Advertise on podcast: The Coal Cast

Ian Z is a young bladesmith who shows a lot of skill and ambition with an emphasis on social media and content creation! Check out his content on youtube here https://www.youtube.com/@IanZ_Forge COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

Jennifer Petrila is a blacksmith, farmer, martial artist, pilot, and an altogether cool person. We're super excited to not only have her on the podcast today, but also to welcome her to the Andy Davis Hammer-In this December as a featured demonstrator! COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

Eli Arnold is a blacksmith and tool collector with a wide range of knowledge and interests that he's excited to share with us today on the Coal Cast COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

Nick Bachtel is planning his demonstration for the 2026 A. Davis Hammer-In! He's here today to tell us a bit about himself and his blacksmithing journey. COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

Dan Berowski is the opening demonstration for the 2026 A. Davis Hammer-In! He's here today to tell us a bit about himself and his blacksmithing journey. COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

Noah Beaver is a young smith hailing from the wonderful state of North Carolina, where he's pursuing knife making and entrepreneurship by utilizing great resources like the Bill Moran Museum to help him along in his journey. COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

The Geek mythologies and legends are widely spread and studied across the globe in many different ways- today we're talking about one of the twelve major gods of the Greek Pantheon: Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire, metalworking, volcanoes, and artisans.COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

India hosts a long and complex history of legends, stories, and religions. We're diving into some of the extensive lore that India has to offer. COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

We're covering a historical blacksmithing feat that helped shape the American dream. COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

Giveaway winners and the biblical origins of Blacksmithing and metalwork COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

Episode 100 is here COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

Spooky blacksmithing stories that might have you questioning the superstitial status of your forge COALIRON.COM Music provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

We're covering the happenings at the 2026 CBA Spring Conference, the 2026 NOB Hammer-In, and a bit more discussion about hammer-ins and events in general for the blacksmithing community.COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

There’s a weight that only protectors carry. The kind that doesn’t go away when the mission ends. For some, it fades. For others, it becomes a forge. Dire Pacific was born in that forge. Founded by former Navy SEAL, Seth Lopez Dire Pacific is the intersection of precision, purpose, and edge. DIREPACIFIC.COM COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred

David Baker is known around the world for several reasons- one of which is being a fantastic person. We're excited to have David on the Coal Cast today to talk about his journey and some excited upcoming adventures!COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred