Podcasts by Wet and Dry
When Geoff turned 40 he decided to take a year off drinking. This wasn’t very popular with his friend Matt, who likes drinking, and thinks Geoff will turn into a really boring friend.
This podcast is an exploration of sobriety, male drinking culture, lager, mid-life crisis and friendship.
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Further podcasts by Geoff Jein and Matt Pennington
Podcast on the topic Tagebücher
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The Apology Episode from 2021-02-21T22:58:08
How 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 QU...
ListenGuinness, Geese & Guilt @ Tooting Pond / Lake from 2020-12-07T23:22:06
Shall 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....
ListenThe Hungover Episode from 2020-11-01T19:36:18
I 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 ha...
ListenJamie East & The World Cup of AF from 2020-10-16T00:52:01
We'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 ...
Listen'Tequilla' Mockingbird & Matt's confession... from 2020-09-30T13:52:48
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...
ListenSober Sauce @ home from 2020-08-05T09:52:19
In 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 sobe...
ListenSuper Saturday @ THE PUB! from 2020-07-15T22:08:12
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 w...
ListenThe Master Brewer from 2020-07-02T08:41:39
Meet 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...
ListenWhat Next? @ The Rose & Crown from 2020-06-09T12:12:11
What 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 o...
ListenReunited @ Tooting Common from 2020-05-24T17:15:30
Vera 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...
ListenGhost of Christmas Future @ Socially Distanced from 2020-05-12T12:57:59
On 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&n...
ListenThis Abstemious Life @ Home (again) from 2020-04-23T20:42:24
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 Listen
Stay At Home @ Our Homes from 2020-03-31T23:17:23
We 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, th...
ListenNo More Pubs @ A Secret Location from 2020-03-19T23:39:01
Like 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 a...
ListenMan in the Mirror @ Geoff's gaff from 2020-03-07T03:06:38
You 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 ...
ListenPubs are Brilliant @ The Parcel Yard from 2020-02-29T04:14:48
Pubs 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 ha...
ListenPrince Philip's Friend @ The Blizard Institute from 2020-02-22T01:08:41
In 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 Listen
In the Be-gin-ing @ Hayman's Distillery from 2020-02-07T02:23:04
Dry 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...
ListenThe Rules @ The Rose & Crown from 2020-01-28T22:50:46
We'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 yo...
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