Conversations Cocktails + Connections

We made some new friends in this episode! Leo Cummings and Todd Cate are the guys behind the Black Dude White Dude podcast where the two friends talk about their different perspectives on all the things. While we were too lazy to make a cocktail and just opened a bottle of wine for this episode, we LOVED that Leo and Todd pulled out their bar cart and made a Manhattan just for the conversation. We talked about the origins of their show, what’s happening in Conway, and just in general got to k...

Jennifer Pierce Mathus is a dear friend, an actor, and possessor of the gift of comedic commentary on all the things, especially awards shows. With our first major awards show of the season (and of a pandemic) having just occurred, we thought it prudent to invite Jennifer back on to give us her thoughts on the 2020 Emmys show. We mix up a Boothby cocktail (bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters, champagne, and a brandied cherry) and visit with Jennifer about all the celebrities and our favorite tv ...

Narcissa Jackson is the owner of the bath, beauty, and gift store Bella Boutique. While enjoying iced sugar cookies from Community Bakery paired with a red zin, we visit with Narcissa (who sips on the Bella Boutique special: iced wine 🤣) about the new arrivals in her store, her shop puppy Violet, and our favorite candle scents. Bella Boutique has been in business for 16 years now! If you aren’t available to go in to shop, message them about things you like on Instagram and they’ll get you tak...

Lauren Fredrick is featured in this month’s issue of Inviting Arkansas for her amazing fundraising efforts for the Arkansas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. After we pour some Prosecco over bites of fruit pops, we jump on the line with Lauren to talk about the fundraising she has done, her commercial real estate business and her recent girls’ trip to Napa. Cheers! Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauren_frederick5/ Follow Amy on Instagram: https://www.insta...

Trey Reid is the Assistant Chief of Communications at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the ultimate outdoorsman. He is also the host of Arkansas Wildlife on KARK and host of The Wild Side on 103.7 The Buzz. We sip on Woodsy Bee’s Knees cocktails and talk about outdoor activities in Arkansas, Trey’s annual fly fishing trip to Mexico, and of course, his World Champion Cheese Dip winning team, the ConcheeZtadors. We even planned a future fishing trip together! Enjoy! Listen wherever you...

In a continuation of our conversation from the previous episode, we get drunk and talk about email management, social media branding, gift-giving, note writing, etiquette, and every other tangent you can imagine. Good times were had by both in our happy hours. Enjoy! Follow Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redbeautylounge/Follow Emily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyreeves/Support the Show.Follow the podcast on Instagram.Follow Amy on Instagram.Follow Emily ...

The cocktail of the episode is the Sidecar and it was definitely yummy. We may have gotten a little more than tipsy as we talk about all the television shows we’ve been watching lately — both old and new. It’s a fun one. Follow Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redbeautylounge/Follow Emily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyreeves/Support the Show.Follow the podcast on Instagram.Follow Amy on Instagram.Follow Emily on Instagram.Learn more about the podcast.🥂 New...

Aaron Beckman tells us all about his trip to Peru that was supposed to be five weeks and ended up being five months once the pandemic lockdown hit. He brought Amy a bottle of pisco as a gift from his Peru trip, so we popped that open and made (very messy) pisco sour cocktails. Enjoy! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts. And DM if you’d like to join as a guest on the show or if you have any creative cocktail recipes we should try!Follow Aaron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

In this episode, we each take you on a tour of the items we carry in our everyday purses. This was a fun one! Because we are so different, the items in our bags are pretty different too. If you see something you want to know more about, shoot us a message and we will send you a link. Enjoy! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts. And DM if you’d like to join as a guest on the show or if you have any creative cocktail recipes we should try!Follow Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Natalie Ghidotti owns Ghidotti Communications, a firm that focuses on public relations and content creation. Natalie and Amy also happen to be cousins! In this conversation, we laugh A LOT. We talk about Zoom fatigue, Natalie’s brush with fame in her Puttin’ on the Hits tryout, and the big RV road trip she took with her family this summer. Enjoy! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts. And DM if you’d like to join as a guest on the show or if you have any creative cocktail recipes we ...