I have been attempting to keep up on podcasts and in a recent search through beer audio, I stumbled across Help the Pour.
HtP is a new podcast (only one episode up as I type) and it has a very specific goal: “a podcast with women, about women, over some great craft beer” hosted by Jamaal Lemon and Myron “Shep” Jenkins, of the Wayfarer Study website and the “One Beer” video series.
In an impressive start, they interviewed Kathy Rizzo of the DC Craft Brewers Guild. Talking about the 11 breweries operating in DC today. It was really good to hear where DC is at in the craft beer stage. The conversation was lively and didn’t really flag at all. And it was good to hear people from a much different beer perspective talking.
It will be interesting to see how this progresses as they interview more women in the industry. I hope they talk more in depth about the topic instead of skirting it. As much as I like the talk of cool TV shows to stream and such, more about the tougher questions would be welcomed, no matter the comfort level.