Welcome to the show everybody. Thank you for subscribing to the Here We Are

podcast today. We're talking about beer talking about the evolution of

alcohol and how science is influencing our modern alcohol manufacturing processes.

Imagine this is going to be a very popular episode, obviously a popular topic that is near and dear to a lot of people's hearts and just super

interesting hopefully get some new insights speaking of science comedy

and beer all being mixed together into one wonderful show,

My new live show, Stand Up Science, me hosting with two academics and another comedian is taking off on soft launching in eight cities starting

in October by the time you're listening to this.

It may even be too late to catch the first couple.

October 11th in Madison is the very first one.

Doing Madison, Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Portland, Seattle,

and Tacoma, Washington.

And guys, I have been working toward this for a long time.

I'm using my resources, having networked throughout academia and gotten all these guests

for the Here We Are Podcast and you know obviously I have strong ties to the comedy community having been a stand up for 15 years now and

and having done the good trip tour and 111 city tour with that show and getting to perform in a bunch of these indie venues

has just helped me put all of these pieces together for what I think is going to be

maybe the most successful thing of my career. I'm hoping it goes all around the

country and I really want your help so I'm hoping it goes all around the country and I really want your help so I'm doing these

eight cities just to see how it goes to make sure it's as good of an idea as I think that it is

and sometimes things are a good idea and I know the show's going to be fantastic and everyone that

shows up is going to love it. I'm not worried about that at all. Now the big part

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