The Catch Bit Show

Join Mike Moran and Neal Punchard as they talk about the ups and downs of making traditional pocket knives by hand as well a healthy dose of pocket knife history!

The Catch Bit Show is a arts podcast hosted by Mike Moran | Neal Punchard, with 81 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.

Mike Moran | Neal Punchard hosts The Catch Bit Show, a arts show with 81 episodes published.

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  Episode 81 | Mark Zalesky Returns

  Oct 17, 20251h 19mS0

  <p>Mark joins us on this episode and we cover:</p>The 50th anniversary of Knife Magazine!The Natchez Bowie knife showAntique Bowie Knife Facebook GroupBill Adams tributeAlamo UpdateThe state of knife collectingUpdate on Mark's trip to the Little Valley Knife Show Selling a knife collection<p>Support the show</p><p>If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to give us some of those stars in your podcast app!<br/><br/>Mike Moran: @moranknives and on the web: moranknives.com<br/>Check out Neal's latest latest book on J.A. Henckels Knives</p>

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  Episode 80 | Jim Taylor

  Oct 3, 202534 minS0

  <p>We're back after missing a week (sorry about that!) We talk about Jim Taylor in this episode. Jim was a great write in the cultery arena for a long time and we take a look at some of his writings in this episode.</p><p>Support the show</p><p>If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to give us some of those stars in your podcast app!<br/><br/>Mike Moran: @moranknives and on the web: moranknives.com<br/>Check out Neal's latest latest book on J.A. Henckels Knives</p>

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  Episode 79 | Philip Faiers

  Sep 12, 20251 hourS0

  <p>Philip Faiers joins us to give a weather report from the south of France and talk about his new book "An Encyclopedia of English Fruit Knife Makers 1770 - 1930".</p><p>Be sure to check out Philip's website for a sweet deal on pocket fruit knives!</p><p><br/></p><p>Support the show</p><p>If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to give us some of those stars in your podcast app!<br/><br/>Mike Moran: @moranknives and on the web: moranknives.com<br/>Check out Neal's latest latest book on J.A. Henckels Knives</p>

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  Episode 78 | Daniel Keown

  Aug 29, 20251h 23mS0

  <p>We cover:</p>Daniel won the  "Best Custom Slipjoint" of 2025 at Blade Show Atlanta.Warther CutleryDaniel's InstagramThe deer mentioned in the podcastVideo of color case hardening<p>Support the show</p><p>If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to give us some of those stars in your podcast app!<br/><br/>Mike Moran: @moranknives and on the web: moranknives.com<br/>Check out Neal's latest latest book on J.A. Henckels Knives</p>

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  Episode 77 | Getting Started Collecting Old Pocket Knives

  Aug 15, 20251h 16mS0

  <p>Friend of the show, "Mike," wrote in and asked how to get started collecting older knives. This has been a recurring question, so we asked our friend Charlie Campagna to join us to tackle the topic! </p><p>Support the show</p><p>If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to give us some of those stars in your podcast app!<br/><br/>Mike Moran: @moranknives and on the web: moranknives.com<br/>Check out Neal's latest latest book on J.A. Henckels Knives</p>

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