Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas

About Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas

For leather nerds! The finest leather, boots, shoes, bags, raw denim, drinks, watches, and more. Leather tannery veterans Nick Horween (5th generation, Horween Leather) and Phil Kalas (Founder, Ashland Leather) cover manufacturing, leather, boots, denim, everyday carry and the talented people who are creating the world's finest products. Get the inside scoop and a greater understanding for high quality goods with a new episode released every week.

Publisher

Phil Kalas, Nick Horween

Category

arts · business · news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Sept 2022

Latest episode

30 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Dec 2025

   Q&A Episode: How Horween Grades Their Leather

   Nick Horween and Phil Kalas explain Horween's leather grading systems and experimental processes in this interview episode.

2. 

   17 Dec 2025

   The Business of Luxury Shoes: Inside Leffot with Steven Taffel

   Nick Horween and Phil Kalas interview Steven Taffel, founder of Leffot, about the luxury shoe business, curated selections, and innovative retail strategies.

3. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Schott NYC Owner Reveals: Why We Can't Make Jackets Faster

   Nick Horween and Phil Kalas interview Jason Schott, owner of Schott NYC, about the intricate challenges of premium leather jacket production and supply chain limitations.

Who has been a guest on Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas

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

• Steven Taffel
• Jason Schott
• Carmina Albaladejo
• Ben Robison
• Dan Rigele

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

119,783

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

32 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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

Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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