Podcasts about Rye

Joined by host of Queenpod: The Queen Podcast, and Queen fanatic we're joined by Rohan Acharya to talk A*Teens... Just kidding, we're talking about the greatest rock band of all time: Queen! With our 3rd cohost Paul Crowther (@themadbrewery) we talk about this wonderful band, the music they made, and the movies it's featured in. Inspired by the song Seven Seas of Rye, which was inspired by the mystical land Rye created by Freddie Mercury, we made a rye lager Seven Seas of Rye Lager - 5 Gallons (90 min mash, 90 min boil) Grain 7lb Pilsner Malt 3lb Rye Malt Hops: 2oz Saaz (90 mins) 0.5oz Saaz (15 mins) 0.5oz Saaz (5 mins) Yeast: Bohemian Lager Yeast **we pressure ferment in Fermzilla pressurized fermenter. We hold the pressure at 12psi until fermentation is complete Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Jim and Mike review Eli Mason Old Fashioned Cocktails Mixer from Nashville, Tennessee. Our good friend Chris Thomas from Made South introduced us to Eli Mason. Check out this episode to find out what we think about this easy cocktail solution from https://elimason.com/. Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms! Check out our swag at https://thebourbonroad.com

It's time to return to our slasher film franchises with our "Three's Company: Slasher Edition" cask and up first, we have Friday the 13th Part III. Journey with us as we head back to Camp Crystal Lake and another showdown with Jason. Is this a pivotal entry in the series or does it fail in comparison to what we've seen before? Our Flight this week is to pick a film in the 80s that could've benefited from 3D. Our Nightcap is to pitch where we would've liked to see the series go from here. So pour some Rye, grab your hockey mask, and get ready for a slashing good time. Cheers! For exclusive bonus episodes, become a Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/ryesmilefilms   Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Please rate, review, and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps.

We close out BTAC Week with a review of 2021 Thomas H Handy Rye and a recap of our overall rankings. This year's Handy was distilled in the spring of 2015; aged in warehouses I, L, O, and K and weighs in at 129.5 proof. Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

About a month ago Jason Murphy from porchdrinking.com hit me up on Instagram and said, "You gotta check out Covert Artisan Ales."  So I did.  Covert founders Dan and Stacey Berry joined us this week to talk about their Sioux Falls, South Dakota brewery.  SD was a holdout on jumping on the BGR train.  Back in 2018 we even did a Sucking up to South Dakota segment in one of our episodes with Stan Hieronymus.  I'm happy to say that SD is now one our Top 50 states for listeners. As we talk about controversial beer opinions and pleated pants we sampled some of Covert's brews.  Gin and Rye barrel-aged BANG! BANG! mixed fermentation ales, Dana wild ale dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin, and my favorite, Basis sour quad fermented on blueberries then aged in bourbon barrels.  Dan shares some of the meaning behind the shapes and colors of Covert, and everyone gets an invite to visit South Dakota to enjoy the beer, the parks, and the food.  Let's do it. The Beer List Covert Artisan Ales DANA | American wild ale dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin Basis | Sour quad with blueberries conditioned in a select bourbon barrel. Gin Barrel-Aged Bang! Bang! | Mixed fermentation ale aged in gin barrels Rye Barrel-Aged Bang! Bang! | Mixed fermentation ale aged in rye barrels Primtemps - Wild ale fermented in red wine barrels, dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast presented by Bespoken Spirits, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with a true legend in the Bourbon industry, Greg Metze, Master Distiller, of Old Elk Distillery in Ft. Collins, Colorado. The guys talk with Greg about his incredible career as the Master Distiller at the Seagram's Distillery/MGP in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the relationships that he developed with the team at Old Elk that led him to leave MGP after 38 years to start a brand new Distillery featuring whiskies with some extremely unique mashbills, and what the future looks like for both Greg and Old Elk. And they also taste and review Old Elk's Wheat Whiskey, their Wheated Bourbon, their Blended Bourbon, and their 95-5 Rye. This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is presented by Bespoken Spirits, and sponsored by Liquor Barn, Country Smooth, Penelope Bourbon, The Stave Restaurant, Frey Ranch Distillery, Three Chord Bourbon, Spirits of French Lick, and Davidson Reserve. Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at: www.bespokenspirits.com      www.liquorbarn.com              www.countrysmooth.com www.penelopebourbon.com www.thestavekentucky.com  www.freyranch.com www.threechordbourbon.com www.spiritsoffrenchlick.com www.davidsonreserve.com

We review 2021 William Larue Weller. The 2021 release was distilled in the winter of 2009 and aged in Warehouses C, D, K, L and Q and registers at 125.3 proof. Thank you to Buffalo Trace for sending us a sample!  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

Seinfeld Episode 11 (Season 7) Summery: “George's parents bring a marble rye to dinner with Susan's parents, which they don't serve with the meal. Frank takes it with him, leaving George and Jerry the task of sneaking a loaf in the Rosses' apartment. Kramer uses his hansom cab to help return the bread.”Original air date: January 4, 1996"Let me understand, you got the hen, the chicken and the rooster. The rooster goes with the chicken. So, who's having sex with the hen?" This week on Cartwright! A Seinfeld Podcast, Adam and Corey breakdown and review a truly classic episode of Seinfeld, The Rye (but why isn't it called The MARBLE Rye?). The boys also learn that it's not called a “handsome” cab, like Google suggests it is lol, it's actually a “hansom” cab! Now we know… and knowing is half the battle ;)ATENTION: The next episode (The Caddy) will be Patreon exclusive!—————————————Our complete SEINFELD archive plus our CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM aftershow can be found exclusively at patreon.com/CartwrightFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/cartwrightpodcastThis podcast is part of the BFOPNetwork.com

BTAC Week continues as we dive into Eagle Rare 17. This year's was distilled in Spring of 2002 and aged on the first floor of Warehouse P. As always, it comes in at 101 proof as it has since 2018. Thank you to Buffalo Trace for sending these samples our way!  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

Tom & Sam catch up with Zac to hear about his latest trip to the south of England playing some of the famous Surrey heathlands as well as the links of the South Coast. It was really interesting to hear about The Tree Farm and the work of Tom Doak & Kye Goalby as the project approaches the build phase. It was a heavyweight itinerary (including Sunningdale, The Addington, Woking, Worplesdon, St George's Hill, Walton Heath, as well as Rye, Royal St George's & Deal on the south coast) - made even tougher without a passport!

