Podcasts by TalkTales: "Cheaper Than Therapy" Bartender Advice Line
TalkTales is a comedy podcast that explores stories from behind the bar and beyond. Covid is a bitch, so Shana and Adhel reformatted and now bring you Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer them on our weekly podcast.
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 22 Featuring Taylor Lax, Kin Whiskey from 2021-06-26T00:00
Welcome to the 22nd episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 21 Featuring Angela Lechner, A Blast From The Past In Santa Cruz CA from 2021-06-04T00:00
Welcome to the 21st episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 20 Featuring Jose (Jay) Cordero From Agave Cocina, Jersey from 2021-05-03T00:00
Welcome to the 20th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 19 Featuring Emily Larson From Chicago Food Magazine from 2021-04-16T00:00
Welcome to the 19th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 18 Featuring Aly Iwamoto From Thunderbolt, LA. from 2021-04-05T00:00
Welcome to the 18th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 17 Featuring Ryan Flemming From Madre Mezcal from 2021-03-19T00:00
Welcome to the 17th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 16 Featuring Carissa Kaufman From Los Angeles from 2021-03-11T00:00
Welcome to the 15th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 15 Featuring Aaron Polsky of Livewire Cocktails from 2021-03-01T00:00
Welcome to the 15th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 14 Featuring Taylor Cloyes, Bacadi Legacy Champ! from 2021-02-13T00:00
Welcome to the 14th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 13 Featuring Sarah Mengoni From Historically Drinking from 2021-01-19T00:00
Welcome to the 13th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 12 Featuring Cesar Sandoval With Abasolo & Nixta from 2021-01-10T00:00
Welcome to the 12th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Más barato que la terapia: Episodio 10 con Kevin Gomez Maldonado De Tijuana, Mexico. from 2020-12-20T00:00
***THIS EPISODE IS MOSTLY IN SPANISH*** *** ESTE EPISODIO ES MAYORMENTE EN ESPAÑOL ***
Welcome to the 11th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)...
Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 10 Featuring Denise Swindel From Los Angeles from 2020-12-12T00:00
Welcome to the 10th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer the...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 9 Featuring Annarose Krone From Los Angeles from 2020-11-03T00:00
Welcome to the 9th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer them...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 8 Featuring Megan Czajka From London from 2020-11-03T00:00
Welcome to the 8th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer them...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 7 Featuring Saeed House From Los Angeles from 2020-10-18T00:00
Welcome to the 7th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer them...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 6 Featuring Sari, Steven and Ivy From New Orleans from 2020-10-11T00:00
Welcome to the 6th episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer them...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 5 Featuring Ashley Erwin from Angel's Envy from 2020-10-05T00:00
Welcome to the fifth episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer th...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 4 Featuring Rob Noyola from Los Angeles from 2020-09-23T00:00
Welcome to the forth episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions, Shana, Adhel and our top shelf guests will answer th...
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Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 3 Featuring Max Reis From Los Angeles, CA. from 2020-09-14T00:00
Welcome to the third episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions.
Shana and Adhel are joined by the Beer Ghos...
Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 2 Featuring Chad Ellis From Baltimore MD from 2020-08-28T00:00
Welcome to the second episode of Cheaper Than Therapy! The free bartender call in advice podcast. Call (213)465-0837 and leave us your questions.
Shana and Adhel are thrilled to bring on ...
Cheaper Than Therapy: Episode 1 Featuring The Educated Barfly, Leandro Para Dimonriva from 2020-08-11T00:00
Welcome to the first episode of cheaper than therapy! The free bartender call in advice show. Call (213) 465-0837? and leave us your questions.
Shana and Adhel are very excited to launch the...
Welcome to "Cheaper Than Therapy!" Bartender Advice from 2020-08-10T00:00
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed many things in our daily lives, including our little DIY podcast. The TalkTales team refocused the podcast format. Since lock down our glorious bartenders can't j...
