Episode 91 - Patrick Macmanus, writer, producer, showrunner, Dr Death, The Girl from Plainville

08/29/22 • 46 min

American in Paris, Hollywood writer and whisky lover Patrick Macmanus is the latest guest on the podcast.
We explore learning languages, Americans abroad and what makes a good leader.
Over a Dalmore 12 and a Glenfiddich Grand Cru, we swap whisky stories, what makes a good Hollywood writer and diplomatic life.
And he tells us why he wants to drink a Japanese whisky with LBJ and in a Washington cemetery.

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Episode 90 - Alan Miller, hat fanatic and founder of Official League

We talk to hat-preneur and marketeer Alan Miller.
We talk fashion hats, washing hats, hat designs and basically all things hat.
Over an Alexander Murray, he talks about owning 100s of hats, all-mesh hats, corduroy hats, wool hats, numbered hats, baseball hats, who buys their hats and his favorite hats.
He explains why he founded his hat company Official League, hat culture and whether he would wear a Yorkshire flat cap.

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Episode 92 - Benjamin Percy, comic book writer

The whisky podcast is back and we have the excellently-voices Benjamin Percy aboard.
The comic book writer tells us, over a Lagavulin 16, which super heroes would drink, how comics helped him as a kid moving cities and why Marvel is so good.
We talk nerds, Batman and how hard it is to write novels.
While I drink Wolfburn, we cover the growth of comics, his career ambitions and how Endgame changes the industry.
And his next novel, Sky Vault, releases in September of this year - https://www.amazon.com/Sky-Vault-Comet-Cycle/dp/1328544419/ref=asc_df_1328544419_nodl?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564672456204&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7047733570246280255&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031175&hvtargid=pla-1593102743027&psc=1&dplnkId=245b7130-fdb4-452e-9462-c9c1eb922885