{"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 145: 2025 Holiday Picks","slug":"episode-145-2025-holiday-picks","published_at":"2025-12-22T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episode-145-2025-holiday-picks","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_145__2025_Holiday_Picks.mp3?dest-id=624014","summary":"We wind out the last of Season 8 with a Holiday Picks episode, as we often do. Four categories, three picks each, and lots of laughs as well as some amazing knives to check out. Some are stinkers, some are gems but all will likely make you say \"oh yeahhhh\" or \"oh no...\" Hope you have as much fun listening to this one as we did recording it. Thanks for riding with us for another season, stay tuned for more in Season 9! Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.","meta_description":"We wind out the last of Season 8 with a Holiday Picks episode, as we often do. Four categories, three picks each, and lots of laughs as well as some amazi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7692,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episodes/episode-145-2025-holiday-picks/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-145-2025-holiday-picks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}