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Ep. 74: "Beyond the Glass and Into the Mind" of Daniel Djang. from 2020-07-02T00:00
Shana has the honor to sit down and virtually interview one of LA's favorites, Daniel Djang.
Daniel is the founder of the award-winning cocktail and spirits blog, Thirsty in LA. Daniel is ...
Ep. 73: "Guess Who's Back? Boom!" Featuring Adhel Martinez from 2020-06-24T00:00
Guess who's back, who's back again!
Boom our mixtress Adhel is back on the mic baby!!! Shana and Adhel get at it again 6ft apart but together!!!! We catch up on lost time and for the first ti...
Ep. 72: Back On The Mics With On The Back Bar" Featuring Host Chris Menning from 2020-06-13T00:00
Black Lives Matter!
Shana finally gets back of the mic for this time traveling episode with Chris Menning the host of the podcast On The Back Bar and founder of Gastronomer Lifestyle.
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Ep. 71: "We Got 86'd" Featuring Justyn Myers The Host Of You're 86 from 2020-05-11T00:00
Shana and Adhel in quarantine spirit interview the host of You're 86 Justyn Myers. You're 86 is a casual interview-style podcast focusing on how professional bartenders handle challenges and bad si...
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Ep. 70: "It's An Open Container Only if You Put The Straw In It" Featuring Brooks Frost from 2020-04-29T00:00
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TinyTales: La Dama Tequila Featuring Marcos Galindo from 2020-04-19T00:00
This is the first episode recorded using Zencastr. Due to the covid-19 pandemic our team tales couldn't get together to record in studio. Marcos who lives in Jalisco joined Shana who lives in Los...
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Ep. 69: "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work" Featuring Luis Del Pozo from 2020-04-08T00:00
Shana and Adhel interview Luis Del Pozo, the bar director of Gracias Madre in Newport Beach. We talk about what it is to be a good manager and how to build an unbeatable bar team that turns into a...
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TinyTales: Shots of Knowledge: Maguey Spirits Featuring Alejandro and Joel from 2020-04-01T00:00
Shana and Adhel interview the founder of Maguey Spirits, Alejandro.
What a treat it was to talk with Alejandro about these special mezcals from Durango, Mexico. We talk about the unchart...
TinyTales: Shots of Knowledge: Fistful Of Bourbon Featuring Terry Bohlinger from 2020-03-23T00:00
Shana and Adhel interview the bourbon cowboy, Terry Bohlinger. Terry tells us everything about the new launch of the awesome bourbon Fistfull of Bourbon. A blend of five straight bourbons created ...
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Ep. 68: "Claerkampster Cloosterbitter" St Paddy's Day Special! Featuring Tom Fabrizio and "St Patty" from 2020-03-16T00:00
Shana and Adhel invite you to join us on this St. Paddy's Day episode!!! A 3 stories extravaganza.. a love display, a frequent flyer, and a lack of love that turned for the best.
It ain't ...
Ep. 67: "We got Bruxo'd" Featuring Dee Ann Quinones from 2020-03-08T00:00
Shana and Adhel interview Dee Ann Quinones, Bruxo Mezcal's LA Brand Ambassador.
We go on a storytelling trip learning about mezcal, tasting mezcal and sure enough we got Bruxo'd.
Dee Ann s...
Pourin the Shots, TinyTales Ep 5: An Educational Minisode Koch Mezcal. Featuring Carlos Moreno from 2020-02-28T22:10:37
In this educational episode Shana, Matt and Adhel interview owner of Koch Mezcal, Carlos Moreno. We learn so much about Koch and deep dive into myths vs. the truths of mezcal.
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Ep. 66: "Bubbles!!!" Featuring "IceMan" Tony Gonzales and "Bloody Mary" from 2020-02-22T00:00
Shana and Adhel say good bye and good luck to our amazing host and friend Matt as he moves on to pursue future endeavors. The girls are joined and honored to interview the amazing Tony Gonzales fro...
