{"podcast":{"title":"The Bricklaying Show","slug":"the-bricklaying-show-6457055","podcast_index_feed_id":6457055,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5903723/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bricklaying-show--5903723","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/747a75403b1eb6f9808e667ac7941be9.jpg","author":"Fix Radio","episode_count":74,"summary":"The Bricklaying Show, mixes entertainment and information as it helps the nation’s 60,000-strong bricklaying community to work smarter, earn more money and grow their business. The bi-weekly podcast from Fix Radio, tackles a range of industry issues that matter to working bricklayers - from skills to materials, to building teams and winning work. Guests share industry expertise and authentic insights into the day-to-day challenges of being a bricky. From large commercial sites to smaller domestic work, the show provides a diverse range of views.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T04:19:48.317145+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bricklaying-show-6457055"},"episode":{"title":"How Bricks Are Made: The Ibstock Brick Story","slug":"how-bricks-are-made-the-ibstock-brick-story","published_at":"2026-05-22T16:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bricklaying-show-6457055/how-bricks-are-made-the-ibstock-brick-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bricklaying-show-6457055","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-bricks-are-made-the-ibstock-brick-story--72018234","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72018234/bl_pod_220526.mp3","summary":"Ash Mahoney chats with Olly Sharp, who is Head of Key Accounts at Ibstock - the UK’s largest brick manufacturer. This episode uncovers how the bricks behind Britain’s homes and skylines are made. From factories producing up to 300,000 bricks a day to the journey from clay extraction to land restoration, they explore the scale, innovation and future of the industry, including how Ibstock creates more than 450 types of brick and keeps up with demand in a changing construction market.","meta_description":"Ash Mahoney chats with Olly Sharp, who is Head of Key Accounts at Ibstock - the UK’s largest brick manufacturer. This episode uncovers how the bricks behi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1071,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bricklaying-show-6457055/episodes/how-bricks-are-made-the-ibstock-brick-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bricklaying-show-6457055/how-bricks-are-made-the-ibstock-brick-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}