Beers with Engineers

Bert Uschold hosts Beers with Engineers, and the premise is exactly what it sounds like: sit down with an engineer from some corner of the profession, crack open a drink, and talk about what they actually do all day. The casual format works. Guests relax quickly, and the conversations end up covering territory that more formal interview shows tend to miss. Over about 60 episodes since 2023, the show has featured engineers from an absurdly wide range of disciplines, from someone who designs bamboo bicycles to a team working on interplanetary exploration systems. Each episode runs 30 to 50 minutes and releases roughly twice a month. Uschold is genuinely curious about the specifics of each guest work, and he has a knack for asking follow-up questions that get past the rehearsed talking points. A conversation about trebuchet design might veer into materials science and end up touching on project management lessons. An episode about biomedical devices could shift into a discussion about how regulatory constraints actually shape engineering creativity. The tone is loose and conversational, but Uschold clearly does his homework before each recording. He asks technical questions that show he has studied his guest field, which earns trust and leads to better answers. The show does not try to be comprehensive or educational in a structured way. Instead, it captures the kind of conversation you would want to eavesdrop on at an engineering conference happy hour. If you enjoy hearing smart people talk enthusiastically about their work without the constraints of a corporate PR filter, Beers with Engineers delivers that consistently.