Wet and Dry

Wet and Dry

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Wet and Dry episodes

  • Ghost of Christmas Future @ Socially Distanced

    On this episode is Chris Maples, former UK MD of Spotify, a friend of Matt's and someone who's been off booze for two years. This is a great chance to find out what my future non-drinking self COULD look like. 


    It's a fascinating chat, and Chris is a BRILLIANT guest. 


    Excitingly this COULD be the last of our remotely recorded podcasts! Sort of... we won't be meeting guests anytime soon, but as of 24 hours ago we CAN meet up in the park and record our chat at opposite ends of a park bench. Never have I been so excited about daytime (non)drinking on a park bench. 


    ​Enjoy... and remember to stay alert!


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    38 min
  • This Abstemious Life @ Home (again)

    When we first sat down and started to plan this podcast there was a name we both wanted on the show. Bruce Daisley. Bruce wrote a book called The Joy of Work, presents a podcast called Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat and until recently was the European VP of Twitter. He's also a really good friend of Matt's. 

    I've seen Bruce give talks about workplace culture, he's incredibly engaging, so I probably shouldn't have been surprised when he delivered a compelling argument for why I should quit my year-long experiment. 

    But I'm not giving up yet... 

    ... or am I?


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    53 min
  • Stay At Home @ Our Homes

    We knew it was coming... this is the first of what will probably be a few episodes recorded separately. 


    It's weird isn't it. First I took away the alcohol from our friendship, then coronavirus took the pubs and now we can't even meet face to face. 


    On a serious note, it's a tough time, and there will be MANY people drinking more than usual. In the grand scheme of things this is unlikely to be any more than a footnote in the COVID-19 story, but for us it's become part of our year-long experiment. 


    The dynamic has shifted completely. I've suffered from anxiety in the past, and usually that's been accompanied by periods of heavier drinking. Matt on the other hand, doesn't drink at home, and with everyone confined to quarters... that policy is being tested to its limits. 


    So we've reached out to a friendly face: Chris - the landlord at The Rose & Crown - our local. He's joining us (via video call!) to chat about how pubs have dealt with having to close, his hopes for the MASSIVE party at the end of this, and why we'll all be ordering a spiced rum & tonic the next time we're stood at the bar. 


    ​Enjoy the episode, stay safe, and cheers! 


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    32 min
  • No More Pubs @ A Secret Location

    Like everyone else we've been adapting to the new world created by the spread of Covid-19. So much has changed, so quickly. It seems like only days since we were sat in a pub chatting to CAMRA about how great pubs are... and now we're not allowed inside them. 


    In this episode Matt and I try to make sense of this, and discuss some of the news stories you've been sharing with us. 


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    26 min
  • Man in the Mirror @ Geoff's gaff
    You don't hear as much Jacko on the radio these days do you? I wonder why that is. Anyway, Andy Smith is our guest this week, talking about how he changed his life, and it was triggered by Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror. He's a BRILLIANT guy to listen to - and apologies that this episode is slightly longer, but we've cut this down from the hour we spent together and we didn't want to lose any more. He talks a LOT of sense, and listen carefully at the end of the interview... I'm convinced you can hear Matt's brain wondering what it would be like to give up booze. 

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    45 min
  • Pubs are Brilliant @ The Parcel Yard
    Pubs have an important role to play in British culture and society. Matt and I first met in one. He's just one of the dozens of people I've met in pubs, it's a really easy environment to shake a hand, and start a conversation. So how does pub culture fit with sobriety? CAMRA have been highlighting the importance of public houses for almost 50 years, so we sat down with Katie, a beer blogger, who works for CAMRA to get to the bottom of what makes the British pub so great.

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    34 min
  • Prince Philip's Friend @ The Blizard Institute

    In this episode we take a trip out to East London to somewhere called The Blizard Institute, where some serious science happens; there was talk of curing Hepatitis C while we were there. We met Dr Will Alazawi, a consultant Hepatologist (Liver guy) to ask him some serious (and some not so serious) questions about the health benefits of taking a year off alcohol. 


    His answers weren't what we were expecting. 


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    36 min
  • In the Be-gin-ing @ Hayman's Distillery

    Dry January is over! Now onto dry February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December...


    Welcome to Wet & Dry; a podcast about sobriety, male-drinking culture, mid-life crisis, and friendship. 


    This episode was recorded at Hayman's Gin Distillery in Balham, South London.


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    31 min
  • The Rules @ The Rose & Crown

    We're off! It's DAY 15 of Geoff's alcohol-free year, and it's time to talk about the rules.


    Matt wants to know if depriving yourself of something you enjoy could be a bigger harm to your mental health than it will be a benefit to your physical health.


    We chat about the politics of the pub - how do 'rounds' work if you're not drinking? Will Geoff still get invited out, and what do you drink, if you're not drinking?


    Enjoy the first episode, and let us know what you think.


    Cheers!


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    32 min
  • Coming Soon

    Coming soon.

    Have a drink...


    When Geoff turned 40 he decided to take a year off drinking. This wasn’t very popular with his friend Matt, who likes drinking, and thinks Geoff will turn into a really boring friend. 


    This podcast is an exploration of sobriety, male drinking culture, lager, mid-life crisis and friendship.


    Geoff & Matt

    2 min

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When Geoff turned 40 he decided to take a year off drinking. This wasn’t very popular with his friend Matt, who likes drinking, and thinks Geoff will turn into a really boring…