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In this episode, Ingrid (@ingastura) and Rob (@rob.nester) sit down to talk all about Dungeons and Dragons. They'll discuss the history of the world's most popular tabletop role-playing game, delving into how a game created 50 years ago is still a thriving piece of popular culture, and how a game based on selling you just a rule book has grown into so much more! Jon Mateer, beverage manager at Florida's TPC Sawgrass and host of the Bardtenders podcast stops by to tell us how hating grad school led him down a road that included opening a Death & Co. location, running a storied PGA bar program, and creating a niche podcast!
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Links:

• Jon Mateer:
  • Instagram: @vodkapaysmybills 
• Bardtenders Podcast:
  • Instagram: @bardtenders
  • Website: https://www.bardtender.com/
• Heard - The Game for Service Industry Misfits - This is why Creative Commons licenses are good for the world!

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In this episode, Ingrid (@ingastura) and Rob (@rob.nester) sit down to talk about the history of espresso and how it grew to be an international phenomena that occupies not only our coffee cups, but our cocktail glasses as well! Patrick Dunmire, bartender at Raleigh, North Carolina's own Foundation stops by to tell us how a background as a barista informed his palate, led him to consume ungodly amounts of caffeine, and gave him no fear for those eight top orders of espresso martinis!
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Links:

• Patrick Dunmire:
  • Instagram: @patrick.jd 
• Foundation, Raleigh:
  • Instagram: @foundation_bar
  • Website: https://foundationnc.com/
• An oral history of the Espresso Martini
• Highrail Bar, Raleigh

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It's finally Season 2! In this episode, Greg Ewan (@wokeuplikeanhourago) and I sit down to discuss what sustainability really means behind the bar, from spirits manufacturers to the home bar! Rob Hall, bartender at Durham, North Carolina's own Alley Twenty Six stops by to tell us how a near zero-waste kitchen drives him to think about how to maximize under-utilized products in his cocktail creations!
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Links:

• Rob Hall:
  • Instagram: @heyguysitsmerob
• Alley Twenty Six, Durham:
  • Instagram: @alleytwentysix
  • Website: https://www.alleytwentysix.com/
• About B Corporations
• Certified B Corporations
• Mother Earth Spirits
  • Instagram: @motherearthspirits

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In this episode, we're talking about the longest running science-fiction television show in history, Doctor Who. We sit down with Cam Byrley, bartender at the Durham, North Carolina location of Weldon Mills Distillery, to talk his life-long love of Doctor Who, how his love of cooking informs his cocktail crafting, and why he cried while eating in the dark.
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Links:

• Cam Byrley:
  • Instagram: @cam_byrley
• Weldon Mills, Durham:
  • Instagram: @weldonmillsdurham
  • Website: https://weldonmills.com/durham/
• Weldon Mills Distillery:
  • Instagram: @weldon.mills
  • Website: https://weldonmills.com/

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In this episode, we're talking about one of the most important symbolic moments in the Cold War - The Fall of the Berlin Wall.  We sit down with Tyler Fernberg, bartender at Salt Lake City, Utah's Quarters Sugerhouse, to talk about how Utah is way cooler than it sounds even though it has weird cocktail laws, his love of crafting cocktails with often neglected bottles from the backbar, and good dumb fun.
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Links:

• Tyler Fernberg:
  • Instagram: @frownbug
• Quarters, Sugar House:
  • Instagram: @quarterssugarhouse
  • Website: https://www.quartersslc.com/
• Water Witch, SLC :
  • Instagram: @waterwitchslc
  • Website: https://waterwitchbar.com/

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In this episode, we're digging up the history of everyone's favorite spooky holiday! We sit down with Brianna Neville, general manager and cocktail crafter at Weldon, North Carolina's Weldon Mills Distillery, to talk about her love of the holiday, her passion for cocktails, and how being behind a bar and working in EMS aren’t really that different. 
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• Weldon Mills Distillery:
  • Instagram: @weldon.mills
  • Website: https://weldonmills.com/

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In this episode, we're diving into the American Folk hero Johnny Appleseed! We sit down with Sharfiq "Sharq" Cosby, cocktail Jedi at Clayton, North Carolina's Revival 1869, to talk about his love of making cocktails, his theory on how Johnny Appleseed knew where to go, and how he can love Billy D. Williams but not Lando Calrissian!
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• Sharfiq "Sharq" Cosby:
  • Instagram: @fiqezspeakez
• Revival 1869:
  • Instagram: @revival1869
  • Website: https://www.revival1869.com/

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Join us for the full episode premiering on September 20th, 2023. We'll be talking all about Johnny Appleseed, folk icon, shrewd real-estate entrepreneur, and the man largely responsible for frontier hard cider consumption.

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Sharfiq Cosby has a career in hospitality that spans the gamut from senior living facilities in Philadelphia to high volume Florida beach bars to one of Clayton, North Carolina's best kept secrets - Revival 1869. Sharfiq can be found behind the bar at Revival crafting  delicious cocktails which focus on technique and ingredients, as well as imparting his expansive knowledge of cocktails to his clientele and co-workers.

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https://www.instagram.com/revival1869/
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In this episode, we're exploring the burgeoning trends of the "Sober Curious" and "Mindful Mixology" movements. We sit down with Ian Murray, bartender at Raleigh, North Carolina's Foundation Bar, to talk about getting sober, why alcohol free cocktails are worth the money, and why he loves watching folks drive fast in big circles.
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Links:

• Ian Murray:
  • Instagram: @ian__murray
• Foundation:
  • Instagram: @foundation_bar
  • Website: https://foundationnc.com

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Join us for the full episode premiering on September 6th, 2023. We'll be talking all about the "Sober Curious" and "Mindful Mixology" movement.

Credits:
Ian Murray, bartender at Raleigh's own Foundation, has been serving up delicious cocktails, with and without alcohol, for ever a decade. He stops by to talk about cocktails, whether robots can really take bartender's jobs, and his life these days as a sober bartender.

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The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.

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