Host Jill Melancon speaks with Fish Scales and Skinny Deville of Nappy Roots about opening their own brewery in Castleberry Hill and the importance of people of color seeing themselves in the brew business.

First Draft: Kettlerock Brewing

Dec 10th, 2021 21m 55s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Dianna and Devon Peet of Kettlerock Brewing in Peachtree Corners about how the family that brews together, stays together.

First Draft: Wild Leap Brew Company

Aug 23rd, 2021 23m 16s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Rob Goldstein, one of the co-founders of Wild Leap Brew Company in LaGrange about making it through a pandemic and opening a huge new location in downtown Atlanta.

First Draft: Social Fox Brewing

Jun 3rd, 2021 12m 39s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Scott Norwood, co-owner of Social Fox Brewing in Norcross, about how a mural inspired their name and what it's been like opening during a pandemic.

Culture Clash: Michael Jones

May 26th, 2021 23m 37s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with artist Michael Jones (also known as Letter 75) about what inspires his work and his very cool upcoming project at the airport MARTA station.

Culture Clash: Matthew Kaminski

May 26th, 2021 29m 12s

Host Jill Melancon talks to Atlanta Braves organist Matthew Kaminski about how he got such a cool job and how he chooses those great walk-up songs for the opposing teams.

Culture Clash: Lacey Longino

May 6th, 2021 21m 9s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with artist Lacey Longino about the importance of community to her art and how friends helped her get through the pandemic.

Culture Clash: Historic Oakland Cemetery

Apr 28th, 2021 22m 11s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Mary Fernandez of the Historic Oakland Cemetery about their upcoming arts programs and how they work hard to preserve the history of this magical place.

First Draft: Line Creek Brewing

Apr 27th, 2021 13m 45s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Scott Prince and Chris Lane of Line Creek Brewing in Peachtree City about their love of Easter eggs on their cans and their upcoming second location in Fayetteville.

Culture Clash: Chris Hamer (Urbnpop)

Apr 19th, 2021 32m 25s

Host Jill Melancon talks to artist Chris Hamer, better known as Urbnpop, about the trials and tribulations of putting out a comic book, and how art helps him stay balanced.

First Draft: Round Trip Brewing

Mar 15th, 2021 18m 19s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Craig and Amy Mycoskie, co-owners of Round Trip Brewing on the westside, about the fun of opening a new brewery during a pandemic.

Culture Clash: Eric Nine

Mar 2nd, 2021 22m 48s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with artist Eric Nine about the contrast between elephants and ballerinas, and how he was able to stay busy during the pandemic.

First Draft: Stillfire Brewing

Mar 2nd, 2021 36m 49s

Host Jill Melancon gets a lesson in craft beer history from brewmaster Phil Farrell of Stillfire Brewing in Suwanee, and learns the origins of their award-winning Orange Diva Wit.

First Draft: Atlanta Beer Bus

Feb 24th, 2021 19m 41s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Travis Irions of the Atlanta Beer Bus about how the pandemic affected their tours, and what they hope to do with the tour in the future.

First Draft: High Card Brewing

Feb 19th, 2021 14m 20s

Host Jill Melancon chats with Alan Pugh, co-owner of High Card Brewing in Tucker, about how they are able to share a space with another brewery and still be friends.

First Draft: Bitch Beer Podcast

Feb 16th, 2021 26m 20s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Caroline King, host of the Bitch Beer Podcast, about supporting women in the beer industry, and why there aren't more of them.

First Draft: Monkey Wrench Brewing

Feb 14th, 2021 12m 1s

Host Jill Melancon talks to Wayne Baxter, co-owner and founder of Monkey Wrench Brewing in Suwanee, about how they spent years creating their brews and winning awards even before opening the taproom doors.

Culture Clash: Atlanta History Center

Feb 11th, 2021 18m 39s

Host Jill Melancon speaks to F Sheffield Hale, CEO of the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead, about their latest offerings, and how the pandemic inspired a new way to reach their audience.

First Draft: Reformation Brewery

Jan 22nd, 2021 16m 43s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Spencer Nix, CEO of Reformation Brewery in Woodstock, Canton, and Smyrna, about how they went from one of the smallest breweries in GA to one of the top five.

First Draft: Outrun Brewing

Jan 18th, 2021 21m 10s

Host Jill Melancon speaks with Josh Miller and Ryan Silva, co-owners of Outrun Brewing in Stone Mountain, about how keeping things small means keeping things real.

First Draft: Variant Brewing

Jan 8th, 2021 14m 11s

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Matt Curling, co-owner and brewmaster of Variant Brewing in Roswell, about how their name perfectly represents their brewery and how they've been handling the pandemic.

First Draft: Ironshield Brewing

Dec 5th, 2020 22m 38s

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Glen Sprouse, co-owner and brewmaster for Ironshield Brewing in Lawrenceville, about the beauty of German and European style beers, and how they are helping other breweries be their best.

Culture Clash: Eric Levin of Criminal Records

Dec 3rd, 2020 31m 36s

Host Jill Melancon speaks to Eric Levin, owner of Criminal Records in Little 5 Points, about the resurgence of vinyl, how the store almost shut down back in 2011, and how he helped start Record Store Day in 2006.