Oktoberfest celebrations in Washington state vary, with popular events like the massive, Munich-style Oktoberfest Northwest in Puyallup featuring authentic food, beer, and traditional and rock music, and the Bavarian-themed Leavenworth Oktoberfest, which transforms the town into a German village with traditional music, yodelers, and a Ferris wheel. Other eve ... Show More
Jan 23
International Pancake Day Race
Gary Mantz sits down with Sally Fuller to chat about this friendly little competition between Liberal, Kansas, and Olney, England, with women running 415 yards down the streets of each town flipping pancakes. It all started in 1950 from a magazine picture of the Olney women racin ... Show More
27m 15s
Jan 16
Celebrating the Route 66 Centennial in Springfield, Illinois
In this episode of American Road Trip Talk, we pay another visit to Springfield, Illinois, where Amy Beadle discusses the city's extensive preparations for the 2026 Route 66 Centennial. Beadle outlines a robust calendar of upcoming events, including a unique Centennial 5K race on ... Show More
26m 12s
Jan 9
Legends of New Jersey with Karl Petry
In this week’s edition of American Road Trip Talk, we are diving deep into the Garden State’s most enduring legends. Our special guest, Karl Petry, will serve as our guide through the strange and fascinating history of the region. Among them, the terrifying “New Jersey Devil”, th ... Show More
26m 47s
Dec 2021
128: At A Music Festival (A bit of CHAOS)
Watch out music lovers, we're coming for you. We set up at Riot Fest, a chaotic outdoor music festival in Chicago. Guests include a woman who runs a "goat brewery", lots of drunk festival goers, and THE BEATLES!!!! Recorded on 9/16/21 in Douglass Park in Chicago, IL.Go to http:// ... Show More
49m 40s
May 2022
201b Beer In Europe, Irreverent Curiosity
<p>Get in a festive mood as Rick invites a few of his friends to compare the beer styles of Europe, and the cultures that go with them. Also, writer David Farley tells us about an eccentric hill town not far from Rome. It's home to a generation of bohemian residents, and one of t ... Show More
52 m
Sep 2025
The German Immigrant Behind Coors Banquet Beer
On this episode of Our American Stories, before it became one of America’s most recognizable beer brands, Coors was the dream of Adolph Coors, a German immigrant who started brewing in the mining towns of Colorado. With a commitment to quality and a passion for craft, Coors creat ... Show More
9m 29s
Dec 2024
brews & boos (feat. bitch beer)
Episode 63: Meredith is joined by the multi-talented "beer personality" Caroline King from the Bitch Beer podcast. Together, they listen to a couple of spooky stories whilst sampling themed beers. Cheers y'all.
Beers: Southern Tier's Pumpking, Creature Comfort's Koko Buni, Monda ... Show More
39m 25s
Dec 2022
698 Ready for Christmas Near and Far; Wassailing
<p>In the first of two holiday-themed shows, Rick's guests recall their childhood Christmases in the Netherlands, Italy, and New Mexico. Then more friends join us to describe what you're likely to find this time of year in Austria, Australia, Japan...and Antarctica. Plus, we'll h ... Show More
52 m
Aug 2020
Episode 28: CraftBeer News - Order Beer & Get 20 mins of Puppy Playtime
What we Drank 33 Acres Brewing Wolf Landbier Wolf Landbier 4.8% ABV Rustic, Crisp, Dope Ale Landbier means “country beer”, a term Franconian breweries use for a lager that is unique to its location. While no two landbiers are the same, ours uses the 33 Brewing Experiment lager ye ... Show More
48m 7s
Mar 2018
Zymology (BEER) with Quinton Sturgeon
<p>If you like booze, you'll love... fungus! Alie goes Rogue and takes a field trip to a brewery in Newport, OR where she smells vats of bubbling beer slop and learns about the microorganisms that are the workhorses of the brewing industry. Learn about yeasts, how beer is made, t ... Show More
53m 37s