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Talking Shit Today is where whiskey meets wit. Hosted by Lumpy and General X, two longtime friends with big personalities and bigger stories, this show dives into everything from hilarious life mishaps to raw, unfiltered opinions on the world today.
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e 26. One Year Later, Full Circle (opens the original)
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One Year of Talking Shit 🥃 (feat. Whiskey Odin & Whiskey Witch) We’re celebrating our one-year anniversary by bringing back our very first-ever guests, Whiskey Odin and Whiskey Witch from Valkyrie Mountain Farms. Full circle energy as we crack open the Russell’s Reserve 13 Year (45th Anniversary Edition), run it through our rating scale, and catch up on everything Odin’s got cooking: a new NDP, upcoming collab bottles, and his Valkyrie Mountain community. We also dig into an Am I the Asshole sub
e. 25 Cracked Skull, Full Hearts: One Year Almost Here (opens the original)
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Episode 25 — one shy of the one-year mark — and X and Lumpy bring back Corey Allender (Cracked Skull Podcast) alongside first-timer Seth, aka OhioBourbonBro, for a barrel pick they're genuinely proud of: the Cracked Skull Rye, a 10-year MGP barrel proof stunner they picked together. The guys break down the pick, the friendship behind it, and why TikTok is great for connection but garbage for marketing. Then it's Am I the Asshole: a dad asks his 19-year-old, self-described "child-free" daughter t
e. 24 69 Seconds and a Condom Wrapper (opens the original)
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• What’s in the Glass: Rare Character Brook Hill 8-Year Kentucky Straight Rye — unanimous Banger • AITA with a twist: a dad’s rules, a boyfriend’s apology text, and a comment section that mostly behaved • Men’s Mental Health: “When the Comeback Falls Apart” — career pivots, weight loss setbacks, and redefining failure vs. not-yet-success If you or someone you know is struggling, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 — call or text 988. 🥃 Follow, like, and share wherever you
e.23 A Castle & Key, a Flight, and a Fake Family Recipe (opens the original)
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For the first time ever, the shit show has a guest IN the studio. Mike Ciacciarelli of Castle & Key — the unicorn listener the boys found at Whiskey Riot — rolls in with six bottles and the full story of the distillery Colonel E.H. Taylor built in the 1880s, left to ruin, and one entrepreneur bought off a Google search for under a million bucks. The birthplace of bourbon tourism, rebuilt from rubble. X, Big Red, and Lumpy taste through the whole lineup: the 6-Year Small Batch Bourbon (101 proof,
e. 22 All American, Red, White, and Blue corn and more (opens the original)
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It’s a red, white, and blue celebration on Talking Shit Today. General X, Lumpy, and Big Red sit down with Gary Hinegardner, founder of Wood Hat Spirits, and Irene Tan of Whiskey Mentors (aka the “Single Barrel Queen”) to crack open their collaborative 250th Anniversary blend, a five-corn bourbon built from Gary’s proprietary corn genetics and Irene’s blending palate. Gary talks corn breeding and sustainable distilling, Irene shares her path from software engineer to single-barrel legend, and th
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