Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
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433: The Trump Assassination attempt and 4 other topics
#1 -- (2:58) Is it even possible that the Secret Service is as incompetent as they were in Pennsylvania? The security failures were epic and strain credulity. Could competent, trained professionals be this bad? The boys review some of the emerging detai
432: Eugenics -- a legacy of progressive experts and the intelligensia
The boys drink and review Pigweed's Seal Team 6 -- a homebrewed Black IPA -- then discuss eugenics. Humans have been breeding animals and plants for a very long time. Most of the foods we eat are the result of thousands of years of careful breeding
431: An introduction to liquor basics
The boys drink and review Crowhill's homemade gin, then give a broad overview of liquors. P&C discuss ... Fermentation vs. distillation The history of liquor Liquor vs. liquer and fortified wines What "proof" means White vs. colo
430: Star Wars, the Hero Journey, and The Acolyte
The boys drink and review Brooklyn Brewery's Sunny Pale Ale, then discuss Star Wars and the enduring influence of the hero's journey. The Star Wars movies struck quite a chord with the public. On the one hand, it seems like silly kid's stuff
429: OnlyFans is bad for women and society
P&C drink and review a summer ale, then discuss OnlyFans. The site serves as a medium for paid content. It's not only about sex. It can be used by artists, musicians, authors, and so on. But it's largely about sex. There are some possible be
428: How scary is Trump's Agenda 47?
Agenda 47 is a series of policy initiatives Trump intends to enact if elected. In the telling of one hair on fire liberal commentator, Agenda 47 includes ... * massive deportation* death sentence for human trafficking* close dept of education* put pra
427: From Special to General: Exploring Einstein's Relativity
Join us in this episode as we delve into the fascinating world of relativity, exploring the groundbreaking work of Albert Einstein. We cover both special and general relativity, discussing the profound implications these theories have on our understan
426: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
With literary contributor Longinus, the boys drink and review Furious George Hefeweizen from Crooked Crab Brewing, then continue their "shortcut to the classics" series with The Time Machine. After a brief biography and sense of Wells' hist
425: P&C empty the mailbag
The boys drink and review Southern Cross ESB from M8 Beer Company, then go through reader questions and comments. Questions include ... * Why aren't there more women in dangerous jobs, and should they be if we really want equity? * Does dating a
424: Scientific American values wokeness over science
P&C drink and review Little Mac IPA from Antietam Brewing then discuss the downward slide of a famous scientific magazine that was founded before the American Civil War! It would be nice to have a reliable standard to find out what's actually goi