Independent bottlers buy casks of whisky and sell them under their own labels, and while they're common in Scotland and other parts of the world, independent bottlers are much less common in the United States. Last year, Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski gave up their day jobs to start Lost Lantern with a goal of bottling some of the best American whiskies available. So far, their whiskies have been a success, and they celebrated their first anniversary with a new release of five different whiskies from distilleries around the U.S. They'll join us on WhiskyCast In-Depth to discuss that early success, the difficulties in establishing an independent bottler, and working together as a couple during the pandemic. In the news, longtime Johnnie Walker master blender Jim Beveridge is retiring at year's end, and his successor will break new ground for the 201-year-old brand. Emma Walker will become the first woman to hold the title in Johnnie Walker's long history. Heaven Hill is hiring replacements for its striking workers in Kentucky, and one of Australia's largest distillers is planning a major expansion after its latest acquisition. We'll have those stories and much more...including what can happen when a royal visit to a distillery doesn't quite go as planned.

All week we will be reviewing this year's lineup of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. This year's Saz 18 is 90 proof, was filled in the spring of 2003 and it rested on the second and fourth floors of Warehouses K and P. Thank you to Buffalo Trace for letting us try some!  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

On this episode Jim and Mike review Leiper's Fork Straight Rye Whiskey. The first episode in the five episode series called "Stillhouse Sessions". Be sure to catch all five episodes in this series recorded in the Stillhouse at Leiper's Fork Distillery in Tennessee. You will not want to miss these. Be sure to check out our private Facebook group, "The Bourbon Roadies" for a great group of bourbon loving people. You will be welcomed with open arms! Check out our swag at https://thebourbonroad.com

Mentioned in the episode: The West Wing (HBO) View From the Top (film) The West Wing Weekly (podcast) The Graham Norton Show The Mighty Boosh The Double (film) Submarine (film) The Crystal Maze (game show) The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger John Oliver The Arctic Monkeys Radiohead The YeahYeahYeahs Vampire Weekend Kasabian The Great British Baking Show “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper Heideger (philosopher) Ways of Seeing by John Berger Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Watching the English by Kate Fox Shrill by Lindy West Samin Nosrat Hrishikesh Hirway Recommendations: The Grip of a Film by Richard Ayoade Gold Plated Girls newsletter Big Fat Quiz of the Year IT Crowd How Did This Get Made (podcast) Shit, Actually by Lindy WestCurrently Obsessed: Big Mouth (Netflix) The Allusionist (podcast) “ Isolation,” by The Parasocial Club Dear White People season 4 (Netflix) Money Heist season 5 (Netflix) Montero by Lil Nas X Starcrossed by Kacey Musgraves Screen Violence by Chvrches

O.H. Ingram ages their whiskey on barges on the banks of the Mississippi River. We talk to Hank about his whiskey, how he got started, and what we should expect from him in the future. Cheers!  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

We just had the great fortune of sitting down with Mr. Chris Harper over the 10th Anniversary Perdomo Maduro paired with a Buffalo Trace Smokey Old Fashion from Smyrna Village Bourbon and Cigar. Check out this episode as Chris drops knowledge on cigars, spirits and the lifestyle that we know and love!Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction02:22 Smoky Old Fashions04:20 10th Anniversary Perdomo Maduro06:01 The Tobacco Growing Valleys off Nicaragua 08:15 The Perdomo Method of building a cigar10:07 Meet Chris Harper of Perdomo Cigars14:00 Coming up with an Award-Winning Cigars16:39 Tasting Cigars20:24 Women Cigar Rollers vs. Men Cigar Rollers23:00 How Perdomo Got Started26:30 The Cigar Lounge Industry Today29:00 Your Favorite Cigar is the One You are Smoking Right Now!StickMen Swag Available at: https://stickmen.blog/Help us t o continue to make great content! Your donations are truly appreciated - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3J2PBSCZDTFE6The StickMen Podcast is a Cigar and Whiskey Lifestyle Podcast and Marketing Company hosted by Reggie Kimble (aka StickMan #1) and Co-host Sean Simpson (aka StickMan Simp). What makes us unique is that we cover the Cigar and Whiskey scene in our neighborhoods across the globe. Look out for our Whiskey Reviews, Cigar Reviews and Interviews with the cigar lifestyle influencers that make what we do so much fun! Our motto is to always "Puff, Sip, Chat ... Repeat"Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/stickmen)

Holden Caulfield, the fictional narrator of J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, comes to life to explain exactly why Mark David Chapman's plan didn't work – and exactly why Mark David Chapman is himself one of the greatest phonies of all time. Holden also imagines what the 1980s would have been like with John Lennon alive and well, making more music and marching in more rallies. For more info on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's cooler than Distiller magazine? Distiller Pro! And what's even cooler than Distiller Pro? Getting a 20% discount on it when you use the code whiskeywomen! And what's the coolest of all?? Hearing Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Moreno and Brand Director Mollie Berntsen tell the Whiskey Women all about their spirit journeys and distill the details behind Distiller!

Former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong takes a look at Mark David Chapman - the man who killed John Lennon. Candice reflects on how Mark's obsession with the book “The Catcher in the Rye,” his very vivid fantasy life, and his frequent delusions all played a part in the death of one of music's greatest icons.Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening https://wondery.app.link/killerpsyche.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Overland - Get the best, highest quality sheep skin slippers on the market at Overland.com/psycheSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jeff Arnett, Heath Clark, and Kris Tatum all have incredible whiskey resumes on their own, but they've decided to team up and open up a distillery. As they're releasing their first offering, we sit down and talk to them about their whiskey, how it started, and what we should expect from them in the future.  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

Tonight we are joined by Rye Davis. Rye is one of the acts in the upcoming North Springs Music Festival. He talks about life as a father, battling otters, breaking his foot, upcoming new music, and who he is looking forward to seeing at the festival. Hope you enjoy!

