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Whiskey Business
by Whiskey Business
Winner of Best Comedy podcast in Columbus OH, Whiskey Business is a podcast not so much ABOUT whiskey, as it is one WITH whiskey. From whiskey interviews and reviews to Columbus comedian interviews, Dino Tripodis discusses a variety of topics while sharing a pour of whiskey with his guests. It's one of the best whiskey podcasts AND a hilarious comedians and artists podcast all wrapped up in one bottle. Join the Whiskey Business team for enlightening and entertaining conversations over a “good pour".
Episodes
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Wendy Peveich: Rye Maverick
Take a forward thinking woman who wanted to create her own brand rather than pour her energies into someone else’s. An exacting pallet. A determination, ambition and a desire to focus totally on rye, and you get Wendy Peveich from Archer Eland. Join us, Wendy and five amazing bottles that we...
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The Summer of George! (Sort of)
With a nod and homage to Seinfeld in title only, comedian, actor, writer, George Caleodis returned to Whiskey Business to talk life, family, career, the threat of AI in show business and our rationale of when it’s good, all while enjoying a Red Wine Barrel of bourbon from Towpath Distillery.…
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Fat Arnies!
Whiskey Business went remotely this week because we know when something’s gonna be worth the trip. Six months ago at RAFTERS, a longtime favorite bar on Indianola in Clintonville, the kitchen came back to life with FAT ARNIES, a delicious dream brought to life by a father and sons team…
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From One Oscar To Another
It’s Academy Award time and movie critics from Maddwolf, George Wolf and Hope Madden joined us once again with their pics and discussions as to who is gonna take home the gold! Tune in. Listen wherever you get your fave podcasts or watch on YouTube, Whiskey Business with Dino Tripodis. “And the...
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Christmas at the Whitney's and a Chippy New Year
“Deck the halls, with boughs of Johnny!” Whiskey Business took the holiday podcast to John Whitney’s house, our amazing videographer, as he is recovering from hip surgery. He must be on the mend, because he joined us for some Chattanooga Single Barrel Whiskey, and conversations about Christmas,...
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FRIENDS, FILMS, AND RASINETS
Whiskey Business welcomed back Dino’s college roommate and best friend from high school, Greg Dettorre. This time around the conversation revolved around their favorite films in five different genres with ONE mutual film that’s defined their friendship over the decades. Do their fave films match…
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Bucky Cutright: I Ain’t ‘Fraid Of No Ghosts!
The annual Halloween episode for Whiskey Business was a bit more low key this year, but no less “spooky.” Bucky Cutright joined us from Columbus Ghost Tours. Since our last meeting he’s added a German Village Tour and other creepy additions, but what was REALLY creepy was hearing his encounters...
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A Bourbon Riff With Melissa Rift
Whiskey Business occasionally gets whisky-centric and the afternoon with Old Forester Master Taster, Melissa Rift was a good time to do it. A sampling of Old Forester’s entire Whisky Row was a lesson in taste and history. From first bottled bourbons, aftermaths of fires, prohibition and…
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Henry Allen: Workin’ The Room
The Columbus Comedy Festival returns for its second year of laughs Sept 4-7, 2025 and Henry Allen will be one of the headlining acts. On this installment of Whiskey Business we talked about the festival, Henry’s comedy path from age 17 to present, the latest trend of “working the room” and a fun...
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Eric Brembeck: Getting Pickled
Eric Brembeck, owner and operator of STUDIO 35, one of the best independent movie theaters in Ohio, has added to the experience of movies, great pizza, and full bar with a new product: Mr. Pickle lemonade. A refreshing new lemonade with a touch of pickle brine which makes for an amazingly fun new...
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Hope Madden: KILLER PICTURES!
Hope Madden returned to Whiskey Business with some new pages in her horror repertoire. Her new book, Killer Pictures centers around something she knows all too well: horror films, horror festivals and the judges who select them. How and why are film judges losing their minds and then killing the...
