In this episode, David goes a bit off topic to reflect on Lionel Messi's journey from being a "pibe del barrio" (a neighborhood kid) from Rosario, Argentina to uncontested GOAT with six Ballon d'Ors at Barcelona. 

A large part of the reason why yerba mate has gained a lot of attention lately is because of frequent photos of Messi sharing mate with teammates like Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann, and countless others. 

We also tackle a few questions recently asked from Facebook's "Yerba Mate Underground" group such as how fast/slow you should drink mate from a gourd, plus how to keep leaves and fine particles from ending up in your mouth. 

Note: Unfortunately, this episode abruptly ended as Casey was talking about handling speed of sipping mate. We will follow up with more discussion on the topic!  

- Ryan, Casey, and David