In this solo episode, hosts Rye & Jess answer the question: could you be hardwired to crave sugar + carbs? In this episode we cover: -Why sugar is so addicting & the hormonal connection to those intense sugar/carb cravings! -What is insulin resistance and the importance of balancing blood sugars + how to use Jess's Sexy 6 Formula to build a hormone balancing meal (without restriction)! -The importance of eating ENOUGH food and why restriction can cause more harm than good, worsening cravings & throwing off hormones! -The link between adrenal imbalances and how stress plays a major role in cravings + replacement behaviors to soothe cravings & provide longterm relief -Why getting your hormones tested (which we offer via our family business, Your Hormone Balance) can be such a game changer at getting to the root! -Jess's new line of organic, sugar free latte blends & why they are an amazing swap to have in your pantry for cravings! && so much more! RESOURCES Shop @yourhormonebalance biggest sale of the year starting MONDAY, 10/4 (only for 72 hours)! Hormone test kit packages here Shop @bodyblissbyjess's line of detoxifying + energizing (0 sugar!) latte blends + use code“BALANCE10” for 10% off here Download @bodyblissbyjess's FREE “Sexy 6” guide to creating a hormone balancing (i.e. blood sugar balancing + cortisol balancing) meal here Get @bodyblissbyjess's “Sexy Swaps + Recipe Guide” & use code YHB10 for $10 off here Check out @itsjoyalife, our favorite line of high quality, adaptogenic blends. Use code “YHB15 for 15% off” here Check out Mary Ruth Organics for high quality supplements, including adaptogenic liquid tinctures. Use code “MARYRUTH” for 15% off your first order of $23.95+ CONNECT WITH US Shoot us an email! Solo2.0podcast@gmail.com Send us a DM! Solo 2.0 Podcast on @SOLO2.0PODCAST Follow Rye on Instagram @ryeburch and Jess @bodyblissbyjess

With beautifully developed characters and expertly intertwined storylines, a talented team of narrators captures the emotions in Elizabeth Brundage's compelling listen. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss this audiobook that is part romance and part mystery. Five points of view lead listeners through a story that takes place over two decades. Julian and Ry met as photography students at the prestigious Brodsky Workshop. They compete in photography and for the love of a fellow student, Magda. Two decades later, Rye's proclaimed dead, but there is no body, and a multilayered thriller unfolds.  Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Listeners can enjoy Homer's THE ILIAD, translated by Ian Johnston, and narrated by Anton Lesser, on AudioFile's Audiobook Break podcast.  Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com     Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic Podcast comes from Blackstone Publishing, publisher of bestselling and award-winning books and audiobooks by fantastic writers and narrators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bourbon Secondary Market AKA BSM.  For the right price you can have anything you want shipped to your door.  Is it worth it? How does it work? Should it be shut down? In this episode we address all this and more! Please Share With Your Whiskey Friends, Subscribe, Review, Like, and Comment!

Seventy years since Catcher in the Rye was first published, one million copies continue to be purchased every single year.

This episode marks the 1st anniversary for this podcast.  Thank you all very much for your support!  On today's show I talk about some of my great sports memories including taking over the bar tending duties to serve the New York Rangers all night at a bar in Rye, New York.  I also talk about attending basketball games at Duke and Kansas.  Perhaps number one on the list is being at the Masters three years ago.  Enjoy!

Luxco sent us over a sample of the 2021 Yellowstone Limited Edition release to review. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

Jennifer and Dana interview best-selling author Helen Ellis and discuss moving from small town Deep South to NYC, "The Land of Rye." Helen talks about overcoming self-perceived writing failure and getting back in the game. The moral of the story is that it is extremely fun to do the unexpected and just be a grown-ass lady in your "F***-It 50's!"

We're back baby! Hope everyone had a great summer because it's time to talk about assassination and the Deep State. Friend of the show Yaki Margulies has returned to tell us all about the mysterious murder of John Lennon, and its possible ties to that boogeyman of most American mishaps, the CIA. How did the worst Beatle end up dead at the hands of some weird guy from Texas? Did it really have anything to do with famously annoying YA novel Catcher in the Rye? What happened to Bob Marley's foot? And what's the Yoko Ono of it all? Katelyn and Alexis are delighted to bring you the answers to these questions and more in this new season of... Lizard People.

Heaven Hill sent us the latest release of Parker's Heritage Collection, Heavy Char Wheat Whiskey, to try.  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

Rebellion and causing offence: Shahidha Bari looks at punk and finds that beyond the filth and the fury of the ‘70s music scene, it provided a new vocabulary for artists that's shaped the cultural scene to the present day, with photographs of the British punk scene on show, a new documentary coming in the Autumn and the opening of a play this week drawing on the idea of punk. Shahidha's guests are: Morgan Lloyd Malcolm whose drama, opening in Sheffield, features women in a prison becoming inspired by a punk band; Philip Venables, the classical composer of works including 4:48 Psychosis and Denis and Katya; musican and 6 music broadcaster Tom Robinson, and Radio 3 and AHRC New Generation Thinker Diarmuid Hester, author of Wrong, A Critical Biography of Denis Cooper. They look at figures ranging from Rimbaud up to the Slits and Derek Jarman. Plus - as Ru Paul's Drag Show returns to TV, Diarmuid Hester considers an earlier portrayal of queer culture in the paintings of Edward Burra. Typical Girls - Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's play produced by Sheffield Theatres and Clean Break runs from Sept 24th to October 16th You can find out more about Philip Venables at https://philipvenables.com/ Diarmuid Hester's website with information about his queer tours of Cambridge and Rye https://www.diarmuidhester.com/ The photographs of Michael Grecco and Kevin Cummins were on show at Photo London. Rebel Dykes, is a documentary set in 1980s post punk London, directed by Harri Shanahan and Sian A. Williams Edward Burra's work is on show at the Rye Art Gallery in Burra and Friends (until October 3rd). Producer: Luke Mulhall

