There’s a scene in The Graduate where Mr. McGuire says to Benjamin, “I want to say one word to you...Plastics!...There’s a great future in plastics.” This was around the ...
Archive for August, 2021
Plastics!
Henry's Law
Consider this story the next time you’re installing an air separator, or wondering why the air keeps coming out of that compression tank. Episode Transcript The first tim...
A Simple Copper Elbow
Do you ever wonder about the path products take to get to us? In this episode, Dan Holohan follows a simple copper elbow on its journey to the job site. Episode Transcrip...
The Missing Chimney
In this episode, Dan Holohan explores the old heating system in a Fifth Avenue mansion in search of a missing chimney and shares how a blizzard shaped NYC’s heating histo...
Hindsight
In this episode, Dan Holohan reflects on how hindsight has us shaking our heads at wacky decisions of the past, especially the one involving an asbestos hat. Episode Tran...