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TinyTales Ep 4: An Educational Minisode Gray Whale Gin. Featuring Marsh Mokhtari from 2020-02-12T00:00
Shana, Matt and Adhel dive deep into the ocean of Gray Whale Gin, interviewing co-owner and distiller, Marsh Mokhtari.
We learn the inspiration behind this unique gin and go on a VW van road ...
Ep. 65: "Cocktail Bombs" Featuring Inga Tantisalidchai and "Stanley Pluto" Sponsored by Licor 43 from 2020-02-02T00:00
Shana and Adhel had the pleasure of interviewing the talented Inga Tantisalidchai from Oleo restaurant in Newport Beach. We talk about Inga's experience in the bar competition circuit, her advice w...
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Ep. 64: "Moans & Groans" Featuring Steven Flores and Jack Strong from 2020-01-29T00:00
Shana and Adhel interview Steven Flores from Dama. We talk about industry dreams, the hustle of a lady and her daughter, some bathroom love affairs. Never a dull moment in the bar industry and we t...
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Ep. 63: "Hello Puppy Tongue" Featuring Tanita Ross-Cady and Will "The Master Taster" from 2020-01-10T00:00
Team Tales talk tales with Author of "Estranged Behaviour: The Underbelly of Society" Tanita Ross-Cady. Tune in to hear her experiences with the strange from behind the bar and the infamous "Puppy ...
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Ep. 62: "The Bitter Life" Featuring Eliott Montero from 2019-12-19T00:00
Shana and Matt interview the creator of "The Bitter Life" Eliott Montero. He tells us all out his project about bringing people together by sharing bartender must do lists.
We hear storie...
Ep. 61: "Hey Dude, I Don't Like You Sober" Featuring John "Duke" Mccaffrey and "Rip and Ollie" from 2019-12-09T00:00
Shana and Matt finally get the chance to sit down with John "Duke" Mccaffrey. In this episode the team has a great time drinking some choice beverages, telling stories about bad customers and "Bab...
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Ep. 666: "Mixing with METAL!" Featuring METALogist Max Reis and "DJ Super Paranoid" from 2019-11-18T00:00
In this Metal themed episode, Shana and Adhel interview Max Reis from Gracias Madre.
We talk about Max's love and influence Metal has on his bartending career. We talk about his cocktail ...
TinyTales Ep 3: An Educational Minisode Barmetrix. Featuring Arno Stemmer and "Sake Bomb" from 2019-10-09T00:00
Shana and Matt do a deep drive into the company Barmetrix. They interview owner, Arno Stemmer and "Sake Bomb" to learn more about how Barmetrix works for the world of hospitality. Tune in to learn ...
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Ep:. 59: "Are You Sure You Aren't Going To Spit In It?" Featuring Ramsey Musk from 2019-10-02T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Ramsey Musk from the bar Ma'am Sir. The Team takes a deep dive conversation into a serious incident that happened at a local LA bar and Ramsey shares his stories from a cus...
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Ep. 58: "Written Appeal's From The 86'd" Featuring Jeremy Allen and "Al Coholic" from 2019-09-20T00:00
Matt and Shana interview Jeremy Allen from Mini Bar in Hollywood, CA. Jeremy reads directly from two plea letters written by two separate customers who had been permanently 86'd from Mini Bar.
Ep. 57: "Babes Take Over" Featuring Babes at The Ordinarie from 2019-09-04T00:00
Team Tales join in the fun at The Ordinarie once again for the crazy fun Babes Behind The Bar charity event.
Shana, Matt and Adhel travel to Long Beach, CA and interview multiple bartendi...
Ep. 56: "The Clowns Are Fighting." Featuring "The Garnish Guy" Josue Romero and "Mr. Martini." from 2019-08-06T00:00
Shana and Matt interview, you may know him as "The Garnish Guy," the one and only Josue Romero! We talk about his inspirations, his travels, his methods, tales of the cocktail, and when the circus...
