Best Timber Festival Podcasts (2024)

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Raymond Antrobus 49:45

4M ago49:45

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Raymond Antrobus is a writer, poet, and broadcaster. He is the author of poetry collections, To Sweeten Bitter; The Perseverance and All The Names Given, as well as children’s picture book Can Bears Ski?, illustrated by Polly Dunbar. In 2022 three of his poems were added to the UK’s (GCSE) National Curriculum. At Timber 2023, he sat down with Geoff…

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Janet Ellis 53:30

7M ago53:30

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Actress, presenter and author Janet Ellis joins Geoff Bird for a live recording on our Wilderness Tracks podcast. Janet discusses the six pieces of music that connect her to nature. Janet Ellis trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Best known for presenting Blue Peter, she stars in numerous radio and TV programmes and in 2018 app…

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#7.1 Timbeers Final Episode-Coming Soon Timbeers Adventurecast 24:39

9M ago24:39

24:39

The guy's back are back for 1 final episode........................Before the next chapter. Gary and Jason bid farewell to the podcast after 6 years. They announce a rebrand and move to YouTube where they will debut a new video and audio format called the Timbeers Adventure-cast. This will be a monthly episode that features the guys enjoying thier …

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Raynor Winn 49:58

11M ago49:58

49:58

Raynor Winn, author of the international bestsellers The Salt Path and The Wild Silence, talks to Geoff about her six nature-related tracks. Sharing the inspiration behind her 'Wilderness Tracks', Raynor takes us on a journey through her childhood, into an adulthood peppered with adventure, fulfilment, hardship, and the constant pull of the natural…

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Focus - Sounds of the Forest Soundscapes 24:56

1+ y ago24:56

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Use the forest as a place to find focus, whether that be for study, work or a sense of clarity. Find inspiration in the vibrant and fresh sounds of nature with this beautiful soundscape as the trees sway, the leaves rustle and the birds sing. This is the Sounds of the Forest podcast — three episodes welcoming you into a unique soundworld using a ca…

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Meditate - Sounds of the Forest Soundscapes 25:26

1+ y ago25:26

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Place yourself gently amongst the sounds of the world’s woodlands and the caressing tremor of ambient gongs in order to centre your mind, improve mindfulness and find inner peace. This is the Sounds of the Forest podcast — three episodes welcoming you into a unique soundworld using a carefully selected range of recordings taken from our soundmap, c…

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Calm - Sounds of the Forest Soundscapes 24:58

1+ y ago24:58

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Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of the great global wildwood in order to ease your mind and calm your senses. Slow down, breathe deeper and find tranquility as you tune in to the harmonies of the natural world. This is the Sounds of the Forest podcast — three episodes welcoming you into a unique soundworld using a carefully selected range o…

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Introducing... Sounds of the Forest Soundscapes 0:55

1+ y ago0:55

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From the January 10th, Timber Festival will be bringing you three unique tracks featuring sounds of forests and woodlands from around the world. Harness the power of nature to calm your senses, focus your mind and guide you in quiet meditation. These soundscapes have been created using audio recordings from our project Sounds of the Forest, the fir…

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Natalie Haynes 47:11

1+ y ago47:11

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Natalie Haynes, an award-winning comedian, author, journalist, and broadcaster talks to Geoff Bird about her six nature-related tracks. Although, Natalie claims not to know much about music, her selections paint a vivid picture of her influences. From Tom Waits’ ‘Shiver Me Timbers’ inspiring her writing about Classical Greek characters who live by …

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#6.3 GBF, Timbeers Oktoberfest & National Park Breweries 1:06:58

1+ y ago1:06:58

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The guys back after Jason's 30 day National Park blits, talk about upcoming interviews focusing on beers from breweries in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Utah, and Nevada. The guys review the winners from the GBF, Fresh Hop Ale Festival and thier upcoming Timbeers Oktoberfest. Beers on the show from Pelican, Stoup, Varietal, and E…

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Testament 47:44

1+ y ago47:44

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Hip-Hop MC, writer, theatre maker and world record breaking human beatboxer Testament talks about his six tracks inspired by nature. He talks about discovering beauty in the banal when doing a English project in rural Suffolk, the poetic power found in MCs who come from the countryside and the eternal value of creative engagement with young people.…

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#6.2 After a Siesta-Silver Falls Brewing & the Oregon Brewers Festival 50:41

