Beer Diplomacy

[EP119] Jesus & Tyrion Lannister

Stwo — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:33:40 +0000

TweetRecorded on March 18, 2013 at KoPoint Studios in NYC This week, Stuart welcomes New York Times best selling author & comedian Baratunde Thurston and host of Tell Your Friends! & comedian Liam McEneaney. We discuss what’s going on in our lives, the virtues of SoundCloud, gerrymandering, the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, why [...]

[EP118] Windows On the Ground

Stwo — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:34:42 +0000

TweetRecorded on March 11, 2013 at KoPoint Studios in NYC The first foursome at KoPoint Studios, featuring Ty Francis, Alison Leiby, host Stuart Tracte, & Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling! Topics include the caloric value of a mouse click, the Bloomberg soda ban, the North Korean nuclear threat, gun ownership & the appropriateness of comedy. We [...]

[EP117] Imagine Your Job, Without Lube

Stwo — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:22:30 +0000

TweetRecorded on March 4, 2013 at KoPoint Studios in NYC. This week, Stuart welcomes comedian Dan Soder and comedian/head writer of Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell, Kevin Avery. We put on our radio voices and discuss a bit about comedy and when you know you’ve found your comedic voice, horse meat, actually going to work, [...]

[EP116] Yogurt & Gay Friends

Stwo — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:18:09 +0000

TweetRecorded on February 25, 2013 at KoPoint Studios in NYC This week, Stuart welcomes back the crew from the infamous [EP33] Bros Tasing Bros for some more fun and interesting conversation. Patrice Callender & Ron J Williams join for a fun and light hearted discussion about The Oscars, The C-Word, The N-Word, and The G-Word. [...]

[EP115] Inglorious NegroVision

Stwo — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:41:57 +0000

TweetRecorded on February 18, 2013 at KoPoint Studios in NYC This week, Stuart is joined by comedian Sam Morril & comedian/Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell writer Guy Branum. For the second week in a row, the topics get the redhead stepchild treatment, and most of the show is spent discussing comedy & the life of [...]

[EP114] Monk & Cheese

Stwo — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:02:09 +0000

TweetRecorded on February 11, 2013 at KoPoint Studios in NYC This week, Stuart welcomes Totally Biased w/ Kamau Bell writers Dwayne Kennedy & Kevin Kataoka. We discuss comedy and comedy writing, the Pope’s resignation, the cutbacks of US Postal services, the state of popular music and CBS’ email to female guests of the Grammys, and more [...]

[EP113] MAD Diplomacy

Stwo — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:51:04 +0000

Tweet[EP113] MAD Diplomacy (or ______ Diplomacy) (or Meatloaf) Recorded on Feb. 4, 2013 at KoPoint Studios in NYC. Host Stuart Tracte kicks off KoPoint Season Three with Myq Kaplan, Dick DeBartolo, and Dan Patterson. The first official episode of 2013, with legendary humorist & gadget guy Dick DeBartolo & comedian Myq Kaplan. Dan finally gets a mic! This [...]

[EP112] BONUS Edition | A Stretching Exercise

Stwo — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:52:42 +0000

TweetRecorded on January 28,. 2013 at KoPoint Studios in NYC An unscheduled, somewhat impromptu episode this week, Stuart is joined by KoPoint family members Marc Lizoain of Urtak & Dan Patterson.. We briefly discuss the inauguration, gun control, Lance Armstrong, and #Teoing. It was great to get back in the studio with Dan & Marc, and although short, [...]

[EP111] 2012 | A Year In Review

Stwo — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:55:05 +0000

TweetHappy Holidays! This week, for a bonus episode of Beer Diplomacy, host Stuart Tracte and guests Mark Lizoain of Urtak and Dan Patterson of none other than KoPoint recap their most memorable moments of 2012. Topics include some of the top news, music, television, and pop culture stories of the year. The show wraps up by asking the question, “are you better off at the [...]

[EP110] A Dark Tangent Lane

Stwo — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:53:53 +0000

TweetRecorded on December 3, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC This week, the penultimate show of 2012, Stuart talks with stand-up comedian, actor and television personality John Fugelsang as well as Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell‘s digital producer, Alex Thornton. Topics range from how social media can help or hurt a comedian and their [...]

[EP109] Put Your Q In My W

Stwo — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:48:48 +0000

TweetRecorded on November 26, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC This week, Stuart talks with Janine Brito & Kevin Avery, both stand-up comedians & writers for Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell. This week is more causal than most. We riff on the happiness of porn stars, try to name 10 different types of drugs, [...]

