The Distillery

Why oh why do we all keep thinking that this next leader is the answer to our problems? What is it inside of us that leads us to expectation that this time is going to be different? Well, we wanted to talk about that and be vulnerable with it at the same time. Enjoy our discussion folks and hopefully it speaks to you in some way.

This is our official state of the podcast address for 2026! We are back and older than ever.

Here it is folks! Our lists of top 5 albums of 2025 with a few honorable mentions thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!

This episode is a step-by-step conversation through some key data points. Our intention is mostly to challenge each other to slow down and consider things rather than let our own emotions take us out of a useful conversation. The topic question is basically "Is America sliding toward authoritarianism?". Fun right?

We're going through changes. Like Ozzy sang first and Yungblud sang so perfectly recently, we embrace the differences we grow into. This episode is our attempt to grapple with the way we either embrace or reject change and how it can impact the way we interact with the world around us.

In this, our second episode recorded on 6/11/2025, we discuss the recent protests/riots/ICE/immigrants/citizens conflict erupting in Los Angeles. We don't claim to have all the answers but do our very best to practice listening to each other and sharing our individual and differing perspectives.

This was the impossible task. Choose ONLY your top 10 all time favorite albums and explain your reasons. We go through our lists together and come up with some absolute BANGERS. Feel free to add our suggestions to your playlists or argue amongst yourselves. The only wrong answer is silence.

Listen, sometimes you just gotta have some fun. This is a fun episode where we share some of our pet peeves and reveal how petty and old we are. Enjoy!

This is an old-school distillery of the year that was 2024. We talk about several highs and lows and try to draw some key takeaways. Hope you like it.

We're back with the our best of lists for top 5 albums of 2024! This year gave us a BUNCH of great music to choose from and we can't wait to share it with you. Enjoy and share.

You know sometimes you just need to reflect honestly about where you've been and where you're going. Pannell and Bigboy take stock on the cause/effect of cancellation and lack of reconciliation in culture and personally. What can we learn from it all and where can go from here? Give us a listen and share your thoughts.

This one is coming at you way late but better late than never. Here are our picks for the top 5 albums of 2023. Enjoy and check out the music!

We run through the top 16 sci fi films to determine the GREATEST sci fi film of all time. According to us of course...

We battle through the sweet 16 bracket of top iconic movies series to determine the all time champion. Tune in to find out who won!

We created a Sweet 16 of the greatest sports movies (according to us) and go head-to-head to decide which is the all time great. Enjoy the game...

We are back! What have we learned? What is different? What's the same? Well, you'll have to listen in and find out.

We are back and badder than ever! Join us as we go through our individual lists of top 10 albums of 2022. There is some overlap and some unique to each of us. TOTALLY worth the listen. We missed you.

In this episode we do our very best to hash out the struggle in dealing with celebrity deaths. Why is it so hard when we don't even know them in person? Why does it affect so many people? What do we do after we lose a celebrity? Its not all giggles and chuckles but its a healthy conversation about a real experience.

This is our annual Oscars episode but this time done as a review. We go over the major categories, our opinions on the films and actors, the winners, the losers, and the cultural implications for all that took place on this year's show. If you like movies, you'll enjoy this episode.

This is just a quick announcement for a couple of projects we are launching. We are also reconnecting with you here on The Distillery as this is just the first of several episodes coming from us. Thank you for hanging in there with us.

Deconstruction is the topic of conversation today and its a big one. We had a great deal of fun researching and discussing how the word deconstruction is used to today, its origins, its benefits, and challenges. We hope you enjoy it!

Here it is! Our Best Albums of 2021 podcast. Please see the description for album links: Brian's Top 5: 5. Slow Corpse - Bite Your Tongue 4. Low - Hey What 3. BROCKHAMPTON - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine 2. Lucy Dacus - Home Video 1. Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic Tom's Top 5: 5. Exodus - Persona Non Grata 4. Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm 3. Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Powe...

Have you ever contemplated your gifting's or abilities? Have you ever been frustrated with people or celebrities that seem to resent their own ability and success? Well we chose to view this as an opportunity to pick apart this frustration and turn it into an encouraging conversation about embracing what we're good at so we can uplift others and include them as equal value contributors in this lif...

In this episode we discuss the recent Vaccine mandate in our state and the many different aspects of how this impacts us. It is a very fair and balanced discussion on a challenging topic and we hope you enjoy it. https://open.spotify.com/track/7bLiOJtUpzZ1AIBFtCRQYk?si=09884d284ab84a2c

We just wanted to share with you a few of our current favorite things. Specifically movies, music, books, and podcasts we think you should check out. Enjoy! Music Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power Liz Phair - Soberish Natalie Bergman - Mercy The Rolling Stones - anything and everything Lucy Dacus - Home Video Joy Oladakun - In Defense of My Own Happiness Kanye West - Donda Movies/TV The...