Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill

Pigweed and Crowhill drink and review Cape May Brewing Company’s Coastal Evacuation Double IPA and ask a deceptively simple question: When are we going to live on Mars?Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and even the Boring Company can all be understood as pieces of his larger vision of making humanity a multi-planetary species. And there’s a compelling argument behind it: Earth is humanity’s single point of failure....

On their recent trip to Mexico, Pigweed, Crowhill, and Longinus read Greene's novel set in Mexico -- a moral thriller about the relentless pursuit and persecution of a Catholic priest during the Mexican civil war. A paramilitary group has outlawed the Catholic Church and is executing the clergy. A humdrum, milquetoast, "whiskey priest" is on the run, and a determined officer is trying to hunt him down. He's stuck between duty and a...

Who was the greatest man who ever lived? Yeah, okay, Jesus. But who was called "the greatest man" by his enemies? That would be our first president, George Washington, who was declared the greatest man who ever lived by none other than his rival, King George. Why? Pigweed and Crowhill dive into that topic, and explore the amazing life and legacy of George Washington. But first, they drink an IPA inspired by ... Iron Maiden? What do...

Pigweed, Crowhill, and Longinus are back from Mexico with stories to tell. The trip takes them from the beach town of Sayulita to the sprawling metropolis of Guadalajara and finally to Tequila—where the agave fields are endless, the distilleries are fascinating, and the tour bus gets considerably livelier on the way home.Along the way, they encounter mariachi bands, Mexican craft beer, cobblestone streets, scooters that would...

Why do some cultural fads disappear while others hang around long after everyone seems to have moved on?Pigweed and Crowhill drink and review a hazy IPA and ask, “Are we still doing this?” From pronouns in bios, COVID-era leftovers and land acknowledgments to climate alarmism, corporate virtue signaling, Pride Month, recycling and other remnants of the great cultural craziness of the past several years, they run through...

Pigweed and Crowhill review two versions of the same old ale and tackle Helen Andrews' provocative argument that much of what we call “wokeness” can be understood as the feminization of our institutions.As women have become majorities in fields such as education, law, publishing, and human resources, Andrews argues that traditionally feminine priorities — empathy over rationality, safety over risk, cohesion over c...

America needs more data centers to power AI -- but communities across the country are starting to say, "Not here."

In this episode of Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill, we explore why counties and states are putting the brakes on new AI infrastructure. Data centers promise billions of dollars in investment, but they also consume enormous amounts of electricity, require vast tracts of land, generate noise, and create su...

Thomas Jefferson was far more than the author of the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer, architect, inventor, linguist, scientist, diplomat, president, and one of the most influential minds behind the American experiment.

In this episode of Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill, we trace Jefferson's remarkable life—from writing the Declaration of Independence and championing religious liberty to the Louisia...

Foucault. Derrida. Lyotard. Three French philosophers walk into a cafe — and forty years later, American universities can't define what a woman is.In this episode, Pigweed and Crowhill dig into a viral French mea culpa: an apology, on behalf of France, for exporting postmodernism to the world. They trace the direct line from French theory's core claim — that truth is just a mask for power — through Judith Butler, ...

The 2026 World Cup brought millions of international visitors to the United States—and many of them experienced something they weren't expecting.

For years they had been told America was dangerous, hostile, racist, politically unstable, and falling apart. Instead, many found friendly people, clean cities, incredible food, welcoming communities, freedom, abundance, and an atmosphere that challenged everything they thought they ...

As America approaches its 250th birthday, we fire up a (mostly) reliable time machine and imagine what the Founding Fathers would think if they could see the United States today.

Would George Washington be amazed by America's military power? Would Benjamin Franklin marvel at electricity, space travel, and modern technology? Would Thomas Jefferson recognize the federal government they created—or wonder what happened to the repu...

As part of our America 250 series, Pigweed, Crowhill, and Longinus put each other to the test with a wide-ranging game of American trivia.How many people signed the Declaration of Independence? Which president served the shortest term? Why did George Washington's resignation astonish the world? Which four states meet at Four Corners? And could you answer the same questions that left some college students completely stumped?Along th...

With special guest Longinus the boys review a Troegs Graffiti Highway Mosaic IPA and take a deep dive into Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, one of the defining novels of the Beat Generation.

We talk through the plot, the major characters like Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, and the larger ideas behind Kerouac’s world: freedom, authenticity, rebellion, conformity, jazz, the open road, and the moral chaos that often comes with ...

Genuine racism is a bad thing. That's why the word "racist" used to carry real moral weight — because real racism is a serious wrong.

But the word has been misused, abused, overused, and trampled on.

After decades of overuse, misapplication, and outright abuse, the accusation of racism has jumped the shark.

Today, voter ID is racist. Advanced math is racist. Showing up on time is racist. Flying your country's flag is racist.

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P&C crack open a Dogfish Head apricot IPA and take on the 19th Amendment — the real history, not the mythology.

The standard story says women were yearning for the vote while men kept them down. The actual history is more nuanced.

* Who actually opposed women's suffrage (hint: many women),

* Why the anti-suffragettes predicted today's social problems with eerie accuracy, and

* What the growing political divide between men...

Why does the aftermath of every revolution look like a disaster -- except ours?

Pigweed and Crowhill walk through the big ones.

* France's Reign of Terror killed tens of thousands and left the country in chaos for a century.

* Haiti's slave revolt produced 111 changes of head of state and has never stopped bleeding.

* Russia's communist revolution promised a people's paradise and delivered gulags and engineered famines.

* China's Cu...

Has Pride Month reached its peak?

Pigweed and Crowhill discuss the origins of Pride Month, the Stonewall riots, the changing meaning of the word "pride," and why June feels different than it did just a few years ago. Along the way they explore corporate virtue signaling, rainbow branding, LGBTQ activism, transgender controversies, compelled speech in sports, and whether the movement has expanded so far that it is beginning to genera...

Benjamin Franklin was a printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, diplomat, entrepreneur, author, and Founding Father. He helped secure American independence, invented practical technologies still used today, built civic institutions, and retired wealthy at age 42.

He may well have been the most impressive American -- maybe even the most impressive man -- who ever lived.

In this installment of our America 250 series, Pigweed and Crow...

Is the insanity defense a get-out-of-jail-free card — or does "not knowing right from wrong" actually make you more dangerous? Pigweed and Crowhill dig into one of law's most misunderstood doctrines: what the insanity defense actually requires, why it succeeds in only about 25% of the cases where it's even attempted, and why the guys think the standard argument runs backwards. From the Son of Sam's killer dog (mostly a myth) ...