The Speakeasy

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The Speakeasy episodes

March 29, 2024 Hospitality Comes In Many Flavors
If two thirds of all cocktails are made at home, how come we only ever read about people who make cocktails in bars? That’s the question that Dr. Nicola Nice tackles when she returns to the Speakeasy to talk about her new book “The Cocktail Parlor: How Women Brought the Cocktail Home.” Together, she and the band talk about the often invisible and overlooked efforts of female pioneers that shaped the cocktail - and more importantly hospitality - into what it is today and discuss what we can do about the systemic forces that have kept their labor hidden for so long. Plus, Is Lancaster, PA the new hot destination for drinks? Tune in to find out!
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Here at HRN we’re celebrating our 15th year and deepening our commitment to giving voice to the next generation of food systems storytellers. And we need your help. Our internship and fellowship programs help activate new possibilities for underrepresented and underestimated young people—through experiential journalism, audio engineering, and production training. When you donate to help support these programs, you can be entered to win a dinner for 2 at an amazing restaurant in 1 of 8 cities, and tickets to a concert at a great venue in one of those cities. Thank you for supporting our work to educate the next generation of food systems storytellers!
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57 min
March 22, 2024 What the People Want
A non-alc portfolio you say?? Yuna Asriyan sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about the consumers driving this trend - for once! - and what they want. That includes why they’re choosing to drink and not to drink, what they’re after in the world of mocktails and zero proof beverages, and why they’re making those choices in the first place. And of course, what it’s like to manage a brand portfolio with no booze whatsoever. Plus, why are working class folks so sour on the economy? Greg has a few theories. And on Bottled in Bond, Yuna and Greg get a chance to talk about some other recreationals making their way into the public discourse. Become a regular to tune in!
Love The Speakeasy but wish there was more? Check out Bottled in Bond, our new Patreon podcast exclusively for you, our best regulars! Join now for sponsor-free listening, video podcasts, access to pre-sales and drink recipes from all our guests. Higher proof and aged to perfection, check it out now at patreon.com/BottledinBond
Follow Yuna on Instagram at @sipswithyunz
Additionally, here at HRN we’re celebrating our 15th year and deepening our commitment to giving voice to the next generation of food systems storytellers. And we need your help. Our internship and fellowship programs help activate new possibilities for underrepresented and underestimated young people—through experiential journalism, audio engineering, and production training. When you donate to help support these programs, you can be entered to win a dinner for 2 at an amazing restaurant in 1 of 8 cities, and tickets to a concert at a great venue in one of those cities. Thank you for supporting our work to educate the next generation of food systems storytellers!

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Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
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Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio
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1 hr 7 min
March 15, 2024 99 (Year-Old) Bottles of Booze on the Wall
The bottles may be dusty but the conversation sure isn’t! Aaron Goldfarb, author of the new book "Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits”, sits down with the band to talk about the wild paths you wind up on when you write a book about spirits that can be over a hundred years old, and the people who collect them. Learn why some things don’t taste like they used to and why some things never change, and what drives people to seek these relics out in the first place. Plus, Icelandic prohibition! Possibly the world’s weirdest? Tune in to hear some semi-informed, wildly unverified history.
Additionally, here at HRN we’re celebrating our 15th year and deepening our commitment to giving voice to the next generation of food systems storytellers. And we need your help. Our internship and fellowship programs help activate new possibilities for underrepresented and underestimated young people—through experiential journalism, audio engineering, and production training. When you donate to help support these programs, you can be entered to win a dinner for 2 at an amazing restaurant in 1 of 8 cities, and tickets to a concert at a great venue in one of those cities. Thank you for supporting our work to educate the next generation of food systems storytellers!
Love The Speakeasy but wish there was more? Check out Bottled in Bond, our new Patreon podcast exclusively for you, our best regulars! Join now for sponsor-free listening, video podcasts, access to pre-sales and drink recipes from all our guests. Higher proof and aged to perfection, check it out now at patreon.com/BottledinBond
Photo Courtesy of Cory Smith.
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Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
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Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio
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54 min
March 08, 2024 Come As You Are
Tiffanie Barriere, the drinking coach herself sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about her long and storied career behind - and in front of - many different bars. From the iconic “One Flew South” in Atlanta’s airport to helping empower folks who want to change the world, Tiffanie has been in lots of different situations and she’s been unapologetically herself in every single one. Tune in for a conversation that gets surprisingly deep about self-worth, the challenge of elevating black voices in a very white space, and the challenge of assigning a value to your work.
Plus (on a lighter note), White Claw has finally made an innovation that modern science had said was impossible. You heard it here first, the future is now.
Additionally, here at HRN we’re celebrating our 15th year and deepening our commitment to giving voice to the next generation of food systems storytellers. And we need your help. Our internship and fellowship programs help activate new possibilities for underrepresented and underestimated young people—through experiential journalism, audio engineering, and production training. When you donate to help support these programs, you can be entered to win a dinner for 2 at an amazing restaurant in 1 of 8 cities, and tickets to a concert at a great venue in one of those cities. Thank you for supporting our work to educate the next generation of food systems storytellers!
Photo Courtesy of Lynsey Weatherspoon.

