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Show 48: It’s portions, people, portions.

rjwhite — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:16:00 +0000

Guest Aaron Bleyaert stops by to ask why it is that so many people are eating so many awful, unhealthy things these days, mostly fried and on a stick at fairs?

This week’s Booze News stories:
:: Judge: NM can yank US Airways’ liquor license
:: Workers mistake drunk for robber

The program is below-

Show 47: Death

rjwhite — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:19:47 +0000

Shek, Andrew, Stephen and RJ contemplate the end of their lives- Cremation? Burial? Mulch? What is beyond the veil of the living? Who knows. It’s all over this episode, even starting with a discussion of chess, which, as everyone knows IS DEATH’S FAVORITE GAME.

This week’s Booze News stories-
:: Clinton book details ‘drunk’ Yeltsin and ‘unqualified’ Bush
:: Prisoners found drinking anti-swine flu hand gel to get drunk

Also, these are the find birding folks who provided Andrew’s wine for the evening- Mystic Wines, of Salem, Oregon.

The program is below-

Show 43: “Order a Maker’s Mark and Go ‘Wink Wink’”

rjwhite — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:40:07 +0000

Guest panelist Craig Gaines joins us as we discuss expectations of both dives and fancy bars, using as an example the recent case of a tavern in Philadelphia possibly serving up brands of booze that weren’t the McCoy.

Here’s the Philadelphia magazine post for the background of tonight’s discussion:
Operation Maker’s Mark: The Investigation Continues

And, this week’s Booze News items:
Ticketed Woman Blames ‘Drunk Horse’ [WYFF]
Drinks depot raiders found drunk [BBC]

The entire program is available below-

Show 42: His Royal Nibs

rjwhite — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:54:39 +0000

Andrew talks about his experiences in the first two weeks of having a child. Also- Booze News, Word of the Week and a new sponsor!

So you can play along at home, this week’s Booze News articles-

1. British teen sentenced for US hoax bomb call

2. Drunk visits the Intrepid – the hard way – by swimming to it

3. Police arrest naked man accused of stealing liquor from yacht

The program may be listened to or downloaded below:

Show 40 – All Wheat, No Chaff

rjwhite — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:32:45 +0000

Guest Panelist Aaron Bleyaert (who is crazy loud on on his fancy NBC tele-phone) joins us to discuss the president’s appearances on late night comedy make-em-up shows recently. Good idea, or should he be running the country. Also, the debut of the new “Booze News” segment, regarding this article.

The Obama/Conan clip in question:

And the Colbert video-
Our program? Right below, as always-