2 Beers In- Austin

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

Kapow! It’s the Porn Episode!

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep116.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreImportant life lessons, er, “explode” in this disquieting discussion of finding porn descriptions in America’s heartland… Found a condom? Don’t use it … God is real because “bananas”… Pierce Morgan, Purgatory, and the Spanish Inquisition – which no one expected! Not even guests …

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Look Out! It’s The Kung Fu Robot Episode!

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep115.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreThe first half-hour foray with guests Doug and E.K. The topics swerve into loopy language with Brett’s anime film “Goro-Red Requiem” and the deciphering a text Monica received, talking about “Malan Mama.” Why did “cabin supplies” end up in quotation marks on a …

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Lynda Carter Over Asparagus

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep114.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreBrett and Monica describe movies they’re NOT in. A close encounter with a Wonder Woman lookalike. The story of Brett’s 1985 World’s Fair private performance for Styx’s Tommy Shaw. A visit from the Punctuation Police. The usual shenanigans on our last hour-long installment. …

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The Ambivula Episode

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep013.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More If Brett dabbled in the pharmaceutical field, maybe Monica wouldn’t be such a “difficult” dental patient. There’s some disturbing geek talk about tweaking algorithms so hard their eyes water. Brett shares “How To Become A Voice Actor” and Monica in all seriousness …

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Ten Thousand Hours of Balls as Found on eBay

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep012.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreHave your notepad ready! We’re talking about $40 soup, Brett’s flu test, and information hoarding. The parade of topics also includes Father Tim, the “SJ” priest, an appreciation of a “Bastardly burn”, and Brett’s wanderlust to join “happy poor people” overseas. Emily joins us late …

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That’s Showbiz!

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep011.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreFrom puppets to Penfold, the band Fragile Rock to movie theatre experiences, Brett & Monica cover a lot of topics with guests Jason Paris and Pax. There’s a launch party involving an actual rocket launch. Monica gets to turn what could have been …

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…”Excuse me, We Have the Room!”

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreHosts Brett Weaver and Monica Ballard take the shenanigans to 4th Tap Brewery, where someguy named Derrick wants to know, “What’s with the microphones?” Derrick missed the whole multi-cultural discussion on how some people in Canada hate it when people speak French! Then …

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“Projects”, Live Chickens in the Greenroom, and a Red Velvet Stage

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreOskar Blues is the place and Doug Fels is in our face! Brett and Monica recount a visit to the Winter Soiree with a clueless DJ, a bunch of non-dancers, and everyone but us had a “project” to discuss.  We learn that Death …

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The Not-So-Invisible Touch-a of Geeks

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep009.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreCelis Brewery and the competitive spirit heats up, resulting in a shorter-than-usual episode. “Geeks Who-Drink” are in the same room, explaining why we brush closer than normal to pop culture. There’s a Canonical song, Chili cheese fries recipes get downright revelatory, That time …

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Headhunters, Footbeer & the Bloody Armadillo

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep007.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More Join Brett & Monica…and eventually E.K. as they discuss; A lot of food. A red velvet cake that HAS to happen at some point.  Meander through dream jobs. A game called “Find the Vegetarian”. An invitation from Brett to touch his junk, …

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Chad Jokes, Dad Jokes, Drop the Mic & Dongles…

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep006.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreFunnyman Chad Warren joins us at The Aristocrat and discusses just what would make him want to burn the bar down. (Not really.)   There’s Brett’s “Magic Girl Anime Rapping” Brett’a favorite cousin “Liz, the shitty cook” Monica’s day of texts among co-workers …

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Science, Religion & WhooWeeOoo!

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep004.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More  Brett & Monica discuss   Perspectives of the solar eclipse, Bracing for Hurricane Harvey Monica’s interaction with a Good (but weird) Samaritan. Echo Hum Mom’s tolerance for interpretive dance A rousing game of Good Christian/ Bad Christian round out an hour’s worth …

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Conspiracies, Crack Whores and Making Kids Cry.

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep003.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More Highlights include: Eric Debill gets all “novella” on us. Brett goes all “Alex Jones” on us over a Celis conspiracy. Brett & Monica share encounters with crackheads. Explicit taco descriptions Brett & Monica on how to make kids cry…like children really need …

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The Driving Episode in Three…Two…Go!

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep002.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More Highlights include: Tips for trips going to and from Houston, unless you want to make a side trip to the Shiner Brewery to shake your fist in anger over some very bad beer. Monica is no longer the World’s Worst Grandmother and …

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We’re Really Going to Drink in Front of a Live Mic, Huh?

http://media.big-big-truck.com/2BeersIn/2BeersIn-Ep001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More Highlights include: Brett expressing annoyance at the idiotic use of music telling viewers when to laugh and how to feel. The brevity of this description tells Monica she really should review this episode again. Guests include: Andrew, Doug and Valerie