{"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 135: Mike Franklin Pt.2","slug":"episode-135-mike-franklin-pt-2","published_at":"2025-08-04T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episode-135-mike-franklin-pt-2","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_135__Mike_Franklin_Pt.2.mp3?dest-id=624014","summary":"Here's Part 2 of Sean's interview with his friend and mentor, Mike Franklin of HAWG Knives. Such a great conversation, this one digs deep into the world of knifemaking and Mike's position at the center of a seemingly innumerable number of critical points along the path of tactical knives and their emergence on the scene. Sit back and enjoy more of Mike's story and his incredibly interesting journey. Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.","meta_description":"Here's Part 2 of Sean's interview with his friend and mentor, Mike Franklin of HAWG Knives. Such a great conversation, this one digs deep into the world o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7476,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episodes/episode-135-mike-franklin-pt-2/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-135-mike-franklin-pt-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}