Bananas - Funny news from around the world with Scotty Landes and Kurt Braunohler

Pub Buds

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A retired couple aims to visit every pub in Australia, documenting each stop with a photo and a drink.

The episode begins with hosts Scotty Landes and Kurt Braunohler introducing a relaxed, humorous tone for the new year, emphasizing lighthearted news. They open with a story about retired couple Andrew and Ursula Keese, who are traveling Australia in a motorhome named Pubsy to visit every pub, following three guiding principles: venues must have a hotel or tavern license, they must have at least one drink, and they document each visit on Instagram. The hosts explore details like their favorite pubs, such as the Nindagully Pub in Queensland, and the couple's goal to reach 5,000 pubs. Kurt then shares a lengthy anecdote about his past job with Red Bull, including a memorable incident at the Talladega race where a sunburned, intoxicated man urinated his shorts near their vehicle. Scotty transitions to a story about Biohazard Coffee, which contains 928 milligrams of caffeine per 12-ounce cup, comparing it to Red Bull and discussing its risks. The hosts reflect on their first coffee experiences: Kurt started at age 12 after cursing in front of his mother, while Scotty began in his late twenties during a TV job. They also touch on Miller High Life's dive bar perfume, describing its scent notes like cedarwood and patchouli. The episode includes casual banter about travel resolutions, per diems, and personal preferences for drinks like espresso martinis and gin. Throughout, the hosts maintain a comedic, conversational style, interspersed with ads for other podcasts like The Girlfriends and Rorschach.

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A cheerful Australian pub guide turns into a riff on local slang, live music, and the proposed Kesey Crawl.

Pub Buds turns a tour of Australian pubs into a loose comic test of what makes a drinking spot worth the trip. The markers are unfussy: good staff, chatty locals, community, and live music. The scale, though, is part of the joke, with the pub guides having logged 2,904 stops.

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Want Australian pub talk with chatty locals, live music musts, poker-machine confusion, and one unexpectedly adorable gang-name detour?

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