Barley & Me Pod-uctions

09/07/2025

NEW EPISODE ALERT
This Is Why I Drink… with Ben Rice proudly welcomes New Zealand’s to the show, as he shares his love of coconut water with me.
With a backdrop of the Folsom Dam (and the CA State Penitentiary ahead of us), we’ll talk coconuts, creativity, marketing, true crime, and Nick’s attempt to break in… to the American comedy scene.
Available wherever you get your podcasts, including YouTube!

09/07/2025

🚨 New VIDEO podcast alert 🚨
This Is Why I Drink… Coconut Water (with comedian Nick Rado)
Audio-only version available NOW wherever you get your podcasts

In this latest episode of This Is Why I Drink... with Ben Rice, Ben invites New Zealand comedian Nick Rado to share his favorite beverage at his favorite spo...

09/07/2025

People sometimes ask the best way to open a wax-sealed beer, so I figured I’d give a demo, as I officially kick off , where I drink tons of stout during the hottest time of the year. Featured tonight: Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse barrel aged Chocolate Milk Moustache. No year or barrel # on the bottle, so this might be a first edition!
Also, sorry, I didn’t get a great angle on how to pry the pieces off, but I think you’re smart enough to figure it out.
Plugs for the next ep of the pod, my next show, my mailing list, and first sip tasting notes at the end.
Cheers!

09/07/2025

New episode of This Is Why I Drink... with Ben Rice drops at 12:45am PST. I stood up with New Zealand comedian/podcaster/radio host Nick Rado Comedian over a glass of coconut water just across from the California State Penitentiary in Folsom, with the lovely Folsom Dam as a backdrop (he wanted to visit Folsom Prison, but a museum? Boring! Let's be dangerous!), and this was a wonderful business idea we came up with so you can have fresh coconut water at home. The podcast will be available on YouTube and wherever you get your audio-format podcasts!

08/07/2025

Cuz I Got Hai session IPA is VERY hop forward if you catch my drift. Banger for a day-off lunch break when you know you have other stuff to get done afterward. OPB had a TON of low ABVs going right now, btw.

06/07/2025

My favorite part of life is learning the same lessons over and over. Like, using someone else’s equipment for an outdoor podcast recording while also hosting and recording said podcast, so there is no dedicated sound person? Usually turns out bad. In this case, a wireless lapel mic put on a button-up shirt that got unbuttoned between mic check and actual recording. The divit-heavy audio waves are where you see it - you also see an inconsistent volume. So I have to go literally second by second to get it to be clearly audible. And since it’s outdoors, that means we also get more background noise like wind and passing traffic. But it’s better than not hearing what is said at all.
It’s been weeks so I am buckling down with a and nothing else. No headphones for the phone I’m posting from, so I can’t fall down a YouTube hole or listen to jamzzzz.
Hoping to hit you with the best audio I can, shortly, for the long-awaited next episode of This Is Why I Drink… with Ben Rice

05/07/2025

Oh also we’re two weeks away from the next clean-ish comedy show at with headliner plus . It’s free! (Beer and food extra)

04/07/2025

I was told I need to be more forward-facing in this account. Gross. Being a real American by drinking a big-ass beer made in honor of a US-based football (non-American) team out of an Imperial Pint glass made by a (non-American) brewery. Because we can cry America First! all we want, but this is a global community.

30/06/2025

If you have to pay to ensure you have rights, YOU DO NOT HAVE RIGHTS.

29/06/2025

It was nice while it lasted, but HEY! ANOTHER SHOW! Usually the VFW show is the first Friday of the month, but there’s some birthday party happening, I guess? So it’s this Thursday at 6 with headliner plus & .t.rexi! $10 on Eventbrite or the door. Discounts available for active military, veterans, and first responders. That means YOU, UC Davis Med Center and Shriners!

29/06/2025

Thanks to everyone who found the time to come see comedy in the daylight at 2pm. Thanks to Susan & Darcie at for letting us do the show and putting up with my texts. And of course, thanks to & for putting in work and being themselves and so, so funny on stage and so, so wonderful offstage.

28/06/2025

BIG SECRET HEADLINER REVEAL for tomorrow’s show at Ice Blocks at 2pm —> just slide to the 2nd photo! (I’m told their show tonight can no longer be affected by this announcement)
So it’s secret person! & me.
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