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The Handyman Special Podcast

The Handyman
Special

The Voice of the Trades.

Built for the people who build everything else.

Real Talk. Real Tools. Real Men.

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Episode 1: Kicking off, A Voice for The Trades

Episode 001

14m

Brent Bishop & Jose Fonseca/Hosts

Kicking off, A Voice for The Trades

Meet Brent and Jose Fonseca and hear how their journeys in the trades began. In the first episode of The Handyman Special, they share some of their background, the experiences that shaped them, and why they created a platform where tradesmen can share real stories, lessons, and knowledge from the field. It's an introduction to the people behind the podcast, and the bigger vision of giving the trades a voice. Real talk. Real tools. Real men. The Voice of the Trades.

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About the show

Built for the people who build everything else.

The Handyman Special was created to give the people behind the trades a place to tell the stories that usually don't get told.

The wins. The mistakes. The impossible jobs. The customers you'll never forget. The tricks learned after thousands of hours on the job. And the lessons that only come from actually doing the work.

This isn't about competing with the contractor down the road. It's about learning from each other.

No competition.
No gatekeeping.
Just the trades.

Meet the Hosts

Learn something in five minutes

Tricks of the Trade

“Here's what we're thinking... It's time for Tricks of the Trade.”

The little things you only learn by doing the work.

Watch Brent, Jose Fonseca, and guests share techniques, shortcuts, lessons, fixes, and tricks they've picked up over years in the trades.

Plumbing4:12

A Clean Solder Joint Every Time

Ray Mercer/Plumbing

Electrical5:38

Labeling a Panel So the Next Guy Doesn't Curse You

Dana Whitfield/Electrical

HVAC6:04

Charge Check Without Guessing

Jose Fonseca/HVAC

Carpentry3:47

Scribing Trim to a Wall That Isn't Straight

Brent Bishop/Carpentry

Roofing7:21

Valley Flashing That Actually Lasts

Earl Boone/Roofing

Business8:55

The Change Order Conversation

Marcus Hale/General Contracting

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The people behind the work

Featured Tradesmen

Meet the contractors, craftsmen, entrepreneurs, characters, and industry veterans behind the work.

EP 0121h 12m

Plumbing

Ray Mercer

Mercer Plumbing & Mechanical

Location: Tulsa, OK
In the trade: 41 years

EP 0101h 04m

General Contracting

Marcus Hale

Hale Built

Location: Charlotte, NC
In the trade: 22 years

EP 0091h 26m

Roofing

Earl Boone

Boone & Sons Roofing

Location: Springfield, MO
In the trade: 50 years

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You don't have to be famous. You don't need a million followers.

If you've spent your career building, fixing, installing, creating, leading crews, running a contracting company, or learning lessons the hard way — we want to hear from you.

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