Show overview
The Textile Nerd Podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 62 episodes. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 11 min and 12 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 21 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 24 episodes published. Published by TVF Inc..
From the publisher
The Textile Nerd Podcast: Exploring textile curiosities without wasting your time. Featuring industry insights, intriguing backstories, innovations, history, interesting interviews, and more. If fabric is the focus, Lori Atone, Dan McGowan, and our cast of subject matter experts will nerd out about it.
Latest Episodes
View all 62 episodesTextile Nerd Podcast: Hemp Fibers
Textile Nerd Podcast: Sewing
Textile Nerd Podcast: Blake Theademan's Journey
Textile Nerd Podcast: CORDURA®
Textile Nerd Podcast: Shade and Awning Fabrics
Textile Nerd Podcast: Color Management
Textile Nerd Podcast: Finer Points of Fabric Printing
Textile Nerd Podcast: Printing Education
Textile Nerd Podcast: Proactive Questions
Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Content and Education
Textile Nerd Podcast: Onshoring, Nearshoring, Reshoring
Textile Nerd Podcast: Lifesaving Fabric
Textile Nerd Podcast: The Nerdies 2026
Textile Nerd Podcast: Supply Chain Roundtable
S1 Ep 48Textile Nerd Podcast: Logistics
Logistics is the lifeblood of textiles. As with so many corners of the industry we love, the journey leading professionals to choose logistics is not linear. Lori and Dan will introduce you to TVF Global Trade and Logistics Manager Laura Martin – who once worked on a season of The Real World – to talk about challenges and opportunities she and the textile universe face.
S1 Ep 46Textile Nerd Podcast: Fabric Welding
Which methods come to mind when joining fabric pieces? Sewing? Adhesives? How about fabric WELDING? Miller Weldmaster is a global fabric welding powerhouse based in rural Ohio that has been on the forefront of welding technology for decades. Lori and Dan will explore the depths and future of this process with Jason Damis, North American sales manager at Miller Weldmaster.
S1 Ep 45Textile Nerd Podcast: Resource Center
At the intersection of textile nerdery, industry-tested information, and accessible learning lies a free tool we're proud to be part of: the TVF Resource Center. On this edition of The Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan talk about how the Resource Center was born, how Lori helped build it, and how it provides a solid, easy-to-digest foundation for learning more about fabric in all forms.
S1 Ep 44Textile Nerd Podcast: The Practical Printer
Timothy Mitchell has a gift. The Practical Printer, as he's known, is renowned for making complex printing processes and terminology more easy to understand. On this edition of The Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan will discuss the skill and learning abilities necessary to bring clarity to printing.
S1 Ep 43Textile Nerd Podcast: High-Performance Fabric
More than four decades working with textiles coupled with even more time adventuring on trails, skies, tracks, and slopes helps Robert Hinsch understand high-performance fabrics on a deeper level than almost anyone. Lori and Dan will comprehensively examine the durable and adversity-tested characteristics built into the fabrics relied upon by the fierce, fit, and fearless.
S1 Ep 42Textile Nerd Podcast: Zoë Hong
In a world full of influential fashion figures, be more like Zoë Hong. That's one impression Lori and Dan came away with during this wide-ranging discussion with one of YouTube's most engaging fashion educators and innovators. Zoë Hong has dedicated her career to all facets of fashion, instructing, and learning, and she'll share her journey, wit, and wisdom.