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Paul Lawson: Hard Hats And Hard Headed Men
Paul Lawson is making amazing strides by breaking the stigma of mental health in the construction industry. The former pastor and two-time cancer survivor has been cutting through “steel beams of stigma” and is successfully implementing ways that construction companies can help their employees…
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Mark Heuck: The Man Keeping the Past in the Present
You’ve never seen The Hollywood Hillside Strangler from the 1970’s? This and other forgotten gems of cinema stay in our movie present thanks to Mark Heuck, who returned to Whiskey Business with his cinema knowledge, unique insight and interesting perspectives on the future of Hollywood while…
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Comedian Mike Larsen: For The Love Of It
Whiskey Business enjoyed a return visit from comedian, Mike Larsen, a stand-up comedian veteran, TV writer extraordinaire AND political speech writer. Mike once again brought his humor, intelligence and thoughtfulness to the podcast as he discussed a certain “peace” he’s obtained in both his life...
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Vince Morris: The Adventures of Squiddy and Squack!
What happens when a longtime comedian friend FINALLY makes it to Whiskey Business? Dino had a great time going down memory lane with comedian Vince Morris, one of his best and dearest friends. From the outrageous to the occasionally serious, to the origins of a cop/buddy movie that never existed,...
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Bill Arrundale: Not All Comedians Are Broken...Just Bent
Whiskey Business enjoyed having a deep dive into the comedy brain of Bill Arrundale, long time comedian and early podcaster before the medium exploded. We discussed the humble beginnings the influence of childhood, the revelations of parenthood and the fragility of relationships, which ALL can...
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Dallas Allan: Suicide Investigator
What you may ask is there to investigate after a suicide? The tragedy of the act is done. But there are questions and when it comes to the Who, the What, the Where and the WHY, Dallas Allen comes on the scene. On a podcast full of compassion and compelling revelations, Whiskey Business spoke with...
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Comedian Sumukh Torgalkar: Happy Christmas, Diwali…Happy All Of It
Whiskey Business closed out the year with a great podcast from a funny, wise, inspiring and insightful comedian. Sumukh Torgalkar joined us to talk comedy, life, work, parents, relationships, and the holidays. In the mix was obviously humor, but also insight and perspective on all the above…
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They Say It’s Your Birthday...
This week on Whiskey Business it was just “the guys”as we realized 2024 brought “milestone” birthdays to each of us. Greg turned 40. Chip turned 60. John will be 60 in a few weeks and I turned (ahem) 65. The lively, funny and at times serious discussion ranged from where we’re at, where we’ve…
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HALLO-WHISKEY-WEEN with Psychic Cindy Riggs
Whiskey Business has their annual Live Audience Halloween Podcast thanks to Echo Spirits in Grandview. Not only did the owners, Joe and Nikhil offer up a flight of Echo Spirits to taste, we also got a sneak 9 month peak of our own WHISKEY BUSINESS barrel which is still waiting to become bourbon....
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Clark Donley: Breaking News: Dropping The Mic
Compared to Clark Donley, we here at Whiskey Business are truly the amateurs as we sat across the veteran broadcaster, Clark Donley. 40 plus years in the business that started as a disc jockey, led to sportscasting on television and then 30 more years doing the news on radio, Clark has reported…
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Travis Irvine: We Made Shakespeare Better
Comedian, writer, director, producer, and soon-to-be-40 year old, Travis Irvine returned to Whiskey Business to talk about it ALL! Comedy, politics, life love, film, turning 40 and yes...making Shakespeare Better with his latest film project based on one of The Bard's least successful plays…
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‘Dem Buckeyes and 'Dat Demora
Two things happen this time of year on Whiskey Business. The Buckeyes start another season and to insure a winning one, Bill Demora (now Senator Demora) returns to his superstitious ways and returns to Whiskey Business. But this one is packed with more than just Buckeye Football. We caught Bill...
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Pizzapalooza: The History of Columbus Style Pizza
Join Jim Ellison, the author of "Columbus Pizza: A Slice of History", on the Whiskey Business podcast as we dive deep into the fascinating history of pizza in Columbus, Ohio. From its humble origins to its rise as the Pizza Capital of the U.S., we explore why Columbus remains a pizza lover's...
