Politics & Potables Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:41:39 -0500 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2620651 en-us © 2026 Politics & Potables yes Support this Podcast ad0c41d2-6dc0-58c3-8b84-0ced0d288dc5 politicsandpotables@gmail.com politicsandpotables@gmail.com afa48150-7585-11f1-a1e9-115693702d97 Jon Buchwald episodic false Politics and Potables is bringing civil political discourse back to where it started — face to face, over a drink, the way the Founders intended. Host Jon Buchwald, former congressional candidate and strategic advisor, invites guests to challenge him to a cocktail of their choosing, and then challenges them to an honest conversation about politics, policy, and what we actually have in common.  

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) politics,news,commentary,cocktails,mixology,drinks,elections,democrat,republican Jon Buchwald politicsandpotables@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/q8pzwersad81ythfkmfvlurpkfxd?.jpg Politics & Potables https://www.buzzsprout.com/2620651 Episode 1: Steve Shook for CD 26 - The Old Fashioned Episode 1: Steve Shook for CD 26 - The Old Fashioned Steve Shook is the Democratic nominee for Texas Congressional District 26 with a background in healthcare. Our conversation over an Old Fashioned covered a range of topics, and focused in healthcare — what's broken, who's responsible, and how to increase Washington's political will to actually fix it. 

Today's cocktail recipe - The Old Fashioned

2.5 oz whiskey
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
1 sugar cube
1 Maraschino cherry
Splash club soda
Orange peel

add Maraschino cherry, bitters and sugar cube to a splash of club soda and muddle

add whiskey (I used Clyde Mays Alabama style, you can use bourbon or rye for your own taste)

stir 30 times and pour over glass with rocks

Burn orange peel to express oils and rim glass

Smoke with cherry wood and enjoy


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]]> Steve Shook is the Democratic nominee for Texas Congressional District 26 with a background in healthcare. Our conversation over an Old Fashioned covered a range of topics, and focused in healthcare — what's broken, who's responsible, and how to increase Washington's political will to actually fix it. 

Today's cocktail recipe - The Old Fashioned

2.5 oz whiskey
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
1 sugar cube
1 Maraschino cherry
Splash club soda
Orange peel

add Maraschino cherry, bitters and sugar cube to a splash of club soda and muddle

add whiskey (I used Clyde Mays Alabama style, you can use bourbon or rye for your own taste)

stir 30 times and pour over glass with rocks

Burn orange peel to express oils and rim glass

Smoke with cherry wood and enjoy


Support the show

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