David Trapps typewriter engineer. The analogue renaissance

John visits Thames side studios to meet fine artist and sculptor, Jenny Wiggins. Jenny chats about her work and experience as a fine art teacher in some top London establishments.Please check Jenny's website and instagram feed for examples of the work being discussed. You can also find supplementary material on the Tunes n spoons instagram account. Look for the banner when searching.

Adam attends the mixed crafts festival in Germany and speaks to attendees about their experiences of the event. We also hear from co founder, Raleigh about how the festival came about and some aspects that make it unique.

John speaks to Sophie at her studio in Woolwich , London. Sophie tells us about her path to becoming a respected stained glass artist, her inspirations, mentors along the way. She finishes by tell us about her future plans to create art that celebrates her dual heritage. This episode will have more value by referencing Sophies content on her website or instagram feed. Her website is Light Lust Glass and insta is sophiaartglass

Adam took along his recording kit to take vox pops at Spoontown; a green woodworking and associated crafts gathering in Kent. This time he spoke to event instructors who were there sharing their knowledge and expertise. He even managed an audience with the mayor of Spoontown herself, so stick around for that towards the end.

Concluding part of a 2 part special recorded in april 2026. Adam makes more field recordings, chatting to attendees about their experience of the event. At the end John chats to host and chief organiser, Matt Whittaker about the location and origins of the event.

First of a 2 part special recorded live at the event held in late april 2026 near Durham.We set the scene on the event and Adam captures field recordings depicting the experience of various attendees.

John visits the workshop of Phil Bradley to discuss all things willow and how to diversify to make a living from your craft.Phil grows his own stock material and the recording was made shortly after the annual willow harvest in january.

John chats with David Trapps about renewed interest in manual typewriters as a push back against digital overload. John explains what attracted him to purchasing a typewriter and having it serviced by David.

John interviews Adam, finding about his passion for history, his journey to becoming a professional blacksmith and his plans going forward.

In the first episode Adam and John discuss the aims of the podcast, open the pod up for interraction and suggestions, and go on to discuss the craft events they attended in 2025.Content is positive, friendly and suitable for folk of all ages and walks of life.We hope to create a kind, safe and hopefully interesting podcast that offers a bit of escapism.As we discuss in the content, we will be interviewing folk from a broad cross section of the arts and crafts community and shining a light on deserving subjects