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Nickey Winkelman, the Respectable Co-Worker
Ahead of the first of Columbus Comedy Festival, we enjoy a respectable visit with comedian Nickey Winkelman. The conversation went from comedy to real life and the REAL life that’s in comedy. Asking, what's the art of finding ways to present life situations to a comedy crowd that may also be…
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Beating Cancer with Bikes and Bourbon
Pelotonia is a two-day bicycle ride in the Columbus, Ohio area, to raise funds for cancer research. Our guest, Preston Stapleton is riding in it. Preston is not a cyclist by nature, but this will be his third time, putting 50 miles on the pavement and hopefully reaching his own personal…
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Man Therapy: More Than Just A Beer With The Guys
In 2021 80% of suicides in Ohio were men. Enter MAN THERAPY, started in Colorado and adopted by Ohio in February of 2024, MAN THERAPY is a kind and yes-humorous way to approach men about therapy and feelings they never talk about because of stigmas, fears and opinions of others. Tony Coder joined...
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Social Media Monster 2024: More Monster
In September of 2022, filmmaker Peter Jon Ross joined us to talk about his documentary SOCIAL MEDIA MONSTER, a film about an internet troll who he’s battled for more than a decade. It was our most listened to and watched podcast on Whiskey Business. The documentary is now out and available to...
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Getting "Down to the Felt"
Whiskey Business came back from hiatus right around the same time the largest local independent film ever made in Columbus, DOWN TO THE FELT wrapped on principal photography. Coincidence? No. Our host for Whiskey Business was one of the writers and producers of the film and he along with...
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The Just Sweats Murder Case: A Whiskey Business Deposition Part 2
The tables are still turned on this installment of Whiskey Business as our host, Dino Tripodis, was the guest. The topic was a True Crime case he was instrumental in solving. A case of MURDER! No, he didn’t commit it, but he was an integral part in the pursuit of the people who did. The Just…
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The Just Sweats Murder Case: A Whiskey Business Deposition Part 1
The tables were turned on this installment of Whiskey Business as our host, Dino Tripodis was the guest and the topic was a True Crime case he was instrumental in. A case of MURDER. No, he didn’t commit it, but he was an integral part in the pursuit of the people who did. The Just Sweats Case was...
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Hope Madden & George Wolf: OSCAR-HEIMER!
Another Oscar year is nearing but it wouldn’t be official for us here at Whiskey Business without our annual visit from George Wolf and Hope Madden from The Screening Room podcast. There may appear to be some slam dunks if you’re in an Oscar pool, but I’m going to suggest you listen up/or watch…
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Martin Kennedy & Pat Byrne: GO BUA OR GO HOME
Whiskey Business loves being the first kid on the block with something special and on this podcast we got the sneak peek of some NEW Irish Whiskeys from BUA which originates here in Columbus but is made with tender, Irish care in Ireland. What I called “fightin’ whiskey was a single grain but…
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Steve Dimon: The O.G. of Influencers
A “lobbyist” is NOT a strange person who hangs out in hotel lobbies. Got it. They are however, the behind the scenes movers and shakers of influence; be it political, business related or other miscellaneous agendas. Steve Dimon has been a lobbyist for 30 plus years and gave us an inside look into...
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The Mayor of Swartytown, Dan Swarthout
It’s easy to see why we think Dan is "The Man" on this particular podcast because our good friend, Dan Swarthout has worn many hats over the course of his life: lawyer, comedian, Mayor of Powell, Ohio, 18+ years of comedically prepping a crowd before the start of Ohio Lottery’s Cash Explosion TV...
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Leather and Oak Spirits: 100% In So Many Ways
Whiskey Business kicked off the New Year with a new bourbon and a fairly new distillery to usher in 2024. Leather and Oak Spirits founded in 2019 out of Hilliard, Ohio joined the podcast as Steve Lambert and Dave Sheppard shared their journey with not only a fine bourbon but also a nice…
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THIS IS AS MERRY AS WE GET!
Our annual Christmas Podcast didn’t disappoint as joy, laughter and true sentiment guided the evening. Join us as we talk with friends and former podcast guests about 2023 and what lies ahead in 2024 while we plowed through some remnant bottles and some Gatto’s Pizza. Merry Christmas, Happy...
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Mike Larsen: The Comedy of Politics, When SOMEBODY Needs To Tell Joke!
Comedian Mike Larsen returned to Whiskey Business and was locked and comedically loaded to talk about the aftermath of November 7th voting in Ohio, while also taking a peek at the presidential election in 2024. Politics are always divisive but if we don’t find a way to laugh, we cry. No tears on...
