Whiskey Business

Take a forward thinking woman who wanted to create her own brand rather than pour her energies into someone else’s. An exacting pallet. A determination, ambition and a desire to focus totally on rye, and you get Wendy Peveich from Archer Eland. Join us, Wendy and five amazing bottles that we explored on Whiskey Business along with a great story on how a former cardiovascular nurse was introduced t...

With a nod and homage to Seinfeld in title only, comedian, actor, writer, George Caleodis returned to Whiskey Business to talk life, family, career, the threat of AI in show business and our rationale of when it’s good, all while enjoying a Red Wine Barrel of bourbon from Towpath Distillery. George never disappoints and is a favorite guest to have back on Whiskey Business. Learn more about your ad...

Whiskey Business went remotely this week because we know when something’s gonna be worth the trip. Six months ago at RAFTERS, a longtime favorite bar on Indianola in Clintonville, the kitchen came back to life with FAT ARNIES, a delicious dream brought to life by a father and sons team, Christopher Beardman, Andrew Beardman, and the dad, Chris Beardman. What’s resulted is some of BEST empanadas, b...

It’s Academy Award time and movie critics from Maddwolf, George Wolf and Hope Madden joined us once again with their pics and discussions as to who is gonna take home the gold! Tune in. Listen wherever you get your fave podcasts or watch on YouTube, Whiskey Business with Dino Tripodis. “And the Oscar goes to…” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Deck the halls, with boughs of Johnny!”Whiskey Business took the holiday podcast to John Whitney’s house, our amazing videographer, as he is recovering from hip surgery. He must be on the mend, because he joined us for some Chattanooga Single Barrel Whiskey, and conversations about Christmas, kids, 2026 and more. All tied up with a lovely bow, it’s our Whiskey Business Christmas podcast. Merry Ch...

Whiskey Business welcomed back Dino’s college roommate and best friend from high school, Greg Dettorre. This time around the conversation revolved around their favorite films in five different genres with ONE mutualfilm that’s defined their friendship over the decades. Do their fave films match up with yours? Give a listen, have some laughs and maybe add some movies to your watchlist. Learn more a...

The annual Halloween episode for Whiskey Business was a bit more low key this year, but no less “spooky.” Bucky Cutright joined us from Columbus Ghost Tours. Since our last meeting he’s added a German Village Tour and other creepy additions, but what was REALLY creepy was hearing his encounters with the paranormal as a teenager. “Hello, Bucky,” sounds normal until you hear where that message came...

Whiskey Business occasionally gets whisky-centric and the afternoon with Old Forester Master Taster, Melissa Rift was a good time to do it. A sampling of Old Forester’s entire Whisky Row was a lesson in taste and history. From first bottled bourbons, aftermaths of fires, prohibition and “medicinal” bourbons, Melissa was an excellent guest, guide and educator. Pour a favorite Old Forester of your o...

The Columbus Comedy Festival returns for its second year of laughs Sept 4-7, 2025 and Henry Allen will be one of the headlining acts. On this installment of Whiskey Business we talked about the festival, Henry’s comedy path from age 17 to present, the latest trend of “working the room” and a fun comedic Word Association test involving current and past comedians. A lot of laughs and a lot of insigh...

Eric Brembeck, owner and operator of STUDIO 35, one of the best independent movie theaters in Ohio, has added to the experience of movies, great pizza, and full bar with a new product: Mr. Pickle lemonade. A refreshing new lemonade with a touch of pickle brine which makes for an amazingly fun new take on lemonade. Not too sweet, and not to “pickled” he brought the new product to Whiskey Business t...

Hope Madden returned to Whiskey Business with some new pages in her horror repertoire. Her new book, Killer Pictures centers around something she knows all too well: horror films, horror festivals and the judges who select them. How and why are film judges losing their minds and then killing the people closest to them? Who’s responsible? Read the book and or listen to the podcast and also find out...

Paul Lawson is making amazing strides by breaking the stigma of mental health in the construction industry.       The former pastor and two-time cancer survivor has been cutting through “steel beams of stigma” and is successfully implementing ways that construction companies can help their employees deal with mental health issues.       How Paul got to where he is also a fascinating story of perse...

You’ve never seen The Hollywood Hillside Strangler from the 1970’s? This and other forgotten gems of cinema stay in our movie present thanks to Mark Heuck, who returned to Whiskey Business with his cinema knowledge, unique insight and interesting perspectives on the future of Hollywood while paying homage to the past. A must watch/listen for film lovers! Enjoy THE HEUCK!! Learn more about your ad...

