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Bench Jeweler Memes
From the makers of Bench Jeweler Memes, this podcast dives into the chaos, comedy, and the pain of life at the jewelers bench. Stories, struggles, and laughs straight from the jewelry industry. Join us as we discuss all facets of this ever evolving trade!
Episodes
49 episodes
45 Mosh Pit of Jeweler Topics
We asked for your controversial opinions and your wild store scenarios… and apparently some of you woke up and chose chaos.So this week is exactly what the title says: a complete mosh pit of jeweler topics. We bounce from one rabbit hole...
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Things We Don't Do (or Outsource) in 2026 Ep.44
**NOTE: the Audio got messed up during recording... My Bad!**Episode 44 – What should you actually be doing in-house in 2026… and what should you kick to someone else?Brad and Dusty spend the next hour spilling the tea on what t...
43 Analogies For Jewelers
Episode 43 is just Brad & Dusty this week… because apparently our schedules have decided to become our biggest haters. It’s another short episode, but we packed it with plenty of jewelry nerdiness and the usual nonsense.This w...
42 Guest, Drew Hadley of New Approach & Southern Diamond Jewelers
This week, Brad and Dusty sit down with Drew Hadley for a conversation packed with jewelry industry knowledge, career advice, and a few bourbon stories along the way.Drew spent 13 years at New Approach School for Jewelers, helping train ...
Stullers New Dum-Dums, Cutting Rings Off Fingers, Wholesale Repair Pricing & Gold Price Update | Ep.41
Episode 41 is a short one… or as Dusty calls it, a “Brad episode.” We were short on time, busy testing out some new technology, and somehow still managed to record enough nonsense to release an episode.This week we finally ad...
LEVEL UP (Or At Least Try To) & Brad is on Vacation! EP.40
Brad is on vacation, which means Dusty is stuck doing all the jewelry repairs and is handling it about as well as you’d expect.In this episode, we tackle a topic that actually matters: how jewelers can level up. Whether y...
39 Our First Video Poddy Exclusively on YouTube… But Here is the Audio
Episode 39 is officially our first-ever full-length VIDEO podcast, which means you can now watch all the awkward eye contact, random hand gestures, and questionable facial expressions that were previously hidden by audio-only technology....
38 JCK, Selling Out, Email from Across the Pond & Bonus "Footage"
Episode 38 is here, and somehow we survived Memorial Day weekend with all of our brain cells mostly intact. This week we’re catching up after the holiday chaos, briefly discussing how quickly we’d sell out to the highest bidder (answer: probabl...
*Special Episode* Behind the Music: BJ Mandrel & Bench Jeweler Melodies, Vol. 2
This is one of those special episodes — meaning we got together with our good friend “BJ Mandrel” and immediately stopped behaving like responsible adults.If you’re new here, "BJ" is not just a recurring character in our chaos… ...
37 Describing Smells, New Jewelry Store Concept & HOT TAKE: Martin Rapaport is Wrong
Episode 37 is all over the place… in the best possible way. Brad & Dusty kick things off with the usual bench jeweler chaos before diving nose-first into one of the weirdest topics yet: the smells of the jewelry industry. We attempt to ...
36: Special Guest "Step-Daddy" Ron Joins the Show & We Talk Shop, Continuing Education & Retirement
Episode 36 is a special one! We’re joined by longtime supporter and fellow bench jeweler, Ron — better known around here as “Step-Daddy Ron.”From supporting our nonsense since day one to officially becoming the temporary ...
35: Client Interrupts Recording, "Free" Merch(?) & Reading One Star Jeweler Reviews
On this episode, Brad and Dusty dive headfirst into some absolutely unhinged one-star jewelry store reviews… and yeah, it’s as wild as it sounds. We read. We react. We laugh.But before we get there, we get rudely interrupt...
