Thinking Drinking

This year's super-sized “Dry January” episode is an overview of the dreaded US Prohibition, why it went wrong, and how Britain avoided it.Check out this archive of British anti-prohibition posters:https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/archives_online/exhibitions/prohibition/

It's the end of the year, so Tim and Eleri are calling Last Orders on time at the bar, funeral fun, and the hazards of embalming fluid.

‘tis the season for boozy gifting and Tim and Eleri have some facts to swap too.

Eleri and Tim are Lingon around for part two of “Berries”. Take me to Kirsch!

From Cassis to Chambord, Tim tastes blackcurrants and Eleri blows a raspberry in the first of the berry two-parter.

Spooktober the second sees Eleri and Tim sipping cyanide, speaking with Socrates, and suspecting seals.

Tim and Eleri get toxic over poisons in the first of this spooky season two-parter. This week: poison pens, phylloxera, and a snakebite.

Tim and Eleri hop to it with some history and trivia of beer's favourite accessory.

Coastal gins, kelpie beers, biofilters and freezing foragers are on the oceanic menu with Eleri and Tim.

Inspired by that episode of The Simpsons where Homer puts a drinking bird to work, Tim wonders how it maintains its constitution…

Eleri and Tim imbibe the black stuff as they pick the cream of Guinness facts, history and advertising.

Tim and Eleri talk about metal cylindrical drinks containers - because they can.

Stick a pony in your pocket, because Tim has got a story which links the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses to the downfall of a major bottled water brand.

Tim and Eleri w(h)ine about Syrah, or is it Shiraz? Featuring poetry, huns, and a singalong.

Emerging from Tim's laptop of two years-ago, this short and shaky episode is finally free from lockdown. The drinking duo had their first post-pandemic pint in the lovely Bath (the city, not doing soapy-good-times together), and now you can find out what they chatted about in the pub.

Tim and Eleri do their annual pub quiz, all about the previous year's podcast topics. Will Tim make it 3 wins in a row, or will Eleri get a grip? This year we're live (just about) from Eurovision, so expect some extra camp content, very strong language, and retching.

Tim is tantalising, and Eleri is thirsty. Eternally punish yourself with this dry, dry episode.

Eleri and Tim go Orange for King's Day, ask whether OJ is OK, and triple their secs.

Eleri and Tim guzzle hot choc like Willy Wonka taught them nothing. From Meso-America to Quakers, conching to chocolate fountains, we explore all things cacao.

Tim and Eleri go full monk-mode with Trappist beers.

Following Tim's episode on London pub names, Eleri has her turn, tripping round the USA. Will the spreadsheet get any additions, or will Tim be a dick about it? Content warning: marketing bullshit.

Tim had a nice time in Cologne and now Eleri has to hear about it.

With some home truths about India Pale Ale, Eleri goes stateside, and Tim gets post-colonial. Again.

Eleri visits Tim in London and he takes her on a pub crawl without leaving the flat. Discover the stories behind the names of our favourite pubs.

Rounding out a dry(ish) January the scoby gang (Tim and Eleri) explore kombucha, kvass, and kefir.

Happy New Year! So, who has a hangover? Tim and Eleri bravely battle through a recording they may have been better off not doing. Hair of the dog anyone?

POP! Glug, glug, glug. Fizz…

Professional humans Tim and Eleri explore the mammalian love of booze, unlucky lizards, tequila fish, and cat windows.

Tim discovers the shocking truth about amaretto, and Eleri squeezes her nut bag.

Tim and Eleri narrowly avoid an act of treason as they explore the boozy tastes of British Royalty, from wine fountains to Dubonnet.

Turn the lights off and the volume up, as Tim and Eleri tell tall tales of haunted pubs - and stay tuned for spooky story time.

Eleri and Tim travel the Andes in search of pisco, chicha, and whistling water vessels.

Rancorous hosts Tim and Eleri sip ale and Angostura as they discuss all things bitter.

Following the festivities of Edinburgh Fringe, Eleri and Tim examine two iconic Scottish-ish drinks.

Did Eleri drink too much and forget to turn up today? Tim investigates.

Tim's turning 40 and so, with Eleri, we're celebrating all that is good about ageing, from wine to vinegar.

Tim and Eleri return to antarctic wastelands and get slushy with more frosty facts about booze.

Stay cool in the summer heat with the first of our icy two-parter. Grab your luge and join Tim and Eleri.

Do-gooders Tim and Eleri look at the socially positive impacts of brewing and boozing.

Eleri and Tim smuggle some facts and some tall tales about secret boozy imports. Plus top tips for festival-goers!NOTE: In this episode we implied “Fanny loves Dick”, when in fact it was Mary. See for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8H_v8cM9CQ

Go suck a tree, it's an episode about drinks made from sap!

Vessels, stubbies, goblets, boob-myths, and old boots. Raise a glass with Tim and Eleri.

It's the end of year 2, so Tim and Eleri test their newly gained knowledge - and this year, there will be drinking penalties…Pub Quiz 2 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gyre9TMRDZynWJg0QGG6V?si=dffda8626b7c4247

Tim and Eleri just about make their way through a traditional Ukrainian toasting session, and we see how the current situation is reflected through vodka and beer.

Tim and Eleri visit Tate Britain's Hogarth exhibit, and reflect on the pissed-up paintings from Beer Street to Gin Lane.Follow along with these images:A Harlot's Progress:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A-Harlots-Progress.jpgA Rake's Progress:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rake%27s_ProgressA Modern Midnight Conversation:https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/a-midnight-modern-conversation-1Charity in the Cellar:https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1882-0610-54Francis Matthew Schutz in Bed:http://norfolkmuseumscollections.org/collections/objects/object-3907514260.htmlBeer Street:https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/beer-street-1Gin Lane:https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hogarth-gin-lane-t01799Four Stages of Cruelty:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Hogarth_-_The_First_Stage_of_Cruelty-_Children_Torturing_Animals_-_Google_Art_Project.jpghttps://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/the-reward-of-crueltyThe Cockpit:https://www.rct.uk/collection/811986/the-cockpitThe Painter and His Pug:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_(dog)#/media/File:The_Painter_and_His_Pug_by_William_Hogarth.jpgCaptain Lord George Graham in his Cabin:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Lord_George_Graham_in_his_Cabin#/media/File:Captain_Lord_George_Graham,_1715-47,_in_his_Cabin.jpg

Eleri, Tim and special guest Gem (from My Turn podcast) celebrate some home-made porter with historical tidbits, cocktails, a disaster, and only a few tasting notes.

March madness descends on Tim and Eleri as they explore Delirium Tremens and drug-fuelled drinks.

Well bless my soul, Eleri and Tim explore communion wine and other religious approaches to boozin'.

Love is in the air as Eleri and Tim look at sex on the beach, and some cocktails. Also how does booze really effect your sex life?

Tim and Eleri celebrate “The Immortal Robert Burns” by mostly talking about whisky, failing to sing Auld Lang Syne, and massacring Scots dialect poetry.