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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Stitchdown PREMIUM Shoecast is hosted by Ben Robinson. The show has published 45 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "A Highly Metaphysical Shoebag w/ Ticho + Stitchdown Expo 2026 Preview" (14 October 2026, 70 minutes), "How Thiele Tanning's Jordan Proefrock Makes the World's Best Shoe Lining Leather" (7 October 2026, 84 minutes), and "Lennertson's Robin Carlo on Springline Last Development and Transformer Loafers" (29 September 2026, 109 minutes).
The Stitchdown PREMIUM Shoecast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 76 minutes across 45 episodes.
Booking probability for The Stitchdown PREMIUM Shoecast is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Stitchdown PREMIUM Shoecast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Stitchdown PREMIUM Shoecast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Stitchdown PREMIUM Shoecast are Footwear Manufacturing and Design Services. The Stitchdown PREMIUM Shoecast has an arts audience.
Ben Robinson hosts The Stitchdown PREMIUM Shoecast, an arts show with 45 episodes published.
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Episode #4
Ticho hath returned for the Season 19 Shoebag episode, in which we answer listener questions ranging from shoe-related time travel, to the upsides and downs of the quality footwear loving community growing like crazy in...
Episode #3
Thiele Tanning has operated out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 1934. And while things rarely stay the same in tanning—Thiele has made everything from bowling shoe leather, to baseball glove leather, to some actually VERY...
Episode #1
It wasn’t always easy for two Belgian guys named Robin to build a shoe brand. Early production setbacks, finding investment, and eventually building a physical retail presence are never easy to contend with. But even...
Episode #1
There are custom bootmakers—and then there's Texas Traditions. Opened in 1977 by “The Picasso of cowboy boots” Charlie Dunn, Texas Traditions has been run by Charlie’s apprentice Lee Miller since 1986. In one of the...
Episode #7
If you know Albert Muzquiz, it’s almost definitely as Edgy Albert, his highly accurate internet alter-ego. Albert’s not just another menswearfluencer come-lately—he was also the first writer for Stitchdown.com , worked...
Episode #7
At one point, it was tough to find someone in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine that wasn't personally connected to the handsewn moccasin shoe industry. Today, few Maine shoemaking operations remain—but those twin cities on the...
Episode #6
Wolverine Worldwide is a footwear empire much bigger than just Wolverine 1000 Mile. Justin Cupps is six months into his role as President of the Work Group, which includes Merrell Work, Bates, HYTEST, CAT Footwear...
Episode #5
Last time Elizabeth Semmelhack—Director and Senior Curator of the Toronto's exceptional Bata Shoe Museum—was on the Shoecast, she ran down a (mostly) complete history of boots, overall. It was excellent. This time...
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Michael Williams is sometimes a “marketer who hates marketing,” who has helped many of the great US manufacturing brands, up to and including Red Wing. Other times he he’s writing his often menswear focused newsletter...
Episode #3
Carmina Albaladejo heads US operations for the exquisite Spanish shoemaker with the exact same (first) name as her. In this Stitchdown Shoecast episode we discuss how six generations of family history led to the...
Episode #2
Hermann Oak has been tanning leather in St. Louis since 1881, and they pretty much still do it the same way—one way, which of course is veg-tanning. Traditionally a major player in the equestrian leather world, Hermann...
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It's extremely not easy to get boots hand-made by Nathan Florsheim—great great great grandson of Milton Florsheim, yes, THAT Florsheim—unless of course you listen to this episode. https://nfbootmaker.com/
Episode #1
Back in 2021, I got a great email from a young bootmaker named Nathan Florsheim who wanted to chat. Boy am I glad I took that call. About a year later I had Nathan—great great great grandson of Milton Florsheim, yes...
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Hey! Ben from Stitchdown here. This past season on the Shoecast I sat down wit with Brooklyn based bespoke shoemaker Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé. Marika’s a wonder, and touches so many areas of the footwear continuum...
Episode #7
This week on the Shoecast we’re bringing back Rory Fortune, founder of Los Angeles-based Goods & Services, which continues to be one of the most interesting footwear operations out there. We had Rory on back in 2024...
Episode #6
How do we keep craft alive in an over-technological society? Is it via the individual maker? Or more of a collective workshop approach? Houston-based bespoke cowboy bootmaker Zephan Parker has plenty of thoughts on all...
Episode #5
My chat this week is with Brooklyn -based bespoke shoemaker, educator, and artist Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé, aka STIEFELwerk . Two decades ago, Marika came at shoemaking from a fine arts background, which shouldn’t...
Episode #4
It's Shoebag time for Shoecast season 17. Which means it's time for a serious dose of Ticho, who joins me to unpack all the biggest listener questions. Why are we both suddenly wearing the same barefoot-style shoes...
Episode #3
When I met Emily Boksenbaum at our Maker’s Day 2025 conference in Chicago , I knew I had to get her on the Shoecast. Emily’s always made stuff. First it was art growing up, which led to a focus on fiber material studies...
Episode #2
Justin FitzPatrick aka the Shoe Snob on fiery times in the comments section, what a dress shoe customer even looks like in 2026, button boots (obviously), and why it’s never been harder to start a shoe brand than right...
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