2y ago50:41

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After a long summer siesta, Jason and Gary return with all new interviews from Silver Falls Brewing and a visit to the Oregon Brewers Festival. Big thanks to Eric Druliner from Silver Falls Brewing for the interview. Be sure to check this place out if you are in or near Silverton, Oregon. Great beer, perfect setting and amazing food. A wonderful in…

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#6.1 Irish Beers and Growing Your Own Hops 54:57

2y ago54:57

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Portland Timbeers Podcast-Episode 1 Season 6 It's St Patrick's Day, Lets drink Dry Irish Stouts! 4 Dry Irish Stouts, An International Throw-down between O'Hara's and Guinness vs Block 15 and 54'40'. In this episode we learn about Growing Hops at home from: Grow Organic Hops We also do a blind taste test or Deschutes Brewing's Black Butte Porter and…

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#5.15 Skookum Brewing-Hollis Wood 50:35

2y ago50:35

50:35

Portland Timbeers Podcast-Episode 15 Season 5 This episode was recorded the week of the Fresh Hop Ale Festival in Yakima at Varietal Brewing. Hollis and Logan from Skookum Brewing sat down with Garty, Jason and Tim to discuss all things Skookum! Hollis has since left Skookum, moving east to Pennsylvania where he joined the Ever Grain Brewing team. …

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Boff Whalley 46:10

2y ago46:10

46:10

Chumbawumba-star turned author Boff Whalley talks about fell-running, the arthouse film Koyaanisqatsi and Philip Glass’ seminal soundtrack, the right to roam, the power of art and music to galvanise social change and even performing his own song ‘These Hills are Ours’. Recorded live at Kendal Mountain Festival 2021. — In the Wilderness Tracks, writ…

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#5.14 Timbeers Legacy Series-Art Larrance Part 2 1:19:25

2+ y ago1:19:25

1:19:25

Oregon Beer Legacy Series Interview featuring-Art Larrance (Part 2 of 2) This episode features one of the icons of Oregon Beer, Art Larrance. Eagle Scout, Baseball Player, Co-Founder or the Oregon Brewers Festival, Cascade Brewing, Portland Brewing and Realtor-What has this guy not done?!?!? Part 2 really digs into Art's Beer Library, His collectio…

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#5.13 Timbeers Legacy Series-Art Larrance Part 1 1:07:13

2+ y ago1:07:13

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Oregon Beer Legacy Series Interview featuring-Art Larrance (Part 1 of 2) This episode features one of the icons of Oregon Beer, Art Larrance. Eagle Scout, Baseball Player, Co-Founder or the Oregon Brewers Festival, Cascade Brewing, Portland Brewing and Realtor-What has this guy not done?!?!? Art is the coolest guy you will meet. In this episode, yo…

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#5.12 Bale Breaker & Cold Smoked Beer 1:03:06

2+ y ago1:03:06

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Happy New Year! Jason, Gary and Tim interview Kevin and Megan owners of Bale Breaker in Yakima to catch up what's new and exciting! A New taproom in Seattle, new beers and surviving COVID! This interview was recorded from their patio at the pub a day before the Fresh Hop Ale Festival. Also on this episode, Jason and Gary use a handheld Cold Smoke G…

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#5.11 Oregon Brewing Legacy Series-Alan Sprints Hair of the Dog Part 2 1:06:34

2+ y ago1:06:34

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Part 2 of our Oregon Brewing Legacy Series featuring an interview with Alan Sprints, founder of Hair of the Dog Brewing. CEO, Executive Chef, Brewer, Cellar man, Beer Grunt and the idea guy for the foundation of the Oregon Brewers Guild; Alan provides a deep and rich interview that looks at the infancy of the Oregon Beer scene in the 80's and 90's.…

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#5.10 Oregon Brewing Legacy Series-Alan Sprints Hair of the Dog 54:21

2+ y ago54:21

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Our Oregon Brewing Legacy Series starts with a two-part series featuring an interview with Alan Sprints, founder of Hair of the Dog Brewing. CEO, Executive Chef, Brewer, Cellar man, Beer Grunt and the idea guy for the foundation of the Oregon Brewers Guild; Alan provides a deep and rich interview that looks at the infancy of the Oregon Beer scene i…

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#5.9 Varietal Beer-Fresh Hop Ale Festival Series 53:53

