The Avid Reader Show

Samuel Hankin

The Avid Reader is a podcast for book lovers. Tune in for interviews, recommendations, and insider news from Sam Hankin, host and owner of independent bookstore Wellington Square Bookshop - www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

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The Avid Reader Show

Episodes (798)

Nov 5, 2025 Eric Rath - Kanpai: The History of Sake
Nov 5, 2025 Steve Ramirez - How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist's Quest To Alter The Past
Oct 2, 2025 William O. Stephens - Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King

The Avid Reader Show

Nov 5, 2025
49¼ minutes
68 MB

Lift a glass to the story of sake—from Japanese homebrew to global phenomenon. Sake, Japan’s iconic rice-based alcoholic drink, has been central to Japanese culture for over 1,300 years. Traditionally made with rice, water, and koji mold, it was consumed in early brewpubs and was vital to samurai rituals and festivals. Sake’s story includes homebrewers like clan matriarchs, ancient princes, and modern political activists who defied laws to keep homebrewing alive. Temples refined sake-making techniques, laying the foundation for a thriving industry that became a major economic force for shoguns and the modern state. Kanpa...

The Avid Reader Show

Eric Rath - Kanpai: The History of Sake

Samuel Hankin

00:00 -49:20