We lean hard into podcaster stereotypes in this episode by having three guys sit around microphones talking about beer. Our guest is Alex Buckley, an award-winning Western New York homebrewer who is working to start up a new commercial brewery, Beer Kind Brewing. Alex and Adam swap homebrewing stories and Fletcher enjoys some tasty sample pours.

Buffalo, New York, USA and Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany have been sister cities for more than 40 years. Lynn and Greg Engle each traveled to Dortmund as teens and now serve on the Buffalo Dortmund Sister City Committee. They share information about the relationship between the two cities and programs that connect citizens of each area.

Katie Wade of Thyme for Tea Herbal Apothecary joined The Enthusiasts Guild to talk about making tea, the perfect brew, and blends inspired by Tarot cards. Katie's online shop is at https://www.etsy.com/shop/Thyme4TeaApothecary and you can find her teas on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thymefortea.herbalapothecary/

Watch collector and tinkerer Brian Dorchak visits to share his love of timepieces. Nicholas Barcomb joins the episode as guest interviewer.

We talk about movements, complications, automatic self-winding and the first watch on the Moon. Nick tries on a Rolex and likes the way it feels.

Visit our social media accounts to see photos of the watches at the center of our conversation.

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We dive into journalism, humor and more with Rhiannon Browning. The 1940 film His Girl Friday stars Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant as a divorced reporter and editor whose dialogue is as bright as their ethics are shady. We talk about some of our own views on news, the thrill of chasing a story and some formative experiences.

Dan Kaufman joins us to talk about "Batman: The Animated Series," with special attention to "Beware the Gray Ghost," "Almost Got 'im" and the amazing performances of Kevin Conroy.

We also visit Dan's background in art, his interest in comics and Batman's on-screen appearances.

Dan previously joined The Enthusiasts Guild in our 2020 crossover episode with the Your Brain on Hops podcast.

Episodes of "Batman: The Animated Series" are currently available to stream on HBO Max.

We wrap up the year by sharing some of our favorite pop culture discoveries. Here are links to shows, music and sites we mentioned this episode:

• Buffalo & Erie County Public Library: https://www.buffalolib.org/
• New York Public Library: https://www.nypl.org/
• Pressure Machine by The Killers on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1qMFjBarjO2xD15BwXZguD
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV): https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy
• Nice Try: https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/nice-try
• Superman & Lois (The CW): https://www.cwtv.com/shows/superman-and-lois/pilot/
• Ghosts (UK) on HBO Max: https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GXrBDuAniEYC9JwEAAAWV
• Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/saga
• Gutter Pop Comics in Buffalo (Adam's favorite comic shop): https://www.gutterpopcomics.com/
• Taskmaster (UK) Series 1, Melon Buffet: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v4YhsooE5xY

Season two of The Enthusiasts Guild will begin in early 2022.

Claire Martin studied art history and conservation at the University of Delaware, apprenticed with Roycroft Renaissance Master Artisan Thomas Pafk, and furthered her education at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation in the U.K.

In this episode, Claire shares her love of furniture conservation and restoration.

Claire also gives a shoutout to the podcast This Crafted World (https://thiscraftedworld.com/), made by two of her West Dean classmates, furniture maker Harry T. Morris and furniture conservator and Shane Orion Wiechnik.