55pt;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt;">This is an approach that could lead to the sale of hundreds of companies in the Chicago region along—retaining, diversifying, and rebuilding the regional manufacturing sector.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> This project could save thousands of jobs and build community wealth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> This is a model that could be replicated in other communities around the country.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <blockquote> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="auto"> <div dir="auto">**Dan Swinney** </div> <div dir="auto">Manufacturing Renaissance </div> <div dir="auto">Email: <a href="mailto:dswinney@mfgren.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">dswinney@mfgren.org</a> </div> <div dir="auto">Phone: 773-919-3251 </div> <div dir="auto">Website: <a href="http://www.mfgren.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mfgren.org&source=gmail&ust=1758637196804000&usg=AOvVaw0f-Veu3iUAbFhKqOKTPkhl">www.mfgren.org</a></div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">**CIRN Resources:** </div> <div dir="auto">Early Warning Manual: Available online </div> <div dir="auto">Training Programs: 24-hour community leader certification</div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">**Drew "The MFG" Crowe** </div> <div dir="auto">Email: <a href="mailto:booking@the-mfg.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">booking@the-mfg.com</a> </div> <div dir="auto">Phone: 314-246-0033 </div> <div dir="auto">Website: <a href= "http://www.drewcrowemfg.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.drewcrowemfg.com&source=gmail&ust=1758637196804000&usg=AOvVaw0col-lKpWKiIVHx5azKjYF">www.drewcrowemfg.com</a></div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal">A manufacturing policy podcast brought to you by members of the <strong>Federation for a Manufacturing Renaissance</strong> <strong>(FMR)</strong>. </p> <p>This discussion was recorded on August 25, 2025. Hosted by <a href="https://www.drewcrowemfg.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Drew 'THE MFG' Crowe</a> and produced by Michael P. Moriarty.</p>
July 14, 2025
Manufacturing Renaissance Podcast Episode 1
<p><strong>Topic:</strong> The Social Economy<span style= "font-size: 12pt; color: black;">, its international character, and its strategic challenges and opportunities as an alternative to neo liberalism.</span></p> <p><strong>Featured Speakers:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><strong>Nancy Neamtan:</strong> Founder and Executive Director of the Chantier de l'économie sociale, a non-profit organization representing networks of social enterprises (cooperatives and non-profits), local development organizations and social movements. She is known internationally as an expert in the field of the social and solidarity economy, social finance and local development.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><strong>Martin Van Den Borrem:</strong> For over 25 years, Martin has been leading and supporting innovative and complex projects in various fields of community economic development, alternative trade, social finance, international relations and cooperation, social agroforestry, and the social economy. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">A manufacturing policy podcast brought to you by members of the <strong>Federation for a Manufacturing Renaissance</strong> <strong>(FMR)</strong>. </span></p> <p>This discussion was recorded on June 9, 2025. Hosted by <a href= "https://www.drewcrowemfg.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drew 'THE MFG' Crowe</a> and produced by Michael P. Moriarty.</p>
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