Whisky, Words and Wine

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Join Graham and Jack for an entertaining discussion between friends on things they have seen, read or heard that are funny, intriguing, or just plain weird. Join us with a glass of your favourite beverage, sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation and their recommendations. 

  1. 4d ago

    CdP and Scottish wanderings

    Graham is the anchor, Jack is the roving reporter, Graham does Chateauneuf Du Pape, Jack does whisky and Guinness, Graham reads books, Jack reads signs, Graham watches SciFi TV, jack watches 4th tier Scottish football, Graham is stuck at home, Jack wanders the world. Jack wins!   Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com Youtube: @whiskywordsandwinepod  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF10pluXZFOnjKU-AOtKJag   Whisky:  Laphroig -Ochentoshen  American Oak Malt + Guiness -Glenkinchie + Guiness Wine:  Chateau Maucoil 2020 Chateauneuf Du Pape (Southern Rhone, France)   Reading:  We chase shadows – Richard Osman Watching: Silo – Apple TV, Rebecca Ferguson Dark Matter – Apple TV – Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly Clydebank FC, Scottish lowlands West division The Picture of Dorian Grey  - Oscar Wilde – Tilted Wig Theatre, Jack Crumlin Jnr   Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  2. Sep 28

    25 Tickets to Live Aid please.......

    A special episode this week whereby our roving reporter, Jack, speaks with someone woo was actually at Wembley Stadium for the legendary Live Aid concert in 2025.  And what a tale she has to tell….. Thanks to Elaine for sharing her story with us (and making sure Jack survives Scotland unscathed). Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com Youtube:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF10pluXZFOnjKU-AOtKJag   Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  3. Sep 21

    How to chew whisky.....

    Just when you thought it was safe to go to the bottlo/off-licence, Jack finds out we have all been drinking whisky incorrectly. Chew for 51 seconds and apparently it tastes brilliant!  Meanwhile both Graham and Jack have apologies for errors committed in past pods (hard to believe, we know….). We have new books, one Slow, another a sword and sandal epic – you might call it a gripper (IYKYK). Plenty of viewing – D-Day, Traitors, and a disabled dog (not all in the same film). And to finish off, appropriately, we are listening to Talking Heads.   Send us your recommendations and feedback by email to: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com   Whisky: Douglas Lang and Co Distillers, 51 year old Single Grain Particular Whisky Wine:  Leura Estates “Cat out of the Bag” Pinot Noir 2024 Redmans Coonawarra Shiraz 2022   Reading: - Robert Harris – “Agrippa” - Slow Horses Volume 8 “Slow Horses” – Mick Herron Watching: - Pressure – Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser – (Film) I Swear – Robert Armio, Peter Mullen (Doco) Man on the Run – Paul McCartney (Film) Colin From Accounts, - Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer (Streaming series) Listening: -Talking Heads Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; Music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  4. Sep 16

    Blue and Green and nothing in between

    Jack pulls Gaham up on a simple historical inaccuracy involving the colour of the ground, and decides alarm clocks are not for him. We read about tennis and  glam rock, watch Deadpool rescued by Branagh, Bowie as you you’ve never heard him before, tornadoes, and that traditional Olympic sport – Break Dancing, and listen to the destruction of Pompeii, Bill Nighy being the inimitable Bill Nighy, and Boston (the group and the album). Stay tuned for next week’s answers to: Was Graham really wrong? Did Jack make his flight given he has got rid of his alarm clock? Did Graham finish a hilly 120km bike ride? Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com Whisky: Ardberg – Islay – smokiest “Peat with a smile” Wine:             Savignan (Jura, France)   Reading: Things we never say – Elizabeth Strout -Glamrock – Sweet Biography -Carrie Soto is Back – Taylor Jenkins Reid Watching: -Trigger Point Series 3 – Vicky McLure -The Twister – Netflix doco (Joplin, MIssouri tornado 2011) -Empress – Netflix  (German subtitles – Hapsburg empire)  -Mayday – Netflix Movie, Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh  8/10 -Spics and Specs – with Thin White Ukes -Breaking – Netflix sports doco “Untold” Series Listening:  -Bill Nighy podcast is back for Season 3 Lots of sumo podcasts - next tournament about to start - Pompei – No-one saw it coming – ABC podcast – Mark Fennell “Boston” – Boston album Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  5. Sep 6

    We love Herons (and Herron)

