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Arc Junkies

Jason Becker

Arc Junkies is a Welding Podcast that is on a mission to help, educate and inspire the next generation of welders. Each week I talk to a new guest about their journey as a welder. Throughout the episodes, we cover different techniques, processes, variables, technical information and life lessons.

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500 episodes

  1. Weld Wednesdays with AWS | Handheld Laser Welding: Beyond the Hype with Rex Alexandre 48:33
  2. Weld Wednesday w/ AWS | Before You Strike an Arc What Every Welding Student Needs to Know feat: Josh Wolfe 1:26:46
  3. Wayback Wednesday w/ AWS Certification vs. Qualification w/ Daryl Peterson. 57:25
  4. Weld Wednesday w/ AWS Robots vs. Cobots: Building an Automation Program with Anthony Nighswander of APT Manufacturing 48:39
  5. Weld Wednesday w/ AWSThe $100K Myth: What It Actually Takes to Hit Six Figures in Welding — with Dabs Wellington 1:00:48
  6. 402. From Welding School to $100K: The KWI Kids Proving Everyone Wrong w/ Landon Earlywine & Jackson Settler 1:09:49
  7. Weld Wednesdays w/ AWS| Resistance Welding Demystified with Don DeCorte — The Process Hiding in Plain Sight 1:25:24
  8. 401. Data Centers, Nuclear, and the Steel Boom Coming for Welders w/ Stephanie Hoffman 1:24:32
  9. 400. "World's Strongest Welding Table"… Prove It w/ Jason Marburger of Fireball Tool 3:04:50
  10. 399. From Helper to Foreman: Building a Career in Structural Steel with Chad Doucette 1:28:51
  11. Weld Wednesday with AWS | National Welding Month Special 1:06:17
  12. 398. From Night School to Lincoln Electric's Head of Innovation w/ Sheldon Wray 1:04:18
  13. New CWI? Here's What Nobody Tells You About Welding Inspection w/ Daryl Peterson 2:19:29
  14. 397. You've Never Seen Me Sober – High-Functioning Alcohol in the Welding Industry w/ Justin Merrill 1:48:55
  15. 396. Human Expertise & Machine Intelligence: Redefining the Inspector's Role in the AI Era. 49:09
  16. Weld Wednesday From the Shop Floor to the Code Book: Volunteering with AWS Committees w/ Bill Komlos 57:34
  17. 395. Over-Welding, Under-Earning: The Real Cost of Bad Welding Habits w/ Nate Bowman 2:14:38
  18. 394. America's Skilled Trades Are Facing a Workforce Cliff — Brian Huff Explains Why 1:23:00
  19. 393. Speed Does Not Equal Skill w/ Alex McNamara 1:59:56
  20. 392. 50 Years Under the Hood w/ George Rolla 2:41:45
  21. Weld Wednesdays w/ AWS Leveling Up in 2026 – Where do I start and How AWS Can Help? Feat. Dr. Josh Burgess 1:08:21
  22. 391. They Can't Take My Education Away From Me w/ Josh O'Neal 1:48:49
  23. 390. Annual CrossPod with the Boys 2:28:10
  24. 389. Gas Junkies w/ Tim Kinnaman 2:04:10
  25. 386. If You Want to Do It Long-Term… You Better Love It w/ Dusty James 1:32:55
  26. Weld Wednesdays w/ AWS The Skilled Trades Gap Isn't a Myth — It's a Warning 1:00:30
  27. 385. Metal Art Is Just Weird Welding w/ David Madero 1:39:06
  28. 384. Rope Access Welding: The Wildest Welding Jobs You've Never Seen 1:38:40
  29. Weld Wednesday w/ AWS Welder to CWI Making the Leap Without Loosing Your Identity 43:57
  30. 383. The Spark That Started It All: Tim Kinnaman on the True History of Welding 2:11:28
  31. 382. Confidence Doesn't Equal Competence: The Truth About Welding Wages 46:33
  32. 381. Don't Quit w/ Jason Becker 25:36
  33. 380. That First Minute Changes Everything w/ Ryan Eubank 2:14:26
  34. Weld Wednesdays w/ AWS Starting a Welding Business What I wish I Knew w/ Kevin Johnson 58:24
  35. 379. "The Questions That Build Safer Welds." w/ Kim Meszaros 1:11:15
  36. Fronius Friday from FabTech 2025 46:03
  37. 378. The Story of the Bead Man w/ Dante Terrell 1:05:36
  38. Bonus: Weld Wednesday w/ AWS Dr. Josh Burgess Recorded at FabTech 2025 8:35
  39. 377. From Puppets to Pit Bikes: Alex Jordan's Welding Journey 1:20:08
  40. Weld Wednesday w/ AWS FabTech 2025 w/ Matt Ruben 45:16
  41. 376. Known Flaws, Real Lessons: Building Better Inspectors w/ Jeremy Ring 58:27
  42. Weld Wednesdays w/ AWS Future-Proofing Welding Careers: Automation, AI, and Additive Manufacturing Feat. Teresa Melfi & Josh Sullivan 53:44
  43. Weld Wednesday w/ AWS "Community Impact: How Welding Competitions Are Shaping the Next Generation" w/ Mariana Ludmer 57:44
  44. 375. Hitting Pause Not Stop w/ Jason Becker 13:48
  45. 374. Bird's Eye View from Under the Hood w/ Dusty James 1:17:19
  46. State of the Arc #8 Welding in 2025: Tools, Trends, and Talent That Matter 14:47
  47. State of the Arc #7: Steel, Reactors, and Rod Ovens: Welding Trends You Need to Know 14:49
  48. 373. Take Pride in What You Do w/ Al Moore 1:20:41
  49. State of the Arc #6: Smart Factories, Heavy Equipment Welding, Infrastructure Jobs & Tax Policy Shifts 13:04
  50. Weld Wednesdays Changes to the D1.1:2025 Structural Steel Code Book 1:28:29