The Plasterers Podcast -The Mick & Dave Show
INTRO – THE MICK & DAVE SHOWOver 35,000 downloads "Right then... here we go!""This is The Mick & Dave Show — the only podcast where the plaster's rough, the banter's relentless, and the facts are occasionally open to debate!""Coming up, we've got quizzes, stories from the building site, special guests, plenty of laughs... and somewhere amongst all the chaos, we might even teach you something.""So whether you're on the trowel, sat in the van, driving to site, or just hiding from the gaffer...""Put the kettle on... crack open a beer... turn the volume up...""Because this is The Mick & Dave Show — over 35...
The Man Behind BeadFix – Mick & Dave Meet Tony
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🎙️ NEW PODCAST – THE MAN BEHIND BEADFIX! 🎙️
Mick & Dave Meet Tony – The Man with a Fix for Your Beads!
Ever struggled fixing skim beads when reskimming? Fed up with nails, staples and mixing up just to bed a bead on?
Well, this episode could be right up your street! 👷♂️
This week on The Plasterers Podcast – The Mick & Dave Show, we welcome Tony, the man behind BeadFix, an innovative adhesive tape designed by tradesmen to make fixing plaster beads quicker and easier.
Classic Rock Volume 4
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🎶 The Mick & Dave Show – Music Quiz Special!
Turn up the volume and get those thinking caps on! Mick and Dave are back with another cracking round of Classic Rock, featuring legendary bands, unforgettable hits and a few tricky questions to test your musical knowledge!
🎤 25 questions, plenty of rock nostalgia and our usual banter!
🏆 Can you beat Mick and Dave and claim the title of Classic Rock Champion?
🎧 Listen here:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532392/episodes/20034482-classic-rock-volume-4.mp3?download=true<...
Grants for saving our Heritage Skills
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🎙️ WHO WILL LOOK AFTER OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS IF WE LOSE THE SKILLS TO REPAIR THEM?
On this episode of The Plasterers Podcast – The Mick & Dave Show, we’re joined by Tom Foakes, Director of the Suffolk Preservation Society, for a conversation that goes right to the heart of Britain’s built heritage.
We talk about the importance of preserving our historic buildings, but also something just as important — preserving the traditional craft skills needed to maintain and restore them.
Heritage plas...
The American Road Trip
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THE AMERICAN ROAD TRIP – MUSIC QUIZ 🚗🎶
Buckle up, because Mick & Dave are hitting the highway for The American Road Trip!
We’re taking a musical journey across the USA, with 25 questions covering great music from the 1960s through to the 1990s. From California sunshine to the open road, legendary cities and classic American highways, this quiz is packed with songs and artists that helped provide the soundtrack to America.
So grab a pen, pour yourself a brew — or something stronger — and see how many y...
The Mistakes Every Plasterer Learns From
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🧱 THE PLASTERERS PODCAST – THE MICK & DAVE SHOW
The Mistakes Every Plasterer Learns From
We've all made a bollocks of a job at some point!
This time, Master Plasterer Kev Byrne joins Mick and Dave for 30 minutes of hilarious stories about the jobs that went horribly wrong.
🤣 Floor screeds with no cement!
🤣 Ceilings falling down!
🤣 Site disasters and some bloody expensive mistakes!
Three Master Plasterers admitting they've cocked up more times than they care...
Think you know everything about the Plastering trade Part 2 The College Workshop
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🎙️🧱 THE MICK & DAVE SHOW
Think you know everything about the plastering trade Part 2 The College Workshop
Mick and Dave spent decades on the tools before moving into teaching and soon discovered that doing your trade and teaching it are two very different skills.
Maybe it should be:
👉 “Those who REALLY know their craft… teach it.”
🎧 Have a listen — plenty of straight talking, laughs and the usual Mick & Dave banter.
🎙️ THE PLASTERERS PODCAST – THE MICK & DAVE SHOW
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The Mick and Dave Show With Master Plasterer Mr Paul Mulinganie Mtag from British Gypsum
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🎙️🧱 THE MICK & DAVE SHOW – WITH MASTER PLASTERER PAUL MULINGANIE MTAG
We had the pleasure of welcoming Master Plasterer Mr Paul Mulinganie Mtag from British Gypsum onto the show.
We talk about the future of plastering, including spray-applied Multi-Finish, apprenticeships, training and the importance of passing traditional plastering skills on to the next generation.
Is spray plastering the future — or are we in danger of losing some of the traditional skills of the trade?
Thre...
