{"podcast":{"title":"Mark of the Maker","slug":"mark-of-the-maker-405117","podcast_index_feed_id":405117,"rss_url":"https://markofthemaker.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.markofthemaker.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/9/c/7/69c7553092c15278/Logo-01_Final-1400.png","author":"Mark Stheiner","episode_count":180,"summary":"Mark of the Maker is a panel discussion with renowned custom knife makers Tom Krein, Sean Kendrick and Michael Burch, and hosted by Mark Stheiner. The format is much like a group of friends sitting around in The Pit at Blade Show, talking knives - a look at life from the perspective of the maker as well as the collector. Covering broader topics such as tactical knife history, trends, industry commentary and influences of social media, as well as conversations with other knifemakers, collectors and notable figures in and around the custom knife world. Music: \"noir guitar\" by Stevie's Amp Shack, from the Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T06:20:19.135174+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 134: Mike Franklin Pt.1","slug":"episode-134-mike-franklin-pt-1","published_at":"2025-07-21T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episode-134-mike-franklin-pt-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117","url":"http://www.markofthemaker.com","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/markofthemaker/Episode_134__Mike_Franklin_Pt1.mp3?dest-id=624014","summary":"This time around we bring you Part 1 of Sean's interview with his friend and mentor, Mike Franklin of HAWG Knives. Mike shares some great stories from the earlier part of his life and his own personal journey. Super interesting insights and Mike is a great storyteller. Give it a listen, this is a special one for Sean. Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.","meta_description":"This time around we bring you Part 1 of Sean's interview with his friend and mentor, Mike Franklin of HAWG Knives. Mike shares some great stories from the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episodes/episode-134-mike-franklin-pt-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episode-134-mike-franklin-pt-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}