As Henry Rollins says, “knowledge without mileage, is B.S.” and so we’re pausing our world tour to have a more academic conversation with Dr Rene Wiedner.  Dr Wiedner is an associate professor of organization theory, at the University of Warwick - Coventry, and has been studying developments in vinyl record manufacturing for some time, with a particular interest in what happened between 1990 and 2015, a time when vinyl records were considered obsolete, and before the recent ‘vinyl revival’. He is currently writing an academic paper and a book on the topic, and joins us to discuss the importance of craft. And why we should be concerned with the preservation of skill, sharing knowledge, and how we learn and share manual skills. Here at Women in Vinyl, we are focused on creating educational opportunities and paving roads to jobs using that education.  Check out: - Dr Wiedner's research here: https://craftresearch.org/ - Read more:  https://www.wbs.ac.uk/about/person/rene-wiedner - The WBS Process and Practice Research Programme: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/ppi/  Thank you to gia.llo and indie label Patiotic Records for the use of the song ‘Goa’.  The song is featured on the album ‘We Are LoFi Vol 2’ by the label. Find more at: http://instagram.com/gia.llomusic and https://patioticrecords.com/ Reminder, grab a copy of our book 'Women in Vinyl, the Art of Making Vinyl' is out now!  Learn more and buy a copy at: https://womeninvinyl.com/book THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS! Keep your records clean and sounding great with GrooveWasher. Use WomenInVinyl10 at check out: http://www.groovewasher.com/ Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast, along with membership options and ton of other discount codes available at: https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinyl You can also contribute to furthering our mission by donating http://www.womeninvinyl.com/ as a 501(c)3 all donations are tax deductible. Visit the website to check out past episodes, features, and our ever growing library of resources to further the education, demystification and diversification of the Vinyl Making Space. We were listed as number 11 on https://podcasts.feedspot.com/vinyl_records_podcasts/! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method! Want to be a sponsor or just get in touch? Email us: https://womeninvinyl.com/