2 Beers In- Austin – Weightless Podcast Network

Brett Weaver

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We stay away from politics and pop culture.
Brett Weaver and Monica Ballard enjoy libations and talk about positive news stories.
Friends and patrons chime in with their stories too!
Because all the best conversations start 2 Beers in!

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46 episodes

Spicy Bill got a Ride – 409

Wasabi Can Be Used as Ecofriendly Preservation Tool for the Ancient Knowledge Contained on Papyrus (goodnewsnetwork.org) 2,000-Year-old Scroll Burnt in Pompeii Decoded and Read for First Time by Three Genius Students (goodnewsnetwork.org) For Years Bill Walked 6 Miles to Work Until She Gave Him a Lift–And Started a Rideshare Service Just for Him (goodnewsnetwork.org) Gray...

39m
Apr 01
Nonas and other animals – 408

Run by Grandmothers, a Staten Island Restaurant Highlights Home Cooking from Around the World All hands to the pumps: the colourful rise of community-owned pubs - Positive News Crew 8’s “family dog” plush is Space X’s latest zero gravity indicator.  American Marten May Be Set for Return to Pennsylvania Forests After 100 Year Absence Deep...

58m
Mar 25
Homeless Pandas Get Earthen Shelter – 407

The four-day work week is here to stay at UK companies that tried it | CNN BusinessChina is Once Again Sending Pandas to the US—Delighting the San Diego and DC Zoos (goodnewsnetwork.org)Portland County Transcends its Rehousing Goals With 65% Drop in Homelessness (goodnewsnetwork.org)This New Mud Home Built of Hemp and Earth Demonstrates Super Energy Efficiency...

48m
Mar 18
Really aint gonna waste no mo….

Silo, a zero waste restaurant. Also More information about the restaurant in LondonWhen a Preschool Was Opened Inside a Dementia Care Home, All Heaven Broke LoosePaul McCartney ‘Gets Back!’ His Hofner Bass Guitar 50 Years After Theft from the Back of Their VanArtist Redesigns Strangers' Lackluster Flyers for Free–After Finding Them On the Street (WATCH)A...

46m
Mar 13
Aint Gonna Waste No Mo – 405

Silo, a zero waste restaurant. Also More information about the restaurant in LondonWhen a Preschool Was Opened Inside a Dementia Care Home, All Heaven Broke LoosePaul McCartney ‘Gets Back!’ His Hofner Bass Guitar 50 Years After Theft from the Back of Their VanArtist Redesigns Strangers' Lackluster Flyers for Free–After Finding Them On the Street (WATCH)A...

42m
Mar 04
This Stowaway has Crabs!

Whimsical Street Art Catches Everyone Off Guard and Delights Downtown Boston at 16 LocationsUS Coast Guard Inspectors Rescue Stowaway Dog from Shipping ContainerSocial Media Goes Crazy for Customer Who Went Above and Beyond to Mail $20 TipSea Otters Returned to a Degraded Coastline Ate Enough Crabs to Restore Balance and Cut Erosion by 90%The World’s Highest...

34m
Feb 26
Many to none But in a good way! - 403

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cicadas-are-coming-rare-dual-emergence-could-awaken-a-trillion-bugs-of-2-species-first-time-in-221-yrs/Dozens of Strange 12-Sided Objects from Roman Times Have Been Found—No One Knows What They're For (goodnewsnetwork.org)East Palo Alto goes from U.S. 'murder capital' to zero homicides - Los Angeles […]

1s
Feb 19
Cicadas like Beards – 402

https://austin.eater.com/2024/1/24/24047080/james-beard-awards-semifinalists-2024-austin-texas-restaurants-chefs https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-new-drinking-game-is-sweeping-britain-sending-pints-to-strangers-across-the-nation/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/houston-elephants-do-yoga-7-days-a-week-to-stay-flexible-and-healthy/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cicadas-are-coming-rare-dual-emergence-could-awaken-a-trillion-bugs-of-2-species-first-time-in-221-yrs/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-turns-light-into-sound-frequency-creating-a-milky-way-symphony-listen/ Closing song by Alvvays - “Archie, Marry Me”

1s
Feb 12
Rebooting after the beforetimes – 401

We are back! Back at the Aristocrat, and now with more positive news!https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/89-year-old-had-to-speak-up-to-save-believed-extinct-indigenous-language-that-reveres-silence/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/test-that-can-spot-18-early-stage-cancer-signals-shows-84-sensitivity-in-first-human-trial/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/annual-hockey-charity-teddy-bear-toss-breaks-record/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-13-year-old-believed-to-be-first-person-ever-to-beat-tetris/

41m
Feb 05
The Enchanted Adventuretime Episode

… As Brett preps for Japan, Monica recaps Seattle, and everyone at the table has a story about Enchanted Rock, involving torrid degrees, bees, and … “Probably sex.” Keep up with your tour guides, and enjoy responsibly.

29m
Apr 22, 2019
No Recording tonight. But….

With Monica being out of town, I will be at Austin Eastciders at 6pm to enjoy a drink or two before helping out at Penfold Theater’s “Crime and Punishment” at the Ground Floor Theatre. Come by and have a couple, and we might even grab dinner if you are still around after 8!

1s
Apr 04, 2019
Baretto near the Arboretum

We aren’t recording, but I thought we could branch out today. Come meet people and joke and drink and laugh! www.barettoatx.com

1s
Mar 28, 2019
Going on the road…. to be a Wizard.

