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

    We almost forgot the tasting....

    Heavy reading and heavy viewing this week with Sylvia Plath’s “Bell Jar”, and Suzie Miller’s Inter Alia – both well worth a read. In viewing, a great tense ABC drama – “Dustfall”, and a chillingly disturbing Stephen Graham performance in “Nocturne” (move over Hannibal Lecter).  On the lighter side Ted Lasso finished up (to mixed reviews from the boys), as did Slow Horses (with a horrifying ending sneakily foreshadowed in Episode 3). We listen to an exciting new English Jazz Chanteuse, Amy Pohler’s Good Hang podcast and return to BBC’s 13 Minutes podcast with their new series called the Trouble with Hubble. And we almost forgot the main event – Jack revisits an absolute classic Scotch and Graham visits Greece via a nice Negoska – a medium bodied red wine full of ripe fruit, silky tannins and balanced with nice savoury flavours – an excellent food wine. Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com Youtube:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF10pluXZFOnjKU-AOtKJag Website: https://whiskywordsandwine.podbean.com/   Whisky: The Glen Livet 12yo Moray, Wine: Katogi Averoff “Inima” Negoska 2018 (Nthn Greece) Reading:  Inter Alia – Suzie Miller -  The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath Watching: Dustfall – Anna Torv, ABC TV -Ted Lasso – Jason Sudeikas, Hannah Waddingham -Slow Horses – Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Apple TV -Blue Lights UK Celebrity Traitors – BBC TV Nocturne – Stephen Graham, Apple TV Recommendation from Blake: A Course Called Ireland – Bill Murray and friends - TV Series  (Paramount+)   Listening:– Good Hang podcast – Amy Poehler – interview with Paul McCartney Made In Japan – Deep Purple (double Vinyl LP) - Trouble with Hubble – BBC Woeld Podcast -Lucca Mae – UK Jazz Chanteuse “The Truth is…”   Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  2. Oct 28

    Magical Mystery Tour to Mars

    What would you take with you on a journey to Mars? Jack and Graham give you their entertainment packing lists, and it is eclectic! From Queen to Leonard Cohen, Ancient Mythology to Lord of the Rings Mythology, The Matrix to the Sound of Music (really!!), and Desperado to Einstein on the Beach . Join us on the Magical Mystery Tour to Mars. Tell us what you would take by emailing us at: Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com See uso n Youtube:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF10pluXZFOnjKU-AOtKJag ( Website: https://whiskywordsandwine.podbean.com/   Whisky:  XOP Single Grain 51yo – Dumbarton Distillery, and  whisky lessons from Fred Laing Wine: Quinta Do Noval 1966, Vintage Port, Duoro Valley, Portugal   Reading: Readers Digest Compendium of Myths Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien Complete Works of Shakespeare The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – (Douglas Adams)   Watching: -TV Series I, Claudius – Derek Jacobi Breaking Bad Band of Brothers – Tom Hanks, Producer Life – David Attenborough 7-Up series - BBC Game of Thrones Films: The Sound of Music – Julie Andrews et al -Zulu – Michael Caine, Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins -The Matrix Trilogy – (Wachowskis), Keanu Reeves, Carrie Ann Moss, Laurence Fishburn -2001 a Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick/Arhtur C Clarke -Alien – Sigourney Weaver -Rear Window – Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Grace Kelly Gigs: -George Michael – Sydney -Queen, INXS, Status Quo, - Wembley -1987 -Leonard Cohen, Rod Laver Arena Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs – Albury Town Hall – 1975 Play Lunch – Barwon Heads Pub, 2026 Tom Jones – Crown Palladium, 2001   Theatre: -Billy Elliot – West End, London -Dave King, Comedian – Television Toppers – starring 10yo Jack Crumlin (Senior) Picture of Dorian Gray – Eryn Jane Norvill, Sydney Theatre Company Listening: -Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd -Trick of the Tail, Genesis –-Made in Japan – Deep Purple -Einstein on the Beach – Phillip Glass -Untitled (White Album )– The Beatles - Desperado – The Eagles -Machine Head – Deep Purple -Songs for Swinging Lovers – Frank Sinatra Holiday -Kruger National Park Safari, South Africa -Turkey/Greece – 1985, backpacking, $1/night   Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  3. Oct 19

    Its better with two....

    Jack is back in Oz, and that means the WWaW pod is back to its former rhythm, - like many things in life you can do it on your own but it's better with another person. Jack was restricted to his top 5 travel experiences but left us wanting more. Graham read a listener’s recommendation, and Jack read the book of a play that is about to turn into a film. We watched a young man not getting old, the hunt for a bomber, and sheep (which are smarter than you think). Meanwhile we shut up and listened to Norman F*#king Rockwell, and discovered Pallas Haze.  Meanwhile it turns out that podcast economics relies on getting a ridiculously high number of listeners – who knew? And we resisted the rabbit hole which is the UK Celebrity Traitors (but stay tuned….) Email us: mailto:whiskywordswine@gmail.com Youtube:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF10pluXZFOnjKU-AOtKJag Website: https://whiskywordsandwine.podbean.com/   Whisky: Scapa (Orkney Islands (Skapa Flow) Cortino Whisky coffee beans (Scottish Gantry, Milngavie) Wine: Heredos del Marques de Riscal 2014 – Spanish Rioja Reserva   Reading: -Prima Facie – Suzie Miller -Flame – Robbie Arnott  Watching: Dorian Grey -Unabomber – Russell Crowe (Netflix) - Pressure – Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser – Film -Sheep Detectives – Hugh Jackman -British Celebrity Traitors – BBC/Channel 10 (Aust)   Listening: – Norman F#$king Rockwell – Lana Del Rey Freakonomics – the Economics of podcasting - Pallas Haze – band, Spotify All things Beatles from Liverpool   Theme Song:  “Whisky Words and Wine” – Written and performed by Jack Crumlin; music arranged, performed and engineered by Shane Pacey.

  4. Oct 3

    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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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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
    51
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