Babes in Brewland

The Babes are trying to keep their cool while still living their best #quarantinelife with a bit of meditation and mindfulness. Grace focuses on Eastern mindfulness practices, while Alida covers Western or "modern" mindfulness. This week, the gals are sipping some tasty Mexican Honey Light from Indeed Brewing Company of Minneapolis, MN. Springtime and honey beer go together, even when we have to be apart. Keep supporting your local businesses and communities! xoxo!

Notable Notes
Why honey beers are misunderstood
Hop Culture
The Chemistry of Joy by Henry Emmons, MD
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
History of Mindfulness: From East to West and Religion to Science
The Mindfulness Controversy of Buddhism vs. Psychology
Modern Mindfulness
Headspace app
Tony Robbins Priming
Phoebe Judge

The Babes are coming at you this week with some tough talk on fear and the effect it can have on our lives, especially in the strange reality of today. Alida shares some fear facts and Grace gives us some solid advice on getting through things, not just getting over them. Join our little community as we support each other (with physical distance, of course) to get through this pandemic together. Beer helps, too! We popped the tops of a couple Pseudo Sue Pale Ales from Toppling Goliath Brewing out of Decorah, IA. Remember to support your local breweries!

Notable Notes
Smithsonian Magazine: What happens in the brain when we feel fear - and why some of us just can’t get enough of it
The psychology of coronavirus fear - and how to manage it
The On Being Podcast
Huffington Post - What is Fear with Brene Brown and Oprah
Henry Ford How to Deal with Coronavirus Fears
Stoicism 

You guys! We are back this lovely St. Patty's Tuesday after a brief hiatus to figure out sound equipment, life, etc. This episode, Grace and Alida discuss their relationships with alcohol (beer in hand, of course). The Gals highlight Fantasy Factory IPA from Karben4 Brewing of Madison, WI. But bad news, alcohol does not actually kill viruses in your body like we all thought in college. So stay healthy...wash your hands, cough into your arm, and leave us some toilet paper, damnit. May the luck of the Irish be with us all!

Notable Notes:
Goose Island - Chicago, IL
Marvel Bar - Minneapolis, MN
Cann - Cannabis-Infused Social Tonics
The Alcohol Experiment by Annie Grace

Where are the Babes out there who would rather get a 12-pack of beer than a dozen roses? Our hands are raised. Tip back a Fair State Brewing Cooperative Roselle with us. And who knew learning as an adult could be so fun (and cheap!)? Grace covers the five archetypes of play and Alida gushes about community education. We also decided we are both okay with drinking pink beer in February. HEART EYES EMOJI!

Notable Notes

Fair State Brewing Cooperative
Fair State Roselle
The Differences Between Sours and Kettle Sours
8 Ways to Pursue a Lifetime of Learning
The Importance of Play in Adulthood
Community Education in Minneapolis
The Atlantic: How to Learn New Things as an Adult

Babes, it's cold outside. Time for a coffee stout from The Freehouse brewpub of Minneapolis (featuring Guatemalan cold press from City Girl Coffee of Duluth, MN!) and some cozy conversation about...money! We can't live without it, so what do the babes have to say about our finances in our 20s, 30s, and beyond? Alida shares some sobering (ha!) statistics on the economy and Grace gives us the lowdown on Ellevest and introduces us to the term "impact investing". What financial challenge will we take on this week? Grab a blanket and a beer and join us! Cheers!

Grace and Alida tear into 2020 with new intentions and personal value statements while taking a look at what womanhood means to each of them. What does it mean to be a woman in 2020? Grace discusses invisible (domestic) labor and how to create a more fair household with the help of Eve Rodsky's book, Fair Play (as seen on Reese Witherspoon's bookclub!). Alida discusses Alyson McGregor's book coming out in May of 2020 all about the difference of how men and women should be treated based on our physiology in the medical field...and on a lighter note, she also shouts out Tig Notaro and her incredible documentary on Netflix! Cheers to 2020, babes!

Notable Notes

New Glarus Brewing Two Women Lager
Women and Beer: A Forgotten Pairing
Tig - Netflix
Sex Matters: How Male-Centric Medicine Endangers Women's Health
Roxane Gay Ted Talk
Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
All About Love: New Visions by Bell Hooks

Happy holidays and cheers to the New Year! Grace and Alida review the one, the only, the Champagne of Beers (aka Miller High Life) on this episode as they prep for the NYE countdown. They also discuss fooooooooood! Grace reviews The Game Changers, a documentary on Netflix and Alida discusses Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat...a cookbook that instructs on intuitive cooking. We hope everyone gets super cozy over the holidays and enjoys a brew or two! Cheers!

The Babes introduce the podcast's first Wisconsin-made beer from Central Waters Brewing Co. of Amherst, Wisconsin. Grace and Alida do their best to make a heavy topic - like spirituality - a little more approachable. The Babes wrap up the episode with a challenge to develop their own (and your own!) personal vision statements. We also cover other exciting topics like Grace's dead tooth and Alida's puppeteering skills. We're here to entertain, folks! Cheers! (*NOTE* - Alida's microphone died at the end, so audio is a little messy - sorry!)

Notable Notes
Central Waters Brewing Co.
HHG Pale Ale
Background on Kierkegaard
The Sickness Unto Death by Soren Kierkegaard
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge
Background on Robert Pirsig
The Courage to Be by Paul Tillich

The Babes experiment with a very Halloween-appropriate beer from Modist Brewing Co. in their very own Minneapolis, Minnesota. With November coming into full view, Grace and Alida commit to healthy habits after discussing their relationship with fitness...the struggles and the #gains. Are you willing to sacrifice a bit of comfort to come out stronger and healthier? Email us your thoughts after listening to the episode! Cheers, friends. 

The Babes are excited to toast to hop harvest season with a Mosaic Fresh Hop IPA from Castle Danger Brewing in Two Harbors, MN. Curious about our experiences with friendship through college and beyond? Want to know the best way to "break up" with a friend? Give it a listen! Cheers, friends.

Notable Notes
Castle Danger Brewing
Mosaic Fresh Hop IPA
Wet hop vs. fresh hop vs. dry hop
Vitamin C Reunion (Friends Forever)
How Friendships Change Over Time - The Atlantic
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
9 signs it's time to end a friendship, according to therapists
How to end a friendship