"The Made in America Hour" podcast, presented by America's Inventor Lady and HomeTalk USA
"The Made in America Hour" podcast is a show about all things made in America, whether it's an "idea" (i.e., invented in the USA), the development of a new product from an original idea, products manufactured in America or even products sold in America after being assembled…
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Episode 42, 8:22:2026 - 100+ Years Strong: Why This American Factory Refuses to Sell Out to Foreign Competitors (opens the original)
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When 95% of the world’s pencils are mass-produced overseas with cheap materials engineered to snap and crumble, one American factory in Shelbyville, Tennessee stands strong. In this episode of The Made in America Hour , co-hosts Michael King ("The Cajun Contractor") and Rita Crompton ("America's Inventor Lady") sit down with Scott Johnson, President & CEO of the historic Musgrave Pencil Company. Operating continuously since 1916, Musgrave is a testament to American grit, family legacy, and hard-
Episode 41: How This American Invention Is Revolutionizing the Construction Industry! (opens the original)
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When you buy American-made tools, you’re investing in durability, precision, and the hard-working people who build this country. In this full episode of The Made in America Hour , hosted by Rita Crompton ("America’s Inventor Lady") alongside Michael King, we sit down with Lori Ann and John Danko—the brilliant minds behind the HandyScribe construction pencil. John shares the story of inventing the HandyScribe on a job site after getting frustrated with outdated, inaccurate tools. They discuss the
Episode 40: How American Manufacturing Builds Strong Communities (opens the original)
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When you buy products made right here in the USA, you aren't just paying for superior quality—you're investing in the backbone of our nation. In this full episode of The Made in America Hour , host Rita Crompton ("America’s Inventor Lady") sits down with special guest Jim Wilson, former Vice President of Operations at a premier Pennsylvania knitting mill. Jim shares his remarkable journey of starting on the factory floor in maintenance and rising through the ranks to executive leadership. From c
Episode 39: Stop Buying Cheap Chinese Junk: How MadeInUSA.com Is Fighting Back! (opens the original)
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Are you tired of buying products that break 5 minutes after you take them out of the box? Tired of turning over a label only to see "Made in China"? You aren't alone. In this episode of Made in America , we sit down with Brad Jennings from MadeInUSA.com —an e-commerce marketplace built specifically for Americans who put America first. We dive deep into: The Truth About FTC Guidelines: The deceptive tricks foreign competitors use (like "Designed in USA" or "Quality Checked in USA") to disguise ov
Episode 38: The Globalist Supply Chain is a Joke. Time to Put America First. 🧵👇 (opens the original)
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1/3 We take raw American materials, pay to ship them to China for assembly, and buy them back as cheap junk that breaks in a week. Michael King breaks down why outsourcing is a total failure of common sense on the latest episode of Made in America. 🇺🇸 2/3 Special guest Jason Hammerback (CEO, Darter Plastics) exposes the madness: American circuit boards are molded here, shipped to Asia to be populated, then shipped back to North America. Why are we running away from our own backyard? 3/3 It’s tim
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