Pop Culture By Volume

On this episode we discuss Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. 
But before that we discuss the passing of Michael Gambon and our trip to Hollywood to see Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm at the TCL Chinese Theater. 

And to get us started we enjoyed a bottle of De Fermo's "Concrete" Rosato.  This was a surprising wine - a biodynamic Rosato of 100% Montepulciano.  The wine if from the Abruzzo region in Italy.  Visit your local wine shop and see if they have it, or ask if they can order it.  

Enjoy! 

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First off, the wine.  Today we drank UFO (Unfiltered Fucking Orange) from Good Boy Wines.  This was a wild wine and a perfect pairing for a free wheelin' conversation.  

On this episode we recap all (most) of the important pop culture news of late Summer 2023.  Farewell Summer, we hardly knew ye.  

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Pack your headphones and listen to this episode on Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi's departure, with an aperitif of Star Wars. 

To get this convo going we drank some Ogopogo Guivre, a farmhouse saison from pod favorite brewery, Ogopogo.  

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You guessed it, we watched "Barbie" and now we dish pink. 

To get us going we sipped on some "Keep It Chill," a French Beaujolais Gamay.

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We delve deep into "The Bear" season 2 on this episode.  We discuss all things "The Bear," from the various plotlines to the characters, to the everything.   

All this was done over a nice bottle of "Superbloom" from Las Jaras Wines.  This bottle was a treat, from the gradient of color to the various notes this wine hit.  The wine  was co-fermented with red and white grapes from Rhône varieties from a single vineyard.  Its described as a "California Table Wine," but don't let the name deceive you.  This was a fun bottle with a mosaic of flavors.  

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We kick things of drinking  Hugues de Beauvignac (HB) Picpoul de Pinet, a refreshing white wine from France.  A great wine for a hot day with notes of apple, light citrus, and a hint of honey sweetness.   

This episode is a bit of catchup where we discuss the closing of a beloved local natural wine shop, Good Luck Wine.  We also chit chat about Brad Leone's new YouTube channel, the soft opening of the MSG Sphere, more streaming show removals, the Miranda Sings controversy, Britney Spears' recent mishap, Taylor Swists rerererereleases, and end with some movie news.  

As always, thanks for listening and enjoy! 

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Since we are deep diving into the National what better drink to get us there than bourbon.  We started with Guadlupe from Garrison Brothers Distillery.  This bourbon was aged four years in toasted and charred white American oak barrels and an additional two years in port casks imported from Portugal.  This was a sweeter bourbon that is 107 proof  and 53.5% abv. 
Then we switched to the classic cocktail, Old Fashioned.  We used Four Roses Bourbon (80 proof/40% abv), a bourbon we feel goes great in cocktails.  

Enjoy our discussion ranking all The National studio albums and our general thoughts and notes on the band.  

On this episode we enjoy a couple wines from Jumbo Time Wines.  We started with Story Time and moved onto Problem Child.  Both were quite enjoyable but we both preferred the more Problem Child's 50 / 50 co-ferment of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay from Hawkeye Ranch.  

Listen to us wax and wane about the current news of the day like important celebrity deaths, the end of Yellowstone, WGA strike, Ed Sheeran's copyright lawsuit, the end of Aerosmith, the Rock and Roll HoF indictees, and the coronation of King Charles III.  

Thanks for listening! 

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On this episode we start off with Agua de Oro a Mexican style lager from Norwalk Brewhouse and then transition of an old favorite, Cote des Roses rosé from Gerard Bertrand. 

Some news topics covered include the new Star Wars shows that were recently announced, Motley Cure and Kiss news, and some random recent tidpits. 

We end things by talking about the new Netflix show Beef and the return season of Starz hit show, Party Down.  

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On this episode we're sipping some beers from Paperback Brewing Co and Claremont Craft Ales.  First up was "They Drink Among Us" from Paperback - an Imperial IPA (IIPA) coming in at 9%.  Then we kept the conversation going with "Jacaranda" from Claremont - a Rye IPA coming in at 6.75%.  

