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68. "Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion" | Michelle Janikian (Journalist and the Author)

Jul 17th, 2023 58m 30s

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67. What is Bourbon?

Jul 14th, 2023 1h

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66. Can Artificial Intelligence Make Beer?

Jul 10th, 2023 54m 39s

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65. Psyched: 7 Cutting-Edge Psychedelics Changing the World

Jul 3rd, 2023 1h 1m

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Jun 26th, 2023 4m 19s

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64. American History Through a Whiskey Glass

Jun 9th, 2023 59m 11s

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63. Libertarianism and Prohibition!

May 26th, 2023 59m 2s

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62. The History of Whiskey!

May 18th, 2023 54m 58s

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61. What does it take to open a Craft Brewery!? | Maria Pearman (CPA)

Apr 13th, 2023 50m 11s

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60. The Rise and Fall of Prohibition in Canada | Dan Malleck (Author and Professor)

Mar 6th, 2023 1h 6m

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59. In Search for God and Guinness (Stephen Mansfield - New York Times Bestselling Author)

Feb 27th, 2023 1h

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58. Travel for Beer! | Stephen Beaumont (Author)

Feb 21st, 2023 1h

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57. Any more than two drinks a week is "risky" | Dr. Jacob J. Shelley (Faculty of Law and the School of Health Studies at Western University)

Feb 3rd, 2023 1h 7m

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56. Great Britain's Alcohol Legacy! | Henry Jeffreys (Author of "Empire of Booze")

Feb 1st, 2023 1h 4m

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55. The India Pale Ale! | Mitch Steele (Brewer and author of author of the book: “IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale")

Jan 27th, 2023 1h 3m

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54. The Story of the Pint | Martyn Cornell (Journalist and Beer Author)

Jan 23rd, 2023 52m 49s

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53. The Renaissance Man of German Beer! | Horst Dornbusch (Brewer, Author, Beer Judge, Speaker, and the founder of Cerevisia Communications)

Jan 18th, 2023 1h 2m

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52. Is Alcohol Worth It? | William Porter (Author of “Alcohol Explained: Understand Why you Drink and How to Stop,” and “Alcohol Explained 2, Tools for a Stronger Sobriety")

Jan 11th, 2023 59m 53s

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51. The History Behind Namibian Beer | Tycho Van Der Hoog (Academic and Author of “Breweries, Politics and Identity: The History Behind Namibian Beer.” )

Dec 28th, 2022 57m 38s

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50. Craft Beer in Norway | Tony Sailer (Oslo Brewing Company; Oslo, Norway)

Dec 24th, 2022 53m 35s

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49. Craft Beer in Ireland | Joe Donnelly (Rascals Brewing Company; Dublin, Ireland)

Dec 19th, 2022 1h 2m

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48. Craft Beer in Greece | Antonis and Augoustinos (Strange Brew and Alea Brewing Co.)

Dec 12th, 2022 58m 41s

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47. Authenticity and Craft Beer | Professor Glenn Carroll (Stanford University)

Dec 9th, 2022 56m 21s

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Ep. 46 - Noëlle Phillips (Academic and Author of “Craft Beer Culture and Modern Medievalism”)

Dec 5th, 2022 54m 12s

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