Drinks and a Movie is Back!!!! In this epic first episode of our 3rd season my best drinking buddy and I discuss the Academy Award winning film 'Another Round' directed by Thomas Vinterberg.We finally taste some Vodka for the first time on the show!! 1941 vodka, smirnoff, tito's, ketel one, grey goose, and belvedere. We also try out the Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon. Then we taste Sazerac 6 year rye before making some Sazerac Cocktails. After that we wrap it up with a taste of the new(ish) Elijah Craig Rye. Hope you enjoy hearing our thoughts on the film and all these spirits! Be sure to rate/review/subscribe and follow us on instagram @drinksandamoviepod

Thanks to our friend Angie, we got our hands on a sample of 2021 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon to review!  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

Colby and Ashley Frey own and operate Frey Ranch Farmers + Distillers, a true "grain to glass" farm distillery in Fallon, Nevada. Not only do they grow all of their own grain, but the only thing the Frey family didn't build themselves was the still - a unique combination of column and pot stills custom-built by Vendome. The Freys did have to assemble the still, though...and that's one of the stories they shared on our Happy Hour Live webcast the other night. We're also joined by Aberfeldy's Gareth Howells and actor Beth Behrs, known for her roles on "The Neighborhood" and "Two Broke Girls." They'll tell us about Aberfeldy's #BarrelsAndBees program to protect and expand critically endangered honeybee habitat, along with Beth's own experiences in both whisky and beekeeping.

