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Talking Shit Today
by General X, Lumpy and Big Red Whiskey
Talking Shit Today is where whiskey meets wit: a bourbon and whiskey podcast with a men's mental health segment in every episode. General X, Lumpy, and Big Red Whiskey taste and rate bourbon, rye, and craft spirits from Dog Shit to Legendary, sit down with distillers and whiskey creators like Castle & Key, Old Dominick, Wood Hat Spirits, and Rare Character, and argue over Am I the Asshole stories. Then they get real about anger, stress, starting over, and asking for help. Pour a dram and pull up a chair. Nothing is off limits. If you are struggling, call or text 988.
Episodes
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e. 30 The Dirty Thirty: 21 Year Seelbach's Light Whiskey and Mental Health Accountability
e. 30, the Dirty Thirty. General X, Lumpy, and Big Red crack a Seelbach's Private Reserve 21 Year cask strength American light whiskey at 145.4 proof and run it through the TST scale. It's a 99% corn Indiana barrel that noses like dessert and drinks like dragon's breath. Overall verdict: Banger.…
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Bonus: Old Dominick Party Live at Forward Slash | Blends, Bourbon Prices & a Skeleton Named Bones
Our first-ever bonus episode, recorded live at the Old Dominick Florida release party at Forward Slash Distillery & Blending House in Winter Park, FL. Companion to Episode 29. Stephen Lowery of Old Dominick sits down to talk Memphis's only distillery, the Huling Station story, what makes…
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e. 29 Old Dominick 8 Year Reserve, What Help Actually Looks Like, and Mom Crashes the Date | Bourbon Review
General X, Lumpy, and Big Red crack the 2026 Old Dominick 8 Year Reserve Bourbon. It went in the barrel at 110 and came out at 100 proof, with cream soda on the nose and a mouthfeel you have to chew. The guys hype their first ever live bonus episode at the official Florida launch party for Old...
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e. 28 Bigg Mike’s Bourbon, Bourbon Heritage Month, Charity Picks, and You're Not Allowed to Quit | Whiskey Warriors & Bourbon Pricing
This episode includes discussion of suicide. What you'll take away: • Whiskey Warriors uses barrel picks to fund families in need, and the club now has a chaplain for members who want someone to talk to. • Distribution markups explain much of the price of a bottle, and a competitive model can…
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e. 27 Grove and Grain, Hemorrhoids, and Value | Grove and Grain Distillery: Florida Gin & Rum
We officially kick off year two of Talking Shit Today, and we're switching things up. No bourbon on the table this week. Instead, X, Lumpy, and Red welcome Josh Marcott of Grove and Grain Distillery out of Brooksville, FL, a gin and rum maker with a mission to put Florida spirits on the map. The...
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e 26. One Year Later, Full Circle | Russell's Reserve 13 Year Review (feat. Whiskey Odin)
One Year of Talking Shit 🥃 (feat. Whiskey Odin & Whiskey Witch) We’re celebrating our one-year anniversary by bringing back our very first-ever guests, Whiskey Odin and Whiskey Witch from Valkyrie Mountain Farms. Full circle energy as we crack open the Russell’s Reserve 13 Year (45th Anniversary...
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e. 25 Cracked Skull, Full Hearts: One Year Almost Here | 10 Year MGP Rye Barrel Pick (feat. Cracked Skull Podcast)
Episode 25 — one shy of the one-year mark — and X and Lumpy bring back Corey Allender (Cracked Skull Podcast) alongside first-timer Seth, aka OhioBourbonBro, for a barrel pick they're genuinely proud of: the Cracked Skull Rye, a 10-year MGP barrel proof stunner they picked together. The guys…
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e. 24 69 Seconds and a Condom Wrapper | Rare Character Brook Hill 8 Year Rye Review
• What’s in the Glass: Rare Character Brook Hill 8-Year Kentucky Straight Rye — unanimous Banger • AITA with a twist: a dad’s rules, a boyfriend’s apology text, and a comment section that mostly behaved • Men’s Mental Health: “When the Comeback Falls Apart” — career pivots, weight loss setbacks,...
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e.23 A Castle & Key, a Flight, and a Fake Family Recipe | Castle & Key Distillery with Mike Ciacciarelli
For the first time ever, the shit show has a guest IN the studio. Mike Ciacciarelli of Castle & Key — the unicorn listener the boys found at Whiskey Riot — rolls in with six bottles and the full story of the distillery Colonel E.H. Taylor built in the 1880s, left to ruin, and one entrepreneur...
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e. 22 All American, Red, White, and Blue corn and more | Wood Hat Spirits & Whiskey Mentors Five-Corn Bourbon
It’s a red, white, and blue celebration on Talking Shit Today. General X, Lumpy, and Big Red sit down with Gary Hinegardner, founder of Wood Hat Spirits, and Irene Tan of Whiskey Mentors (aka the “Single Barrel Queen”) to crack open their collaborative 250th Anniversary blend, a five-corn bourbon...
