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A show about beer and storytelling. Join Elliot and Mike as they discover a new beer (without all the craft beer jargon) and tell a story related to that beer, no matter how tangential the connection.

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Episode 84 - Fear and Groaning in Hey Brew from 2023-02-15T15:00

Well, dang. We went and got all busy again, and missed a few chances for a quick pint and a chinwag. But it's new year, new beer at Hey Brew HQ with another Elliot spooky special! This time arou...

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Episode 83 - Wait, What Am I Eating? from 2022-12-14T09:00

Once again, it's been a minute between drinks, but here we are again with another Hey Brew special. Would you like to know a little more about the Pumpkin Spiced Latte? How about fake banana fla...

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Episode 82 - We Bought A Poorly Secured Zoo from 2022-11-09T09:00

If you see these dogs in your front yard, please call me I have lost them. Or not dogs, but lions and other zoo animals. Elliot has for us a collection of tales of daring zoo escapes. Oh, and be...

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Episode 81 - Just Deserts from 2022-10-26T08:00

It's been a good while between drinks, but never fear Hey Brew fans - we're back! It's Mike in the driver's seat this time, and we're talking deserts. No, not sweet treats. We're going over big,...

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Episode 80 - The Little Castle That Could (Stay Out Of The War) from 2022-08-17T07:00

Get ready for some extremely localised Hey Brew content! Elliot is fresh back from a trip to his homeland, and has brought back some beery treats to share. This time, the boys split a bottle of ...

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Episode 79 - Get That Man A Parachute! from 2022-07-27T07:00

Well folks, it finally happened. In our excitement to record two episodes in a single recording session, we independently wrote stories about the same thing. Apologies for the delay on this one,...

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Episode 78 - Niagara? I Hardly Know Her! from 2022-06-29T07:00

We love weirdos doing death-defying stunts, and this episode is one all about a particular breed of those weirdos: people who do stunts involving the Niagara Falls. There are tales aplenty of pe...

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Episode 77 - A Different Kind of Jay Z from 2022-06-15T07:00

After a slightly long, largely unintended break, we're back in full swing with another dose of Hey Brew yarn-spinning goodness! Freshly recharged from a beer festival, this time Mike is talking ...

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Episode 76 - This Planet Is Just Right from 2022-04-27T07:00

It's no secret: we've gone and made a mess of this planet we call home. This episode, Elliot tells us a tale of those who search for planets like it, in the hopes of finding a new home that we c...

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Episode 75 - Stairway To Heaven from 2022-04-13T07:00

Surprise surprise, it's Hey Brew doing a story about some weird folks with weird obsessions. This time around, it's Mike telling the story of Heaven's Gate, the new religious group (read: cult) ...

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Episode 74 - A Tale Of Two Johns from 2022-03-30T07:00

Thought we couldn't do an episode that's more on brand for us as people? Elliot's here to say hold my beer. It's a rather good yoghurt parfait sour from a brewery new to us, and paired with that...

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Episode 73 - I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost from 2022-03-16T07:00

If you thought the 18% ABV Rhino was a contentious beer, wait until you see what we've got this time. It's a spooky, green beer, and to help us get through it, we've got a little dive into the w...

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Episode 72 - The Greatest Hoax Ever Hulaed from 2022-02-23T07:00

Here's a story of some stuff that didn't really happen, followed by some stuff that did happen but we kinda wish it hadn't. Elliot's here with some stories of hoaxes, but a rather specific one p...

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Episode 71 - Fairly Safe At Most Speeds from 2022-02-09T07:00

You already know that we're into cars, having featured stories about them in a few Hey Brews before. This time, we've got a bit of a tour through the history of car safety. We get surprised at h...

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Episode 70 - Extra! Extra! Read All About It! from 2022-01-26T07:00

Here is our first episode actually recorded in 2022. Things are fine and not at all bad. We're gonna fact check that however, by checking in with the news. Elliot is talking all about Weekly Wor...

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Episode 69 - I Want To Suck Your Blood from 2022-01-12T07:00

We finally made it. Episode 69. We've got a real meal of an episode here, with the story of people who think they're vampires. In the spirit of full disclosure, we recorded this one right after ...

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Episode 68 - Watch These Yōkai from 2021-12-29T07:00

It's the last episode of Hey Brew for the year 2021. We're going out in our traditional style: talking about something a little bit spooky. Elliot tells us about some yōkai, which are supernatur...

