Episodes

  • 76: The Rocky Horror Cava Show

    76: The Rocky Horror Cava Show
    Oct 13 2023
    What new wine law nonsense has Scott & Jamie mad as hell today? What is YOUR favorite musical number from this absurd, queer, joyful cult-classic and why is it Meatloaf’s only song, “Hot Patootie”? Are you a die hard, callbacks-at-the-shadowcast type of fan, or do you need a big, red V on your forehead? Take a moment to safely open some Spanish bubbly and get ready to do the Time Warp again!

    • The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 feature film directed by Jim Sharman, written by Sharman and Richard O’Brien. As of this episode’s release, you can stream it on Hulu or wherever you get VODs.
    • Stefanie can be found on Instagram @stefanieschwartz and if you’re a wine buyer in NYC you should hit her up for the good stuff!
    • The Can Feixes Corpinnat 2014 that Stef was drinking is available at Champion Wine Cellars for $38 plus tax and shipping.
    • The Castellroig Corpinnat that Scott had can be found at wine.com for $22 plus tax and shipping.
    • The Avinyo Cava Brut Reserva can be found at Astor Wine & Spirits for $20 plus tax and shipping.

    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at biggerbottlepod@gmail.com. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • 75: Harry Potter and the Negroni of Azkaban (or Gin Drinks and J.K. Stinks)

    75: Harry Potter and the Negroni of Azkaban (or Gin Drinks and J.K. Stinks)
    Sep 29 2023
    Just how fast did Scott down his cocktail, and does Jamie have any room to criticize considering he brought two? Why does the presence of a multilingual person make our hosts feel inadequate? Who’s YOUR preferred Dumbledore? (RIP Richard Harris and Michael Gambon). What is it about the “book is always better” crowd that is so damned annoying? Avoid the Womping Willow and Jamie’s ramp-infused gin as you mix up a drink and press play on this brand new episode!

    • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and written by Steve Kloves. As of this episode’s release, you can watch it on HBOmax, Peacock, and wherever you get your VODs.
    • A classic negroni consists of: 1 oz Gin, 1 oz Sweet Vermouth, and 1 oz Campari. All ingredients are widely available. Jamie wants you to know that you should refrigerate your vermouth.
    • Check out this delightful article about the history of the Negroni by cocktail historian David Wondrich.
    • Follow our delightful guest Jill Davis on instagram @jillkd. Her wine label is called Cordelette Wine (@cordelettewine) and can be purchased directly!
    • If you feel as weird as we do about engaging with Potter-media in 2023, maybe make a donation to a Trans-friendly charity like The Trevor Project. Fringe benefit: it’ll drive You Know Who crazy.

    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at biggerbottlepod@gmail.com. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • 74: The New Batch of FLX Riesling (Gremlins 2 & Konstantin Frank)

    74: The New Batch of FLX Riesling (Gremlins 2 & Konstantin Frank)
    Sep 15 2023
    Part FIVE of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries!

    Which gremlin is your favorite: Spider Gremlin, Bat Gremline, Electric Gremlin, Veggie Gremlin, Googly-eyed Gremlin, Brainy Gremlin, or Greta the Lady Gremlin? (Yes, those are all actually in the movie.) Do our hosts have a better understanding of their longtime friend now that they’ve seen one of his foundational movies? What is it about the Finger Lakes that makes Justin and Jamie so wistful? Take proper care of your mogwai, else you’ll have  insane Looney Tunes antics while you’re trying to listen to our latest.

    • Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 sequel from director Joe Dante. As of this episode’s release, you can rent or purchase it wherever you get your VODs.
    • The 2021 Dr. Konstantin Frank Semi- Dry Riesling is available for purchase widely, but Jamie strongly encourages you to buy directly from the winery here for $18.99 plus tax and shipping.
    • Follow our delightful guest Justin Nordell on Instagram @rmogwai47 and on the social media app formerly known as Twitter @jnordell. 
    • If you didn’t feel like watching the movie, at least watch this perfect summation of its insanity by from Key & Peele here. 

    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at biggerbottlepod@gmail.com. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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    2 hrs
  • 73: Young, Dumb, and Full of Comfort Food (or POINT BREAK and Cider)

    73: Young, Dumb, and Full of Comfort Food (or POINT BREAK and Cider)
    Sep 1 2023
    Part FOUR of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries!

