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DIY Eco Guy

Chris Graber, BSME

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Simple sustainability solutions you can implement at your home and in your community. Join engineer and nature lover Chris Graber for this helpful how-to show. He breaks down the barriers to starting DIY home projects, doing the research to save you time. Each episode focuses on the practical steps it takes to implement a specific project, technology, or sustainability hack. He makes it easy for you to implement simple sustainability solutions that can make a big impact on climate change and ...
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Measure Twice

95.3 MNC / Federated Media

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Joel Graber of Graber Custom Remodeling and Chris Kramer of C. Kramer Interiors team up to help people better understand their homes, the planning of their homes, and how to best utilize the space in your home. Chris brings the unique perspective that only a professional interior designer can offer to help you discover the best ways to make your home look beautiful and fulfilling and feel comfortable. Joel offers the best perspective on the implementation of ideas and concepts with his exten ...
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Device & Virtue

Chris Ridgeway & Adam Graber

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Chris & Adam argue the wrongs and rights of technology and faith in everyday life—from A.I. to Facebook to DNA tests—and how a Christian might live in the middle.
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New Egypt High School Boys Basketball and Cross Country coach Mick Hughes sits down with coaches from a variety of different sports to talk about building culture, strategy, and all of the demands and issues that come along with being a coach. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mick-hughes/support
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Are you ready for some football? In this episode, I talk with Steve Fence, Head Football Coach @New Egypt High School. We chart Coach Fence's 26 year coaching journey from its inception when he stopped by a football practice at his alma mater, his climb up the coaching ladder from a volunteer to becoming a head coach, delegating responsibilities am…
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Want to cook with precise temperature control and zero harmful gasses? And have a cooler kitchen? Some hardcore cooks may still think natural gas is better, but things on the electric side have improved rapidly… I discuss how induction cooktops work, their pros and cons, and my experience using one over the last few months. Learn more by reading my…
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In this episode, I sit down with Matt Goldsmith, Head Men's Basketball Coach at The College of New Jersey. Since taking over the TCNJ program Coach Goldsmith has delivered two NJAC Championships in 2020 and this past season. The 2020 championship was the first one for the program since the 1998 season. Coach Goldsmith details his experiences winnin…
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Here in Tucson, AZ ByFusion can take discarded food packaging, plastic grocery bags and bubble wrap, etc, that recycling plants often can’t process and turn it into ByBlocks, 22-pound construction blocks. The ByBlock creation process just uses steam and compression. I discuss the plastics problem in general, the program here in Tucson, and other th…
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Can we live humbly and still post that photo on Instagram? In the digital age, humility isn't so straightforward. With the smartphone at our fingertips, is pride just one selfie away? Many of tech’s biggest names have been anything but humble. Tesla, Edison, Jobs, Zuckerberg, Musk. Does that mean their inventions will re-make us in their image? Or …
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Keeping your exterior walls cooler during hot weather can really help decrease the amount of energy your air conditioner consumes and decrease the amount of very hot air your AC’s condenser expels outdoors (a major "urban heat island effect" contributor). Since many regions are warming up and heat waves are more common, I felt moved to explore this…
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In this episode, I chop it up with Nick Scalzo, Head Softball Coach at Marlboro High School. Nick is coming off a state championship in 2023 and a Sectional Title in 2024. Coach Scalzo talks about growing up playing "stoop ball" in Brooklyn, NY; coaching underneath his mentor Don Panzarella @South Plainfield; decision-making in high pressure, high …
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The used EV tax credit, available only if you purchase from a dealer, should help more people enter the world of electric cars. Or if you purchase directly from a private party you can also expect to get a good deal and probably some great insider info on the car and how to keep it happy. Learn from my experience of finding my 2015 Nissan Leaf EV, …
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In this episode, I catch up with New Egypt High School alum and Vanderbilt University Football Special Teams Analyst, Shane Gallant. Shane details his rise from student manager at Bowling Green State University, to being on staff at Washington State and Mississippi State with the late, legendary college football coach Mike Leach. While at MSU their…
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It was fun to duct tape together four 20" filters into a box shape, slap a box fan on the top, and start filtering my indoor air! It is relatively inexpensive, doesn't use much electricity, and does a pretty good job. This type of system has been coined a "Corsi-Rosenthal" box more recently, but has been around for some time. In this episode I dive…
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I set up a DIY “laundry to landscape” grey water system here in the desert of Tucson, AZ where there are excellent classes and city rebates for these projects. Our clothes washer’s water now goes into a rainwater basin in our backyard and helps fruit trees and native grasses thrive. It took some elbow grease, but getting a proper education before e…
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Chris aka DIY Eco Guy answers: What this is podcast? Why do this? I also share some of my personal and professional background and motivations for this work. Upcoming podcast episode topics are outlined and existing projects are outlined on my website if you'd like to learn more, watch videos, see pictures, etc! Send me a message Support the show I…
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The word "temperance" may make us think of prohibition, but this virtue isn't some outdated legislation. Today's technologies are creating all new challenges. Should we be prohibiting them now? It’s the season of Virtues! We’re exploring the old-school virtue of Temperance—including how a technology in the 1800s changed the course of American polit…
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Can we live simply without tossing our smartphone-life in the trash? We found answers in Sister Act II and walk-in closets. This season, we're doing something new, and it begins with the virtue of Simplicity. We live in a complex world. Can technology help simplify it? Or does it only make things worse? Chris and Adam look at Simplicity in the face…
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Wow, we've got a new set of episodes coming our way—and Adam & Chris have decided to unveil a twist—while possible moving even closer to the Platonic ideal of Device & Virtue. Support our new season at https://www.deviceandvirtue.com/patreon Leave us a feedback voicemail at https://www.deviceandvirtue.com/talk-back Learn more about your ad choices.…
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If not, what about our soundboards and electric guitars? If you thought the answer would be straightforward, you don't know us! Adam and Chris deep into the intertwining histories of church music and technology. From early debates over instruments in worship services to the effects of platforms like Spotify on today's songwriting, they explore the …
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