Sips and Shorts: Elliot found himself in dire straits and turning to the one thing, and the one woman, that he should have avoided at all costs. The harrowing tale of a man who walked into a gambling joint filled with forgotten memories and past love and changed his life forever. 

Epic Rippers: Why do people refuse to change? I made my way through Bogota and discovered some key things about the mentality of humans that will change the way you think about people and their circumstances.

Bogota is a sprawling city packed full of people displaced from cartels, murder, and drugs. I took some time to sit at a 3rd story coffee shop, write, and watch the city unfold below me. Here's what I learned.

This is a Coin Chronicles Short, a short story set in The Maze, a world where the Gods rule all, demigods control humans, and humans must destroy themselves to survive.

This short features Alvaro and we tag along as he goes hunting, but not in a way that you might expect. Come discover the role memories play in our lives and how much they can weigh.

A story of grift and shady political dealings where the only ones to benefit were the rich and powerful. They lusted after Eleanor’s golden chest. Her chest would make them tons of money. But, that was only if everyone played their part. 

Unfortunately, for the politicians and corrupt businessman involved, a tiny group of lower class citizens would not play their part. Instead, they would do something that changed the entire course of the world forever.

Agnes worked daily to make sure the farm and her family survived for another day. This was an age of hard times. This was a time of keeping your head down and doing the work. In persisting, she became part of a hard working culture and embodied the concept behind a modern day drink.

This is a quick clip featuring a conversation with Phil, the owner of Bayfield Winery in Bayfield, WI. In this episode we talk Wisconsin wine and cider making...just in time for Fall. Learn about what makes growing fruit in WI challenging, the benefits of temperature fluctuations and how growing varies throughout the different areas of Wisconsin.

Bayfield Apple Festival is going on this weekend in Bayfield, WI and features, among many other vendors and businesses, Bayfield Winery.

A woman with daddy issues, earned a not so fitting nickname in a battle between the do what they want wealthy and common citizens. The mostly true, disgusting, and horrible story of how the wealthy do what they want...until a woman comes along and says otherwise.

Olivia had been experimenting with things that could pick her up and also put her down for years. The things evolved too over the years. Now that she was out of college, had a good first job, and was an adult, she needed to get a little more sophisticated with her pick me ups.

Recently I sat down with Chris Mallon, the owner of TN Whiskey Workshop We drank an old fashioned and recorded at Jane’s Hideaway in Nashville. His knowledge about whiskey and bourbon is extensive. Chris is the Nashville chapter president for the regional US Bartenders Guild.

We covered the difference between whiskey and bourbon, got some personal TN whiskey recommendations, and talked through a ton of really unique and interesting whiskey and bourbon stories that features some companies you may have heard of, like Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, and more.

About Chris:

⁠TN Whiskey Workshop⁠

⁠TN Whiskey Instagram⁠

Other Episode References:

⁠Fireball Episode⁠

⁠Frank Sinatra and Jack Daniels Episode⁠

Other Show Notes:

Jane's Hideaway

⁠Jack Daniels⁠

⁠Green Briar⁠

⁠Uncle Nearest⁠

⁠Fawn Weaver⁠

⁠Wild Turkey⁠

⁠George Dickel⁠

A famous painter walked into a small, Italian town and walked away with a taste of a famous drink. But, try as he might, he couldn't pry the recipe away from the hands of the Madonna. Trade Secrets could kill, and she wasn't about to give up her what she knew that easily. Good thing too, because 400 years later, her secret turned into something magic.