Seattle's Worst Podcast

This is several parts from a larger conversation cut around a single person. In the first half, the men talk about their summers. In the second half they discuss the show. email: Seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com twitter: @worstseattlepod Instagram: @seattlesworstpodcast

This is several parts from a larger conversation cut around a single person. In the first half, the men talk about their summers. In the second half they discuss the show. email: Seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com twitter: @worstseattlepod Instagram: @seattlesworstpodcast

This is several parts from a larger conversation cut around a single person. In the first half, the men talk about their summers. In the second half they discuss the show. email: Seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com twitter: @worstseattlepod Instagram: @seattlesworstpodcast

This is several parts from a larger conversation cut around a single person. In the first half, the men talk about their summers. In the second half they discuss the show. email: Seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com twitter: @worstseattlepod Instagram: @seattlesworstpodcast

Feeling Cold? Listen into the hot summer night we spent with the legendary Ola Normelli! We talk acting, writing, publishing, Sweden and other things You might want to open a window while you listen. Check him out @olanormelli on instagram or www.olanormelli.com. And check out his promo for his book! https://youtu.be/EovGR01atVU #comedy #Seattle #Seattlepodcast #comedypodcast #sweden #poet #poem    

Seattle foodie influencers and podcasting duo Monica and Nelson bring food for a killer potluck, tell us how to get Instagram famous, and then talk about food and podcasting in Seattle. Come hungry! No not really, you'll just get more hungry. You can't eat this podcast. Get some food in you first. Check out Monica on the socials: ig: monybseattle t: @monybseattle and Nelson: ig: nelson_eats and their podcast: ig: seattlefoodiepodcast t: @seattlefoodpod See our Instagram for show minutes Like what we’re doing? Want to give us feedback or ideas? Please follow us on the socials! t: @worstseattlepod ig: @seattlesworstpodcast Or please shoot us an email at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com

Justin built a brewery that all our other brewer friends keep telling us about. Standard brewing is making great beer out of a great pub in the Central District. It's a neighborhood focused spot with a top tier chef and old Seattle feel. We talk about community focused spots, how Seattle is changing, and how he's had to make some tough decisions to make the best pub he can for the neighborhood. Special guest Andy from Urban Family joins us! follow them on twitter: @StandardBrewing or ig: @therealstandardbrewing Thank you to Stephanie for helping with show editing. Look at our socials to get her info and see if she'll help you too! See our Instagram for show minutes Like what we’re doing? Want to give us feedback or ideas? Please follow us on the socials! t: @worstseattlepod ig: @seattlesworstpodcast Or please shoot us an email at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com

Happy Valentines Day! We were honored to have the ladies from Single in Seattle come by and help us with our #grantsdatingcorner Hinge Experiment and otherwise talk to us about their show and what it's like to be 'Single in Seattle'. It's Lecherous! They are hilarious and their show is great. Check them out at SingleinSeattlePodcast on Instagram See our Instagram for show minutes Like what we’re doing? Want to give us feedback or ideas? Please follow us on the socials! t: @worstseattlepod ig: @seattlesworstpodcast Or please shoot us an email at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com

Jason Rigden teaches us about crypto, left leaning podcasting, and the podcasting scene in Seattle. Jason does several podcasts of his own and has assembled a comprehensive list of podcasts in the area that you can find at seattlepodcasters.com/list/ You can see other things that he's up to at his website: jasonrigden.com. You can also follow him on twitter at @mr_rigden See Instagram for show minutes Like what we’re doing? Want to give us feedback or ideas? Please follow us on the socials! t: @worstseattlepod ig: @seattlesworstpodcast Or please shoot us an email at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com

We talk books, reading, and the library with Emily from The Desk Set The Desk Set is a book and reading podcast from the King County Library System. Emily talks books, gives recommendations and we talk about reading when there’s no time and getting back into the game after a break. There’s also a #ShedUpdate, a #Sportscorner and a #GrantsDatingCorner See Instagram for show minutes - Show notes and links will be updated here Like what we’re doing? Want to give us feedback or ideas? Please follow us on the socials! t: @worstseattlepod ig: @seattlesworstpodcast Or please shoot us an email at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com

We review the year and look ahead to the next! A stereotypical countdown show with 5 Holiday Drinks, 5 top albums from Liz, and 5 top space moments from Spencer. We also talk about our own years in review. There’s also a #ShedUpdate and a #GrantsDatingCorner Like what we’re doing? Want to give us feedback or ideas? Please follow us on the socials! t: @worstseattlepod ig: @seattlesworstpodcast Or please shoot us an email at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com. We like it!

