Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill

Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill


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366: Pro Palestinian rallies on campus
October 31, 2023

The boys drink and review Captain Crowhill Abbey Ale, then discuss the recent spectacle of college students defending Hamas. The conversation starts with a few assumptions. * Israel exists * It has a right to exist * It has a right to defend itself W

364: Two scary stories from HP Lovecraft
October 25, 2023

Along with literary contributor Longinus, the boys drink and review Dark Usher, then discuss two short stories from Lovecraft: Shadow Over Innsmouth and the Call of Cthulu. In "The Shadow over Innsmouth," a man visits the decaying New England t

363: The Epstein sex scandal, means-tested tickets, and more
October 23, 2023

The boys drink and review a no-alcohol porter, then discuss five topics in about 5 minutes each. #1. Gender-reveal dad. From a YouTube video -- This poor fellow was obviously a captive. You could see it in his face. But it wasn't about a baby, it wa

362: The Unabomber
October 12, 2023

The boys drink and review yet another non-alcoholic beer, then discuss Ted Kaczynski, aka The Unabomber, who recently died in prison. He was a genius. He skipped two grades, went to Harvard, and studied advanced mathematics. Unfortunately, he was an evi

361: JeBron James' I Promise School
October 12, 2023

P&C drink and review "Gold Rush," a no-alcohol beer from Sam Adams, then discuss the "I Promise" School.LeBron James says that he owes a lot of his success to some wonderful people who took him in and helped him out when he was st

360: Hawaii
October 04, 2023

P&C drink and review a non-alcoholic Octoberfest "beer," then discuss their experiences in Hawaii. Pigweed had visited a few decades ago, while Crowhill just got back after a visit to Capt. Crowhill. Crowhill was surprised by several thi

359: Let the children lead?
October 02, 2023

P&C drink and review Geralt's Gold, a no-alcohol Helles brew, then discuss how our views of children have changed. In the latter half of the 20th century our culture turned away from the previous "seen and not heard" attitude and tried

358: Oliver Anthony, aka Chris Lunsford
September 16, 2023

The boys drink and review a lime and salt no-alcohol brew from Dos Equis, then discuss Chris Lunsford, who some people think is named Oliver Anthony. Mr. Lunsford recently appeared on both Jordan Peterson's and Joe Rogan's podcast. Pigweed and Cro

357: 5 Kurt Vonnegut short stories
September 14, 2023

Along with special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Sam Adams' Just the Haze, a no-alcohol IPA, then review some short stories by Kurt Vonnegut. "The Foster Portfolio" has an investment advisor who finds a client who appears to be

356: Ideal and planned cities. Hubris or genius?
September 13, 2023

Along with special guest Longinus, the boys review an Amber "non-alcoholic brew" from O'Douls, then discuss planned cities. Pigweed was curious who was secretly buying lots of land near Travis Air Force Base. The fear was it was the Chinese

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