Inside Metallurgy Podcast
This is where metallurgical engineers Tony Biell and Pat Nowak bring you into the remarkable, surprising, and occasionally head‑scratching world of metallurgy — whether you know a lot, a little, or nothing at all. And honestly… we think you’re gonna love this (we do).
We explore the metals everywhere in your life, some hiding in plain sight:
metals you might find in your kitchen — knives, pans, flatware, cast iron, aluminum foil (no, it’s not “tin foil”), why some cookware lasts forever while other pieces barely survive a Tuesday night, and how knives are made.
metals you might find in your body — stainless steel implants, titanium hardware, shape‑memory alloys, gold, silver, and the metals you really don’t want to find in your body.
metals you might find in musical instruments — cymbals, brass instruments, woodwind valves, percussion instruments like cymbals and the vibraphone, guitar strings, bass strings, and why your favorite instrument sounds the way it does.
We keep things light, conversational, and occasionally chaotic — because metallurgy is too interesting to always sound like a lecture. We make mistakes, we leave some of them in, and we highlight emails we receive. Expect real stories from the field, deep dives on select topics, and a mix of curiosity, humor, and engineering know‑how.
If you’re curious and want to know more about the world we live in, Inside Metallurgy is your new favorite hour(ish)!
Listener mail is always welcome — feedback, questions, corrections, or just a friendly hello:
About Us
Who We Are
We’re metallurgical engineers Tony Biell and Pat Nowak — two longtime colleagues, friends, and metal enthusiasts (okay, “nerds”) who somehow turned years of technical conversations, field stories, and “wait, is that really how that works?” moments into a podcast.
Between the two of us, we’ve spent decades working with metals in manufacturing, failure analysis, product development, research labs, classrooms, and the occasional “just when I thought I’d seen it all… and then this happens” situation. We love what we do, and we love talking about it — especially in a way that makes metallurgy fun for everyone, not just engineers.