The Mick and Dave Music Quiz, Classic Rock Music Quiz – Volume 3
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🎸🎙️ THE MICK & DAVE MUSIC QUIZ – CLASSIC ROCK VOLUME 3! 🤘
Turn it up — Mick & Dave are back with another Classic Rock Music Quiz!
This time we're digging into some of the greatest rock music from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, with questions, music clips and a bit of useless information thrown in along the way. 😂
Expect names including Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, The Who, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, Def Leppard, U2, Kiss and plenty more.
So grab a pen and paper...
Think you know everything about your trade Part 1 The Classroom
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Think you know everything about your trade Part 1 The Classroom
You’ve been on the tools for years. You know your skimming from your rendering, your floating from your setting, and you reckon there’s not much about plastering that anyone can teach you.
Well… let’s see, shall we? 😂
In this episode of The Plasterers Podcast – The Mick & Dave Show, we put plastering knowledge to the test.
Whether you’re an old hand who’s been spre...
The Mick and Dave Show Music Quiz Theme Glam Rock and 70's Music
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✨🎸 GET YOUR PLATFORM BOOTS ON — GLAM ROCK IS BACK! 🎸✨
Remember when Top of the Pops was full of glitter, platform boots, outrageous clothes and some absolutely brilliant records?
Well, Mick & Dave are heading straight back to the 1970s for another Music Quiz — and this time it's GLAM ROCK & 70s MUSIC! 🎙️🎶
Think T. Rex, Slade, The Sweet, Mud, Suzi Quatro, David Bowie, Wizzard, Mott the Hoople and plenty more from an era when rock music wasn't afraid of a bit of glitter! ⭐
The Mick and Dave Show Its Silly Season again for the colleges
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🎙️ THE PLASTERERS PODCAST – THE MICK & DAVE SHOW
🚨 IT’S SILLY SEASON AGAIN FOR THE COLLEGES! 🚨
That time of year is nearly here…
Colleges are enrolling thousands of students for September — and suddenly realise they need lecturers to teach them!
That’s when the emails start flying and the agencies start looking for experienced tradesmen and women who might fancy swapping the tools for the classroom.
👷♂️ Thinking about getting off the tools?
🎓 Ever considered becoming a lecturer or trainer?
No...
The Mick and Dave Music Quiz, Classic Rock Music Quiz – Volume 2
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🎸 THE MICK & DAVE MUSIC QUIZ IS BACK! 🎸
This time we're turning the amps up again for CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC QUIZ – VOLUME 2 🤘🎶
Think you know your classic rock? Then grab yourself a drink, turn the volume up and play along with Mick & Dave.
🎵 25 music questions
🎸 Classic rock legends and anthems
🤔 A few that'll get you scratching your head
😂 Plenty of Mick & Dave banter
🏆 And the big question… can you beat the Quizmaster?
You'll hear music from some of the great na...
The Mick and Dave Show our 20,000th download special
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🎉 20,000 DOWNLOADS… WHAT A JOURNEY! 🎉
The Mick & Dave Show
We're both Master Plasterers and former Plastering Lecturers, and about ten months ago I came up with a simple idea: "Why don't we start a podcast?"
The only problem was... neither of us had ever made a podcast before, and none of our mates had either. We were stepping completely into the unknown, learning everything through trial and error.
Fast forward ten months, and we've now passed 20,000 downloads.
In this epi...
The Mick & Dave Show – Northern Soul & Motown Quiz
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🎶🕺 NORTHERN SOUL & MOTOWN MUSIC QUIZ – OUT NOW! 💃🎶
Do you know your Frank Wilson from The Four Tops? Can you tell your Marvin Gaye from The Temptations?
Then it's time to put your music knowledge to the test with the latest Mick & Dave Music Quiz!
🎵 25 questions
🎤 Classic Northern Soul & Motown anthems
🎧 Music clips to get you singing along
😂 Plenty of Mick & Dave banter... and, of course, the usual Load of Bollocks!
Whethe...
The Mick and Dave Music Quiz, Theme Classic Rock Music Quiz volume 1
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🎸🔥 HOW GOOD IS YOUR CLASSIC ROCK KNOWLEDGE? 🔥🎸
Turn it up, grab a pen and paper and join Mick & Dave for Classic Rock Music Quiz – Volume 1! 🎶🤘
🎧 PLAY THE QUIZ HERE:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532392/episodes/19552414-the-mick-and-dave-music-quiz-theme-classic-rock-music-quiz-volume-1.mp3?download=true
Think you know your classic rock?
Think you can beat Mick & Dave?
Well, there’s only one way to find out!
🎤 Great music
🎸 Classic rock questions
😂 Plenty of Mick & Dave banter
🏆 And, most importantly… bragging rights!<...
