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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
56 episodes
Does AI Really Understand the Jewelry Industry? | 52
Episode 52 — Does AI Really Understand the Jewelry Industry???This week, it’s just Brad and Dusty — and we decided to put AI to the test.We throw all kinds of real-life jewelry industry questions, repair situations, cust...
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ONE YEAR OF BENCH JEWELER MEMES PODCASTING! | Ep.51
Episode 51 — ONE YEAR OF THIS NONSENSE! ONE. WHOLE. YEAR. Brad & Dusty have officially survived ONE YEAR of weekly podcasting—52 weeks of rambling, complaining, laughing, arguing, oversharing, and somehow convincing people to ...
50 | Watch Talk & More w/ Scott Lancaster of Emerton Scott!
Episode 50! And we’re celebrating the big 5-0 with one hell of a conversation.Brad and Dusty sit down with the one and only Scott Lancaster, founder of Emerton Scott, and unapologetic watch enthusiast. This mig...
Part Timer Ari Completes Her First Year In The Jewelry Industry!
Episode 49 — Part Time Girl Ari Completes Her First Year in the Jewelry Industry!We finally convinced Part Time Girl Ari to join us on the podcast! After surviving her first full year in the jewelry industry, Ar...
48 | Do Jewelers Talk Too Much?
Well… this episode accidentally answers its own question.Before we even get to the topic, we spend a completely reasonable amount of time talking about why our podcast equipment is slowly plotting against us. The technical difficulties h...
47 | Long Time Listener & First Time Stalker Emily Joins The Podcast
Episode 47: Brad and Dusty are joined by a stalker… allegedly. Longtime listener and Bench Jeweler Memes follower Emily somehow cracked the code, uncovered our secret identities, tracked down our location, and actual...
46 | Guest, Adam Kasson of Gesswein & SISMA
Episode 46: Guest Adam from Gesswein & SISMA!If you’ve ever wondered what separates a good laser welder from a great one… you’re about to find out.This week, Brad & Dusty sit down with Adam Kasson from Gesswein &...
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...
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...