    An indulgent week with great food, great wine and whisky, and a lot of fun. A little bit of reading, a little bit of listening , and a lot of watching – a mixed bag this week – some very good, others … well….meh.  Recommendations for The Whisper Man film (De Nero), Jam Café in Sydney and Zareh restaurant in Fitzroy, Melbourne. And the Slow Horses obsession continues with Mick Herron at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, and the Heron obsession continues with another book by Robbie Arnott. Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com   Whisky:  Tullamore DEW Flagship Blend Irish Whiskey Wine:  Rothbury Estate Hunter Valley Chardonnay - 1999   Reading:  The Rain Heron – Robbie Arnott  “What you are looking for is in the library” Michiko Aoyama Watching:  Costa Concordia doco - Netflix -Without Sin – Britbox series - The Whisper Man – Netflix movie – De Niro, Michael Keaton -Spider Man Brand New Day film -Tampa The Turning Point (ABC TV) -My Brilliant Career  (series – Netflix) Listening: Big Ideas podcast (ABC) – Sydney Writers festival – Mick Herron (Slow Horses) and Suzie Miller (Prima Facie) Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac (1975) Restaurants and Venues: Jam – George Street Sydney (Vinyl Café) Zareh – Fitzroy, Melbourne (Lebanese/Armenian great food – great vibe The Cherry Tree – pub, Cremorne, Melbourne – fabulous steak Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  6. Sep 1

    Death of a salesman on a bench

    A favourite pod – Strangers on a Bench – comes to an end at its 100th episode – we are almost half way to that – will we put up with each other for another year? We have both started new books – one an Australian mystery, the other a whimsical Japanese reflection on how to make good decisions at the right time by reading (very) random books – (sort of like what we are doing in the pod….). Neither are  finished yet but these are very promising. The Crow Girl gets a recommendation on TV, while Graham reviews the Australian Traitors.  And Anthony LaPaglia and Allison Whyte in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is astonishingly good theatre. Send in your recommendations, comments, and requests to us by email: Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com   Whisky:  Dalwhinnie blend  Wine: Moss Bros Chenin Blanc  (Margaret River)   Reading: Limberlost – Robbie Arnott The Last Voice You Hear – Mick Herron  “What you are looking for is in the library” Michiko Aoyama Watching: The Rumour – (not recommended) – TV Series The Crow Girl – Series - Channel 7 (Aust) – Eve Miles, Dougray Scott, Victoria Hamilton Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller (Theatre), starring Anthony LaPaglia, Allison Whyte Pan Am 103 – Netflix Docudrama. Listening: Got Somme podcast Strangers on a Bench - 100th (and final) edition - Tom Rosenthal Richie Blackmore – Deep Purple, Rainbow Rising   Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  7. Aug 23

    Bonus Episode: Four men against nature

    Graham and three friends head off on their annual cross country ski trip, - chaos ensues! Hear about their trip and their recommendations for things they have seen, read and heard. Seen:  Lucky (TV), Wellington Paranormal (TV) The Tudors (TV) The Sheep Detective (Film - Hugh Jackman). Read: "The Cake and the Rain" (Jimmy Webb Biography); Romantasy (Fantasy Porn), My life as a fake (Peter Carey) Heard: Podcasts - The Rest is Politics US; The Company We Keep Email: Whiskywordswine@gmail.com

  8. Aug 20

    Back from the brink

    Graham beat the elements and has returned from his backcountry ski trip but has saved the stories for a bonus episode to be published later. Meanwhile Jack has successfully returned from the wilds of the Southern Highlands and an extended visit to a distillery. It didn't stop him falling down a rabbit hole though and he has spent much of the week researching the aftermath of the 1980’s Live Aid concerts (which is surprisingly interesting). Books have been finished, and new books started, covering topics as diverse as timetravel from a Tokyo café, bookshops, and private detectives. We return to the TV equivalent of a comfortable pair of slippers, and mix it up with sci-fi and terrorists. Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com   Whisky: Joadya- Southern Highlands, Australia Wine: Redman’s Coonawarra Shiraz 2016  Reading: “Bookshop of Buried Pasts” – Sarah Clutton finished Live Aid 40year history – Paul Valleli    “Before the Coffee gets cold” – Toshikazu Kawaguchi - finished “The Last Voice You Hear – A Zoe Boehm Thriller” – Mick Herron Watching: Ted Lasso Bombing of Pan Am 103 The Dish - Cinema Project Hail Mary – Film – Ryan Gosling Listening: Triple J – House Party – Latifa Tee – DJ Live Aid music Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

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Join Graham and Jack for an entertaining discussion between friends on things they have seen, read or heard that are funny, intriguing, or just plain weird. Join us with a glass of your favourite beverage, sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation and their recommendations. 

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    gvfryer
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    48
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    Clean
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