Bailey, Edward "Ed" and Bracey, Day
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection
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content: 2018-06-04
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content: Oral history interview with Edward "Ed" Bailey and Day Bracey, comedians and hosts of the Pittsburgh-based podcast Drinking Partners. Topics covered include Bracey's childhood growing up in Braddock, Pennsylvania, and Bailey's childhood in Cleveland, Ohio; meeting each other in the open mic stand-up comedy scene in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2012; similarities and differences between performing for a live audience and hosting a podcast; and the introduction of craft beer to the podcast. Other subjects discussed include the art of hosting an interview show revolving around local culture, art, and beer, and the role of beer in those conversations; their excitement for local craft breweries as engines of the local economy and culture; attitudes toward alcohol and craft beer among African Americans, especially in low income communities; the lack of representation of African Americans in brewing, comedy, and the Pittsburgh economy; collaboration among Pittsburgh craft breweries and other small businesses; the role of the media in beer culture; their evolving preferences for Belgian, IPA, and hazy IPA styles; techniques for interesting friends unfamiliar with beer in craft beer; their perception of the craft brewing industry as an avenue for careers and community development, especially for African Americans; their role sponsoring Fresh Fest, the nation's first beer festival focused on African American-owned breweries; their thoughts on measures to help the brewing industry become less homogeneous; and the character of beer culture in Pittsburgh.