With the release of their Borshetta Bourbon, Mark Borshetta from Big Machine Distillery joins us to talk about their distillery, their newest release, and what's to come for this distillery.  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT There is a whole pile of back seat driving happening lately in the pro AV and digital signage communities about how to run a trade show in the COVID-19 era, and much of the focus has squarely been on Dave Labuskes, the CEO of AVIXA, which runs InfoComm and co-owns the even larger trade show ISE. The show is happening in about a month in Orlando, and with other big trade shows saying never mind for 2021, there are endless questions and suggestions about the prospects of the show even happening. It will, says Labuskes, unless there are measures like government-mandated closures. Given that the show is in Florida, that's probably not going to happen. Labuskes has done some frank interviews lately that went into deep detail about InfoComm and COVID, and the business. I spoke with Labuskes late last week and did not see the value in rehashing and revisiting a lot of what he said, so in our chat we talk a little about how things will come off and why. But we spend a lot more time on bigger picture stuff about how trade shows fit, and whether a niche industry like digital signage can find a well-defined home and community at big, omni AV shows like Infocomm and ISE. Subscribe to this podcast: iTunes * Google Play * RSS TRANSCRIPT Mr Labuskes, thank you for joining me. I wanted to get into a number of things, but I also didn't want to just rehash some recent conversations you had in an hour long interview last week with Tim Albright from AVnation that went into a lot of frank discussion about where InfoComm is at and everything associated with that, but I can't cCompletely ignore that, and I just wanted to ask, where are things now , has anything changed in the last week since I watched that interview?  Dave Labuskes: Mr. Haynes, it's good to be here. There have been a couple of other events that have announced cancellations, but there's been nothing that's changed in AVIXA's policy with regards to InfoComm. We still see a runway to a fantastic event with fantastic people conducting fantastic business. It's been described as being the last trade show standing this fall, but that's not really true. There's all kinds of events going on here, there, and everywhere.  Dave Labuskes: Yeah. There's a lot that's described that isn't necessarily really true, David. But yeah there's events and trade shows happening every day, all around the world, and I'm actually a little confused. For an industry that is really based on overcoming challenges and doing the impossible and making things happen that nobody believed could actually happen, there is that sort of a sentiment that trade shows can't take place right now and that just simply is not true. They're taking place every day.  So I have mixed opinions personally. I was supposed to be doing a mixer down at InfoComm and decided not to do that, and that wasn't really so much about I don't think InfoComm should even happen or anything else, it was just as simply a fact of, I didn't quite see how a cocktail party, where everybody was wearing a mask and being asked to stand six feet apart would work terribly well and the optics were weird.  It's one of those things where I could see a trade show happening, but I didn't see that happening well, and we don't need to get into all of that. I'm curious more about whether or not you're enjoying all the armchair opinions from people who say what you should be doing, but have never actually run a tradeshow?  Dave Labuskes: Before I had this job, I was a partner at a large architectural engineering firm, and one of the gentlemen that was on the search committee that was interviewing me for this job, James Ford, owner of Ford AV and I'll never forget where he was sitting in the boardroom, he leaned forward and said, “Dave, you've got a really good gig, like why would you want this job?” And I'm like that's a great question, and I try to answer it, and he's like, “But Dave, here's the thing: You're running one of the largest consulting practices in the world and if you have a management meeting and you decide to go liveleft, then everybody's going to leave that meeting and they're going to go left, and the jobs that you're interviewing for you and your team are going to decide to go left, and then 50,000 people are going to tell you, you should go right!” I actually celebrate varied opinions. I do think a lot of people express an expertise that is perhaps inflated in their own perception. Trade shows, they're a complicated industry. I've been doing this now for eight years and I have people on my team that have forgotten twice what I'll ever know. The interplay between the various different constraints, the challenges that people throw out there as though they're simple challenges. Yeah, they're a little frustrating, but I signed up for it. Nobody made me do this job. I was forewarned, so maybe I'm the one that has an exaggerated impression of my expertise. Is part of the problem just simply that it's Florida and Florida is this eternally weird place at the best of times, but it's got a particular problem and people all the way up to the governor of the state who don't seem to recognize that, “Hey, maybe there's a bit of a problem happening here.”? Dave Labuskes: Yeah. I think I'll be a little more politically correct than that, and it was nice for you to try it, but it isn't my first rodeo here.  (Laughter) I wasn't trying to bait you. I just think that's a big part of it and the people, the armchair opinion makers who say why don't you just move it or why didn't you just do it in another city? There's a little bit of baggage associated with doing that but just simply speaking, it's a part of the country that has a particular exacerbated problem, but doesn't seem to want to recognize that it has an exacerbated problem. Dave Labuskes: It all comes from the jurisdictions and it all comes down to point of reference, right? You can also just say, is it the problem that the event is in the United States, right? Because if you look at the United States and compare the United States to other countries, we're not necessarily getting a straight-A report card. What I have said, and I know we don't want to have the same conversation I've had already with others, is that I don't think the brush that should be used in making that decision is Florida. I think the brush that we should use in painting that picture is Orange County. There's parts of California that may or may not be behaving in the same fashion you or I would do. So I think you have to look at where are you going to fly into, where you're going to be, where are you going to have dinner, where are you going to sleep? Those types of things, and when you get to that stage orange county this morning had 79.4% of their population over the age 18 having had one shot of the vaccine. They've got a mask order that was issued by the mayor strongly recommending that masks be worn inside any public space. They've got plummeting hospitalization rates, death rates, positivity rates at 12.4%, I believe.  So, I think, unfortunately the world and this country and all of the states have this polarization thing going on, and yeah, would it be more comfortable for people to attend an event somewhere else that are looking from afar and don't take time to do all that research? Probably. The headline, the abbreviated picture, is challenging, but I do think that there are people that are going to make a decision that attending a trade show weighed against other factors just isn't for them this year, and I think they'd make that decision regardless of where it is.  Yeah. I guess that's the other thing that you didn't know you were signing up for was having an extensive ability to talk in genealogical terms. Dave Labuskes: This is a true story, David. Last year, I came home from the office, and at dinner I said to my wife and son I spent an hour today reading a scientific study about the efficacy of washing your hands with cold water versus hot water, and that is not something I ever anticipated taking place in my career, I will admit that. (Laughter) By the way, it is just as good. You just don't tend to wash them as long because it's less comfortable, but...  I'm just impressed I was able to say epidemiology.  Dave Labuskes: Happy with that. These are words that were not part of our vocabulary two years ago, right?  Just drafting off of some of that: CEDIA which AVIXA has a relationship with because you co-own ISC had their event last week or the week before in Indianapolis and I won't go into how that went business-wise or anything else, but I'm curious if you had AVIXA folks there and did they see how things were done? I know they had signage and kind of cues on whether you are comfortable with people coming close and all that sort of stuff. Did those things work?  Were there things that you learned from that you can take away and apply to InfoComm?  Dave Labuskes: First part of the question: No, we didn't have anybody from AVIXA at that event that I'm aware of. Not that I know of, but I'm sure there were people there that were AVIXA members. We do have a close relationship with CEDIA. Obviously we have a partnership over a very large joint venture that owns and operates ISC and ISR and DSS. The show itself is owned by Emerald Expositions, and we have our conversational talking relationship with Emerald as well. In fact I have a call next week with Emerald to talk through lessons learned.  I was in Louisville, Kentucky a couple of weeks ago at a SISO conference, which is the Society of Independent Show Operators. So it's Emerald, Informa, and mostly the for-profit trade show organizers and AVIXA was invited to attend. The industry of trade show organizers and meeting planners and event planners, we've joined arms and we recognize that this is a problem for all of us that we have to share best practices with, we have to share learnings with, we have to talk about what works and doesn't work. It's kinda like the AV industry and as I'm learning more about it, the digital signage industry where people compete, but they also have a comradery where a rising tide lifts all ships kind of a thing, and so I think all trade show operators are working through this, associations as well are famously collaborating with regards to sharing information and learning and helping each other. So that's a good part of the pandemic.  I would imagine one of the things that all these organizations collectively learned, if they didn't already know it, is that the whole virtual trade show thing just really doesn't work. Does it? Dave Labuskes: It certainly didn't work in v1.0 of 2020. I think v1.5, and we're starting to get closer to 2.0, I think there's hope for it. The best visual I saw over the last 18 months is talking about books versus movies, and you don't convert a book to a movie by putting it on a podium and filming somebody turning the pages. And I think that probably is a closely apt description of what we all did with our first version of the virtual events. But I think you can tell a story, very effectively in print or in film, leveraging and celebrating the differences of the media.  Where I am at now and where AVIXA is driving towards, and you'll see more developments about this in the next couple months is more about how AVIXA delivers on its mission, leveraging physical  events and digital platforms, and how do they interface and interact with each other? How do they mutually benefit each other? What's good in one, that's not good in the other? Not a lot of good, special effects when you're reading a book, but a lot of great imagination when you're reading a book. Not a lot of ability to be character development through introspection in a movie, but it's really easy to do that when you're reading. I think if you look at education, you look at delivery of information from provider to consumer, that can be done pretty effectively digitally. I think about human interaction and the break time during class is almost impossible to create digitally. That doesn't mean it is impossible. So I see a lot of assumptions that we made in order to achieve X, we needed to convene people face-to-face being challenged. But I also think that all of the pundits that got online in March and April of last year and said, this is the end of face-to-face, and we're going to be digital for the rest of our lives, have seen that they were probably not right with that either.  I think the one thing that I took away, or what I have enjoyed about these virtual events is the ability to attend round tables panels presentations on demand. So I don't need to be somewhere or sit at a certain place, set aside things then at 10:00 AM, I'm going to watch this. Just the simple fact that I got stuff going on. I can't do this today or right now, that I could click on it and see. Yeah, somebody from Brand X explaining this to me on my terms, and if I'm bored, I just click out, I don't have to stand up and walk out of the room and embarrass the presenter or anything like that. That part I like. Dave Labuskes: I do too, and that's the irony of it is. If one of the things that all of us like is the absence of time and geography constraints, right? So it doesn't matter if that panel discussions take place in London or Nova Scotia or Orlando, you can still receive the outcome of that panel.  Why are we saying that they should be organized and delivered between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM Eastern time on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week? That's where I get to this. I think it's more about a digital presence and digital community, a place where people interact when it's appropriate for them to interact, where they can organize their interaction times. I'm old enough to have been in chat rooms on Prodigy and AOL and you remember you would organize with people like I'm going to be on at eight o'clock tonight for an hour, because you can only afford an hour. Because we were charged by the minute, and then I think that's what we have to recognize. So in that regard, I'm really excited about the fact that I'm not a trade show organizer, instead I'm an association that is committed to an industry and an industry community, and what I can do is build that community both digitally and physically.  What do you think of the suggestion that the days of the big macro show are cloudy and that regionalized events make more sense, so an InfoComm Southwest, an ISE UK, that sort of thing? And granted that was tried a little bit in the past year, but that was out of necessity as opposed to design.  Dave Labuskes: Yeah, I'm intrigued by it. But I think the loudest proponents of it are the attendees, not the exhibitors and the attendees don't pay. Doing ten small shows only costs a little less than doing one big show or less than doing then ten times doing one big show. The cost of doing a show has a fixed amount. Even in the smallest show, you're going to pay an X and then get to the big show, you may only be paying 2X where if you're doing a regional show, like 10 times, you are close to 10X, and your ROI on each of those events is smaller because your audience is small.  Now that's using all the old rules. So if we go back to the last question, if I can segment an audience for an exhibitor and say, I'm going to bring people that have spending authority over half a million dollars that have a project next three months, it's going to require a high-end audio system. That's going to change that algebra, and so I don't think you throw it out the window, but economics has a factor in these things and it's easy to say I would rather go to a small event in Nashville, but the problem is I have to find somebody to pay for it, and even if you say I'm happier to go to a small event in Nashville, I bet you don't want to spend $195 for a ticket to go to that event?  I get the hunger for it. I get the desire for it, but I don't see a business model around it right now. We've never been successful at small events being profitable. There have been good strategies like, before ISE launched. We did small roadshow events from country to country, it was before my time, but I hear stories from the old timers about the amazing sort of experience of going from hotel room or hotel conference to hotel conference across from Warsaw to Budapest to Rome type thing. And we've done them in advance of launching our Bangkok show. We did it in advance of launching our Mumbai show, but those become feeders to a larger event that has a more sustainable business model. We did a lot of what we used to call round tables, for example, we did the AVIXA round table in Baltimore where you'd have 15, 20, maybe 30 people come to them, and so you were spending a lot of money on an event that served 15, 20 or 30 people, and we just felt like there were better ways of spending the industry's money than that.  The demise of Digital Signage Expo certainly raised the eyebrows at AVIXA and got you guys thinking, although you've always had digital signage as a component, you've had pavilions for many years, but there was an opportunity and a sense that something needed to fill that void. Granted, it's been refilled to some degree since then, but the show hasn't happened yet so we'll see how that comes off.  How do you build up the digital signage affinity for InfoComm? Cause I've gone for many years, but I go to have a look at the gear. I'm not a gear head, but I write about it and everything else, but I don't really see it as an end-user show where a big retailer, those kinds of people are going to come to that they maybe they send their gearheads, but more likely it's the integrators that sell into big retail and so on are there are there, so how do you make all that kind of come together over the next couple of years? Dave Labuskes: Boy, there's so much in that question, David. We should talk more often, I enjoy this. Yes, it is an unfortunate demise and it didn't get folks in the AVIXA thinking. Yes, we've been looking at the digital signage industry for a long time. I do think it's a community within the larger industry that needs to be celebrated, and that's that other point with regards to small regional shows versus big shows. I think we see lots more shows within shows taking place, and I think that's probably the right solution, and I'm biased. I think AVIXA has the right place to build a home within a home for the digital signage community.  First of all: there was this interesting dynamic between the association and the show operator, right? From an association perspective AVIXA has been having conversations with DSF, with DS-LATAM, with digital signage of Asia, and the various different entities in Europe. When you move from our association to association, one of the ways I think I actually described it to Rich Ventura, he and I were talking probably years ago and it's like you and I, David, are best friends, but our dads owns the competing gas stations on the corner, and so we can go to school and everything and be friends there but when we came home there's limits.  That was kinda how I felt like it was and I felt like there's a window there to not have that dynamic. Now, some of that's changed and I respect Questex. I respect Paul and don't know him well, but I know him and I've had conversations with him and he's a smart guy and I believe he's committed to delivering a successful event. I think it's being honest, looking at what does an organization want, what is the community best one? And making honest agreements and commitments to each other, and then keeping them. There are advantages to working together, and I think the end goal is that “home within a home” and “a community within a community.”  I think the challenge and opportunity for digital signage and InfoComm is the scale of the InfoComm show and the specificity and the heart and relationship with the digital signage community, and I think if we work together, we can build that home within a home. I think it can be more than a guest room. It can be an in-law apartment. It can be a place where it's identified and that's, yeah, I'm disappointed that you're not going to be there, and I know the mixture is just one manifestation of that home within a home, and we look forward to being able to do it in the future.  Absolutely. One of the logistical problems or mechanical problems, so to speak, with a big show like an InfoComm is: yes, you've created these pavilions through the years of digital signage pavilion and some of the vendors have been in that, designated zone, so to speak, but the biggest players are the display manufacturers, and they've always had their spots, their Primo spots, and they're serving a whole bunch of audiences at InfoComm, not just the digital signage people. So how do you figure out a way to create a show within a show when you've got Sony in the front row, Samsung's got a giant booth in the middle of the hall and so on. You're never going to be able to herd them all into one hall, so to speak?  Dave Labuskes: Yeah, so what do you do then? I think what you have to do and we're down to the details of tactics, right? But I think you start to curate attendees' journeys. You use content as the honey to attract and people will come where content is and content can be delivered where people are, and that's the challenge of starting a trade show, but we've done that. We know how to form a trade show and it takes time and it takes continual feeding until it becomes a self-feeding cycle, and then you have to create a journey that is guided a bit so the attendees that are coming from retail or the attendees that are coming from the advertising agencies can get to where they will be able to extract value and some of that will require tour guides, not maps and serendipity, because it's too big to just let somebody lose, but we have that problem now with end users in general at the show, you described as gearheads, but about 40% of the attendees at a typical InfoComm are end user buyers. It's part of what makes that show so valuable to exhibitors.  A lot of them are brought there by channel members. The consultants are bringing their customers, the integrators are bringing their customers. But a lot of them are brought there by us too, with promoting them and developing conference content that would be of interest to them, creating a nucleus of community. It's all very explicit, but it doesn't happen by chance. There are hosted buyers that are brought in to shows around the world. There are groups that are sponsored. There are other associations that are partnered with. Richard runs our Asian subsidiary. He's a genius at identifying influential associations within the geographies and partnering with them to offer programs. Organizations like the Indian Architects Association are partnered with our InfoComm Mumbai event, and they are holding content conferences for architects in conjunction with our event. All of our channels want architects at it. Those types of strategies are part of the town and the team that works on these. Last question, looking ahead a few months to ISE and it's hard to do the crystal ball thing, but I gather things are calmer in Spain. I don't hear very many people at all saying, hell no, we're not going to Barcelona or anything else, maybe that'll bubble up, who knows? But is ISC in Barcelona going to be normal-ish? Dave Labuskes: Yes, I think so. Again, like you said, the crystal balls are not crystal clear and now, after the last series of conversations, I think I'm going to put the crystal ball into the same place where I put “pivot” and “agile” and “unprecedented” but yeah, the biggest indicator that you would have about and event like ISC at this stage five months out is sold show floor space, right?  I don't think we've even opened registration for attendees yet, and show floor sales are, I think they're probably about 8% off of 2020. I guess there's no such thing as quoting me because we're recording this, but it's within that ballpark of the size of the last event at the Rye, which is, really the last event to compare it to. So if it's 90% of that size, 80% of that size, I think that's, that absolutely fits into your technical definition of normal.  And there were lots of people who said, because you're going to Barcelona, as awesome a place as it is, it may mean you see a slight drop because people who might go to ISC in Amsterdam, because they can drive there, maybe would not go all the way to Barcelona?  Dave Labuskes: Yeah, but there's other people that are going to drive to Barcelona that wouldn't have driven to Amsterdam. And yeah not a hundred percent a repeat audience, but… Well, I'm not driving to Barcelona.  Dave Labuskes: Yeah, me neither. (Laughter) That's those armchair spectators that you talked about earlier, right? We did the homework to make a determination about that, and we love the Rye. We would love to have stayed at the Rye, but the Rye isn't big enough to hold the show as it was moving forward in the future and it was starting to have a negative impact on attendee experience and you start to have those different factors impact a show and reach the value of the show.  I'll just be happy if I can find my way around.  Dave Labuskes: Yeah, it's a beautiful city. I'll tell you what it's like. It's the opposite of the Rye. It was one of the things I joked with Mike about. Finally I figured out how to get through the Eye without getting lost, and now we've decided to move the show.  Yeah, me too.  All right. I appreciate you taking some time with me. I suspect you're a busy fellow these days. Dave Labuskes: Never too busy for you, sir. Congratulations on your recent deal. I'm really happy for you.  Thank you!