Part 2 of our totally not critically acclaimed brewery series: Ravenna Brewing Company! Ravenna is making exciting beer with a community Focus in NE Seattle. Tommy, Bud, and Eric hung out and told us the story of Ravenna Brewing Company. We discussed how they landed in their spot, their plans for expansion, and how they got to be making some of the most exciting beer in Seattle. From the website: “...So we started a brewery” We also have an exciting updating on Grant's Dating Corner! Like what we’re doing, or want to give us feedback, or ideas? Please follow us on the socials! t: @WorstSeattlePod ig: @Seattlesworstpodcast Or please shoot us an email at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com. ONLINE Links/Websites www: Ravenna Brewing Company t: @ravennabrewing F: Ravenna Brewing on fb Podcasters Grant @kingofmock Ben @hereforfood Sean @pickle_er Stephen @skzln Show Minutes 4m - Grant's Dating Corner -> Bad Boy Grant 6m - Grant’s Recorded Permission for His Friends to Take Over His Tinder Account 9m - The Brewery -> About Us 10m - From Brewery Inception to Brewery Opening 11m - When Tommy Met Bud: Ridiculous in the Beginning 14m - Homebrewing/Bob's Homebrew 16m - Ravenna as the Location/Looking for Spots 19m - Logo 20m - The Name: The Ravine 21m - The Buildout 22m - Community Focus from the Beginning 25m - Sean Plugs a Running Group 25m - The Expansion Space/We Can't Brew Enough Beer Moment 32m - The Taproom After the Expansion 33m - When Expansion Should Be Complete/New Brewing Capacity 33m - Barrels as Interim Demand Solution -> New Kinds of Beer 37m - Beer That's Only Been in Oak -> Complexity [BEER NERDS ENTER HERE] 44m - Barrel Sourcing 46m - Doing the Complete Opposite of Conventional Wisdom/What is Brett? 50m - Grant Has Learned Sour Beers/Urban Family! 52m - How Many Beers Did You Brew in Two Years? 53m - Keepers and Control 55m - Knowing When a Beer Won't Hit/Beer That's Just Ok 58m - Dumping Beer 62m - The Next Beer 66m - Managing the Tap List 67m - Sours! Catch It! 69m - Jalapeno Kolsch - Love It or Hate It 77m - Goal: Serve the Neighborhood 80m - CAN RELEASE COLLABORATION WITH CHUCKS! 81m - Sean Grabs Stickers 82m - Chuck! Do Our Show! 82m - Come to Ravenna Brewing Company, a Neighborhood Brewery 84m - Props to the Regulars! 85m - No, Thank You! Special Acknowledgements/Mentions Chuck’s Hop Shop Urban Family Brewing Bob’s Homebrew Everyone at Ravenna Brewing ALL THE REGULARS AT RAVENNA BREWING! Tommy named a few but we know there’s more. Thank you! Hashtag City #Seattle, #SeattleBrewery, #SeattleBeer, #Beer, #Brewery, #Ravenna, #NESeattle, #BarrelAged, #SourBeers, #BobsHomebrew, #Homebrew, #ChucksHopShop, #UrbanFamily, #RavennaBrewing, #DarkSour

THE DAD SHOW THE SOUND IMPROVES IN THE 13th MINUTE! SORRY! Weathered, Tired Dads talk in honor of our new dad friends, Sean, Matthew from the Shambles, and Andy from Urban Family. Like what we’re doing, or want to give us feedback, or ideas? Please follow us on social media! t: @WorstSeattlePod ig: @Seattlesworstpodcast Or please email us at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com Podcasters Alex @realexdonaldson Harvey Grant @kingofmock Ben @hereforfood Stephen @skzln   Show Minutes 3m - dating corner 4m - Listener spotlight 6m - dad jokes 11m - sleep 13m - sound improves 16m - Ben's back 19m - Fathers today 24m - kid financials 30m - dad brand 34m - dad bod 41m - brain rules for baby 51m - kids playing records 55m - cool dads 60m - the beauty and the madness 64m - kids say the damndest things 70m - dad meals 75m - mcdonalds 82m - the time ben went to mcdonalds 83m - reflections on our own dads 92m - surprise guest chelsea and the difference between moms and dads 103m - relationships with spouses 105m - keeping score 110m - crucial conversations 112m - grant's mating corner 114m - how much can you tolerate 116m - proud of our kids 128m - advice 136m - lessons from Grant 140m - social media callout   Special Acknowledgements/Mentions Thank you of course to the dads in the show, our new dad friends, and our own dads. Brain Rules for Baby   Hashtag City #Dads, #Dadjokes, #Puns, #Babies, #kids, #gooddads