[EP108] I’m Glad We Solved That Israel/Palestine Thing

Stwo — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:13:31 +0000

TweetRecorded on November 19, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC This week, host Stuart Tracte welcomes comedians Liam McEneaney & W. Kamau Bell into the studio for a raucous time. We discuss a wide variety of topics including Jezebel’s outing of racist children, nudity in San Francisco, Caffeine in our food, the dumping of Mitt [...]

[EP107] We’re All Republicans

Stwo — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:26:44 +0000

TweetBeer Diplomacy [EP107] We’re all Republicans | Recorded Nov. 12, 2012 at KoPoint Studios, NYC. Stuart Tracte and Beer Diplomacy return to KoPoint Studios after a long break. This week, Dave Mathews (not that one) and Jon Reznick (not that one) join Stuart to discuss Obama’s reelection, the state of the Republican Party, Los Angeles’ [...]

[EP106] Darker & Gayer

Stwo — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:23:10 +0000

TweetRecorded on October 15, 2012 Sorry for the sound quality on this one. We’re working out the kinks all over again. Regardless, this was a great show and surely worth a listen. Beer Diplomacy returns to host Stuart Tracte’s kitchen (temporarily) and welcomes guests Nato Green (comedian, writer – Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell) [...]

[EP105] Anger Management

Stwo — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:20:39 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded on July 9, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC Hosted by: Hagan Blount | Engineered by: Dan Patterson This week, Hagan guest hosts because Stuart has a chip on his shoulder due to, in his opinion, the lack of debatable news. Guest Kelly Hadous provides level headed and intelligent commentary on topics including Higgs-Boson, the electability of this year’s [...]

[EP104] As A PuertoRican Jew From Queens, Yes!

Stwo — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:04:42 +0000

TweetRecorded on July 2, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC Hosted by Stuart Tracte | Engineered by Dan Patterson This week, guests Julie Alexandria & Rex Sorgatz discuss a wide range of topics including the TomKat divorce, Obamacare, strippers & Republicans, The Newsroom, and more! Check out all of the topics here. As always, subit future topics to the KoPoint Reddit.

[EP103] Occupy Beer Diplomacy | The BumRush Edition

Stwo — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:56:33 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded on June 25, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC Hosted by: Stuart Tracte | Engineered by: Dan Patterson This week, we go with the flow and chat with Hon. George Martinez & comedian Nato Greenabout the state of the Occupy Movement, the nature of government and big business, how to change the world one person and neighborhood at a time, and [...]

[EP102] Do We Need To Put A Towel Down?

Stwo — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:31:10 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded on June 18, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC Your host: Stuart Tracte Engineered by: Dan Patterson This week, Jessica Randazza & Sloane Berrent hang out and discuss Obama’s new immigration stance, men fighting over women, suing the NFL over head trauma, public drinking, and more! Check out this week’s topics, and submit your own for next week at http://kopoint.reddit.com

[EP101] Can You Turn My Schween Into A Propeller?

Stwo — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:24:47 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded on June 4, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC Your host: Stuart Tracte Engineered by: Dan Patterson This week, we’re joined by the lovely and always entertaining Sally Golan & Nick McGlynn. After two weeks off, we don’t talk too much about politics, but we do have quite a good time discussing dead cats, bath salts, Obama’s re-election chances, & [...]

[EP100] My Favorite White Woman Of Color

Stwo — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:24:45 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded: May 14, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC This is what happens when you fill a small studio with too many smart and funny people, and give them alcohol. Magic happens! This was the first time we’ve ever had so many people in the KoPoint Studio, and didn’t know what to expect, or what we’d [...]

[EP99] There Ought To Be A Law

Stwo — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:44:19 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded: May 7, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC. Topics for this week’s show can be found at http://bit.ly/BD99Links This week, Stuart Tracte talks with guests Frank Radice & Andy Morris about the hip-hop history of KoPoint Studios, tax free religion, truth in political campaigning, the tanning mom, The Avengers, the 2012 presidential election, and more! To learn more about Frank Radice, visit http://FrankRadice.com Keep [...]

[EP98] My Energy Efficient Apartment

Stwo — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:31:14 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded: April 23, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC. This week, Stuart Tracte talks with Katie Smith Adair of Sonar & Phil Thomas Di Giulio of WellcomeMat. Topics include cellphone induced behavior, how to design products for the “every-man”, the pitfalls of being “hot,” and more. You can find all of this week’s topics at http://bit.ly/Beer98 [...]