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Episode 67 - Flat Out from 2021-12-15T07:00

Put it into top gear, Hey Brew fans, because we're here to break some speed records this week! Crowd favourite Deeds Brewing is back with the Ludicrous Speed, and racing alongside that is a brea...

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Episode 66 - That's Numberwang! from 2021-12-01T07:00

Numbers have given us so much, but sometimes, they can hide some allegedly spooky things. Elliot has brought to the table the story of number stations: a seemingly harmless, often creepy method ...

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Episode 65 - The Bulgarian Dissident from 2021-11-17T07:00

Hello comrades! This time around, Mike has a story that you might have heard about before, with the apparent assassination of Georgi Markov back in 1978, killed with a sneaky little poison. Some...

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Episode 64 - Actually Satan This Time from 2021-11-03T07:00

Believe it or not, after 16 weeks of recording from home, the boys are back together in person to bring you the Hey Brew you know and love! Just in time for the end of the spooky season too, as ...

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Episode 63 - Finnish Him! from 2021-10-20T07:00

The spooky season continues here on Hey Brew, with a returning concept: the mythology of Nordic countries! This time, it's a quick dive into wet and/or spooky parts of Finnish mythology.

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Episode 62 - Beware The Return Of The Iberian Wolf from 2021-10-06T07:00

Awoooooooooo! Welcome to the spooky season, Hey Brew fans! In this episode, Elliot is talking about the legend of the werewolf. We've got the origin of the myth, some different versions of that ...

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Episode 61 - It's Sabbath, Innit? from 2021-09-22T07:00

Recording on a Sunday, talking about an old English heavy metal band, it's all Sabbath today! It's an apparently-hard-to-find beer and a quick rundown on the starting lineup for Black Sabbath. Listen

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Episode 60 - Into The Maelstrom from 2021-09-08T07:00

It's more Hey Brew! Elliot is here this time to talk about some big ol' whirlpools around the world, and how a lot of them are older than you might think. Give it a whirl! (I'm sorry)

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Episode 59 - Laser Swords from 2021-08-25T07:00

We might still be in lockdown, but we've managed to coordinate drinking the same beer again! It's easy when it's a very popular beer from a local brewery. It's time for J(edi) Juice, and lightsa...

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Episode 58 - The Men Behind The Masks from 2021-08-11T07:00

We're up to Lockdown number 6 in Melbourne, so we're still at home for another remote Hey Brew. Elliot's here to talk to us about Mexican wrestlers, so while we're all very familiar with a certa...

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Episode 57 - Up, Up, and Away from 2021-07-28T07:00

Lockdown number 5 has hit Melbourne, and Mike's cold has passed, so the boys are recording from home again. This time, we couldn't quite get the beers to line up, but we've at least both hit the...

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Episode 56 - Melvin, The Lad from 2021-06-30T07:00

Our little lockdown has eased here in Melbourne, so we're back together again, and the energy is, uh, good? Elliot's brought the story of famed lawyer Melvin Belli, who represented some rather h...

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Episode 55 - The Troubles With The Kalash from 2021-06-16T07:00

Lockdown continues here in Melbourne, so we're making the most of it and tackling a rather hefty beer. We've paired a rather heavy topic to go with it: the Troubles, or the Northern Ireland conf...

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Episode 54 - It's Too Bad She Won't Live, But Then Again, Who Does? from 2021-06-02T07:00

We're back in lockdown here in Melbourne, but that didn't stop us before! We try to settle back into the rhythm of recording across the internet, and Elliot's brought the not-at-all-unsettling t...

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Episode 53 - California Cheeseburgers from 2021-05-19T07:00

As the name of the beer might suggest, today it's all about acid! To be more specific, it's the LSD kind of acid, its discovery, some of its more interesting history, and some truly bizarre stuf...

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Episode 52 - Best Served Cold from 2021-05-05T07:00

It was always leading to this. We finally get around to the ultimate tale of people getting into precarious situations in the great outdoors, with Elliot taking us on an abridged tour of the jou...

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Episode 51 - The English Calamity from 2021-04-21T07:00

We swear it's not intentional, but Mike's back this time with another story of folks having a tough time in the wilderness. This time, it's a school group from England and a treacherous hike in ...