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🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business.
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Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio
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1 hr 5 min
March 01, 2024 Spinning Plates of Caviar
The one and only Ms. Franky Marshall sits down with the band to talk about a singular career in the drinks industry. Cognac, events, behind the bar, in front of the bar, she’s done it all and tells all on an episode that’s very fun and very (sorry about this) frank. Plus, are there too many or too few agave? Journalists can’t seem to agree, even though whatever the answer, it’s bad. And, Sother’s check from Anheuser-Busch finally arrives. Tune in to hear how justice sounds in real time.
Photo Courtesy of Rose Callahan.

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Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
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1 hr 12 min
February 25, 2024 Homecoming
Aaaaand we’re back! You are listening to The Speakeasy on Heritage Radio Network where Greg, Sother, and Damon have all gathered for the first time in almost four years! It’s a great big love fest as the three of them catch up, talk about what they’re drinking these days and discuss what, if anything, will be the next mezcal. Plus, what, exactly, is that table doing? Tune in to find out.
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Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
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56 min
February 18, 2024 Under the Influencers
Elliott Clark, you’ve made it to eighty thousand followers! What are you gonna do now? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as Elliott, aka Apartment Bartender sits down with the band to talk building a personal brand, surviving the attention economy, and becoming a dad. He also talks about the process of writing and putting together his new book “Let’s Do Drinks” which is out in April and available for preorder now.
Plus, is Jimmy Fallon trolling us? The band talks about a new sketch with Fallon, Keegan Michael Key, and a special guest appearance by Boy George that seems an awful lot like it’s making fun of us, or at least who we used to be ten years ago.

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Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
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1 hr
February 12, 2024 The Right Blend
Blending. Distilling. What does it mean to “make” whiskey? Eboni Major joins Greg and Sother live from Birmingham, Alabama, to break down a day in the life of a whiskey blender (spoiler alert, there are a lot more spreadsheets than you might think), discuss her often winding path through the world of food and beverage, and open up about what it’s like as a Black woman in the bar community to hold a former employer accountable. Plus, real life vs. VR. Greg and Sother talk about what it was like finally being in the same room together and Greg shares the results of a head-to-head bartending challenge between a chatbot and a bunch of regular-ass humans.

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Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio
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53 min
February 03, 2024 I Did Not Get ChatGPT to Name This Episode
It’s a three-on-three pod-off as Rob, Greg, and Ariana from the “Drinking With Robots” podcast sit down with Greg, Sother, and Damon from… well, you know. The DWR team is getting ready to launch a second season of their show, which pits human bartenders against chatbots in a battle for cocktail supremacy, but first they come on the show to talk the rise (and pitfalls) of generative AI, what it’s like to compare people with robots, and the unexpected pairing of a bespoke bitters company and Microsoft. Plus… crab whiskey? …there’s nothing else to say just… crab whiskey? Tune in to find out.

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Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio
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56 min
January 25, 2024 Whyn?
Live from the future (and Australia) Aaron Trotman sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about Non, his zero-proof… wine? Wine alternative? Liquid? Beyond the failure of the English language to discuss these drinks the convo covers what’s in them, where the inspiration for a non-alc comes from, and whether or not Dry January is a good thing. Plus, James Beard nods are out, and a couple entries from New York made the list - one you’re expecting and one that may surprise you.

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Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
Greg Benson @100ProofGreg
Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:
Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk
SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio
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1 hr 1 min

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Award-winning bartenders and co-hosts Sother Teague and Greg Benson sit down to talk cocktails, spirits, wine, beer, tea, coffee, and all the other exciting liquids in the universe. With each…