Sip, Laugh, React
Join two friends as they explore wine and share hilarious stories through blind reactions and experiences.
Episodes
Unbelievable stories, unbridled reactions
E1: The Great Molasses Flood
E2: I Tip My Hat to You
Join us for cocktails and great stories from history. Today we talk about the Great Molasses Flood and the 1904 Olympic Marathon.
Today we look at the 1922 Straw Hat Riots and a frivolous lawsuit.
E3: Shall We Dance
In this episode we learn about the dancing plague of 1518.
E4: A Will is Simply a Dead Giveaway
In this episode we hear about the 20 year legal case of Bernie Tiede.
E5: Putting the Lit in Litigation
The sad story of Steven Stayner, a boy who thought his family gave him away.
E6: The Sad Story of Steven Stayner
Listen to part two of the Bernie Tiede case and how this case spans two decades. Will he get the release he has been seeking all this time?
E7: The Worst Crime
Grab a glass (or two) and join us for a juicy conversation about the wild world of wine fraud. In this episode, we dive into the shocking story of Rudy Kurniawan, the infamous wine conman who duped the world’s elite into drinking counterfeit bottles worth millions. We’re two women, a bottle of wine, and all the juicy details on how Kurniawan managed to pull off one of the biggest scams in the wine industry. From rare Bordeaux to fraudulent bottles, we break it all down with some humor, a touch of class, and a whole lot of skepticism. Cheers to uncovering the truth, one sip at a time! 🍷✨
E8: Resurrection, Rebellion and Robes
In this glass-clinking episode of Buzzed and Baffled, the wine flows as one of our hosts dives into the baffling true story of the Quaker Universal Friend—once known as Jemima Wilkinson.
Our other host is totally blind to what’s coming and reacts in real time as the tale spirals from colonial revival meetings to full-on utopian cult vibes. Was the Universal Friend a divine disruptor, a feminist trailblazer, or just the ultimate 18th-century enigma?
Grab your goblet—this one’s got resurrection, rebellion, and robes.
E9: Come for the Faith, Stay for the Brainwashing...
In this episode of Buzzed and Baffled, your favorite wine-sipping sleuths uncork a bold bottle and dive into the blazing controversy of the Kids on Fire School of Ministry—the Pentecostal summer camp made infamous by the documentary Jesus Camp. One host has the facts, the other has no clue what’s coming.
Expect speaking in tongues, tearful altar calls, and one very intense cardboard cutout of George W. Bush. Is it spiritual awakening or childhood indoctrination? You decide—after a few sips, of course.
🍷 Blind reactions. 🔥 Fiery debates. ✝️ Faith, fear, and fermented grapes.
Let the baffling begin.