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Ep 55: "It's Cool, It's On The House" Featuring Max Kestenbaum and "College Bar Kyle" from 2019-07-19T00:00
Shana and Matt interview bartender from Scopa, Max Kestenbaum. We talk tales of the different styles of bartending, how to achieve speed and multitasking and a story about faking it till you make i...
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Ep. 54: "Oh Si Güey" Featuring Rodrigo, Roland and Rip Weatherby from 2019-07-09T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Rodrigo Fabian and Roland Sanchez from Maestro's in Pasadena! We talk stories inspiration drawn from life in Boyle Heights, family love and a big ol' naked run.
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Ep. 53: "Tickle the Beans" Featuring Nathan McCullough and "Patricia" from 2019-07-01T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Nathan McCullough, bar director of Mezcalero DTLA. We talk about cocktail creativity, DTLA bar life and a unruly lady with a hell of a bite!
Matt is joined by his ...
Ep. 52: "Stayin' Gold with Mr. Gold" Featuring Pedro Barriga and "Cocktail Hating Jimmy" from 2019-06-16T00:00
Shana and Matt interview creator of Mr. Gold cocktail consulting, Pedro Barriga.
We all talk about some situations in bar etiquette, Pedro's early beginnings in the bar industry, the bar...
TinyTales Ep 2: an Educational Minisode with Stark Spirits from 2019-06-12T00:00
Shana hit the road to Pasadena to sit down with Karen and Greg Stark of Stark Spirits.
This husband and wife team work together to create some fine crafted distilled spirits. We talk about th...
Ep. 51: "She Took A Bottle Of Genadine And Started Drinking It" Featuring Yanni Pediadtis from 2019-06-05T00:00
Shana and Matt interview a world class bartender, Yanni Pediadtis, We talk a real roofie dirt bag, world-wide tipping, and a bottle of grenadine.
We welcome our new reporter, "Al Coholic...
Ep. 50: "Tiki Seance" Featuring Nathan Hazard and "Winston the Tequila Worm" from 2019-05-27T00:00
For our 50th episode! Shana and Matt interview Tiki expert Nathan Hazard! We hear stories about Tiki beginings, a television mishap, and a real hot Tiki seance.
The team is joined by a tiny li...
Ep. 49: "A Horse Walks Into A Bar" Featuring Coleen Morton and "Shot Monster" from 2019-05-16T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Coleen "Coco" Morton from Mulholland Distilling. They talk about water in LA, the wild west of DTLA and what else but the truth of the old joke, a horse in a bar.
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Ep. 48: "Extraordinary at the Ordinarie" Featuring Christy Caldwell and Adam Stearns. from 2019-05-06T00:00
Team Tales heads out to Long beach to pay a visit to The Ordinarie. Matt and Shana interview the owner of the Ordinarie, Christy Caldwell as well as the bar manager, Adam Stearns.
We talk abou...
Ep. 47 "Full Moon and Full Frontal" Featuring Genevieve Patterson and "The Ladies Of Leisure" from 2019-04-25T00:00
Shana and Matt interview the amazing Genevieve Patterson, bartender at The Semi Tropic and Prado in Echo Park.
In this wild and wacky episode we are graced with stories of life as a musician i...
Ep. 46 "TalkTales ShakeOff Recap" Featuring Cody Wheat from 2019-04-16T00:00
If you missed the first annual TalkTales ShakeOff, fear not!
Grab yourselves something to sip on and join us for this episode where Shana and Matt sit down with our mixtress, Adhel Martine...
Ep. 45 "Pissy Shoes" Featuring Nathan Howard and "Mr. Martini" from 2019-04-08T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Nathan Howard from Historic Cole's French Dip. We talk tales of OCD, an unfortunate bathroom mishap, and a pop to the nose.
The team is joined by our good pal "Mr...
