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Great walls and mass migrations impact the fastener industry. Thread adventurer,

Rob Lucas

, of Lindstrom (1:14:46), and domestic manufacturing crusader,

Harry Moser

, of the Reshoring Initiative (20:20), present their perspectives on these and other forces as they drive the screw biz in a somewhat great leap forward. Würth EVP,

Marc Strandquist

joins industry anchorman

Mike McNulty

on the Fastener News Report to discuss surprising January FDI numbers (48:07). Plus, fastener wonk

Carmen Vertullo

explains a common problem with thread pitch and plating on the Fastener Training Minute (1:07:46). Brian and Eric uncover no ancient secrets, but keep an eye on Amazon, and struggle with their Chinese zodiac identities. Run time: 02:02:03