Entrepreneurs and friends, Amy Hester and Emily Reeves Dean produced this podcast for 3 years (234 episodes). The last episode aired May 2023.
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We made a Mexican Firing Squad cocktail (tequila, grenadine, lime juice, bitters) and talked about what we’ve been watching and the drama on the Yellowstone set, Tom Cruise as an entertainer, how Amy is processing on the new salon, and Emily being the old lady of the neighborhood. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We mixed up a fancy drink with pink ice cubes and sat down on a rainy day for our happy hour this week. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We made an in-season Clementine Smash using bourbon and talked about all the pollen in the air, Emily’s stuffy nose, the progress Amy has made on the new salon location, what we’ve been watching (Beef, Rabbit Hole, Yellowjackets), first apartment furniture (whatever happened to Pier 1?), and gave pets to our special guest. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 231: High-Heeled Shoes, Quiet Luxury, + Door Knocking
We definitely won’t be making a Popinjay cocktail again — this was our first time making a drink with Cynar, and it may be our last. We sat down for a Saturday afternoon cocktail and talked about event season, the pain of high-heeled shoes, Succession starting the conversation around “quiet luxury,” how we ignore people knocking on our doors, and allergy season. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We fixed ourselves a Chief cocktail, served in a Nick & Nora glass (that felt dainty and deserving a of a popped pinky while sipping), and talked about the massive tornado that hit Little Rock last week, the new Barbie trailer (and how excited we are for the movie), shopping for sandals and eye glasses, preserving old photos, and mom comments that you never forget. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 229: Mispronunciations, Red Shoes, + Missing Silverware
We both wore all-black outfits with red shoes, but that was not on purpose — great minds, right? Over a Slope cocktail, we catch up on all the things — like Yellowjackets, the Shrinking finale, the embarrassment of a restaurant knowing what you are going to order because you’ve been there so much, and more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 228: 10 Favorite Things (Currently)
We had a delicious (and very strong) Elderflower Martini then each shared our current nine favorite things (the assignment was to bring 10, but weirdly, we each brought only nine). These are always fun episodes because we are SO DIFFERENT from each other! Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Amy’s Things:
- Estate sale bags
- Lucite magazine holder: https://amzn.to/40bp7CM
- Trader Joe’s Crunchy Chili Onion: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/crunchy-chili-onion-062480
- Rechargeable lamps: https://amzn.to/40typK9
- Shop Goodwill app: https://shopgoodwill.com/home
- Jahde leather collar: https://jahdemade.com/collections/collars
- Fake bangs
- Electric blue metallic spray paint
- Vintage jewelry
Emily’s Things:
- Sleep Crown pillow: https://www.sleepcrown.com/
- Ember travel mug: https://ember.com/products/ember-travel-mug-2
- Bullet Journal notebook: https://bulletjournal.com/products/edition-2
- Neutrogena Hand Cream: https://amzn.to/40biyQT
- Perricone MD No Makeup Eye Shadow: https://amzn.to/40rduHJ
- Absorbent wristbands to use when washing face: https://amzn.to/3TC98v6
- Oxo angled jigger: https://amzn.to/3JBC0it
- Tatcha Eye Serum Stick: https://amzn.to/3FLKbI9
- Calpak vanity/train case: https://rstyle.me/+llIJFaldtdOKUq84ZTuVgw
Ep. 227: A French Gimlet, Fake Bangs, + Travel Accouterments
We can definitely recommend a French Gimlet cocktail for your spring-time cheer (and try the Empress Gin to give it the fun color, too)! Over our happy hour, we talked about our packing habits — does everyone pack all the accouterment as we do, or are we crazy? We need to know! We, of course, talked about Amy’s new bangs, plus Daisy Jones and the Six, and teenage driving habits. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcast
Ep. 225: Concert Merch, Age, + BORGs
We made a Brant Cocktail (Cognac, Créme de Menthe, Angostura Bitters) and sat down for a happy hour conversation about ball season, concert-going, cookie recipes, how old we feel (vs. how old we are), and blackout rage gallons. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 224: A Buster Brown, New Tattoos, + Sleep Aids
Over our latest happy hour session. We sipped on a Buster Brown cocktail and talked about our new tattoos, a punishment ring, screened-in porches, our love for classes, sleep aid tips, and what we’ve been watching lately. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 223: Chatting in the Car
This week’s episode was recorded as we drove to an art event for friend of the pod, Bryant Phelan. We caught up on our Valentine’s Day plans (or lack thereof), Amy’s upcoming photoshoot, Emily’s education on the Dallas Cowboys, and more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 222: Spice Preferences, Skincare, + Learning Styles
We mixed up a Ginger Gold Rush and settled in for a Friday night happy hour, which turned into a bit of a therapy session. We talked about spice sensitivities, the importance of skincare checkups, what we are currently watching, new workouts, projects with sand, work achievements, and our different learning styles. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 221: Harrison Ford, Unread Messages, + Rom-Coms.
