Episode 24: LGBTQ Club Culture in the 70s & 80s with Emily Colucci
Release Date: 06/22/2018
Episode 71: Black Cow Vodka with co-founder Paul "Archie" Archard
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Vodka made entirely from MILK?! Black Cow Vodka is perhaps the first of its kind in the world made from discarded whey - a bi-product of cheese production. Co-founder Paul "Archie" Archard talks about how this harebrained idea came to be, how Black Cow is one of the most sustainable spirits being made, and why milk is the perfect organic ingredient to make vodka with.Â
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Episode 70: Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
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Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur was created 5 years ago in Australia by distiller Philip Moore & coffee-enthusiast/designer, Tom Baker. A first of its kind, Mr Black is a coffee liqueur made with single origin cold brew coffee & Australian wheat vodka. It has half the sugar and 10 times the coffee of traditional coffee liqueurs - a cold brew spirit for coffee purists. At the official LA launch, I sat down with co-founder Tom Baker and Mr Black’s Global Coffee Ambassador, Martin Hudak.
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Episode 69: Getting Päntsdrunk with Podcast Superstar Kristen Meinzer
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Päntsdrunk is the Finnish concept of drinking alone in your underwear. It is also the title of a popular book by Miska Rantanen detailing the intricacies of this Finnish practice. Podcast host, producer and all around superstar Kristen Meinzer knows a thing or two about getting Päntsdrunk after she and her co-host lived two weeks of it for her popular podcast By the Book.Â
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Episode 68: Shochu with Paul Nakayama
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This week we take a deep dive into Japanese distilled spirit, Shochu with Paul Nakayama, founder of Nankai Shochu.
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Episode 67: Sake with Timothy Sullivan
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Sake may be known as a Japanese rice wine but the process of making the stuff is closer to beer making, and it may be one of the most versatile drinks to have with food. Tim Sullivan, this week's guest, is an unlikely expert and educator of sake, but after devoting the last decade to sake, and learning the craft of sake brewing in Japan, Tim is now one of the top sake experts in the US, a national sake educator, and a Global Brand Ambassador of Hakkaisan Sake Brewery based in Niigata, Japan.
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Episode 66: Sonoma Wine Country with Beth Costa
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Sonoma wine country is a magical place and I'm still high from my visit last month. I capped off my trip with an interview with longtime Sonoma resident, Beth Costa - an expert on the region, Executive Director and host of Wine Road - a website and award-winning podcast devoted to the all things Northern Sonoma wine country. Get ready to plan your next trip, because we've mapped out your perfect day in Sonoma County.Â
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Episode 65: English Sparkling Wine with Chapel Down's Josh Donaghay-Spire
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English sparkling wine is suddenly all the rage with wine experts and enthusiasts alike. But it's been bubbling up for the last 30-40 years, spearheaded by the leading English sparkler (and apparently the royal family's fave), Chapel Down. I sat down with head wine maker Josh Donaghay-Spire while he was in town recently, and we chatted about the exciting category of English sparkling wine.Â
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The Master Blend - A Bartender Series: Christine Wiseman
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This week is our fourth episode in the Bartender Interview Series - The Master Blend. In collaboration with BERTOUX Brandy, the Bit by a Fox Podcast is hosting a series of interviews with some of America’s most acclaimed and innovative bartenders. This week's interview is with one of the sparkliest personalities in the LA bar scene - Broken Shaker LA's Bar Director and glitter enthusiast, Christine Wiseman.
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Episode 63: Suck it Up with Dan Magro
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Hobbiest mixologist, viral video personality, and cocktail book author of Suck It Up: Extraordinary Cocktails for Everyday People, Dan Magro has a real-talk and hilarious approach to mixing drinks and taking names. We talked about the proliferation of multi-hyphenates in LA, his deep love of brunch as a lifestyle, and his ultimate, if unexpected, drinking buddy.
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The Master Blend - A Bartender Series: Devon Tarby
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This week is our third episode in the Bartender Interview Series - The Master Blend. In collaboration with BERTOUX Brandy, the Bit by a Fox Podcast is hosting a series of interviews with some of America’s most acclaimed bartenders. This week's interview is with Devon Tarby who discusses her bartending beginnings at famed cocktail bar The Varnish where she met her future partners in the highly successful hospitality firm, Proprietors LLC, and what it's like to be nominated for a James Beard Award.Â
info_outlineLast week we kicked off a Gay Pride Month series on the podcast. We’re devoting the rest of the month to LGBTQ stories - the importance of gay bars and clubs through history, the cultural impact of the movements that came out of those important spaces, and the renegades, revolutionaries and icons behind it all. It’s such a big subject, we’ve created our first podcast series for #PrideMonth. In this second episode in this series, we touch on the gay club culture in the 70s and 80s - the music, dancing, drag, sex, and drugs involved in the queer club scene, and how it crossed over and influenced straight/mainstream culture through the years.
Our guest this week is Emily Colucci, a writer and arts curator based in New York City. Emily is co-founder of Filthy Dreams,a blog analyzing art and culture through a queer lens and a touch of camp.
This week's featured cocktail happens to be one of the most popular cocktails of the disco era: The Harvey Wallbanger. This drink was heavily advertised all throughout the 70s to promote sales of Galliano Liqueur which, in turn, became the most popular liqueur in America during the decade.
Harvey Wallbanger
2 oz Vodka
4 oz Fresh orange juice
3/4 oz Galliano
Add vodka and orange juice to a tall, ice-filled highball glass. Float the Galliano on top and stir. Garnish with orange wheel and enjoy.