Best Aj Barse Analog Explorer Podcasts (2025)

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AE. 35 | ARKEN - Vancouver Timepiece Show 26:10

8d ago26:10

26:10

In this episode of the Analog Explorer Podcast, I meet Ken Lam—founder, designer, marketer, photographer, customer service rep (and just about everything else) behind ARKEN Watches, live from the Vancouver Timepiece Show. If you’ve ever wondered what it means to be a true one-man brand, Ken’s story is a masterclass in building something from the gr…

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AE. 34 | Farer Universal - Vancouver Timepiece Show 11:34

15d ago11:34

11:34

In this episode of the Analog Explorer, I caught up with James from Farer Universal, one of my favorite British watch brands, live from the inaugural Vancouver Timepiece Show. On the wrist, James and I discovered we were “wrist twins” — both of us wearing the Roché, Farer’s World Timer, though he had the updated Mark II version (I’m still proudly r…

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AE. 33 | Noctua Watches- Vancouver Timepiece Show 9:52

20d ago9:52

9:52

In this episode of the Analog Explorer Podcast, I sat down with JP Ribeiro, owner and founder of Noctua Watch Corp, live from the Vancouver Timepiece Show. Noctua’s story is not one deeply steeped in historical horology, but rather in pandemic and a passion. https://www.analogexplorer.com/p/ae-33-noctua-watches-vancouver-timepiece 🎧 Subscribe and l…

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AE. 32 | Baltic - Vancouver Timepiece Show 12:58

27d ago12:58

12:58

In this edition of the Analog Explorer Podcast, I catch up with Rémi Martin, the showroom manager of Baltic’s New York boutique, live from the Vancouver Timepiece Show. 🎧 Subscribe and listen to the full episode now, wherever you get your podcasts, or support the Analog Explorer on Substack. https://www.analogexplorer.com/p/ae-32-baltic-watches-van…

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AE. 31 | VAER Watches - Vancouver Timepiece Show 13:43

29d ago13:43

13:43

In this edition of The Analog Explorer, I had the chance to chat with Austen from VAER Watches live from the Vancouver Timepiece Show. 🎧 Subscribe and listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts or support the Analog Explorer on Substack : https://www.analogexplorer.com/p/ae-31-vaer-watches-vancouver-timepiece Our interview was du…

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AE. 30 | TYPSIM Watches - Vancouver Timepiece Show 10:05

1M ago10:05

10:05

In this episode of The Analog Explorer, I caught up with Matt Zinski of Typsim Watches live from the Vancouver Timepiece Show. First featured back in Episode 19, he returns to the show with many of the ideas he hinted at then, now fully realized in the metal. ... 🎧 Subscribe and listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts or suppo…

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AE. 29 | Elliot Brown Watches - Vancouver Timepiece Show 19:22

1M ago19:22

19:22

🎧 Subscribe and listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts or support the Analog Explorer on ⁠Substack⁠. In this episode of the Analog Explorer Podcast, I catch up with Gem Parker of Elliot Brown Watches during the Vancouver Timepiece Show to talk about the brand’s mission, design philosophy, and the uncompromising durability beh…

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AE. 28 | Jason Hutton - Vancouver Timepiece Show 26:41

2M ago26:41

26:41

A Conversation with Jason Hutton at the Vancouver Timepiece Show We’re back with Season 5 of the Analog Explorer Podcast, and we’re kicking things off with the first special episode recorded live at the inaugural Vancouver Timepiece Show, held April 25–27, 2025, at the historic Pipe Shop Venue in North Vancouver, British Columbia. On the podcast, I…

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AE. 27 | Upcoming Tales from the Vancouver Timepiece Show 5:03

2M ago5:03

5:03

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe or support the Analog Explorer on Substack - https://analogexplorer.substack.com/

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AE.26 | "America Wasn't Assembled, It Was Built" | R.T. Custer 1:03:09

8M ago1:03:09

1:03:09

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack - https://open.substack.com/pub/analogexplorer/p/ae26-america-wasnt-assembled-it-was This month wraps the 4th season of Analog Explorer Podcast as we sit down with R.T. Custer, CEO and founder of Vortic Watches dedicated to bring back American watchmaking at scale righ…

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AE. 25 | Etienne Malec & Baltic Watches 1:02:33

12M ago1:02:33

1:02:33

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack - https://analogexplorer.substack.com/p/ae-25-etienne-malec-baltic-watches Etienne Malec is the founder and Chef d’Orchestre behind Baltic Watches. He is a photographer, classic car collector, and a friend of ours in the #watchfam. What draws so many of us to Baltic Wa…

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AE. 24 | 80th Anniversary D-Day & Bausele Watches 1:05:58

1y ago1:05:58

1:05:58

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack - https://analogexplorer.substack.com/p/ae-24-80th-anniversary-d-day-and In this episode, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Dan (@timely_moments) from the Zulu Time Podcast rejoins the show as the Analog Explorer foreign history field correspondent giving t…

