BDaB#6 – Bike Lanes, Loot Crates, and Dead Dive Bars - Bikers, Dice, and Bars Podcast

Hello everyone and welcome back. Just a heads up that there's a super wee slight bit of voice crackle in the middle segment of this episode, due to a dying cable on the back end that we didn't catch until we took a break. We were able to salvage the recording well enough, and hopefully it isn't too awful! The naughty cable was quickly punished, and has since been replaced. We open with our drink of the evening: Xander's personal recipe for "The Desert Storm" cocktail, featuring Arak, orange juice, and grenadine. We then fire off our discussions with a pretty passionate conversation about greenways, bike lanes, those confusing "green boxes" around town, and the outright lies that are "Bike-Friendly!" living developments in the infrastructurally-corrupt city of Portland. Hashtag #fuckPBoT! In our nerd-talk segment we discuss the controversy behind "loot crates" in video games. In our bar-talk segment we lament the loss of good bars, and share stories of some of those we miss the most. We close out with some personal talk about the road we've traveled thus far with our podcast, and our feelings toward the future. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram as "Breakfastpuppy" or email us as either NPC, Justjacob, or DrXanderGerrymander at Breakfastpuppies dot com! We have a Discord Channel, Facebook Page, and Google Plus Community, too! And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! As always: Rubber Side Down, May your Dice ever roll Crits, Always Drink Responsibly, and Remember to Tip your Bartender! Hosts: NPC, Just Jacob, and Dr. Xander Gerrymander Theme Song: "Bikers, Dice, and Bars" by Skip VonKuske Drink of the Evening: Desert Storm (Oregon Arak from Bull Run Distilling, orange juice, pineapple splash, pomegranate grenadine) Xander's Referenced Verge Article: Here Final Thoughts: Six episodes and some change, and we're having a blast. We hope you stick around for all the more awesome things to come! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:34 Welcome 00:04:58 Bike Talk 00:24:57 Game Talk 00:46:40 Bar Talk 01:06:13 Last Call 01:17:13 Outro 01:17:48 BONUS Want to throw us some booze money for future reviews? Check us out on Patreon, or instead just follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar: Support Bikers, Dice, and Bars Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/bikers-dice-and-bars-podcast Find out more at https://bikers-dice-and-bars-podcast.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/bikers-dice-and-bars-podcast/265607ef-cf36-4eab-bf80-cae796ef2fcc This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support Bikers, Dice, and Bars Podcast.