Check out our conversation where we talk baseball's opening day 2023, John Wick, legal news, and tv shows that are restarting/ending/continuing like the X-Files reboot, Succession, Barry, Outlander, and Stop Masking sense.  

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St. Paddy's Day edition with our Oscar moratorium and all the latest news. 

On this episode we enjoyed Keeper's Heart Irish Whiskey + American Bourbon.  

On this episode we drink a Pinot Noir from Marlborough, The Better Half Pinot Noir 2021.  

Sme quick news updates including the death of Robert Blake and Tom Sizemore, some Iger/Disney news, and some Oscar nominee controversies. 

We end with a final discussion about our Oscar predictions and picks. 

Also, thanks to the TheGoldKnight for the ballot.

Thanks for listening! 

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On today's episode we drink Macabeo En Su Peil 2021, from Garcia Perez Wines out of Spain.  This was a ne grape for us, the macabeo grape from the Rojas region.  

We talk news like the Grammy Awards, a potential Hulu sale, and the passing of Burt Bacharach.  We also review the movie trailers for Fast X, Air, and Paint. 

And finally, we revisit the BA test kitchen and see where some of the bigger names are now.  

Welcome to part two of our Academy Awards Oscar nominations episode.  The last episode mostly covered the news of the day, but now we have the nominations and our hot thoughts. 

A quick reminder that while talking, we were drinking Abbondanzo - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.

Also, we used the Oscar ballots and checklist from TheGoldKnight.

In this episode we cover some recent pop culture news including the passing of David Crosby, Pamela Anerson's memoir, and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reunion. 

The second part will cover the actual nominations and our opinions. 

We lubricated this fine conversation with a delicious bottle of Abbondanza - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo from Central Italy.  

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Today we do some catch up and see what shows from 2022 will see a second season.  And then later we also talk about our award season predictions. 

On this episode we enjoyed Sunset Saison from Eureka Brewing and Rumbler, a double dry hopped pale ale, from Harland Brewing. 

Grab your favorite drink and enjoy the latest episode!  

An episode about CCR's mythical concert in 1970 at London's Royal Albert Hall.  We talk about the band, the music, the Netflix concert doc "Travelin Band."  All while sipping on some Elijah Craig Kentucky Bourbon.  Pour some of your favorite spirit and listen to our take on the spirit of '70 CCR.  

On this episode we drink Paperback Brewing's Everyday Zombies West Coast IPA.  It's a West Coast IPA with enough hop flavor to wake the dead.
For the second half we imbibed on Aborigen's Clandestino Tinto red blend wine from Baja California, Mexico.   The wine is a syrah adn grenache blend with notes of currants, medium jammy-ness, and dried herbs and pepper.  This was a very fruit forward wine and quite enjoyable.  

Today we finish up our conversation of Bad Sisters following the series finale.  Did you watch?  Did you enjoy it as much as we did?  Tell us your thoughts!  
And finally, we wax on about Halloween and its associated miscellanea like trick or treating, candy, scary movies, and costumes.  Hope you enjoy!

In this episode we talk about Netflix's Derry Girls, a show about youths growing up during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.  We also talk about the latest hit, Bad Sisters starring a host of Irish actors.  And somewhere in between we talk about Art Laboe and Don Francisco.  It was a wild one.

To keep things going we drank Powers Three Swallow Irish whiskey and the old Irish standard Guinness.  

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In this episode we talk some current-ish pop culture news including the Queen's death, the movie "Don't Worry Darling," history, Arcade Fire, and Tom Hanks. 

While chewing the fat, we drank an IPA from Ogopogo Brewing called "Yuki-Onna."  Yuki is a DDH Cold IPA brewed with Strata & HBC 586 Cryo. 
And we followed that up with Talisker 10-Year-Old Scotch.  The Talisker 10 has been described as the stalwart of the Talisker family and is a powerful single malt whisky, with a sea-salty nose, spicy complexity, smoky sweet character and signature peppery finish.