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EP #141: Concrete Data - How to Spot the BS

Most people believe the chart on the screen — Dr. Jon explains why you shouldn’t. If you’ve ever sat in a conference session staring at a chart and wondering whether you’re seeing real data or a dressed-up story, this episode...

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Dec. 9, 2025

EP #141: Concrete Data - How to Spot the BS

Most people believe the chart on the screen — Dr. Jon explains why you shouldn’t. If you’ve ever sat in a conference session staring at a chart and wondering whether you’re seeing real data or a dressed-up story, this episode...
Nov. 27, 2025

EP #140: Building the #1 Concrete Contractor in America: Grit, Growth & 50+ Years of Lessons

Everyone in the concrete world knows the Baker name, but very few know the real story. This episode finally gets it on record. Dan Baker walks through how the company started with three brothers, $500, and a truck that needed...
Nov. 18, 2025

EP #139: Concrete Reality Check - INDOT Calls Out the Cement Industry

Indiana just told the cement industry it won’t accept any blended cement with more than 10% limestone. That’s a first - and it’s not sitting well with the people who pushed Type IL cement in the first place. For the first tim...
Nov. 6, 2025

EP #138: Is Low Rho Concrete the Hidden Key to Cooler, More Efficient Data Centers?

What if your concrete mix could cut a data center’s power bill by 15%? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, host Seth Tandett talks with Frank Stankunas Sr., Frank Stankunas Jr., and James Cordeiro from Silverback C...
Oct. 28, 2025

EP #137: Silica Fume vs. Colloidal Silica in Concrete - Which One Really Performs?

What happens when the concrete industry’s “wonder dust” meets its high-tech rival? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, host Seth Tandett brings back Dan McCoy and Dr. Jon Belkowitz to challenge everything we though...
Oct. 16, 2025

EP #136: Concrete Profit — 7 Ways Ready-Mix Producers Can Stop Losing Money

What if the problem isn’t your concrete, but how you run your business? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, Seth Tandett talks with Tamson Omps, Director of Operations at Thomas Concrete, about how ready-mix produc...

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Dec. 7, 2025

Could Fly Ash Really Be America’s Rare Earth Backup Plan?

Fire 'em back up. (Adobe)   Every now and then something crosses my screen that stops me mid-scroll. This week it was an argument that coal fly ash might help break China’s chokehold on rare earth elements.  It is not a bad though…

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Nov. 30, 2025

The Business Principles Behind Building the #1 Concrete Contractor in…

Grit. (Bakerconstruction.com) If you ever sit down with Dan Baker long enough, you realize the man doesn’t talk in clichés. He talks in lived experience.  Everything he says comes from some job where his …

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Nov. 23, 2025

The Real Reason Type IL Took Over: An Energy Crisis, Not a Climate Pl…

Follow the Line. Follow the Money. If you’ve been following the Type IL situation the last few years, you’ve heard every excuse under the sun about why Portland limestone cement suddenly became the “future” of American concr…

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About the Host

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Seth Tandett

Seth Tandett is as solid as the concrete he works with. Based in Richmond, Virginia, he’s been part of teams delivering top-notch structural concrete work across central and southern Virginia—everything from multi-level frames to data centers and federal facilities.

These days, Seth drives business development at Baker Construction while hosting the Concrete Logic Podcast, where he cuts through the noise and gets to the truth about what’s really happening in the concrete industry.

When he’s not chasing projects or hosting the show, you’ll find him studying economics, digging into American history, or sitting in a duck blind waiting on the next flight of birds.

Tune in to the Concrete Logic Podcast and you’ll get exactly what Seth’s known for: sharp questions, blunt commentary, and real conversations about concrete. No spin. No fluff. Just the stuff that matters.