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The Cost versus Reliability episode
Jun 10, 2026
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Can I add something to a commercial glaze to change its temperature?
Jun 3, 2026
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Why do layered glazes look different every time?
May 13, 2026
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Can I use ash from a volcano in my glaze?
May 6, 2026
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What materials should I buy to start mixing glazes?
Apr 8, 2026
30m 55s
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| 6/10/26 | ![]() The Cost versus Reliability episode | Today the gang compares cost versus reliability when buying kilns and kiln shelves. The episode starts with a question about purchasing S-type thermocouples for new kilns and a discussion about preventing warping in cordierite kiln shelves. On a related but strange note, they also talk about how a popular outdoor grill helped lead the U.S. into our current talc shortage. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Rohde Kilns, Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: S-type, K-type, thermocouple, cordierite, advancer, kiln shelf, Big Green Egg, talc | — | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | ![]() Can I add something to a commercial glaze to change its temperature? | To start today's episode the gang talk about their upcoming live show in Boston. We hope you will join us June 5th at the Harvard Ed Portal, where Kathy, Matt, Rose, and Producer Ben will be ready to answer your burning questions about clay and glaze. They also answer listener questions about what to do when all your glazes mature at a different temperature, and how to identify a mystery white spot in the surface of your fired glaze. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Rhode Kilns, Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Live show, glaze temperature, Cone 5, Cone 5 ½, Cone 6, crystal formation | — | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | ![]() Why do layered glazes look different every time? | Today we have a special Flux U episode where the gang dive deep into glaze application to answer a listener's question about the chemical and physical limitations of glaze layering. What seems like a simple topic turns out to be quite complex. They also talk about helpful tips for buying and installing your first home kiln. Have you ever wanted to be on a For Flux Sake episode? Join the gang in person for a live taping June 5th at the Harvard Ed Portal! Kathy, Matt, Rose, and Producer Ben will be in Boston to answer your burning questions about clay and glaze. Do you secretly need even more live shows? June 6th you can join a special Flux U taping at Harvard Ceramics. It's going to be a whole wonderful weekend of clay and glaze mania. Flux U, is an exclusive perk for Patreon members. If you'd like to have access to additional episodes like this one and special merch head on over to Patreon and join the For Flux Sake community. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Glaze application, kiln, electrician, particle packing, layering | — | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Can I use ash from a volcano in my glaze? | To start today's explosive episode a listener writes in wondering about using ash from Mt. St. Helens in a glaze. The gang also talk about best cleaning practices for keeping pets and children safe in a home studio, and methods for reducing pinholing. Would you like to ask your burning questions about clay and glaze to Kathy, Matt, and Rose in person? June 5th the whole gang heads to Boston for a live show. It's going to be a blast! Tickets are available now through the Harvard Ed Portal. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Ash Glaze, home studio, silica, silicosis, pinholing | — | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | ![]() What materials should I buy to start mixing glazes?✨ | glaze labbeginner glazes+3 | — | For Flux Sake | — | glazesceramics+3 | Monkey Stuff | 30m 55s | |
| 4/1/26 | ![]() Is it best to use the medium or fast fire setting on my kiln?✨ | firing speedBartlett controller+3 | — | Ware GlazeBartlett+1 | Sweden | kilnfiring rates+5 | Monkey Stuff | 34m 37s | |
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Why are my plates cracking?✨ | ceramicsfiring techniques+4 | — | For Flux SakeMaking Glaze Make Sense | — | plates crackingfiring terracotta+3 | Monkey Stuff | 37m 26s | |
| 3/4/26 | ![]() What causes carbon coring in clays?✨ | carbon coringiron oxide+3 | — | For Flux SakeMaking Glaze Make Sense | Harvard | carbon coringiron+4 | Monkey Stuff | 36m 46s | |
| 2/11/26 | ![]() Do I really need to sieve my glazes?✨ | Glaze preparationSieving glazes+3 | — | — | — | glaze preparationsieving glazes+3 | Monkey Stuff | 33m 59s | |
| 2/4/26 | ![]() Should I make my own clay?✨ | clay makingmaterials+3 | — | Making Glaze Make Sense | GeorgiaPioneer+1 | clayglazes+4 | Monkey Stuff | 38m 30s | |
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| 1/15/26 | ![]() Do kilns really need peep holes?✨ | Peep holekiln venting+4 | — | Harvard Ceramics | — | kilnspeep holes+6 | Monkey Stuff | 33m 42s | |
| 1/8/26 | ![]() Is there a difference between real and fake ash glazes?✨ | ash glazescolorant+4 | — | For Flux Sake | — | ash glazesfake ash+5 | Monkey Stuff | 39m 37s | |
| 12/11/25 | ![]() Gabriel Kline and Bill Collins on food safe glazes✨ | food safetyglazes+5 | Gabriel KlineBill Collins | For Flux SakeAmazing Glaze: Food Safe Recipes | — | food safe glazestesting glazes+6 | Monkey Stuff | 43m 54s | |
| 12/3/25 | ![]() Why is the last 200 degrees of the firing the most important?✨ | firing rateglaze melt+3 | — | — | UK | kilntemperature+5 | Monkey Stuff | 28m 31s | |
| 11/20/25 | ![]() Why is my casting slip hard-panning? | Commercial casting slips are great for their convenience, but what do you do when your recipe hard-pans in the bucket? Today the gang talk about why hard-panning happens and how you can fix it. They also discuss making temp checks, the best bisque temp for commercial glazes, and the controversy around the sale of fake ceramic pigments. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Materials corner, hard-panning, casting slip, commercial glaze, temp checks, | — | ||||||
