Prefer Not To

It was surprisingly easy to end Prohibition. All it took was the Great Depression, rampant crime, and dozens of state conventions! Join us as we celebrate the end of a national mistake and watch Brian de Palma’s “Obsession.”

When the hurly-burly’s done, Kate and Josh will have celebrated 100 episodes of Prefer Not To! Join them for a look back through the fog and filthy air of Prohibition bootlegging before diving into the toil and trouble of 1983’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes.”

Kate and Josh are back from vacation! Remember that time America did something crazy and voted for a crazy idea that was crazy? Thank goodness that’s behind us. Also, 1977’s “Audrey Rose” manages to be both bizarre and boring. Think that’s impossible? THINK HARDER.

In the first of a three-part look at the history of liquor laws in America, Kate talks about the run-up to Prohibition and about the reform movements of the 19th century. Then, Albert Finney fights giant wolves in the South Bronx with Gregory Hines in “Wolfen” from 1981. Join us!

This is where the fun starts! Add wine to sugar and bubbles and put on a pastel linen jacket, because Kate has wine coolers and we’re watching “Terminator Genisys.” And we thank you for your support.

Like Kraft French Dressing and naming your daughter Angelique, the Boulevardier is more trashy and American than it is classy or Gallic. Join us!

He lived fast, died young and left a delicious cocktail. Kate explores the legacy of Rudolph Valentino as we drink the Blood and Sand, then we turn to “Goosebumps.” Join us!

Rash discussion is followed by rash decisions as Kate and Josh discuss alcohol flush reactions and 2014’s “Black Sea,” starring Jude Law. Join us!

Too bad the name is a tad racist, because the drink sure is delicious. Join Kate and Josh to sample the citrusy wallop of the Kamikaze and learn the history of the shooter, every college kid’s first worst mistake. Then watch some fictional college kids make their last worst mistake in 2008’s “The Ruins.” Join […]

We dodge the revenuers and lead poisoning to sample moonshine and watch the Arnold Schwartzenegger zombie drama “Maggie.” Join us!

In the first installment of her history of cocktail luminaries, Kate digs into the life of imbibing’s Johnny Appleseed. Then we watch “The Haunted Mansion,” a movie that disappoints despite starring show favorites Eddie Murphy and Terence Stamp. How is this possible? Join us!

It’s a clip show! Saunter through our first 10 episodes, back from when jazz was king and kids knew the value of a dollar — an elegant age of rail travel, chivalrous knights and mighty ocean schooners. Don’t worry, though! A new show is coming later this week. Honest.

Shit weasels! Join us! Also, an unsolicited plug for the local meadery that changed Josh’s tune on honey booze: https://starrlightmead.com/

Everyone’s invited to Kate’s sloe gin party! It’s fizzy fun and has Elizabeth Banks manhandling a roast in “The Uninvited,” an American K-horror remake from 2009. Join us, won’t you?

Why spend that refund on a map to Skull Mountain when we’ve found it already! Join Kate and Josh as we sip the Income Tax, a cocktail that’s almost a Bronx but different enough to avoid an audit. Then we slip back to the tax-dodging days of Wesley Snipes with the zombie western “Gallowwalkers.” Join […]

Ever drunk a martini from the remains of the Hindenburg? Ever seen someone get hemi-defenestrated? Join Kate and Josh as they talk about the history of cocktail shakers and watch “Superstition,” a movie about a creepy witch ghost who microwaves people to death. Join us!

A nonsense word? Nonsense! The syllabub is a delicious wine, sugar and cream cocktail that sets the stage for Kate and Josh’s deep dive into 2014’s “The Forger,” starring John Travolta and Christopher Plummer. Join us!

No liquor needed! Kate and Josh explore mock cocktails and initiate a discussion about BBC detective shows before talking about “Blackhat,” Michael Mann’s hacker thriller from 2015. Join us!

Prepare to hear the worst Irish accents ever as Kate and Josh talk about the history of adding green coloring to beer and watch the bizarre and implausible “Ricochet,” starring Denzel Washington, John Lithgow and Ice-T.

This week, we enjoy beer, tomato juice and just a pinch of Old Norse. The spicy beer goodness of the Michelada leads Kate and Josh into the 2007 Karl Urban Vikings-vs.-native-Americans epic “Pathfinder.” Join us!