A Tap On The Wrist

A Tap On The Wrist

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A Tap On The Wrist episodes

  • 80. 90's Nostalgia: Zima & Tito's
    This week Laura and Vanessa are venturing back in time to the 1990's! Follow us as we learn about the US's obsession with clear beverages such as Zima and then take a look at how Tito's Homemade Vodka came to be one of the world's most recognized liqours! If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, rate, & review.  Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey.
    1 hr 12 min
  • ATOTW Season 4 Trailer
    For Season 4, we aren't picking just 1 theme… we’re making them ALL available and putting our topics into the hands of fate. Each week this season we’ll play an updated and unique version of everyone's favorite game, Spin the Bottle! We’ll create a wheel of topics and wherever the bottle lands, will be the theme for the next episode!
    2 min
  • 79. Women In Alcohol: The List Episode
    In the Season 3 finale of A Tap on the Wrist, Laura & Vanessa discuss women-owned bars and women bartenders in America! From Boobie Trap, a boob themed bar in Brooklyn, to a bar in a town with a population of ONE, these are bars you’ll definitely want to check out!
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    Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey.
    1 hr 13 min
  • 78. Margie Samuels & Clara Bell Walsh

    In this weeks episode, Vanessa tell the story of how the cocktail party originated and how Clara Bell Walsh gets some of the credit. Laura explores a woman, Margie Samuels, in Bourbon history who is often overlooked for her work with the Maker's Mark brand. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, rate, & review. Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey.

    1 hr 10 min
  • 77. The Margarita, the Singapore Sling, & Holler House!
    This week Laura tells the stories behind two famous cocktails inspired by women: the Margarita and the Singapore Sling. Then Vanessa talks about a bar called Holler House, where a tradition inspired by its former owner has women hanging their bras from the ceiling (it’s also where you can find the the oldest certified bowling alley in the United States)! 
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    Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey.
    1 hr 1 min
  • 76. Angela Wrightson & Elizebeth Friedman
    In Episode 76, Vanessa explores a side of alcohol that led to an awful murder and Laura tells the unknown story of a female codebreaker with ties to alcohol. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, rate, & review.    Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey.
    1 hr 15 min
  • 75. Maggie Bailey & Carry A. Nation
    In episode 75, Laura tells the story of Maggie Bailey, Queen of the Mountain Bootleggers. Then Vanessa talks about Carry A. Nation, a woman who took Temperance so seriously that she smashed up saloons with a hatchet!
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    Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey.
    1 hr 4 min
  • 74. Saloon Girls & Vivandieres

    This week Vanessa explores the women in the Wild West known as Saloon Girls and Laura takes us back to France to learn about vivandieres.

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    Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey.

    1 hr 11 min
  • 73. La Goulue & Speed Rack

    This week Laura tells the story of La Goulue, a French can-can dancer and a star of the Moulin Rouge. Then Vanessa explains Speed Rack, an all-female high-speed bartending competition!

    If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, rate, & review.   

    Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey.

    57 min
  • 72. Frances Willard & Gertrude Saunders
    This week we are excited to bring you a guest episode featuring Natalie, one-half of Shared History Podcast! Natalie tell us the story of Frankie Willard and Laura discusses Gertrude Saunders. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, rate, & review.   Music credit: 'Booze and Blues' by Ma Rainey
    1 hr 20 min

About A Tap On The Wrist

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The scandalous history of alcohol; the people who established it and the crimes committed.