Inside the Drinkers' Studio

Michelle and Juan are in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail. They sit down with AdrinAdrina and Elliot Coon of Gem and Bolt, Laura Schacht of Rutte, Gary Solomon Jr the President of Solomon Group, Neal Bodenheimer of cocktail bar Cure, and Caroline Rosen the Executive Director of Tales of the Cocktail Foundation.

Badia, Eduardo, and Gabe of El Late Night Con Badia join us to talk about running a late night show in Juarez and drinking. They share great drunk stories and we learn the role Juarez played during America's prohibition.

Get ready to laugh!

Drew Spear butchers his way into our hearts with tales of his delicious bacon. Drew is the Borderland Butcher and he tells us about his business as a butcher and personal chef.

We talk meat, drinking, and cooking.

Adrian Joshua Wolf shares his experiences as a hair stylist. He tells us how he went from a greenhorn at Disney On Ice to an entrepreneur who works at EPIC Railyard.

We talk growing up emo, drinking gin, making music, and styling hair.

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The ITDS Crew catches up after Juan and Michelle's trip to the UK. They went to Tales of the Cocktail and visited the Laphroaig Distillery.

We talk about their experiences on their trip and about what's in store for the ITDS podcast.

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Mike Lopez inspires us with his ambition and creativity on this episode.

He shares how he went from partying as a DJ to living it up as a professional painter. Mike Lopez grew up in El Paso and now lives in LA.

He shares how he grew as an artist in El Paso. Do you know what a Starry Night is? Come try one with us!

JuJu Uranga shares with us the details of her newest venture Cahoots Production which books musicians, provides insurance, and sponsors art and music shows!

We talk music, touring, and JuJu shares with us one wild night of good and bad drunk stories.

Check out this episode to learn about how Cahoots can you grow as a musician or artist!

Rene Baza of Neon Rose shares his experiences with us as a musician, pharmacist, and bartender.

We talk about making cocktails, drunk dancing, and music. Rene plays Bass for Quondam Lover, Turkish Baza, and Villains Kiss. We get into his passion for music and slanging drinks.

Check out the outro for a small sampling of Villains Kiss' latest track "Dance Is All I Want To Do".

Sleepspent grants us the privilege to talk to them after getting back to El Paso from their trip out to SXSW. We talk to Austin North and Josh Mendoza about music, drinking, and their influences.

Check out the end of the episode to hear Sleepspent's latest track "Something".

Titos-loving Marcos Fernandez talks about Zephyr Works, the business he started with Mason Sales. He shares with us his love of the craft of photography.

We talk Irish ancestry, being a Hispanic who passes as white, and traveling.

We talk to Adam Heredia, a man who wears many hats. He's a painter who also works on film with Bored Film Studios. Adam is also a part of the Space Captains Collective which is a rap collective in El Paso, TX.

We talk about Adam's experience in the service and bartending industry. We talk the dark subject matter that is the focus of his paintings and his film. And we talk about getting shit done in El Paso.

We talk to DJ Lou about her music, bartending on Cinci, and what it is to be Goth.

DJ Lou spins Dark Wave at Neon Rose and Monarch and other bars around town. She also bartends at Crawdaddy's!

We talk with everybody's friend Caitlin LeMoine about her newest opportunity at Meow Wolf!

Cait joined us shortly before she left for Santa Fe to start a new career. We talk creature comforts, graphic design, and about Cait's love for El Paso.

She even does an Irish accent for us!

Justin Gibson hosts us at his amazing home. Justin talks about his brewing system, his plans to open a brewpub designed by an AI named Aurellia. Victor joins us and discusses his role in the development of Aurellia. We talk drinking local and the dangers of big beer!

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We share some drinks with Diego Muniz and talk the local jazz scene, partying hard, and all things music and audio.

Diego is an audio engineer at Star City Studios who runs Border Sessions which features live music video recordings. Find it all on Facebook!

Cesar Muniz shares with us stories about his career in the industry and stories from traveling in Philly and D.C. You might know Cesar from Club Here I Love You and Murray's, just to name two.

We talk Duvalin, negronis, sotol, and sweet hangs with industry paisa.

We sit down with Meylen Pang and Daniela Lizarraga to talk about Ladies, Wine, Design El Paso which is an organization bringing together creative and professional women for networking, empowerment, and collaboration.

We share some beer and cocktails and discover what Ladies, Wine, Design is planning for 2018.

We talk to Courtney about whiskey, scotch, wine, and beer. She shares her experience behind the counter at the Side Door Liquor Store and mentions what she did to bring great New Mexican craft beer down to Las Cruces and El Paso.

Listen to this episode to find out where Courtney likes to sleep when she's had one too many.

Audrey Powell shares some wisdom from her 9 years behind the bar. She tells the story of how she met Ralph and saved him from an angry cowboy.

Audrey shares her love of El Paso and shares some advice on good customer service.

Cathy Chen spills the tea on Nomu and Fab Lab, a cafe and makerspace in El Paso.

We talk creativity, tech, and cocktails!

We talk with Emmy award-winning reporter Alejandro Saldivar of Noticias 26. He tells about all the great work the team at Noticias 26 is doing and how well they're representing El Paso to the rest of Texas and the United States.

We share some drinks and some champagne in celebration of the best news station in Texas! Get ready to learn some Spanish and some great insights into Noticias 26.

We share some great whiskey with Herman and Alexis Aguirre. We talk about love, expensive pours, and the difference between mazapan and marzipan.

Brittany Mies of A Little Britt of Fun shares her love of cocktails and libraries with us. Brittany lets us know just how much she loves El Paso. She also tells us her top three bars in town!

