Alcohol-Free Radio

Today, we sat down with Jack Britton, Addiction Counsellor and professional. We discussed the growing space of alcohol-free beverages and choices from the perspective of the sobriety community. We dive deep into this debate: “does more choice contribute to harm reduction, or can it be a gateway to alcohol, or both? Join us for this episode of Alcohol Free Radio: Alcohol Free - Harm Reduction or Gateway Drug with Jack Britt *Trigger Warning: This episode may touch on topics that are sensitive to some listeners.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Jack Britton, Addiction Counsellor and Professional. We discussed the growing space of alcohol-free beverages and choices from the perspective of the sobriety community. We dive deep into this debate: does more choice contribute to harm reduction, or can it be a gateway to alcohol, or both? Join us for this episode of Alcohol Free Radio: Alcohol Free - Harm Reduction or Gateway Drug with Jack Britton. 

In today’s podcast we will be highlighting all things Better Rhodes! From the backstory on both Dan and Chris and how they used their past job experiences and passion for work into what we know today as Better Rhodes. They found a niche in the market that was yet to be touched and curated what is known to date as the largest non-alcoholic beverage marketplace in the US.

Kara Pachniuk, MS, CNS is a Nutritionist and Founder of Nourish and Nosh, where she provides consulting, counseling, content and more to help people live healthier lives through food. Kara is also Chris' Nutritionist and alcohol has been a part of their discussions and we thought it would be great to get on a podcast to talk about alcohol and nutrition - ideas, trends and some common topics and questions that come up that others may share.

Amanda Thompson is CEO and Founder of Thompson & Scott. Amanda was voted one of  Business Insider’s Coolest People in Food & Drink 2019. She is a great advocate for the alcohol-free community and innovator behind the Noughty line of sparkling wines - which are high quality alcohol-free, organic, vegan, halal and low sugar. Our own Dan Stiller had a chance to meet with Amanda for our 'Meet the Makers' series.

John deBary is a celebrated mixologist, author, and worker rights advocate with over a decade of experience crafting delicious drinks. He founded Proteau, a line of zero-proof botanical drinks, in late 2019, currently producing two variants, Rivington Spritz and Ludlow Red. Proteau endeavors to make the world more delicious by creating engaging and delicious food-friendly drinks that are perfect straight from the bottle, no mixing required.

John is also an author who’s writing has appeared in GQ, Bon Appetit, PUNCH, Liquor.com, Thrillist, Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast, and more. In June 2020, his first cocktail book,  Drink What you Want: The Subjective Guide to Objectively Delicious Cocktails (Clarkson Potter).

In 2018, JdB co-founded Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation (RWCF), an advocacy and action nonprofit dedicated to finding structural solutions to quality-of-life issues facing workers in the hospitality industry. In March 2020, RWCF established a covid-19 relief fund and has since raised over $8M towards relief efforts.

Wine Enthusiast magazine named JdB in their 40 Under 40 Tastemakers of 2020; he has also received Thrillist’s Local Heroes award and Tales of the Cocktail’s philanthropy award for his work with RWCF.

Fay, the founder and CEO of bonbuz was a wild child turned sober-curious. Straight from the concrete jungle of London, Fay had three constant drivers; self-optimization, growth, and impact. Starting her career at Ogilvy + Mather, she became fascinated with consumer psychology and building brands.

With a yearning to build a company of impact, she moved to California to build the dream. Her stint at a brain technology company ignited her desire for biohacking and then she went on to co-found a responsible and sustainable spirits company which is where she, paradoxically, became sober-curious.

Still in love with all things beverage, she intertwined her three affections with her desire to create a health-forward beverage for social settings and a company that is playful, diverse, and unapologetic - bonbuz is born.

Hilary Sheinbaum has been a Dry January participant and advocate since 2017. As a reporter, she’s covered topics ranging from wellness treatments to celebrity red carpets to chef interviews, food trends to new fitness classes, and beauty treatments to wedding styles. Her trend and profile pieces have appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, Marie Claire, Travel + Leisure, Today.com, Yahoo!, amNew York and many other publications. Hilary has been featured as an entertainment and lifestyle expert on Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, CBS, NBC, Inside Edition, and more.

Julia Bainbridge is a James Beard Award–nominated writer whose stories have been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Food & Wine, among others. Her book about non-alcoholic drinks, Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes When You’re Not Drinking for Whatever Reason, is out now, and has been named one of the best cookbooks of 2020 by the Los Angeles Times and Wired and Esquire magazines. She likes good drinks.