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Episode 50 - I Read It For The Articles from 2021-04-07T07:00

It's Easter, so we did something a little special with the beer. Something very indulgent. Speaking of indulgence, Elliot is here this week to tell the tale of the Playboy magazine. Y'know, beca...

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Episode 49 - Why Are Dates So Hard? from 2021-03-24T07:00

Computers break in some pretty surprising and interesting ways. This episode, Mike takes us through a couple of rather high-profile examples that were someone's fault: Y2K and the upcom...

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Episode 48 - Venom (not the band) from 2021-02-24T07:00

Australia is known for being full of creatures that'll kill you in any number of different ways, but this time Elliot is just focusing on one of those: the venomous ones. Warning: this may make ...

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Episode 47 - The House Always Wins from 2021-02-03T07:00

We've got just enough knowledge about things like the stock market and the economy to get you close enough to understanding what's going on with this whole Gamestop stock situation over the last...

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Episode 46 - We'll Make A Man Out Of You from 2021-01-20T07:00

Some days, I want to be more than just a man. Thankfully, this week Elliot is going to cover some of humanity's previous attempts to create just that, or rather, super soldiers.

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Episode 45 - Get In The Hole from 2021-01-06T07:00

The property market is busted, basically everywhere. What if, instead of fighting over the same boxes to live in, we lived in holes instead? Well, today we explore that very topic. We're taking ...

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Episode 44 - Daddy Chrimbo from 2020-12-23T07:00

Thankfully, 2020 is almost behind us! Rather than focus too much on that, we're focusing this episode on Christmas. More specifically, Elliot takes us through the history of the spirit of Christ...

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Episode 43 - Stout Day Part IV: A Hairy Little Helper from 2020-12-09T07:00

It's time for the other special Firestone Walker beer Mike had, and another story ripped straight off the label. We're drinking the 2019 Molé Merkin, and talking about merkins. You might not kno...

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Episode 42 - Big Bird Goes to War from 2020-11-25T07:00

In a probably predictable move, given our penchant for absurd stories, we're finally covering The Emu War! Hear how a bunch of retired soldiers, armed with some serious firepower, still managed ...

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Episode 41 - Stout Day Part III: What Goes Up Must Come Down from 2020-11-11T07:00

Restrictions have eased enough here in Melbourne for Elliot and Mike to get back together in person to record this episode of Hey Brew! While it's another episode about maths (unintended), it's ...

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Episode 40 - The Devil's in the Details from 2020-10-28T07:00

It's a little bit of a dark and spooky one just in time for Halloween, with Elliot taking us deep into the Satanic Panic and apophenia. To wash that all down, we featured not one, but two Listen

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Episode 39 - Disaster on Mount Erebus from 2020-10-14T07:00

Like the story of the Rainbow Warrior we covered in episode 24, this is another sad piece of New Zealand history that Mike had always heard about, but never really knew the full story. This time...

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Episode 38 - The Big Drink from 2020-09-23T07:00

In the words of Tim Curry: SPAAAACE! Elliot set himself the challenge of discussing the various theorised ends of the universe without sending us hurtling into despair. I think he did a...

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Episode 37 - Thicker Than Your Average from 2020-09-09T07:00

It's time for another big beer on a Monday night. This episode features the 10.5% Viscosiraptor from Big Shed Brewing Concern, and despite what the name might lead you to think, we're not Listen

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Episode 36 - A Nice, Leisurely Drive from 2020-08-26T07:00

It's time for the story of the Cannonball Run, a very long, very unofficial, and legally dubious car race! Elliot tells us all about its origin and some of the more noteworthy developments along...

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Episode 35 - Some Very Big Things from 2020-08-12T07:00

It's time for another lockdown episode, and this time we're looking at some of Australia's big things! We start with the obvious big banana, before veering a bit off track to talk about some of ...

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Episode 34 - Drinking At Home Alone, Again from 2020-07-29T07:00

We're back in lockdown again, but this time we've got a very fitting beer for it! Kalsarikännit is a Finnish word to describe the feeling of getting drunk at home in your underwear, with no inte...

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Episode 33 - Jurassic Jeep from 2020-07-15T07:00

Hold on to your beers! In this episode of Hey Brew, we have new friend of the show Jordan Tinker on to talk to us about his project to create an accurate replica of the Jeep Wrangler, as seen in...

