Best James Lush Podcasts (2024)

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How to be the London Boozehound with Sam Gilani 37:58

18h ago37:58

37:58

Did it ever occur to you to ask your friendly bartenders where they like to drink? Because you know they know the best places in town. Well, don’t worry, our guest has. And lucky for us, he’s sharing that info. Sam Gilani was making Sazeracs when he was at university - that should tell you that he was bound to become The London Boozehound. He is no…

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How To Drink at the Lansdowne Club with David Herbert and Marco Caglià 31:59

1M ago31:59

31:59

Who doesn’t want to enjoy a tipple or two in a gorgeous setting? Today, I bring you to one of the most historically important homes in London, which held and is still holding some of the best parties the city has ever seen. On today’s episode, you’ll meet a power player in Georgian society, the Lansdowne House, constructed in the 1760s by the celeb…

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How to Use seasn with Ben Branson 50:02

2M ago50:02

50:02

Remember a time when asking for a non-alcoholic beverage meant getting a soda or an apple juice? Well, thanks to the brain behind Seedlip, there are now stores filled with No-ABV and Low-ABV spirits. It’s not often one can invent a whole new category of drinking, but our guest did, and now he is coming for bitters, watch out. My friend and former L…

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How to Discover More About Sustainability at the Paradiso Sustainability Summit 2024 39:18

2M ago39:18

39:18

This March, I was blown away by the creativity of some of the best bars in the world. Not only were they making cocktails, but they were saving the planet. On the 17 and 18th of March 2024, the third edition of the Paradiso Sustainability Summit, organized by Giacomo Giannotti and his team, in partnership with Ketel One Vodka through their Garnishe…

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How to Make Never Say Die Bourbon with Brian Luftman 36:02

3M ago36:02

36:02

The butterfly effect is the idea that small things can have non-linear impacts on a complex system. The concept is imagined with a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a typhoon. Our butterfly, in this case, is one small sip of bourbon. That specific sip of bourbon started off a chain reaction that would see not only the world of drinks but the…

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Serving up Season 8½ of Lush Life 3:01

3M ago3:01

3:01

I think relaunch is the word of the moment. It is Spring, after all. Not only will I be relaunching Season 8 of Lush Life, bringing you exciting episodes about sustainability, horse racing, the Beatles, absinthe, and so much more! But the big news is I have just re-launched my cocktail tours in London’s Soho- Long story but I first started them in …

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Benjamin Silverman: many times a pilgrim 59:56

8M ago59:56

59:56

In this episode I am with Benjamin Silverman, who has been and is many times a pilgrim. He tells us how he started out walking the Camino and aspects of its transformative power throughout the 30-day journey when he decided to walk the Camino from the French border. Benjamin also opens the door onto other Ways or Caminos he has explored…. like the …

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How to Drink House of Suntory Spirits with James Bowker 1:04:26

9M ago1:04:26

1:04:26

Few people would have the courage to leave a very secure future in academia for a very uncertain life behind the bar. Our guest did, and he has never looked back. Are you crazy for Thomas Shelby and also have a passion for Japanese Whisky? Do you have no clue who Thomas Shelby is but love your Japanese whisky? Or do you not know either about Thomas…

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How to Make Mr Lyan’s Cocktails at Home with Ryan Chetiyawardana 57:54

9M ago57:54

57:54

You asked for it, and you got it - all of you kind people who filled out my survey asked for more interviews with more legends. Our guest is the world's most-awarded bartender & bar owner. If Mr Lyan isn’t a legend, I don’t know who is. If you call yourself a cocktail connoisseur, then you will have come upon the name Mr Lyan in your travels. Ryan …

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How to Drink Asolo Prosecco 55:46

10M ago55:46

55:46

Throughout history, artists and writers have been drawn to the Northern Italian hill town of Asolo; some say it’s because it’s the “city of a hundred horizons,” I think it’s because it’s the home of Asolo Prosecco! At one time, you might have caught a glimpse of poet Robert Browning, actress Elenora Duse, or writer Freya Stark sitting enjoying a gl…

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Serving up Season 8 of Lush Life 3:24

10M ago3:24

3:24

School is back, and a new season of Lush Life commences! How exciting! I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is the Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time. Yes, next Tuesday, I bring you the first episode of Season 8 of Lush Life. This season, we’ll have even more great conversations, enjoy…

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How to Drink Select Aperitivo with Rudi Carraro 25:09

1y ago25:09

25:09

Just when you thought my season was over, I’m surprising you with a little mid-summer episode dedicated to a place and spirit I love. If you’ve been listening to Lush Life for a while, you would probably know that I love Venice. If you are a first-timer to Lush Life, I'll say it again I love Venice! So how excited am I to be joined by my friend Rud…

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How to Celebrate the World's 50 Best with Mark Sansom 36:08

1y ago36:08

36:08

What a great way to start the summer by celebrating with a guest whose job it is to celebrate the best of the best. Mark Sansom has been Director of Content at The World’s 50 Best Bars, 50 Best Discovery, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, and soon to be the World’s 50 Best Hotels for the past 5 very momentous years! Today he guides us through a bit …

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How to Drink Jensen's Gin with Christian Jensen 53:49

1y ago53:49

53:49

Join Christian Jensen, Founder of Jensen’s Gin on a journey to create a gin that harks back to the vintage gins he revered. Who would have thought that sitting in a bar in Tokyo you might sip a gin that reminded you why you fell in love with the spirit in the first place? Christian Jensen dreamt about gins gone by until the fateful sip….and upon re…

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How to Drink Outcast Brands with Jason Kidd 36:41

