Construction Junkie’s annual Best Construction Podcast of 2020 Competition is underway and the voting booth is officially open. As part of the competition, I will be individually highlighting each of the 12 nominees throughout until the booth closes on July 1. Next up is The Lien Zone Podcast.
Hosted by seasoned construction lawyer Alex Barthet, who is based in Florida, The Lien Zone Podcast is another one of our longest tenured shows to join our yearly competition. The podcast has been nominated for Best Construction Podcast every year since 2016 and even took home the top prize in 2017.
Construction law can be a convoluted labyrinth of information that has the ability to gloss over the eyes of anyone in its wake, but that’s what makes The Lien Zone so great. Barthet has a gift for picking a topic that many contractors struggle with and explaining it in a succinct and efficient way that anyone can understand and appreciate.
“I now create a weekly podcast, having learned to streamline each presentation to just a few minutes, summarizing a specific issue or concept of construction law which may have practical significance to those in the construction industry,” Barthet explained to me, “Though we are a law firm, we work hard to communicate in non-legalese.”
Each episode typically lasts around 10 minutes, making them easily digestible and interesting listens. The show has also begun to include guest interviews with experts in different, but related fields to construction law.
In addition, The Lien Zone has done an absolutely amazing job creating and publishing content surrounding the Coronavirus Pandemic, which has been a source of fear and confusion for so many since it began.
As natural as it seems for Barthet to be a podcaster, it wasn’t quite as obvious to him years ago. When asked about how the show started and has evolved since the show started, he explained: “It took the encouragement of our IT consultant for me to try podcasting. That was several years ago and I haven’t looked back since. The Lien Zone podcasts have now become a standard part of our firm’s outreach and it has produced impressive results. Thousands of folks follow us regularly and that is very rewarding.”
To find out more about The Lien Zone Podcast, you can visit their webpage. If you’d like to vote for the show for Best Construction Podcast of 2020, you can do so by clicking or tapping here.
Shane is the creator of Construction Junkie and an active construction project manager. In his career, he has managed interior remodel projects, site development, construction safety, governmental project compliance, and facility maintenance. He has a strong passion for construction technology and safety, as well as sharing the knowledge or insights he has gained throughout his career.