The Mick and Dave show From Trowel to Teacher The Tom Marsden Story
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! 🎙️
From Trowel to Teacher – The Tom Marsden Story
What happens when you swap the building site for the classroom?
In this latest episode of The Mick & Dave Show, we sit down with Tom Marsden to hear his journey from life on the tools to inspiring the next generation of tradespeople.
💬 Honest conversations.
😂 Plenty of laughs.
💪 Real-life experiences from someone who's lived it.
Whether you're a plasterer, a tradesperson, thinking about getting into te...
The Mick and Dave Music Quiz, Theme American Music
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🎶 NEW MUSIC QUIZ EPISODE OUT NOW! 🎶🇺🇸
Think you know your American music? 🤔
The latest Mick & Dave Music Quiz has landed, and this time we're celebrating Independence Day with a quiz packed full of classic American anthems, legendary artists, and iconic tunes! 🇺🇸🎸
🎵 25 music questions
🎤 Play along at home, in the van, or on site
🍺 Plenty of laughs, banter, and the usual Load of Bollocks thrown in for good measure!
Can you beat Mick & Dave? Let us know your score in the comments...
The Mick and Dave Show with Special Guest the man behind the Timber Lath Mr Ed Williams Exmoor Oak
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🎙️ New Episode – The Mick and Dave Show!
In this episode, we're joined by Ed Williams of Exmoor Oak, who takes us behind the scenes of one of the most traditional yet essential products in the heritage building industry – handcrafted timber laths.
Discover how Exmoor Oak produces high-quality timber laths that are trusted by plasterers, conservation specialists, and heritage builders across the UK. From carefully selecting the timber to producing laths that work perfectly with traditional lime plaster systems, Ed explains why craftsmanship and quality a...
The Mick and Dave Music Quiz, Theme Songs From The Movies
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🎬🎵 NEW QUIZ EPISODE OUT NOW! 🎵🎬
Think you know your movie theme songs? 🤔🍿
Mick & Dave are back with another Quiz, and this time it's all about those unforgettable theme songs from the movies! 🎶🎥
From legendary blockbusters to classic cinema favourites, we've lined up a quiz packed with film music, laughs, banter, and the usual dose of absolute nonsense you've come to expect! 😂🍻
🎙️ 25 questions
🎬 Movie theme songs
🎧 Play along at home, on site, or in the van
🏆 See if you can beat the lads and claim bragging rights
So grab a br...
The Mick and Dave Music Quiz, Theme World Cup Football
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Football Quiz
Think you know your football anthems, World Cup classics, and legendary tunes from the beautiful game?
The latest episode of The Mick & Dave Music Quiz has landed, and this time we're going football mad! ⚽🏆
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532392/episodes/19322055-the-mick-and-dave-music-quiz-theme-world-cup-football.mp3?download=true
🎤 Football songs
🌍 World Cup classics
🤔 Music trivia
🍺 Plenty of banter
😂 The usual Mick & Dave chaos
#TheMickAndDaveShow #LoadOfBollocks #MusicQuiz #WorldCup #FootballSongs #Podcast #SiteBanter #WorkingLads #Tradesmen #FootballQuiz #PodcastLife #Buzzsprout
The most listened t...
Join Mick and Dave along with Duncan for a pint down the pub
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🍺 NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🍺
What happens when Mick, Dave and Duncan get together for a pint down the pub?
Well... the conversation goes in directions nobody saw coming! 😂
Join the lads for another round of laughs, banter, stories, and the sort of chat that usually starts with "I'll just have the one..." and ends three hours later.
Grab a brew, pour yourself a pint, and settle in for a cracking listen.
🎧 Listen now and tell us: who's talking the most sense this week?
#DownThePu...
The Mick and Dave Music Quiz American Theme
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🇺🇸🎶 THE MICK & DAVE MUSIC QUIZ – AMERICAN THEME! 🎶🇺🇸
Fancy testing your music knowledge?
This time Mick & Dave are heading across the pond for an American-themed music quiz! 🇺🇸
Songs, singers, bands and plenty of questions to get you scratching your head — plus, of course, the usual Mick & Dave banter and load of bollocks along the way! 😂
🎧 Get your pen and paper ready, press play and see how many you can get right.
👉 No Googling — that’s cheating! 😄
🎙️ The...
The Mick and Dave Show with Special guest Mr Matty Mcleish Chairman of the NAPL
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The Plasterers Podcast: The Mick & Dave Show. This is the most listened to independent Pure Plastering Podcast across both the UK and the USA
🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! 🎙️
The Mick & Dave Show is back, and this week we're joined by a very special guest – Mr Matty Mcleish, Chairman of the NAPL.