Ep. 44 "Hair of the Dog" Featuring Holly Tripp and "Hair Dog" from 2019-03-27T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Holly Tripp in maybe our most controversial, true talk episode yet! Tune in to this juicy episode about the subject of ownership, management, loyalty and bar family. There'...
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Ep. 43: "Go Sea Green" St Paddy's Special Featuring Kyle Graham and "St. Patty" from 2019-03-20T00:00
Happy St. Patrick's Day from TalkTales the Podcast!
This festive episode features Kyle Graham from The Mermaid and The Virgil. We tell stories about St Patricks Day, apologize to our moms ...
Ep. 42: "Is A Hotdog A Sandwich?" Featuring Saeed House and "Minny McGee" from 2019-03-13T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Saeed "Hawk" House from Everbar in hollywood. In this episode they discuss cocktail inspirations, steak and a fine wine, and of course, the age old question...Is a hotdog ...
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Ep. 41: "Hand Me Dem Mints" Featuring Dave Whitton and "Honch the One Armed Bouncer" from 2019-03-03T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Dave Whitton, owner of Prank Bar DTLA. They talk about what it looks like with over 20 years in the bar industry, we howl at the moon and what terpenes are.
We ha...
Ep. 40: "Shootin' Tales" Featuring Cody Wheat and "Newbie Daniel" from 2019-02-24T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Cody Wheat from the hit bar podcast, "Shots of History." We have a blast talking about what its like to make a bar industry podcast as well as a day in the life as a sale...
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Ep. 39: "We Got Cinco On It!" Featuring Ben Molina, Blake Landis and "Tammy Miami" from 2019-02-17T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Ben Molina and Blake Landis of Angelisco Tequila and bar Cinco. We hear stories of how a long time friendship can lead business and family, a glass shattering bar fight an...
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Ep. 38: "Lemon Pepper Dry Rub" Valentines Special! Featuring Ashley Erwin and "Tilda and Tumble" from 2019-02-10T00:00
Happy Valentines Day TalkTales style! Join on on this lovely drinking journey with Ashley Erwin, brand ambassador of Angels Envy.
The team hears learns and sips on some bomb ass whiskey, and...
Ep. 37: "Boner Fruit" Featuring Dan O'Reilly and "Brad the Teapot" from 2019-02-02T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Dan O
Reilly from The Prince as well as Winsome. They go into some true tales about a very forward offer, the "perks" of working at a hotel and why you should hit on y...
Ep. 36: "It's Not A Tuber" Featuring Mikki Kristola and "Bloody Mary" from 2019-01-27T00:00
This Super fun episode, Shana and Matt interview Mikki Kristola from The Streamliner in Union Station, DTLA.
They TalkTales about what it takes to streamline a bar, a face slap and a sha...
Ep. 35: "Tales From The 'Burgh" With Sean Enright, David Keating, Alex Dando and Cortney Buchanan. from 2019-01-21T00:00
Huge thanks to Jimmy Jacubik and Brown-Forman for bringing the team out to Pittsburgh to record this excellent episode!
The Team dives Tequila first into the bar industry of Pittsburgh PA...
Ep. 34: "Dingus Day" Featuring Bethany Osborne and Timothy Baxter from 2019-01-12T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Bethany Osborne and Timothy Baxter from Edendale and Baxter's Speakeasy. The team Talks Tales about days in Cleveland, hangover horrors and a pint glass unicorn!
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Ep. 33: "When A Door Closes, A Cocktail Portal Opens" Featuring Angel and "Carla Cox." from 2019-01-08T00:00
While Matt is on vacation the ladies keep TalkinTales!
Shana and Adhel were so stoked to interview Angel from the one and true, "The Cocktail Portal." Tune into to hear what it is like ...
Ep. 32: "The Antique Ferrari" Featuring Richard Swan and "Gertie West" from 2018-12-30T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Sir Richard Swan from The Grand Bevy about his travels, a unique bar set up, a grand bar fight and of course the inventor of the "Antique Ferrari"
They are join my the...
