How My Wife Tamed the Pain
It started with a sharp local pain over her right eyebrow and gradually spread across her forehead. She said her energy felt like it was sucked out of her body, starting above her gut. Within a few minutes, ugly pressure felt like a tight helmet pressing on her head. For

He Bought the Shop He Worked For, Federico Veneziano (Part II)-EP 260
Federico Veneziano didn’t just buy the machine shop he worked for — he became the sole owner of a 70-year-old company and then changed its

Tariffic News?
When Donald Trump announced his grandiose plan for trade tariffs on April 2, 2025 some people cringed, others cheered, and a few called their lawyers.

Learning, Teaching, Owning, with Federico Veneziano-EP 259
At 12, he was cutting metal in northern Italy. By 21, he was teaching DMG’s own technicians how to use their machines. At 47, he

Happy Birthday Noah
Today is my son Noah’s 46th birthday. My gift to him and to myself is to write a piece about him and my feelings for

Making Engineers Love Manufacturing, With Andrew Schiller-EP 258
What happens when a mechanical engineering instructor actually comes from industry—not academia? My guest on today’s podcast is Andrew Schiller from Utah Tech, who spent

A Sign to Control My Cubs News
I want to make a big change in my life. It sounds like a minor issue, but I’ve been reading A LOT of sports on

