Tim Macavoy

no tasting notes - with Tim and Eleri

Arts EN ↓ 95 episodes

A podcast about drinks and drinking: two friends share trivia and social history from the virtual pub. Absolutely no tasting notes.

Author

Tim Macavoy

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.timmacavoy.com

Latest episode

Jan 18, 2024

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Episodes

Episode 70: Hangovers (or "New Year Crapulence") 28.12.2022

Happy New Year! So, who has a hangover? Tim and Eleri bravely battle through a recording they may have been better off not doing. Hair of the dog anyone?

Episode 69: Champagne (or "How not to pop your cork") 14.12.2022

POP! Glug, glug, glug. Fizz…

Episode 68: Animals (or "Hamsters on the lash") 30.11.2022

Professional humans Tim and Eleri explore the mammalian love of booze, unlucky lizards, tequila fish, and cat windows.

Episode 67: Droopy Nuts (or "Milk this") 16.11.2022

Tim discovers the shocking truth about amaretto, and Eleri squeezes her nut bag.

Episode 66: British Royalty (or "WTF is Dubonnet?") 02.11.2022

Tim and Eleri narrowly avoid an act of treason as they explore the boozy tastes of British Royalty, from wine fountains to Dubonnet.

Episode 65: Haunted Pubs (or "Things that go burp in the night") 19.10.2022

Turn the lights off and the volume up, as Tim and Eleri tell tall tales of haunted pubs - and stay tuned for spooky story time.

Episode 64: Peru (or "On the pisco") 05.10.2022

Eleri and Tim travel the Andes in search of pisco, chicha, and whistling water vessels.

Episode 63: Bitter (or "Betty Botter's Butter") 21.09.2022

Rancorous hosts Tim and Eleri sip ale and Angostura as they discuss all things bitter.

Episode 62: Buckfast and Irn-Bru (Or "Bucky Balls and Fanny Usage") 07.09.2022

Following the festivities of Edinburgh Fringe, Eleri and Tim examine two iconic Scottish-ish drinks.

Episode 61: Lethe (or "Hungry Hungry Hippokampoi") 24.08.2022

Did Eleri drink too much and forget to turn up today? Tim investigates.

Episode 60: Ageing (or "Pi** and Vinegar") 10.08.2022

Tim’s turning 40 and so, with Eleri, we’re celebrating all that is good about ageing, from wine to vinegar.

Episode 59: Frozen Part Two (or "The cold brew never bothered me anyway") 27.07.2022

Tim and Eleri return to antarctic wastelands and get slushy with more frosty facts about booze.

Episode 58: Frozen Part One (or "Ice to see you, to see you, ice") 13.07.2022

Stay cool in the summer heat with the first of our icy two-parter. Grab your luge and join Tim and Eleri.

Episode 57: Good Booze (or "Booze for Good") 29.06.2022

Do-gooders Tim and Eleri look at the socially positive impacts of brewing and boozing.

Episode 56: Smuggling (or "Five Go Mad For Import Taxes") 15.06.2022

Eleri and Tim smuggle some facts and some tall tales about secret boozy imports. Plus top tips for festival-goers! NOTE: In this episode we implied “Fanny loves Dick”, when in fact it was Mary. See for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8H_v8cM9CQ

Episode 55: Sap (or "Birch, please") 01.06.2022

Go suck a tree, it’s an episode about drinks made from sap!

Episode 54: Glass (or "Eleri's a disorganised solid") 18.05.2022

Vessels, stubbies, goblets, boob-myths, and old boots. Raise a glass with Tim and Eleri.

Episode 53: Pub Quiz 2 (or "Will We Ever Learn?") 04.05.2022

It’s the end of year 2, so Tim and Eleri test their newly gained knowledge - and this year, there will be drinking penalties… Pub Quiz 2 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gyre9TMRDZynWJg0QGG6V?si=dffda8626b7c4247

Episode 52: Ukraine (or "Vodka, The Return") 20.04.2022

Tim and Eleri just about make their way through a traditional Ukrainian toasting session, and we see how the current situation is reflected through vodka and beer.

Episode 51: Hogarth (or "A Good Trump") 06.04.2022

Tim and Eleri visit Tate Britain’s Hogarth exhibit, and reflect on the pissed-up paintings from Beer Street to Gin Lane. Follow along with these images: A Harlot’s Progress: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A-Harlots-Progress.jpg A Rake’s Progress: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rake%27s_Progress A Modern Midnight Conversation: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/a-midn...

Episode 50: Whoopsies! (or "Let's go to Dildo!") 23.03.2022
Episode 49: Porter (or "Gregory floods my basement") 09.03.2022

Eleri, Tim and special guest Gem (from My Turn podcast) celebrate some home-made porter with historical tidbits, cocktails, a disaster, and only a few tasting notes.

Episode 48: Delirium (or "This is Insania") 22.02.2022

March madness descends on Tim and Eleri as they explore Delirium Tremens and drug-fuelled drinks.

Episode 47: Communion (or "Blessed crouton in wine soup") 16.02.2022

Well bless my soul, Eleri and Tim explore communion wine and other religious approaches to boozin’.

Episode 46: Valentine (or "The Papa John Effect") 02.02.2022

Love is in the air as Eleri and Tim look at sex on the beach, and some cocktails. Also how does booze really effect your sex life?

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