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106. The Thrill of Craft Beer in Places It's Not Ubiquitous
Drink-fueled travels from London to Croatia and Montenegro; plus tarot for business success and meaningfully taking others along with you.
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Hangover Cure: Take Off Your Sunglasses
A horror-flick trip through the Paris catacombs; a comedian goes to great lengths for the little guy; and an undeniable retro-leaning bop.
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105. Cheers to the Beers Consumers Just Don't *Get*--But That Are Still Great
Talking about underappreciated passion-project beers; cocktails and beer in London; plus tarot for telling ourselves more productive stories.
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91. Field Notes from CBC
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102. If You Think Craft Beer's Dead You're Not Paying Attention
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57. Please Give This Issue Five Bottle Caps
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94. If Only Craft Beer Was Half as Cool as "Platonic" Thinks It Is
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98. Bad News Continues to Be More Ubiquitous in Craft Beer Than Hazy IPAs
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Hangover Cure: Are You Getting Ready for Pumpkin Spice Season?
Weird Al and smart satire; a new podcast from three greats; and a classic bop with a question for ya.
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104. Conversation Starters: No Menus; Red Flags in Breweries?
Debating whether menu-less ordering would fly in craft beer; thinking about your own personal brewery "icks"; plus tarot for resisting anxiety's…
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Hangover Cure: The Summer Weekend Wind-Down
A game-changer comedy special; classic Hollywood in the now; and a focus on the rhythm.
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103. On Pittsburgh: The Benefits of Keeping a Beer Scene's Sights Set on Local Community
Takeaways from sampling PGH's beer scene and its hyper-local focus, and how that's relevant in today's industry; plus tarot for your scheming and…
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Hangover Cure: Tegan & Sara's "Closer" Still Slaps
The one podcast that successfully breaks the rule of explaining why things are funny; you need more heirloom tomatoes in your life; get "closer" to…
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102. If You Think Craft Beer's Dead You're Not Paying Attention
Taking inspiration from other voices in craft beer to embrace all the very good things in this industry amid the doom and gloom.
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Hangover Cure: You Know What Rebecca Black Says, It's Friday
Victorian medical history; drag queens competing to throw the best dinner party, and boppy "fashion people."
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101. The Big Easy Goes Hard on Exemplary Cocktails, and to a Lesser Extent, Beer
An account of Tales of the Cocktail and a check-in with New Orleans drinks; plus, tarot for some alone time.
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Hangover Cure: *Almost* Not at All About Barbenheimer
A riveting dive into 1970s East LA and West Coast punk; the other Hollywood take on Los Alamos; zombies.
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Hugging the Bar
Hugging the Bar
Craft beer, bars, and drinking culture, and why it all matters to us.
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