Drinks on Me with Ali Peikin

Ali Peikin
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The podcast where you grab a drink with a friend to unpack the growing pains that plague people in their twenties and thirties. The friend is me. We drink whatever the guest chooses, whether it's martinis, gimlets, Diet Coke, yada yada. Then we chat about whatever they need to get off their chest. Dating, careers, death, pets, that guy they met at the gym, whatever. Nothing is off limits as long as it's relatably confusing, challenging, or outright terrifying. Cheers! Clink.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    Kyle Drinks a Dirty Martini Because His Life Revolves Around Being a Parent

    Kyle, trainer/athlete/hospitality industry extraordinaire and I drink dirty vodka-tinis while chatting about being a new parent, his cute baby, andmarathon insanity. DIRTY VODKA MARTINI RECIPE: I don’t do this precise-ounce-stuff with martinis. Measure out vodka and olive juice in glass, drop in a touch of vermouth, pour into shaker with ice, shake shake shake, there you go. KYLE’S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: La Quisisana, Capri, Italy.

    22 min

  2. May 28

    Jen Drinks a Sleepy Girl Mocktail Because of Endometriosis

    Jen, wellness/fitness content creator and great storyteller and I drink Sleepy Girl Mocktails while chatting endometriosis, fertility, and feeling superior to others because you run. SLEEPY GIRL MOCKTAIL RECIPE: 1/2 cup (4oz) of tart cherry juice, 1tbsp magnesium powder (unflavored), 3oz sparkling water in a rocks glass. Few drops of lemon juice, few drops of lime, and voila. JEN’S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: Thailand because they put shrooms in it.

    23 min

  3. May 21

    Michael Drinks a Skinny Cucumber Margarita Because They're Too Busy to Date

    Michael Ivan Carrier, Broadway star/triple threat/worst kind of person to ride a subway with and I drink skinny cucumber margaritas while chatting being too busy to date, ambition, and Flat Earth's . SKINNY CUCUMBER MARGARITA RECIPE: 2oz tequila, 1oz lime juice, 3-4 cucumber slices, 1/2oz orange liqueur, 1/2oz agave syrup. Muddle cucumber in shaker. Add tequila, lime, orange liqueur, agave. Shake and strain into glass with salt rim. Garnish with cucumber. MICHAEL'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: a beach or in the water. This includes swim-up bars, unfortunately.

    23 min

  4. May 14

    Henry Drinks The Bee's Knees Because He's a Working Actor

    Henry, actor/guy who sits silently next to the best man in The Drama/ positive guy and I drink The Bee's Knees while chatting acting in the 2020s, checking your ego at the door, and the apocalypse. BEE'S KNEES RECIPE: 2oz gin, 3/4oz honey syrup (1:1 ratio of honey and warm water, stir), 3/4oz lemon juice in a shaker. Shake until foamy. Strain into chilled glass. Garnish with bee pollen (unless you're allergic; in that case, DO NOT GARNISH WITH BEE POLLEN). HENRY'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: Cranberry Bog Bar @ The Grand Mere Inn, 5800 Red Arrow Hwy, Stevensville MI.

    23 min

  5. May 7

    Mel Drinks an Aloe Water Because Young People Need to Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

    Mel, physicist/PhD student/existential optimist/hopeful lady and I drink aloe water (I know) while chatting fusion energy, whether Katy Perry is really an astronaut, and why young people should be at the forefront of the fight against climate change. ALOE WATER RECIPE: aloe and water, I guess? I got this one from Juice Press. MEL'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: a sunny day in a beach town in Central America. Because science says times can be places too? Did I get that right? I don't know, I just work here. #podcast #newpodcastepisode #comedypodcast #womeninstem #academia #twenties #thirties #drinks

    24 min

  6. Apr 9

    Blacc Cherry Drinks a Tequila Martini Because of Saturn's Return (aka a Quarter-Life Crisis)

    Blacc Cherry, drag queen/lawyer/kind person/optimist and I drink tequila martinis while chatting about dating, law school applications, and both overcoming and enjoying life in your late twenties. TEQUILA MARTINI RECIPE: 2.5oz tequila, 1oz vermouth, TONS of olive juice in a shaker. Shake until freezing, pour into martini glass with a salt rim. CHERRY'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: Dive 106, 983 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025 (Cherry's there on Fridays at 8!)