"It's A TalkTales Miracle" At Miracle Bar in Pittsburgh PA from 2018-12-19T00:00
TeamTales travels to Pittsburgh, PA to record this very special holiday spectacular episode! While Shana wasn't feeling the xmas spirit, a few TalkTales miracles take place that change that twinkl...
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Ep. 31: "Twisted Metal Tiki" Featuring Sherwood Souzankari and Dr. Science from 2018-12-03T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Sherwood Souzankari from Beer Belly and now currently at Bar Tiki Tiki in Long Beach Ca. They talk tales of the LBC, historic facts and a knife fight. The Team is joined by...
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Ep. 30: "Bro I Would F@#* You!" Featuring Justin Irving and Jimmy Jakubik from 2018-11-30T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Justin Irving a seasoned bartender and brand ambassador or Fair Spirits as well as a bonus bartender Jimmy Jakubik all the way from Pittsburgh PA. They tell stories about ...
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Ep. 29: "Tip Your Bartender!" Featuring Colum Cunningham and Olive. from 2018-11-23T00:00
Shana and substituting for Matt, Adhel sits in to interview Colum Cunningham! What a great time they had talking bar etiquette thoughts and advice, as well as a gnarly feral dog encounter.
The...
Ep. 28: TalkTales Goes Live at Youngs Market Craft & Luxury Trade Show! Yeehaw! We Ride!!! from 2018-11-16T00:00
TeamTales adventures, coming at you live and feral from the Young's Market Craft and Luxury Trade show.
TalkTales was invited to cover the all awesomeness of the Youngs Market Trade show ...
Part 3: TalkTales at Tales of the Cocktail 2018 from 2018-11-07T00:00
Team Tales once again are re-visiting their amazing trip to Tales of the Cocktail 2018. This is the last episode of their three part series documenting their experiences, meeting new friends and ba...
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Ep. 27: "Follow the Bartender Road" Featuring Robin Chopra and "Turnpike Tony" from 2018-11-01T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Robin Chopra the amazing LA brand ambassador of Partida Tequila.
Tune in to hear stories about a politically intense cocktail competition as well as a bitter-sweet homa...
Ep. 26: "Just Clownin' Around" Halloween Special. Featuring Denise Yolén and The Wolfman. from 2018-10-24T00:00
Happy Halloween from Team Tales!
Shana and Matt have a few tricks and treats up their sleeves for this Halloween Special. They interview Denise Yolén about the scary world and bartending and ...
Ep. 25 "Move Fast but Never Run" Featuring Robbie Reza and Mark Gutterman of Bar Mateo from 2018-10-19T00:00
Shana and Matt spend time with the dynamic duo, Robbie Reza and Mark Gutterman from Bar Mateo located in the Arts District of Los Angeles.
They sip on Mezcal, tell stories of: friendship, a la...
Part 2: TalkTales at Tales of the Cocktail 2018 from 2018-10-08T00:00
This is the 2nd episode of a multi-part series covering Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. Shana and Matt share stories and experiences from the week they stayed in Nola.
In this e...
Ep. 24: "I'm Drinking My Ancestors" Featuring Sara Choi, Tristan Uhl and Honch from 2018-09-15T00:00
In this episode Shana and Matt interview bar manager of 4100, Sara Choi and Compass Box brand ambassador/bar manager of The Resident, Tristan Uhl. Stories include a creepy bathroom encounter, cel...
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Ep. 23: "Ever Woke Up With Taco Bell On Your Belly?" Featuring Aaron Melendrez and "Jade Waters" from 2018-09-06T00:00
In this episode Shana and Matt interview Aaron Melendrez , Bartender, Brand Ambassador of Ilegal Mezcal and Co-owner of Va'La Hospitality. A triple threat and heavy hitter of the LA bar industry! ...
