Programming note! We’ve decided to shift things up around here a little bit to bring you more in-depth conversations with more guests, so as 2019 gets into full swing, Talk Straight is going to take a short break and then be back with the start of Season Two on February 14. Are you busy that night? Oh well, it’s a podcast, you can listen whenever.

If you miss us, you can check us out every Sunday by searching your podcast app for Trashy Divorces, or at TrashyDivorces.com.

Billy the Barrister is back, baby, and we did not waste the experience watching TV. Did anything important happen there? We didn't think so. Aside from some politics chic chat, Billy gives us the run down on whiskey vs. bourbon while we enjoy Portland, Oregon's Burnside. We recorded for hours and will have further bits of this epic hangout for you next week!

Happy New Year! Alicia and Stacie want to share their other podcast project, freshly launched for 2019, Trashy Divorces. This is episode two, My Own Worst Enemy, which recounts the trashy tales of the divorce(s) of Charlie Sheen and the almost unbelievable repeated life implosions of former congressman Anthony Weiner. If you love it, check out episode 1 at TrashyDivorces.com, or you can just subscribe through your favorite podcasting app and get all your favorite trash delivered every Sunday. Thanks so much for a great 2018! We love you all!

This week, Alicia and Stacie talk with one of our favorite people, the talented and wonderful Emily from the band The Skipperdees. She is in a few other bands, and teaches all the music to pre-k through 5th grade too! We take a romp through the land of Tennessee hometowns with three-eyed fish, learning to play instruments, teaching brutally honest tinies, musical collaboration with a twin, and oh-so-much Dolly Parton. Atlanta friends, be sure to check out The Skipperdees album release show January 5 2019 at the Red Light Cafe, and for our friends in Athens you can see them January 6 at Hendershots Coffee. 

Oh yeah, and we try Winter Jack, a tasty wintertime cider from Jack Daniels. Thumbs up for that one. 

It's the most wonderful time of the year (allegedly), and we have a very special present for you! However you celebrate, whatever you celebrate, we hope it's amazing for you. 

Happy holidays, you beautiful lushes! This week, we welcome Allison from the Not Your Little Lady podcast to the tipsy table, where we celebrate the season by taste-testing eggnog and talking about life in the south. Not Your Little Lady is an interview podcast where Allison explores the stories of women and femme-identifying individuals in the south living lives outside of traditional social norms. NYLL will be back for season 2 on Wednesdays in January, and is available everywhere you listen to podcasts. You can follow along on Twitter at @LadiesofNYLL.

It turns out that we’re all cat people here in the ATL, and Allison shares the origin story of her cat Wednesday (also why her podcast drops that day). Do you sing to your pets? Yup, us too. Oh, speaking of music – listen to the end for Allison’s amazing music recommendations in Three Bands, Dead or Alive.

EGGNOG TASTE TEST RESULTS

Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog – Less boozy but really good.

Evan Williams Original Southern Egg Nog – This is an alcoholic beverage fit for holiday celebrating.

Christian Brothers Holiday Nog – For putting into coffee. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S EGGNOG RECIPE (BORROWED FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC)

“One quart cream, one quart milk, one dozen tablespoons sugar, one pint brandy, ½ pint rye whiskey, ½ pint Jamaica rum, ¼ pint sherry

—mix liquor first,

then separate yolks and whites of 12 eggs,

add sugar to beaten yolks,

mix well.

Add milk and cream, slowly beating.

Beat whites of eggs until stiff and fold slowly into mixture.

Let set in cool place for several days.

Taste frequently.”

TEQUILA EGGNOG RECIPE FROM FOOD52.

Alicia and Stacie debate their auspicious lack of holiday decorations over vodka concoctions. We talk family traditions (lies!), dinosaur nativity scenes, and other super fun family holiday happenings while we decide if we are just lazy, grinchy, or simply cat owners. (It’s a mix – spoilers.)

JoJo stuck around with us and we kept on chatting - this time about summer's most horrible catchy tune, Rupert Holmes' 'Escape (The Pina Colada Song).' Think of it as a warm-weather version of 'Baby, It's Cold Outside,' and sing along with us as we absolutely murder it. Don't worry - as you'll hear, singing chops are not required. 

Okay, so we don’t actually go to Morocco (except in our minds), but in this week’s episode we talk to our friend JoJo, a seasoned traveler with a ton of great stories and solid tips on how to become a world traveler within your budget. JoJo shares secrets for finding cheap airfare and doing your thing abroad without breaking the bank. She also tells us about her favorite country – Morocco – and that time she thought she might end up in jail there. She’s got really wonderful advice and thoughts about traveling alone as a woman. If you’ve got a dream that involves an airline ticket, this is the episode for you.

This week, Alicia and Stacie drink Russell’s Reserve 10 Year Old bourbon with our favorite barrister, political operative, and UGA fan, Billy Joyner. We talk today’s politics – including a bit about the tight spot Paul Manafort has wedged himself into – and travel to the magical land of The West Wing. Alicia makes up a few games on the spot and they go really, really well, then Billy plays Three Bands, Dead or Alive. We close out with a little football chatter ahead of the big Georgia-Alabama game on Saturday (you knew we had to talk football). Oh, and for listeners in Georgia – our runoff election is next Tuesday, December 4, and early voting is happening now. VOTE!