We talk Real Estate, Politics, and then we talk about what’s really important: Liz should take her mom to a pot shop. We also do role playing. Thank you to Liz for being our first return guest and filling in for Sean, who HAD A BABY. Congratulations Sean! Like what we’re doing, or want to give us feedback, or ideas? Please follow us on social media! t: @WorstSeattlePod ig: @Seattlesworstpodcast Or please email us at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com   ONLINE Links / Websites Three Imaginary Girls John Waters Christmas   Podcasters Liz @imaginaryliz @3imaginarygirls Grant @kingofmock Ben @hereforfood Stephen @skzln   Show Minutes 1m - Sean is having a baby 4m - Podcasting milestones 10m - Real Estate Corner / This podcast is brought to you by BermanBuilt 22m - Should you get a rental? 37m - Ben’s shed, it needs to move 39m - Grant’s Dating Corner: HIatus 39m - When Stephen met Ben 42m - Grant goes to the airport 45m - Politics Hour 46m - VOTE 50m - Primary System 51m - Canvassing 55m - Grant knocks on doors ever so gently 63m - Role playing 65m -A family member isn’t interested in voting 68m - fb / social media activism 70m - canvasing / role playing 74m - Canvas in the future 80m - Liz brought the topics - We will do all of these. 84m - Liz wants to take her mom to a pot store 88m - Ben Endorses CBD 89m - Tie it back 93m - The real solution 95m - A John Waters Christmas 97m - Social Call   Special Acknowledgements/Mentions Kim Schrier Seattle Bubble   Hashtag City #Seattle, #Politics, #Potshop, #RealEstate, #SeattleRealEstate, #Potshop, #Canvassing, 

Spencer from Seattle talks Space We had a cosmic conversation with Spencer Anunsen (first time guest, long time listener), who is a mechanical engineer at Synchronous. Synchronous is a company doing work in the space industry whose website boasts the tagline, “building the barely possible”. Spencer talks building trebuchets, is actually from Seattle, and has great taste in beer. We talked with him at length about his childhood in Seattle (how weird!), his work with the Mars Curiosity Rover project as an intern at Jet Propulsion Laboratories, the privatized space industry, the point of mining asteroids, billionaires and their rockets, future space missions and much, much more. It was a hell of a time. Spencer ONLINE Linkedin Also if you want to tell us about all the questions you would ask Spencer, we’d love to hear them or forward them on. Just write to us at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com Links See more links in the show minutes. Hayabusa 2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/haya2e_jaxa Spacecraft my company (Synchronous) is contributing to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_(spacecraft) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_Clipper Scott Manley Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxzC4EngIsMrPmbm6Nxvb-A Space News Sites: https://spacenews.com/ http://www.parabolicarc.com/ https://spaceflightnow.com/   Show Notes Podcasters (Stephen, Sean, Grant, Ben) 2m - Intro 4m - Old Business 5m - Sean is Having a Baby/Full Term at the Midterms 7m - Anxiety Level: Carseat 8m - Kavanaugh 9m - S Blocks the News 13m - KBF 15m - Men Need to be Afraid 18m - Space! 19m - Grant Does a Dramatic Reading – Some People are Saying It's the Best, Big League 24m - Trebuchets 29m - Careers in Space 30m - Book Recommendation – Roving Mars 34m - Book Recommendation – Sex & Rockets 37m - Rovers in Movies 38m - Working on Curiosity 47m - The Stress of Watching a Project Launch 51m - Grant’s Dating Space Program 53m - Asteroid Mining 55m - Startup Culture 58m - Spencer's Work was Featured on the Daily Show 62m - Privatized Space Industry financial models 66m - Upcoming Space Missions - What Mission Should We Follow? Mars 2020 Parker Solar Probe Mars Quakes Europa Clipper Asteroid Stuff (Hyabusa II) 73m - Stephen Edits/F Tesla 74m - The Garage 75m - Who Gets Paid? Why Spend Money in Space? 76m - Decadal Survey 78m - Private Space Companies/Public Space Relies on Private Industry 83m - Failure as a Positive Permission Structure 84m - Insane Copper Rod Project 87m - The Space Garbage Island/Space is Cluttered AF 92m - Spencer Goes Deep on our Podcast Space Project 95m - Radiation in Space 97m - Some People Say MIT is the UMR of the East 101m - Mushrooms/Paul Stamets 104m - Is Space an Earth-Friendly Industry? 106m - Initiative 1631: Yes 107m - What to Say to a Person Who Thinks Space Exploration is Worthless 110m - Resources for Following Space Stuff Special Acknowledgements/Mentions RIP Paul Allen Corrections It was incorrectly stated that Orbital-ATK was bought by Lockheed-Martin (46th minute) when it was actually bought by Northrop-Grumman Hashtag City #Seattle #SPACE #EuropaClipper #SpaceForce #billionaires #trebuchets #MarsRover #Curiosity #Mars2020 #PaulStamets #mushrooms #CarbonTax #PrivatizedSpace #Kavanaugh #Kavanope #Birth #Paternity #FirstChild #DramaticReading #RovingMars #SexAndRockets #DailyShow #SpacePioneers #NeilDeGrasseTyson #NDT #Tesla #SpaceGarbage #YesOn1631 #PlanetaryResources #SynchronousLLC #JPL #JetPropulsionLab #NASA #RPI #Rensselaer

