Podcast
Time to Lean 2: Shaken and Slurred
Hosted by Philip Hunter - John Knowles · EN
Phil and John have a drink and talk about stuff. AND we're also on YouTube! Find us there:
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107: Mickey Rooney’s Potato Extravaganza
1w ago01:09:40Tap to summarizeWe start the show with a recap of Phil’s report from the latest “No Kings” gathering. John mentioned the YouTube channel, What's Going On With Shipping Phil is drinking Bulleit bourbon and John sips some Isle of Raasay Alan Hale Sr vs Jr and Jr’s restaurant (correction-no sign of Willie Nelson affiliation with Texas Roadhouse) Phil Talks about Johnny Blue Sky We look back at our childhoods when we visited Holidomes. We talk about the 1973 film, Westworld.
Transcribe →106: Kitchenette City
Apr 501:28:43Tap to summarizeWe start out by talking about the broken down buildings we work in with a nod to the late-great Perry Rahn. Phil is sampling George Remus bourbon and John made an apple old fashioned. The recipe was pulled from this video. The whiskey used was 2xO American Oak bourbon. We make some lame commentary on the Superbowl halftime show and country music. Popcorn. Restaurant stink. John talks about the video game, Fallout 4 and the Andor TV show Phil talks about his other podcasts.
Transcribe →105: Bleeps and Bloops
Feb 2401:05:23Tap to summarizePhil is drinking green tea (!) but also mentions comparing Even Williams BiB and Wild Turkey 101. John is drinking Oban Little Bay scotch. John’s Old Tech is back! This time, all due tribute is paid to the late-great Tivo. Phil finally watches Boy and the Heron and…Dave Chappel. John watches Sinners and the first season of Pluribus and Better Off Dead. We both watched Strange Brew - does it hold up after all these years? John fires up Fallout 4.
Transcribe →104: A Young Drummer
Jan 1901:36:40Tap to summarizeWe open the show talking about our beverages…as usual. John compares Kirkland Islay Single Malt with Scarabus Islay Single Malt and Phil talks about Kentucky Owl The Wiseman Rye We also discuss Old Fashioned cocktails with their variations. The return of Krispy Kreme to Minnesota. Special Guest, Shawn Cassity, then joins the show, already in progress. The 50th anniversary of the 1977 Star Wars. The recent Devo documentary and Shawn and Phil recap seeing the band in person! Shawn is watching “Out of the Unknown” on Internet Archive.
Transcribe →103: Charo Amarro
Dec 2001:16:52Tap to summarizeEpisode 103 begins with Phil Drinking Evan Williams The Outdoorsman and John having a Traveller whiskey. Then, onto things like: Charo(!), John’s Rapid City update, Mahler’s First Symphony, NIN Tron: Ares Soundtrack, The Studio, The Roof Man, 40s Junction.
Transcribe →102: Big Spat
Oct 2000:58:29Tap to summarizeEpisode 102 starts with John talking about weed being available more widely in Minnesota and Tim Walz’s announcement that he’s running for reelection. A little friend got into John’s smoker. West St. Paul’s rogue garage repair guy. Beast BBQ. The quintet Phil is in, General Eclectic, performed at Capital City Fest. Spats. Old School Rapid City movie theaters, including a Jerry Lewis Cinema (?!) etc. 80s Rapid City SD nostalgia returns with: The Rushmore Mall!
Transcribe →101: Reverend Sherry Peat
Sep 1101:09:44Tap to summarizeEpisode 101 brings us into a new iteration of our show: Time to Lean: Shaken and Slurred! Stay tuned for more updates as we move into this brave new podcasting adventure! We start out with our usual beverage segment (John: Glenfiddich 12 year, Phil: Freeland Spirits Bourbon) and then John leaves momentarily to cook some barbeque. Taco John’s moves its corporate headquarters! Our main topic today is John’s EV Epic where he talks about all the cars he had as loaners while his Kia was out of commission. Is this better or worse than talking about whiskey? Maybe! Also some Minnesota music scene talk and concerts Phil’s has seen this Summer, John talks about the early post-apocalyptic movie, 1959’s “On The Beach”. Time To Lean theme music by Philip T. Hunter and John Knowles, All Rights Reserved. Time to Lean Logo by Blake Himsl Hunter, All Rights Reserved.
Transcribe →100: Walking Carpet
Aug 301:35:47Tap to summarizeEpisode 100! We start with the announcement that we’re now also on YouTube! Phil takes the family to the Minnesota Arboretum for Mother’s Day. Which somehow reminds John of the movie “Black Sunday”. Trendy American truncated names. John’s electric car saga. John takes another trip to Rapid City, SD and there’s a field recording with friends of the show Paul S. and Bruce K. to prove it! Things tasted: Ardbeg Heavy Vapours, Smokehead Phil talks about the Apollo Club Men’s Chorus Spring Concert Song: “Brain Warsh”
Transcribe →99: Tales of the Encrypted
Apr 13, 202501:18:52Tap to summarizeThe ramp-up to our hundredth episode continues! John is drinking Larceny Barrel Proof We say adieu to Skype. A brief chat about early music videos and 80s HBO. We remember the voice actor, George Lowe from Space Ghost Coast to Coast Part 2 of Phil’s award-winning segment: “Things I Didn’t Know”! John does another “Old Tech” segment about the golden age of cable television, aka “Cable TV”. BONUS: A bit of 80s KWGN Denver talk. John talks about “Severance”, “The Righteous Gemstones”, and rewatching the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Song Title: “Tool of Choice”
Transcribe →98: Yul Brynner is the Next-door Neighbor
Mar 14, 202501:15:45Tap to summarizeWe get a rough start but find our way and thank listener Curtis P! If you’d like to support the show, check out https://buymeacoffee.com/timetolean John gets the drinking part out of the way by making a Wisconsin-style Old Fashioned. He got it slightly wrong with the types, which are described (accurately) here: here. Phil reveals that he doesn’t like brandy. More talk about what we’ve been watching: Bad Sisters, Silo (John); Sakamoto Days, Joker (2019) (Phil) A left turn into the world of Phil Collins - Phil Collins: Drummer First, Wicked, John is rewatching Lord of the Rings, Song: “Cracker Barrel Nutcracker”
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