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The Lost Art Of the Skilled TradesInside the Life of a Lineman: Challenges, Tips, and Hurricane Stories with Austin LaulainenExploring the lineman trade's challenges, safety protocols, and storm response efforts. Learn about the rewarding yet intense realities of this vital skilled trade.We dive into the exhilarating and sometimes grueling world of linemen. In today's episode, we have with us Austin Laulainen, an experienced lineman and storm chaser, who shares his journey in this essential trade and the realities that come with it.As our host, Andrew Brown, discusses the cost of living differences across regions and the competitive nature of the lineman trade, Austin provides insights into joining the industry, the critical safety...2024-10-0237 min
Inside The TradesEP 51: Austin Laulainen is Reaching the Next Generation of Trades Professionals Where They're AtJoin entrepreneur and blue-collar trades advocate Austin Laulainen as he defies societal norms, educates young adults on the value of blue-collar careers, and strives to bridge the skilled labor gap in this inspiring and thought-provoking episode of Inside the Trades.In this episode, you will be able to:Explore the rewarding aspects of choosing a blue-collar trade as a career path during youth.Learn how social media can be harnessed for impactful communication with young people.Interpret the peculiarities and merits of living as a transient worker.Embrace the need for innovation and change in thriving...2023-06-281h 00
Join The TradesBecoming a Journeyman and Online Trade Education with Austin LaulainenWelcome to JointheTrades.com, where we explore the world of skilled trades and technical careers. In this interview, we sit down with Austin Laulainen, a high voltage electrician journeyman lineman and co-founder of Blueprint, an online training platform aimed to educate and bring awareness to blue collar career paths. This eWe dive into the diverse range of career paths available in the trades and technical fields, and dispel some of the misconceptions surrounding these education pathways.Join us as we explore the exciting and rewarding opportunities in the trades and technical fields, and learn how you can start your journey...2023-06-0142 min
Skill StadiumAustin got a call on Friday for the opportunity to become a journey lineman, and The journey started for 19 year old Austin the following Monday at 6:00am in a new city and state.Austin Laulainen grew up in Longview Washington in the country with blue collar parents. Austin decided to pursue a career in the skilled trades as lineman. He is passionate about careers in the skilled trades and has built a website called BluePrint to help prepare anyone who wants to pursue a career in the skilled trades. During his free time he enjoys cycling, dirt bike riding, working out and working on Blueprint.
A mantra that Austin lives by is "What if? What if I don't do something I will never know"
Austin...2023-03-3040 min
Soren LaulainenBullets Through Bonesa sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
01 bullets through bones
violence leads to suffering
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2703 minSoren LaulainenRun, Run, You Gunslinger!a sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
02 run, run, you gunslinger!
banishment, isolation, a narrow escape
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2703 minSoren LaulainenAll Churned Upa sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
03 all churned up
inner turmoil, frustration, self-destruction
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2702 minSoren LaulainenDesert At The End Of The Worlda sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
04 desert at the end of the world
an indifferent sun takes its toll
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2706 minSoren LaulainenEchoes Of The World (Blistering Mix)a sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
05 echoes of the world (blistering mix)
fast-forward 200 years, the world is changed, the world speeds up
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2704 minSoren LaulainenFuturewara sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
06 futurewar
fast-forward 300 more years, relentless struggle, an unknowable enemy
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2705 minSoren LaulainenTsukirua sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
07 tsukiru
a light in the darkness, a hope, snuffed out
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2703 minSoren LaulainenInformation Overloada sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
08 information overload
digital revolution, direct neural feeds, drowning in data
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2705 minSoren LaulainenBehind Your Eyesa sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
09 behind your eyes
an outpouring of sadness and anger, rolled into one
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2705 minSoren LaulainenCenturiesa sci-fi/western post-rock odyssey
10 centuries
journey's end, forgiveness, a way back, second chances
Composed, produced and mixed by Soren Laulainen.
Mastering: Rick Fisher at RFI, Seattle, WA.
Special thanks to Lindsay Bloom, Connor Boolen, John Burkavage, Paul Hiatt, Erin Karcher, Aidan Kennedy, Kirsten Laulainen, Jordan Lofgren, Jess Morgan, and Austin Nokleby.2015-07-2608 min