About this podcast
Bring it Home is the podcast and show where Craig Fuller and J.P. Hampstead discuss and celebrate the reindustrialization revolution that is happening right now in America. Each episode features guests who will share their stories and highlight how companies around the world are making announcements and investments that are impacting American jobs and the economy.
Episodes
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- Reindustrialization: the year in review · 28 minIs the U.S. built to make things, or just regulate them? On this end-of-year episode of Bring It Home, JP Hampstead breaks down trillions in manufacturing and industrial…
- The Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Explained · 37 minWhat happens if Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merge into a true transcontinental railroad?On this episode of Bring It Home, JP Hampstead sits down with SONAR’s Mike…
- Building in the Great Lakes w/ Tim Hindes & Alia Abbas · 34 minOfficials from the Great Lakes Economic Development Council talk to JP Hampstead about the opportunities and challenges in driving capital investment into a cross-border region…
- Reindustrialization? Stagnation and dynamism in the U.S. industrial economy · 28 minJP Hampstead gives a presentation to shippers about what macroeconomic data tells us about production, employment, productivity, and the prospects for reindustrialization at…
- Measuring the manufacturing economy w/ Zach Strickland · 55 minSONAR's Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland sits down in studio with JP to discuss macroeconomic data around the American manufacturing economy, industrial…
- High-tech workforces and immigration w/ Connor O'Brien · 42 minEconomic Innovation Group researcher Connor O'Brien discusses his research on Ohio's high-tech workforce, the role of immigration in growth, and how to reform the H1-B lottery…
- Starship: An American manufacturing story w/ Brooks Mendenhall · 43 minBrooks Mendenhall of Astronomy Magazine joins host JP Hampstead for a conversation about SpaceX's unique approach to manufacturing the Starship. Learn more about your ad choices…
- Bonus depreciation for manufacturers w/ Dale Jordan · 39 minDale Jordan from BDO USA discusses the tax implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill with JP Hampstead, including bonus depreciation, R&D expensing, and other provisions…
- Unlocking America's nuclear potential w/ Emmet Penney · 49 minHistorian and energy writer Emmet Penney, host of the Nuclear Barbarians podcast, discusses the role nuclear power will play in America's reindustrialization with JP Hampstead…
- Freight brokerage after the pandemic w/ Jason Roberts · 52 minJason Roberts, SVP of Digital Enablement at Mode Global, sits down in the studio with JP to talk about how freight brokerage's business models and technology have changed since…
- How to get into steel manufacturing w/ Zane Hengsperger · 38 minZane Hengsperger of NOX Metals / Delta22 tells JP Hampstead about going from tech to steel manufacturing and the rich heritage of automotive manufacturing in Windsor, Detroit…
- Financing critical mineral processing w/ Charles Yang · 35 minCharles Yang tells JP Hampstead about his contribution to the Techno-Industrial Playbook, which explains the levers that the government can pull to expand financing for domestic…
- The Surface Transportation Board /w Patrick Fuchs · 49 minThe Surface Transportation Board regulates railroad freight markets, maintaining a competitive landscape in the industry and ensuring that shippers have good service. Chairman…
- Reindustrializing Buffalo w/ Tom Kurcharski · 37 minBuffalo is growing again! Tom Kucharski, President and CEO of Invest Buffalo Niagara, tells JP about the long road to reindustrializing the Buffalo - Niagara region, including…
- What a fund manager thinks about transportation w/ Seth Holm · 56 minWest Brow Capital founder and portfolio manager Seth Holm runs a fund focused on global transportation. In this episode recorded on April 8, Seth sits down with JP Hampstead and…
- Lithium Battery Technology w/ Virginia Klausmeier · 39 minSylvatex foudner and CEO Virginia Klausmeier tells JP about waterless lithium battery production processes, the future of climate tech, and the complexities of rebuilding…
- Industrial Policy after the CHIPS Act w/ Julius Krein · 43 minAmerican Affairs founder and editor Julius Krein offers his vision of what America’s next industrial policy should be in a conversation with JP Hampstead. Learn more about your…
- Inside Union Pacific's ambitious tech projects w/ Rahul Jalali · 55 minUnion Pacific EVP and Chief Information Officer Rahul Jalali shares how the storied railroad is implementing technology, from shipment visibility to the physics simulator that…
- How Norfolk Southern serves industrial customers w/ Stefan Loeb · 45 minNorfolk Southern's VP of Business Development and First and Final Mile Markets Stefan Loeb talks to JP Hampstead and FreightWaves staff writer Stuart Chirls about the railroad's…
- New American Industrial Alliance w/ Aaron Slodov · 40 minAaron Slodov, CEO of Atomic Industries and co-founder of the New American Industrial Alliance talks to JP Hampstead about rebuilding and modernizing America's industrial base and…







