Drinking With Robots
Drinking With Robots
Drinking With Robots challenges human bartenders to outmix AI in crafting the perfect cocktail. Each episode features a head-to-head battle: both sides create drinks from the same timely prompt, judged for taste, presentation, and originality. Then, we dive into a one-on-one with the bartender to uncover their story.
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Top 10 Drinking With Robots Episodes
Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Drinking With Robots episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Drinking With Robots for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Drinking With Robots episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Take Us To Your Leader with Ethan Williford
Drinking With Robots
04/23/25 • 46 min
In this episode, Ingrid (@ingastura) and Rob (@rob.nester) sit down to talk about the history of the modern UFO encounter! From Kenneth Arnold to the Phoenix Lights, from The Roswell Incident to the Tic-Tac videos we take you through the major events in UFO history. We also discuss all the scientific reasons we may not ever meet little green folks from outer space! Ethan Williford, bartender at Dick's Last Resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, stops by to talk about his experience getting to be mean to customers from behind the bar, his thoughts on aliens, and why he might just be starting his own USBG chapter.
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Links:
- Ethan Williford @ethanbartends
Episode cover art made with Midjourney
This episode used ChatGPT40
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
May the Fourth Be With You with Greg Ewan
Drinking With Robots
05/03/23 • 33 min
In this episode we talk a bit about Star Wars, its history, its cultural impact and how it has become loved by multiple generations. We sit down with Greg Ewan of Aunt Betty's Gin & Absinthe Bar for a conversation that starts with Star Wars but winds through high-proof rhum and lemoncello before ending up in the weirdest conversation about seersucker ever.
For those of you wondering what "Cha Cha code" is, you should read this article and be glad that you don't have to resort to such things these days!
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Links:
@spillonpurpose
@auntybettysbar
Episode cover art made with Stability.ai
This episode used ChatGPT 3.5 March 23 edition.
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
My brother stole all the good Halloween candy with Brianna Neville
Drinking With Robots
10/18/23 • 40 min
In this episode, we're digging up the history of everyone's favorite spooky holiday! We sit down with Brianna Neville, general manager and cocktail crafter at Weldon, North Carolina's Weldon Mills Distillery, to talk about her love of the holiday, her passion for cocktails, and how being behind a bar and working in EMS aren’t really that different.
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Links:
- Weldon Mills Distillery:
- Instagram: @weldon.mills
- Website: https://weldonmills.com/
Episode cover art made with Midjourney
This episode used ChatGPT4 (September 25th Version)
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
Going out for milk with Zech Williams
Drinking With Robots
06/14/23 • 38 min
In this episode we discuss the creation and history of Father's Day as well as talk about some classic television dads. We sit down with Zech Wililams of Knightdale, North Carolina's own Craften Food Hall to talk about his experience as a father, his favorite television dads and the trope that he hates when it comes to TV dads
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Links:
- Zach:
- Instagram: @zwilliamsbartender
- Craften Food Hall:
- Instagram: @craftenfood
- Facebook: @craftenfood
- https://craftenfood.com/
Episode cover art made with Stability.ai
This episode used ChatGPT 4.0 May 24 edition.
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
Pitter patter, poutine, and The Hip (allegedly) with Marian Walsh
Drinking With Robots
02/12/25 • 62 min
In this episode, Ingrid (@ingastura) and Rob (@rob.nester) sit down to talk about our great neighbor to the north, Canada! From its transition from French and English settlements to a vibrant independent nation, we will discuss its natural beauty, our favorite Canadian foods, and how could we not discuss Canadian pop culture, music, and sport. Marian Walsh, affectionately known as Mare, bartender at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada's own Handsome Dave's stops by to talk about her life in hospitality, what it's been like to help develop a city's cocktail scene, and how she brings her "A-game" for the brunch shift!
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Links:
- Marian Walsh @riptwithmare
- Quick Stir @quickstirhamont
- Handsome Dave's @handsomedaves
- If these nine minutes don't convince you to watch Letterkenny, nothing will! (warning: explicit language)
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
Teaser: Going out for milk with Zech Williams
Drinking With Robots
06/07/23 • 0 min
Join us for the full episode premiering on June 14th 2023. June 18th is Father's Day and we'll be talking all about it, our favorite TV dads, and why Jägermeister isn't just for bombs.
