{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"479: Evan Voyles\u2014 The Connoisseur of Irony","description":"Neon lights aren\u2019t supposed to be profound. They\u2019re supposed to buzz, flicker, and sell you a cold beer or a bad decision. But Evan Voyles\u2014founder of The Neon Jungle\u2014has made a career out of bending that expectation into something stranger\u2026 and maybe a little wiser. Evan is a self-taught craftsman who works with fire, gas, and fragile tubes of glass to make signs that don\u2019t just glow\u2014they say something. His work has been commissioned by brands, collected as art, and\u2014on more than one occasion\u2014made people stop and wonder if the joke is on them. In this episode, Mike sits down with a guy who makes a living lighting things up\u2014literally\u2014and wrestles with why any of it matters. They talk about the strange line between art and advertising and why irony is harder to come by than you\u2019d think. It\u2019s a conversation about craft, culture, and the quiet satisfaction of making something with your hands\u2026 even if what you make is a glowing reminder not to take any of it too seriously. Big thanks to our awesome sponsors PureTalk.com\/Rowe Choose a wireless company who shares YOUR values. NetSuite.com\/Mike Download their FREE business guide, Demystifying AI American-Giant.com\/MIKE Use code MIKE to get 20% off your order. SkillsUSA.org\/mike Join the skilled trade movement! ","author_name":"The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/74011","html":"