The CWB Association Welding Podcast

Episode 251: Breaking Silence with Brendan Taylor 27.05.2026 40m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, today's guest is Brendan Taylor, creator of CrewConnect, to talk about the reality of job site culture and why workers often stay silent about wh...

Episode 250: Welding Education with Darryl Madussi 13.05.2026 57m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together Welding may look simple on camera, but real skill comes from proper education and practice. In this episode, we sit down with Darryl Madussi, Welding Professor at Fleming College. We unpack what...

Episode 249: Arc to Additive with Mia Abdulla 06.05.2026 1h 1m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together How does one welding class spark a path into Materials Science research and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing? In this episode, I sit down with Mia Abdulla, a Materials Engineering Master’s studen...

Episode 248: Beyond the Beam with Chris Rebelo 29.04.2026 1h 14m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Volunteering might seem like “extra time,” but in the trades, it provides fuel in your career. In today's episode, we sit down with Chris Rebelo of Ironworkers Local 721 to explore his journey ...

Episode 247: The Welder Mindset with Clay Wagner 15.04.2026 59m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. From farm repairs in Saskatchewan to running heavy press brakes, Clay Wagner, Territory Manager with Eagle Alloys, shares how he brings a welder's mindset into sales. Clay dives into the realit...

Episode 246: National Volunteer Month 08.04.2026 27m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Volunteerism is the steady arc that keeps the Canadian welding community strong and connected. In this episode, we welcome Daniela Torelli back to celebrate National Volunteer Month and spotlig...

Episode 245: From Fabric to Fire with Kayla Vander Molen 25.03.2026 49m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects welding professionals worldwide and underrepresented communities as we continue to strive for a more diverse workforce. Join us as we celebrate Women Empowerment Month to learn about the incredible contributions of Women in the welding industry and our communities. Kayla Vander Molen’s path into welding started in an unexpected place, fashion design, until a spark from metal set her on a new course. Kayla is a Red Seal Pressure We...

Episode 244: The Sisterhood of Trades with Brooke Laing 18.03.2026 44m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects welding professionals worldwide and underrepresented communities as we continue to strive for a more diverse workforce. Join us as we celebrate Women Empowerment Month to learn about the incredible contributions of Women in the welding industry and our communities. Breaking into the skilled trades isn’t always a straight path. UA Local 46 Steamfitting and Welding apprentice Brooke Laing joins the podcast to share how she found her...

Episode 243: The Trailblazer with Laura Potje 11.03.2026 42m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects welding professionals around the world and unrepresented communities as we continue to strive for a more diverse workforce. Join us as we celebrate Women Empowerment Month to learn about the incredible contributions of Women in the welding industry and our communities. Trailblazer Laura Potje shares her 45-year journey in welding, from shop floors and uranium refineries to becoming a Red Seal welder and instructor. Laura reflects ...

Episode 242: Breaking Barriers with Jaslyn Hugli 04.03.2026 43m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects welding professionals around the world and unrepresented communities as we continue to strive for a more diverse workforce. Join us as we celebrate Women Empowerment Month to learn about the incredible contributions of Women in the welding industry and our communities. Today's guest is Jaslyn Hugli, an Outside Sales Representative from WeldCor Supplies from Regina, SK. From her first high school welding booth to fabrication bays, ...

Episode 241: Welding in Austria with Martin Willinger 25.02.2026 52m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Grab your welding helmet, we’re going international. Today’s guest is Martin Willinger from Austria, an R&D Arc Welding Technician at Fronius International GmbH, pushing arc technology to t...

Episode 240: Birdman the Welder with Shaun Bird 18.02.2026 54m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Shaun “Birdman the Welder” Bird has carved out a career in welding on his own terms. From custom car builds to Boilermaker shutdowns, and now running a one-man architectural metal shop, Shaun s...

Episode 239: WorldSkills to Business Owner with Adam Sebastian 11.02.2026 57m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. From the pressure of the WorldSkills stage to the realities of running a welding business, Adam Sebastian’s journey is built in millimetres and measured in discipline. In this episode, the Lega...

Episode 238: Life Size Sculptures with Rob Jung 04.02.2026 53m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. A full-size figure weeping in steel doesn’t just look heavy—it carries a story. In today's episode with Rob Jung, we explore art as a trade with measuring off real bodies, building internal cag...

Episode 237: Building a Steel Business with Dorian Giles 28.01.2026 58m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Dorian Giles traded a future in computer science for the smell of burning metal on the shop floor. In this episode, the owner of Allwyn Steel and DMG Fabrication shares how early fabrication ch...

Episode 236: Tickets, Tools, and Testing with Jesse Wilson 21.01.2026 51m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Are you a young welder, looking for advice to move ahead? This episode is for you! Jesse Wilson is a 20-year old third-year apprentice Welder from Moose Jaw, SK, and we dive into how pre-employ...

Episode 235: The Tig Devil with Diesel D'Souza 31.12.2025 1h 5m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Today, we sit down with Diesel D’Souza to map the unexpected path as a self-taught welder, multi-machine operator, and stainless TIG artist pushing colour and control to the edge. We dig into e...

Episode 234: Aerospace Precision with Joshua Hren 17.12.2025 49m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Sparks fly when precision matters with today's guest, Joshua Hren from Long Island, New York. Joshua shares how a career that began with laser welding under microscopes in medical devices took ...

Episode 233: The Welding Philosopher with Philip Garland 10.12.2025 1h 21m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. Sparks definitely weren’t flying when Phil Garland bought his dad a welding machine they couldn’t even plug in, but that “useless” machine kicked off a journey he never expected. From a curious...

Episode 232: Chasing Skills with Elias Klein 03.12.2025 1h 1m

The CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry. Subscribe, listen, and stay connected to the people who keep the world welded together. A welder’s life rarely follows a blueprint is the common theme with today's guest, Elias Klein, owner of Klein Machine & Weld and Boot Hill Steel Co. Elias leads us down his path from pipe ...