We made a drink we are calling the Sweetart and talked about shopping our own stuff before making new purchases, our current TV obsessions with Poker Face and The Mindy Project, seeing Harrison Ford everywhere lately, our upcoming live stream, and cocktail trends on TikTok. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 219: Plants, Makeup, + Hats. Over a Fancy Cocktail, for some reason, our conversation started with plants, went to current favorite makeup products, then started talking extensively about hats. It was a weird but interesting conversation thread. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 217: A Holiday Spritz, A Trip To Vegas, + Cocktails Around Town. We sipped on a Holiday Gin Fizz and talked about The White Lotus (specifically the fashion), whether we care about the Royals, late nights (or rather early mornings) from Amy’s trip to Vegas, Emily’s half-assed Christmas decorations, our upcoming travels, great cocktail locations around town, and more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We were feeling the holiday cheer while sipping on an Apple Cider Sidecar. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We added personalized flavors to our Prosecco and cozied up to talk about the crazy experience of trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets, where we’ve been drinking around town lately, and what we’ve been shopping for as the weather turns colder. We also go deep on the latest season of White Lotus. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Clearly, we enjoyed the distillery tour and cocktail class at this week!
Over an Autumn Rickey (bourbon, lime juice, maple syrup, + club soda), we talk about the holidays speeding towards us and how we are getting ready, how much we loved Bad Sisters (AppleTV), and how we are staying young. 😉 Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We made a Peachie Spritz and talked about Amy’s trip to Texas, Emily’s disdain for the ending of The Patient, Matthew Perry’s Batman obsession, and the new cocktail competition show on Netflix. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 212: A Texan Cocktail, A Blanket Poncho, and Amy’s Birthday. In honor of Amy’s upcoming trip to Roundtop, we mixed up a Texan cocktail while we cozied up in our new blanket ponchos, celebrated Amy’s birthday, visited about the Fair, what we’ve been watching, getting our patios ready for the fall season, and tabloid news that has gotten our attention lately. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We made a Pomegranate Spritz, which tasted (and looked) very holiday, and we talked about Emily’s e-bike adventure, Amy’s trip to NWA to plan for a fashion show, plus what we’ve been watching lately. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
It is pumpkin spice season, so we made a pumpkin spice version of our favorite: the Old Fashioned. Our consensus was that it was good, but we’d only want to drink one before we tired of it. In this episode, we talked about comfort TV shows to watch, Amy’s new Weight Watchers plan, and our opinions (so far) on our latest Audio Book Club pick, I’m Glad My Mom Died. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We made a “juicy” Bungalow cocktail and let the “opposites” of our personalities show: Emily spent time this week learning how to repair (and actually did it) her dryer and Amy spent time on a cool new art project. We also talked about “Do Revenge” on Netflix, a sexy new show that Amy has been watching, and Emily’s recent obsession with “Never Have I Ever.” Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We are close to Halloween, and the best costume party in town will be held by the Home for Healing on October 28th: Monster Bash. In this episode, we mixed up a Halloween-themed cocktail — a Vampire’s Kiss — and visited with this year’s chairs of the Monster Bash, Brandy and Richard Harp. They told us what would be happening at Monster Bash this year, how to get tickets, and what the event benefits. The Home for Healing is an amazing place that provides lodging for people undergoing cancer treatments and has become a community of support for those staying there. Visit http://homeforhealing.org/ to learn more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Anyone else agree that sake results in a happy drunk? We sipped on two kinds of sake over our happy hour session this week while we talked about using power tools, buying bagels, and shopping for Birkenstocks (among many other things). Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We had a delicious Peach Paper Plane while we talked about Emily’s late-to-the-game obsession with Yellowstone and Amy revealed that she had a night out on the town in Little Rock with one of the actors!! We also talked about some really terrible TV and movies we’ve both watched, then talked about how great the Elvis biopic was and so we might be planning a trip to Graceland soon. 😉 We also talked about a bit about our progress on this month’s audio book, Amy’s recent discovery of a new resell shop in Little Rock, the new Apple product releases, and more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We did an añejo tequila tasting on this episode, which definitely made things interesting. We talked about the season finale of The Resort, plus all the other things we’ve been watching lately, our recent shopping excursions, the cocktail class we took at Eggshells, and more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Welcome to Ep. 204 of Conversations Cocktails + Connections. Over our happy hour this week, we drank a Sparkling Rosé Aperol Spritz, revealed our September Audio Book Club book, talked about what we’ve been watching, doing, and shopping for lately. Amy touched on style trends for fall and Emily talked about a new social media app that everyone is loving. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Little Rock, AR
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We made a Mexican Firing Squad cocktail (tequila, grenadine, lime juice, bitters) and talked about what we’ve been watching and the drama on the Yellowstone set, Tom Cruise as an entertainer, how Amy is processing on the new salon, and Emily being the old lady of the neighborhood. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We mixed up a fancy drink with pink ice cubes and sat down on a rainy day for our happy hour this week. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We made an in-season Clementine Smash using bourbon and talked about all the pollen in the air, Emily’s stuffy nose, the progress Amy has made on the new salon location, what we’ve been watching (Beef, Rabbit Hole, Yellowjackets), first apartment furniture (whatever happened to Pier 1?), and gave pets to our special guest. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 231: High-Heeled Shoes, Quiet Luxury, + Door Knocking We definitely won’t be making a Popinjay cocktail again — this was our first time making a drink with Cynar, and it may be our last. We sat down for a Saturday afternoon cocktail and talked about event season, the pain of high-heeled shoes, Succession starting the conversation around “quiet luxury,” how we ignore people knocking on our doors, and allergy season. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We fixed ourselves a Chief cocktail, served in a Nick & Nora glass (that felt dainty and deserving a of a popped pinky while sipping), and talked about the massive tornado that hit Little Rock last week, the new Barbie trailer (and how excited we are for the movie), shopping for sandals and eye glasses, preserving old photos, and mom comments that you never forget. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 229: Mispronunciations, Red Shoes, + Missing Silverware We both wore all-black outfits with red shoes, but that was not on purpose — great minds, right? Over a Slope cocktail, we catch up on all the things — like Yellowjackets, the Shrinking finale, the embarrassment of a restaurant knowing what you are going to order because you’ve been there so much, and more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 228: 10 Favorite Things (Currently) We had a delicious (and very strong) Elderflower Martini then each shared our current nine favorite things (the assignment was to bring 10, but weirdly, we each brought only nine). These are always fun episodes because we are SO DIFFERENT from each other! Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts. Amy’s Things: - Estate sale bags - Lucite magazine holder: https://amzn.to/40bp7CM - Trader Joe’s Crunchy Chili Onion: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/crunchy-chili-onion-062480 - Rechargeable lamps: https://amzn.to/40typK9 - Shop Goodwill app: https://shopgoodwill.com/home - Jahde leather collar: https://jahdemade.com/collections/collars - Fake bangs - Electric blue metallic spray paint - Vintage jewelry Emily’s Things: - Sleep Crown pillow: https://www.sleepcrown.com/ - Ember travel mug: https://ember.com/products/ember-travel-mug-2 - Bullet Journal notebook: https://bulletjournal.com/products/edition-2 - Neutrogena Hand Cream: https://amzn.to/40biyQT - Perricone MD No Makeup Eye Shadow: https://amzn.to/40rduHJ - Absorbent wristbands to use when washing face: https://amzn.to/3TC98v6 - Oxo angled jigger: https://amzn.to/3JBC0it - Tatcha Eye Serum Stick: https://amzn.to/3FLKbI9 - Calpak vanity/train case: https://rstyle.me/+llIJFaldtdOKUq84ZTuVgw