Thank you to Urban Family Brewing for letting us hang out with them! We had an awesome time. Urban Family is a whole new brewery from when it opened boasting the same great name. We talked about Andy’s journey in taking it over with Isaac, essentially rebooting the brewery. We talked beer (of course), distribution, brewing, community, and creativity. From their website: We’re a small craft brewery located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. We have an eclectic focus on creating beer and strive constantly for innovation. You may not see the same beer every time you visit but we try to utilize fresh ingredients, complex yeast strains, and interesting hop profiles. We were founded on the principles of creating something as a family. Working together to make beer that represents who we are, and what we love. We may not all be related, but family is what you make it. They did not brew the same beer twice in 2017! Furthermore, we ate cheese together. Also, Patrick is a marine biologist, he wants a centrifuge, and he hates the music you listened to in high school. Links Urban Family Brewing Urban Family Brewing on Facebook Urban Family Brewing on Twitter Urban Family Brewing on Instagram Show Notes Podcasters (Ben, Sean, Stephen, Nic the sound guy, and special beer correspondent Matthew Brady) Guests(Andy the general manager, Isaac the head brewer, Patrick the barrel manager) 4m - Same name, New Brewery 6m - Isaac, from New Belgium 11m - Magnolia 14m - Distribution 16m - A Specific Model 19m - We Brew What We Like to Drink/Didn’t Brew The Same Thing Twice in 2017! 23m - Restaurants/Beer Bars/Handle Sharing 26m - How Do You Choose Your Next Beer? 29m - Experimentation 31m - If a Beer Fails 39M - The Difference Between Sour Programs/Beer Nerds, Tune in Here 46m - Willoughby Cheese!/Jasper Hills Farm from Greensboro Bend, Vermont 48m - Hill Farmstead - One of the Best Breweries in the US? 50m - Charcuterie/Saltblade/Beer Sausage Coming Soon! (Oct 20th) 52m - Brewing Schedules/How Much Beer Does a Brewery Employee Drink? 58m - What Does a Master Brewer Drink at Home? The Answer Will Surprise You 61m - Evolution of Beer Drinking/Sours are Their Own Path 72m - Art Labels 76m - Best Music to Brew Beer to 79m - A One-Star Yelp Review 81m - Community 86m - What Does Urban Family Mean? 90m - Rising Tide/Spread the Love 92m - How Does Budweiser Help Craft Breweries? Special Acknowledgements/Mentions Chuck’s Hop Shop Skookum Brewing Cloudburst (gets mentioned constantly here, we should really go talk to those guys) New Belgium Salt Blade Jasper Hills Farm The Shambles Provvista Willoughby Cheese, washed in Urban Family’s Perpetuation Sour by Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro Bend, Vermont, available at PCC very soon (IT WAS DELICIOUS) - Distributed by Provvista Beer Sausage done in collaboration with Salt Blade Artisan Cured Meat Makers available at the brewery on October 20th! (WE’RE POSITIVE IT WILL BE DELICIOUS) Brut Rose available Thanksgiving! (hopefully) (WE IMAGINE IT WILL BE DELICIOUS) Hashtag City #Seattle #SeattleBeer #Breweries #Beer #SourBeer #UrbanFamily #Beermaking #foeder #stinkycheese #Magnolia

