Episode 36 (Dec. 22, 2020): Jack and Max Barrett, Founders of 'Friday Beers'

If the names Dooley, Fringe Guy, Jimmy Heaters, or the Rally King mean anything to you, then buckle up. Although it started as a meme page on Instagram, Friday Beers has become more of a rallying cry for the 9-5 corporate worker - wherever you are in the world, and whatever time it is, the feeling of a Friday Beer just "hits different."  In Episode 36, Jake & Will sit down with Jack and Max Barrett (starts 3:44), the masters behind one of social media's fastest-growing brands.  We discuss their rise to Instagram & Twitter royalty (10:15), their inspiration behind "The Squad” (12:48), and their endeavor into the craft beer scene (28:13).  We trigger some nostalgic - but painful - memories of their breakup with Dua Lipa (17:23), and their subsequent partnership with their new sole followed account...Hailee Steinfeld. NOTE: Please help Friday Beers give back to NYC restaurant workers by visiting ROAR NY at https://www.roarnewyork.org/. This is a phenomenal opportunity to give to someone in need this holiday season. If you can contribute, please do - any amount makes a difference! Rapid fire this week from our portion of the show: BEERS (51:50): We review selections from Long Live Beerworks (our favorite), and Loophole Brewing Company, a new selection you can more than likely find in a New England liquor store. Will has also made NO progress in his quest to 1K check-ins on Untappd...can he drink 33 new beers in 9 days?! BUSINESS (54:58): The vaccine and stimulus package approvals promised solid gains, but they were quickly thwarted by news of a new COVID-19 strain...only to rise again near market close. How long will this continue? BALLS (58:34): "DA GOD DAM JETS" won a game! What does this mean for the future of the franchise? We also select our Week 15 teams for Contenders & Pretenders (60:37). POSITIVITY CORNER (66:28): Dr. Anthony Fauci says he went to vaccinate Santa Claus a few weeks ago - should be you concerned of the Big Man climbing down your chimney this Christmas? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Publish Date: 12/22/2020




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Chris Tkach and his founding team faced plenty of struggles early in the inception of their brewery, like being evicted from their original location to make way for the new Encore Casino in Everett, Massachusetts.  But years later, Idle Hands Craft Ales remains a big player in the Greater Boston craft beer scene.  Chris joins the show to discuss the founding of Idle Hands, which stemmed from both his engineering experience and the first beer-making kit his uncle gave him at age 21.  We discuss the name "Idle Hands," the transition from full-time engineer to full-time brewery owner, and the Belgian influence of Idle Hands' main beers.  We also hear Chris tell the story of Jake Douglass, an Idle Hands regular who turned into a commercial brewer.  We break down the future of Idle Hands and how they have stayed competitive in an ever-evolving craft beer scene.There's lots going on in March 2024, and nothing more exciting than March Madness.  We break down potential upsets from the first round, including which of the lowest seeds are most likely to knock off their opponents.  Can #13 Samford take advantage of #4 Kansas' health issues?  Is #12 James Madison over #5 Wisconsin the upset that most of America is hoping it is?  And does #15 Saint Peter's have another Cinderella run in them?  We all have very chalky endings to this bracket, and review our Final Fours - spoiler, UConn is in all three of them.  In Business, we try to figure out what is going on with Boeing and United Airlines.  After multiple failures of airplanes in the last few months, who is to blame?  Will Boeing stock ever be recoverable from this atrocious start to 2024?  We also discuss Derek Jeter saving Sports Illustrated, by using his platform "The Players' Tribune" to acquire everyone's favorite childhood sports brand.  We also rank the best SI covers of all time.

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Publish Date: 3/21/2024


When Mikey Henninger was 11 years old, he'd write game recaps after his Madden games and twist pencils with NFL logos on them to determine the winner of the week's NFL contests - he fell in love with football from a young age.  Fast forward to 26 years old: Mikey was tired of questioning his start/sit decisions and took matters into his own hands by making a resource to help him de-risk it.  After going public with the data he compiled, Mikey realized he had an opportunity to turn it into a fully-functioning business - and so became Basement Brewed Fantasy Football.  Mikey joins the show to discuss his exit from Corporate America, leaving a B2B sales management career to chase his passion of fantasy football full-time.  We discuss the creation of BBFF, some unique features that set it apart from other similar tools, and some of the trends in fantasy football.  We also learn more about the Zero RB Strategy (or Hero RB as some call it), the Best Ball game mode, and the value Christian McCaffrey brings.  DISCOUNT: If our interview with Mikey sold you on BBFF, we're happy to give you an exclusive discount for the tool! Use the code BALLS on https://www.basementbrewedff.com for 20% off your package.

In the post-football era of 2024, it's time to shift our focus...but first, does Travis Kelce have a blaccent?  Will gives his final farewell to Bayberry Beer Hall - a Providence beer staple that closed its doors last week - by rating All Citra Everything by Other Half Brewing Company.  Clubfoot Jim continues his pilsner kick with Carlsberg's Premium Elephant Pilsner. Jake recaps his trip to the Anheuser-Busch St. Louis brewery, and shows the guys some pics of him tapping fresh Budweiser from the finishing tanks.  In Business, we get into some of the drama behind baseball jerseys.  Why hasn't baseball caught up with the rest of the sports world with their threads?  We break down some baseball free agents with the dawn of the season upon us - where do Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery end up and will they have homes by the start of the year?  We also discuss the NHL and NBA All Star Games and what needs to happen to return them to glory.

This episode is brought to you by DraftKings. The DraftKings Sportsbook – Boston’s hometown Sportsbook is LIVE right here in Mass! Bet on all your favorite sports from the comfort of your own home. Don’t bet with some out-of-town sportsbook, BET LOCAL with DraftKings! Plus, ALL new customers who sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook TODAY using code BBB will receive up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets! Soon you’ll be able to bet on money lines, spreads, props, and more with one of America’s top-rated Sportsbooks – DraftKings Sportsbook!Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app NOW! Sign up with code BBB to get up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets to use once mobile sports betting hits Massachusetts. Only at DraftKings Sportsbook with code BBB! 

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Publish Date: 2/29/2024


When Megan Lanham was wrapping up her MBA at MIT, she was pulling double-duty as the Chief Executive Officer of a pharmaceutical recruiting company. Drowning in one of her dreaded data science courses, she couldn't help but think of a real-world example: how could AI and data play into sports betting? After meeting a data scientist at a bar, Rithmm was born - and just a few years later, it's gaining traction as an up-and-coming AI tool to help make smarter sports wagers. Megan joins the show to take us through her early learnings as a college basketball player and coach at the Division I level, and how she applied lessons in sports to running multiple companies. We discuss how Rithmm's AI models work, what data they use to make predictions, and their differentiation between other sports betting apps.

We formally kick off our Clubfoot Jim era by welcoming him to the show. Each of us picked a beer we found memorable from the Rhode Island Brew Fest last week - Jake reviews "Mike's Cream Ale" by Angle Tree Brewing Company (MA), James reviews "Green State Lager" from Zero Gravity (VT), and Will reviews Tiny Truck IPA by Ragged Island (RI). We break down some of the hottest business and pop culture news of the last few days: the Las Vegas mayor encouraging the Oakland A's to stay put instead of jumping ship, a man scaling the MSG Sphere for charitable causes, ESPN's proposal for a new mega-streaming service, and Taylor Swift's legal trouble with the UCF student that tracks her private jet. Just days before the Super Bowl, we fire off some best bets that you can place on the DraftKings Sportsbook, including a bunch of Taylor Swift-related plays.

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Publish Date: 2/8/2024


It's the grand return of BBB! Thanks for bearing with us during our hiatus. We come hot out the gates in 2024 with Hall of Fame Guest Con Spiracy in this live show from the US Rubber Lofts in Providence.  We also introduce our new third voice, a name that's familiar to all in the House community - Clubfoot Jim! 

An episode-long in the making, Connor comes with the most morbid stories from the Beer, Business, and Balls topics.  We start with a man in Vietnam who was hospitalized from drinking too much methanol, but was saved by drinking beer to break down the ethanol in his body.  We take a deep dive into prohibition, which included the Prohibition Bureau adding poison to alcohol to prevent people from drinking it, as well as the Great Whiskey Fire of Dublin.  In the business front, we break down the case of Garry Hoy - who accidentally flung himself out a window as part of a class experiment - the Stewart Parnell hearings in the 2000s, and the GM recalls in 2014.  We also discuss the case of Howard Lutnick of Cantor Fitzgerald, who rebuilt his company from scratch after losing nearly every employee in the 9/11 attacks.  In Balls, we discuss a few stadium disasters; the lightning strike during a soccer match in Congo killing the entire home team, and the Hillsborough Stadium disaster in 1989.  We also discuss Dave Duerson's battle with CTE in the NFL, as well as the Bryan Pata case - Pata was murdered by his teammate, who was photographed praying with the team.

This episode is brought to you by DraftKings. The DraftKings Sportsbook – Boston’s hometown Sportsbook is LIVE right here in Mass! Bet on all your favorite sports from the comfort of your own home. Don’t bet with some out-of-town sportsbook, BET LOCAL with DraftKings! Plus, ALL new customers who sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook TODAY using code BBB will receive up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets! Soon you’ll be able to bet on money lines, spreads, props, and more with one of America’s top-rated Sportsbooks – DraftKings Sportsbook!Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app NOW! Sign up with code BBB to get up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets to use once mobile sports betting hits Massachusetts. Only at DraftKings Sportsbook with code BBB! 

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Publish Date: 2/2/2024


Phil Martelli Jr. was born to be a basketball coach. From being raised by one of the most well-known names in the D1 coaching world and a three-time women's basketball national champion, to grinding it out as an assistant at schools up the Eastern seaboard, Martelli Jr. finally got his break in November 2023, being promoted to Bryant's head basketball coach.  Coach Martelli joins the show this week to discuss all things Bryant hoops - from the emergence of Sherif Gross-Bullock, to the resurgence of Connor Withers, to knocking off a top-10 Florida Atlantic team a few weeks ago and playing Cincinnati to a tight contest.  We learn about Martelli's past as a co-captain of the Saint Joseph's University basketball team with Jameer Nelson, his tight relationships with many in the coaching industry, and coaching former NBA role players like Nate Robinson and Tiago Splitter in the G-League.What is going on in Rhode Island? After a major bridge closes, Lil' Rhody is in a state of chaos - overwhelmed back roads of the suburbs, a threat to local businesses, and traffic of 1-2 additional hours from the normal commutes. With Governor Dan McKee in hot water after gaslighting the media for asking him tough questions, what happens next in the Ocean State?  On the bright side, East Providence's Crook Point Brewing Company has opened its doors ahead of schedule and expanded its daytime hours, and we imagine other breweries around EP will follow suit.  Will reviews IPA "Moon Base Alpha" from Providence Brewing Company (RI), and Jake reviews Italian pilsner "Pescato" by Rockport Brewing Company (MA).

This episode is brought to you by DraftKings. The DraftKings Sportsbook – Boston’s hometown Sportsbook is LIVE right here in Mass! Bet on all your favorite sports from the comfort of your own home. Don’t bet with some out-of-town sportsbook, BET LOCAL with DraftKings! Plus, ALL new customers who sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook TODAY using code BBB will receive up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets! Soon you’ll be able to bet on money lines, spreads, props, and more with one of America’s top-rated Sportsbooks – DraftKings Sportsbook!Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app NOW! Sign up with code BBB to get up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets to use once mobile sports betting hits Massachusetts. Only at DraftKings Sportsbook with code BBB! 


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Publish Date: 12/15/2023


It's December, which means Bowl Season is underway! In this special edition of BBB, we bring in our resident college football expert Cole Hughes for our The Football House segment, which airs every week on X @TheHouse_Ent.  We first break down some of the big games from last week: Washington knocked off Oregon to solidify their spot as the #2 seed, while Alabama marked its massive upset against Georgia.  What happened afterwards had many up in arms - Alabama and Texas sneak in to the College Football Playoff, while undefeated Florida State was snubbed after being in the top five all year.  Did Alabama deserve to plummet multiple places ahead, and did Texas deserve to be in as well?  We break down Michigan's reaction to playing the Crimson Tide, the odds for the Rose Bowl, and who our favorites are...as well as if Jim Harbaugh deserves the same treatment as other NCAA coaches of years past.  We make a pick for one of the nation's greatest rivalries, the Army-Navy Game.

This episode is brought to you by DraftKings. The DraftKings Sportsbook – Boston’s hometown Sportsbook is LIVE right here in Mass! Bet on all your favorite sports from the comfort of your own home. Don’t bet with some out-of-town sportsbook, BET LOCAL with DraftKings! Plus, ALL new customers who sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook TODAY using code BBB will receive up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets! Soon you’ll be able to bet on money lines, spreads, props, and more with one of America’s top-rated Sportsbooks – DraftKings Sportsbook!Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app NOW! Sign up with code BBB to get up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets to use once mobile sports betting hits Massachusetts. Only at DraftKings Sportsbook with code BBB! 


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Publish Date: 12/7/2023


While Matt Batten aspired to be a pro baseball player, many were still shocked to see him make his MLB debut in the summer of 2022.  Now two years in to his MLB service, Batten put together a strong finish to his 2023 campaign as a utility infielder for the San Diego Padres.  Matt joins the show to take us through his journey of youth baseball to the pros - from repping Shelton, Connecticut in the 2008 Little League World Series, to setting the all-time hits record at Quinnipiac University.  We discuss the grind of the minor leagues, playing for 7 different MiLB teams through 7 seasons, and finally earning the call to the bigs.  We also discuss some of the advice and lessons learned from his teammates Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, and Juan Soto.


In a little reverse action today, we start with the Balls segment, discussing all the crazy times in the football world with both the Patriots and the Giants on the struggle bus.  Are the Giants better off for winning the games they have in recent weeks? Are the Patriots going to have any glimmer of hope for the future as the tank continues to manifest?  We discuss the ESPN Bet initiative coming to life and what it could mean for journalism.  Meanwhile, in business, Tree House Brewing Company is under major fire after a minority shareholder sued the two founders; how will this affect their product and their lovable nature?  Jake reviews Smile My Guy by Bronx Brewery, and Will reviews Lion's Fountain Pilsner from the best college bar on the face of the earth in Florence, Italy.


This episode is brought to you by DraftKings. The DraftKings Sportsbook – Boston’s hometown Sportsbook is LIVE right here in Mass! Bet on all your favorite sports from the comfort of your own home. Don’t bet with some out-of-town sportsbook, BET LOCAL with DraftKings! Plus, ALL new customers who sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook TODAY using code BBB will receive up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets! Soon you’ll be able to bet on money lines, spreads, props, and more with one of America’s top-rated Sportsbooks – DraftKings Sportsbook!Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app NOW! Sign up with code BBB to get up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets to use once mobile sports betting hits Massachusetts. Only at DraftKings Sportsbook with code BBB! 


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Publish Date: 12/1/2023


From 'Coach in the Car' to recurring guest, we bring back friend of the program, Pat Skerry! Coach gives us an update from Towson, and we discuss the front loaded non-conference schedule that the Tigers have. We chat about some key players, and a matchup upcoming against our Bryant Bulldogs that will take place at UBS. We close out with Skerry's philanthropic efforts.

This episode is brought to you by DraftKings. The DraftKings Sportsbook – Boston’s hometown Sportsbook is LIVE right here in Mass! Bet on all your favorite sports from the comfort of your own home. Don’t bet with some out-of-town sportsbook, BET LOCAL with DraftKings! Plus, ALL new customers who sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook TODAY using code BBB will receive up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets! Soon you’ll be able to bet on money lines, spreads, props, and more with one of America’s top-rated Sportsbooks – DraftKings Sportsbook!Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app NOW! Sign up with code BBB to get up to ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS bets to use once mobile sports betting hits Massachusetts. Only at DraftKings Sportsbook with code BBB! 

We’re proud to present Manscaped as our partner! What guy wouldn’t want The Right Tools for The Job?! Head over to manscaped.com/house, or use the code HOUSE at checkout for 20% off AND free shipping on your order. Thanks for listening! Remember to hit the follow button on Spotify, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram. Check out house-enterprise.com for all of our content.

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Publish Date: 11/24/2023


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