Stories of the legends in the lumber industry that shaped my life and many others.
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Lumberyard Podcasts
We're successful lumberyard operators and technologists who build modern software (sales, inventory & order mgmt, trucking/logistics) for the building products & home improvement industry. Our team has been involved in the building businesses ranging from from distribution and dry kiln facilities to tech startups that've been acquired by public companies for over $100MM. We don't build for the industry, we ARE the industry. This is the home of our thoughts - what we hear from customers, what ...
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Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. 1984. When five kids form the most radical new wave/metal/pop band of all time, everything is looking wicked awesome. But they immediately become entangled with a weird lady who probably killed a guy. And there might be magical pirate treasure somewhere that they should look for but they have to get ready for a band audition and they can only rehearse at the creepy lumberyard and this fog is pretty weird, isn’t it? Also, I’m pretty sure there’s s ...
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Bringing the wonder to Science and the World.
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Avoid Being Hated - Teaching you to be kind in every situation.
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We are 2 guys that have been friends for years playing trivia games and now we are adding adult beverages to the mix. Join us as we enjoy our beverage of choice for the game and keep score for yourself. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trivialdrinks/support
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Text us your feedback, you will make us better! Today I sit down with Paul Thorne of Lumbermen's Merchandising Corp and discuss how powerful relationships shape our industry. Paul's shared story takes us along a journey I honestly was not expecting. Thank all of you for supporting our great industry. Sit back, relax and enjoy!…
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'Round Midnight - The Signalman Show, S7 E16
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6:16Late night driving and the 11/18/25 edition of The Nighthawk. Text post at Joshurban.substack.comBy Josh Urban
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Observing Veteran's Day, and why old roads are windy. Text post at www.JoshUrban.substack.comBy Josh Urban
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Backyard Lumberyard - The Signalman Show, S7 E15
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6:34Milling boards, the recipe exchange to stick it to the robots, and more. It's the Nighthawk for November 4th, 2025.By Josh Urban
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Pumpkins and Bigfoot - The Signalman Show, S7 E14
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6:47Getting ready for Halloween, hunting Bigfoot stories, and more in the 10/28/25 Nighthawk. Read aloud by Josh. Text version at www.JoshUrban.substack.comBy Josh Urban
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Mountain rambles, quantum mechanics, and part 1 of our ghost stories series.By Josh Urban
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Everything Somewhere - The Signalman Show, S7 E12
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7:55By Josh Urban
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Jazz & Coffee & Night – The Signalman Show, S7 E11
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7:35A bit about jazz at night, "working on a building", and a market fountain.By Josh Urban
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A Labor Day Postcard – The Signalman Show, S7 E10
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6:14Late summer wanderings, book work, and poetry.By Josh Urban
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Cantrell's Old Field - The Signalman Show, S7 E9
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7:35Finding the site of the first bluegrass festival, plus other readings from The Nighthawk, August 25th, 2025.By Josh Urban
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Summer Night Lights - The Signalman Show, S7 E8
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7:43From "The Nighthawk", on Italian Ice, summer stars, and back to school wishes.By Josh Urban
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The August pause, the latest Nighthawk, and happy birthday to Schrodinger (Maybe)By Josh Urban
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Jerimiah and Company – The Signalman Show, E6 S7
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7:32Jerimiah the Bullfrog, hunting the latest Supernova, and more. It's The Nighthawk, available at www.JoshUrban.Substack.comBy Josh Urban
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Reading some summer lit, and striving to catch the season.By Josh Urban
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Tales of mountain climbing, alpine rambles, and staring at the sun.By Josh Urban
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July & The Offseason - The Signalman Show, E3 S7
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7:41Santa's work truck, night music, and the July 15th Nighthawk. Plus, Josh stops by the Dear Business Coach podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6BtMI1PIgBy Josh Urban
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The fireworks, the katydids, and the July 8th Nighthawk.By Josh Urban
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Text us your feedback, you will make us better! Some days we are running with the wind and some we are not. In today's episode we highlight the later. Sit back, enjoy the jocularity and please leave a comment of how I'm doing.By Butch Heimsoth
