Sip and Saga Society

it is OFFICIALLY SPOOKY SEASON! We chose Cults to go with our book club book Aum Shinrikyo Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix   This episode has everything: Fester Look A Like, Levitation, bad judgment, and Flavor Aid. Greg educates us on the birth of the idea of the rapture. Karina covers The Blackburn Cult based in California. Christina  gives us the facts on Jonestown. Rand...

In our fifth and last part (for now) on our Deep Dive on Haiti, we cover history from the 1980's to current day. Randi starts with a recap of the history of Haiti and the changes that came after 9/11.  Karina and Randi keep it chill with water, Christina has a coke (confusing), and Greg drinks a Beer Boulevard Brewing's Six Glass Quadruple Ale. Some tangents for this episode include: beer per...

In our first episode on the year 1775, Randi tells us the story of the Kumayaay Revolt and the destruction of Mission San Diego. Greg wins the award for coolest drink with a Hazy IPA from Martin House Brewing with the name Chaos Island. We talk Swig, board games, and the impact of the devil in 1775.  Sources:  https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/california-missions-4/assets/documents/all...

This month our lil sips theme is ANIMALS! The book of the month is Women Who Run With Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Ph. D.  Christina covers wombat facts (Stout, sturdy, powerful). Greg covers Andrew Jackson's bird Pole. Karina brings an array of fun facts including some about fish. Randi covers WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK. Along the way we also talk about naps, our phenomenal drinks, and Randi's...

In the second part of our lil sips for the months, we cover women who snapped...AGAIN! In this one, Christina and Karina share their fun stories for the month and we give a little recap of the story of Carrie Nation and the Gulabi Gang. We discuss our book club book: Wuthering Heights as well.  Christina's story comes from Reddit user: RemoteControl-Cat and the story of Mary snapping in the w...

In the second episode on 1775, Karina gives us a short introduction to the conditions right before the beginning of the Revolutionary War. We do a little recap of the 7 Years War and the Boston Tea Party. We also discuss the importance of looking back at history.    Karina's sources for this episode: Out of our Past by Carl N Degler Black AF History by  https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-pol...

In the fourth installment on The History of Haiti, we focus on two leaders in Haiti: Baby Doc and Father Aristide. Randi makes sure to include American involvement, sneakers, and pattern recognition. Part Five, where we continue our story of Father Aristide will be out in September.  Randi's main source for this series is the book, The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer.  Let us know what you're sippin'...

It's our first full week of August and we have OUR MONTHLY LIL SIPS! This month the theme is Women who Snapped. We paired this with our Book Club Book of the month, Wuthering Heights. This month our episodes were way too detailed and we will actually be putting out the second part to our lil sips towards the end of the month.  In Part One of Women Who Snapped:  Greg educates us on Carrie Nation, t...

This week we are releasing our first part of the year 1775. Randi covers the story of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. Randi also makes sure to cover the drama of Jeanne’s love life. Christina comes back from maternity leave with a guest. Greg sips on a Dreaming in Tangerine IPA, and Karina suffers with pronouncing names. Sources:  https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-w...

We are back with another Deep Dive  of Haitian History. Randi gives us a recap of the first two episodes and we dive into the beginning of the Duvalier Family, specifically François “Papa Doc” Rule. Greg keeps it classic with a Voodoo Ranger, Christina and Randi bring along Doctor Pepper, and Karina sips on a moscato.  Sources:  The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer Let us know what you're sippin' : In...

It is FINALLY time for the release of our full Medical History Lil Sips.  We announce our book club book of the month: The Icepick Surgeon by Sam Kean. Everyone brings something special to drink with Karina sipping on a Four Loko (0/10), Randi had a Red, White, and Blue Smirnoff (a classic), and Greg delivers on the theme with his Patient Zero Barrel Aged Sour by Martin House Brewing Company. The...

It is time for PART TWO of Randi’s Deep Dive on Haitian History. Part Two begins right at the end of the Haitian Revolution. We discuss the Haitian Civil War, Thomas Jefferson, King Charles the 10th and the beginnings of American Involvement.  The third part of our coverage on Haitian History will be out next month! Thank you for listening!   Sources:  The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer Let us know...