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Episode 32 - Weird Flex, But OK from 2020-07-01T07:00

From the director that brought you comedy hits like Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, it's 3 movies featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead actor for some reason! Featuring stories involving...

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Episode 31 - Hey Brew Has A Posse from 2020-06-17T07:00

Standing at 12' 4", weighing in at 385lbs, hailing from Melbourne Australia: it's Hey Brew!

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Episode 30 - Drinking For Two from 2020-06-03T17:00

We were all set up to record last night, until Elliot started feeling a little sick. Rather than miss our very achievable fortnightly release schedule, Mike took it upon himself not only to drin...

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Limited Release #4 - Happy 1st Birthday, Hey Brew! from 2020-05-29T07:00

The gang is back together again, and just in time too. Hey Brew is turning 1 year old today, and to celebrate we took some of your beer suggestions and turned them into a regular tasting paddle ...

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Episode 29 - Turn It Up To Eleven from 2020-05-20T07:00

As if this podcast wasn't self-indulgent enough, this one features two things we both love: Turbo Fuzz from Garage Project and loud guitar sounds. Mike gives us a quick lesson on what guitar dis...

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Episode 28 - Tiger Style from 2020-05-06T07:00

Take a moment to sit with us grasshopper, as we cover the short period in the early '70s when everyone really was kung fu fighting. Elliot takes us on a journey (read: this one is a little longe...

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Episode 27 - Highway to the Danger Zone from 2020-04-22T07:00

This one has been a long time coming, mostly due to fear of what this 18% ABV beer would do to us. It's a small blessing that we're required to be at home for this one, meaning that we could saf...

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Episode 26 - I Come From The Land of the Ice and Snow from 2020-04-08T07:00

Like a lot of you, Hey Brew has gone remote! This was our first attempt at recording in disparate locations, and we're pretty happy with how it turned out. For this one, Elliot rejoins Mike and ...

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Episode 25 - Some Choice As Stuff from 2020-03-25T07:00

Elliot's in the midst of self-isolation after returning from his travels to Japan, so Mike called in a favour from friend of the show Ben Knapton to act as substitute co-host for this episode. A...

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Episode 24 - How to Bomb a Rainbow Warrior from 2020-03-11T07:00

Beer from New Zealand? Check. A couple of lads ready for a good time? Check. A story about French secret agents committing an act of terrorism in New Zealand in the 1980s? Le check. This is one ...

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Episode 23 - Frasier and Friends, Literally from 2020-02-26T07:00

Elliot came into this one hot off the back of a big night out, so it's fitting that he brought with him a comforting blanket in the form of two titans of television: Frasier, and Friends. The bo...

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Episode 22 - Ferdylicious from 2020-02-12T07:00

Fair warning: Mike wrote the notes for this one while drinking a beer and recorded this episode while very exhausted. Be prepared for silliness, but also mutinies, tales of Magellan and his misa...

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Episode 21 - Get Outta My Swamp, Get Into My Car from 2020-01-29T07:00

If you're looking for further references to the songs mentioned in the title and summary of this episode, you're shit outta luck. Instead, Elliot continues with his obsession with all things wet...

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Episode 20 - Tall, Dark, and Loathsome from 2020-01-15T07:00

We're back on our spooky bullshit, because apparently we can't help ourselves. In this one we take a look at Slenderman, one of the formative parts of internet culture, and a downright creepy bl...

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Episode 19 - Hey Brew vs. The 18th Amendment from 2020-01-01T07:00

Just like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, we sit around drinking some homemade booze while talking about how crap of an idea prohibition was.

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Limited Release #3 - Christmas 2019 from 2019-12-25T07:00

You better watch out, you better watch out, you better watch out! It's Christmas time, and we've got a big special beer for the occasion. As if he's received the strangest Kris Kringle ruleset, ...

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Episode 18 - Goths on Goths on Goths from 2019-12-18T07:00

With a very dark beer and almost entirely dark clothing, the boys get into the history of goths. No, not those ones. Not those ones either. You'll just have to listen along to find out which one...

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Episode 17 - A Very Powerful Curse from 2019-12-04T07:00

John Madden is a household name in America's NFL, and the Madden video games are the sport's main form of interactive entertainment. But, did you know that there's a horrible curse plaguing the ...

