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The Buy Back Drinking buds Alex and John track down the funniest, most disgusting, and wildest bartending stories

Jasmine is here! Pulling double duty at both a sports bar and a hotel bar, she’s serving up an orchestra sized good time...
11/21/2025

Jasmine is here! Pulling double duty at both a sports bar and a hotel bar, she’s serving up an orchestra sized good time! NEW EPISODE out now, wherever you Pod!

11/18/2025

It’s all in the family. Another shout out to our guests on last weeks episode. If you didn’t listen to this wonderful brother/sister duo, catch up now before our next episode drops Thursday morning! We talked mental health, snacks, and Sam shared his CRAZIEST day ever.

Season 7 is HERE! With a very special live interview with Sam at Hair of the Dog in Manhattan and his sister Elena retur...
11/13/2025

Season 7 is HERE! With a very special live interview with Sam at Hair of the Dog in Manhattan and his sister Elena returning as a guest host. You may remember Elena from the ecological attack on her toilets, and together, with John, the three talk about some of Sam’s wildest days and mental health in the service industry!

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Wandered into a magical little pub for dinner on my way upstate. 45$ for delicious food and two cocktails. The whole spo...
11/08/2025

Wandered into a magical little pub for dinner on my way upstate. 45$ for delicious food and two cocktails. The whole spot was packed. The Gnome Bistro, Chatham NY

Ghosts. In. Restaurants. And. Bars. NUFF SAID.Server Ghost Stories Halloween Episode OUT NOW.Stories from the following ...
10/30/2025

Ghosts. In. Restaurants. And. Bars. NUFF SAID.
Server Ghost Stories Halloween Episode OUT NOW.

Stories from the following previous guests:







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Nestled on a long stretch of road in Hoosick Falls, NY, near the border of both NH and MA, The Man of Kent Tavern has on...
08/23/2025

Nestled on a long stretch of road in Hoosick Falls, NY, near the border of both NH and MA, The Man of Kent Tavern has one of the best selection of beers from the UK we’ve ever seen in the states. Even Old Speckled Hen and Fullers on DRAFT! Also boast a giant menu of English themed sandwiches. Up for a drive?

An abandoned bar after a fire. The bar was completely and immediately evacuated with drinks still in glasses and the slo...
08/12/2025

An abandoned bar after a fire. The bar was completely and immediately evacuated with drinks still in glasses and the slop sinks filled. Look at what the heat did to the fan!

The Gutter LIC is a combo dive bar and.. dive bowling alley in Long Island City, Queens. With $25 unlimited bowl from 11...
07/25/2025

The Gutter LIC is a combo dive bar and.. dive bowling alley in Long Island City, Queens. With $25 unlimited bowl from 11-2 on weeknights and decent drink prices, it’s a solid bar for when someone says “Let’s not JUST go drinking tonight.”

Andrew arrives and Alex returns in our DOUBLE POUR GIANT SIZED SEASON FINALE of The Buy Back. The three reunite and talk...
06/27/2025

Andrew arrives and Alex returns in our DOUBLE POUR GIANT SIZED SEASON FINALE of The Buy Back. The three reunite and talk about the formation of their multi decade friendship, Malort, and the lies Andrew told to get his first job!

Swipe for some silly friendship.

Bars, people, and drinks (fondly) mentioned:












Oh, she back.
06/26/2025

Oh, she back.

PHIL BURKE! Instagram didn’t like the first photo cause of a hand gesture so here’s the most wholesome photo I could fin...
05/08/2025

PHIL BURKE! Instagram didn’t like the first photo cause of a hand gesture so here’s the most wholesome photo I could find. While IMDB knows him best as Mickey McGinnes on AMC’s Hell on Wheels, and his family knows him best as Phillip, John knows him best as his bartending buddy from the trenches of the Blind Pig in the mid-2010s. Join these two old friends as they sit down and chat about the Santa-Con shenanigans and sometimes the overwhelming darkness of working behind the pines.

Went all in this week with Dustin, the New Jersey bartender who decided that bartending in Jersey is a cooler job than w...
05/01/2025

Went all in this week with Dustin, the New Jersey bartender who decided that bartending in Jersey is a cooler job than working with lions in South Africa? And after talking with him and how much he knows about cocktails, we might agree!

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