Amy Margaret Runs the Jewels It was our pleasure to have on the delightful Amy Margaret - tailgater extraordinaire, Crimson Tide appreciator, creator and purveyor of beautiful jewelry, island person. Originally an Alabaman, she now lives on Bainbridge Island, where everyone knows your name. We talked about Grant’s love life, what it is like living on an island, how to start a jewelry business, community, the best way for hapless partners to buy pretty things for their wives, and ferries, among many other things.   From her website: Amy Margaret has been designing jewelry since she was a little girl and knew very early on that this was her calling. Born and raised in Alabama and now living on the West Coast, Amy Margaret, designs and handcrafts jewelry with a deep appreciation of nature and love of people. Her affinity for travel and culture comes through as she incorporates symbols of far eastern philosophy into her colorful and versatile pieces. Her designs shape metal and stone into artful reminders to be happy, stay grateful, and spread the love. These accessories are born from a desire to make every woman look and feel her best. Links to relevant and important things: Adorn Bainbridge Amy Margaret’s Website Instagram - Amy Margaret Twitter - Amy Margaret Facebook - Amy Margaret Instagram - Adorn Bainbridge Twitter - Adorn Bainbridge Show Notes Podcasters (Ben, Sean, Stephen, and Grant) 2m Ferry Life 5m Tailgating 7m Crimson Tide 9m Deacon Blues 13m Moving to Seattle 15m Bainbridge Island/Community 21m Bainbridge Island 26m Community 31m Jewelry Store 33m Entrepreneur 40m Tassels 41m Failure, Happiness 43m Grant is Like Our Analogy Guy 46m Greenlake Jewelers 49m The Best Jewelry Show 51m We all know what Lapidary means 55m How Do Men Buy Jewelry 61m Does Anyone Surprise Anyone with a Ring Anymore? 65m Marketing to Men 67m Buying Jewelry for New Relationships 70m Adorn, The Store 72m The Next Hot Jewelry Trend 73m Grant's Surprise Rapid Fire Round: Jewel, or Jeweler 77m Our Normal Beginning/Ben Affects the Real Estate Market 82m Feedback/Grant's Dating Corner 86m Our Podcast is Grant's Personal Sadness 89m Georgetown, a Little Stabby 93m Amy Margaret's Message to Humanity Special Acknowledgements Bainbridge Island Crimson Tide, the movie The lyrics to Steely Dan’s Deacon Blues What Does That Mean? This inaugural edition of What Does That Mean?, we will explain the meaning of Alabama’s Crimson Tide. Per Wikipedia: “Early newspaper accounts of the university's football squad simply referred to them as the "varsity" or the "Crimson White". The first nickname popular with the media was the "Thin Red Line", which was used until 1906. Hugh Roberts, former sports editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, is credited with coining the phrase "Crimson Tide" in an article describing the 1907 Iron Bowl played in Birmingham with Auburn a heavy favorite to win. The game was played in a sea of red mud which stained the Alabama white jerseys crimson. The headline for the article was "Crimson Tied", referring to the 6-6 tie Alabama had with Auburn, who had been heavily favored before the game.” Per Steely Dan: “They got a name for the winners in the world I want a name when I lose They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Call me Deacon Blues” Hashtag City #Bainbridge #jewelry #AdornBainbridge #AmyMargaret #SteelyDan #DeaconBlues #CrimsonTide #UW #Huskies #tailgating #Georgetown #ferrylife