Credits:
Zech Williams is an almost twenty year veteran of the service industry who thought he was out, but got pulled back in post-pandemic just so he could have other adults to talk to! Catch him serving up delicious cocktails at Knightdale, North Carolina's own Craften Food Hall
https://www.instagram.com/zwilliamsbartender/
https://www.instagram.com/craftenfood
https://craftenfood.com/
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
Bring back some popcorn with Ben Robbins
Drinking With Robots
05/31/23 • 31 min
In this episode we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first drive-in movie theater and talk a bit about their history. We sit down with Ben Robbins of Zebulon, North Carolina's own Olde Raleigh Distillery to talk about his experiences with foreign drive-ins, his love of chickens and Natural Light, and his views on knowing your clientele and what they enjoy drinking!
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Links:
- Ben
- TikTok: @bitterBeerBen
- Olde Raleigh Distillery
- Instagram: @oldraleighdistillery
- TikTok: @oldraleigh
- https://olderaleighdistillery.com/
Episode cover art made with Stability.ai
This episode used ChatGPT 4.0 May 12 edition.
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
Teaser: Bring back some popcorn with Ben Robbins
Drinking With Robots
05/24/23 • 0 min
Join us for the full episode premiering on May 31st, 2023. To celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of the first drive-in movie theater in America, we'll be talking about their history, their cultural significance, and why sometimes you just need a good Banquet Beer.
Credits:
Ben Robbins has been tending bar at Olde Raleigh Distillery since the doors opened. When he's not crafting cocktails behind the bar you may find him performing his liturgical duties as deacon in the Church of Naturday Saints.
https://tiktok.com/@bitterbeerben
https://www.tiktok.com/@olderaleigh
https://www.instagram.com/olderaleighdistillery/
https://olderaleighdistillery.com/
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
Won't you be my bartender with Johnny Berry
Drinking With Robots
05/17/23 • 35 min
In this episode we talk a bit about Fred Rogers and his beloved and eponymous children's television show. We sit down with Johnny Berry of Whiskey Kitchen in Raleigh, NC for a conversation that starts with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood but covers everything from why you should always have the perfect song cued up, to how he tried to claim victory in this episode's cocktail competition before he ever mixed up a drink, to what all of Mister Rogers' clothes changes might have been about!
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Links:
@whiskey.kitchen
https://www.whiskey.kitchen/
https://www.facebook.com/WhiskeyKitchenRaleigh
Episode cover art made with Stability.ai
This episode used ChatGPT 4.0 May 3 edition.
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
International Workers Day with Kat Binkley of Killjoy Cocktail
Drinking With Robots
05/01/23 • 40 min
In this episode we learn a bit about the history of International Workers's Day and how AI can be a benefit or a danger for modern workers. We sit down with Killjoy Cocktail's own Kat Binkley for a wide ranging conversation including why she loves the idea of being able to bounce ideas off of an AI with unlimited patience and why she hates espresso martinis!
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Links:
@justyouraveragekat
@killjoycocktail
Episode cover art courtesy of Stable Diffusion AI
This episode used ChatGPT 3.5 March 23 edition.
Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com
Support our sponsor:
Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company
The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
For booking: [email protected]
Questions, comments? Email us: [email protected]
As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!
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FAQ
How many episodes does Drinking With Robots have?
Drinking With Robots currently has 39 episodes available.
What topics does Drinking With Robots cover?
The podcast is about Bartending, Ai, Podcasts, Current Events, Technology and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Drinking With Robots?
The episode title 'Teaser: Going out for milk with Zech Williams' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Drinking With Robots?
The average episode length on Drinking With Robots is 31 minutes.
How often are episodes of Drinking With Robots released?
Episodes of Drinking With Robots are typically released every 8 days.
When was the first episode of Drinking With Robots?
The first episode of Drinking With Robots was released on Apr 15, 2023.
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