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Part 1: TalkTales at Tales of the Cocktail 2018 from 2018-08-29T00:00
Tales of the Cocktail is the worlds premier bartender convention. Bar industry professionals and enthusiasts travel from across the planet to attend this spirited event. The TalkTales Team applie...
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"If You're Dry and Yearning" Minisode from 2018-08-20T00:00
A little minsode to wet your earholes. Sorry for the delay in episodes! This should get you through your TalkTales DT's till our Tales of the Cocktail episode's extravaganza release later this week...
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Ep. 22: "The French Ran Away with the Spoon" Featuring Lane Compton and Satan from 2018-08-02T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Lane Compton from Bar Stella and talk stories about trial by fire, burning ice and an award winning beet. We are joined by a special TalkTales fan, the dark lord himself, S...
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Ep. 21: "Pass the Bloody Bottle" Featuring Daniel Zarate and Baby Bartender from 2018-07-23T00:00
***Advised for audiences 21 years of age and older***
Shana (and filling in for Matt)Adhel interview Daniel Zarate from Hearth and Hound about a bloody bottle situation, car share services savi...
Ep 20: "Tales to Tales" Live Performance Featuring Jessie Smyth, Bobby Lincoln and Mr. Martini from 2018-07-10T00:00
Tales to Tales is TalkTales very first live show in front of an amazing audience. The crazy show took place at the one and only speakeasy (Shhhhhh) "The Stubborn Nail" Shana and Matt interviewed o...
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TinyTales an Educational Minisode with Avua Cachaca from 2018-06-30T00:00
Shana, Matt and Adhel interview Pete Nevenglosky, Founder of "Tiki by the Sea" and Co-founder of Avua Cachaca, This is TalkTales very first TinyTales Educational Minisode! Tune in to learn about th...
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Ep 19: "Tales of Two Ladies" Featuring Jazz Jennings and Nancy Sanders. from 2018-06-22T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Nancy Sanders and Jazz Jennings. Featuring the ladies from Crawfords, as well as Golden Golpher and 4100 Bar. We talk southern hospitality, health behind the bar and of cou...
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EP. 18: Robots Wear Pants. Featuring Otto Turner and Persona Black from 2018-06-15T00:00
Adhel, our mixtress is back! Shana and Matt interview bartender Otto Turner from Silverlake Wine about his stories involving a glass "half empty", a candle predicament and all the basics. Featurin...
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Ep. 17: Ain't Breakups Grand? Featuring Manuel "Manny" Nieves and Whiskey Richard from 2018-06-07T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Manual "Manny" Nieves from the DTLA's premier whiskey bar Seven Grand. We talk 213 (shout out!), a bar break up/face punch and of course an eager beaver. Whiskey Richard ...
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Ep. 16: Don't Do the Dew. Featuring Michael Worth and "Uncle Tommy." from 2018-05-30T00:00
In this episode Shana and Matt interview bartender Michael Worth from LA bar P.Y.T. They talk veggie drinks, drink development and finger wounds behind the bar. All while "Uncle Tommy" sits in whil...
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Ep. 15: Babes Behind the Bar. Featuring Catalin Ayala and "Bourbon Bob." from 2018-05-22T00:00
Shana and Matt interview the creator of "Babes Behind the Bar," Catalin Ayala. We talk tales of an aggressive bar rep, the origin and events of Babes Behind the Bar and play a new game, "Hops Scot...
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Ep. 14: Mama says, just smile. Mothers Day Special. Featuring Adam Coggins and "Kath" Henderson. from 2018-05-10T00:00
Shana and Matt interview bartender Adam Coggins for this Mothers Day Special. We talk Moms, the first bar aggression experience, and how a smile will change your day and maybe the world. With an ...
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Ep. 13: Break Down the Drink Gender Wall! Featuring Bartender Rob McGee and "Dan the Everyday Man," from 2018-04-29T00:00
In this episode Shana and Matt interview bartender Rob McGee from Bibo Ergo Sum in Beverly Hills. We chat about drink genders, jugo de naranja and a bad ass muddler plus a bread knife defense syst...
