Drinking With Robots

By: Drinking With Robots
  • Summary

  • Drinking With Robots challenges human bartenders to outmix AI in crafting the perfect cocktail. Each episode features a head-to-head battle: both sides create drinks from the same timely prompt, judged for taste, presentation, and originality. Then, we dive into a one-on-one with the bartender to uncover their story.

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Episodes
  • Take Us To Your Leader with Ethan Williford
    Apr 23 2025

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    In this episode, Ingrid (@ingastura) and Rob (@rob.nester) sit down to talk about the history of the modern UFO encounter! From Kenneth Arnold to the Phoenix Lights, from The Roswell Incident to the Tic-Tac videos we take you through the major events in UFO history. We also discuss all the scientific reasons we may not ever meet little green folks from outer space! Ethan Williford, bartender at Dick's Last Resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, stops by to talk about his experience getting to be mean to customers from behind the bar, his thoughts on aliens, and why he might just be starting his own USBG chapter.

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    Links:

    • Ethan Williford @ethanbartends

    Episode cover art made with Midjourney

    This episode used ChatGPT40

    Support the show

    Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
    Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
    Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
    Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

    Support our sponsor:
    Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

    The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.

    For booking: booking@drinkingwithrobots.com
    Questions, comments? Email us: questions@drinkingwithrobots.com

    As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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    47 mins
  • Sorry We Sank Your Battleship with Chandler Tomayko
    Mar 26 2025

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    In this episode, Ingrid (@ingastura) and Rob (@rob.nester) sit down to talk about boardgames! They take you back to the beginning with some of the oldest known boardgames, the board games that have endured, modern boardgames, and how boardgames aren't just child's play financially! Chandler Tomayko, chef, bartender, and game designer found at Dallas, Texas' own Algiers Club, stops by to talk about her transition from back of house to behind the bar, how hobbies can lead you to surprising places, and how she created the Heard Card game with her own blood, sweat, and tears.
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    Links:

    • Chandler Tomayko @thechefwithredshoes
    • Heard - The Card Game @heardcardgame
    • The Algiers Club - @the_algiers
    • Get your copy of Heard - The Card Game here!

    Episode cover art made with Midjourney

    This episode used ChatGPT40

    Support the show

    Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
    Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
    Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
    Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

    Support our sponsor:
    Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

    The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.

    For booking: booking@drinkingwithrobots.com
    Questions, comments? Email us: questions@drinkingwithrobots.com

    As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Beware the Ides of March with Christine Riddle
    Mar 12 2025

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    In this episode, Ingrid (@ingastura) and Rob (@rob.nester) sit down to talk about the man, the myth, the legend - the one and only Gaius Julius Caesar! From hunting down and eradicating his own kidnappers, having a love affair with none other than that Egyptian enchantress Cleopatra, to being assassinated by friends and countrymen, no one else could make the middle of March so interesting! Christine Riddle, bartender extraordinaire at Milwaukee, Wisconsin's own Birch Restaurant, stops by to take a break from her birthday celebrations in the Windy City, to talk about her love of travel, midwest hospitality, and serving drinks on rollerskates.
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    Links:

    • Christine Riddle @grainfullyemployed
    • Birch Restaurant @birchonpleasant

    Episode cover art made with Midjourney

    This episode used ChatGPT40

    Support the show

    Join us on Facebook: @drinkingwithrobots
    Follow us on Instagram: @drinkingwithrobots
    Catch up with us on TikTok: @drinkingwithrobots
    Check out our website: https://www.drinkingwithrobots.com

    Support our sponsor:
    Upgrade your cocktail game with bitters from Remedy Cocktail Company

    The Drinking with Robots podcast is produced and engineered by your host, Rob Nester. It's a work in progress, thank you for your patience.

    For booking: booking@drinkingwithrobots.com
    Questions, comments? Email us: questions@drinkingwithrobots.com

    As always, a huge "thank you" to Groover Cleveland for the awesome intro / outro music!

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    49 mins
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