Way of the Gaucho Despain Bros

Happy new year!

In this episode, we explore how yerba mate can help you achieve your resolution to get fit.

We also offer tips on how to use yerba mate to help you power through workouts.

Gracias y gracias

- David, Ryan, Casey

Hi everyone,

We wanted to get together to record an episode before Christmas and the new year!

We reflect back over the last year as Argentina are World Cup champions and Messi coming to the US has fueled a rise in interest into yerba mate.

- David, Ryan, Casey

Hey loyal listeners,

Sorry we've been gone for a while, but we promise to get back into publishing episodes with more yerba mate content.

We recorded this episode on November 30, Argentina's National Day of Yerba Mate. And since we haven't podcasted in a while, we mainly started to talk about what it's been like as mate-drinkers in 2023.

Of course, that means discussion about yerba mate in a new world where Argentina are World Cup Champions and in which Lionel Messi is an Inter Miami player.

Gracias y gracias,

- David, Ryan, and Casey

Messi Christmas, everybody! Why the delay on this podcast episode? Well, it's because we've been celebrating all week and glued to our phones watching the celebrations in Buenos Aires and Rosario. What a treat! We talk about what it all means for Argentina and for yerba mate. 

Thanks for listening! 

Gracias, y gracias -- Ryan, David, Casey

¡Veni veni, canta conmigo, que un amigo vas a encontrar, que de la mano de Leo Messi, toda la vuelta vamos a dar! 

Hey folks, we got up early today to drink mate and record a new podcast episode BEFORE the US vs. Netherlands and Argentina vs. Australia games at World Cup. You can sense our nervousness for the two upcoming games. 

Anyways, we also had a good time talking about the revelation that England/Tottenham squad's Eric Dier and Harry Kane learned to drink mate from their former coach Mauricio "Poche" Pochettino. 

Casey also describes his reasons for having a sawed-off bombilla and owning a doomsday-prepper quantity of yerba (just in case), plus we talk about caffeine content and whether "mateine" is a myth or a real thing. 

Gracias y gracias, 

- Ryan, Casey, and David 

It's been a while since we've recorded a new episode. We're changing that. Our mate moments are just too important! This is our first episode performed over Zoom and uploaded separately. Already, we recognized that the quality is improved considerably. 

In this episode, we talk about all things yerba mate and the World Cup. Beer may be banned at the World Cup, but not yerba mate. In fact, yerba mate is having a moment in Qatar and creating some controversies in Argentina. 

We also share who our picks are for winning each group. Let us know if you agree! 

Hope you enjoy! Gracias y gracias.

- David, Ryan, and Casey