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Limited Release #2 - Brewing Our First Beer Together from 2019-11-29T07:00

For our second Limited Release, we finally got around to brewing a beer together, along with friend of the show, Tejas! In this 2-episodes-in-1 extravaganza spanning our entire brew process, you...

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Episode 16 - Crime and Other Spicy Things from 2019-11-20T07:00

The boys cover a recent crime that sounds like a lost episode of Breaking Bad, and then get a face full of some spicy facts about pepper spray.


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Episode 15 - Topsy Got Westinghoused from 2019-11-06T07:00

If you like animals remaining unelectrocuted, this episode may not be for you. We're talking about how Thomas Edison was a bit of a dick.


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Limited Release #1 - Halloween 2019 from 2019-10-31T07:00

Join us for the first Limited Release episode, where we get stuck into some Halloween-themed stories. We've got 2 beers and 2 stories this time: Elliot tells us how Halloween got started, which ...

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Episode 14 - Sticky Bandits from 2019-10-23T07:00

There was a public holiday on the day we recorded this, our second episode for the day, so we came in a bit hotter than usual. We combined this energy with a 12% beer, a story about some maple s...

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Episode 13 - More Strange Stuff from the Sea from 2019-10-09T07:00

With the recent spate of kaiju attacks, we take a look at where they come from and what they're after. What strange beasts have you unleashed upon your ears?


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Episode 12 - The Prime Minister Was a Frogman from 2019-09-25T07:00

What's the most inappropriate way to memorialise an Australian Prime Minister who (probably) drowned? If it's not a swimming pool or a plaque bolted to a reef, it might just be this episode.

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Episode 11 - Decadence and Defenestration from 2019-09-11T07:00

If the beer doesn't give you a hangover, this episode will. We're talking sex, drugs, and rock & roll on the Sunset Strip, with a look into the antics of the glam metal scene: Mötley Crüe, G...

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Episode 10 - Kellogg's Big Breakfast from 2019-08-28T07:00

In a very special 10th episode, we invite the Zac and Adam from Cruel and Unusual Nourishment on to the show for a truly big ...

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Episode 9 - Let's Burn Rubber, Baby! from 2019-08-14T07:00

Catch all the action from the drag strip as the boys spin their wheels and fuel up with 8% IPAs. Accidents guaranteed.


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Episode 8 - Not Anna Kournikova from 2019-07-31T07:00

The boys slowly back themselves into a hunger by talking endlessly about desserts, eating contests, and disgustingly named spreads.

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Episode 7 - Wet and Spooky from 2019-07-17T07:00

We touch briefly on the childhood of giant-faced horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and delve into the mysteries of his most famous creation: our lord and saviour, Cthulhu.

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Episode 6 - Come On and Slam from 2019-07-03T07:00

Combining 4 types of Tim Tams, 2 cans of stout, 1 cup of coffee and an English breakfast tea, Elliot and Mike apply the science to the pastime that is the Tim Tam Slam. Our stomachs were less th...

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Episode 5 - Rotate the Seamen from 2019-06-19T07:00

Look! Out there in the bay! It’s another episode of Hey Brew! This time, Elliot tells Mike all about mysterious ghost ships, and we decide carbon dioxide poisoning is dull.


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Episode 4 - Bean Juice from 2019-06-05T07:00

In this episode, Mike shares his favourite home coffee brewing methods, in amongst drinking two rather strong coffee-infused beers.


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Episode 3 - A Mountain of Wet Flesh from 2019-05-29T14:15

In this episode, we explore abyssal gigantism, and get to the bottom of the mysteries surrounding giant squids, ocean terrors, and one-eyed Celtic punk. 


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Episode 2 - Ghost Ride the Whip from 2019-05-29T14:10

In this episode, Mike delves into the shady business practices of Phantom Entertainment, aka Infinium Labs, their ambitious video game products, and their recidivist CEO and founder.


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Episode 1 - Strive to be Better from 2019-05-29T14:05

In this episode, it’s all jazz and woodwork in New Orleans, as Elliot tells the story of one of the most incompetent serial killers maybe ever.

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Episode 0 Redux - Two Sensible Boys from 2019-05-28T07:00

In this short trailer episode, Elliot and Mike do a better job than they did initially of introducing what Hey Brew is all about. This one is mainly for listeners new to the show, so if you’re a...

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