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- Rock Rose & Sustainable FarmingIt’s the final episode of series one, and we’re going out with a bang!
We’re going to be drinking Rock Rose gin with Harriet Bartlett – a PhD student in the department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
Harriet is going to be talking to us about sustainable farming, and for those (like Áine!) who have no idea what that means, that means meeting society’s present and future food needs without compromising… well, anything ideally! But we’ll let Harriet tell you more…
You can find Harriet on Twitter @HarrietBartlett, and while you’re there you can follow us @TopicGin, and the same on Instagram.
But for now, pour yourself a glass, and join us for the last episode of the series! Don’t worry, we’ll be back soon… Cheers!See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
55 min - Skegness & Impostor SyndromeThis week we’re drinking Skegness Gin while talking to Kate Atkin!
Kate is a professional speaker, trainer and facilitator who specialises – and is currently studying for a PhD in - Imposter Syndrome.
Or should we say… phenomenon. That’s right, our topic ‘Imposter Syndrome’ is the only Syndrome that isn’t a Syndrome! Try saying that five times fast…
You can find Kate on Twitter @KateAtkin, and while you’re there you can follow us @TopicGin, and the same on Instagram.
But for now, pour yourself a glass, settle down, and join us. Cheers!See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
42 min - Pinksters & Gin History
This week we’ll be drinking a gin from just down the road… and we’ve got two guests!
We’re starting with a glass of Pinksters gin with Dr Sue Bailey - a food expert, media consultant and journalist, who runs the Cambridge Foodies – as she talks to us about the history of gin.
Then, we’re going to be trying a Hedgepig gin liqueur with Stephen Marsh, the founder of Pinkster gin!
You can follow Sue on twitter @camfoodies, and while you’re there you can follow us @TopicGin, and the same on Instagram.
But for now, it’s gin o’clock. Cheers!See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
54 min - Solace & CancerThis week we’ll be joined by Annie Howitt, a PhD student in the MRC Cancer Unit at the University of Cambridge.
Together we’ll drink some Cuckoo Solace gin from the Brindle Distillery. We’re really pleased to have found this gin, as this week’s topic is Cancer, and for every bottle of this gin sold, they give a percentage of profits to Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust.
It’s hard to sensitively talk about the science and emotion with a topic like this, but Annie managed to combine both, brilliantly, and we feel it’s important to open up conversations around sometimes difficult topics.
You can find Annie on Twitter @AnnieHowitt, and while you’re there you can follow us @TopicGin, and the same on Instagram.
But for now, pour yourself a glass, settle down, and join us. CheersSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
57 min - Cambridge & BeesThis week we’re branching out…
We’re going to be drinking some very special gin from the Cambridge Distillery… But we’ll also be drinking some of the honey distillate the went in it, and some homemade rhubarb gin!
All these wonderful treats have been given to us by this week’s guest – Hamish Symington. Hamish is a PhD student in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, and he’s going to be talking to us about Bees. Wonderful, adorable, and very important Bees!
You can find Hamish on twitter @HamishSymington. While you’re there you can follow us @TopicGin, and the same on Instagram.
But for now, it’s gin o’clock! Pour yourself a glass, settle down, and join us. Cheers!See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
58 min - Extreme 95 & Early Music
This week, we’ll be drinking the ‘world’s strongest’ gin!
Join us as we try Extreme95 from the Anno Distillery, with Dr David Force, Head of Music at Saint Ronan’s School in Kent.
Dr Force will be teaching us all about early music, specifically the music from the renaissance period. No, it’s not just lutes. Get ready to learn all about Crumhorns and Rackets!
While you’re here, feel free to leave us a review, or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @TopicGin.
But for now, it’s gin o’clock! Pour yourself a glass, settle down, and join us. Cheers!See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
52 min - Elephant & BrainsThis week we drink Elephant gin whilst talking all things cerebral with Giacomo Gattoni, a PhD student in the department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
Giacomo teaches us all about our great grandad lancelet… or Lancelot, and why we should all love ‘the spiny boys’.
You can find Giacomo on twitter @gattoni_giacomo, and while you’re there follow us on twitter @TopicGin and on Instagram @TopicGin.
But for now, pour yourself a glass, settle down and join us. CheersSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
50 min - Gin and Topic TrailerIt’s Friday, it’s 5 o’clock, it must be time for Gin!
This week we officially launch the Gin & Topic podcast, starting with a little trailer…
From next week, you can join us every Friday at 5pm, as we drink gin and chat about, well… something, with an expert in something!
Keep an eye on our Twitter and Instagram for an exclusive look at next week's episode. But for now, pour yourself a glass, settle down and join us. CheersSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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About Gin and Topic
From the publisher's feed
Our ever-curious step-mother and step-daughter, Sarah and Áine, begin each episode with a glass of gin in hand, before launching into the topic of the week. Once the gin has been thoroughly sampled,…
and reviewed, they discuss what they already know about the weekly topic. It could be anything, from science to art, from political to cultural. Most importantly, they often don’t know a lot. Luckily, there is a weekly expert who shares their knowledge… and the gin. The guest may be plagued with ‘Okay, but why?’s, and ‘So, how?’s, but they get to drink through it! And, if this expert can tell our hosts that everything they thought they knew is wrong, even better. There’s no confrontation, just a genuine wish to learn and understand, and at the end of the show, the hosts spend a little time mulling over what they’ve learnt, and wondering how they can slip it into conversations to look smart.
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