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Politics & Potables

Politics & Potables

By: Jon Buchwald
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Politics and Potables is bringing civil political discourse back to where it started — face to face, over a drink, the way the Founders intended. Host Jon Buchwald, former congressional candidate and strategic advisor, invites guests to challenge him to a cocktail of their choosing, and then challenges them to an honest conversation about politics, policy, and what we actually have in common.

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  • Episode 1: Steve Shook for CD 26 - The Old Fashioned

    Episode 1: Steve Shook for CD 26 - The Old Fashioned
    Jul 1 2026

    Steve Shook is the Democratic nominee for Texas Congressional District 26 with a background in healthcare. Our conversation over an Old Fashioned covered a range of topics, and focused in healthcare — what's broken, who's responsible, and how to increase Washington's political will to actually fix it.

    Today's cocktail recipe - The Old Fashioned

    2.5 oz whiskey
    3 dashes Angostura bitters
    1 dash orange bitters
    1 sugar cube
    1 Maraschino cherry
    Splash club soda
    Orange peel

    add Maraschino cherry, bitters and sugar cube to a splash of club soda and muddle

    add whiskey (I used Clyde Mays Alabama style, you can use bourbon or rye for your own taste)

    stir 30 times and pour over glass with rocks

    Burn orange peel to express oils and rim glass

    Smoke with cherry wood and enjoy


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