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PourThe Podcast
New episode every Thursday
One drink, one story.
Conversations with the brewers, growers, roasters, and bartenders who make the glasses we argue about. Thirty-five minutes, one guest, no tasting notes.
Episodes
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The barrel room economy
38 min · We follow one barrel of stout through a year of waiting, blending, and quiet panic with the team at Half Mile Brewing.
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What a wine town does when the train stops
44 min · A depot, a vineyard, and a county commission: how one Michigan town rebuilt its tasting room without sanding off its history.
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Bitter, and the American palate
31 min · Why American amaro stopped apologizing, and what yarrow has to do with it.
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The $22 cup
27 min · Beans, rent, labor, and eighteen minutes of attention: the real math behind an expensive pour-over.
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Who drives the beer truck?
35 min · Self-distribution is unglamorous, expensive, and suddenly the only route with a future. A week on the route sheet.
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Harvest without hands
41 min · The seasonal labor model is breaking. Three winemakers on pooling crews, raising pay, and picking in three passes.
Pitch the show
We book people who make things and know things: producers, buyers, distributors, bartenders, importers, and the occasional economist. Send a one-paragraph pitch and a link to something you have said in public. No publicists required, though they are welcome.