Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore.

Every week, we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world.

I'm Amanda. And I'm Julia. And this is episode 146, Your Urban Legends episode, XXXX. It's very exciting. Also known as 30, but also the sexy one.

The sexy one.

Don't worry about it.

Do you know who, I'm not going to call them sexy Julie because I respect them as people,

but do you know who just like, give me, give me goosebumps?

Is that our new patrons?

Our newest patrons, Kell, Emily, Ella, Nicole, and Danielle, who joined the likes of the goosebumps-causing, supporting producer-level patrons.

Philip, Eor, Jessica, Josie, Marissa, Megan, Mercedes, Neal, Phil Fresh, Samantha, Sammy, and Skyla,

and our legend-level producers, Audra, Jack Marie, Cody, Mark, Mr. Fulk, Sandra, and Sarah.

Ooh, I love all those people. They give me goosebumps like the R. L. Stein books. Oh, they sure do. They sure do. That reminds me, Julia, could you tell us what an imperial stout, Amanda. I do. And this one is called

Penny, and it's from 18th Street Brewery in Indiana. It's in Gary, Indiana, like the Music Man.

So cool. Yes, it was delicious, like really nice and malty and a little bit of, like, sweet tanginess to it.

You know, the good stuff. I love that. And Julia, your description actually reminds me a lot of my recommendation for this week.

And you in particular, I think, would eat the shit up.

Are you ready?

Yes, I'm ready for it.

It is a book called Cork Dork.

And it is all about a tech reporter's journey to understand why wine isn't bullshit.

Ooh, Okay. She basically becomes a Somalié in a year and goes through the master Somalié certification

exam.

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