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The pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make diamond engagement ring shopping easy, understandable and fun. Join CGA, GG, former President of the AGS, and Jack Lewis Jewelers CEO John Carter on this weekly journey into rings, relationships, and heartfelt reminders of what this all means. You can get the 4C’s anywhere, but only here do you get the 5th C called Carter.
Episodes
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Today, we're revisiting a topic from a previous show, because a sequel is always better than the original. Wait, right? It’s been about 2.5 years since we last talked about…*gasp*… lab grown diamonds. Given the ever-changing landscape of that controversial, salacious, contentious, quarrelsome topic, we decided to check back in and see how things are going in the land of LGD’s. We bring out charts, and we play clips of Carter’s predictions from the previous episode right to his face, forcing him to respond. Was he right? Was he wrong? It’s Lab Grown Diamonds 2. Too Vast, Too Spurious. Let’s charge headfirst into controversy, on the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at JoshuaOneNine in Downtown Bloomington, IL.
[Premiere Date: Monday, February 19, 2024]
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Designer Engagement Rings | CarterCast Ep14 – New Trends w/LegitiMissy
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
After much cajoling, bribery, and lofty promises, we’ve finally convinced our first guest to join us on the show. And it’s none other than the Queen of Style herself, Jack Lewis Jewelers VP and co-owner, Missy Ranney…aka, LegitiMissy. We wanted to explore the world of designer engagement rings, and there’s no one better, probably in the whole country, to navigate us through the latest and hottest trends than Missy. She did bring some rings with her to show-off during this episode, so you might want to eventually check out the video version to see the sparkly show-and-tell for yourself. Either way, you’re in for a treat, because this show has never been smarter. Step into the high fashion world of designer jewelry on the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at JoshuaOneNine in Downtown Bloomington, IL.
[Premiere Date: Monday, September 25, 2023]
Monday Jul 17, 2023
How to Buy an Engagement Ring | CarterCast Ep13 - A Step by Step Explainer
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Buying an engagement ring is something you (probably) only do once, and since you’ve never done it before, it’s not really something you’re expected to know how to do. Sure you could Google it. But that’s what we’re here for: to be the resource that helps you navigate this once-in-a-lifetime process of buying an engagement ring. Where do you start? Then what? And then what? Wouldn’t it be super helpful if you had a step-by-step explainer? You’re in luck. This is the definitive start-to-finish tutorial for how to buy an engagement ring, on the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at JoshuaOneNine in Downtown Bloomington, IL.
[Premiere Date: Monday, July 17, 2023]
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
It's early 2023 at the time of this premiere! So if you're listening to this in the distant future, hello from the past. Hope things are going well. In this episode, we revisit the Google machine for another Search AutoFill show, this time about Diamonds. So when you go to Google and start typing, "Do Diamonds...", what AutoFill options does Google start to populate? Those are allegedly the questions you care about most, so we wrote 10 of them down and asked Carter for the answers. It's another fun episode with lots of great diamond tips and tricks, so let's get this new year started bright and blingy with the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at JoshuaOneNine in Downtown Bloomington, IL.
[Premiere Date: Monday, January 2, 2023]
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
After a long hiatus, the show returns in a new studio with new lights, new mics, new decor, and a google of new topics. That's because we're doing a classic Search AutoFill episode about Engagement Rings. When you go to Google and start typing, "Do Engagement Rings...", what AutoFill options does Google start to populate? Those are apparently the questions people are asking, so we picked our favorite 10 and asked Carter for the answers. It's a fun, rapid-fire episode with lots of great engagement ring tips and tricks, so let's shake off the rust and dive back into the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, recorded on location at JoshuaOneNine in Downtown Bloomington, IL.
[Premiere Date: Monday, October 10, 2022]
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Real Talk About Lab-Grown Diamonds | CarterCast Ep10 – Synthetic Gemstones
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Bravely dive into one of the most controversial topics in the jewelry world: lab-grown, synthetic, man-made, artificial diamonds. What are we supposed to call these stones anyway? And how similar are they really to natural diamonds? And are they really more sustainable? How much should you really still be paying for something you can make a million of? Plus, Jack Lewis Jewelers doesn’t currently sell them, so why not? Lots of questions and strong thoughts in a powerful episode that is sure to cause a ruckus. It’s the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at Jack Lewis Jewelers in Bloomington, IL.
Jump to whichever part sounds most interesting to you:
00:34 – Most Controversial Topic Ever
01:10 – Defining Terms: “Laboratory Grown”
02:30 – Fake is Insulting
03:33 – What is a Laboratory Grown Diamond?
04:39 – The History of Lab Grown Stones
05:42 – The Tech Behind How They’re “Grown”
06:49 – FUN FACT!
08:22 – They Are NOT “The Same” as a Natural Diamond
10:14 – How a Synth-Detect Machine Can Tell the Difference
12:07 – Does a Lab-Grown Diamond Need a Grading Report?
15:45 – The Struggle to Price Lab-Grown Diamonds
17:13 – Could Lab-Grown Diamonds End Up Being Worth Zero?
18:10 – An Overly-Cynical Rant About Why These Exist
19:34 – The Importance of Competitive Natural Diamond Options
20:30 – Sustainability? Why Lab-Grown Diamonds are NOT “Green”
23:51 – Why Jack Lewis Jewelers Doesn’t Sell Lab-Grown Diamonds
25:33 – What the Price Should Be
26:39 – Carter’s Advice if You’re Considering a Lab-Grown Diamond
28:56 – The Symbolic Case for Natural Diamonds
31:55 – The Final Facet
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MUSIC
"Get Tough" by Nu Alkemist (Licensed via SoundStripe)
CREDITS:
Star & Executive Producer - John Carter (Owner & CEO, Jack Lewis Jewelers)
Host & Executive Producer - Joshua Shull (Owner, JoshuaOneNine)
Producer & Editor - Nick Fetty (Content Creator, JoshuaOneNine)
Monday Jul 12, 2021
All That Glitters is Gold | CarterCast Ep9 – Jewelry Metals
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Diamonds and designs often steal the engagement ring show, which means we don’t often hear about the metal. What’s your ring made of, anyway? Gold, platinum, titanium? There are pros and cons to consider, and this episode points you in the right direction. Jewelry metal matters, so put on the leather pants, fluff-out your mullet, plant yourself front row center, and throw up the horns for a five-octave conversation about metal.
It’s the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at Jack Lewis Jewelers in Bloomington, IL.
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Should You Buy a Diamond Online? | CarterCast Ep8 – The Internet
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Tempted to buy a diamond online? We get it. After all, isn’t it cheaper, with a bigger selection, where you can go at your own pace without being pressured and intimidated by an icky salesperson who wants to exploit your ignorance and swindle you into a bad decision? That’s the narrative. But is any of that really true? Actually, some of it, yes. But some of it, no. Come on inside as we do our best to help you make sense of whether you should buy a diamond online.
It’s the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at Jack Lewis Jewelers in Bloomington, IL.
[Premiere Date: Monday, February 10, 2020]
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Do you like documentation? Are you militant about millimeters? Do you prefer paperwork that displays metrics out to the thousandth decimal? Then you’ll love this episode on Grading Reports, because nothing says I love you like math. Truth is though, when it comes to diamonds, you deserve to have confidence in exactly what you’re buying. We kick off Season 2 with a surprisingly entertaining conversation on grading reports, what they are, and why you should care.
It’s the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at Jack Lewis Jewelers in Bloomington, IL.
[Premiere Date: Monday, January 13, 2020]
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Are Diamonds Just Marketing Hype? | CarterCast Ep6 – A Diamond’s Value
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Float around the Internet for 5 minutes, and you’ll be bashed with snarky posts, sarcastic memes, and cynical threads about diamonds. The most popular attack? That diamonds are worthless. It’s all a scam. They have no real value. It’s all just marketing hype. But…is any of that really true? In our Season 1 finale, Carter and Josh have a blunt and sometimes surprising conversation about the value of diamonds and whether the whole thing is just manufactured smoke and mirrors. If you’re on the fence about diamonds, this episode is for you.
It’s the pre-proposal show for dating couples designed to make engagement ring shopping easy, understandable, and fun. This is the CarterCast, filmed on location at Jack Lewis Jewelers in Bloomington, IL.
[Premiere Date: Monday, December 16, 2019]