    26 min

  7. Apr 2

    FAMILY EDITION - Brian Drinks a Dirty Martini Because He Has a Sick Parent (oh same!)

    Brian Peikin, fitness industry extraordinaire, mullet-sporter, and my brother and I drink dirty Tito's martinis garnished with pepper and chat having a sick parent in your twenties and thirties. I did say I would talk about the horrifying. MARTINI RECIPE: Measure out Tito's and olive juice in martini glass via sight (I'm serious!). Put in shaker with ice, put pepper to taste, shake it up and serve. BRIAN'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: Sag Harbor, NY P.S. Our mother is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's. Please consider donating to the Alzheimer's Association to find a cure for this disease.

    26 min

  8. Mar 26

    Daniel Drinks a Gin & Tonic Because He Needs His Band to Blow Up

    Daniel Lerner, singer-songwriter/frontman for Hey Again/thief of innocence, and I drink G&Ts while chatting trying to make it in a creative industry, how COVID affected his music dreams, and his theft of innocence. GIN & TONIC RECIPE: 3oz gin, 1/2 lime juice in highball glass filled with ice. Top off with 4oz tonic. Garnish with lime wedge. DANIEL'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: Sleepwalk Bar, 251 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Or by any body of water.

    23 min

  9. Mar 19

    David Drinks a Vodka Gimlet Because He Hates Aging

    David Lynch, Broadway producer extraordinaire, and I drink vodka gimlets while chatting about taking care of your body and how that connects with death, decay, and destruction. VODKA GIMLET RECIPE: 2.5oz vodka, 1/2oz lime juice, 1/2oz simple syrup. Shake. Pour into frozen martini glass. DAVID'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: His apartment. Can't put the address up or else David will be very unsafe!

    24 min

  10. Mar 12

    Freddie Drinks a Moscow Mule Because with Each New Achievement, Life Gets Harder

    Freddie Shanel, comic and writer and editor and podcast guest and great conversationalist, and I drink Moscow Mules while chatting about the inability to enjoy your achievements and focus on other parts of life besides career. MOSCOW MULE RECIPE: Pour 3oz vodka (Tito's) and .75oz lime juice into shaker w/ ice. Shake until cold, pour into copper mug filled with crushed ice, top off with 4.5oz ginger beer (Fever-Tree) and garnish with lime. FREDDIE'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: Molasses Books, 770 Hart St, Brooklyn, NY 11237 ALI'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: Biddy's Pub, 301 E 91st St, New York, NY 10128

    22 min

  11. Mar 12

    Oliver Drinks a Painkiller Because Dating is Painful

    In the FIRST EPISODE of Drinks on Me, Oliver Erle, a DJ with a sultry entrepreneurial spirit, and I drink Painkillers while chatting the pitfalls of dating men in New York. PAINKILLER RECIPE: 3oz dark rum (Pussner's), 4oz pineapple juice, 1oz OJ, 1oz cream of coconut. Shake until frothy, pour over glass filled with crushed ice, grate nutmeg on the top. OLIVER'S FAVORITE PLACE TO GET A DRINK: Alonissos, Greece (ok, boujee)

    20 min

  12. Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    Drinks on Me Trailer: I'm Buying, Baby!

    Trailer for Drinks on Me, the best podcast with the least followers (for now). Over a drink with a friend (who is me), we unpack the confusing and slightly terrifying growing pains that plague people in their twenties and thirties. Season 1 starts with a TWO-EPISODE DROP on THURSDAY, MARCH 12! New episodes every Thursday. Uh-huh, yeah, cool.

    1 min

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The podcast where you grab a drink with a friend to unpack the growing pains that plague people in their twenties and thirties. The friend is me. We drink whatever the guest chooses, whether it's martinis, gimlets, Diet Coke, yada yada. Then we chat about whatever they need to get off their chest. Dating, careers, death, pets, that guy they met at the gym, whatever. Nothing is off limits as long as it's relatably confusing, challenging, or outright terrifying. Cheers! Clink.

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