It is time for another Deep Dive and this month it’s Randi’s turn. This deep dive will cover the History of Haiti from being a French colony until the modern day. Part One discusses the story of Haiti from Columbus to Colonization and ultimately  Revolution. Randi and Karina keep it consistent with Dr. Pepper and watered down lemonade. Greg brings a local Scarlet Letter Seltzer and shares a teaser...

It is SUMMER TIME and for the month of June we decided to pick the theme of music. We chose music to go with our Book Club Book for the Month : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins.  Karina brings some facts about Mozart and Gold records while sipping on #snoopdog 19 Crimes Cali Gold White wine.  Randi covers the wonders of the natural world by discussing the music of bugs (and br...

This is it! The Final Showdown between Anthony Comstock and Ida Craddock in his hometown: New York City.  Karina and Randi keep it pretty basic this week with water. Greg brings along a Cloud Drop Double IPA.  This episode finishes the story of Ida Craddock while also covering various topics such as : ghost marriage, public domain media, women in asylums,  Elizabeth Packard (Episodes 14-17) and th...

Finally! The Second installment of Ida Craddock!  In this episode we talk about all the details of Ida's love life as well as her literary work. We let Ida speak for herself by quoting directly from her memoirs and Karina shares some of Ida's most controversial opinions. Along the we way we discuss things like "What does foreplay with a ghost look like?" "Are the middle ages real?" , and chocolate...

In this first installment of our story of Ida Craddock, we cover Ida's Childhood, Education, and her nemesis: Anthony Comstock. Along the way we discuss books and learn how to pronounce the word lascivious. Karina decided to tell this story full of Menage a tois, Sweet Red Blend.  Randi comes back with another Black Cherry Hard Cider (and a Mr. Pibb ). Greg decided to pull all the stops this episo...

The year: 1767 This episode is full of drama and scandal amongst the colonies when someone finally reads a contract. Randi covers the context including beavers as well as  the audacity of William Penn.  Why did  Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason have to come physically mark the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland ? Find out in this episode!  Sources:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrmFnuoG4N...

The year for the week 1767!  Greg gives us fun facts about events that happened throughout the year while Karina covers the history and legacy of El Colegio de San Ignacio Vizaines in Mexico City, Mexico. We sip on some fruity beverages during this episode including a Steigl Radler along the way while embracing the history, culture, and art of one of the oldest functioning schools in Mexico.  Part...

We start the month of May with out monthly Lil Sips! The theme of the month: Sex History.  We chose this theme to fit the book club book of the month: Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern.  This audio episode contains both Part One and Part Two as one complete episode.  PART ONE of our Sex History Series has some fun facts about female and male sexual anatomy a...

This is part two of our coverage on events of the year 1763. Randi sips on water, while Greg gets a refill of his Master Blaster beer. Karina covers the pre- American Revolution era and main events (The Seven Years' War, Stamp Act, and Common Sense by Thomas Paine).The trio discuss the importance of context to any story, what a full scale war could be, and once again George Washington.  Books Ment...

This week we cover the year: 1763! Randi tells the first story of the week and covers the Berbice Rebellion. The Emotional Support beverages of the week are Dr Pepper (Randi), a cocktail in a can (Greg), and Water (Karina). Randi  educates us once again on how maps work, specifically the location of Guyana. The trio offend every state and country mentioned in today's episode and wonder about the a...

Episode 28 is out now! We focus on the New York Colony in 1779. Karina introduces us to the Cowboys of the Rampanos while sipping on a Steigl Radler. Randi stays consistent with a Doctor Pepper while telling us  the horrors of the Sullivan Expedition. Greg finishes his pack of Voodoo Rangers while helping us understand the climate in which all this was happening.  Books Mentioned:  American Leviat...

This episode is something else. We deep dive into the year 1741 with some fun wine and our safety beverages (Dr. Pepper) along the way. Randi covers the first half with story  of THE DISCOVERY OF ALASKA by the Russians. Karina tells us a tale of the Cannibal Cruise : the SeaFlower then leads into the realities of colonization for the poor white man. Pocket meat is discussed at length.  Sources:  A...

 This is the audio version of our Lil Sips Episode on Space! It is the same as our video episode on youtube, but contains more banter and less pictures.   Karina discusses the history of animals as test subjects during the Space Race and beyond. Randi inspires us with the story of the Mercury 13, women who paved the way for women to go to space. Christina shares some weird things found in Space wh...