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The Jury Room: Judging Ghosts. Our Live Audience Halloween “Oddcast”
Whiskey Business took it on the road for our annual Halloween episode in front of a live audience. Recorded at The Jury Room, this bar is considered to be one of the most haunted public drinking establishments in Ohio. From murdering Madams to bereaved and suicidal fathers, we covered a lot of...
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Kari Jones and Mike Messina: Only Ups for Down Syndrome
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and for years, Dino has been a huge advocate for the families and The Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio which you may commonly know as DSACO. But there’s nothing common about these families and the organization. On the heels of another successful...
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THE BOCCE BROS: My Balls Ain’t Bigger, They’re Just Better.
And now that we have your attention, we’re talking about Bocce, as Chris and Dante Lovell, AKA The Bocce Bros returned to Whiskey Business to talk about the rising popularity of the sport, be you a casual player or a competitive one. But as is the case on our show we went down several paths:...
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Bill Demora: Senator Superstitious
Bill Demora returned to Whiskey Business as we had to accommodate his annual rite of football passage and have him on to ensure at the very least…a winning season for THE Ohio State Buckeyes. This time around the superstitious landscape was a little different as he is now a state Senator for Ohio...
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Jesse Hubbard: Punk Rock, Cocktails…and Barry Manilow?
Longtime friend of Whiskey Business, Jesse Hubbard returned to the podcast to talk about his recent book, Punk Rock and Cocktails Vol. 2 but of course the conversation drifted into so much more in respects to music. First concerts, fave concerts, what decade do you wish you could’ve musically…
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And Then Greg’s Dad Showed Up…
Whiskey Business got reacquainted with itself as The Boys have been busy in their own worlds outside the podcast. Trips to Tulsa, vacations in Michigan, a taping for true crime episode for Oxygen, and a short stand in The World Series of Poker. Oh, and Greg’s dad joined us. A delightful chat with...
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George Caleodis: Meeting Dave Chappelle, Tina Fey, and Other Unexpected Comedic Adventures
Improv comedian, actor, and (yes) math professor returned to Whiskey Business for another fun and unpredictable visit that included unexpected encounters with Dave Chappelle, Tina Fey, making independent films, how to properly write off your gas mileage (See? Math!) and the trials and…
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Echo Spirits: The Echo of Bourbon, Bourbon, Bourbon...
The boys of Echo Spirits, Nikhil Sharoff and Joe Bidinger returned to Whiskey Business to get down to some, well…Whiskey Business. On the heels of their recently released rye, the boys have introduced not one but TWO new bourbons to their stable. I mean, if you’re gonna make a bourbon why not…
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The Premise: Dan Sebree vs Ian Miller
Whiskey Business is thrilled to bring back THE PREMISE! Our live comedy/game show/podcast, where two comedic talents are handed a “premise“ the night of the show and then have 20 minutes to write 5 minutes of material which they will then perform. Also included in the evening is a guest comic,...
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Magnolia Spirits: “I Do So Love Magnolia In The Spring”
While that may sound like something you would say while sitting on the front porch in the South, it was instead a tasting of some mighty fine whiskey from Ed Carey and Magnolia Spirits. The former real estate developer, Ed took his love of the sweet, brown liquor and made it his own with…
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EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT…OSCAR!
Hard to believe it’s been a year already, but Whiskey Business had its Annual Oscar Podcast with George Wolf and Hope Madden from The Screening Room Podcast to determine who will Oscar gold. While it seems that Everything, Everywhere looks like a slam dunk and may carry the night, the…
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James Hagerty: Yeah, I’m Dead, But Read How I Lived
James Hagerty, author of the new book, YOURS TRULY, A Guide To Writing Life Stories, joined Whiskey Business and left us with a lesson: you don’t have to be famous to leave your story behind. Having written 900 plus obituaries for the Wall Street Journal, James takes his gift and shares the…
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Winner of Best Comedy podcast in Columbus OH, Whiskey Business is a podcast not so much ABOUT whiskey, as it is one WITH whiskey. From whiskey interviews and reviews to Columbus comedian interviews, Dino Tripodis discusses a variety of topics while sharing a pour of whiskey with his guests. It's one of the best whiskey podcasts AND a hilarious comedians and artists podcast all wrapped up in one bottle. Join the Whiskey Business team for enlightening and entertaining conversations over a “good pour".
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