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Independence Day - The Signalman Show, E1 S7
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13:22A full reading of the Declaration of Independence to celebrate this 4th of July–and kick off Season 7.By Josh Urban
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Text us your feedback, you will make us better! In this episode we point out the importance of being positive and "pushing" through life.By Butch Heimsoth
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Halloween arrives, autumn leaves blaze, and Mark Twain writes a ghost story.By Josh Urban
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A trip to the mountains, the philosophy of the Chicken Dance, and more. It's the Nighthawk, printed at www.JoshUrban.Substack.comBy Josh Urban
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Text us your feedback, you will make us better! A true "sticky" situation results in pain and suffering for one, but laughter for all. Tune in and learn how dangerous redwood can be to your health.By Butch Heimsoth
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The eclipse report, and autumn wanderings. Blog version at www.Joshurban.substack.comBy Josh Urban
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Getting ready for the partial solar eclipse, thoughts on war, and more. It's the Nighthawk!By Josh Urban
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"Shine on, Harvest Moon." Sidewalk astronomy, a birthday shoutout, and more in this week's Nighthawk.By Josh Urban
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Stories from a mountain man, and a column about the anti-robot task force. It's the Nighthawk, in podcast form.By Josh Urban
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The Nighthawk returns to podcast format with news about Bugeye boats, Schubert, and the pause between summer and fall.By Josh Urban
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Text us your feedback, you will make us better! In this episode I introduce one of the old school greats in the lumber industry. Jake Kemp always made light work by having fun even if it was at my expense.By Butch Heimsoth
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Text us your feedback, you will make us better! In this episode we showcase what happens to the new guy that trusts his fellow co-workers. Jocularity will ensue and fun will be had by all, well, everyone but Delbert.By Butch Heimsoth
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Text us your feedback, you will make us better! In this inaugural episode I explain who I am and why I felt compelled to share what really happens in lumberyards across the country. Disclaimer: Only listen in if you want to laugh at me or with me.By Butch Heimsoth
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Bees everywhere! Plus, Dr. Electro gets shocked, and Paul Revere rides again.By Josh Urban
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A visit to the Smith Mountain Lake Dam, Dr. Electro meets some real bad guys, and more.By Josh Urban
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Holy week, Dandelions, and Dr. Electro's dad.By Josh Urban
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On catching a swarm of bees, and weird questions. Plus, Dr. Electro takes a tumble.By Josh Urban
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The Nighthawk, Vol. 40: Bringing Good Things to Life, fib poetry, and Episode 20 of Dr. Electro "Science, Religion, and Bravery." Blog version at joshurban.substack.comBy Josh Urban
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On blue highways, spring road trips, Casey Jones, and episode 19 of Dr. Electro.By Josh Urban
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Pigs 1, Farmers 0, Dr. Electro takes a road trip, and Marcus Aurelius' advice. This is The Nighthawk, Vol. 38By Josh Urban
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The Nighthawk, Vol. 37. Remembering the Sky, The Gold Rush, and Episode 17 of Dr. Electro: "Unseen Visitors." (Correction to the audio: Actually volume 37, not 38.)By Josh Urban
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The Nighthawk goes audio! George Washington, Haydn, Blogging, and Episode 1 of Dr. Electro. Welcome to Season 6!By Josh Urban
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Building a community with a newspaper - The Nighthawk is launched and ready to rumble! Read it at: https://www.patreon.com/thenighthawk or https://joshurban.substack.com/By Josh Urban
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Stay home, stay safe. The State will give you a robot if you're lonely. (And what I'm doing about it.)By Josh Urban
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On looking for snakes, finding them, and a Chuck Norris joke.By Josh Urban
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Finding the delightfully unexpected!By Josh Urban
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The Bees arrived. Then I snapped them with a rubber band. Ooops.By Josh Urban
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The projects evolve - with an idea taking shape to PRINT THE UNIVERSE!By Josh Urban
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Chasing down a few galaxies from the backyard - a field recording of springtime sights of deep space.By Josh Urban
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The quest to print star charts for the Blind continues. Here's a bit about 3D printing.By Josh Urban
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We venture into the darkness of a wild spring night to search for...The Spring Peeper!By Josh Urban
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A visit to the McCormick observatory knocked my socks off!By Josh Urban
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