The Stitchdown Shoecast
Exploring the wonderful world of quality footwear, how it’s made, and all the things we love about it. Check out Stitchdown.com for shoe and boot reviews, interviews with industry titans, profiles, release info, and more.
Podcasting since 2020 • 147 episodes
The Stitchdown Shoecast
Latest Episodes
Goods & Services' Rory Fortune on Red Wing Collabs and When to Pull Back on Customization
This week on the Shoecast we’re bringing back Rory Fortune, founder of Los Angeles-based Goods & Services, which continues to be one of the most interesting footwear operations out there. We had Rory on back in 2024, and with th...
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Season 17
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Episode 7
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1:16:29
Bespoke Cowboy Bootmaker Zephan Parker's Formula to Keep Craft Alive
How do we keep craft alive in an over-technological society? Is it via the individual maker? Or more of a collective workshop approach? Houston-based bespoke cowboy bootmaker Zephan Parker has plenty of thoughts on all of it. ...
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Season 17
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Episode 6
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1:14:50
The Artistically Twisting Journey of Brooklyn's Bespoke Shoemaker, Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé
My chat this week is with Brooklyn -based bespoke shoemaker, educator, and artist Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé, aka STIEFELwerk. Two decades ago, Marika came at shoemaking from a fine arts ...
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Season 17
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Episode 5
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1:11:43
Vintage Boot Wishlists and Reconsidering Tassel Loafers: It's Ticho on the Shoebag!
It's Shoebag time for Shoecast season 17. Which means it's time for a serious dose of Ticho, who joins me to unpack all the biggest listener questions.Why are we both suddenly wearing the same barefoot-style shoes nonstop? Which...
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Season 17
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Episode 4
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1:12:49
Why Making Things By Hand Has Never Been More Important, w/ Cowboy Bootmaker Emily Boksenbaum
When I met Emily Boksenbaum at our Maker’s Day 2025 conference in Chicago, I knew I had to get her on the Shoecast.Emily’s always made stuff. First it was art growing up, which led to a f...
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Season 17
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Episode 3
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1:29:19