Alcohol & Anecdotes

Hosted ByCaitlin Leigh & Mari Harloe

A comedic history podcast about the origins of booze and other quirky tales.

Welcome to Alcohol and Anecdotes! It’s a history podcast hosted by Mari Harloe and Caitlin Leigh.

Every week we do a deep dive into the origins of booze and other quirky tales from around the world. Join us as we drink, laugh, and have a great time discussing some of our favorite topics.

Thank you so much for listening! Cheers, nerds! 🍻


All Episodes

Alcohol & Anecdotes | Episode 16: How Many Pop Culture References Can We Fit In This Episode?

Part One of a two-part series on cider, Caitlin serves up the expansive history of cidermaking while we sip on Pivot Brewing’s Taj Mahalo cider. Mari gets whimsical with...

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Alcohol & Anecdotes | Episode 15: Super Special Swapcast with the Audio Combat Podcast

Join us for our first ever, two part swapcast with Karl from the Audio Combat Podcast! In this episode, Caitlin discusses the fairly new history of Blonde Ales while...

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Alcohol & Anecdotes | Episode 14: Good Luck Trying to Distill Alcohol Out of a Dragon!

In this episode, Caitlin touches on the massive world of vodka while we drink Cosmopolitans. Mari explains the complex history of the Russian folkloric witch known as Baba Yaga....

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Alcohol & Anecdotes | Episode 13: What Do You Call a Cat with No Legs?

In this episode, Caitlin describes the pretty pink history of rosé wines while we drink Capuchon from Winc Wine Co. Mari spooks us with the story of the World’s...

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Alcohol & Anecdotes | Episode 12: Alpha Beta Thigh

In this week’s episode, Caitlin stumbles her way through the history of sour lactose beers while we drink Martin House Brewing’s Honeysuckle lactose sour. Mari covers the history of...

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