About this podcast
Conversations with Adobe in Action board member Quentin Wilson (and other practitioners from the field) on building and maintaining your own earthen home.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 47 episodes
- Mud Talks 40: Four Years of Living in an Owner-Built Adobe Home with Ethan Novikoff · 38 minIn our fortieth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Ethan Novikoff on the four-year anniversary of living in his owner-built adobe home. Ethan Novikoff built an adobe house for his…
- Mud Talks 39: Albuquerque Joinery - From Owner Builders to Adobe Contractors · 1 h 0 minIn our thirty-ninth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Esther Fredrickson and Kenny DeLapp from Albuquerque Joinery about their journey from owner builders to adobe contractors…
- Mud Talks 38: More Passive Solar Adobe with Architect Mark Chalom · 29 minIn our thirty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe architect Mark Chalom on the topic of the recent National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium…
- Mud Talks 37: Integrating Earth into Art & Conservation Practice with Lea Marta Andersson · 30 minIn our thirty-seventh Mud Talks podcast, we speak to artist and Adobe in Action certificate graduate Lea Marta Andersson about how she integrates earthen building materials into…
- Mud Talks 36: Revisiting Passive Solar Adobe & The National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium with Quentin Wilson · 38 minIn our thirty-sixth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe specialist and Adobe in Action board member Quentin Wilson on the topic of the recent National Ambient…
- Mud Talks 35: Adobe Owner Builder Paul Mallory on the "Volunteer Work Day" Experience at Adobe in Action · 31 minIn our thirty-fifth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to adobe owner builder Paul Mallory on the topic of the “Volunteer Work Days" he has begun offering in support of ongoing Adobe in…
- Mud Talks 34: Instructor Issac Logsdon on the "Horno Design & Construction" Field Workshop Experience at Adobe in Action · 36 minIn our thirty-fourth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Adobe in Action field instructor Issac Logsdon on the topic of his recent “Horno Design & Construction” workshop which took…
- Mud Talks 33: Debora Barros & Siena Leone-Getten on their "Intro to Adobe Preservation with Pat Taylor" Field Workshop Experience · 38 minIn our thirty-third Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Debora Barros and Siena Leone-Getten from the Pratt Institute Historic Preservation MS Program on the topic of Adobe in…
- Mud Talks 32: Ben Loescher on the LA Fires & Rebuilding with Adobe · 41 minIn our thirty-second Mud Talks podcast, we speak to architect and Adobe in Action board member Ben Loescher on the topic of the recent Los Angeles fires and the role that adobe…
- Mud Talks 31: Earth USA 2024 "Poured Clay Studio in Tucson" & "Getting Cob through the Inspection Process in North Carolina" · 40 minIn our thirty-first Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Joe Silins and Stephen Hren deliver their podium presentations at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico…
- Mud Talks 30: Earth USA 2024 "Robotic Nubian Vault Construction" · 22 minIn our thirtieth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ronald Rael deliver his podium presentation "Robotic Nubian Vault Construction" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New…
- Mud Talks 29: Earth USA 2024 "Building Momentum: Creating a U.S. Earthen Masonry Standard" · 21 minIn our twenty-ninth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ben Loescher deliver his podium presentation "Building Momentum: Creating a U.S. Earthen Masonry Standard" at the Earth USA…
- Mud Talks 28: Earth USA 2024 "The Challenges of Keeping Earthen Construction Low Carbon" · 33 minIn our twenty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Anthony Dente, Lisa Morey and Rachel Tove-White deliver their podium presentation "The Challenges of Keeping Earthen…
- Mud Talks 27: Earth USA 2024 Keynote Address by Lola Ben-Alon · 44 minIn our twenty-seventh Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Lola Ben-Alon deliver her keynote address "EARTH MATERIALS "RECIPES": EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGIES" at the Earth USA…
- Mud Talks 26: The Owner Builder Adobe Experience with Paul Mallory in Santa Fe, NM · 1 h 2 minIn our twenty-sixth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Paul Mallory about his owner builder adobe experience in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Paul has gone through all phases of owner…
- Mud Talks 25: Celebrating 25 Episodes with Adobe Inspiration by Quentin Wilson · 36 minIn our twenty-fifth Mud Talks podcast, we celebrate the milestone of 25 episodes by returning to our roots with a new round of adobe inspiration by Quentin Wilson - recorded in…
- Mud Talks 24: Owner Builder Adobe Off-Grid Site Prep in Eastern Arizona with Jaimus & Kim · 1 h 1 minIn our twenty-fourth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to future adobe owner builders Jaimus & Kim about the steps they have taken to get their property ready for an upcoming off-grid…
- Mud Talks 23: Owner Builder Rex Edhlund Making Adobes in Pioneertown, CA · 40 minIn our twenty-third Mud Talks podcast, we speak to owner builder Rex Edhlund about his adobe blockmaking operation and plans to build his own adobe home in Pioneertown, CA.
- Mud Talks 22: The Owner Builder Adobe Experience with Dan Krause in Taos, NM · 53 minIn our twenty-second Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Dan Krause about his owner builder adobe experience in the Taos, New Mexico area. Dan has participated in all 8 of our online…
- Mud Talks 21: Earth USA 2022 "Experiments in Modernizing Cob Construction" · 20 minIn our twenty-first Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Stephen Hren deliver his podium presentation "Experiments in Modernizing Cob Construction" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in…







