The Blast Report

Announcement!

The Blast Report team is heading to the Pennsylvania Drilling and Blasting Conference.

We'll be on-site conducting exclusive interviews with professionals from across the industry, sharing stories, insights, and lessons that shaped the world of drilling and blasting.

We’re also looking for guest recommendations!
Do you know someone attending the event who has a great story to share or unique experience in the field? Let us know in the comments or send us a message!

Let’s make this another unforgettable chapter in our mission to document the voices of our industry.

🔗 Follow The Blast Report and stay tuned for updates!

🎙️ 𝗘𝗣𝟰𝟬 - 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮: "𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁"

In this episode of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, our interview with Tom continues as we dive more into his career and some of the incidents he was part of. We hear some of goals for passing on knowledge to the people who follow in his footsteps in explosive related investigations.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺:
⏯ :
https://open.spotify.com/episode/24U2tQafZ7lHtxxUzvaWML?si=Tt9BGVdxRRyovqJ10IH7EQ
⏯ :
https://youtu.be/7nBPpqLhinM
⏯ :
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep40-tom-thurman-part-2-next-to-the-worst/id1669925989?i=1000727185065

‼️ Special thanks to our International Society of Explosives Engineers - ISEE. For over 50 years, ISEE has been dedicated to enhancing the safety, science, skill, and benefits of explosives engineering worldwide. From training and certifications to world-class networking, they continue shaping the future of our industry.
📅 Don’t miss ISEE’s 52nd Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique in Reno, Nevada, January 20–25, 2026. Learn more at isee.org.

🎧 Tune in and hear how lessons from the field become a legacy for the next generation of explosives professionals.

🎙️ 𝗘𝗣𝟯𝟵 – 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 “𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀”

In this episode of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, Tom Thurman comes on the show with our host Evan Thibaud and shares a different entrance into the explosives industry.
While most of our guests come from the rock fragmentation or powder supplier business, Tom shares his beginning from the military and how he changed his plans to EOD and how it landed him in the USA Capitol.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺:
⏯ :
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jaLTRwy4R0WYqHLhnRmNa?si=HOFTvO3sQ4yGXR5smqZwOw
⏯ :
https://youtu.be/m04YWw8yInU
⏯ :
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep39-tom-thurman-clearing-rooms/id1669925989?i=1000726517405

‼️ Special thanks to our International Society of Explosives Engineers - ISEE. For over 50 years, ISEE has been dedicated to enhancing the safety, science, skill, and benefits of explosives engineering worldwide. From training and certifications to world-class networking, they continue shaping the future of our industry.
📅 Don’t miss ISEE’s 52nd Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique in Reno, Nevada, January 20–25, 2026. Learn more at isee.org.

🎧 Tune in and discover how one man’s path from EOD to the Capitol tells a story of service, change, and the power of explosives expertise.