The Blast Report

🎙️ EP47 - Tom Greiwe, Demolition blasting & its Challenges

Evan Thibaud sits down with Missouri State Blaster License holder #11! Tom shares how he married into the blasting business and how his love for blasting has grown over the years even with some close calls in his early days.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺:
⏯ : https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ImrcyTz4cKfHtNaoxl0z3?si=893e41877d3541e4
⏯ : https://youtu.be/NEwFADUa89w
⏯ : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep47-tom-greiwe-demolition-blasting-its-challenges/id1669925989?i=1000754008596

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🎙️ EP45 - Jack Eloranta Part 1: Large blastholes, larger challenges.
Past president of ISEE comes on the show and shares his start to the unique and difficult challenges of blasting Taconite in America’s Iron mines.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺:
⏯ : https://open.spotify.com/episode/3sbmu0KUFRYZGrlU33nxw0?si=ZSeKIQXIQ_KbqdWFQVjVEg
⏯ : youtube.com/watch?v=hSWaMoNdW8c&feature=youtu.be
⏯ : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep45-jack-eloranta-part-1-large-blastholes-larger-challenges/id1669925989?i=1000745143159

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🎙️ 𝗘𝗣𝟰𝟮 - 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮: 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

In part two, with Shashi's story, he shares how he got the opportunity to work with students and how that impacted his future and the futures of so many students through collaborations with industry support.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺:
⏯ :
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RfU6rTgUPbUaaoPG8g6Rw?si=xXonAHdWSz23c6vG9Ep6mQ
⏯ :
https://youtu.be/tpuiU3HDhzI
⏯ :
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep42-shashi-kanth-part-2-blasting-forward/id1669925989?i=1000733301497

‼️ Special thanks to our Best in the West Conference. For over 20 years, they’ve raised more than $150,000 in scholarships, bringing together miners, drill & blast suppliers, and government agencies.
📅 See you at the next Best in the West Conference April 22nd 2026.

🎧 Tune in and keep blasting forward with us!