The Club Soda podcast

L.A Brewery was founded on Louise Avery’s love of flavour, foraging and fermentation while seeking a healthier and more delicious drink. In episode 3 of Beyond Booze, Louise talks to host Noah Villeneuve about how she first discovered kombucha while travelling and fell in love with the taste, finding it was the first drink that satisfied her cravings for alcohol and sugar. Inspired by her Hebrides...

Episode two of Beyond Booze is all about New London Light, as Noah Villeneuve meets James Edis. New London Light is a collection of three non-alcoholic spirits and aperitifs led by taste and inspired by adventure. Marking the start of Salcombe Distilling Co.’s adventure into the non-alcoholic world, their non-alcoholic spirit First Light launched with critical acclaim in 2020. Subscribe now to get...

In episode one of Beyond Booze, Noah Villeneuve talks to mindful drinking expert Camille Vidal of La Maison Wellness. Cami is on a mission to inspire the world to bring mindfulness into the glass, showing that tasty doesn’t have to be boozy. She founded La Maison Wellness in 2018, giving her a platform to advocate for mindful drinking and inspire people to live like health hedonists. Subscribe now...

Beyond Booze is a new podcast series from Club Soda exploring the world's best alcohol-free drinks. In this week's season opener, host Noah Villeneuve talks to Club Soda co-founder Dru Jaeger about his experience in the drinks industry. And together, they take a look ahead at what's coming up on Beyond Booze. Week by week, you'll learn more about alcohol-free drinks, get recomm...

Beyond Booze is a new podcast series from Club Soda exploring the world's best alcohol-free drinks. Hosted by Noah Villeneuve, who heads the cocktail programme at our Drury Lane Tasting Room, Beyond Booze introduces the amazing humans behind some of the best alcohol-free drinks on the market today. Week by week, you'll hear more about how their drinks came to be and get their views on th...

We're taking a short break from the Club Soda podcast. If you've been a regular listener, thank you so much for your support. This podcast wouldn’t be possible without you. Lots of exciting things are coming soon, though. Right now, Noah Villeneuve is working on a new podcast series exploring alcohol-free drinks. He’ll be talking to beer, wine and spirit makers, diving deep into the worl...

On this week's podcast, the wonderful Yasmin Spark interviews Mark Wong, founder of the most relaxing of alcohol-free options, Impossibrew . You'll remember Club Soda friend Yasmin from her takeover of the Club Soda podcast for Black History Month last October. She interviewed so many amazing people that we couldn't fit them all into our schedule, but this one was too good to miss o...

Looking for a cocktail conversation that really hits the spot? This week, resident Club Soda mixologist and cocktail expert Noah Villeneuve talks to Paul Mathew from Everleaf in our first-ever Club Soda drink special podcast. Paul is a biologist by background before he got into making delicious AF drinks. He's created this incredible drink Everleaf, of which we stock three tantalising flavour...

Club Soda co-founder Dru met the fantastic Lou Lebentz at a festival panel last summer and was drawn to her openness and warmth. Lou is a  therapist, trauma specialist, and speaker who, due to her own experiences with addiction both professionally and personally, has some great lessons and insights to share.  With 15 years of sobriety under her belt, as well as some fascinating experiences which h...

For actor, writer, and singer Callum Hughes, pub culture has often gone alongside his working and personal life. Having had time to contemplate and write his new show, Thirst , during Covid isolation, Callum realised that he had the opportunity to tell his unique story of addressing his problematic relationship with alcohol while also celebrating the community that pubs provide. Callum jumped at t...

At Club Soda, we love nothing more than lively discussions in our Facebook group about the stuff that matters most to our community. One topic that we've noticed comes up often is that of sugar cravings, weight loss, and mindful eating alongside mindful drinking. On this week's podcast , our content writer, Anja Madhvani, had a wonderful conversation with nutritionist and mindset coach G...

When our team heard that Cat Sims of Not So Smug Now Insta fame had given up drinking, it was just another reason to love the blunt, topical, and frankly hilarious influencer. We couldn't wait to have her on our podcast to talk about alcohol, parenting, public personas, and how to have a private life when you're a social media star. Club Soda co-founder Dru has a frank and funny conversa...

