Trans-Atlantic Throwdown Podcast
By Paddy K & Frank Chow
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Podcast Description
Paddy k and Frank Chow are two friends who go way back. About fifteen years ago, in the sprawling Virginia suburbs south of Washington, DC, a teenaged fanboy Paddy drew comic-book-inspired campaign posters for aspiring class representative Frank. What do superheroes have to do with student government? Absolutely nothing, but a strong friendship was born that day. Things have changed a lot since then: Frank studied theater and psychology in college and ended up on the stand-up comedy circuit in Chicago; Paddy studied economics, did some time in the Army, married an Irish girl and now lives in Dublin. Working as cubicle monkeys in 9 to 5 jobs, Paddy and Frank found themselves ranting at each other via Gchat on a daily basis and finally decided that rather than just typing about it, why not record the rage and share it with the internets? The Trans-Atlantic Throwdown was born. The podcast is focussed on politics, pints and underground rock. Politics: We lean left. Sometimes Frank leans hard left. Like, we're talking Michael Jackson in the Smooth Criminal video leaning hard left. Paddy comes from a Republican family which makes him the conflicted and guilty left. But we lean left. To summarize, in the words of George Carlin: "Nuke a gay whale for Jesus." Pints: ABInBev is the devil and the sooner you accept this and start drinking craft and micro brews, the happier you'll be. Trust us. We also seek out obscure distilled spirits, mostly whiskey and gin. We don't really care about wine that much, but we'll drink it all the same. Rock: Paddy likes the screamy hardcore and metal stuff. Frank is down with that, but enjoys a good hook so he tends to favor the indie rock and folky stuff. Life is way too short to waste your time and money on crap pop bands that you forget after one listen of their album.
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ExplicitEpisode 10 - Best of 2011: The Lists Episode | A mere seven or eight weeks since 2012 began, Paddy and Frank have finally navigated the scheduling difficulties of working multiple jobs on opposite ends of the country and bring you a summary of all the stuff they liked best about 2011. Better late ... | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 9 - Gran Centenario, Blade Gin, DC Brau, Red Fang, Black Tusk, Dum Dum Girls & M83 | And we're back! Due to trans-continental and trans-Atlantic moves, the TAT was delayed but we've got our act together and have drinks and tunes to discuss. On this installment, we discuss the merits of a name change and their relation to hallucinogen... | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitColombian Necktie Interview | Frank Chow interviews Colombian Necktie from Los Angeles, California. They discuss inspiration, how the band formed and pet peeves about the music industry. It's a fun-filled and informative interview with one of LA's exciting and rockin bands. Liste... | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 8 (Revised for Sound Quality) - Death's Door Distillery, IPA Axe Edge, Cooley Distillery, Bon Iver, August Burns Red, T | And we're back! After a two-month hiatus due to a cross-country move by Frank and various scheduling conflicts -- damn you, time zones!!! -- we bring you more rage-tastic banter on drinks and tunes. No politics this week as both Frank and Paddy are bu... | 6/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 8 - Death's Door Distillery, IPA Axe Edge, Cooley Distillery, Bon Iver, August Burns Red, Touche Amore & Panda Bear | And we're back! After a two-month hiatus due to a cross-country move by Frank and various scheduling conflicts -- damn you, time zones!!! -- we bring you more rage-tastic banter on drinks and tunes. No politics this week as both Frank and Paddy are bu... | 6/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 7 - Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Tyrconnell Irish Whiskey, Libya, Irish Economy, Defeater, Radical Face, Trap Them, & | Episode 7: Back to the standard format and no technical issues! Paddy and Frank open up about their love for spirits; Frank talks about his Ethereal gin which causes "haziness." Paddy explains his new less-beer diet and his love for whiskey -- very, ve... | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 6 - Harviestoun, North Shore Distillery, RTE Irish Elections, Wisconsin, James Blake, Darkest Hour & Deafheaven | This is Episode 6 a.k.a. Fizzbitch a.k.a. Miracle Baby, because we have so many technical problems and interruptions that this one almost didn't happen! Please bear with us, we do apologize! Today Paddy is sipping on some Harviestoun (Scotland) beers... | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 5 - Best of 2010, Albums, Movies, Music and Randomness | This week on the TAT, we finally get around to reviewing the year that was 2010. Paddy and Frank go through their favorite movies, music, drinks and events and discuss the lists compiled by their friends and listeners. This includes a top ten film li... | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 4 - Sam Adams, Dry Fly Gin, O' Hara's, Sierra Nevada, Kanye West, Coliseum, Irish Economy, Obama Tax Cut Deal and the R | On the 4th episode of Trans-Atlantic Throwdown, Paddy discusses three seasonal beers that kept him happy on his recent trip to the US for Thanksgiving as well as a new addition to the Carlow Brewing family and Frank discusses Dry Fly Gin with a hint of... | 12/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 3 - Porterhouse Brewing, Hendricks Gin, Goose Island, Maddow, Mid-Term Elections, Converge and the Secret | This week on the TAT, Paddy returns to beer-sampling and rekindles an old flame with Goose Island, a brewery with which Paddy has a complicated relationship. Closer to home, Paddy samples a new experimental lager from Porterhouse Brewing Co. called Do... | 11/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTrans-Atlantic Throwdown Episode 2 | In this edition of the Trans-Atlantic Throwdown, Paddy battles through a slight hangover -- or is it just parental sleep deprivation? -- and Frank resists pre-midterm election jitters to bring the rage. First up, the boys address some listener comments... | 11/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Trans-Atlantic Throwdown with Paddy K and Frank Chow | The Trans-Atlantic Throwdown with Paddy K and Frank Chow Episode 1: Pints, Politics, & Metal. Paddy K and Frank Chow discuss how the podcast came to fruition and their long friendship that began with an early foray into middle-school politics. Pints... | 10/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
The 3,000 Mile Banter
Having been an avid podcast listener since 2005, this isn't necessarily the first time someone hears a podcast conversation where two people are speaking while not right next to each other, but this is the first time it's been applied to a time-honored rock-solid broadcasting format: Great banter.
Frank and Paddy have about 3,000 miles of ocean between them while they record, but they have an effortless conversational chemistry, and the anchoring subjects of craft beers and pop culture are perfect material to give the sensation of being part of a great, relaxed conversation with friends. Also, being that there is a dual American and Irish perspective, whenever the topic does arise one gets an interesting External / Internal perspective of Ireland's complex financial crisis as it's unfolding.
As people are more mobile than ever, with migration and emigration happening everywhere, the effortless fun of this long distance conversation points to what I'm sure will be a format that's borrowed from a lot in podcasting's future.
- Free
- Category: News & Politics
- Language: English
- ℗ & © 2012 Trans-Atlantic Throwdown Podcast
