{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Silvercore Podcast with Travis Bader","title":"Ep. 166: The Trade Gap Is Killing Us - Here’s What No One’s Talking About","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4672,"description":"Zach Hanson was thriving in the world of AI and big tech...until the layoffs came. Two mortgages, a family to support, and no job in sight, he did what few with a white-collar background ever dare: he turned to trapping to survive. In this raw and timely conversation, Zach reveals how losing the comfort of corporate life reconnected him to skills that most of society has forgotten, skills that may be our only hedge in an uncertain future.\nTravis and Zach explore what it means to be truly self-reliant in a world increasingly propped up by fragile systems. From welding school to wolf trapping, from modern brain rot to the mental health cost of career fragility, this is a conversation about grit, identity, and rediscovering the value of getting your hands dirty. Zach's new book, The Trade Gap, might just be the blueprint for how to stay human in an AI-powered world.\n\nOrder Here: https://geni.us/the-trade-gap\n\nhttps://thetradegap.com/\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/letmedielearning/\n______\nSilvercore Club - https://www.silvercore.ca/club \nOnline Training - https://www.silvercore.ca/course/category \nOther Training & Services - https://www.silvercore.ca/course/category \nMerchandise - https://www.silvercore.ca/collections/all-merchandise \nBlog Page - https://www.silvercore.ca/blog \nHost Instagram - @Bader.Trav https://www.instagram.com/bader.trav\nSilvercore Instagram - @SilvercoreOutdoors https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreoutdoors\n____\nTimestamps of Key Moments:\n00:01:42 – The nostalgic charm of Merits Café and small-town hospitality\n00:04:50 – Fishing in Idaho and the surprising joy of tenkara rods\n00:08:00 – Life in Atlanta, Idaho and Travis' transformative trip to the Hansons' cabin\n00:09:55 – From white collar to off-grid: Zach’s journey into trapping and trades\n00:10:45 – Laid off and out of options: how trapping paid the mortgage\n00:14:10 – Welding school, starting from zero, and why it matters\n00:15:30 – How America abandoned trades and built a fragile workforce...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/B8WTW1_pTQK-2h9DfU1TlgOqrgcmMPFrunfof0Y4JM8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZDM3/YzE1NjU0ZjU4YzY3/ODljOTE3YzY0ZTlj/MmVhZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}