Whisky, Words and Wine
Join Graham and Jack for an entertaining discussion between friends on things they have seen, read or heard that are funny, intriguing, or just plain weird. Join us with a glass of your favourite beverage, sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation and their recommendations.
Episodes
Graham makes the most of being stood up by having a “readaway” (word of the week).
A mention of Seattle prompt musings about how flying fish in the Pike Place Market took over management theory.
Graham has been out and about at different music events and found himself standing when everyone in the venue was crouching (story of his life!), which ...
“Sgriob” - say no more (Bill Bryson knows though).
We welcome new listeners from around the globe, - and wonder how WW&W is topping the pod charts in Hong Kong.
What is “value for money” in a wine/whisky? And are you drinking too much if your name is on the cellar door of a local winery? Discuss.
Jack channels...
What were you listening to in 1976? (for our younger listeners ask your parents …..or grandparents). Although it was a golden time for great music, the top 10 for that year was, well, mixed. No Deep Purple or Billly Thorpe, but it did give us Bohemian Rhapsody, and Rumours. Jack tells an improbable story about it being warm enough in Glasgow to warp a vinyl record in the sun (more likely he left it o...
The unusual tilt in the Earth’s axis is corrected this week when Jack gets back to whisky and Graham to wine. And like a latter day Joe Cocker, Jack goes full Rock God by imbibing whisky before, during and after his gig (although where Joe measured it in bottles per performance, Jack takes delicate sips from a hip flask). The morning after, he is reading “How to make a good coffee”.
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Jack gently steers Graham through this episode as he finishes his Aussie Whisky odyssey - it's a big one – 64% proof.
Word of the week is from Jack (or more specifically his Mum) – after rattling through a few Scottish descriptions for a no-hoper, he finally settled on the “drookit”…….
What is white, spectacular, and completely nuts? Discuss.
Lots of music listening this week, although Graham doesn't Shut Up and Listen.
Jack finally finishes Traitors but has a different response to the finale to Graham (who has largely forgotten it given how long Jack has taken to catch up). Meanwhile Jack tries to inveigle Graham into watching yet another Scottish crime drama, this time on a remote Scottish island (there’s a su...
Graham can't tell his Freds from his Keiths but still loves his Playlunch. Jack is gasping for a Scotch, but enjoyed a great Einaudi gig at the Opera House. Graham has been spending too much time watching various things including Marty Supreme, (at the cinema) and a lot of streaming such as the return of Shrinking (had to press pause before he wet himself) and a new thriller starring Sophie Turner - “St...
……… Jack still hasn't finished Traitors UK and Graham can barely contain himself. Retreating to less emotional ground Graham and Jack discuss the various dictionaries’ “Word of the Year” – some land well, but “Vibe Coding” (which is two words) is ridiculous (….Collins Dictionary I am looking at you!), and not being 15years old, both are baffled by Dictionary.com’s choice of “Six/Seven”.
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Lightning has taken out Graham’s internet and TV; Jack goes back to the future with vinyl and cassette tapes (remember those?) - who knew how much friction is involved?. Graham gets Traitorous, and both discuss “What You Can Know – Ian McEwan’s new book on a near-future partial apocalypse caused by …. you and I (and don't they hate us for it in the future!). Jack does some Crime (in Scotland of course), Graham gets ex...
Why is Jan 1st the start of the year? Why wasn't Xmas Day a holiday in Scotland? Why is Graham drinking whisky? Jack has his band (Electric Avenue) but why should everyone also see "My Brothers Band"? Why did the bus get lost? What is so exciting about books about maps? What were Jack and Graham's New Year resolutions? These and many more questions will probably not be satisfactorily answered but we had fun trying......
Films: "Lo...
Following their resoundingly successful "Top 3 Xmas Songs" list, Jack and Graham are emboldened to name this year's top 3 podcasts heard, films and TV seen, books read, live performances seen, and places visited.
Graham hasn't quite recovered from forgetting "Adolescence" and leaving it off his "Top 3" altogether, and the only thing they agreed on was "All Her Fault" (Starring Sarah Snook) at #3 on their lists of Streaming/TV shows...
Graham goes bananas with the Venn diagrams of life, Jack relives the past with an old friend, gives feint praise to the streaming series Hostage, and wonders if the characters in Down Cemetery Road were just "too too much". Graham and Jack pull back from the brink of getting too serious when discussing House of Dynamite and moral dilemmas. New podcasts listened to - "What Went Wrong" - a pod about movie disasters (not all were dis...
It turns out Graham is a bit of a Xmas Grinch, not helped by the fact that Jack sings Xmas songs and sends the audio to friends, so the anticipation is terrible. Top 3 Xmas songs from Jack (actually 4, you'd never guess he was once an accountant...) - (approved by Carol) included Xmas Song - Nat King Cole, Driving Home for Xmas - Chris Rea, Come Home for Xmas - The Eagles, and Its Xmas Time - Status Quo...... while Graham struggle...
Jack and Graham discuss Jack's band recording the eponymous "Electric Avenue Sessions". Films include Nuremberg (in cinemas now starring Rusty Crowe and Rami Malik), House of Dynamite (Netflix - starring Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba) and Wicked (Disney: which includes an actor who Graham doesn't rate as great although does indeed grate). Podcasts include Graham's new favourite "Illadvised" by Bill Nighy; and "The History of Rock...
More than just golf, Traitors deliver, and The Church go to the Pub.
Recommendations:
Books: Jane Harper Last One Out
Streaming/TV: Celebrity Traitors UK (Channel 10, Australia, BBC UK)
All her fault - starring Sarah Snook (Foxtel Australia);
Karen Pirie (Scottish crime drama)
We have both been to see Bruce Springsteen the Movie and ponder on the state of both recorded music and movie theatres, have watched Slow Horses, and remember fast horses when we first met (is there a more flimsy excuse for a public holiday....?). And of course we review our current whisky and wine indulgences.
Graham and Jack cover a wide range of topics in this week’s podcast from Scottish pubs with no whisky to celebrity traitors !
More observations from Graham and Jack over wine and whisky. Graham admits to cheating on Jack but gives him some tax advice, and this week they also cover spies, murder mystery and tipping points !
The Venn diagrams of life, Graham is so-so about Anora, Jack is effusive about Shetland (the TV show and the actual place), both revisit last week's recommendations and have some great new podcast recommendations.
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