Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
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294: P&C decry the erosion of standards
The boys drink and review a holiday ale from New Belgium, then discuss the erosion of public standards of conduct. Is society allowed to expect basic standards of behavior? What about business dress codes? Can McDonald's insist on a uniform, e
293: New Year's Resolutions and how to keep them
In this end-of-the-year show, the boys review their home-brewed Christmas ales, then discuss New Year's resolutions. Lots of people use the new year as an opportunity to re-evaluate their lives and their goals and make adjustments. But some people t
292: The media narrative on mass shootings
The boys drink and review Honey Kolsch by Rogue Brewing, then talk about how the media treats mass shootings. As with so many issues in the news today, you have to peel back the agenda from the news coverage. Often the media can't even wait for the facts
291: P&C talk about Christmas music
The boys drink and review a peppermint Imperial stout, then discuss Christmas music. What do scary ghost stories have to do with Christmas? It might be more complicated than you think! Pigweed and Crowhill discuss their favorite songs, the dud
290: Commercials: Sales or propaganda?
The boys drink and review Unicorn Farts by DuClaw, then discuss what they love and what they hate in commercials. We've become accustomed to the idea that we pay for free television by suffering through the commercials. Consumers want humor in comme
289: State-sponsored vice
The boys drink and review a homemade batch of Krupnikas, a Christmas cordial, then discuss how states often sponsor morally questionable behaviors, like gambling and drug use. Maryland voters recently approved a referendum legalizing the recreationa
288: Ray Bradbury
Along with special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Space Dust IPA by Elysium brewing, then discuss a few short stories from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury. The premise of the collection is that you can see the stories in the collectio
287: Daoism and the Tao Te Ching
With special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review a smoked maple porter from Flying Dog Brewery, then discuss Daoism and the Tao Te Ching. Longinus starts with a general introduction to Daoism, looking at it from three perspectives: as a philos
286: On Paul Pelosi, gun violence, the world cup, Trump, and more
In the November 2022 edition of "five for five", the boys drink and review a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout from Guinness, then discuss five topics in five minutes each. 1. Gabby Giffords and the courage to fight gun violence. What is the "coura
285: Hunter Biden
The boys drink and review Glacial Drift, a spiced winter ale, then discuss the controversies surrounding Hunter Biden. Hunter isn't really the issue. The question is whether the president of the United States has been compromised by foreign powers.