Powerline Podcast

3 Linemen Have A Very Real Conversation | Christopher Thomas & Clint Vick | 222

What does brotherhood look like when life gets hard? Ryan sits down with Christopher Thomas and Clint Vick for a deeply personal conversation about mental health, isolat

What If Mental Health Was Treated Like Jobsite Safety? | Wykisha Thomas-McKinney, Nate Strickland & Tyler Smith | 221

What if mental health was treated with the same urgency as every other jobsite safety risk? Ryan sits down with Wykisha Thomas-McKinney of MATES North America, alongside

How Do You Build a Life Like This? | Dennis Kelly | 220

What does it take to build a life most people only dream about? Ryan travels to New York to sit down with Dennis Kelly for his third appearance on Powerline Podcast, and

How Does a Company Survive 100 Years? | Rod Paul & Justin Tate | 219

How does a company survive for 100 years in one of the most niche industries in America? Ryan sits down with Rod Paul, President & CEO of Bashlin Industries, and Justin

3 Myths About Manufacturing Transformers in America | Bart Gaskey & Todd Davis | 218

Why the electrical industry is entering a decades-long boom. Ryan sits down with Pennsylvania Transformer Technology’s Bart Gaskey and Todd Davis inside one of North Ame

How Do You Become Someone People Want to Follow? | Randy Smith & Brian Allen | 217

What does it take to become the kind of leader people actually want to follow? Ryan sits down with Randy Smith and Brian Allen, two leadership development professionals

Father & Son Linemen on the Future of the Trade | ISS 2026 Perspectives Panel | 216

What responsibility do we have to the next generation entering the trade? In this special episode, Ryan shares a live recording from the Perspectives Panel at the 2026 I

The Lineman Who Wants To Change The Industry | Matt Ferguson | 215

What does it take to turn a simple idea into something that could change an entire industry? Ryan sits down with Matt Ferguson, a journeyman lineman, storm worker, and i

Drilling Is More Art Than Science | Jake Brown, Brad Minerick & Jonathan Pipsair | 214

What happens before a single power line ever goes up? Ryan sits down with Jake Brown, Brad Minerick, and Jonathan Pipsair to pull back the curtain on foundation drilling

The Realities of Being a Powerline Apprentice in 2026 | Shayla Gaffney | 213

What does it actually take to become a good powerline apprentice in 2026, and why are so many young apprentices feeling behind before they’ve even really started? Ryan s

Why the Best Foremen Refuse the Title | Andrew Morgan | 212

Why are so many good foremen burning out? Ryan sits down with Andrew Morgan, a Texas distribution foreman lineman who came up working backyards, reconductors, and storm

His Dad Was Inside the Towers on 9/11 (Almost). He Built the Freedom Tower. | Josh Nieves | 211

What does it actually take to make it in the trades? What is the industry getting wrong about the next generation coming up behind us? In this episode, Ryan sits down w

What It Really Means To Be Union | Lori Maclean | 210

What does it really mean to be union, and what does it take to make the brotherhood worth fighting for? In this episode, Ryan sits down with Lori Maclean, a former BC Hy

A Letter to Linemen and their Families | Happy National Lineman Appreciation Day | 209

April 18th is National Lineman Appreciation Day. This episode is for the ones who got the call at 2 in the morning. The ones who kissed their sleeping kids on the for

The Leadership Lesson Every Young Worker Needs | 208

What does it actually take to step into the workforce and earn respect from day one? In this special panel episode, Ryan hosts a diverse group of leaders at the LazyQ Ra

How He Became A Lineman After Losing His Leg | Brandon Crawford | 207

What would you do if you lost your leg at 15 and then decided to become a lineman? That's exactly what Brandon Crawford did. Born and raised in Arkansas, Brandon lost

What Rodeo Taught JJ Harrison About Crew Culture | 206

Ryan sits down with JJ Harrison, pro rodeo clown, master communicator, and Quanta Services ambassador for one of the most unexpected and inspiring conversations in Powerl

Why the Trades Are About to Explode in Opportunity | Tyrel Crystal | 205

In this episode, Ryan sits down with Tyrel Crystal for a candid conversation that bridges the gap between the line side and the civil/underground world and why understand

He Didn’t Choose College After High School. Here’s What Happened Next | Hudson Lucas | 204

In October 2025, Hudson and I attended the International Lineman’s Rodeo. At the time, he had just graduated high school. College didn’t feel like the right path. He was

Why Linemen Must Be Visible Online | Jesse McKeral | 203

Jesse McKeral isn’t just a lineman. He’s a teacher. A safety leader. And one of the most recognizable voices in the trade online through his platform @afewclickslow. In