In this episode, the guys welcome world renowned actors Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. Ian and Paul have been on many shows like Lost, 24, Smallville...but are probably best known for their roles as Damon and Stefan Salvatore in the hit TV show The Vampire Diaries. They have amassed a following of over 33.2 Million and their Brothers Bond Bourbon Instagram account has the largest alcohol brand following in the world!Through the show these two built an incredible bond both on and off screen. The show featured bourbon in many of the episodes which was fitting as Ian and Paul shared a love of good bourbon off screen. This love evolved and over several years of planning they brought Brothers Bond Bourbon to the market. This is not just any celebrity bourbon. Ian and Paul both spent well over a year developing their bourbon to fit them. These guys are also huge bourbon nerds as you will find listening to the episode! Ian and Paul have other products coming in the Brothers Bond line and, spoiler alert for the show...they plan on building an opening their own distillery! Sit back, grab a glass and enjoy this episode!Brothers Bond Bourbon: 65% Corn, 22% Rye, 13% Malted Barley, 80 Proof. Tasting Notes: From the Brothers Bond WebsiteColor: Sunset GoldNose: Baked banana bread, ripe tree fruit, walnuts, orange honey, warm rye spiceBody: Balanced, round, and velvety smoothTaste: Toasted cereal grain, honey suckle, dried fruit, black tea, spiceFinish: Fresh cut oakLength of Finish: 1:30 minEmpty Glass: BeeswaxFollow Ian, Paul & Brothers Bond. @brothersbondbourbon@iansomerhalder@paulwesleywww.brothersbondbourbon.com

