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Wet and DryThe Apology EpisodeHow was your Christmas / New Year / Dry January / Lockdown 3 / Homeschooling?It's been two months since Matt & I last had the time to record a podcast. Well actually that's not QUITE true... we did manage to met briefly between Christmas and New Year to record some World Cup of AF matches around the back of bike shed. What has the world come to?We also recorded an interview with Sonja Mitchell - the Managing Director and 'Beer Admiral' of Jumpship Beers. You might remember that Matt once described Sonja's flagship 'Yardarm' as "A...
2021-02-2147 min
Wet and DryGuinness, Geese & Guilt @ Tooting Pond / LakeShall we start with the caveats?Matt and I recorded this episode at the end of Lockdown Part 2 - when the only way to meet was socially distanced at either end of a bench in the park. So it sounds a little different to usual. We've got some fixture congestion in the World Cup of AF - so it's a double header of two matches today. We're going to hold a few matches between episodes and announce a load of results in the next podcast - watch out Jeff Stelling - THIS...
2020-12-0830 min
Wet and DryThe Hungover EpisodeI can't even begin to tell you how hungover Matt was during this episode. It might just be the last time I see Matt given the latest lockdown announcements - and this is how I have to remember him!!!On this episode we channel our inner Mark Chapman as we draw the first round of the AF Cup, and chat to three inspiring guys looking to change the way we drink. Let us know what you make of the AF Cup draw - there are some interesting match-ups...
2020-11-0130 min
Wet and DryJamie East & The World Cup of AFWe're into the final quarter of my year off drinking. Time for some big decisions. I've been swaying between sobriety and moderation quite a bit in terms of my plans for 2021... so I'm thrilled that Jamie East joins us on this podcast as he 'celebrates' the third anniversary of his sobriety. He definitely seems to be thriving, and at one point in his interview he tells Matt and I that he's a better husband, father and employee as a result of giving up booze - well who doesn't aspire to be better at all of the above? It's a...
2020-10-1635 min
Wet and Dry'Tequilla' Mockingbird & Matt's confession...Don't worry - I haven't fallen off the wagon. After a break for the summer we're back! And to celebrate we're cracking open a bottle of tequila. Well, sort of. In this episode we chat to Fern McCoy, who has BOSSED her lockdown. While most of us were watching Hamilton for the 17th time on Disney+, Fern was creating, making and launching her own non-alcoholic spirit - Mockingbird. Born of her love of all things Mexican, and in support of her sober boyfriend, she's created something incredible. So get your salt, lemon and lime ready... for...
2020-09-3000 minWet and DrySober Sauce @ homeIn the words of the great Jon Bon Jovi; "Woah! We're half way there." Yep, since the last episode I've passed the mid-point of this year off drinking. The biggest lesson I've learnt from my sober six months is that the habit of beer drinking can easily be separated from alcohol. As Fergus from Adnams told us, the beer in an alcohol-free product is THE SAME BEER that's in the regular product. There are some additive differences, but in terms of taste... it's come from the same source. This is huge. We've talked about pubs...
2020-08-0500 minWet and DrySuper Saturday @ THE PUB!Firstly an apology: we've been talking a LOT about pubs in recent episodes. They say; "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone" and since mid-March we've been unable to meet in the place where we've held court since we've known each other. Apparently a quarter of us have felt lonely during the lockdown. Of course we've lacked interaction with colleagues, but socially... it's the pub I've missed the most. So excuse us one further episode on pubs and then we PROMISE we're moving on... but last week, we went...
2020-07-1600 minWet and DryThe Master BrewerMeet Fergus. He's the Head Brewer at Adnams in Suffolk, and he's the guest on this week's podcast. Does pub beer taste better than canned beer?What exactly is in non-alcoholic beer?How do you get to be a Master Brewer?And are the breweries ready for pub-reopening day?A lot has happened since the last episode: Boris has announced that pubs will reopen on 4th JulyMatt & I gave 'drinking in the park' a goAnd the...
2020-07-0200 minWet and DryWhat Next? @ The Rose & CrownWhat a joy this episode is! We're sat in the beer garden of the Rose & Crown (our local) chatting to Chris the landlord. For much of the last couple of months that's been a pipe dream, but on the day London officially registered ZERO coronavirus deaths, and the front doors of the pub once again open (albeit for take-aways only) it seemed the right time to reflect on the past couple of months. This podcast is an an exploration of what drinking means to us, and and in much the same way that you'd...
