The Gear Patrol Podcast

Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time.  

Today, Watch Editor Johnny Brayson talks with Gear Patrol Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer Ben Bowers about how the dive watch came to dominate and define the watch industry and the greater world of men's fashion. 

Guest(s):

• Ben Bowers, Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer
• Johnny Brayson, Editor

Background Reading and Ref...

Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time.  

Today, our Tech and Audio Editor Tucker Bowe talks with Managing editor Jack Seemer about why physical media - including Vinyl, and even CDs - is regaining popularity among music fans.

Guest(s):

• Jack Seemer, Gear Patrol Managing Editor
• Tucker Bowe, Editor

Background Reading and Referenced Articles

• https://www.gearpatrol.co...

Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time.  

In this special episode, we go into the field and get a look inside the resoling process behind L.L.Bean’s iconic Bean Boot and the Maine Hunting Shoe.  

Managing Editor Steve Mazzucchi and I hear from the people responsible for recrafting thousands of boots every year and learn about what makes their process and culture so unique.

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Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time.  

Today, our Executive Editor and marathoner Jack Seemer educates  Chief Content Officer Ben Bowers on a hot topic that's dominating conversations in the running world today: supershoes. 

During the conversation, they touch on what exactly makes a shoe "super," and how the high-tech shoes are changing the game for elite athletes and ...

Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time.  

Today, Gear Patrol’s Co-Founder, Chief Content Officer and reformed whiskey collector Ben Bowers educates Editor Johnny Brayson on the confusing and sometimes sketchy production practices surrounding Japanese Whisky as well as the industry’s efforts to fix it.

Guest(s):

• Ben Bowers, Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer
• Johnny Bray...

Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time.

In this episode, Editors Steve Mazzucchi and Tucker Bowe, our resident audio expert, dive into the world of home theater audio and the major trends that define it today, including the rise of soundbars. 

Steve also reveals his own embarrassing home theater setup while getting advice on what to buy next. If you've ever struggled to he...

Welcome to Know Your Stuff, a podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time. 

In this episode, our editors sat down to discuss the key milestones over the past century that helped vault Snoopy the Beagle into the most beloved animated character in watchmaking. To understand the trend, they talk through the surprising history of character watches in general before digging into how the beloved cartoon beagle S...

This is Know Your Stuff, a Gear Patrol podcast where we unbox trends in consumer culture, one topic at a time.

In today's episode, associate editor Tucker Bowe asks executive editor and beer expert Jack Seemer to discuss a significant trend in the beer world. Along the way, they touch on the differences between East Coast and West Coast IPAs, explore the rise of hazy IPAs and discuss where the trend could be headed next.

Guest(s):

What’s the deal with super shoes? Are CDs officially back? And why is Snoopy, everyone’s favorite cartoon beagle, always showing up on watches?

Come find out on Know Your Stuff, a new podcast miniseries from our team of product experts.

Over the course of eight episodes, our crew will unbox a wide range of trends changing the face of consumer culture through a series of informative, and deeply nerdy, conversations.

We hope you enjoy i...