Ep. 227: A French Gimlet, Fake Bangs, + Travel Accouterments We can definitely recommend a French Gimlet cocktail for your spring-time cheer (and try the Empress Gin to give it the fun color, too)! Over our happy hour, we talked about our packing habits — does everyone pack all the accouterment as we do, or are we crazy? We need to know! We, of course, talked about Amy’s new bangs, plus Daisy Jones and the Six, and teenage driving habits. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcast
Ep. 225: Concert Merch, Age, + BORGs We made a Brant Cocktail (Cognac, Créme de Menthe, Angostura Bitters) and sat down for a happy hour conversation about ball season, concert-going, cookie recipes, how old we feel (vs. how old we are), and blackout rage gallons. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 224: A Buster Brown, New Tattoos, + Sleep Aids Over our latest happy hour session. We sipped on a Buster Brown cocktail and talked about our new tattoos, a punishment ring, screened-in porches, our love for classes, sleep aid tips, and what we’ve been watching lately. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 223: Chatting in the Car This week’s episode was recorded as we drove to an art event for friend of the pod, Bryant Phelan. We caught up on our Valentine’s Day plans (or lack thereof), Amy’s upcoming photoshoot, Emily’s education on the Dallas Cowboys, and more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 222: Spice Preferences, Skincare, + Learning Styles We mixed up a Ginger Gold Rush and settled in for a Friday night happy hour, which turned into a bit of a therapy session. We talked about spice sensitivities, the importance of skincare checkups, what we are currently watching, new workouts, projects with sand, work achievements, and our different learning styles. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 221: Harrison Ford, Unread Messages, + Rom-Coms. We made a drink we are calling the Sweetart and talked about shopping our own stuff before making new purchases, our current TV obsessions with Poker Face and The Mindy Project, seeing Harrison Ford everywhere lately, our upcoming live stream, and cocktail trends on TikTok. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 219: Plants, Makeup, + Hats. Over a Fancy Cocktail, for some reason, our conversation started with plants, went to current favorite makeup products, then started talking extensively about hats. It was a weird but interesting conversation thread. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 217: A Holiday Spritz, A Trip To Vegas, + Cocktails Around Town. We sipped on a Holiday Gin Fizz and talked about The White Lotus (specifically the fashion), whether we care about the Royals, late nights (or rather early mornings) from Amy’s trip to Vegas, Emily’s half-assed Christmas decorations, our upcoming travels, great cocktail locations around town, and more. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We were feeling the holiday cheer while sipping on an Apple Cider Sidecar. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We added personalized flavors to our Prosecco and cozied up to talk about the crazy experience of trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets, where we’ve been drinking around town lately, and what we’ve been shopping for as the weather turns colder. We also go deep on the latest season of White Lotus. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Over an Autumn Rickey (bourbon, lime juice, maple syrup, + club soda), we talk about the holidays speeding towards us and how we are getting ready, how much we loved Bad Sisters (AppleTV), and how we are staying young. 😉 Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
We made a Peachie Spritz and talked about Amy’s trip to Texas, Emily’s disdain for the ending of The Patient, Matthew Perry’s Batman obsession, and the new cocktail competition show on Netflix. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Ep. 212: A Texan Cocktail, A Blanket Poncho, and Amy’s Birthday. In honor of Amy’s upcoming trip to Roundtop, we mixed up a Texan cocktail while we cozied up in our new blanket ponchos, celebrated Amy’s birthday, visited about the Fair, what we’ve been watching, getting our patios ready for the fall season, and tabloid news that has gotten our attention lately. Cheers! Listen wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Sips On The Rock - Podcast - Little Rock, AR
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