This week, Tony and Fingers review Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey and the La Flor Dominicana TCKFA M cigar. Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy (http://eatdrinksmokeshow.com) host Eat! Drink! Smoke! (http://facebook.com/eatdrinksmoke) recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar (http://blendbarcigar.com) in Indianapolis, IN. Legendary comedian Norm Macdonald passed away at the age of 61. Tony and Fingers talked about Norm's long career and how much they admired him. Two brothers, ages nine and eight, run their own burger stand in Wisconsin. It's a great example of showing kids how to be entrepreneurs. Let's hope local authorities don't mess it up. A woman recently discovered that local health care authorities accidentally swapped her at birth with another child. How does this happen? Is she suing? How does one handle news like this? All that and much more on episode 151 of Eat! Drink! Smoke! Follow Eat! Drink! Smoke! Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoEatDrinkSmoke | @GoEatDrinkSmoke Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinksmoke | @eatdrinksmoke IG: https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinksmokepodcast | @EatDrinkSmokePodcast The Podcast is Free! Click Below! On Apple Podcasts (http://bit.ly/eatdrinksmoke) On Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/09697f78-947d-4008-92f6-18f6b241774a/Eat-Drink-Smoke) On Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/show/eat-drink-smoke) On Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6Qf6qSmnpb5ctSMEtaB6lp)

This week, Rye Smile Films pays a visit to Santa Carla, California to visit a group of vampires known as The Lost Boys. Journey with us as we break down the vampire hierarchy and also discussing that rockin' soundtrack. Is this a modern day vampire classic or has it aged poorly? The Flight this week is to name your top 3 favorite characters from vampire films that aren't vampires. We wrap up with a Nightcap discussing popular 80s actresses that seemed to have disappeared from the spotlight. So pour some Rye, grab your carton of maggots, and get ready to fight some vampires. Cheers For exclusive bonus episodes, become a Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/ryesmilefilms   Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Please rate, review, and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps.

The folks at Walker's Cay were nice enough to send us some whiskey, so naturally we reviewed it. Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

Live broadcasting is sort of like walking a tightrope...most of the time, it works. Then, there are those times when one's walking the tightrope while juggling chainsaws, and that's what happened during our #HappyHourLive webcast Friday night at the American Whiskey Convention. While the live video stream was plagued with technical glitches, our audio backup made this episode possible! Thanks to all of our guests who joined us Friday night, as well as those of you who watched the live video stream. 

The folks over at Jack Daniel's sent us over their new release, a 10 year old Tennessee Whiskey to try. Cheers! Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

It's time to open up the coffins and caskets and unleash some vampires on our Rye Smile audience and up first is a look at Tony Scott's cult classic, The Hunger. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the themes to the casting of the film. Is this a sleepy vampire film or rightly forgotten film? Our Flight this week is a casting another rock star as a monster in a film. We wrap up with a Nightcap discussing the most important decade for vampires in film. So pour some Rye, crank up the Bauhaus, and lets get spoookkkyy! Cheers! For exclusive bonus episodes, become a Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/ryesmilefilms   Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Please rate, review, and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps.

It's not often you get the Master Distiller and Master Blender of a major brand on a show together. In fact, this is the first time Denny and Jane have done a podcast together. From tasting experiments to limited releases, we know this is long, but sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. It's worth it.  Get laser-etched glassware at www.distilleryproducts.com  Use code DADSEASON for 20% off at www.orcacoolers.com  Use code DADS100 and www.action247.com will match your first deposit up to $400

Bob Costas has earned 29 Emmy awards - more than any other sports broadcaster. He is also the only person to have won in news, sports and entertainment. So, what do Bob and I have in common? Bob was mentored by my dear friend, Jack Buck. Don't miss this heartfelt conversation as Bob reflects on his humble beginnings + his most iconic interviews and memorable moments from 25 years of covering the greatest events of our time. Watch the interview on Facebook or YouTube. If you enjoyed hearing from my hometown friend... You'll love our St. Louis playlist featuring iconic change agents, sports legends and entrepreneurs from the Gateway to the West.  Listen to the St. Louis playlist now. BOB COSTAS' LIVE INSPIRED 7 Q. What is the best book you've ever read? A. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Q. What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today? A. A sense of wonder. Q. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? A. Photo album. Q. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? A. Jackie Robinson. Q. What is the best advice you've ever received? A. Professionally, be yourself. Q. What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? A. Your youth is not as short as you think it is. You're still a young man when you're 50. Q. It's been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read? A. He paid it forward.

Last month, the National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR) published a report for the Carnegie Corporation of New York titled “American International Relations and Security Programs Focused on China: A Survey of the Field.” This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with the report's lead author, Rosie Levine, and with Jan Berris, long-serving vice president of the NCUSCR, who celebrates her 50th year with the National Committee this month. The report surveyed academic institutions, NGOs, and think tanks about the state of the field of American China studies at a time when relations between the U.S. and China are at their lowest in the five decades since the opening to China began under Nixon. Rosie and Jan review their findings and reflect on the challenges that the NCUSCR faces in these difficult days.1:53: The mysterious and tragic disappearance of Rye and Caraway Triscuits13:30: Growing demand for China-related content18:35: Choked-off information flows out of China, fears over detention and the Two Michaels27:35: The impact of the U.S. political environment on China discourse and scholarship34:22: The singular focus on national security in U.S. discourse on China48:22: How the National Committee is weathering the stormA transcript of this interview is available on SupChina.com.RecommendationsJan: Going back to summer camp, going off the grid, and re-reading HemingwayRosie: "Why does it cost so much to build thins in America?" from Vox; a Freakomics interview with Pete Buttigieg and Elaine Chao, the current and former Secretaries of Transportation.Kaiser: Ezra Klein's recent interview with Robert Wright on Afghanistan, China, and U.S. foreign policy; and the 1975 Steven Spielberg film Jaws, which is the favorite film of Jude Blanchette, interviewed recently in The Wire China.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sometimes it's just fun to not have an agenda, catch up with friends, and just have fun. That's exactly what we did in this episode.  PS: We're serious about the Zeke thing. Reach out to us if you want to be a part of it.  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

Slothrust - "Once More For the Ocean," a 2021 single on Dangerbird Records. "This song felt like it was handed to me by the ocean," says Slothrust bandleader Leah Wellbaum about today's Song of the Day. The Brookline native continues: It came to me when I was sitting on some rocks and staring at one of my favorite oceans in the world, on Star Island off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire. The bass line arrived first, and then the melody and the lyrics came at the same time. I didn't have an instrument with me that week so I sang what I had into my phone notes and carried on with my day, almost forgetting about it entirely. I have a unique relationship with this song because it felt like it came through me more than from me, though I recognize that really there is no difference. It is not the easiest song to sing or explain. At times I even wondered if it might be suited for a different artist. However after sitting with it for a while I have come to the conclusion that this song was meant for me and it is about the search for a greater consciousness in times of chaos. For me that feeling of oneness often shows up when I am spending time in nature.  "Once More For the Ocean" can be found on the band's fifth full-length, Parallel Timeline, out September 10th via Dangerbird Records.  Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Virginia Distillery Co. sent us over some of their Courage and Conviction series finished in ex-bourbon casks to review.  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400

George Miliotes is a Master Sommelier and the brains behind Hooten Young Whiskey. We talk about his brand, wine, his restaurant Wine Bar George, and try the new barrel strength Hooten Young.  Shop orcacoolers.com and use the code DADSEASON for 20% off your order. ORCA: For All of Life's Adventures. If you're a bourbon group, distillery, or store, get wholesale laser etched products at www.distilleryproducts.com  Get in on the action at www.action247.com use code DADS100 for Action 24/7 to match your first deposit up to $400