Buying Stuff Made in the USA

Over the last few months I have been attempting to find alternatives to what I currently use that are being made in the United States. I made this decision to try and support local economies during the current difficult times. I also have learned a lot more about human rights violations occurring in China, and that made me want to actively seek to avoid purchasing products made in that country whenever possible as I have no way of determining which factories and companies are benefiting from those violations. If you want to learn more about my stance on this, I spoke on this topic for about 10 minutes on episode 224 of the BSP starting at around 21:00.

I wanted to share a few of these companies in case you’re interested in supporting the local US economy. I have also started a list on podcastage.com listing where stuff is manufactured (to the best of my knowledge) if you are at all interested in purchasing from a specific country or avoiding another country due to your own personal concerns: https://podcastage.com/where-its-made

CLOTHES

Flannels: https://www.vermontflannel.com/
Shirts/ Socks: https://www.american-giant.com/
Shoes: https://www.redwingshoes.com/
Beanies: https://www.rothco.com/

ACCESSORIES
Watches: https://weisswatchcompany.com/
Knives: https://www.thekershawstore.com/usa-made-knives/
Lighter: https://www.zippo.com/

OFFICE / HOME

Pens: https://www.spacepen.com/
Notebooks: https://fieldnotesbrand.com/
Leather: https://saddlebackleather.com/
Wooden Box: https://relicwood.com/
Canvas Bag: https://huckberry.com/
Bedding: https://www.redlandcotton.com/
Blankets: https://www.pendleton-usa.com/

AUDIO

AEA Microphones: https://www.aearibbonmics.com/
Earthworks Microphones: https://earthworksaudio.com/
Rupert Neve Designs Preamps: https://rupertneve.com/
Apogee Interfaces: https://apogeedigital.com/ (assembled in US)
OC White Boom Arms: https://www.ocwhite.com/

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing.