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Last Call for The Mixed Six

Hi all,
As we discuss in Patron Extra 104, we’re ending the podcast. September will be the last month we post The Mixed Six. We will shut down the Patreon before October charges, then begin the work of moving the episodes to a backup archive. The Discord will remain up and active. The three of us can be reached there. No other shows in our loose network of podcasts are affected by this change.
The decision to end the show is mutual. We’re all still friends. It was just time.
The show started almost six years ago. A lot has changed since then. Two of us changed careers; one of us got married. We ran a variety riff podcast through three presidential administrations and a global plague. We all got older and more hungover.
Ultimately, while we love each other and the show, our priorities shifted and our schedules shrank. We decided it was best to leave the bar early rather than overstay our welcome.
We love this community. We’re so thankful for your patronage over the years. Your support has opened up our worlds to so many new experiences, friends, and flavors. We hope the show enriched your lives as much as it did ours.
Thanks for the drinks. Cheers.
-The Mixed Six

Ep. 70: Ukelele Herzegovinia

We’re back with a regular episode for your ears. In this feast for the…well, sense — just the one sense — we discuss Captains, share surprising media choices, and finally give a name to our previously most anonymous question-asker.
Open Gate Brewery’s Guinness Over The Moon Milk Stout (2): Board game component upgrades may be the forbidden fun. We Dissect Our Fraught relationship with the commercial practice.
Side Project Brewings Biere du Pays — Oak Aged Missouri Farmhouse Ale (5): Greg Bennett has asked us to throw some of the world’s less loved superhero films into the B-Hole.
Sweet Water Brewing As Long As There Is Water Berliner Weisse with Acai Berry, Blackberry, and Raspberry (4): In a segment so good Spencer forgot how to do our show, we talk about media surprises we’ve discovered during quarantine.
Side Project Brewing Reflections 8/28/2018 Wine Barrel Fermented Missouri Wild Ale (5): Our best listener Asks Mixed Six about how to deal with discontent with the people you depend on.
Hitachino Nest Beer Lacto Sweet Stout (3): As the lawn/garage distanced hangout is the only social interaction a responsible drunk can hope for nowadays, Professional Drinkers recommend some beers you can hold in your hand while screaming at your friends over pathologically safe distances.
Left Hand Brewing Nitro Milk Stout (2):  Finally Drunk Enough to try again, we talk about what we would have done differently in the show if provided a time machine.

Ep. 63: Deja Brew

We take time off from our fourth career as crime-fighters to record an episode and share it with you, the citizenry. 
Boom Island Brewing Company Hoodoo Dubbel Bottle Conditioned Belgian-Style Ale (3): In Dissecting Our Fun, we discuss the oddly one-sided discussion between boardgames and RPGs. 
Brau Brothers Brewing Co Bancreagie Peated Scotch Ale (4): Drunk on bad Scottish accent, Caleb tries to Nerdsplainer the world of Twitch streaming to a man unfamiliar with YouTube.
Nightmare Brewing Flaying Imperial Oat India Pale Ale (2): Ask Mixed Six FIRE SALE!
Lexington Brewing Company Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale (2): Finally ready to just give up, the defeated podcast hosts ask The Honorable Judge Producer Ross to settle the Star Wars vs Star Trek debate. 
Prairie Artisan Ales Pirate Noir Imperial Stout Aged in Jamaican Rum Barrels (5): Though completely understandable, we find it hard to suppress revulsion at the thought of unplugging from the news. In typical Drunk Enough fashion, we analyze our cognitive dissonance and resolve nothing.

Ep. 62: The Mixed 600

We did it. Six hundred beers. They should have sent a poet…and, like, some redundant livers or something. I don’t know; don’t listen to me. I’m drunk, OBVIOUSLY.

Firestone Walker Brewing Company Bretta Blanc Wild Ale Fermented with White Grape Juice (5): In Dissecting Our Fun, Caleb presents the latest game hypothesis — theme’s best use is to make failure fun.

Firestone Walker Brewing Company Violet Underground Cross-Atlantic Wild Ale Aged in Wine Barrels with Raspberries and Candied Violet Petals (5): It’s a Mixed Six FUSION. We’re combining Innervium and We’ll Never B’Author to sneak some native advertisement into a glut of nonsense no one has time to weed three drunks out of…the Hallmark Christmas Movie.

Evil Twin Brewing A Man Who Doesn’t Love IPA Easily, Loves Too Much: Double Dry-Hopped IPA (2): In This Was a Mistake, we cover a perennial favorite of magazines and stand-up comedy alike by giving our advice for travelling.

Evil Twin Brewing Island Bliss Malt Beverage with Natural Flavors (3): It’s a Holiday Fire SALE!!!

Stillwater Artisanal’s Kung Pao Imperial Stout Brewing with Chili Powder, Ginger Powder, Sichuan Pepper, Sea Salt, and Peanut Extract (5): The Honorable Judge Producer Ross returns to adjudicate the reality TV show debate.

Stillwater Artisinal’s Duck Sauce Double India Pale Ale Brewing with Apricot, Plum, Pineapple, Ginger, and Candi Syrup (4): Apropos of nothing, Drunk Enough is about the alarming scale of living.

Music: Tracks 23-28

Ep. 61: Hot, Brothy Audio Soup

In this episode, we review the new Kickstarter hotness with Fantastic Factories, plan Producer Ross’s bachelor party, and try to combat our holiday scroogery.

Three Floyds Brewing Gumballhead Wheat Beer (3): In Dissecting Our Fun, we’ve played that iconographic engine builder Fantastic Factory and loved it.

New Holland Brewing Dragon’s Milk Raspberry Hibiscus Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout (4): Thanksgiving looms ahead. We help you make a beer shopping list for the big meal with We Make a Pair.

Biere Artisanale La Sirene Praline Belgium Style Chocolate Stout (1): The Armchair Directors discuss the inherent contradiction of “Fuck the System” movies like the Joker.

New Holland Brewing Dragon’s Milk Oatmeal Cookie Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout with Cinnamon, Raisins, Brown Sugar, Oats, and Vanilla Extract (3): Fall is here…at least for the week or so climate change will allow the season to exist. We discuss what we’re most looking forward to in Ask Mixed Six.

Batch Brewing Company Belgian Dark Stong Ale Antwerp’s Placebo One Year Port Barrel (3): In this Mixed Six Mock Draft, we take a blank check, anything-goes approach to planning one producer’s bachelor party.

New Holland Brewing Dragon’s Milk Orange Chocolate Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout with natural Flavors (4): Finally Drunk Enough, Caleb tries to confront his Millenially-induced holiday scroogery before it harms everyone’s fun.

Music:
Tracks 1-7 https://peterbark.bandcamp.com/album/solstice
Track 3 https://toastedtomatoes.bandcamp.com/album/lofi-hip-hop-beats-to-organise-seize-means-to

Ep. 60: Ad optimum? Bene

Maddy is sadly returning to her home in the sea, and we thought it best to honor her time with us doing what she loves best: tagging along while we slavishly create more podcast content. 
Thin Man Brewery Third Anniversary DDH Sour Ale (2):  Point Salad might be the simplest thing you play all year. It might also be the thing you play the most and the easiest buying decision you make all year in Dissecting Our Fun.
Falls City Beer Good Times Ginger Lime Shandy (4): We do a Sportsplainer/Nerdsplainer fusion on the joint madness of sports and dice superstitions.
Pohjala’s Rahe Imperial Gose-Style Ale with Sea Buckthorn, Vanilla, Salt, Coriander and Lactose (4): I’m surprised you’re reading this after hacking through that beer description. Anyway, we play We Make a Pair by throwing things into the transformative B-Hole.
Weston Brewing Company Father Mescan Bog Myrtle Ale (3): It’s a Bog Myrtle Ale! It’s a Fire Sale Ask Mixed Six! Crowdpleasing like it’s our job!
Thin Man Brewery Minkey Boodle Raspberry Sour Ale (4): Innervium has to name some sports stadiums. We can’t do worse than reality has here. 
Resurgence Brewing Co. The Surge New England India Pale Ale (4):  Finally Drunk Enough, we create our family mottos and critique the idea of having a subtitle for your clan. 

Ep. 59: Mixmaster Birk

Though GenCon is now over, we recorded bad decisions made just prior to leaving on our pilgrimage for the sake of the historical record. In this episode, we eschew beer on our beer podcast for cocktails made by long-time listener and friend Birk. Not going to lie…we drank a lot of booze for an hour-long podcast. Thankfully, we’ve been training for this moment for years.

Click the drink name to get the recipe!

Mezcal Paloma (4): It’s rare we have someone on the pod that isn’t already as obsessed with boardgames as the hosts. We Dissect Our Fun, or rather, Birk’s fun as he starts to get into the hobby.

Gosling Sidecar (4): In this Jukebox in Box, Greg wants to know what four chubby bearded nerds like to dance to. Weird kink but okay.

Plantation Pineapple Daiquiri (5): Binge Binger discusses the possible horror of revisiting your favorite childhood shows.

Eastern Sour (5): Scott Asks Mixed Six about skill they excel at, yet never enjoy performing.

Fat-Washed Old Fashioned (5): In This Was a Mistake, we beg — ABSOLUTELY BEG — people to stop recommending anime.

Mezcal Margarita (4): Birk has a hell of a cool job, and he’s Drunk Enough to talk about how he’s not crazy about how media depicts it.

Music, Tracks 8-14:  https://radiojuicy.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-from-the-shore

Ep. 58: Moon City Con with 417 Gamers

It’s rare we get to geek out with our favorite local con, but Rick Bagwell from 417 Gamers came by to give us a rundown on how a convention is built from the ground up. The man also has a fine nose for beer, so we predictably got along quite well.

Moon City Con 2019 goes from Sept. 6-8th. Get your tickets here: https://www.mooncitycon.com

Wolf’s Ridge Brewing Hefe & Wedge Fruited Hefeweizen: In Dissection Our Fun, we discuss the pop star effect and how a designer’s name motivates our board gaming decisions.

American Trappist’s Spencer Trappist Imperial Stout: Rick Nerdsplains how to start your own gaming conventions and some of the lessons learned from Moon City Cons first year. 

Mucky Duck I.F.O. Bourbon Barrel Oak Aged Ale: Since This Was a Mistake was the #1 vote getter and we find few things about board gaming a mistake, Spencer talks about what a consultant actually does and conditions in which businesses should look for other solutions. 

Decadent Ale’s Coco Ecto Double-Dry Hopped India Pale Ale: Good Omens came out, so Mixed Six Mock Draft picks the four horsemen of the boardgame apocalypse.

B. Nectar Limited Release #DragonsAreReal: In Ask Mixed Six, we discuss the age-old board gaming problem of introducing your group to great games with boring-ass themes. 

Mucky Duck PLX IPA: Finally Drunk Enough to admit how trash he is, Caleb muses on the value of “solving a game” for optimal play versus the happy-go-lucky route that leads to his continual losing. 

Tracks 16-22: https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/chillhop-essentials-summer-2019

SPECIAL Hot Takes on Ice: Origins 2019 w/ Blue Peg, Pink Peg

Hi y’all! We just got back from Origins 2019. While we were there, we had a chance to sit down with Patrick from Blue Peg, Pink Peg. We talked about the convention, our most exciting finds, and trends in the board gaming industry with one of it’s most established media personalities.

Listen in to get a preview of what to expect in the tabletop market at Gencon and in the coming year. If you haven’t yet, check out Blue Peg, Pink Peg. You can find their podcast here and here. On Twitter, find Patrick @BluePegPinkPeg 

Special thanks to Adam from Roleplaying Exchange for loaning us his recording equipment while we were out in the wild. Find Roleplaying Exchange on Patreon and here; on Twitter @RPExchange.

Music: https://entrobeats.bandcamp.com/track/cherrybomb

Ep. 56: Innervium

The dark days of food month continue as the tyranny of Spencer’s rating systems continues. As the rebellion gathers strength to strike at the power that has stolen the podcast from the people, endure another episode until the glorious revolution throws off the yoke of this monstrous regime. 
Golden Road Brewing Melon Cart Watermelon Wheat Ale with Honeydew and Cantaloupe: In Dissecting Our Fun, we discuss the considerations required to put together a boardgame playlist. 
O’Dell Brewing Co’s Friek Raspberry and Cherry Sour Ale: In our new segment entitled Innervium, The Mixed Six disrupts the marketing space with a game-changing innovation: unpaid advertisement. 
Left Hand Brewing Company’s Death Before Disco Porter: Laura B wants us to suggest a curriculum for superhero education. In Humanities Fight, we discuss what the problems inherent in the exercise reveal about our current education system. 
Six Mile Bridge Bavarian Hefeweizen: It’s a lil’ fire sale in Ask Mixed Six.
Piney River Brewing Black Walnut Wheat: Living With Humans discusses the phenomenon of Phantom Spouse Syndrome.
Ska Brewing Company Grapefruit Rue B. Soho Lager: Finally Drunk Enough, we discuss the peculiarly temporary existential crisis that can be triggered by a bad hangover. 

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