2+ y ago53:53

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Right on the heels from the Timbeers Podcast Roundtrip to Yakima's World famous Fresh Hop Ale Beer Festival. Congratulations to Single Hill for the best in show at the festival, Varietal, Bale Breaker and Barley Browns for their category awards. (look for interviews with Bale Breaker and Single Hill in the coming weeks). This Weeks Episode features…

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Gavin Esler 56:57

2+ y ago56:57

56:57

Broadcast journalist Gavin Esler discusses his politically charged book How Britain Ends - how he travelled across the devolved four nations of Britain in writing the book, a chance encounter with Native American flutist Carlos Nakai, the evocative power of Bob Dylan, and a broad and beautiful selection of music from far flung places.…

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#5.8 Wolf Tree Brewing, Fresh Hop Season & Tim 52:22

2+ y ago52:22

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This Weeks Episode Features a visit to Wolf Tree Brewing in Newport, Oregon. Join us as Elizabeth from Wolf Tree teaches us about Wolf Tree, their beers and their future plans. This interview was fantastic to do and was held in their OG taproom which is still intact, looking like they just shut the doors and walked away! We hope you enjoy this trea…

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Simon Armitage 51:18

2+ y ago51:18

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After a brilliant 2021 Timber Festival, we're back with another episode from this year's celebration in the National Forest. Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, joins his old friend Geoff to talk about his shifting relationship with nature, gushing over his encounter with Iceland and Björk's serene 'The Anchor Song', performing poetry up and down the Pe…

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#5.7 Crosby Hops Top Wire Project, Marmalade & Hop Harvest 44:45

2+ y ago44:45

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***Updated to include missing interview 8/31/21 9pm This Weeks Episode Features a visit to Crosby Hop Farms Top Wire Project. Picture a Field of Dreams but for Beer lovers-Walking through vines of hops and stumbling upon a green grassed oasis amongst the vines, where taps are flowing with Epic Beers! No need to imagine this-it's a reality! We happe…

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#5.6 Yakima Fresh Hop Ale Festival & Cool Your Wort 57:39

2+ y ago57:39

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This Weeks Episode Features- Davey the Treasurer of the Board for the Yakima Fresh Hop Ale Festival October 2nd 2021 in Yakima, 60 brewers will serve their best Fresh Hopped Ales. Besides local brewing legends Bale Breaker, Single Hill and Varietal; Crux, Fremont, Deschutes, Grains of Wrath, Bale Breaker and many more will be serving up amazing Fre…

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#5.5 Timber Patch Brewing, Beer News & Kickstarter for Beer? 35:55

2+ y ago35:55

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This Weeks Episode Features- After nearly a 4 month break, the guys are back.... Tonight's episode features Beer News from around the Pacific Northwest, Kickstarter Campaigns for beer related projects and a fantastic interview featuring Rich one of the owners from Morton, Washington's Timber Patch Brewing (Also a Kickstarter Campaign) The guys enjo…

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Julie Hesmondhalgh 50:51

3y ago50:51

50:51

Beloved Lancashire actor, known for playing Hayley Cropper on Coronation Street, Julie Hesmondhalgh joins us for Wilderness Tracks recorded live at Timber Festival 2021. Julie is deeply passionate about nature and has written about it as a space in which to anchor her feelings about family, place and identity. — In the Wilderness Tracks, writers, a…

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#5.4 Dragon's Gate Brewery 34:32

3y ago34:32

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This Weeks Episode Features- Dragon's Gate Brewery-Learn about Dragon's Gate Brewery from owner and founder Adam as he tells us about his love for Belgian Beers and his story on opening a Belgian inspired brewery in a small northeastern Oregon town known for wine, Milton Free Water. Castles, Knights in Shining Armor, Gargoyles, Joust tournaments an…

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Dame Evelyn Glennie 1:00:25

3y ago1:00:25

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Dame Evelyn Glennie, arguably the world's premier percussionist talks us through creating the sound of icicles, growing up in remote Scotland, the 'feel' of sound, her wonderful peripatetic schoolteacher, playing flowerpots to stunning effect, waterphones, Tan Dun and manipulating a metal truck silencer to evoke the sound of thunder in a cave. — In…

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#5.3 A Belgian Quad at 10:30 am-Really? The Rain Drop Episode 34:39