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Ep. 12: Don't Do the Crime but Still Pay the Time. Featuring Danny Cymbal and Little Boy Mergie. from 2018-04-24T00:00
Matt and a drunk Shana, interview bartender/actor Danny Cymbal about working in the big apple, a wrongful accusation, and jail time. With a surprise underage guest, Little Boy Mergie, who has a lar...
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Ep. 11: A Bar-Back's Got Your Back. Featuring Chad Dennis and Your Gal Cara from 2018-04-19T00:00
This episode Shana and Matt interview bar-back Chad Dennis and hear stories about an undeserved b%tch slap, bar support and food juice. With special walk in guest Cara checking in to see what we're...
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Ep. 10: Yelp me? Yelp you! A Yelp-isode. Featuring Leandro Pari Dimonriva and Jack Arlington. from 2018-04-07T00:00
Shana and Matt interview bartender/creator of the hit YouTube show The Educated Barfly, Leandro Pari Dimonriva. They talk tales of a pooper, a bloody mess and they read personal bad yelp reviews. ...
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Ep. 009: Jyah-Claude Vandamme. With Dylan Snyder and Bro Bro. from 2018-03-26T00:00
This episode Shana and Matt interview a jack of all trades in the bar world, Dylan Snyder and his sidekick, "Bro Bro." We talk Jagermeister, bartender competitions, a jello pool and par-take in not...
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Ep. 008: I'm Not Drunk, I'm Just Drinkin. With Reed Cahill and Cocktail Nerd. from 2018-03-21T01:24:35
Shana and Matt interview Baltimore bartender, Reed Cahill about a big move, a impromptu Séance and what's that smell? With guest appearance from Cocktail Nerd. Tune in!
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Ep. 007: St. Patricks Day Special. With bartender/recordin artist Ray Little and Sister Mary. from 2018-03-12T00:00
Shana and Matt interview LA bartender/recording artist Ray Little about St. Patrick's Day, being a performer and a puke hat! Sister Mary graced us with her presence and knowledge of all things S...
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Ep. 005: What's a Shot-O-Matic? Featuring Cody Ingham and our Ol' Pal Tumble. from 2018-02-25T00:00
Shana and Matt interview Cody Ingham from 33 Taps. They talk country clubs, a pontoon in the rain, and an "interesting dude." With special guests Dr. Science, Tilda Tumble and our Ol' Pal Tumble, a...
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Ep. 004: Gettin hit on by being hit on, Valentines Day Special. With Andrew Asper and Stupid Cupid. from 2018-02-19T00:00
Shana and Matt interview bartender Andrew Asper about love, loss and of course, tinder from a bartenders perspective on our Valentines Day episode spectacular! With a special, surprise fly in guest...
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Ep. 003: Rotisserie Chicken Jacuzzi. Featuring Brook Mckelvey from 2018-02-13T00:00
Shana and Matt interview bartender/DJ Brook Mckelvey about personal boundaries, a sweet ride, a chicken Jacuzzi.
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Ep. 002: The First Date Fluffer. Featuring Malina Bickford from 2018-02-07T02:30:55
Shana and Matt interview brand ambassador/bartender Malina Bickford about tinder dates, the days of pre-mixology and the opinions of small dogs.
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Ep. 001: I'm Sorry Jennifer Grey. Featuring Matthew Schmuck from 2018-01-28T00:00
Shana and Matt interview bartender Matthew Schmuck about his days days working on a cruise ship, a gnarly bottle encounter and a meeting a famous person.
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Xmas Holiday Spectacular *Bonus Episode_001 from 2018-01-22T00:00
This bonus Xmas Holiday spectacular episode features bartender Austin Wages. With special guests, Drunk Santa, Misty Clause, and Fiddle the Elf.
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