2020-06-0900 minWet and DryReunited @ Tooting CommonVera Lynn was RIGHT! Matt and I DID meet again in Tooting Common, and thanks to the magic of shotgun microphone technology we stood 2m apart, drank beer (non-alcoholic obvs!) and ate pork-scratchings. Just like the old days. Sort of.On this episode we've also spoken to Laura Willoughby MBE - the founder of Club Soda the mindful drinking movement. It's one of the first support groups that was recommended to me when I started on this project, so it's great to hear her very personal story, and get the...
2020-05-2400 minWet and DryGhost of Christmas Future @ Socially DistancedOn this episode is Chris Maples, former UK MD of Spotify, a friend of Matt's and someone who's been off booze for two years. This is a great chance to find out what my future non-drinking self COULD look like. It's a fascinating chat, and Chris is a BRILLIANT guest. Excitingly this COULD be the last of our remotely recorded podcasts! Sort of... we won't be meeting guests anytime soon, but as of 24 hours ago we CAN meet up in the park and record our chat at opposite ends of...
2020-05-1200 minWet and DryThis Abstemious Life @ Home (again)When we first sat down and started to plan this podcast there was a name we both wanted on the show. Bruce Daisley. Bruce wrote a book called The Joy of Work, presents a podcast called Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat and until recently was the European VP of Twitter. He's also a really good friend of Matt's. I've seen Bruce give talks about workplace culture, he's incredibly engaging, so I probably shouldn't have been surprised when he delivered a compelling argument for why I should quit my year-long experiment. But...
2020-04-2300 minWet and DryStay At Home @ Our HomesWe knew it was coming... this is the first of what will probably be a few episodes recorded separately. It's weird isn't it. First I took away the alcohol from our friendship, then coronavirus took the pubs and now we can't even meet face to face. On a serious note, it's a tough time, and there will be MANY people drinking more than usual. In the grand scheme of things this is unlikely to be any more than a footnote in the COVID-19 story, but for us it's become part of...
2020-04-0100 minWet and DryNo More Pubs @ A Secret LocationLike everyone else we've been adapting to the new world created by the spread of Covid-19. So much has changed, so quickly. It seems like only days since we were sat in a pub chatting to CAMRA about how great pubs are... and now we're not allowed inside them. In this episode Matt and I try to make sense of this, and discuss some of the news stories you've been sharing with us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-03-2000 minWet and DryMan in the Mirror @ Geoff's gaffYou don't hear as much Jacko on the radio these days do you? I wonder why that is. Anyway, Andy Smith is our guest this week, talking about how he changed his life, and it was triggered by Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror. He's a BRILLIANT guy to listen to - and apologies that this episode is slightly longer, but we've cut this down from the hour we spent together and we didn't want to lose any more. He talks a LOT of sense, and listen carefully at the end of the interview... I'm convinced you can hear Matt's...
2020-03-0700 minWet and DryPubs are Brilliant @ The Parcel YardPubs have an important role to play in British culture and society. Matt and I first met in one. He's just one of the dozens of people I've met in pubs, it's a really easy environment to shake a hand, and start a conversation. So how does pub culture fit with sobriety? CAMRA have been highlighting the importance of public houses for almost 50 years, so we sat down with Katie, a beer blogger, who works for CAMRA to get to the bottom of what makes the British pub so great. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...
2020-02-2900 min
Wet and DryPrince Philip's Friend @ The Blizard InstituteIn this episode we take a trip out to East London to somewhere called The Blizard Institute, where some serious science happens; there was talk of curing Hepatitis C while we were there. We met Dr Will Alazawi, a consultant Hepatologist (Liver guy) to ask him some serious (and some not so serious) questions about the health benefits of taking a year off alcohol. His answers weren't what we were expecting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-2200 min
Wet and DryIn the Be-gin-ing @ Hayman's DistilleryDry January is over! Now onto dry February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December...Welcome to Wet & Dry; a podcast about sobriety, male-drinking culture, mid-life crisis, and friendship. This episode was recorded at Hayman's Gin Distillery in Balham, South London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-0700 min
Wet and DryThe Rules @ The Rose & CrownWe're off! It's DAY 15 of Geoff's alcohol-free year, and it's time to talk about the rules.Matt wants to know if depriving yourself of something you enjoy could be a bigger harm to your mental health than it will be a benefit to your physical health.We chat about the politics of the pub - how do 'rounds' work if you're not drinking? Will Geoff still get invited out, and what do you drink, if you're not drinking?Enjoy the first episode, and let us know what you think.
2020-01-2800 min