3y ago34:39

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This weeks episode features Beaverton's Rain Drop Tap House. Located in downtown Beaverton a short walk from the Light Rail line, next to Ex Novo, Biggs Chicken and the coming soon Breakside-West location, Rain Drop is a must visit featuring OREGON only beers. Mark selects beers from Oregon Breweries and offers his taps to up in coming breweries lo…

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#5.2 Rock Me Like a Nebulous Hurricane! 59:02

3y ago59:02

59:02

This Weeks Episode Features- Hurricane Ridge Ski Area- Have you ever wanted to ski or board in the Olympics?!?! You can now! Hurricane Ridge Ski Area is located near Port Angeles Washington in the Olympic National Park. Learn about the ski area, how it works with the Indy Pass and where you can find local beers at the mountain! Nebulous Tap Room-Li…

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#5.1 Watts Brewing & The White Oak Tap House 52:57

3y ago52:57

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A New Year and a new season. Jason and Gary are back after the holidays! This weeks episode features 2 interviews, Evan Watts owner of Watts Brewing and David Connors owner of White Oak Taphouse in Beaverton. Evan Watts is the owner of Watts Brewing in Bothell, Washington. Watts Brewing Company is a small, independent brewery from Bothell, Washingt…

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Cal Major 59:03

3+ y ago59:03

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Cal Major: ocean advocate, veterinary surgeon,adventure-seeker and proper paddleboarder sits down with Geoff Bird to discuss her six nature related tracks that chronicle her journey around activism. She covers why it's important to remain positive when discussing the climate crisis, becoming a dive master in Australia and hearing Bob Marley on repe…

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#4.23 Peanut Butter Beer, A Narwhal & The Indy Pass 45:53

3+ y ago45:53

45:53

This episode features Doug Dish from the Indy Ski Pass. Learn about the pass, where you can ski and best-where some of the best little known ski areas are around the US. A Beer Advent Calendar?!?! Tim, Jason and Gary discuss the Timbeers 2020 Advent Calendar. The guys then turn their sights on beer enjoying beers from Sierra Nevada and Lost Coast. …

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#4.22 Badger Mountain Brewing founder David Quick & Mission Ridge Skiing 52:19

3+ y ago52:19

52:19

This episode features David Quick of Badger Mountain brewing in Wenatchee. An amazing interview and excelletn beers! Head to Badger Mountain Brewing for fresh beer as well excellent food! 1 Orondo Ave. Wenatchee Washington facebook.com/badgermountainbrewing or https://www.badgermountainbrewing.com/ The guys then turn their sights on the upcoming sk…

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Melissa Harrison 1:01:07

3+ y ago1:01:07

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Novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison takes Goeff Bird on a walk around her rural Suffolk locale to discuss her six nature related tracks. Her latest book, 'The Stubborn Light of Things', also came in the form a podcast over the course of lockdown starting in early 2020 and documented the wonder and richness of the natural world. Her selecti…

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#4.21 Halloween Candy & Beer Pairings 37:21

3+ y ago37:21

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Jason and Gary explore the world of beer pairings------With Halloween Candy! How do a Candy Corn and IPA pair? What goes better with an Abbey Ale; toffee or a hot tamale? Enjoy this brief Halloween episode! Beers enjoyed on tonight's episode: Spaten Optimator by Spaten-Franziskaner-Löwenbräu-Gruppe Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin Ale by Uinta Brewing C…

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4.20 Yakima Beer Month- The Bale Breaker Interview 1:15:50

3+ y ago1:15:50

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Thanks to the Bale Breaker crew for the interview and hospitality! Excelletn beers and even better people-making Yakima proud! In this episode-go behind the scenes with Bale Breaker Brewing-learn about their foundation, their growth and the secret to their success! A recap of the Timbeers Oktoberfest 2020, the keg was blown in 2 hours?!!!!!? Beers …

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#4.19 Varietal Beer Company-Yakima Beer Month Week 3 1:06:49

3+ y ago1:06:49

1:06:49

On this episode we feature Chris Baum, Varietal Beer Company's Owner/Founder. Chris introduces us to how he and his partners decided to open a brewery in Sunnyside, Washington (1 hour from Chris' home). Their story takes you behind the scenes of one of Washington's best breweries! Sour Beers, Barrel Aged Beers, IPA's and even a clean Mexican Lager-…

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#4.18 Self Serve Beer in Yakima-The Tap 41:46