Whiskey Business enjoyed a return visit from comedian, Mike Larsen, a stand-up comedian veteran, TV writer extraordinaire AND political speech writer. Mike once again brought his humor, intelligence and thoughtfulness to the podcast as he discussed a certain “peace” he’s obtained in both his life and career. Listen, laugh and maybe learn. Two out of three ain’t bad, right? Learn more about your ad...

What happens when a longtime comedian friend FINALLY makes it to Whiskey Business? Dino had a great time going down memory lane with comedian Vince Morris, one of his best and dearest friends. From the outrageous to the occasionally serious, to the origins of a cop/buddy movie that never existed, this podcast will entertain you, enlighten, and remind you what can happen when two truly best of frie...

Whiskey Business enjoyed having a deep dive into the comedy brain of Bill Arrundale, long time comedian and early podcaster before the medium exploded. We discussed the humble beginnings the influence of childhood, the revelations of parenthood and the fragility of relationships, which ALL can shape a comedian's mind and perspective on life and the craft of comedy. Laugh and learn on this episode...

What you may ask is there to investigate after a suicide? The tragedy of the act is done. But there are questions and when it comes to the Who, the What, the Where and the WHY, Dallas Allen comes on the scene.     On a podcast full of compassion and compelling revelations, Whiskey Business spoke with Dallas about the aftermath of a situation; talking with the families, uncovering the reasons, and...

Whiskey Business closed out the year with a great podcast from a funny, wise, inspiring and insightful comedian. Sumukh Torgalkar joined us to talk comedy, life, work, parents, relationships, and the holidays. In the mix was obviously humor, but also insight and perspective on all the above, dosed with laughter and even a little wisdom. As we close out another year, we wish you and yours the gift...

This week on Whiskey Business it was just “the guys”as we realized 2024 brought “milestone” birthdays to each of us. Greg turned 40. Chip turned 60. John will be 60 in a few weeks and I turned (ahem) 65. The lively, funny and at times serious discussion ranged from where we’re at, where we’ve been and most importantly where are we going with the gas that’s still left in our life tanks. If you’ve g...

Whiskey Business has their annual Live Audience Halloween Podcast thanks to Echo Spirits in Grandview. Not only did the owners, Joe and Nikhil offer up a flight of Echo Spirits to taste, we also got a sneak 9 month peak of our own WHISKEY BUSINESS barrel which is still waiting to become bourbon. The night got more interesting when psychic, Cindy Riggs joined us. In addition to explaining what she...

Compared to Clark Donley, we here at Whiskey Business are truly the amateurs as we sat across the veteran broadcaster, Clark Donley. 40 plus years in the business that started as a disc jockey, led to sportscasting on television and then 30 more years doing the news on radio, Clark has reported it all with compassion and class and off the mic became an early force in developing Ohio’s Amber Alert...

Comedian, writer, director, producer, and soon-to-be-40 year old, Travis Irvine returned to Whiskey Business to talk about it ALL! Comedy, politics, life love, film, turning 40 and yes...making Shakespeare Better with his latest film project based on one of The Bard's least successful plays, Timon of Athens which will become Timbob of Athens. Yup. Enjoy this latest installment of Whiskey Business....

Two things happen this time of year on Whiskey Business. The Buckeyes start another season and to insure a winning one, Bill Demora (now Senator Demora) returns to his superstitious ways and returns to Whiskey Business. But this one is packed with more than just Buckeye Football. We caught Bill just after the Democratic Convention as well, and a lot of behind the scenes stories were revealed: the...

Join Jim Ellison, the author of "Columbus Pizza: A Slice of History", on the Whiskey Business podcast as we dive deep into the fascinating history of pizza in Columbus, Ohio. From its humble origins to its rise as the Pizza Capital of the U.S., we explore why Columbus remains a pizza lover's paradise. Thanks to Gatto’s Pizza, who of course is featured in the book, for supplying a feast of Columbus...

Ahead of the first of Columbus Comedy Festival, we enjoy a respectable visit with comedian Nickey Winkelman. The conversation went from comedy to real life and the REAL life that’s in comedy. Asking, what's the art of finding ways to present life situations to a comedy crowd that may also be going through them but in a relatable, funny way? We also talked about the juggling of being a mom, doing c...