
#74 – Nikki Maginn: An Extroverted Engineer. Really. Nikki is University of Tennessee grad and football fan. Ben Frankllin effect and cognitive dissonance – very clever strategy M Berry – miracle fruit . Engineers and...


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Many times I have said ”that would be interesting to talk about over a beer or two.” So here it is. Over real or virtual beers, conversations with engineers about why they are an engineer, what they like about it, and some tips that they would share with others. And then anything else interesting or humorous that comes up...
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Signup to Generate a PitchMany times I have said ”that would be interesting to talk about over a beer or two.” So here it is. Over real or virtual beers, conversations with engineers about why they are an engineer, what they like about it, and some tips that they would share with others. And then anything else interesting or humorous that comes up...
Beers with Engineers is hosted by Bert Uschold. The show has published 78 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Nikki Maginn: An Extroverted Engineer. Really." (26 October 2026, 66 minutes), "Amrit Robbins: Cool Global Cooling Cat" (7 October 2026, 66 minutes), and "Oliver Dewey: Using Beer to Make Carbon Nanotubes" (21 September 2026, 68 minutes).
Beers with Engineers publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 78 episodes.
Booking probability for Beers with Engineers is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beers with Engineers requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beers with Engineers's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Beers with Engineers are Architecture & Engineering. Beers with Engineers has a business audience.
Bert Uschold hosts Beers with Engineers, a business podcast with 78 episodes published.
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#74 – Nikki Maginn: An Extroverted Engineer. Really. Nikki is University of Tennessee grad and football fan. Ben Frankllin effect and cognitive dissonance – very clever strategy M Berry – miracle fruit . Engineers and...

Episode #74
Show Notes #73 – Amrit Robbins: Cool global cooling cat. San Jose’s and San Francisco’s weather are very different. “Cat” is timeless within jazz music. CFBR means commenting for better reach. Friday flamingo party is...

Show Notes #72 – Oliver Dewey: Using Beer to Make Carbon Nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are not carbon fibers And they have been made from beer Arnold Brewing founded in 1994. Chose chemical engineer over chemist because...

Show Notes #71 – Danno Cabeza: Engineer, Author, Army football fanatic. Has written two books. 2nd one, “The Return of Dr. Necropolis”, comes out Dec. 29, 2026. Has a process for writing, like an engineer would...

Episode #70
#70 – Chuck Beardslee: The Beer Engineer Drinking one of his own beers that he calls Chuck Light Cincinnati has drive through beer and wine stores. Balloonist in the joke is actually in the Atlantic Ocean about 1,000...

Episode #68
#68 – Maria Shcherbakova: Brains, blood, and boats Maria is a neuroengineer in Philadelphia, from Luxembourg Petrichor – that smell after it rains (sometimes) Maria likes Guinness and California cider "Shch” in her last...

Episode #69
Show Notes #67 – Rachel Cox: UFOs, aliens, and em dashes.. Engineer turned writer who considered art. Kelly Slater is a surfer Co-oped and worked for NASA and worked on a lunar robot Transition to writing was gradual...

Episode #68
#66 – Topher Anderson: Textiles are Everywhere Topher is short for Christopher: Textile Topher. FYI, Bert is short for Robert. Likes to drink Westvleteren 12, a Belgian beer. Warp and weft – warp is up and down and weft...

Episode #67
#65 – Jay Patel: DFV – Design for Volatility CEO of Amtech – a family business started by his parents. Not a beer drinker – enjoys Arnold Palmers SMART goals - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound...

Episode #64
<p>#64 – Justin Finke: Astrophysics at the Improv</p> Justin works for Naval Research Laboratory, so this is the first podcast with a disclaimer. “Ways and Means” and “Monumental” are beers from DC area breweries. Used...

Episode #63
<p>#63 – Amy Barrickman: “Feng Shui? No way!”</p> Amy studied interior design, acting, and a little improv comedy. Likes a beer brewed with raspberries called framboise. Amy thought it was German but the internet says...

Episode #62
<p>#62 – Jeff Kildow: Engineering Menaces</p> Jeff is a retired aerospace engineer turned author. He writes alternate history novels. His latest is Nazi Menace. Get it at Amazon. As a 10-year old, sent a letter to the...

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<p>#61 – Irene Chan: Planning NASA Space Flights</p> Irene is a flight planning engineer at a NASA supplier who drinks stout. Teachers encouraged her to try a career in math. Fear of gangs in East LA was real. Spent a...

<p>#60 – Elliot McAllister: Butterfly net for alien microbes</p> <p>Elliot McAllister, founder and CEO of Skyphos Technology in Blacksburg, Virginia, and winner of a Beers with Engineers T-shirt giveaway for being the...

Episode #59
<p>#59 – Brogan Miller: Being Uncomfortable is Good</p> <p>Brogan Miller is the founder of Doula Studios where he bills himself, accurately I might add, as a doula for early stage hardware start-ups. We cover many...

Episode #58
<p>#58 – Wyatt Bonicelli: Birds – Natural and Manmade</p> <p>Wyatt is a structural engineer for Boeing in Oklahoma, helping maintain the KC-135 fleet. Unsurprisingly, he enjoys military aircraft, and we later learn of...

<p>#57 – Dave Cooper: Navigating from student to engineer</p> <p> </p> <p>Dave Cooper went from barely graduating high school to teaching university engineering students. In between, he was a navigator for the Marines...

<p>#56 – Doug Katz and Gordon Downey: The Tony Stark of Adaptive Products</p> <p>Merchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop </p> <p>Nulu Knives: https://nuluknives.com/ BWENULU2026 to save on a Nulu knife</p> Doug Katz –...

Episode #55
<p>#55 – Howard Silverstein: Sometimes it just Clix</p> <p>Merchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop </p> Likes to drink a black and tan Tonight, opening a bottle of 18 year old Macallan Has a mechanical mind but is not...

<p>#54 – Naeem Turner-Bandele: His plan is electrifying</p> <p>Merchandise - www.beerswithengineers.shop </p> Likes to drink Ginjinha, a Portuguese cherry liqueur Wanted to be a professional soccer player. Moved to...
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