It was great to have Virginia on to talk about Health at Every Size (HAES), Intuitive Eating, weight loss and loving the bodies we're in. We learned a great deal and got a little vulnerable. Virginia’s goal is for people to understand that health and well-being goes way beyond food intake and exercise. While it can feel great to go on a new diet, life happens and we fall off the wagon, leading to shame at our failure to keep it up. She encourages clients to find the middle path, aiming for variety, adequacy, flexibility, and enjoyment in how they eat and exercise. Exercise should not be a job, but an expression of joy. The frameworks from which she practices, HAES and Intuitive Eating, can encourage people to look at health and well-being through a wider lens, creating a better understanding of their own bodies and the way that they interact with themselves and the world. Links to relevant and important things:   Association for Size Diversity and Health: Group that owns the HAES trademark, promoting health in all bodies and widening the definition of health. Be Nourished: Portland clinic that trains clinicians and provides workshops for people interested in creating a peaceful relationship to their own bodies and finding a way of being that supports their overall wellbeing. Lots of resources here! Creating Peace with Food: Virginia’s group practice, consisting of five Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and one Licensed Mental Health Therapist who work with Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating, Family and Pediatric Nutrition, and Sports Nutrition. Clinicians in Bellevue, Bothell, and Renton. Ellen Sattyr Institute: Great resource for parents looking to create healthy relationship to food and body for their children. Outlines the Division of Responsibility in feeding, helping to guide parents towards nurturing competent eaters. Rachel Cole: A coach whose work helps women to untangle what they are truly hungry for, resources for creating happy fulfilling relationships to food, body, and soul.    Self-Compassion: Our health is impacted by our relationship to ourselves. How loud is our inner critic during stressful times? Kristin Neff’s research is in the field of self-compassion and how that can impact our lives in a positive way. Show Notes Podcasters (Ben, Sean, Grant, Stephen) 3m - Grant's Sports Hour/Clint Dempsey 6m - We Love The Seattle Storm 11m - Grant Plays Fantasy Football (Shamefully) 20m - Corgi Racing, Let’s Legalize It 22m - Virginia Listens to One Podcast (Is it ours?) 23m - Virginia Introduction 25m - Intro to HAES 28m - Virginia from Virginia 35m - Keto: A History 40m - The Weight Loss Industry and the BMI Lie 48m - Indoctrination vs Education 49m - Grant's Dating Corner, The College Years 51m - Racism vs Weight Shaming 53m - BMI: A History 55m - The Term “Obesity” 59m - Psychosomatic 60m - Anxiety and Health 63m - Alcohol and How Podcasts are Formed 68m - The Evolutionary Theory of Beer 69m - Dietary Guidelines 71m - Intuitive Eating/How is it Perceived? 74m - Shame - Is Moderation a Good Thing? 78m - Psychology/Seattle's Health Culture/Orthorexia 80m - Exercise/Dance Church 84m - HAES and Social Justice/How Do We Improve How We Talk About This? 89m - The Diet Industry/Eating Disorders 96m - Doctors 101m - A Checklist for a Big Complicated Picture 103m - One Thing You Wish People Knew 107m - And Another Thing 108m - Virginia Plugs Her Business Special Acknowledgements Go Seattle Storm! So long Clint Dempsey Against Football Book Dance church Seattle Corrections Sue Bird is not Larry Bird’s Mom Hashtag City #HAES #Healthateverysize #intuitiveeating #dieting #diet #weightloss

  Tonight, we got to hang out with Matt Brady, co-owner of the Shambles. This new North Seattle haunt is a great community beer, butcher, and foodie hall in Maple Leaf. It enjoyed a three-month run as the #1 restaurant on Eater Seattle after its opening in January. We talk about food, beer, and Matt’s desire for the Shambles to be a community-centric hangout. From the website: The Shambles is Seattle’s neighborhood bar and butcher. We believe in local food, fresh beer, and sustainably sourced meat. We are bringing the farm to bar experience to the Seattle community with house-prepared meats, handcrafted sandwiches, and small plates made from the finest ingredients available. Our wood filled bar serves classically inspired cocktails and the best beers in the Pacific Northwest. Our in-house butcher allows us to connect with small farmers and provide our restaurant with phenomenal steaks and chops, freshly prepared sausages, and house-cured charcuterie. The menu changes with the seasons and reflects our commitment to all things natural, local, and delicious. Shop the select goods and charcuterie in our small market or relax in our cozy bar amongst friends. Websites/Links The Website Ig: @delimeatsbar Fb: The Shambles Tw: @delimeatsbar Show Notes 2m - Intros 4m - Showbox, Growing Seattle 18m - Podcast Recommendations 23m - The Shambles: The Beginning 30m - Butcher Shop and Bar: What a Great Idea 31m - Where are My Brussel Sprouts? 35m - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Seismic Engineering 40m - Maple Leaf 43m - Ben's Restaurant Rating System: A Guide 48m - Brewery Talk, Including the Best One You Didn't Know About 52m - Urban Family 54m - Sours: A Fad, Fresh Hop, Hazy IPAs 57m - NW vs NE IPAs and The Great Bitterness Wars 64m - Matt's Favorite Yelp Review 65m - Grant's Dramatic Yelp Reading Debut 68m - Built-in Gratuity 78m - The Shambles - Where'd the Name Come From? 81m - Sour Beer Dinner (Events) 84m - Ben's Plum Wine Does Not Make Him the Closest Winery to the Shambles 86m - Matt Plugs His Bar Special Acknowledgements / Mentions Urban Family Brewing Standard Brewing Wedgwood Ale House Eater Seattle Related Articles Seattle Times Review of the Shambles Shambles on Eater Seattle Sean’s Shambles Review Our main base of operations and all our former blogging efforts can be found at www.raincitystories.com. We have a dedicated page there which we will keep updated with all relevant links from various episodes: https://raincitystories.com/seattles-worst-podcast/. If you've got thoughts on the episodes, comment on the blog or hit us up on Instagram. We will have a Twitter handle up someday, from which we can all watch the world burn. Hashtag City #Shambles #Beer #SeattleBeer #EaterSeattle #foodie #SeattleFoodie #Butcher #Meat #Sours #IPAs #HazyIPA #MapleLeaf #Showbox #Savetheshowbox

