Lumber Slingers

Chelsea Zuccato & Natalie Heacock
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Each podcast we bring relevant and useful industry information including interviews with top lumber professionals and discussion of current events in the industry. Whether it be lumber grading, industry and market trends, or who-is-who in lumber, we hope to extend your current tally on industry knowledge.

  1. 127. Newswire Update: Gobble Gobble… Ho Ho Ho… Acquisition Season

    12/12/2025

    127. Newswire Update: Gobble Gobble… Ho Ho Ho… Acquisition Season

    It’s a full-on hat day as Natalie, Chelsea, and Trent kick off with swag talk.. Then they run through a rapid-fire lumber news roundup: major acquisitions, mill curtailments and closures, leadership changes, mortgage data, and Madison’s Lumber Price Index—before signing off for a Christmas break and teeing up what could get interesting in early 2026. Email us Lumberslingers@gmail.com

    17 min
  2. 126. Getting Real with Rick Dancer: The Truth About Timber & Lumber Slingers

    11/17/2025

    126. Getting Real with Rick Dancer: The Truth About Timber & Lumber Slingers

    In this special crossover episode, we’re rebroadcasting our recent appearance on Get Real with Rick Dancer. Rick flips the script and interviews us about how Lumber Slingers started, why we’re so passionate about changing the narrative around timber, and what it looks like to build a people-first culture at Patrick Lumber Company. We talk about everything from making lumber “sexy” again and attracting new talent to the industry, to friendship in leadership, networking without being cringe, and why listening and authenticity matter more than ever. If you’re curious about the Truth About Timber, how modern mills really operate, or what it’s like to help run a growing lumber company, this one’s for you. Questions or comments? Email us at LumberSlingers@gmail.com Want the video version? Check out the Lumber Slingers channel on YouTube.

    48 min
  3. 125. Newswire Update: Travel Anxiety, Lumber Reality

    11/14/2025

    125. Newswire Update: Travel Anxiety, Lumber Reality

    Natalie, Trent, and Chelsea kick things off with some classic airport chaos. They circle through Kansas City’s new airport (featuring Patrick Lumber hemlock), detour to South Dakota’s Corn Palace, and then get into the actual news: Stella-Jones closing on Brooks Manufacturing, BlueLinx expanding, a new Mead Lumber yard, leadership changes at Roy O'Martin, mortgage-rate chatter (including portable mortgages and 50-year terms), and lumber prices dipping. Questions or comments? Email us at LumberSlingers@gmail.com Want the video version? Check out the Lumber Slingers channel on YouTube.

    22 min
  4. 124. Traders Market LIVE!

    11/07/2025

    124. Traders Market LIVE!

    Live from NAWLA Traders Market, we trade booth noise for breaking news: BlueLinx buys Disdero, Chinook strikes a deal to acquire South Coast, West Fraser announces permanent closures, and Trex expands distribution in Michigan. Plus: travel chaos watch, swag report, and a lightning round on mortgage rates, apps, Madison’s prices, and (yes) the “word of the year.” Questions or comments? email us at Lumberslingers@gmail.com Want the video version? Check out our YouTube channel: search “Lumber Slingers” and subscribe.

    28 min
  5. 123. Newswire Update: Trick-or-Treat - Mortgages Rise From the Grave

    10/31/2025

    123. Newswire Update: Trick-or-Treat - Mortgages Rise From the Grave

    Happy Halloween from the Lumber Slingers crew! 🎃 We open with costumes (yes, Trent’s a giant hot dog), glass vs. plastic vs. “just use your hands” for coffee, and then roll into the numbers: a fresh quarter-point rate cut, Freddie Mac’s 30-year hovering just above that magic “5-handle,” and a pop in weekly mortgage applications. Madison’s Lumber Price Index held.. We also hit earnings: UFP’s and Builders FirstSource. Plus, Trex expands distribution with Weeks Forest Products. We wrap with Traders Market hype (see you in Kansas City!) and a big congrats to Chelsea on joining the NAWLA Board of Directors. Questions or comments? Email us at Lumberslingers@gmail.com . Want the video version? Check out our YouTube channel.

    26 min
  6. 122. Newswire Update: Twinsies, Traders Market, and that Commercial!

    10/24/2025

    122. Newswire Update: Twinsies, Traders Market, and that Commercial!

    122. Newswire Update: Twinsies, Traders Market, and that Commercial! by Chelsea Zuccato & Natalie Heacock

    29 min
  7. 121. Newswire Update From Taylor to Tariffs - What’s Moving Wood This Week

    10/17/2025

    121. Newswire Update From Taylor to Tariffs - What’s Moving Wood This Week

    The crew returns from “fall break” to catch up on… everything. We talk Taylor’s record-smashing release, then pivot to the serious stuff: ongoing tariff turbulence, why uncertainty -not any single policy - keeps us up at night, and a trio of headline moves (Potlatch-Deltic + Rayonier rumors, Hillenbrand going private, and more). We react to Interfor’s Q4 curtailments, talk South pine softness and exports, check mortgage apps amid new rates, peek at the late-October Fed meeting, and close with a quick lumber-price tick. Questions or comments? Email us at LumberSlingers@gmail.com. Want to watch the conversation instead? Catch the video version on YouTube - just search Lumber Slingers Podcast.

    26 min
  8. 120. Newswire Update: "Are we Livestreaming?" and Other Lumber News

    09/26/2025

    120. Newswire Update: "Are we Livestreaming?" and Other Lumber News

    Natalie, Chelsea, and Trent kick off by debating a YouTube livestream for Lumber Slingers after iShowSpeed’s Portland stop sparks chatter about nonstop streaming culture. They pivot to real industry moves: Western Forest Products curtailment and Roseburg will cease hardwood plywood production. Mortgage rates hover after last week’s spike - “wonky” but stabilizing. The crew detours into AI haircut pics, school dress trends, and what makes a great press-release photo. Questions or Comments? Email us at lumberslingers@gmail.com

    23 min
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Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
13 Ratings

About

Each podcast we bring relevant and useful industry information including interviews with top lumber professionals and discussion of current events in the industry. Whether it be lumber grading, industry and market trends, or who-is-who in lumber, we hope to extend your current tally on industry knowledge.

Information

  • Creator
    Chelsea Zuccato & Natalie Heacock
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    126
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Lumber Slingers

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