1y ago36:41

36:41

Are you ready to be comfortable with discomfort? Our guest was. Now after nearly 25 years in the Guinness and beer space, he’s making a name for himself in the spirit world. Jason Kidd, founder of Outcast Brands, spent most of his career trotting around the globe working with beer; now he’s home in Ireland making Blood Monkey gin and Two Shores Rum…

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How to Organize London Cocktail Week with Hannah Sharman-Cox & Siobhan Payne 58:52

1y ago58:52

58:52

As if organizing the biggest cocktail week in the world isn’t enough, my two guests have created the Michelin guide for the drinks industry! More than 10 years ago, Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne joined forces and made London Cocktail Week what it is today. Every cocktail lover’s favorite week of the year, including mine! It’s been running co…

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How to Be More Sustainable, According to Some of the Best Bars in the World 1:09:24

1+ y ago1:09:24

1:09:24

What cocktail combines three days of activities, collaborations, guest shifts, and seminars in Barcelona and bar industry legends from some of the most famous bars in the world with one serious message? That would be the Paradiso Sustainability Summit 2023. On 21, 22, and 23 March 2023, I was fortunate to attend the second edition of the Paradiso S…

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Teaching Truth In The Era Of Book Bans - Live from SXSW with Erin Green & Bavu Blakes 42:18

1+ y ago42:18

42:18

In this episode of The Sound Bath, recorded live from the LUSH Banned Book Library at SXSW in Austin, Texas, aja is joined by educators Erin Green and Bavu Blakes to discuss the state of education in the era of book bans. From the history of misinformation in the United States, to their students desire for truth, to what we can do to help tell the …

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How to Drink Oxbow Rum with Olivia Stewart 39:01

1+ y ago39:01

39:01

How many of us can’t wait to leave home, but then circumstances involving a global pandemic sent us right back to where we began. Joining on this episode, sponsored by Louisiana Tourism, is Olivia Stewart, President of Oxbow Rum Distillery. After a childhood surrounded by sugar cane, she thought her future was in the big city. Now she is helming he…

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How to Write about Drinks with Millie Milliken 58:00

1+ y ago58:00

58:00

Do you remember Plato’s work, Symposium? Yep, that took place at a drinks party. Philosopher David Hume said that drinking was an antidote to philosophical depression, and Kierkegaard wrote an entire treatise on wine. Our guest today is another student of philosophy who found her calling in the drinks industry. I am so pleased to have my friend and…

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How to Master Drinks PR with Alex Chatwin & Alex Irving 54:06

1+ y ago54:06

54:06

You’ve finally done it - opened your bar, launched your spirit, won your first cocktail competition. So now what do you do? Time to call today’s guests! Since the moment I met them, Alex Chatwin and Alex Irving, Co-Founders of LX PR, have been Lush Life’s number-one fans, and it is such a privilege to have them on the program with me. These women h…

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How to Drink Benriach with Charlotte Coyle 42:19

1+ y ago42:19

42:19

Our guest today introduced me to a job title I had never heard of before - the maltster. She works for one of the very few distilleries that still floor malts its barley - thus the need for a maltster. In short, a maltster is a maker of malt for use in brewing or distilling, but Charlotte Coyle goes into way more detail about the maltster at Benria…

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Derecka Purnell - Inequality Breeds Violence 40:00

1+ y ago40:00

40:00

Abolitionism is an important tool that can help us repair and move towards healing and justice. The American lawyer, organizer, and author of Becoming Abolitionist, Derecka Purnell joins aja in conversation about what it means to be an abolitionist, how racial capitalism is killing Black people, and the importance of dismantling the systems that ca…

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How to Drink ISH Spirits with Morten Lee Sørenson 40:24

1+ y ago40:24

40:24

Before our guest launched his first non-alcoholic spirit, his mission was to make it easy to be a mindful drinker. Now six years later, thanks to his hard work, it is definitely getting easier to be a mindful drinker! Morten Lee Sørenson gave up drinking alcohol for 100 days. He found that it wasn't difficult not drinking alcohol, but it was quite …

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Hank Willis Thomas - Art is a Catalyst 40:00

1+ y ago40:00

40:00

American conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas joins aja in conversation about what it means to be an artist, the creative process, and the power of branding and advertisements. They also talk about democratizing art for the people and For Freedoms, an artist collective he co-founded that focuses on using art and creativity as a catalyst for liberat…

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How to Drink Suyo Pisco with Alex Hildebrandt and Ian Leggett 59:35

1+ y ago59:35

59:35

On February 4th, the world will be celebrating International Pisco Sour Day, and it’s a great cocktail. Our two guests reveal why Pisco should be enjoyed for more than just one day and in way more than just one cocktail. Suyo Pisco was truly meant to be. Alex Hildebrandt and Ian Leggett, co-founders of Suyo Pisco, happened upon each other while wor…

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Charlotte James - Sacred Earth Medicines 40:00

1+ y ago40:00

40:00

It’s always important to be gentle and kind to yourself when you slip, but you should also know when to invite moments of discomfort, confrontation, and conflict to heal. Harm reductionist and psychedelic explorer Charlotte James joins aja in conversation about Sacred Earth Medicines, respecting these indigenous practices, and the impact of underst…

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How to Drink Glen Moray Whisky with Iain Allan 38:21

1+ y ago38:21

38:21

Behind the doors of Warehouse 1, up north in Scotland’s Speyside, there is something brewing that we are all going to want to sample. Especially after you’ve heard it all from my guest today! Here to reveal the wonders of not only in Warehouse 1 but also the entire Glen Moray range is Iain Allan, Global Brand Ambassador and Visitor Center Manager f…

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