[EP97] The Big Apple App Show

Stwo — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:29:26 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded: April 16, 2012 at KoPoint Studios in NYC In this episode host Stuart Tracte talks tech with iOS developers and soon-to-be-KoPoint-contributors Pablo Quinteros and Brian Papa. Topics can be found at http://bit.ly/Beer97 **A Note About The Audio: KoPoint works hard to consistently release high-quality audio programs. Some times we mess up. During the taping of this [...]

[EP96] Don’t Trust White People With Your Money

Stwo — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:16:30 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded: April 9, 2012 at KoPoint Studios Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: W. Kamau Bell & Baratunde Thurston, with welcome interruptions by Dan Patterson This week’s topics: http://bit.ly/Beer96 This week on Beer Diplomacy we discussed racist mistakes by white people, Twitter spam, journalistic integrity, and political theater. We also celebrated the recent [...]

[EP95] Unprepared For Diplomacy

Stwo — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:19:44 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded April 2, 2012 at KoPoint Studios Your host: Stuart Tracte Engineer: Dan Patterson This week’s guests: Old friends Oz Sultan & Hagan Blount. We went into this with no agenda, and had lots of fun. We’ve moved all of our audio over to SoundCloud. Be sure to update your iTunes podcast feed. For [...]

[EP94] King Leo Strikes Back

Stwo — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:42:28 +0000

TweetOriginally recorded March 19, 2012 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week, we get to chat with Leo LaPorte of the TWiT Network. It is a very intimate discussion with Leo. It is surely not the usual fare for Uncle Leo. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments below.

[EP93] Tinfoil Hats & The Whackjob Jig

Stwo — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:12:40 +0000

TweetFor One Dollar A Day, You Can Send An African To College & He Can Feed His Damn Self! Listen to the audio here: Originally aired: March 12, 2012 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Derrick Ashong & Ty Francis Be sure to help Derrick reach the goal of his million download campaign. Visit [...]

[EP92] Scared of Baby Jesus

Stwo — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:38:32 +0000

TweetListen to the audio here: Originally Aired: February 27, 2012 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Dan Patterson, Jeff Newelt, & Ron J Williams Topics include racism at the Oscars, religion in government, and internet anonymity. http://bit.ly/Beer92 Huge thanks to Dan and KoPoint Studios, soon to be the new home of Beer Diplomacy!

[EP91] Inside the FML

Stwo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000

Tweet Originally aired: February 20, 2012 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guest: Susannah Collins We talk about Susannah’s rise from web video to reporting for Showtime Sports, a little frothy mix, Linsanity, & more! To learn all about Susanna and what she is up to, visit her official website. Be sure to check out [...]

[EP90] Rome, With Better Plumbing

Stwo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:11:47 +0000

TweetOriginally Aired: February 13, 2012 Your Host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: John Fugelsang & Ron J. Willams On this week’s show, we discuss the passing of Whitney Houston, social media community building, religion, birth control, & more! Lot’s of video issues this week. We’ve embedded the audio only version below. Ron wants your to check out [...]

[EP89] Super Freaking Bowl

Stwo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:31:30 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: February 6, 2012. Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Dick DeBartolo & Bill Corbett Some of this week’s topics can be found here. To experience all things Dick, be sure to visit GizWiz.biz Check out what Bill has been up to at RiffTrax.com!

[EP88] Beaten Off By Police

Stwo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:00:30 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: Monday, Nov. 22, 2011 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Oz Sultan & Ray Beckerman This week’s topics can be found here.

[EP87] You Might Be A Hipster If…

Stwo — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:37:06 +0000

TweetOriginally Aired: Monday, November 14, 2011 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Brett Petersel & Nick Douglas This week’s topics can be found here. Be sure to check out Brett’s new blog at iworkfora.com For your daily dose of awesome memeness, check out Slacktory, the fruit of Nick’s hard work.

Occupy Wall Street & Social Media Town Hall Meeting

Stwo — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:27:49 +0000

Tweeta fight breaks out at 1:29:00 More show notes to come

[EP86] Anyone Could Be The Real Killer, And You’d Never Know

Stwo — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:04:11 +0000

TweetOriginally Aired: October 24, 2011 Your Host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Frank Radice & Tracy Pendergast This week’s topics can be found here.

[EP85] Creepy Sleepy Diplomacy

Stwo — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:47 +0000

TweetOriginally Aired: October 17, 2011 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week, we welcome Dan Patterson & William “Doc” Stodden. We discuss the beginnings of their podcast, Creepy Sleepy. We also talk about responsibility in academia & journalism. This was a bit of a departure for the show as we had no agenda this week. Take [...]