34: Brads Birthday, Dusty Ruins a Joke in Real Time, Bringing Jewelers Together, Client Stories & Unsolicited Advice
Just one of those episodes where Brad & Dusty go completely off script...except now, we have even more time to kill.This week we bounce all over the place - Brads birthday, uniting the jeweler community, random (and questionable) cli...
#33 Guest, Chuck Koehler: Standing Bench Jeweler, Columnist, Easy Solder User & Ten Dollar Battery Changer!
We’ve got one of our most anticipated guests on the show—Chuck Koehler.Chuck is a bench jeweler and jewelry store owner with over four decades of experience in the jewelry industry, and a longtime columnist for Southern Jewelry News. He’...
#32: Bench Jeweler Q & A... Which Leads to More Questions than Answers
We opened the floor and you delivered… so in this episode we’re diving into a full-on bench jeweler Q&A.We’re talking everything from least favorite watch brands and our favorite stones to set, to how we’re handling growth behind the...
#31: April Fools Day Aftermath: JHJ, Stuller, Quality Gold & Gesswein
We're coming down from what can only be described as our Super Bowl... April Fools Day.In this episode, we break down all the chaos-- from 'Jewelers Helping Jewelers' takeover to getting absolutely UNO-reversed by Stuller (we're still no...
** Update: Where Things Stand Right Now...**
In this special episode, we take a step back and have an honest conversation about the future of Bench Jeweler Memes.After a lot of behind-the-scenes discussions, recent developments have led us to a point where some decisions need t...
#30: **Warning: Dark Humor Ahead** In The Event of Our Untimely Death... You're Repairs Will Not Be Ready On Time
Brad and Dusty take a hard left turn straight into dark humor territory. We explore the truly important question—what happens if one of us unexpectedly dies… and more importantly, how long before a client asks, “Okay but… when will my ring be r...
#29: The Durability Dilemma & the Illusion of Indestructible Jewelry
Episode 29: Brad and Dusty spend almost the entire episode unpacking the absolutely baffling mindset clients have when it comes to the durability of fine jewelry. At some point, somewhere along the way, everyone collectively decided that gold, ...
#28: Critter the Designer, The Jewelry Industry's Most Unexpected & Unhinged Creator!
This week we finally have a guest on the show. His name is Jake… and yes, we know another Jake… but the internet knows him as “Critter the Designer.”His social media content caught us completely off guard last year—in the best way possib...
#27: Stuller Reps Pay Us a Visit, We Are Immature, The Prank That Never Happened & Triple Key Merch!
Stuller representatives tracked Brad and Dusty down… and somehow didn’t arrest them. Instead we had a great visit and learned just how committed Stuller is to helping jewelers succeed.We also talk about our comedy style, the meme page, a...
#26: Questionable Financial Decisions & The Final Boss of Jewelry Salesmen *Prank Call a Jeweler*
Dusty & Brad bravely discuss the future of the podcast and reveal our bold new strategy: possibly wasting our hard-earned money to become a paid sponsor on JHJ. Because nothing says “successful media company” like questionable financial dec...
#25: Jake Fox Returns...and Everything Immediately Derails: AI Ethics in Jewelry & We Prank Call a Jeweler!
Jake Fox is back for round two… and honestly, things fall apart almost immediately.We start this episode with good intentions, diving into the ethics of AI in the jewelry industry and how it’s being used to edit photos and market product...
Episode 24: Jewelry News: Diamond Tariffs, Platinum-Plated Pandora, Dave & Busters!
Episode 24 is packed with jewelry industry news you didn't know you needed. Brad and Dusty break down diamond tariffs (because nothing says "fun" like trade policy), dig into Pandora's move away from silver (platinum-plated costume?), and try t...
Episode 23: Gold & Scrap Buying from the Public (iN tHeSe UnPreCedEntEd TiMeS) & Prank Calling Jewelry Stores!
In this episode, Dusty & Brad dive into the highs and lows of buying over the counter -- when it's great, when it's stressful, and when it makes you question your life choices.Along the way, we tease a possible new segment for the sh...