Talking Textiles

Created by the Advanced Textiles Association, Talking Textiles provides the latest in industrial fabrics and highlights key players and up-and-comers in the business.

Talking Textiles is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 56 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Talking Textiles, a business show with 56 episodes published.

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  Episode #56

  Event Safety and Tent Liability

  Aug 18, 202650 minS2

  In this episode of Talking Textiles , Kevin Vasquez, TRD Advisory Board member and Chair of the Code and Education Committee, takes a deep dive into event safety, tent liability, and risk management. Joined by Richard Nix of ESTA and Doug Bruce of ESA, they explore why developing a comprehensive site and weather plan well before event day is essential to creating safer, successful events. The conversation also covers proper staking and ballasting, the importance of pre-event collaboration, weather preparedness, and effective evacuation planning. Kevin, Richard, and Doug discuss TRD's Safe Tenting Professional Certification program and the ongoing collaboration with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to promote stronger safety practices and safer events across the industry.

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  Episode #55

  Behind the Scenes of the Tent Installation for UFC 250

  Jul 13, 202632 minS2

  Jonathan Sweet, ATA, sits down with Richard Martin from Pro Em to discuss his company's tent installation for the UFC 250 at the White House. Richard shares about the unique challenges of working with government bodies in Washington, DC, such as complexities of the bidding process, and stringent security requirements. He covers what it was like being in the national spotlight, and how the project scope evolved as more stakeholders became involved. Martin also touches on safe tent installation practices, his team, and leaning on the tent industry for assistance.

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  Episode #54

  Textiles in Rhode Island: Education, Sustainability, and the Future of Manufacturing

  May 14, 20261 hourS2

  In this episode of Talking Textiles , host Michael Woody speaks with Dr. Karl Aspelund of the University of Rhode Island about the growing future of the textile industry and the importance of collaboration between academia, manufacturers, and community organizations. Together, they explore the origins and impact of the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network, efforts to close the textile skills gap, and the development of regionally focused workforce education programs designed to reconnect students with modern textile manufacturing.

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  Episode #53

  Designing Large Canopies: Collaboration with Engineers

  Apr 24, 202652 minS2

  Listen in as Dan Litster [Keyston Bros] sits down with featured guests Michael Yungman, [Yungman Engineering], Ethan Halpern [American Awning and Blind Co.], and Scott Neville, [Welhener – H.B. Wall Awning and Kansas City Tent and Awning Co.]. Yungman shares on how he became interested in engineering and his experiences with his clients. The conversation covers communication with your engineer and your customers. The guests touch on building relationships, the design process and problem solving, surveying your site, and identifying the scope of work.

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  Episode #52

  Inside the FASTR Lab with Lynn Wagner

  Mar 25, 202654 minS2

  Listen in as Jasmine Cox , Executive Director at Gaston College's Textile Technology Center and ETC Chair, interviews, Lynn Wagner , Senior Research Textile Manager, FASTR Lab at the University of Maine and ETC Board Member. The discussion focuses on the Fiber & Specialty Textiles Research ( FASTR ) Lab at the University of Maine. The lab is a is a state-of-the-art research and development facility dedicated to advancing the frontiers of industrial fabrics. Lynn notes that while the university does not directly teach textiles, it emphasizes advanced composites, where materials can function as sensors or integral components within larger systems. Learn more as the discussion continues about priorities for the lab and student work within the lab.

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