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AE 23 | Fabien Cousteau "Watch Collection Made Under Pressure" 54:59

1y ago54:59

54:59

For full notes, photos, and video links, subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack https://analogexplorer.substack.com/p/ae-23-fabien-cousteau-watch-collection-b42 Welcome to the finale of the “Undersea Explorer Series” by the Analog Explorer for the Made Under Pressure podcast! Fabien Cousteau almost needs no introduction. He is a renowned aquanaut…

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AE 22 | Cristina Mittermeier - Photography Made Under Pressure 51:34

1y ago51:34

51:34

For full notes, photos, and video links, subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack - https://analogexplorer.substack.com/p/ae-22-cristina-mittermeier-mitty In my career as a professional photographer, several artists come to mind who have inspired me as an artist. However, one in particular stands out both for her work with indigenous peoples worldw…

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AE 21 | Shooting for the Moon | Monolith and Barrelhand 1:01:09

1+ y ago1:01:09

1:01:09

For full notes, photos, and video links, subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack - https://open.substack.com/pub/analogexplorer/p/ae-21-shooting-for-the-moon-monolith 🛸 Back on the mic is the engineering and 3d printing visionary Karel Bachand, founder of Barrelhand Watches. You might remember him from AE 15, where he discussed the fusion of 3D pr…

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AE. 20 | Jason Heaton 1:04:03

1+ y ago1:04:03

1:04:03

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack - https://analogexplorer.substack.com/p/ae-20-jason-heatonJason Heaton has carved out a distinctive niche for himself in the #watchfam. He and his wife, Gishani, are an adventuresome traveling duo. Diving around the world to photograph and write about some of the most …

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AE. 19 | Typsim Watches 33:02

2y ago33:02

33:02

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack Typsim Watches. Designs inspired from the past, tested in the PNW, and made to age with time with its wearer. While meeting up with my fellow watch enthusiasts at RedBar Seattle, I was able to catchup with Matt Zinski. Matt is a classically trained architect, founder o…

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AE. 18 | "Bezel Action" 54:50

2y ago54:50

54:50

Looking at the history and alternative methods of measuring time with and without a complication in a mechanical movement. For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack, and as always with a AE x ZT collab-episode, there will be an extended conversation version on the Zulu Time Podcast feed. There has been a lot o…

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AE. 17 | The Antiquarian Horologist - Brittany Nicole Cox 40:38

2y ago40:38

40:38

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack https://analogexplorer.substack.com/p/ae-17-the-antiquarian-horologist The rise of artificial intelligence has captured society's attention yet again, with machines now able to simulate human intelligence and behavior. It's like magic inside a box or a ghost in a machi…

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AE. 16 | Watches and Wondering 48:58

2y ago48:58

48:58

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack and as always with a AE x ZT collab-episode, there will be an extended conversation version on the Zulu Time Podcast feed. Just in time for the upcoming Watches and Wonders, on the mic is long-time Analog Explorer alumni ⁠Dan⁠ ( @Timely_Moments ) from the ⁠Zulu Time Po…

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AE.15 | Karel Bachand of Barrelhand Watches 1:04:28

2+ y ago1:04:28

1:04:28

For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack Meet Karel Bachand, founder of Barrelhand watches. While studying engineering in his undergraduate program, he stumbled upon watchmaking but not in the traditional sense. Blending his newly discovered fascination with watchmaking and his futurist vision of 3D printing,…

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AE. 14 | Watches from on wrist to underwater 1:12:06

2+ y ago1:12:06

1:12:06

On this episode, Dan from the Zulu Time Podcast and I join back up for a joint 🇺🇸x🇬🇧 episode. We talk diving, the "kit husbandry" involved in diving with a watch, and of course holiday recommendations. Analog Explorer is a reader-supported publication and listener supported podcast. To receive new posts and to see the FULL show notes including phot…

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AE.13 | Collect "ing" Around Watches | Zulu Time x Analog Explorer Podcast 52:33

3y ago52:33

52:33

Dan is the host of the Zulu Time Podcast, based out of the UK, a military watch collector, an Analog Explorer alumni, and a very good friend of ours in the #watchfam. For full episode notes, photos, and videos, be sure you have subscribed to the Analog Explorer on Substack | Link In this two-part joint episode between the Zulu Time Podcast and the …

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AE. 12 | Blok Watches | Neil Ferrier 38:44

3y ago38:44

38:44

Meet Neil Ferrier, Owner at Discommon, Co-Founder of Blok Watch Company (@blokwatches), and a friend in the #watchfam. See the Adventure School video on how my 5-year-old lives life in the PNW, with a blok 33 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_T7I5g-KL/ There are much more notes to this episode! For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Anal…

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AE. 11 | Kyle Snarr + Cantonment 47:42