From the challenges facing the plastering industry today to training, apprenticeships, standards, and the future of the trade, Matty shares his thoughts, experiences, and vision in a frank and honest discussion.
As always...
The Mick and Dave Show with guest Matty Mcleish Chairman of the NAPL
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The Plasterers Podcast: The Mick & Dave Show. This is the most listened to independent Pure Plastering Podcast across both the UK and the USA
🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎙️
The Mick & Dave Show is back — and this time we’re joined by special guest Matty McLeish, Chairman of the NAPL!
Expect:
✅ Proper trade talk
✅ Honest opinions
✅ Stories from the industry
✅ Plenty of laughs and site banter along the way
From heritage plastering to training, the future of the trade, and everything in between —...
The Mick and Dave Music Summer Time Quiz
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The Mick and Dave Music Summer Time Quiz
New quiz episode out now 🎙️☀️🎶
Think you know your summer hits from the 60’s right through to the 90’s?
Then it’s time to test yourself with the latest episode of The Mick & Dave Music Quiz – Round 6: Summer Time!
From sunshine classics to pub jukebox favourites, Mick’s lined up another cracking set of music questions, clips, laughs, and the usual absolute chaos 😂🍻
Perfect for listening:
🚐 In the van
🧱 On site
🍺 In the pub
☀️ Or sat in the garden with...
Join Mick and Dave along with The Queen of Casting Mary Little + a 90's Trivia Quiz
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎙️
Join Mick and Dave along with the Queen of Casting herself — Mary Little — for another cracking episode packed with plastering chat, laughs, stories from the trade, and a proper trip back to the 1990’s with our latest trivia quiz!
From fibrous plasterwork and casting techniques to pure 90’s nostalgia, this one has a bit of everything. Expect banter, dodgy answe...
The Mick and Dave General Music Quiz
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🎙️🤣 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW — MUSIC QUIZ ROUND 5 🤣🎶
The Mick & Dave Load of Bollocks Music Quiz is back again… and somehow we’ve made it to Round 5! 🍻
Think you know your music?
Think you can beat Quiz Master Mick?
Or are you just going to sit there shouting the wrong answers in the van like the rest of us? 😂
This one is packed with classic tunes, dodgy guesses, proper laughs, and the usual Mick & Dave nonsense from start to finish.
🎵 Music quiz questions
😂 Plenty of banter
🍺 A proper...
Join Mick and Dave along with Venetian Plasterer Mr Kevin Byrne + a 80's Trivia Quiz
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The Plasterers Podcast: The Mick & Dave Show. This is the most listened to Pure Plastering Podcast across both the UK and the USA
🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎙️
Join Mick and Dave along with special guest Venetian Plasterer Mr Kevin Byrne for another cracking episode of The Plasterers Podcast: The Mick & Dave Show!
This one has a bit of everything…
🔥 Venetian plastering chat
😂 Plenty of laughs and site banter
🎵 An 80’s trivia quiz that will test your memory
🍺 Stories, opinions and the usual load of bollocks!
The Mick and Dave Load of Bollock Music Quiz round 4
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🎙️🤣 NEW QUIZ EPISODE OUT NOW 🤣🎶
Think you know your music? Think again…
The latest episode of The Mick & Dave Load of Bollocks Music Quiz Part 4 has landed — packed with dodgy clues, classic tunes, plenty of laughs, and the usual absolute chaos from Mick & Dave 👊🍻
🎵 25 questions
🎧 Music clips & answers
😂 Site banter and nonsense included free of charge
Perfect for listening in the van, on site, or down the pub arguing over who actually got the answers right 😆
Get involved and see if you can beat the lads…
The...
Join Mick and Dave along with a 7th Generation of Plasterers , Master Plasterer Mr Mark Hardman
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🔥
Join Mick & Dave as we sit down with Master Plasterer Mr Mark Hardman — a man whose plastering roots go all the way back to 1891… that’s 8 generations in the trade!
This is what it’s all about — real lads, real stories, and proper craftsmanship passed down through the years.
We talk heritage, the changes in the trade, and what it really means to carry...
The Mick and Dave Load of Bollock Quiz part 1
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The Mick and Dave Load of Bollock Quiz part 1
See if you can beat our Quiz Master Mick, expect a bit of banter and a laugh
The most listened to independent Plastering Podcast across both the USA and the UK
The Mick and Dave Music Quiz part 3
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🎶 THE MICK & DAVE MUSIC QUIZ – PART 3! 🎶
You have enjoyed all the past music quizzes give this on a try
Fancy testing your music knowledge? 🎸
Join Mick and Dave for another round of musical mayhem, plenty of laughs and a bit of friendly competition!