We sit down with the Financial Manager and Director of Operations of Eskimo Hut in El Paso to talk about getting drinks on the go. Annie and Jason tell us the science and magic behind running an Eskimo Hut.

Jason Dozier, the owner and operator of Abide, shares some beer with the crew. Listen and relax with the Dudeist Priest.

Uriel and Tiana join us at The Black Orchid Lounge to share some wine and some stories about wine with us.

The ITDS Crew at The Great American Beer Festival! We interviewed Slava from Black Sky Brewery, Todd and Scott from Peacemaker Brewery, 26 Degree Brewery, Community Brewery, and Laura Bell!

Jose Sanchez talks to us about his time in the military and about bartending at The Black Orchid Lounge.

We have some cocktails, talk movies, and talk about getting into his heart.

Chris Rueda of Penny Farthing Design talks about the Village Vibes music festival in Vinton, TX. We have some drinks and talk about design, music, snapchat filters, and romantic partners.

We went to Chuco Boss to talk about our second season and about what is next for season three. We talked with Chris Silva who manages Chuco Boss and tried their paleta shot.

We share a Wicked Felina with Tito at Craft and Social. He talks about his ideas behind the bar and it's growth.

We talk beer, hospitality, and downtown El Paso.

We talk to Caitlin Lemoine, Andrew Sexton, Chris Rueda, Lily Perez, Joseph Tagle, Marcos Fernandez at the Cocktails with Creatives event hosted by AIGA at The Black Orchid Lounge.

We talk graphic design and the bar scene in El Paso.

We talk with Andrew Polk of Talk El Paso about where El Paso is headed.

We try a special drink called a Magoffin and discuss history, cosplay, journalism, and the rising star that is our city of El Paso.

On the 26th episode of the 2nd season, we talk to Shelley Mozelle who is the Editor-in-Chief of The City Magazine.

We talk to Shelley about vodka, family, her upcoming book, and creating a magazine.

On the 25th episode of season two, we talk with Jennifer and Aaron Means of Mesa Street Grill.

We talk dates in summer, grass fed cows, jalapeno roulette, and that damn trolley.

Keep cool with us at the Mesa Street Grill!

We speak to Rafael Martinez on his 50th birthday. He's the father of the co-host Ralph Martinez.

We talk beer for hipsters and traditionalists, marching to the beat of your own drum, and the wisdom gained from living for half a century.

We meet up with Manny Jemente again at the Salt Box.

We talk wine, journeys, and how to support local.

Manny shares some great life and wine advice. Take a listen!

We've been around for a year now! Here's a special episode with clips from our first three episodes.
Thank you Angie Guerrero, Alex Romero, and Alejandro Velez for helping us out from the start.

We crack open some cold ones with the boys at Power at the Pass.

We talk with Valentin Sandoval about his background in film and his vision for El Paso's future. We welcome Richie back to the podcast. We talk movies, art, media, and growing El Paso.

We talk with Blake Mireles about the wonders of scotch. We try an amazing flight of scotch as Blake takes us around the isles of Scotland.

We talk cigars, traveling, the right way to hang toilet paper, and doing the impossible.

We talk to Austin Savage the Artistic Director of The Border Theatre at Glasbox before his rehearsal of Idol.

We have some Jameson and some beer. Austin tells us about his early theater experience. We talk about knowing cool people, being motivated by nemeses, and representing El Paso in the best light.

We welcome Karl LaVine onto the podcast. If you know anything about beer in El Paso, then you know Karl represents Stone Brewing.

We learn what makes Stone such a great company. We try an amazing assortment of mostly russian imperial stouts and get a little drunk. We learn about Karl's mullet and love of mountain biking.

Get to know your Stone rep!

We got to podcast straight from the Beer Cave at Home Brewing with Brian!

We talk home-brewing and distilling water for crystal clear ice cubes. Brain tries Jester King for the first time! Listen to us get into the nitty gritty of beer and "map quest".

We talk with Brewmaster Zach and VP of Sales Robbie from Four Corners Brewing on this episode!

We talk about Zach's journey from homebrewer to brewmaster. Robbie tells us how to make things chingon! Thanks for sharing your love with El Paso, Four Corners.

On the fourteenth episode of season two, we talk with Joe and Alex of Tradecraft.

We drink tasty craft beer and talk about hospitality, bar history, balancing craft beer and domestics, and trusting your bartender.

On this episode we talk to the Squeege and Exhibit B. We talk about the early history of craft beer in El Paso, we try some "special" beers, and we talk about enjoying the moment.

Our twelfth episode features, Richie Marrufo, MC Extraordinaire and man of many hats.

We drink comfort beers, Richie shares with us all the things he does to make the city of El Paso more creative and interesting, we talk jazz, and Richie tells us a story about gin and Marfa.

What happens when two great Texas breweries collaborate? A Brojob!

On this episode, we talk with Austin's Independence Brewing Co. and El Paso's Ode Brewing. They created a peach Gose together.

We talk trap music, building a great team of brewers, airhorns, mystical creatures, and of course, craft beer.

On the tenth episode, Michelle and Ralph interview Zach Groves who bartends at our home base, The Black Orchid Lounge

We try some scotch and discuss film, the salty sea, how to take it easy, and Zach's honesty.

On this episode, we have a couple of drinks with David and discuss his new book, his boxing career, and some stories from his life.

David talks about his book titled "When the Lights Goes Out" over cocktails. The book is about his path through life and how he became an advocate for bullied children.

He shares a story about being lost at sea, about meeting Jim Caviezel, and stories about cake and trainers.