Open Bar Talk Podcast With Jim Search

This is it! The season finale! Very exciting. Thank you for tapping in this whole season and if you're new to the show...go back and listen to all the old episodes! This week we have the first guest of the season, KP (IG: @kidplayboy) back in the virtual building. He tells us an update on a "friend" of his and some ins and outs of the bar business. It's a great one. Also, go check out his bar The...

Our penultimate episode awaits! This week, we sit down with returning guest and very rad dude George Gordon (IG:@therealygfgeorgepgordoniii). He brings us some hilarious musings of seeing actors on screen in their birthday suits...and then in real life! Also, he brings us a great tale of the difference between a new New Yorker and an OG. Listen to his podcast, No Season Two, IG (@:noseasontwopod)....

Oh man…one of our favorites! You’re in for a real treat. A great friend of the show, expert drink slinger, and righteous human Ralph Balboa Andradez (IG: @ralphonzoandradez) is in the building this episode! Literally! He stopped by Jim Jam Studios to chat about his wild ass life behind the bar. Check out what happens when Karma pays a visit to a patron...quickly!

Here we are y’all with an incredible bartender interview for you! This week we sit down with Becca Derosena (IG: @dbecosena). She tells us the varying degrees of being ‘86ed from a bar. From an arena, down to a dive bar. Buckle in for a gripping tale about her most recent 86. Get into it!

What’s happenin? We got another banger of an episode ready for you this week. We talk to drink slinger Lee Berger (IG: @bergerextracheese). He’s got quite a story on his hands. From having it out with fraudulent customers to asking a director if he’s ever seen a movie he directed…he has lived quite a life behind the bar. Enjoy it!

Yo…this one is a trip. We got whirlwind and dope dude Brendan James Lambert (IG: @lovelymuddypress) on the pod this week. We are givin it up one time for the homie Kenny DeForest (R.I.P) (IG: @kennydeforest). Please go check out all his comedy…he’s the best. Brendan is bringing us through the wild world of the bar scene of St. Louis. When I say wild, I do mean wild! Get ready for it. After you lis...

We are back at it with another great interview this week folks! This go around we chop it up with Jimmy Ho (IG: @abominable_ho_man). Check out his beginnings in the corporate bartending universe and then into the unpredictable wild world of dive bartending. Also, he teaches us an important lesson on what it means to be a friend to someone! Enjoy!

Hey y’all, we are back once again with a dope episode waiting for you. This week we sit down with Ray Reynolds (IG: @ray_mysterio1). Check out his story starting at Bar Sepia and the pivotal events there. He breaks down Tinder dates gone great, bad, and everything in between. This is a dope one y’all…enjoy it!

Another one in the books! This go-round we are sitting down with Freddie Heinemann (IG: @mr.pinsandbuttons). This guy knows his drinks and breaks down some real science behind the bar. On top of that, he takes us on a journey through accidents at the bar and a snowball fight gone awry. It’s a great one you don’t want to miss. Tap in! Also, go check out Freddie’s EP DogGo! And his band's Junk Made...

We have a great episode for you this week! Friend of the show Celine Dyer (IG: @strongpuff) is back behind the bar, so to speak, for another installment. Very exciting to say the least! Come check out some tales of feral children and the parents who won’t claim them along with four Becky’s who think a bathroom stall is the best place to “catch up.” You’ll love it!

Oh man…this is a good one. We are super excited for you to tune in for it. This week we are sitting down with the homie Fred Cullin (IG: @fred_cullin) and listen to his life and times behind the bar. He has seen a lot, from his beginnings in the Penn State bar scene to the craft breweries in Upstate New York. We are so lucky to hear these tales this week…you’re gonna love it!

Hey there! We are back on the air…and excited about it too! It would only seem right to have the homie and good friend of the show KP (IG: @kidplayboy) here to kick off the return. Pull up a chair and listen to some wild antics he’s been privy to.

Yo! We are giving you a classic #TBT this week. The good homie and friend of the podcast (and in real life) Ralph Balboa Andradez (IG: @ralphonzoandradez) gave us a classic interview on the first season...so here it is again!

Yo yo yo! It's us again...back at you with another great, stupendous bartender interview. In the building, we have Justin Auslaender (IG: @justinoutlander) from "The Two Dry Guys" Podcast telling us his DC bartending tales. Get ready to learn about vermin and the interesting ways they appear. Enjoy all of it!

Another stellar interview is here for you! The affable Max Stone (IG: @therealmaxstone) came to hang and chop it for this episode. He's got quite the story to tell. Romance, intrigue...you name it... it's here! Come rock with us!

Yo! Another classic banger is comin at ya. This one is not only filled with some nutso tales but some real-life gems of wisdom. Ernesto Barat (IG:@starshine_penelope) is rockin and we had a hell of a time talkin! Listen to this twice!

Yo! We got an episode for you this week. This go around we have the hilarious comedian/bartender Jess Rotondi (IG: @jessieroro13) hangin out. She dishes on her time at a bar/club in NYC's Midtown and the Lifetime movie that unfolded. It's got intrigue, employees recording one another, lawsuits, and fake websites. This one was a ride y'all. Tap in!

In this episode, we tap in with one of Jim's good friends and former bartender, Jay Steinberg (IG: @jewnipper). They reminisce on their glory days of partying in NYC's Union Square and Jay tells some timeless tales from that era. Listen close as he breaks down why it's important to buy drinks from the bar and bar only!

Thanks for tapping back in for another episode. This week, we here at the show wanted to re-release an episode with the late, great Xavier Blank. A true Binghamton legend. He was an artist, musician, comedian, and one-time drink slinger. His story was truly one of a kind and there won't be another one in our lifetime. So take some time to jump back in with the wild stories Xavier gave us. R.I.P Xa...

We are back in full effect y'all! After a lengthy hiatus, your favorite bartending podcast is on the scene. With that being said, we have former drink slinger and funny man Allan Fuks (IG:@allanfuks) on the show. Enjoy him recounting his days behind the stick along with his unconventional way to get stingy people to tip. Huzzah!

The highly anticipated episode is here! We have a double shot of two Open Bar Talk alums and homies Ralph Andradez (IG: @ralphonzoandradez) and KP (IG:@kidplayboy) in the building to re-tell the wild and reckless events they both have seen working together. You are absolutely going to love it! This was such an amazing ride of bartender tales.

Yo! We got a BANGER of an episode coming up next week. Two of my favorite homies and bartenders are coming back for a collabo! I'm of course talking about none other than KP (IG: @kidplayboy) and Ralph Andradez (IG: @ralphonzoandradez). They have stories for days and their back and forth banter I had to get on the air for y'all. Until then, I got one half of the team KP in the booth to give y'all...

Hey yo! We are divin back into the world of bar security on this one y'all. This go around we have Scott Coscia (IG:@scottcoscia) rockin with us. Listen to his first hand account of the rise and fall of a trendy nightclub in Brooklyn and all the mess that came with it.

YO! A milestone episode! This is the first, in real life guest to be back at Jim Jam Studios. Very exciting times indeed. We got the homie, long time friend Johnny Dilonex rockin with us. He and Jim go back years to the Revival-era(Revival was a super fun bar in Union Square NYC, DM Jim he'll tell you about it). On this episode Johnny covers the stories from the 3 B's. Bartending, bouncing and bar...

Second episode of the new season is here! The life and times of the nightlife have returned to your ears. On this ride we talk to Stephen Bolles (IG: @stephenmclonghairbolles). His bar-backing tales are incredibly hilarious and you are going to love all of them. Buckle in and ride out!