About Us

A community sewing podcast

Punks Frockers is an inclusive podcast for sewists looking to connect with other sewists, and fun, challenging projects.

Your Hosts

Beverly Baptiste

Beverly Doran

Beverly (she/her) is an artist and maker who makes her living as a research scientist. She has lived in many places and now calls Baltimore home. She loves diners and thrift shops and hiking the local trails with her husband, Jim, and their dogs, Pi and Goose. @weedstowildflowers

Jenny Hassler

Jenny Hassler

Jenny (she/her) is a wife, mother, grandmother, CPA, and artist, living and working in western North Carolina.  She sews too much, reads too little, and eats just the right amount except when there’s jalapeno popcorn in play. @johassler

Jim Doran

Jim (he/him) is married to Beverly (above). By day, he works at a university building websites, managing an IT shop and a maker space. The rest of the time, he records audio, animates stories, and is a prolific artist. Jim especially loves dogs and shoes.