| 11/12/25 | ![]() Help my clay is plucking! | Have you ever had small pieces of an unglazed foot ring stick to a kiln shelf? This bummer of a phenomenon is called plucking, and today the gang talk about how and why it happens. They also answer a listener's question about increasing plasticity in halloysite porcelains and take a trip to Materials Corner to discuss the rumors swirling around EPK production. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: EPK, Materials corner, Halloysite, Frost porcelain, Southern Ice porcelain, Bentonite | — | ||||||
| 11/1/25 | ![]() Halloween Extravaganza with Lord Celsius, Wizard of Clays, and Copper Carb | Halloween is our favorite holiday at For Flux Sake. We can't get enough of the costumes, candy, and science! Join the gang this week as they answer listener questions about using wild clays in a community studio, washing dirty clay laundry, and the proper way to open a bag of dry ceramic material. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Halloween, Lord Celsius, Clay Wizard, Copper Carb, laundry, silicosis, wild clay, dry materials storage | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | ![]() What are the do's and dont's of working in a community studio? | Joining a new community studio can be exciting, but also a little scary. Today the gang talk about how to be a good community member. They also answer listener questions about clay color changes, using tar paper in the studio, and where to start when you get your first potter's wheel. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: vitrification, under fired, clay color, tar paper, community studio, potters wheel | — | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | ![]() How do you convert glazes to European materials? | Have you ever moved and had to convert your glazes to materials from a different continent? Today the gang talk about how you might do that along with why 'S' type thermocouples are the best for accurate firings. They also answer listener questions about upcycling large amounts of casting slip and solutions for handles that keep popping off. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: thermocouple, casting slip, pulling handles, BMix, European glazes | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | ![]() What's the history behind Orton cones' unusual numbering system? | Today's episode starts with a trip to Materials Corner where the gang talk about the likely end of a favorite Kaolin for soda firing. They also answer listener questions about the logic behind Orton cone's numbering system, the cause of scumming in clay, and the lowest temperature that it's ok to store clay. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Materials Corner, Helmar Kaolin, Orton cones, scumming, winterizing your studio | — | ||||||
| 9/18/25 | ![]() Is the bacteria in reclaimed clay a problem? | To start the show Kathy shares about the research being conducted into vanishing historic lusters at the Harvard Art Museum. The gang also answer listener questions about material supply chains, the cleanliness of reclaimed clay, and why Matt and Rose went solar. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Chinese lusters, supply chains, reclaimed clay, bacteria, carbon foot print, solar | — | ||||||
| 9/10/25 | ![]() What makes a glaze have a wide firing range? | Have you ever wondered why some glazes have a wide firing range? Today the gang talk about this phenomenon, answer listener questions about adding stains to clay bodies, and discuss underglaze application. This episode also starts with a trip to Materials Corner along with a check in from a listener about the porosity of flower pots. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Have you checked out the new For Flux Sake Patreon? This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Firing range, materials corner, frit 3134, flower pots, underglaze, brushing glaze | — | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | ![]() What defines low-fire ceramics? | We are back for season 5 of the show with a low-fire themed episode. Today the gang talk about a few parameters that define low-fire ceramics, as well as how de-airing pug mills work. They also start the show talking about the brand new For Flux Sake Patreon. This is a great way to show your support and have access to discounted merch, live hangouts, and extra episodes. Head over to Patreon and sign up today. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Cornell Studio Supply, and Ceramic Materials Workshop's Making Glaze Make Sense. This week's episode features the following topics: Low-fire, terracotta, pugmill, de-airing, wedge, vitrification | — | ||||||
| 7/16/25 | ![]() How does a kiln sitter work? | Do you remember the joys of using a kiln sitter? Those mini cones were so cute until you dropped one in the bottom of a fully loaded kiln. Even though manufacturers have shifted to computer controlled models, sitters were a key part of electric kilns for decades. Today on the show the gang answer listener questions about firing a kiln with a kiln sitter and making your own decals. Rose also reads a hilarious story about a clay plasticity experiment gone wrong. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. This episode is the last of the season. We will take a summer break for the month of August and be back to start season five in September. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program, and Cornell Studio Supply. This week's episode features the following topics: Kiln sitter, cones, electric kiln, decals, plasticity, clay formulation | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | ![]() How can you tell if a glaze is fully melted? | Today your favorite glaze experts answer a listener's question about judging the melt of an ash glaze, methods for wet mixing bentonite, and whether or not it's safe to use industrial dinnerware made before lead was regulated. They also open the show talking about why you should never crush encapsulated stains. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at ForFluxSakePodcast@gmail.com and you could be featured on an upcoming show. Today's episode is brought to you by Monkey Stuff, The Rosenfield Collection, Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program, and Cornell Studio Supply. This week's episode features the following topics: Ash glaze, glaze melt, bentonite, macaloid, lead test, encapsulated stain | — | ||||||
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34 placements across 31 markets.
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34 placements across 31 markets.
