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THE GRAIL with Dean Delray

Apr 28, 2021

My guest today Mario Burkardt moved to the US from Switzerland with 2 suitcases and a dream. This man makes some of the best Hand Made Leather Goods and Garments I've ever seen.

His specialty is the Filigree Belt which absolutely blows my mind and his hand tooled leather work is next level.

Today we dive into how he got...


Apr 21, 2021

At the age of 19 years old my guest Rusty Zylstra had friends that would dumpster dive at the Filson factory and grab old scraps and damaged goods and send them to him. Rusty would then with no training at all use the materials to make stuff like wallets and messenger bags. Slowing learning a craft that now 11 years...


Apr 14, 2021

Being a former Diabetic I new I had to find a way to stay active during the long lock down of 2020. I needed to keep the weight off so I decided I was going to do a lot of hiking.

I dove deep into the Hiking Boot Rabbit Hole and I found what I feel is the best hiking boot on the market.

The GORUCK MACKV-1 is just next...


Apr 9, 2021

It's that time again for Kevin Christy and I to sit down and take a look at all the new watches released today by Patek Philippe, Rolex and Tudor.

We also talk about the latest AP and Omega watches released over the last few months.

We have been doing these episodes for years on Let There Be Talk but I feel it fits The...


Apr 2, 2021

On todays episode of The Grail my guest is Custom Bike Builder Aki Sakamoto.

Aki grew up in Japan and fell in love with Harley Davidson Motorcycles. At the age of 19 years old he moved to Los Angeles with a pocket full of change and a dream to work at WEST COAST CHOPPERS.

Do not miss this guys amazing story.

The Holy...