In our last episode before Christmas, we're excited to introduce you to the newest members of Club Soda, our Tasting Room team. They've joined us recently as we began planning for Christmas in a new retail venue, and this fantastic bunch is helping to run the bar, Tasting Room, and everything else that goes with being in a shop environment.  This time last year we spoke to members of the...

We're in the run-up to Christmas with a week and a bit away until Christmas day, and many people are starting to feel stressed about Christmas. This week on the podcast, we're talking to the lovely Nicola Price. Nicola's work is to teach people to breathe and connect with the breath during stressful times. She's been alcohol-free for a long time, and as a breast cancer survivor...

As we approach the New Year, some of us might be thinking about challenging ourselves to a month off drinking. Some of us might have been moderating and fancy a change, or maybe January is the excuse we've been looking for to take the plunge. The challenge of taking time out from our problem drinking can be daunting. Today's podcast guest, Jo Ferbrache, rose to the challenge of change, c...

This week's podcast is a little break from the norm as Club Soda founders Laura and Dru chat about how to pick the perfect alcohol-free drink. Of course, this conversation is really about the fact that we've opened a brand new shop and tasting rooms in the West End, and we want to tell you all about it! So if you're looking for experts to help you choose, taste, and enjoy an alcohol...

This is a special podcast for our podcast listeners in the United States. It's Black Friday in the US, and yesterday was one of the biggest celebrations of the year, Thanksgiving . As we know, wherever you are in the world, big celebrations can also mean being surrounded by alcohol. This can be the start of a tricky time of year for those of us who are changing our drinking. As such, we'...

Active moderation is a hotly debated topic within our community: does it work, is it achievable, and how do people sustain moderation as a tool for problem drinking? The journey to changing our drinking can be different for everyone, and at Club Soda, we welcome everyone’s journey and everyone’s approach. We’re excited to welcome guest podcaster and coach Sarah Williamson to our podcast this week....

When Anit joined Club Soda’s Facebook group in March 2018, he already had 2 years of experience in keeping his dependence on alcohol at bay. But Anit, known in our group as Hove Kal-El, didn’t just get control over his binge drinking issues. In his own words, ‘I'm a firm believer that the party doesn't stop just because you're alcohol-free. It just begins actually’. Anit's chat...

Our podcast guests this week are no strangers to the mindful drinking world. Kate Baily and Mandy Manners, also known as Love Sober , are expert podcasters, alcohol recovery coaches, and well-known social media faces in the sobriety sphere. We're delighted to welcome them back to the podcast to talk about their second book release, 'Love Your Sober Year'. They talk to Club Soda co-f...

Lazarus Letcher is a musician, writer and academic who draws on their experiences living as a Black, queer, trans, sober person in America. This conversation with guest podcast host Yasmin Spark explores Laz's experience of getting sober and connecting with their ancestral history. And they discuss the power of music-making without alcohol, from viola players having the best seat in the orche...

Our fourth of five episodes of the Club Soda podcast for Black History Month centers around Black Muslims, and how they're often left out of the discourse during Black History Month. Black Muslim entrepreneur Dina Basharahil talks to podcast host Yasmin Spark about why that is. This fascinating discussion also touches on being a non-drinker in your workplace, especially in a fast-paced indust...

Our Black History Month podcast takeover continues, and guest podcast host Yasmin Spark says that this episode was a joy to record. That's good to hear as our panelists, Bethany Irving , Michael Singh , and Rhondell Stabanna discuss discovering sober joy after changing their problem drinking habits. This cheerful episode features real-life stories from our panel of sober Instagrammers about t...

This week we're in the second part of a two-part podcast topic to kick off Black History Month. The subject is staying sober while the world is burning. If you missed last week's amazing interview with Valerie Mason-John, last week, make sure you catch up on the past podcasts and find it. In this episode, podcast takeover host Yasmin Spark speaks to two prominent voices in hospitality; M...

October is Black History Month in the UK. This year, the fantastic Yasmin Spark has taken over our podcast. Over the next month, Yasmin speaks to an incredible array of inspirational guests, featuring stories from the Global majority about people and organizations that help people change their drinking in different ways.  In this week's podcast takeover, Yasmin speaks with the fabulous Dr Val...