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e. 21 Finally of Age: Three 21-Year Bottles, One Epic Night | Knob Creek 21, Redbreast 21 & Rare Character
Episode 21 calls for a celebration and we're doing it right. Three bottles, all carrying a 21-year age statement, go head-to-head on the Talking Shit Today rating scale. X cracks open his raffle-won Knob Creek 21 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Big Red brings the Redbreast 21 Year Irish Whiskey,...
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e. 20 War of the Wheaters, Whiskey Riot Recap & Men’s Mental Health: Going Deeper | Weller Antique 107 vs Old Fitzgerald 7
X and Lumpy go head-to-head in a blind tasting showdown between two wheated bourbon legends — Weller Antique 107 and Old Fitzgerald 7 Year — while reflecting on a wild night at the Orlando Whiskey Riot (including a lost phone, a surprise fan encounter, and bottles they definitely didn’t leave...
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e. 19 Three Batches, One Winner, and Kyle Sold the Bottle | Fire & Flask Didymium Batch Comparison
We finally crack all three batches of Fire and Flask Didymium side by side and let the table decide which one wins. Spoiler: the char makes all the difference. Big Red is back from South Texas with tales from the Whiskey Warriors RGV chapter kickoff, including a pour of Russell’s 15 that may have...
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e. 18 Old Dominick, Anger Management, and Clubs | Old Dominick Distillery Tasting with Stephen Lowery
Join us while we get to spend a kick ass time with Stephen Lowery bringing some of the best that Old Dominick has to offer. We explore anger and how men deal with it and how we may have learned it. And we pick out the asshole between a husband and wife. Join us and comment your thoughts as you…
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e. 17 Whiskey Gorilla, Rare Character, and the State of Bourbon | Chris Ritch on Angel's Envy, Willett & Rare Character
Chris Ritch, aka Whiskey Gorilla, joins the show to break down his path through the whiskey business, from Angel’s Envy and Willett to Rare Character’s rise in the bourbon world. We dig into non-distilling producers, the bourbon market shift, Florida whiskey culture, and the stories behind…
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e. 16 Blue Corn and Big Feelings | Cask Strength Blue Corn Bourbon Showdown
Episode 16 is all about big pours, big laughs, and real talk. We kick things off with a bourbon tasting that turns into battles of blue corn, all north of 120 proof. We then slide into a conversation about stress, mental health, and how we unwind. We also get to pick the asshole in our recurring...
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e. 15 Keep Your Pants Up: Bourbon, Trading Cards, and Talking It Out | Mammoth Borrowed Time 12 Year Rye Review
General X and Lumpy are back for episode 15, and they're keeping their pants up — barely. The guys crack open a bottle of Mammoth Distilling's Borrowed Time, a 12-year single barrel rye out of Traverse City, MI, and it does not disappoint. Then they sit down with a true original — Don Colangelo,...
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e.14 Fest Pours, Charity Picks, and Choosing to Show Up | Orlando Whiskey Fest Recap with Big Mike's Bourbon
Big Mike's Bourbon joins the show for a conversation about barrel picks, pediatric cancer fundraising, and how a passion for whiskey built a community with serious heart. We recap Orlando Whiskey Fest — the highs, the hidden pours, and one moonshine booth we should've skipped. Plus, Kyle wins a...
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e. 13 Franken-Bourbon & Fatherhood: Competitions, Combat, and Coming Back | Garrison Brothers & Henry McKenna 10 BiB
Episode 13 is a full-on grab bag in the best way: dance-dad life after a marathon competition weekend, a surprisingly deep detour into what defeat does to your head (and how you climb back out), and an Am I The Asshole? story that turns into every bourbon lover’s nightmare. What’s in the Glass:...
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e. 12 Don’t Save It for Someday (Drink the Damn Bourbon) | Eagle Rare 10 vs 12 & Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend
In the first episode of 2026, Lumpy and X kick things off the only way they know how—good bourbon, honest conversation, and zero pretenses. We crack open Horse Soldier Straight Bourbon, compare Eagle Rare 10 vs 12, talk about a raffle win stacked with Rickhouse and Booker’s, and revisit a night...
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e. 11 Goochmas, Skid Row & Kyle Behavior (feat. Corey Allender) | Blind Bottom-Shelf Bourbon Test Under $30
It’s the last show of the year and we’re rolling straight through that weird lull between Christmas and New Year’s—Goochmas—with bourbon, bad ideas, and the kind of talk you only get when the pours start stacking up. We kick things off on Skid Row: a true blind taste test of three bottom-shelf...
