Episodes

Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Ep. 72 ~ Ahmed Elsayed of the band Goof
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
In this episode I'm hanging out with Ahmed Elsayed of the San Francisco punk band Goof. We chat a lot about his time living in Egypt during his formative years, how it has shaped his world view, how he got into music, as well as the bands sound. Going in depth on a variety of songs from their first album Kill 'Em All and their new album G2: Gudgment Day. Enjoy!

Friday May 02, 2025
Ep. 71 ~ Sean Jain of Last Ditch Effort
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
For this episode I chat with Sean Jain, guitarist in San Jose based punk band Last Ditch Effort. We cover a lot of ground including how he got into music, how the band came together, their latest EP titled Twenty-25, some politics, and reflect on the glory of the Punk-O-Rama compilation CD days. Enjoy!

Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Ep. 70 ~ Karen Bona from the Pieces to Wellness podcast
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
In this episode I'm joined by Karen Bona from the fantastic mental health centered podcast Pieces to Wellness! We chat a little about our podcasts (of course), but we also talk about some of the anxiety and stress we experience in our lives, how it makes us feel, and what has helped us cope with it. Enjoy!
Beer of the episode: Speckled Pig Brewing - Restitution NEIPA

Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Episode 70 - Free Friends
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024





Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Episode 69 - Village Garage Distillery
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
It's the first out of state episode! For Ep. 69 I traveled to Bennington, VT to visit Village Garage Distillery and hung out with head distiller Ryan Scheswohl and Doug Goble who handles Sales & Marketing. Ryan and Doug share the story of how Village Garage Distillery came to be, the desire to support the community, how the most interesting man in the world Jonathan Goldsmith joined the team, as well as a number of tangents and shameless plugs. Enjoy!

Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Episode 68 - Flights for Veterans
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Talking about Flights for Veterans with David Hennel who is one of the people behind the scenes organizing the event! Flights for Veterans is a tasting event to benefit those who served. Taking place Friday November 8th at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum David and I chat about how the event came together, the excitement for it, and all the vendors involved. Proceeds to benefit the Capital Region Veterans Memorial and the Museum. Enjoy!

Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Episode 67 - Hank Hudson Brewing Co.
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
For ep. 67 I am hanging out at Hank Hudson Brewing Co. and chatting with co-founders/brewers Darren Van Heusen and Chris Crounse. Located at The Fairways of Halfmoon golf course, and open since 2016, we set up shop in the beautiful taproom overlooking the golf course and chat about how the teachers got into brewing, drawing inspiration from English pubs, establishing their brand, the challenges, and of course some of their beers. Enjoy!

Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Episode 66 - Bound by Fate Brewing
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
For episode 66 I travel to Schuylerville, NY to visit Bound by Fate brewing and hang out with co-founders Pam and Brett. Set up in the tap room we chat about how the idea for the brewery came to be, how Covid caused them to accelerate their plans, introducing people to Laotian food, and of course some of the beers. Enjoy!

Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Epiosode 65 - Wayward Lane Brewing
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
For Ep. 65 I travel to Schoharie, NY to chat with Adam and Kyle Wayward Lane Brewing. We talk all about the brewery, moving from Colorado to NY, the farm, and the whirlwind experience it has been in the 3 short years they have been open. Enjoy!
***Disclaimer: There was some technical difficulties with the audio during the first 13 minutes. So apologies for that, but hey, mistakes happen.

Wednesday May 01, 2024
Episode 64 - Dancing Grain Farm Brewery
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
For Ep. 64 I'm hanging at Dancing Grain Farm Brewery in Moreau, NY! Joined by founder Rachel McDermott and brewer Chris Dufrain we spend an hour talking about how Dancing Grain came to be, the history of farm land it's on (3 words: "celebrity cow farm"), doing more with less, and of course some of their beers and brewing philosophy. Enjoy!