The Real Podcast
Real Kombucha is changing the way people drink. On our journey, we get to meet loads of passionate and wonderful people from the worlds of food and drink, wellness, art and inspiration. Occasionally we chat to them and upload our conversations here. Won't you join us?
Episodes
29 episodes
Why Do I Like What I Like? A Foodie Podcast with Flavour Expert, Rachel Edwards-Stuart
Why do we like the food, drinks and flavours that we like? How much does colour, sound and even upbringing have on your enjoyment of a meal? And is Willy Wonka’s everlasting gobstopper scientifically possible? This month’s episode of
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Episode 29
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57:49
Turning Drinking Traditions Upside Down - A non-alcoholic podcast with Henry Chevallier Guild and REAL Kombucha
This month's REAL Podcast is with Henry Chevallier Guild, chatting about how a natural-born cider maker, an 8th generation heir to the Aspall estate, former chairman of the National Association of Cider Makers, now makes non-alcoholic drinks. N...
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Episode 28
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58:26
Talking flavour journeys with the Belazu Ingredient Company
As we continue our journey at REAL Kombucha, we love meeting and working with people that really seem to be on the same wavelength. Take this week’s guests, for example. The folks at the Belazu Ingredient Compa...
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Episode 27
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59:34
Celebrating the Tea Harvest: The REAL Podcast with Jane Pettigrew
In episode 26 of the REAL Podcast, we discuss the tea harvest and the rituals and traditions associated with tea growing in the Longjing and Darjeeling regions. We do so with Jane Pettigrew, Director of the UK Tea Academy.
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Episode 26
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52:07
The Science of Flavour: a Podcast with Christine Parkinson
Welcome to episode 25 of the REAL podcast, brought to you as always by REAL - purveyors of award-winning non-alcoholic alternatives to sparkling wines. Have you heard that
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Episode 25
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42:49
The Mother Root Interview: From Prohibition Drinks to Non-Alcoholic Wines
Welcome to episode 24 of The REAL Podcast, brought to you, as ever, by REAL Kombucha. Grab your earphones and a glass of crystal clear
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Episode 24
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50:11
Koji Alchemy - A podcast interview with Jeremy Umansky and Rich Shih
In this week’s REAL Podcast, episode 23 brought to you as always by REAL, purveyors of award-winning non-alcoholic sparkling win...
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The James Golding Interview: Foraging from Farm-To-Table at The Pig Hotel
James Golding takes The REAL Podcast on a tour of the ancient walled gardens at The Pig Hotel, Brockenhurst, and explains how farm-to-table philosophy fuels the kitchens he cr...
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50:14
The Everleaf Interview: Founding a Drinks Brand at a Kitchen Table
In this episode, we chat to Paul Mathew, the founder of Everleaf, about the world of non-alcoholic cocktails, the emergence of the non-alcoholic drinks world as a serious hospitality concern, and the journey that someone goes through to launch ...
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Episode 21
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40:07
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Founding REAL and the growth of non-alcoholic drinks - the David Begg Interview
Ever wondered how a business starts, how an entrepreneur spots an idea and builds the right team to knock it into reality? In the 20th episode of The REAL Podcast, David Begg – founder ...
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Episode 20
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1:17:23
Healthy eating while stuck indoors – a podcast with our favourite nutritionist
For the 19th episode of The Real Podcast, we thought we'd delve further into healthy eating. At REAL we're very much about eating and drinking well, but in these unusual times that becomes a little more challenging. So, we spread ou...
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Episode 19
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39:41
Everything you wanted to know about tea but never found the time to ask
Undoubtedly, the best thing about producing the Real Podcast is that it offers the chance to meet and natter with absolute experts in a variety of subjects. In this new episode, ...
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Episode 18
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56:00
Music, Creativity and the Power of Sobriety
In the first Real Podcast of 2020, we're chatting about creativity and the idea that you don’t need something mind-altering, be that alcohol or anything else, in order to produce something beautiful and interesting.Tobias Ben Ja...
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Episode 17
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34:53
“Can we lose the booze but keep the craic?”
Here are a few interesting head-scratchers for you. Is it possible to drown your sorrows in a bottle of non-alcoholic gin? How do you approach the ritual of after-work drinks without a pint in front of you? Is it possible to meet a non-alcoholi...
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Episode 16
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35:06
Sandor Katz: The REAL Interview
Welcome to episode 15 of The Real Podcast, brought to you by Real Kombucha, creators of Royal Flush, the sophisticated non-alcoholic fizz (order yours online now...
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Episode 15
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36:02
Too Good to Go - how a young tech company is tackling food waste
Welcome to episode 14 of The Real Podcast, brought to you by Real Kombucha, brewers of the non-alcoholic alter...
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Episode 14
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33:42
12 non-alcoholic drinks put to the test – a podcast with Club Soda's Laura Willoughby
Taste testing non-alcoholic drinks... something we'd not have had much fun with until fairly recently. The rise of the adult-oriented non-alcoholic drink here in Britain has been swift. Laura Willoughby, the founder of
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Episode 13
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46:48
Getting to know the Sober Girl Society - an interview with Millie Gooch
The statistics seem to be on a constant upward trend: young Millennials are turning away from alcohol in vast numbers. To an older generation, it sounds almost impossible. How can you not drink in your twenties? Isn't that what your twenties ar...
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Episode 12
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1:06:58
Tim Etherington-Judge: from Zero to Hero
For this episode of the Real Podcast, we sat down with Tim Etherington-Judge, a man who needs no introduction if you’re in the world of spirits and cocktails. A former brand amba...
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Episode 11
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49:56
Lucy Rocca on the success of Soberistas and the need for change
As we’re now well into Sober October, and with Dry January already on the horizon, this month's Real Podcast is bound to be focused on not drinking. Not that we're against alcohol, of c...
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Episode 10
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40:56
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Lunching on the landscape – foraging with Tobyn Excell and Sæl Projects
Do you like knowing where your food comes from, who it was tended by and what drives their passions? Are you a foodie that likes astounding ideas, often incredibly simple but in need of someone brave enough and keen enough to step forward and t...
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Episode 9
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1:11:30
Chatting Wonky Veg and Carbon Footprints with Foodchain
In this week's Real Podcast, Jon went to chat with Foodchain's Amelia Christie-Miller. Foodchain are a fascinating new company based in London, working to put sustainability, zero waste...
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Episode 8
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36:46
Chefs' Manifesto: Chantelle Nicholson talks sustainability in Central London
Welcome to the seventh of our Real Podcast series, brought to you by Real Kombucha, and a fascinating chat with Chef Chantelle Nicholson. At...
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Episode 7
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33:31
One to Another: Real Kombucha meets Lucky Saint
Two of the best new non-alcoholic brews on the block come together to discuss the way the non-drinking world is evolving. This edition of the Real Podcast finds Real Kombucha co-founder, Jon Wilks, chatting with Luke Boase, the founder of Lucky...
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Episode 6
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41:00
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Rachel De Thample’s World of Fermentation
On the final weekend in May, we're heading to Axminster for the River Cottage Festival. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's esteemed establishment celebrates their 20th anniversary this year, so it's a pleasure and a delight that we're able to go alo...
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Episode 4
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