Whiskey Business

Dino introduces a new sponsor for Whiskey Business by revisiting an earlier episode with attorney Jon Saia as they discuss the options you have when your drinking leads to some Legal Business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most superstitious fan in the world has returned to the podcast this week. Just when you thought you heard it all, Billy DeMora comes back for round two with Dino and offers even more insight into his bizarre superstitious world. DeMora also shares about his trip to the Wild Turkey distillery where he had a private tasting with master distiller, Eddie Russell. The two cheers to good luck with...

From vinyl records to cassettes to MP3s the music industry has been through many evolutions, and Dino's guest this week has seen it all. Kevin Young has been a record promoter for over three decades. The two sip on a rare bottle of Old Medley while Kevin shares insight on the current state of the music industry, the secret behind a hit song, and how one conversation on a bus changed the course of...

In this Whiskey Business Shot we hear four short cautionary tales about some characters who should've skipped their shot.   You never know who you'll find along the Whiskey Business Highway...A Russian woman who should've stuck with vodka, a Tin Man who should've stayed in Oz, a cyclist who should've tried walking, and a man who should never be allowed to get behind the wheel again. Learn more abo...

It's not unusual to come up with some far fetched ideas after a bottle of whiskey (or two).  Dino's guest this week not only came up with a whiskey fueled idea, but he is actually following through with it.  Accountant Chuck Lombardo has set off to visit every major league baseball park in the country.  Chuck shares some great stories from the road while Dino shares a bottle of Elijah Craig Small...

In this Whiskey Shot Dino finds out that one man's TV trash is another man's TV treasure. Comedian Dan Swartwout has an unhealthy obsession with 80's television and his conversation with Dino about his unique hobby will take you down memory lane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all fun and games until someone gets drunk! In this week's episode Dino has some fun with Leigh Ann Simms and Blair Beavers, the creators of The Bourbon Run board game, hosts of The Columbus Cocktail Tour and founding members of a local bourbon club.  If that's not enough, they taste a hard to find bottle of Old Pogue Master's Select. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Dino and fellow comedian Dan Swartwout share stories from their experiences touring the world as comedians. They compare notes from the comedy road while sipping on "the light beer of bourbons," Basil Hayden's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Whisky Business episode "I Need A Suggestion From The Audience..." fellow stand-up comedians, Jake Iannarino and Jeff Gage, joined Dino to talk about the life and business of being a comic. In this unheard shot from that podcast the trio tell some stories from when they toured internationally as stand-ups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary movie host, Fritz The Nite Owl, joins Dino in this latest episode of Whiskey Business. What unplanned circumstances led to the birth of the iconic character? How did the latest reincarnation of Nite Owl Theatre come to be? Grab a bowl of popcorn and listen as Dino, Fritz and Director Mike McGraner as they talk shop and share a bottle of Watershed Bourbon Barrel Gin. Learn more about your...

This is not fake news...we promise! Media group news director, Clark Donley, recounts how the news industry has changed over the years. Dino and the news man loosen up with a bottle of Jameson 12 year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino jams with improv comics Jake Iannarino and Jeff Gage about the rules of improvisation, working the crowd and the current state of comedy. They pass around a bottle of Buffalo Trace as they talk shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino and Arch Madness, host of Vinyl Analysis, continue their unholy union and crossover podcast. The two dig deeper into their conversation on how music is the tie that binds us as they polish off that bottle of Tin Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino teams up with Arch Madness, host of Vinyl Analysis, for an unholy union and crossover of podcasts. The two talk about their love of vinyl records, smoke a pack of cigarettes and put a dent in a bottle of Tin Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Whiskey Shot we share some bonus footage from Dino's interview with bartender turned hairstylist, Michael Azzaro. He gifted Dino with a rare Cuban cigar and goes on to explain the great measures he took to obtain the contraband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pour some Jack and you can talk about anything. Dino chats with an old friend, Michael Azzaro, about his 41 years in the hair salon world while they drink his "every day whiskey." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino and his guest TJ Holland crack open the super rare 14 year old Van Winkle Family Reserve bottled in 1984 and wind up discussing their "dear old dads". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Columbus media titans, Dino Tripodis and (614) editor Travis Hoewischer, sit down to talk about their fascination with newspapers, cheap whiskey, and how their beloved city has transformed from a cowtown to a boom town. They celebrate their love of the printed word with a few pours of Knob Creek Straight Rye Whiskey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you make whiskey on Mars? Are there evil astrophysicists? Is time travel a real thing? These important intergalactic questions answered and more when Dino sits down with astrophysicist Paul Sutter. Whiskey and science have never been better together when Dino shares a guest bottle of Redbreast Pot Still Irish Whiskey 12 year old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino and director John Whitney talk about the trials and tribulations in making their new film "The Street Where We Live". The two proudly talk about their project and finish off a few pours of Elmer T. Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Dino sifts through the colorful past of Bert Di Bennedeto. Later in life and after a borderline criminal past, Bert decided to pursue his law degree. Bert unravels his story with a bottle of Glenlivet 18. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Dino gets to do two of his favorite things...drink Jack Daniels and talk Sinatra with singer/songwriter John Schwab who just released a new album of Ol' Blue Eyes cover tunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino enters the Twilight Zone when liquor lawyer, Alex Hastie, explains the hard to fathom period in American history...prohibition. What's more, Dino finds out that Ohio might be to blame for prohibition. The two enjoy the good stuff with a pour of Templeton Rye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino sits in a whiskey fueled masters class in theater with three successful actors Rick Napoli, Jon Osbeck, and Ralph Scott. They sip on a bourbon named after the Oscar winning legend John Wayne, Duke Kentucky straight bourbon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedy legend Dom Irrera and Dino take a break from socializing at the local Italian Club to talk shop. Dom opens up about his run on SNL, The Big Lebowski and which beloved icon he hates. They sip on a bottle of Eagle Rare, a guest bottle that is just as rare as Dom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices