This week, we’ll hear a conversation between contributor Bryan Bruchman and guest Kyle Hurst, one of the founders of BIG aLICe BREWING Co. -- a brewery in Long Island City, NY, with a unique approach to how it brews and sells beer.

Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the newly released movie, All About Nina, directed by Eva Vives and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Common.

We’ll hear a 1st person story from Michele about how he gained his independence by working summers as a teenage.

We’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s Molly Knefel with her reflections on the first year of the Me Too movement and whether we may be standing on the edge of a world in which hurting women may finally be a dealbreaker.

And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band A Deer A Horse from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:08 - START /// Bryan Bruchman interviews Kyle Hurst about Big aLICe Brewing Co.

03:21 - Brewery size and scaling

04:29 - CSA-style brewery (“the original CSB”) / Long Island City breweries

06:18 - Why Long Island City?

07:02 - Naming the brewery / branding

10:38 - Source materials + NY’s farm brewing law

15:20 - New York hops / beer trends / Why are IPAs so popular?

20:10 - Tasting: Fistful of Rubies

23:05 - The explosion of beer culture

25:00 - Untapped and other beer review apps

28:14 - Homebrewing to professional brewing

29:28 - Deciding what to brew when

34:52 - Lack of space in NYC vs. elsewhere

36:48 - Tasting: Queensbridge IPA / beer labels, bottling style, etc.

41:50 - News: new 2nd location coming soon /// END

43:24 - 1st Person: Michele // On Gaining Independence

47:15 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘All About Nina’

48:50 - Movie Chat: Jacqueline Soller + J. McVay (spoiler alert)

69:11 - Molly Knefel // A Year Of #MeToo

71:26 - "Cold Shoulder" (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - A Deer A Horse

75:10 - Outro / Credits

75:59 - Finish.