3+ y ago41:46

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This latest episode of the Portland Timbeers Podcast features Yakima's first self service tap house-The Tap. Imagine, no lines and you control which beer you pour, what glass you are drinking from and how many ounces you consume! Want 2 oz of 30 different beers-you have the power! Jason updates the listeners on his Anvil Foundry replacement, his ho…

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#4.17 Yakima Beer Series-Yakima Valley Hops 1:06:38

3+ y ago1:06:38

1:06:38

The Portland Timbeers Yakima Beer series has started! Tonight we feature an interview with Kaleb Schweke from Yakima Valley Hops. Jason and Kaleb explore: The Yakima Craft Beer Scene New Hop Innovations Lupomax, Incognito and CO2 extraction New Hop Lupomax varieties may be coming! COVID and its impact on brewing and home brewing The Yakima Fresh Ho…

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Baroness Floella Benjamin 43:01

3+ y ago43:01

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The beloved actress and childrens tv presenter, Baroness Floelle Benjamin talks of nurturing her family garden, the velvety qualities of Sarah Vaughan’s voice, singing on stage with her jazz-playing dad and how important it was for her to see Jamaican-American actor Harry Belafonte on the silver screen in ‘Island in the Sun’ when she was growing up…

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#4.16 Loss To Seattle & Revisit C.P.R.H. 26:37

3+ y ago26:37

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The Timbers lose bad to Seattle, the guys enjoy 2 Fruituristic Beers from valley Brewing (Tangerine/Vanilla & Strawberry/Banana). A lost interview with our Mascot Tim at Cornelius Pass Road House and the very patient bartender Brianna. Next Week starts Yakima Beer Month for our Podcast. Look for interviews with Varietal, Bale Breaker, Yakima Valley…

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#4.15 Thunder Island's Dave and Andrew Part 2 1:07:09

3+ y ago1:07:09

1:07:09

Part 2 of the epic interview with Dave Lipps Found and owner of Thunder Island Brewing and Andrew Rosette head brewer. Learn about how bad Jason's Saffron Lager is, the craziest beers these guys have tried to make, and about the need for better beer at Providence Park! Gary, Tim and I say Thunder Island beer is a must at every Timbers Match! Again …

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#4.14 Thunder Island's Dave and Andrew Part 1 1:03:42

3+ y ago1:03:42

1:03:42

The White Whale that is this episode is ALIVE and now posted. A huge thanks to Dave Lipps and Andrew Rosette of Thunder Island for hosting us.....Errrr in May. Check out Thunder Island-Great Beer-Epic View and Cool People! Don't forget to look for Jason's Green Apple-Saffron Lager! Look for Part 2 Later this week... To contact Jason and Gary please…

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Max Porter 1:14:42

3+ y ago1:14:42

1:14:42

The author of 'Grief is the Thing with Feathers' and 'Lanny', Max Porter, walks with Geoff through a woodland near Bath, talks about playing the clarinet (cue Gerald Finzi's Clarinet Concerto), listening for birds, June Tabor, the relationship between humans and cities in the wake of lockdown and the power of Source Direct's jungle breaks that soun…

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#4.13 2 Pounds of 2 Row, 1 Pound of Corn 4 Types of Hops & Yeast 37:20

4y ago37:20

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Tonight they guys break open 8 bottles of beer to do a side by side test of Jason's Small Batch Cream Ale Experiment. The base recipe for a 1 gallon batch is 2 pounds of American 2 Row and 1 pound of Flaked Corn. I broke the 1 Gallon into 4 equal parts and added my bittering and aromatic hops (Cascade, Santiam, Mt Hood and Centennial Hops) I then p…

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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock 50:45

4y ago50:45

50:45

The space scientist and BBC presenter of The Sky at Night, joins Geoff Bird to discuss her obsession with the moon, viewing the lights of London from Hampstead Heath, her plans to retire to Mars and contemplates the natural beauty of the cosmos. Abandoning the usual six-track format, Maggie chooses eight tracks, from Stevie Wonder to Holst's Mars t…

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#4.12 Tiger Town Brewing & the Anvil Foundry 47:29

4y ago47:29

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Have you ever been to the Painted Hills of Oregon? Have you ever stopped in Mitchell after rafting on the John Day River? Have you ever dug for Fossils in Fossil, Oregon? If you answered "yes" to any of the above-You were close to Tiger Town Brewing and should have stopped for some crazy good beer! Tonight's Episode features the Shawn Edwards 1 of …

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