Welcome to the episode 51 of Drinking Points! This week we introduce a new theme song and a new outlook on the show. We discuss growing as a podcast, what we’ve been up to this week and...our recently played albums on Spotify! Troy’s dad gets a thorough mention as we talk about Father’s Day, his funny sayings, and our distaste for the book “Sh*t My Dad Says”. We hope you enjoy the new Drinking Points, it’s just a podcast!

Music: "Me" by Straight Johnny & the Gash Goblins 

Check out their album on Bandcamp! 

Things mentioned:

Big Norwegian Kombucha 

Jersey Shore ASMR 

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Here it is: Minisode #6. As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve been on a bit of a hiatus for the last couple of months. It’s a break that we needed, but that we couldn’t wait to end. This minisode is a PSA about mental health and mental illness.

“While we were away, I was battling my own mind. I’ve suffered from anxiety, panic, and depression since my early teens but I always found ways to cope. Recently, my coping mechanisms became unhealthy and destructive. My mental illness penetrated every facet of my life, from the time I got out of bed until I would lay my head on the pillow at the end of the night. I wasn’t sleeping, eating, or bathing by the time I really cracked. I had to make a few trips to the hospital, experiment with different medications, and begin therapy to get where I am currently. Honesty will be an important part of my healing process, so Haley and I decided that this minisode would be a great way to update everyone listening on what’s been going on and what you can expect in the future.”  -Troy

Next week we’ll have a new full length episode and we’ll be picking up right where we left off. The summer is almost here, and the nice weather has already arrived. It’s time for a beer on one of the many patios around town! There’s plenty of history to reveal and a TON of new beers coming out throughout the summer to fuel the podcast! Thanks for your continued support and understanding. Cheers!

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Hotline: 716-834-3131

Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741

Best Self Behavioral Health: 716-884-0888

Spectrum Health and Human Services: 716-539-5500

Horizon Health Services: 716-831-1800

Evergreen Health: 716-847-2441

Music: "The Last Nine Years" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Everybody stand up, stretch, and grab yourself another beer because we’re talking about the ballpark this week. We chat a little bit about the Buffalo Bisons’ new field sponsor, Bisons mascots (animate and inanimate), and a man at the ballpark that’s even more recognizable than a mascot. Resurgence Brewing, Big Ditch Brewing, and Community Beer Works team up for a third time to release the Buffalo Brewers Series of beers. This one has us excited for the baseball season, now get back to your seats and press play!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things Mentioned:

Canadian Bacon (1995)

Buster T. Bison

"Celery's Greatest Race"

Conehead

Ballpark Brewers Series

"Top 10 Baseball Songs of All Time" (MLB)

"Baseball's Best Songs" (ESPN)

"The Natural" theme

"Baseball: Music at the Ballpark" (Spotify)

"Take Me Out to The Ball Game" (1908)

Episode 11: Take Me Out to the Brewery

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We're back baby! Troy's been under the weather for about a week and a half, which we're not only going to use as an excuse for our absence, but we're also using it for the theme of this episode! We go over the history of Buffalo's largest hospital, which played an important role in the area during the 1918 flu pandemic. To go along with our theme of weird stuff that microorganisms do, we're drinking Big Ditch's Bidwell Wild Ale! Now wash your hands and listen up!

Check out Troy's new publication, Manic Expressive!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things mentioned:

One More Time, With Big Data (NYT)

ECMC: A Century of True Care

1918 Flu Pandemic (CDC)

"World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic"

The Bidwell Wild Experiment- Big Ditch Brewing Company

This Podcast Will Kill You

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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Showing some love during the week of Valentine’s Day. As you may know we really dig talking about the Erie Canal, but Episode 48 is all about the Love Canal. We talk about how a city planned to be a clean, futuristic utopia powered by hydroelectricity lead to the creation of a toxic waste dump: the plan for a “Model City” really was a model on how not to dispose of toxic waste, and once you do dispose of that toxic waste, how not to handle a national emergency fueled by sickness, death, and birth defects. This all happened along the Niagara Escarpment, which also happens to be where our drink this week is from. We discuss yet another story of pollution in WNY while sipping Riesling from Freedom Run Winery. Learn about the history of the Niagara Region as well as all of New York State’s impact on winemaking. 

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things mentioned/further reading:

Pictures of Love Canal

Love Canal on Google Maps

The dream and demise of Model City

"A Toxic Waste Capital"

Revisiting Love Canal: A conversation with Lois Gibbs

Love Canal today: "We know what's in our backyards"

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This week we felt that after recording last time with Vinylly Friday, we needed to take a break from the brews--of beer, that is--because in this episode we're drinking Barrel + Brine kombucha! We discuss the somewhat disturbing way that kombucha is made as well as the tons of other fermented goodies that Barrel + Brine has to offer! And on the historical end, Haley gets serious about WNY's Eeriest body of water.

Cheers! Go have something fermented, and call your "Mother"!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things mentioned:

Ice volcanos

Ghost apples

Episode 9: The Whale (Crystal Beach ep.)

Cuyahoga River Fire

Blue-Green Algae Blooms

UB fish study

Lake Erie Bessie (1991)

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This week, we were joined by our buds Tim and Eddie from Vinylly Friday for a regular ol' collab-a-thon! This time around, we let them pick the brewery: we drank Main Course DDHIPA by Belt Line Brewery & Kitchen, a brand-new brewery and taproom that just opened down in the Hydraulic neighborhood. And as things generally go around here, the brewery decided the history for this episode...so more trains! Buckle up: we're all quite inebriated for this one (good thing we took the train!)

And since it was a "collab-a-thon," there'll be a new episode of Vinylly Friday featuring us coming up soon! We'll keep ya'll updated on when it does, but until then, listen to the rest of their episodes--they're some pretty funny dudes who talk about a wide range of music!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things mentioned:

"COMPANY IS COMING" by Chris Fleming

Belt Line Railroad

Bennett Station (Airbnb)

F.N. Burt Co./500 Seneca

500 Seneca

"Jazz" Design

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It’s our One Beer Anniversary Episode! 

An entire year has passed since we started Drinking Points! This week we go back to Episode 1, and reminisce about (read: completely rip on) our Pilot Episode too! We were welcomed back to record at Big Ditch Brewing Company yet again, which coincides with all of our Erie Canal chit chat on the first episode. Episode 45 is all about poking fun at our past selves and expanding on ideas we had a year ago! 

Cheers!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Thanks to:

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• Our friends, family, and everyone who's been rooting for us since the beginning!
• The brewers and breweries who have been there for us at our thirstiest
• YOU! For listening! Thank you!

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Sometimes episodes are written around a historical event, sometimes they’re written with a certain beer in mind. Other times, a brewery releases a beer about winter weather with 7.7% ABV and 77 IBUs and we’re left with no choice but to do a Blizzard of 77 episode. So crack a beer and bundle up, because it’s a cold one out there!

Also, this episode features a special guest: our neighbor, Aaron! Check out his Instagram!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things mentioned:

Some photos from the blizzard (stoplight photo included)

"How to Survive if You Are Stranded in a Blizzard"

Can a blizzard cause a baby boom? (2015)

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We're excited to say that this is (what feels like) our first real episode that we've recorded since ermmm... October? We took a classic Drinking Points field trip to the Buffalo Museum of Science to go along with this episode's beer, XPA by Woodcock Brothers Brewery! Also, we do an extra special I'd Untappd That suggested by one of our Instagram followers. Happy New Year everyone!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things mentioned:

Buffalo Museum of Science

Guy with a bee as a pet on a string

Science After Hours: Beerology

"It's Just Beer"

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