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e. 10 Fire and Flask, Sides, and Purple Corn | Fire & Flask Distillery Interview with Ryan Lewand
In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Lewand of Fire & Flask Distillery for a conversation that starts with craft spirits and quickly takes the scenic route. We talk distilling, passion projects, and what it really takes to build something you care about — and Ryan gives us a look behind the...
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e. 09 Whiskey, Whamageddon, and Why Men Need Their Ride-or-Die | Kings County Bourbon & 13th Colony Rye
X and Lumpy pour King’s County straight bourbon and 13th Colony cask strength southern rye while diving into holiday chaos, from Whamageddon and Secret Santa assholery to real talk about men’s mental health when the season hits hardest. They swap stories on friendships, grief, and being 1,800…
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e. 08 Rabid Gorillas, Witches, Thanksgiving & The Ocho | Blanton's SFTB, Buckner's 14 & Wyatt Earp (feat. Whiskey Odin)
General X and Lumpy kick things off with pure chaos, dodgeball theology, and absolutely zero filters before diving into a wild bourbon-soaked night with special guests Whiskey Odin, Whiskey Witch, and Big Red Whiskey. The crew talks about: 🧪 A four-year passion project from 3 Witches Distillery…
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e. 07 Money Buys Flavor? Hardin’s Creek, Brotherly Love & Getting Old | Hardin's Creek Warehouse R 11 Year Review
Yo, yo – welcome to Episode 007 of Talking Shit Today. X kicks things off with a brutal conference story involving a rogue sneeze, 300 people, and an instant “fuck you” moment before the guys settle into what’s in the glass: Hardin’s Creek Warehouse R, 11 years, 110 proof, mushroom label and all....
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e. 06 Whiskey Cards, Whiskey Grails, Whiskey Flavors, Oh My | Old Forester Barrel Proof & Widow Jane 13 Review
Lumpy and X are talking shit and sipping on a stellar lineup of whiskey! They start with a "dangerous drinker," Company Distilling Straight Tennessee Whiskey Finished with Applewood, and discuss the unique Lincoln County Process that mellows the spirit. Then, the guys try a high-proof Old…
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e. 05 The Cinco de Show Oh | Buffalo Trace Bourbon Talk
The glasses are full and the mics are hot as General X and Lumpy dive into another round of bourbon, dad life, and chaos management. From killer pours to curve-ball conversations, it’s equal parts smooth and unfiltered. Laughs, lessons, and a few surprises—because on this show, the plan is no…
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e. 04 The Quatro: Juice, Jets & Jigs | Booker's & Old Forester Bourbon Review
Bourbon pops, travel tales, dance-dad origins, and a tool-nerd victory lap—Episode 4 brings heat, laughs, and a surprisingly creamy 90-proof finish.
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e. 03 Got Juice? | Knob Creek 9 Year vs 12 Year Bourbon Review
Better to be seen than viewed—and definitely better with a pour. In “Got Juice?” X and Lumpy go balls-deep into bourbon culture: a Kenny’s Liquors field report, recent unicorn pours (GTS 116.9, Saz 18, Handy), and a head-to-head of Knob Creek 9-Year vs 12-Year—same proof, wildly different finish....
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e. 02 Strong drinks, nerdy nostalgia, and a little AI trouble. | American Single Malt & Mammoth Hazmat Rye Review
In Episode 2 of Talking Shit Today, General X and Lumpy raise a glass to American single malts and dive into Mammoth’s bold hazmat rye. Between pours, they swap stories of BMX bikes, Atari marathons, and toys that didn’t survive childhood mayhem. Then the convo swerves into today’s hot topic: AI…
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e. 01 Let's Get Into It | Bourbon Podcast Debut: Blanton's, Overrated Pours & Hidden Gems
In their debut episode, Lumpy and General X pull up their Glencairns, pour a few bourbons, and let the conversation flow. From swapping backstories as dance dads and proud Gen X-ers, to diving deep into their shared bourbon obsession, the guys cover favorite bottles, overrated pours, and hidden...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Talking Shit Today is where whiskey meets wit: a bourbon and whiskey podcast with a men's mental health segment in every episode. General X, Lumpy, and Big Red Whiskey taste and rate bourbon, rye, and craft spirits from Dog Shit to Legendary, sit down with distillers and whiskey creators like Castle & Key, Old Dominick, Wood Hat Spirits, and Rare Character, and argue over Am I the Asshole stories. Then they get real about anger, stress, starting over, and asking for help. Pour a dram and pull up a chair. Nothing is off limits. If you are struggling, call or text 988.
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General X, Lumpy and Big Red Whiskey
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Talking Shit Today is where whiskey meets wit: a bourbon and whiskey podcast with a men's mental health segment in every episode. General X, Lumpy, and Big Red Whiskey taste and rate bourbon, rye, and craft spirits from Dog Shit to Legendary, sit down with distillers and whiskey creators like...
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