Drink With Me Podcast

Is human memory faulty? Or is there a vast conspiracy afoot involving the Bilderberg Group and a particle accelerator to make everyone think Sinbad's genie movie in the 90s doesn't exist? Today, we attempt to make sense of the Mandela Effect, in which people's memories of historical events and the Fruit of the Loom logo don't line up with our present reality. This is probably our most scientific episode to date, so you might want to have your stethoscope and calculator on hand. We literally talk about Stephen Hawking at one point. But we also talk about turkey legs so it's not all serious.

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Next week we will cover the most dangerous amusement park in American history - Action Park. And we may or may not be drinking Slurpees.

Boston's infamous Big Dig is one of the most expensive construction projects in human history. It made traffic worse and now Boston is so expensive you have to be a billionaire to live there, but at least now there are some nice trees on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Sure, they had to plow through archaeological sites and it won't be paid off until 2038, but the Sports Bars at the Seaport have so many TV's and people unironically wearing cowboy hats that it was worth everything.

This is the first episode of Drink With Me that would really be helped if we could show you videos and pictures. If you are able to, queue up some videos on youtube of Boston before the Big Dig so you can watch along while we talk. It looked like crap before the Big Dig. Now it just smells like pee. It looks good. Well...maybe not good. But better.

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The Kennedy's are Massachusetts's royal family. On today's show we revisit one of their darkest tragedies - The Chappaquiddick Incident. Everyone from Boston will tell you that Ted Kennedy "overcame his demons" and "passed a lot of bills" as a senator, but we think he was, frankly, a piece of garbage and should have gone to prison. This episode is dedicated to Mary Jo Kopechne.

Next week we're sticking with Massachusetts tragedies - The Big Dig.

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To coincide with the release of his new movie "Longlegs," today's topic is the life and career of the one and only Nic Cage. We talk about his movies, his grail quest, the stolen dinosaur he bought, and more. We love Nic on this show, so if you clicked on this wanting to listen to people trash the man, the myth, the legend Nic Cage, you've come to the wrong place. We don't trash Nic. Well, we do a little. But we mainly praise him.

Eliza saw "Longlegs" in theaters hours after we recorded this, and she will give her review at the beginning of the next episode.

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Guest host Ruth joins me on location in New York, talking about dowsing, rainmakers, cloudbusting and how we think the world needs more fun and less math.

Eliza is back next week.

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This is the first solo podcast for Drink With Me. Eliza had a Covid scare and we couldn't record at our usual time last weekend, so I'm on my own for this episode. The topic is Secret Societies - one that Eliza has no interest in, so it is just as well I'm doing it solo. I discuss the Bilderberg Group, the Freemasons, the Knights Templar and more. If I had a tin foil hat I'd be wearing it. But I did find some blue Kool-Aid to help the conspiracies flow.

Next week is also Eliza-less. Ruth and I will be on vacation in New York, and the topic will be Dowsing. But Eliza will be back the week after. She's been playing a lot of The Sims 2 to pass the time.

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Today's topic is axe-murderer, pear-enthusiast and Massachusetts legend Lizzie Borden. Murder is wrong...BUT we love Lizzie and we think she is misunderstood. She's the antidote for the Victorian Period Pieces like Bridgerton. A show like that needs Lizzie Borden to spice things up. She wasn't walking around in fancy gowns sipping tea and talking about the queen. She was too busy sharpening her hatchet and slashing her parents. She was a go-getter. And her house is haunted. Trust me, I've been there.

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Today's episode is not for the faint of heart. Eliza thought we were going to be talking about how "beautiful" Mount Everest is. Not exactly. Everest is a terrifying place and there are so many ways it can kill you. But the simple goal of climbing Earth's highest mountain continues to lure in rich people that feel unfulfilled by the monotony of modern life.

So strap on your crampons, fill up your oxygen tank and try not to fall into a crevasse (pronounced creh-VASS) as we discuss the adventure and horror of Mount Everest.

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Next week is the history of burlesque.

Phantom of the Opera is the best musical ever, so we're drinking the best beer ever - Guinness. We discuss the novel, movie adaptations and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

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Next week's topic is Mount Everest.

Cherry Phosphate Soda proved elusive, and cherry syrup is evidently going extinct at grocery stores, so we settled on Wild Cherry Pepsi for our Outsider Music episode. Though the definition of "outsider" is up for debate, we talk about the usual suspects - The Shaggs, Captain Beefheart, Arcesia, Skip Spence, Syd Barrett, Daniel Johnston, Brian Wilson, Tiny Tim, Moondog and Rebecca Black. We only scratched the surface. So grab a drink, put on your trout masks, and join us on a journey into the murky depths of outsider music.

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Playlist for This Episode:

The Shaggs - My Pal Foot Foot

Captain Beefheart - I'm Glad

Captain Beefheart - My Human Gets Me Blues

Captain Beefheart - Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles

Arcesia - Soul Wings

Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You In The End

Skip Spence - Little Hands

Syd Barrett - Golden Hair

Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys - Shortnin' Bread (17 minute long version)