3y ago47:42

47:42

Meet Kyle Snarr (@kyality), cofounder of @cantonmentco, newly announced Head of Partnerships @wornandwound, a brand consultant, and a friend in the #watchfam. For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substack. Cantonment is "... dedicated to helping you strike a better balance by creating high-quality accessories that…

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AE. 10 | 'Moonswatch' | Analog Explorer x Zulu Time Podcast 1:02:43

3y ago1:02:43

1:02:43

Meet the plastic watch that aligned the planets of different kinds of enthusiasts all on the same morning around the world.... Analog Explorer alumni Dan (@timely_moments) of the Zulu Time Podcast joins this conversational episode on the Omega x Swatch Moonswatch event. For full notes, photos, and video links subscribe to Analog Explorer on Substac…

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AE. 09 | ARES Watch Co. | Matt Graham 36:54

3+ y ago36:54

36:54

Meet Matthew Graham, owner and manufacture of the PNW based ARES Watch Company in Stanwood Washington USA. - https://www.areswatches.com/. In this episode, we take a look at a regular daydream that drifts into mind of many watch enthusiasts; to make a watch, or, to make a watch company? I took a 45 min drive south from Bellingham to meet up with Ma…

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AE. 08 | Peninsula Kelp Co. | Graham Gannon 34:59

3+ y ago34:59

34:59

Following the backstory of the Peninsula Kelp Co. from AE 07, meet Graham Gannon a diver, underwater farmer, and a friend of ours in the #watchfam. Peninsula Kelp Co. - https://peninsulakelpco.com/ Aquascaphe Bronze - https://www.ajbarse.com/baltic-aquascaphe-bronze/ Jacques Cousteau, the original Capt. Barnacles - https://www.ajbarse.com/jacques-c…

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AE. 07 | "The Underwater Farmer" 32:38

3+ y ago32:38

32:38

Meet Graham Gannon, professional diver and co-owner of the Peninsula Kelp Co based out of Northern Ireland Peninsula Kelp Co. - https://peninsulakelpco.com/. In this episode, we dive in [literally] into the backstory of Graham and the Gannon family and what it took to become a kelp farmer...or should I say a farmer of sustainable ocean nutrition. T…

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AE. 06 | Zulu Alpha Straps 37:56

5y ago37:56

37:56

This episode is a special edition of The Analog Explorer x The Bellingham Podcast for our #watchfam listeners. The guest on this episode just how 'air tight' a good idea and design can be. His name is Darren, owner and creator of the Zulu Alpha Strap and a very good friend of ours in the watchfam. Read about my use of Zulu Alpha Straps on my blog: …

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AE. 05 @BuyingOnTime 32:37

6y ago32:37

32:37

On this last episode to the mini-series, we take a look at what watches can mean between generations. Meet Jared of Buying On Time. He is known online for passion for Bulova watches, the founder and owner of the vintage sales & restoration of watches on the site Buying On Time, and friend of ours in the #watchfam.BuyingOnTime on Instagramhttps://ww…

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AE. 04: @alenagracediaz 34:01

6y ago34:01

34:01

Meet Alena; a watchmaker in Seattle, a lover of cars, a avid PNW adventurer, and friend of ours in the #watchfamInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/alenagracediaz/Seattle Watchmakinghttps://www.instagram.com/seattlewatchmaking/---The Analog Explorer:www.theanalogexplorer.com

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AE. 03: @EA8 32:43

6y ago32:43

32:43

Meet Eric of EA Leather Goods. He is known online for his bespoke leather craft, his custom leather watch straps, and for being a good friend of ours in the #watchfamEA8 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ea8/Where to get a check out EA8's leather craft https://www.instagram.com/ealeathergoods/---The Analog Explorer:www.theanalogexplorer.com…

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AE. 02: @ToxicNatos (UTE Watch Co.) 33:56

6y ago33:56

33:56

Meet Terry of ToxicNatos, a name well known in the community for his killer NATO style straps and a friend of ours in the #watchfam *updated, now UTE Watch Co. UTE Watch Co. on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/utewatchco/ Where to get a UTE Watch CoNow found at Hodinkee https://shop.hodinkee.com/blogs/journal/ute-nato-strap---The Analog Explorer…

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AE. 01: @DanC21cy 36:29

6y ago36:29

36:29

Meet Dan (@Timely_Moments), a watch collector in the British Military, and a friend of ours in the #watchfam. *Formerly @DanC21cy when this was first recorded)Dan:https://www.instagram.com/timely_moments/Elliot Brownhttps://www.instagram.com/ebwatches/?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=11pl1w5gywvvyHolton 354 Projecthttps://www.pageandcooper.com/w…

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AE. 00: #Watchfam Mini Series: The Analog Explorer x Bham Podcast 4:52

6y ago4:52

4:52

Coming soon a Bellingham Podcast mini-series on the #watchfam. Check back to the podcast feed this weekend for the first episode. A post is up on the backstory of this mini-series: https://ajbarse.com/analog-explorer-bellingham-podcast/And is supported by The Analog Explorer, www.theanalogexplorer.com.…

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