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In this episode we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first drive-in movie theater and talk a bit about their history. We sit down with Ben Robbins of Zebulon, North Carolina's own Olde Raleigh Distillery to talk about his experiences with foreign drive-ins, his love of chickens and Natural Light, and his views on knowing your clientele and what they enjoy drinking!
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Links:

• Ben
  • TikTok: @bitterBeerBen 
• Olde Raleigh Distillery
  • Instagram: @oldraleighdistillery
  • TikTok: @oldraleigh
  • https://olderaleighdistillery.com/

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This episode used ChatGPT 4.0 May 12 edition.

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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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Join us for the full episode premiering on May 31st, 2023. To celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of the first drive-in movie theater in America, we'll be talking about their history, their cultural significance, and why sometimes you just need a good Banquet Beer.

Credits:
Ben Robbins has been tending bar at Olde Raleigh Distillery since the doors opened. When he's not crafting cocktails behind the bar you may find him performing his liturgical duties as deacon in the Church of Naturday Saints.

https://tiktok.com/@bitterbeerben
https://www.tiktok.com/@olderaleigh
https://www.instagram.com/olderaleighdistillery/
https://olderaleighdistillery.com/

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Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
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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.

For booking: [email protected]
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As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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In this episode we talk a bit about Fred Rogers and his beloved and eponymous children's television show. We sit down with Johnny Berry of Whiskey Kitchen in Raleigh, NC for a conversation that starts with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood but covers everything from why you should always have the perfect song cued up, to how he tried to claim victory in this episode's cocktail competition before he ever mixed up a drink, to what all of Mister Rogers' clothes changes might have been about!
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Links:
@whiskey.kitchen
https://www.whiskey.kitchen/
https://www.facebook.com/WhiskeyKitchenRaleigh

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This episode used ChatGPT 4.0 May 3 edition.

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Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

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.

For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]

As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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Join us for the full episode premiering on May 17th, 2023. We'll be discussing the history of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and its creator, Fred Rogers, as well as how sometimes in life, you just have to stop and whistle a tune.

Credits:
Johnny Berry is a twenty-two year veteran behind the bar in the Raleigh area and we are incredibly thankful that he took time out to chat with us. His work at Whiskey Kitchen has resulted in some of the best cocktails in the city. Stop by and have one for yourself if you don't believe us!

https://instagram.com/whiskey.kitchen
https://facebook.com/WhiskeyKitchenRaleigh

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Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
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Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

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.

For booking: [email protected]
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As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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In this episode we talk a bit about Star Wars, its history, its cultural impact and how it has become loved by multiple generations. We sit down with Greg Ewan of Aunt Betty's Gin & Absinthe Bar for a conversation that starts with Star Wars but winds through high-proof rhum and lemoncello before ending up in the weirdest conversation about seersucker ever.

For those of you wondering what "Cha Cha code" is, you should read this article and be glad that you don't have to resort to such things these days!
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Links:
@spillonpurpose
@auntybettysbar

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This episode used ChatGPT 3.5 March 23 edition.

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Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

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.

For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]

As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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Join us for the full episode premiering on May 3rd, 2023. We'll be discussing the history of the Star Wars franchise, whether folks have a favorite trilogy, and why you should always read the proof on the bottle.

Credits:
A huge pile of thank yous to Greg Ewan for being our guest! We love getting him to make us "Dealer's Choice" cocktails at Aunty Betty's Gin & Absinthe bar, and you would too!

https://instagram.com/spillonpurpose
https://instagram.com/auntybettysbar

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Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

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.

For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]

As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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In this episode we learn a bit about the history of International Workers's Day and how AI can be a benefit or a danger for modern workers. We sit down with Killjoy Cocktail's own Kat Binkley for a wide ranging conversation including why she loves the idea of being able to bounce ideas off of an AI with unlimited patience and why she hates espresso martinis!
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Links:
@justyouraveragekat
@killjoycocktail

Episode cover art courtesy of Stable Diffusion AI
This episode used ChatGPT 3.5 March 23 edition.

Support the show

Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

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.

For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]

As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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Join us for the full episode premiering on May 1st, 2023. We'll be discussing the history of International Workers Day, the history of the eight hour work day, and why everyone should work at least one service industry job!



Credits:
A big thanks to Kat Binkley for being our guest! She's really the greatest and you should check her and Killjoy out:
https://instagram.com/justyouraveragekat
https://instagram.com/killjoycocktail

Support the show

Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

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.

For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]

As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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Drinking With Robots pits human bartenders against an AI in a battle to create the best cocktail based on each episode’s theme. We’ll also learn a little about each theme before sitting down with our human bartender guest to find out more about them!

Join us to see who will be proclaimed victorious in this battle of shakers vs circuits!

Support the show

Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

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.

For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]

As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!