Final Episode – Side 1 – Stay Dangerous

Sponsored By: Keystone Tech With Michael & Greg 12/20/25 – Michael & Greg — Get A Grip Finale This is it. The final episode (side 1) of The Get a Grip on Lighting Podcast. Michael and Greg reflect on the past 8 years and 400+ episodes.   Your Resources – National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD)– … Read more

Building the Boat While the Water is Rising with Scott Wachter – Get A Grip Finale Part 5 of 6

Sponsored By: Satco With Scott Wachter 12/18/25 – Scott Wachter — Fifth of the Six-Part Series Finale In this second-to-final episode of Get a Grip on Lighting, hosts Michael and Greg sit down with Scott Wachter — the mind behind the Lighting Industry News Brief and a key player in countless NAILD projects since 2019. … Read more

SoftLights and NAILD: A Match Made in He…? with Mark Baker

Sponsored By: Keystone Technologies With Mark Baker 12/4/25 – SoftLights and NAILD: A Match Made in He…? – Mark Baker – 29:40 In this, episode 3 of the finale series of Get a Grip on Lighting, Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich sit down with Mark Baker of the Soft Lights Foundation to trace the journey … Read more

A Hard Day’s Recording — First of the Six-Part Series Finale

Sponsored By: Halco Lighting With Scott Griffin 11/20/25 – A Hard Day’s Recording — First of the Six-Part Series Finale – Scott Griffin Michael and Greg sit down with Scott Griffin to reflect on the journey of creating and producing thousands of podcast episodes. Your Resources – National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD)– Halco Lighting

Special Episode – Legal Challenges for DLC

With David Radulescu 10/20/25 – Special Episode with David Radulescu [Note: This episode contains important visuals. It is recommended to watch the video.]  In this explosive episode of Get a Grip on Lighting (previously streamed live), industry lawyer David Radulescu joins Michael and Greg to dissect the legal and ethical challenges facing the DesignLights Consortium … Read more

Special Episode – The DLC: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?

With Michael & Greg 10/3/25 – Special Episode with Michael & Greg Is the DLC a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Michael and Greg lay it out. The live stream experienced some technical difficulties, so here it is in full. Your Resources – National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD)– Connect with Greg on LinkedIn– Connect with Michael … Read more

#327 2023 NAILD Convention Recap

Presented by NAILD With Michael Colligan & Greg Ehrich 9/28/23 – Lighting Episode 327 (Full Version) – Michael & Greg 9:52 Special Episode! Another successful NAILD Convention has come and gone. Michael and Greg look back at the informative presentations from experts such as Bernie Erickson, Mark Jewell and Adam Lillien. If you weren’t there, … Read more

#323 Are LEDs Harmful?

Presented by NAILD With Mark Baker 8/28/23 – Lighting Episode 323 (Full Version) – Mark Baker 51:31 Oh boy. Here comes another curve ball for the industry. LEDs came along in the early 2000’s. They emitted light. They were energy efficient. What could be bad? Ask Mark Baker who’s highly sensitive to certain LED lights. … Read more

#304 Fans Can Be Colleagues

Presented by NAILD With Peter Ma 3/15/23 – Lighting Episode 304 (Full Version) – Peter Ma 25:57 In this special edition of Get A Grip On Lighting, super-fan Peter Ma drops in the studio to chat with Michael. Peter, a long time listener, came by to meet Michael and to see the studio. But Peter … Read more

Special Release: Night Restoration and Preservation

Sponsored By: Keystone With Diane Knutson 8/3/22 – Special Release (Full Version) – Diane Knutson 36:41 This special release of our series features Diane Knutson, a regional dark sky advocate / business owner turned Dark Sky International Board President. In this episode Greg Ehrich and Michael attempt to disentangle the need for jargon as a … Read more