Imaginary Liz is a music blogging rockstar! We were so lucky to have Liz Riley Tollefson(Imaginary Liz) of Three Imaginary Girls (www.threeimaginarygirls.com) come by. She mesmerized us with story after story about covering Seattle’s rock scene and gave deep advice to Grant on his dating life.   A little more from the website: Three Imaginary Girls is a Seattle-based website that showcases the great music of the Northwest to music lovers worldwide. The site launched in June 2002 to document the show-going escapades of three music fans with boundless enthusiasm for the burgeoning music scene around them. Since that time, the site has grown to include reviews of albums, live music, film, interviews and more, in Seattle and beyond. The site thrives on constantly discovering and nurturing great new bands and sharing them with the rest of the {imaginary} world. Three Imaginary Girls have also booked music showcases, contributed to other music publications (including the KEXP blog, Seattle Sound Magazine, Tablet Magazine, and Music for America), and the imaginary editorial staff have made countless guest radio appearances on KEXP 90.3fm and KUOW 94.9fm and have been featured in the pages of The Stranger and the Seattle Weekly. Three Imaginary Girls were voted “MVP of Seattle Music 2004” by readers of the Seattle Weekly, and were listed in Seattle Magazine’s 2004 Most Influential People issue as well as Seattle Sound’s 2006 Most Influential in Seattle Music issue. One of our founders was crowned a Nerd of Note by Seattle Magazine and we were even mentioned on ESPN and in the pages of Jane magazine and Paste Magazine. The Website Ig: @3imaginarygirls Fb: Three Imaginary Girls Tw: @3imaginarygirls Show Notes Podcasters (Ben, Sean, Grant, Stephen)   3m - Grant's Dating Corner 7m - Grant Reviews Seafair 17m - Ben's Real Estate News 21m - Liz's Sad Contractor Story 26m - Ben's Construction/Contractor Advice 31m - ThreeImaginaryGirls (TIG, for short) 42m - The Meaning Behind the Name 52m - TIG and SIFF 55m - I'll Have a TIG 56m - Liz Knows They Might Be Giants 62m - Liz Tells Us How to Compliment a Musician after a Set 68m - Dave Meinert Sucks  - *CORRECTION - HE'S NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NEUMOS* 73m - Liz Talks Venues 79m - Why You Need to Follow a Blog for Finding Music 87m - Favorite Music Towns 93m - What's Next for TIG? 97m - Grant's Rapid Fire Round   Special Acknowledgements KEXP The Stranger Neumos Every music venue in Seattle #savetheshowbox Corrections Near the 68th minute, we falsely associate Dave Meinert With Neumos. He is not associated with Neumos. He is, however,  associated with the 5 points cafe, and formerly associated with the Lost Lake Cafe and the Comet Tavern. Our main base of operations and all our former blogging efforts can be found at www.raincitystories.com. We have a dedicated page there which we will keep updated with all relevant links from various episodes: https://raincitystories.com/seattles-worst-podcast/. If you've got thoughts on the episodes, comment on the blog or hit us up on Instagram. We will have a Twitter handle up someday, from which we can all watch the world burn.