Grit & Grain Podcast
By Matthew, Bethany, and Ron
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Episodes: 100
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Craft beer sales and brand manager — Matt McLaren, professional brewer and line cleaner — Bethany Carlsen, and bottle shop owner and operator — Ron Swarner explore and celebrate the craft beer industry, community, and history in Tacoma, Washington, and surrounding Pacific Northwest region.
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Episode 185: Trails, Tanks, and the Long Game — Wes Finger of Kulshan Brewing
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Episode 184: The Unstoppable Grit of Robyn Schumacher
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Episode 183: Double Mountain’s 19th Anniversary Party
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Episode 182: Orval Day and Trappist History with Aaron Cohn
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Episode 181: A News Worthy Tacoma Beer Week Special, Part 2
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Episode 180: A News-Worthy Tacoma Beer Week Special
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Episode 179: Let’s Talk About Oregon
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Episode 178: Brewing a New Legacy with Ladd & Lass
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Episode 177: Beer & Chocolate
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Episode 176: Pink Boots Society Biennial Conference with Stacey O’Connor
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Episode 175: Building a Community Around Lacey’s Lone Brewery with Casey Sobol
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode 174: Food and Beer Journalism from Chicago to Tacoma with Kristine Sherred
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Episode 173: Merchant du Vin with Aaron Cohn
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Episode 172: The Future of Beer is “What, When, and Where” with Shanleigh Thomson
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Episode 171: Pre-Christmas Special with Sean Jackson
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Episode 170: The Art of Smoothie Sours with Shelby Bible
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 169: Inside the Brewer’s Studio with Erik Dahlin
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Episode 168: Who Brought the Rodenbach to Thanksgiving Dinner?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 167: Wacky Podcasts Are Killing the Craft Beer Industry
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Episode 166: Live from the 2025 Washington Craft Beer Summit
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Episode 165: Budget Battles and Belgian Beer w/Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 164: Pairing Beer and Cheese with Ericka Baird
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode 163: GABF Adventures with Bryan and Ron
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Episode 162: Michael Perozzo, Part 3
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Episode 161: Hop Selection Connection
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Episode 160: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Episode 159: Mansions and Museums in the Mecca of Hops
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode 158: Homebrew Competition Season!
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Episode 157: Fresh Hop Season Preview
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Episode 156: Live from Brew Five Three Beer and Music Festival!
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Episode 155: German Purity Law (wink wink) with Four Generals Brewing
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Episode 154: Hop Growers and Grain Makers with Haas Farm and LINC Malt, Part 2
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 153: Hop Growers and Grain Makers with Haas Farm and LINC Malt
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Episode 152: Catching Up After a Week Off
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 151: Looking Thru The Sightglass with Austin and Julie
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode 150: Beer Fest Fever
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Episode 149: Washington Beer Blog with Kendall Jones, Part 2
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Grit & Grain Episode 148: Keeping up with Joneses with Kendall Jones from Washington Beer Blog
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Episode 147: 10 Years of Beers! with Barry Chan of Lucky Envelope
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 146: New 501(c)(3), who dis? with Shawna Cormier
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode 145: Lyra Teaches Beer at the Craft Brewers Conference
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode 144: Field Trips, Lights Out, and Title Belts with Tristan McCoy
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode 143: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? with Parker Rush from Narrows Brewing
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 142: What Is a Mexican Lager?!
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May 02, 2025 |
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Episode 141: Florida Woman Changes Everything About the Seattle Beer Scene with Leslie Shore
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Episode 140: Full Circle from Full Sail with Charlie Devereux
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Episode 139: Incredible Story of Deep Draft Brewing
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode 138: Tournament of Beers!
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Episode 137: Pink Boots are Made for Walkin’
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Episode 136: Tacoma Beer Week Wrap Up
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Episode 135: Tacoma Beer Week Part 2 with Logan Brewing
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Episode 134: Tacoma Beer Week with Lander Coffee
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Episode 133: Beer That “Gose with the Flow” with Silver City and Communities for a Healthy Bay
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Episode 132: All In Amber with Amber Pacific and Georgetown Brewing
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode 131: Kate Milne from Larrabee Lager Co.
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Episode 130: Tacoma Beer Week 2025
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Episode 129: More Beer News!
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 128: Is Craft Beer Dying?
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Episode 127: Pilsner Party!
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Episode 126: Dry January Special with Aaron Blonden from Self Care/3 Magnets
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Episode 125: French Horns and Best Bitters with Texas Dave and Ted O’Hanlan from Here Today
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Episode 124: Getting Toasty with Winter Warmers
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Episode 123: Bottles and Cans, Dollars and Sense
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Episode 122: Union busting and weird hotel vibes
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Episode 121: Live at Washington Craft Beer Summit
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Episode 120: Do the Brewallup!
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Episode 119: We Tried 140 Fresh Hop Beers!
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Episode 118: The Beer Rep’s Journey to GABF with David Maravilla
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode 117: Hard Agave, Beers, and Bedtime with Rachyl Fojtik
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Episode 116: Beer Beef, Part 2
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Episode 115: Lyra Teaches Beer
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Episode 114: Adventures in Hop Country!
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Episode 113: The Birthplace of Pilsner with R.J. Adler
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Episode 112: Vibe Checks with Mikey De Alwis of Chez Lafayette
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Episode 111: Beer Beef
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Episode 110: Through the Hop Bine with Kirby and Gracen of Wyckoff Farms
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 109: Iconic Bites of Tacoma with Kris Hay, Part 2
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Episode 108: Iconic Bites of Tacoma with Kris Hay, Part 1
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Episode 107: Live from Brew Five Three!
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Grit and Grain Episode 106: Washington Wild and Salmon-Safe
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Episode 105: Super-Secret Barleywine Brunch with Sean Jackson
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 104: Leaving the Lawyer Life Behind with Rob and Abe from Ilk Beer
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Episode 103: Overthinking with Michael and Brian from Vice Beer
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Episode 102: Matt & Doug’s Excellent Adventures
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Episode 101: Getting Prehistoric with Rob and Kelly from Triceratops
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Episode 100: Fast Fashion, Part 2
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Episode 99: Fast Fashion, Part 1
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Episode 98: Roofing, Rapping, and Running a Brewery with Paul Reiter of Great Notion
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Episode 97: Where in the World is Brian Strumke?
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May 31, 2024 |
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Episode 96—Doug and Phaedra’s Eurotrip
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May 24, 2024 |
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Episode 95: Back to School Night!
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May 17, 2024 |
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Episode 94: Todd Clement of Monkless Belgian Ales
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May 10, 2024 |
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Episode 93: Barley-whining and Chalupas
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May 03, 2024 |
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Episode 92: Shabby Road and Hazy Black IPAs
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 91: Clean Lines and Dirty Minds
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 90: Light and Dark with R.J. Adler
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 89: Lawnmower Beers
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 88: Homebrewing
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Episode 87: Bret Gordon of Lumberbeard Brewing
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 86: Ilk Beer, Part 2
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Mar 08, 2024 |