☕ Grab a brew, get your pen and paper ready, and see how many you can get right!
No prizes, just a bit of fun! 😂
👇 Listen here:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2532392/episodes/19079123-the-mick-and-dave-music-quiz-part-3.mp3?download=true
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The Mick & Dave Show – 10,000 Downloads! Celebrating with Cody & Justin from Florida
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BIG THINGS HAPPENING IN THE PLASTERING WORLD 🔥
The Plasterers Podcast — The Voice of the UK Plastering Trade — real stories, real skills, and real people from the world of plastering.
10,000 DOWNLOADS… LOL 🤯
We’ve only gone and smashed 10,000 downloads of The Mick & Dave Show 🍻
What started as two plasterers having a laugh has turned into something way bigger than we ever expected — and that’s all down to YOU. Every listen, every share, every bit of support… it doesn’t go unnoticed.
The Mick and Dave Load of Bollock Music Quiz
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The Mick & Dave Load of Bollocks Music Quiz
Think you can outscore Quiz Master Mick? Take on 20 music questions and clips to put your knowledge to the test.
Sit back, grab a brew, and enjoy the usual Mick & Dave banter while you play along!
The most listened to independent Plastering Podcast across both the USA and the UK
The Mick and Dave Show with Special Guest Journey Craftsman Mr Lee Palmer
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎙️
Episode 2 of The Plasterers Podcast: The Mick & Dave Show is live
With Special Guest Journey Crafts Man Mr Lee Palmer
Real talk from the tools, proper site banter, and a few stories that probably shouldn’t be told… but we told them anyway 👊
If you’re in the trade, you’ll get it:
🧱 Bad jobs
😤 Worse customers
😂 And the usual nonsense that comes with it
PLUS… we’ve added our music quiz 🎶
See if you can beat Mick (you probably can)
The Mick and Dave its a Load of Bollocks Show Episode 1
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INTRO – THE MICK & DAVE LOAD OF BOLLOCKS SHOW
“Right then… here we go…”
“This is The Mick and Dave ‘Load of Bollocks’ Show — the only podcast where the plaster’s rough, the language is worse… and the facts are questionable at best.”
“Coming up — we’ve got quizzes, we’ve got stories from site, we’ve got absolute nonsense… and somewhere in the middle of it all… a few actual answers.”
“So whether you’re on the trowel, in the van, or hiding from the gaffer…”
“Stic...
All the way from the highland of Scotland an highly talented craftsman Mr Christopher Kelly
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The Mick and Dave Show, is the most listened to independent pure plastering podcast across both the UK and the USA
All the way from the highland of Scotland an highly talented crafts Man Mr Christopher Kelly
A plasterer with real experience, real stories, and a proper understanding of the craft.
In this episode we get into:
👉 what the trade is really like behind the scenes
👉 lessons you only learn the hard way
👉 the standards that separate good from great
👉 and...
7,500 DOWNLOADS… AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED
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7,500 DOWNLOADS… AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED
From two lads having a laugh behind the mic to thousands of downloads across the world — this one means a lot.
No scripts. No polish.
Just proper plastering stories, real talk, and a bit of chaos along the way.
To everyone who’s listened, shared, supported, or even just stuck us on in the van… THANK YOU. You’ve helped build something special.
Next stop… 10,000
And trust me — we’re not slowing down.
If you haven’t tuned...
“You don’t apply to be a Master Plasterer — you prove it.”
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This week on The Plasterers Podcast — The Mick & Dave Show, we’re talking about the Master Plasterers Award and what it really means to earn it.
This isn’t about certificates handed out for turning up — this is about recognition that’s built over years on the tools.
Mick and Dave break down what the award represents, the standards behind it, and the level of skill, consistency, and experience needed to reach that level in the trade.
They share their own journeys, what separates a good plast...
The Mick and Dave Show with Adrian Higgs – A Lifetime Perfecting the Craft of Plastering
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The Plasterers Podcast: The Mick & Dave Show. This is the most listened to independent Pure Plastering Podcast across both the UK and the USA
🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎙️
The Mick & Dave Show welcomes special guest Adrian Higgs – a craftsman who has spent a lifetime perfecting the art of plastering and decorative finishes.
From traditional plastering skills to the incredible craft of creating realistic imitation oak beams from nothing more than plaster, Adrian shares his journey, techniques, experiences, and the dedication required to master a highly spec...