    Which of Point Break’s heroes would’ve been a TikTok anti-vaxxer and which would’ve voted for T****? What character inspires our guest whenever she needs to knock a man down a peg? And would anyone from this movie drink either of the fancy ciders Jamie paired? Grab your board, your gun, a rubber Reagan mask, and get me two meatball sandwiches, cause we’re about to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

    • Point Break is a 1991 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and staring Keanu Reaves and Patrick Swayze. As of this episode’s release, you can rent or purchase it wherever you get your VODs.
    • Graft Ciders are widely available on the shelves of beer distributors up and down the East Coast of the US. To find a store near you, click here.
    • Follow our delightful guest Rebecca Daniels on Instagram @red570 (where she goes by the handle “Johnny Utah”) and buy her book Lackawanna County Tintype Project HERE. 

    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at biggerbottlepod@gmail.com. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • 72: Kung Pow: Enter the Whiskey

    72: Kung Pow: Enter the Whiskey
    Aug 11 2023
    Part Three of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries! (NOW WITH GUESTS!)

    How does a largely forgotten and unapologetically stupid send-up of Hong Kong martial arts movies hold up to our 2023 sensibilities? What memories are conjured by drinking this well-branded, cocktail focused Japanese whiskey from spirits giant Beam-Suntory? And is “Onion Wine” actually impossible to make, or is Jamie just too scared to try? Who wants a round of Arnold Palmers spiked with Toki? Pour yourself a double, for you are the Chosen One today! 

    • Suntory ‘Toki’ Japanese Whiskey is widely available at most retailers for $45.
    • Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a 2002 film from writer/director/producer/star Steve Oedekerk. As of this episode’s release, you can rent or purchase it wherever you get your VODs.
    • Follow our dear friend and Eisner-nominee Steve Arnold on Instagram @pillowtalktalktalk and buy his comics at HotPressComics.com. Seriously go buy them right now, they’re great.

    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at biggerbottlepod@gmail.com. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • 71: Jurassic Park & Moët (or, "LVMH was so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they never stopped to think if they should")

    71: Jurassic Park & Moët (or, "LVMH was so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they never stopped to think if they should")
    Jul 28 2023
    Part Two of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries!

    What is the origin story of Jamie’s life-long love affair with Jurassic Park? Does Scott have any affinity for the ubiquitous champagne featured prominently in the movie, or is this just spite backfiring? And where does Jamie get off blaming Steven Spielberg for him failing out of college? Fire up the movie, pop a bottle of the good stuff, and hold onto your butts.

    • Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne is widely available at most retailers and wine shippers for approximately $55 plus tax and shipping.
    • Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993) is a stone cold classic and Jamie is both smart and handsome for having picked it. At present you can stream it on Peacock, rent or buy it wherever you get your VODs, or get yourself some sweet physical media (if you don’t own it already).

    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at biggerbottlepod@gmail.com. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • 70: Mission: Impossible -- Pet Nat-ening, Part 1 (of 1)

    70: Mission: Impossible -- Pet Nat-ening, Part 1 (of 1)
    Jul 17 2023
    What happens to your brain when you watch seven Missions Impossible in a week? How do Scott and Jamie rate the latest entry in the long-running Tom Cruise spy-action-thriller franchise? Which is your favorite Ethan Hunt super power? And why did Jamie choose this one-off episode about the best current action franchise for a weird, hybrid, Pet-nat pairing? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen without being detected. This message will self-destruct in five seconds.

    Dead Reckoning spoilers begin at 59:01. A spoiler warning is given. You have been and will be warned.

    • Barry Family Winery ‘Pet Gnat’ Pet-Nat of Cayuga from the Finger Lakes is available at Barry Family’s website for $26 plus tax and shipping.
    • MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE is currently in theaters. The first six MISSIONs are all available to stream on Paramount+ and to rent or buy in all the usual places.
    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, AND YouTube @BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at biggerbottlepod@gmail.com. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • 69: “This is the Chardonnay Speaking” (or ZODIAC as Comfort Food)

    69: “This is the Chardonnay Speaking” (or ZODIAC as Comfort Food)
    Jul 7 2023
    Part One of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries!

    • ZODIAC is a 2007 film from director David Fincher, writer James Vanderbilt, and stars Jake Gyllenhall, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. among many, many others. It is strangely unstreamable in the U.S. right now, unless you have Paramount+ or Showtime via Roku, or Paramount+ via AppleTV. You can rent or purchase it digitally wherever you normally do that. We recommend the Director’s Cut version if you can find it.
    • Paul Pernot Bourgogne Cote D’or Chardonnay 2020 is available from wine.com for 29.99 plus tax and shipping.

    Follow the show on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook@BiggerBottlePod. Please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at biggerbottlepod@gmail.com. Our art is thanks to Ross Connard. Special thanks to Rebecca McCracken for our social media and assistance with project management. Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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    2 hrs and 4 mins