[EP84] Get Your Turds In The Same Toilet

Stwo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:00:20 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: October 10, 2011 OUR FIRST MUSICAL GUEST: Too Late The Hero Tonight’s topics can be found here. (although we didn’t really stick to them) Too Late The Hero is: Kevin Billingslea Jared Wilbur Jack Stolz Aaron Caple Nate Duckworth Be sure to “like” Too Late The Hero on Facebook! Most importantly, check out [...]

[EP83] Social Media Analytics vs. Social Media ROI

Stwo — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:35:24 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: Sept 26, 2011 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Marshall Sponder & Olivier Blanchard This week, we talk about that dirty word that should not be spoken: social media! More show notes to come

[EP81] LIVE | A Tribute to 9/11

Stwo — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:59:28 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: September 12, 2011 | Recorded live at The Roger Smith Hotel Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Brian August of 110 Stories & Watchitoo Bryan Thatcher of Fusebox Ron J Williams of SnapGoods & Knodes Jason Valdina of NJIT’s College of Architecture & Design Special thanks to the Roger Smith Hotel, Watchitoo, & Point [...]

[EP80] Deeper Than A Giraffe’s P*$$y

Stwo — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:33:14 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: August 22, 2011 This week’s guests: Courtney Boyd Myers & Tijuana Jackson This week’s topics can be found at bit.ly/Beer80 Keep up with what Courtney is writing at The Next Web Get your life straight. Call Tijuana Jackson, Motivational Speaker.

[EP77] You Are Not Smart Enough For This Episode

Stwo — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:45:03 +0000

TweetOriginally Aired: August 1, 2011 Your host: Stuart Tracte This week’s guests: Liz Strauss & Andrew Mayne This week’s topics can be found here.

[EP76] Jesus Ain’t Gonna Pay The Bills

Stwo — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:22:50 +0000

TweetOriginally Aired: July 25, 2011 This week’s guests: Amy Vernon & Patrick Starzan This week’s topics can be found here.

[EP75] My So-Called 8-bit Boobies

Stwo — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:12:43 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: July 18, 2011 This week’s guests: Roberto Villegas of the My So-Called 8bit Life podcast Matt Haze of The Bald & The Beautiful Podcast & more This week’s topics can be found here. More show notes to come

[EP74] I Posted 1500 Photos To Google+, & Still Haven’t Gotten Laid

Stwo — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:38:46 +0000

TweetOriginally Aired: July 12, 2011 This week’s guests: Carol Roth & Phil Thomas Di Giulio This week’s topics can be found here. More show notes to come.

[EP73] That Is A Big Pink Hole

Stwo — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:15:03 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: June 27, 2011 This week’s guests: David Murray & Michelle Vargas This week’s topics can be found here. More show notes to come.

[EP72] Let Fred In!

Stwo — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:56:54 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: June 20, 2011 Please visit LetFredIn.com to find out how you can help Fred Karger have his voice heard in the Republican presidential debates. This week’s guests: Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger – FredKarger.com Host of NSFW & Weird Things, Justin Robert Young Although we did’t cover the scheduled topics, they can [...]

[EP71] LIVE at Internet Week NYC 2011

Stwo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:47:35 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: June 8, 2011 | Filmed by Watchitoo at Wix Lounge Sponsored by the best blog on the Internet, Methodshop Public address system provided by The Roger Smith Hotel This week’s guests: CEO of Revision 3, Jim Louderback Internet visionary and CEO of The Wired City, Josh Harris Senior Director of Emerging Media & [...]

[EP70] Invest in Dick

Stwo — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:37:22 +0000

TweetOriginally Aired: May 30, 2011 This week’s guests: Dick DeBartolo & Mark Malkoff This week’s topics can be found here. For all things Mark Malkoff visit his site, MarkMalkoff.com For all things Dick, visit GizWiz.biz Looking for video of Dick’s trains? Look here. Be sure to join us for next week’s show, a LIVE [...]

[EP69] Tickle My Nonni

Stwo — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:43:48 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: May 23, 2011 This week’s guests: Tracy Pendergast & Matt Haze This week’s topics can be found here. Be sure to check out Tracy & Matt’s show, The Bald & The Beautiful

[EP68] Osama Has Felt Balls

Stwo — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:00:50 +0000

TweetOriginally aired: May 17, 2011 This week’s guests: Patrick Roanhouse & Don Stugots Puppet. This week’s topics can be found here. More show notes to come