Stitchdown Shoecast

Brian the Bootmaker May Actually Be Mister Rogers

To be honest I didn’t think I’d ever get Brian the Bootmaker on the Shoecast—for whatever reason I was, quite frankly, kind of afraid to ask him. Which in hinds... Read More...

Molly Monahan—Saleigh Mountain Company Cobbler—Hermann, Missouri

Molly Monahan, The Motorcycle Mechanic Turned Garlic Farmer Turned Small-Town Cobbler

When you grow up in a shoe repair shop directly next door to your actual house, it's hard to not catch the cobbling bug. But oh did Molly Monahan try to resist.... Read More...

Jess Wootten—Wootten Boots—Australian Bootmaker

Jess Wootten on Making Boots in an Australian Gold Rush Town, and Blake Rapid Misconceptions

This week on the Shoecast I had the outright pleasure of chatting with Jess Wootten of…Wootten! The Ballarat, Australia boots and shoes and leathergoods maker that is doing some very interesting work. We covered how Jess somewhat tripped into a f... Read More...

Caswell’s Kevin Wilson on How to Start a One-Man Boot Brand—and Bringing Back US Manufacturing

“The only way I learned was making many mistakes and losing a shit ton of money in the process” is how Kevin Wilson neatly sums up the never-simple process of g... Read More...

Shoebag!! Best Boots to Travel With, Shoe Books, Wood Soles, and P’Zones.

Ben and Ticho once again dip into the Shoebag to answer listener questions—and tap in some special experts along the way—including: how to size boots to match o... Read More...

Flora Knight Cowboy Bootmaker Guthrie Oklahoma

Flora Knight on Guthrie, Oklahoma’s Cowboy Bootmaking Lineage and That Time She Tried to Tan Her Own Leather

She was born in Canada and grew up in New Zealand, but few people could possibly seem more at home making bespoke cowboy boots in Guthrie, Oklahoma than Flora Knight. Learning the craft from two of the historic western city's best teachers imagina... Read More...

Lots and Lots and Lots of Tokyo Boot Videos are Coming—Here’s a Preview

A few months back, I spent five days in Tokyo. I went, in many ways, to confirm a strong suspicion: that it is indeed the greatest city in the world for quality... Read More...

White's Boots President Eric Kinney and Division Road Inc Owner Jason Pecarich

Behind The Scenes of Footwear Development With White’s Boots President Eric Kinney & Jason from Division Road

In long-overdue returns to the Shoecast, White’s Boots President Eric Kinney and Division Road’s Jason Pecarich sat down to pull back the curtain on what it’s r... Read More...

The Shoecast is BACK for Season 12—With Singular Custom Shoemaker Amara Hark-Weber

Amara Hark-Weber surely must be one of the most delightful people in this world—which anyone could likely tell just from looking at the remarkably unique and creative boots and shoes the Twin Cities, Minnesota-based custom maker creates. For t... Read More...

Chisos Founder Will Roman on How Cowboy Boots Will Save Us All

For the closeout episode of season 11 (wtf???) of the Stitchdown Shoecast, I sat down with Will Roman, founder of Chisos Boots, a young and growing brand out of... Read More...