Nobody Chooses Their Trade. Your Mum Does It For You

Nobody actually chooses their trade. Your old man did it, your mum signed the apprenticeship form, or a mate reckoned the cash was good. This week we pull apart how every tradie really ended up on the tools, then build the ultimate family out of six trades and argue the whole way through. We get into: How we actually fell into our trades (Troy wanted the army, Alex wanted to wear a suit) The Mount Isa skill centre apprenticeship and why nobody gets trained properly anymore Falling asleep on a bogger underground and the painted gumboot punishment The Congo mine with water cannons and spears through windscreens A voicenote about a gold mine that fooled its own investors with fool's gold Building the perfect family from three blue collar and three white collar trades Auto sparky vs mechanic vs heavy diesel mechanic, settled Why Australian council permits and CFMEU rain days make us soft Two brothers, two trades, mostly talking shit. If you work with your hands you'll see yourself all over this one. Subscribe for a new episode every week. Follow us on Instagram: @pullingthreads