We are finally going to record at one of our favorite places.Join us Thursday around 6:30 for 2 Beers In at the Fang and Feather over at the Wizards Academy in Driftwood, Tx (Over by the original Salt Lick BBQ)Here’s the address. 16221 Crystal Hills Drive Austin, Texas Get Directions Call (512) 850-9622 if you...

1s
Feb 20, 2019
Gonna do it again! Aristocrat Lounge – Burnet Rd.

Monica and I will be there around 6. Only one episode but come on out! The Aristocrat Lounge6507 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757

1s
Jan 31, 2019
Back at the Legendary Aristocrat Lounge tonight!

We’ll be starting around 6:30. We have some fun stories to tell, and would also love to hear from you!

1s
Jan 17, 2019
How about next week?

Monica and I wont be at the Aristocrat this week, but we will be there a week from now, so join us! 6507 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 787576pm!

1s
Jan 09, 2019
The Lean Alternate Machine and Somebody Is Mean Episode

We went ahead and broke continuity to present these during the holidays! Brett and Monica are joined at The Brewtorium by Doug & Jessica. Jessica shares her dark suspicions about The Aristocrat Lounge and gives a blow by blow description of how someone at a church was mean to her. By the way, this whole...

38m
Dec 20, 2018
Holiday Visit to Hops and Grains

Tomorrow, December 18th at 6 pm, join us at Hops and Grains, (http://www.hopsandgrain.com/) In East Austin. Here’s the address. 507 Calles St, Ste 101, Austin, TX 78702.We had such a good time at the Brewtoreum last week, and we turned the technical difficulties into something funny. We’d love to see you here!We are also going to...

1s
Dec 17, 2018
Holiday Visit to the Brewtoreum.

Hey all! Just a quick reminder that a new episode of 2 Beers In is up.https://weightlesspod.com/the-getaway-episode I am also trying to hook up all my post centrally here so that it will go out everywhere else. I know this is short notice, but tonight at 6pm, meet us at The Brewtoreum! Afterwards, we are going...

1s
Dec 11, 2018
The Getaway Episode

Brett is about to leave for Japan, Monica returns from Seattle and every one of them has a story about nearby Enchanted Rock – even guest Andrew, whose encounter with bees is the stuff of horror films! Do enjoy the mayhem responsibly!

29m
Dec 11, 2018
The Introverted Extroverts Episode

Enjoy your favorite libation as Brett & Monica recall Giving tours at the opening of a whiskey distillery where it was too hot to drink, Both learn their tolerance for socializing. Monica experiences irony during a gig at The Thinkery where you work for s’mores and flan. The 6 Things Healthy People Do Every Morning...

33m
Nov 20, 2018
The Tomorrow-land Episode…

Brett and Monica are joined by podcast & Aristocrat regular Doug for Remembrances of our first exposure to wondrous inventions that are ordinary today. Stuff like sensor faucets, paper towel dispensers, clumping cat littler, HDTV – stuff like that! You won’t look at the commonplace in quite the same way, so come laugh with us!...

36m
Oct 30, 2018
The Ne’er Do Well” Sister Show

Simone, Eric, Val, and James join Brett & Monica on an episode where Marriage proposals abound: Valerie – from a Korean taxi driver AND Brett. (She was torn, let me tell ya!) We’re strapped trying to NOT talk about the weather because Val hates that, except for discussions of wildfires and sunscreen. (It’s summer, okay?)...

39m
Oct 16, 2018
The Marching Band Episode

Welcome to Season Two! We’ve Now Officially Run Longer Than “Firefly!” (Suck it, JJ Abrams!)Eric “DeKill” (who is off mic) and Valerie (who is ALSO off mic a lot) join Brett, Monica and Andrew joins the discussion. Marching band antics and routines. High school memories includes being “in the pit”, what “7 to 5” means,...

29m
Oct 11, 2018
Space Cases and Flaming Tortilla Chips!

Brett and Monica are joined by Doug and Craig Journey through fact & fiction about the Cassini Mission, the X Rocket, and we find that naysayers have been saying nay for a few, nay, many years! What caused tortilla chips to ignite – twice?   Join this strange trip, but, as always, enjoy responsibly!

37m
Sep 26, 2018
The Shanty Magoo Episode

With no one at the guest mics, Brett & Monica have no recourse but to discuss… An impertinent email Monica received from Ibrahem Magoo. We’re schooled as to WHY the lake, it is said, never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy. Brett confesses that in school he was bullied into...

32m
Sep 18, 2018
The Travels & Travails Episode

Now with Extra Cheese! Brett, Monica & Andrew (with E.K. off mic) dig deep! Cultural appreciation of fine print on beer labels, Foreign children. Fromage, and Swiss cows, Confirming the myth that Carmelite nuns have delicious creamy centers. Listen in and enjoy responsibly!

33m
Sep 05, 2018
The Age, Body, Mind and … Sheep Episode

Brett & Monica welcome Chad, Phoebe & Andrew The secret to Chad’s diet, Pickle juice slushies Getting older – which is ironic since Andrew looks like a 9 year-old wearing a beard in an Amish play. Andrew did have a brief acting career but it involved sheep. Oh, and the 90’s were a simpler time,...

32m
Aug 27, 2018
The Generalization Episode

Chad and Phoebe join Brett and Monica as we lump things all together. Every Gilbert & Sullivan operetta plot ever. Brett’s habit of paraphrasing every script. How every young person talks. How the Nativity story would sound with accents! Phoebe tells a joke. Monica is not the worst grandmother ever. Chad shares how grapefruit is...

35m
Aug 24, 2018