Host Ben Rice travels (digitally) to Half Moon Bay, CA and the suburbs of Manchester, England, to chat with musician and brewer/owner Dan Littlefield of Hop Dogma Brewing and musician/musician Mike Vennart of VENNART, Biffy Clyro, British Theatre, and Oceansize. We talk the writing and recording process, Dan's new EP, Mike's new album, quarantine creativity, Brexit, an attempted American coup, nationalized health care, the second epidemic of 2020 that is homelessness, finding your perfect creative partner, how to make award-winning recipes, international travel escapades, and whose fault of this is, really. All this and more, on episode 137 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!
PLEASE find Dan & Mike's music - it's absolutely worth it.
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Intro Music: “Functional Alcoholism” by Be Brave Bold Robot (@bebraveboldrobot)
Interstitial Music: "JamRoc" by Breez (@breeztheartist)
Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alchemistqueen)