Listen to The Plasterers Podcast – The Mick & Dave Show
Welcome to the Episodes page of The Plasterers Podcast – The Mick & Dave Show, an independent podcast dedicated to plasterers, tradespeople and the plastering industry in the UK, USA and around the world.
Hosted by Master Plasterers Mick Hargreaves and David Winchester, the show brings together real stories, trade knowledge, plastering techniques, training and education, heritage plasterwork and conversations with plasterers and industry professionals from across the globe.
Browse our latest episodes below, including The Plasterers Podcast, From Trowel to Teacher, special guest interviews and our popular Mick & Dave Music Quizzes.
Grab a brew, press play and join the plastering community.
**** Our Latest Episode ****
🧱 OLD SCHOOL PLASTERERS – A DYING BREED OR JUST A DIFFERENT GENERATION? 🤔
What exactly makes a plasterer Old School? Is it years on the tools, traditional skills, pride in the job, or simply the way you were taught?
🎙️ In this episode of The Plasterers Podcast – The Mick & Dave Show, we’re joined by our good friend Kevin Byrne, as we take a trip down memory lane and discuss the good old days of plastering, apprenticeships and life on the tools.
Are the old ways disappearing, or is the next generation just doing things differently?
😂 Plenty of memories, strong opinions and, of course, the usual Mick, Dave & Kev banter and bollocks!
🎧 Have a listen and tell us – ARE YOU OLD SCHOOL?
Reskimming Walls? Struggling to Fix Corner Beads? Tony from Bead Fix Has the Answer!
If you’re a plasterer who regularly carries out reskimming work, you’ll know that fixing corner beads securely can be a real headache. It’s a common problem that plasterers face on jobs every day.
In this episode of The Plasterers Podcast – The Mick & Dave Show, we chat with Tony, the man behind Bead Fix Tape, an innovative product designed to tackle this age-old problem.
Tony tells us how he came up with the idea, the challenges of developing the product, and how his much-acclaimed tape is helping plasterers fix corner beads quickly, securely and with less hassle.
Could Bead Fix Tape be the answer plasterers have been waiting for?
Join Mick and Dave as we find out!
Music Quiz Classic Rock Volume 4
🎸🔥 CLASSIC ROCK VOLUME 4 – ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? 🔥🎸
🎙️ The Mick & Dave Show – Music Quiz Special!
Turn up the volume, dust off your air guitar and get ready for another cracking round of 25 Classic Rock questions! 🤘
🎶 From Deep Purple and Nazareth to Dire Straits, Argent and some of the greatest rock legends of all time!
🧠 Think you know your classic rock? Can you beat Mick and Dave, or will the questions leave you scratching your head?
Grants for saving our Heritage Skills
🎙️ WHO WILL LOOK AFTER OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS IF WE LOSE THE SKILLS TO REPAIR THEM?
On this episode of The Plasterers Podcast – The Mick & Dave Show, we’re joined by Tom Foakes, Director of the Suffolk Preservation Society, for a conversation that goes right to the heart of Britain’s built heritage.
We talk about the importance of preserving our historic buildings, but also something just as important — preserving the traditional craft skills needed to maintain and restore them.
Heritage plastering, lime work and traditional building skills can’t simply be replaced once they disappear. So where will the next generation of skilled craftspeople come from, and how do we encourage more people into heritage training?
The Mistakes Every Plasterer Learns From
We’ve all made a bollocks of a job at some point!
This time, Master Plasterer Kev Byrne joins Mick and Dave for 30 minutes of hilarious stories about the jobs that went horribly wrong.
Dean Nash – Plastering Down Under
A conversation with Australian plasterer Dean Nash about the trade, his experiences and how plastering compares on the other side of the world.
Justin Brimmer – Master Plasterer
Master Plasterer Justin Brimmer joins Mick and Dave to talk about his career, craftsmanship and the plastering trade in the USA.
Blake & Dale – The Next Generation of Plasterers
Mick and Dave meet Blake and Dale from Dudley College to hear about their training, ambitions and the future of the plastering trade.
Cody Clark – Heritage Plastering in Florida
Florida-based heritage plasterer Cody Clark talks traditional skills, restoration work and keeping the craft alive in America.
From Trowel to Teacher Episode 1 The Overview
Ever wondered what it’s really like to swap the tools, the site banter, and the day-to-day graft for the classroom?
In this first episode of From Trowel to Teacher, Mick and Dave kick off the series with an honest overview of the journey from working plasterer to teaching the trade.
We talk about what it means to step away from the trowel and into education — the nerves, the expectations, the learning curve, and the reality of standing in front of a group of students who are just starting out in the craft.
New to the show? Pick an episode above, grab a brew and join us.
