Episodes
Monday Nov 22, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep 61- Tyler‘s Highland Sunrise
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
JD is on the 100 proof Knob Creek after technology challenges, Denise tops an iced Irish coffee made with Jameson's Cold Brew with whipped cream as her tasty treat for the BIG news with Tyler, our Memphis mixologist, who's back from his U.K. trip to London and Glasgow, visiting his fiancé. Tyler describes the moment he chose to propose to Emily, in the Scottish Highlands on Isle of Skye. Making JD jealous of the Hallmark romance scenario, he explains how it inspired his whiskey, coffee cocktail, The Highland Sunrise. To view the show on our YouTube, which we recommend for these shows to see Tyler in action, click this link.
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge - Ep. 59 Jessi Campo Joins Us
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
International singer and songwriter Jessi Campo drops in on us from Miami, on her way to New Orleans. JD celebrates with some spicy rum, while Denise goes for a hard apple cider with a Fireball floater on top. Jessi tells us about the EEIM (Eastern European Independent Movies) Award for her single "LeGrimas Negras", as well as being thrilled her music has been used in the Amazon Prime series "Gentrified", plus she talks about her career and the influences of her Latin parents. To view the show on our YouTube Channel, click this link.
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge-Ep. 56 -Mark Gilbert and The OutShine Film Fest
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
JD and Denise have a fantastic chat with Miami's Marky G, long time disc jockey, host, presenter and the main juggler of all things for the annual LGBTQ+ Film Festivals. We discuss this year's OutShineFilm Festival - going on NOW-and what it means to the community, running for 24 years in Miami and 13 years in Fort Lauderdale. Mark talks about how the festivals have evolved, what you can expect this year and how they've adapted during these Covid times. Denise and Mark reminisce a bit about how Mark gave Denise her start as a presenter over 20 years ago on an FM dance music station Party 93.1 when it was unheard of for a gay radio talk show to be on your radio. To view this show on our YouTube Channel, click this link.
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 51- Paul Burston Talks Writing with Denise
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
With JD still on the go taking care of family members, Denise spends some time with out British author Paul Burston ("The Gay Divorcee", "The Black Path", "The Closer I Get"), who not only has some top notch novels out, he's also created and hosts the very successful and long running "Polari Literary Salon" for years now, curating entertaining authors to read from their own books for audiences around London. Tune in and find out how he adapted Polari, during these trying Covid times and now expanded it with writing Work Shops, shows and a tour with pal, VG Lee, fellow author and stand up comedian. To watch the show on our YouTube Channel and see Paul in his cool Captain's hat, click this link.
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge -Ep 48- Moms, Muddling and the Marlini
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
JD and Denise catch up over a drink waiting on Tyler, only to realize JD hadn't sent the link. Awesome! So Tyler joins in, and has a special surprise - he created a cocktail for Denise's Mom! He also teaches us about balancing with citrus or bitters, sweets as well as the delicate art of muddling, all while building the perfect drink, starting with Bob Dylan's Heaven's Door whiskey. It's a "Marlini" because yes, my mother's name is Marlene. As always, these shows are best to WATCH, so click this link for our YouTube Channel.
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 46 - Rosie Wilby Talks About Break Ups
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
JD and Denise welcome British comedian and author Rosie Wilby joins us to discuss the recent success of her book "The Break Up Monologues", which spawned from a dumping that happened to her a while ago, launching her into collecting stories, facts and statistics regarding break ups- of course, with her own funny insightful spin. She's also got a podcast of the same name. Rosie's book is now available in Australia and The United States, so we discuss traveling during COVID times and all the adjustments that now come with promoting the book. Rosie also tells us about a few UK festivals she'll be attending. To watch the video of this show on our YouTube channel, click this link.
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 45 - Tyler's "One From The Road"
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
JD and Denise welcome Tyler, our Memphis mixologist, back from his big Middle American Road Trip- from Route 66 to the outskirts of Colorado, Tyler ate and drank his way thru the mid-west. He got major inspiration for his newest creation, aptly called "One From The Road", made with bourbon, brown sugar, spicy New Mexican pepper, and of course some Amaro bitters and a gorgeous garnish. Tyler explains the explosion of flavours and different types of bitters, as well as the Mezcal trend and why we better buy it up soon. These shows with Tyler are really worth watching, so you can see the ingredients and style in his cocktails. To view on our YouTube channel, click this link.
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
JD and Denise wait on their guest -who ends up being a no show, so the ladies drink up and have a good old fashioned gab fest.... THEN remember to turn the recorder on. So, more drinks and more gab and more laughs. For the video of this show, click the link here.
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 39- Pride Special -Size Doesn't Matter!
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
JD and Denise (FINALLY!) celebrate Pride with a little peanut butter whiskey! Denise has Sheep Dog, and JD has Ram's Point. They welcome Shawna and Courtney of "Sharc and Rae" Clothing, a clothing & swimwear company geared towards our LGBTQ community with a focus on body positivity and confidence by the pool! Whatever your look, style or body size, you deserve to feel comfortable at the beach or the pool. From masculine or left-of to feminine or right inbetween, Shawna discusses all the reasons why this is the swimwear line for you. No more board shorts and tank tops, no more finding the right bottoms and the wrong top or vice versa. Happy Summer, Happy Pride! To watch our video of the show, click this link.
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
JD and Denise have a conversation with Dan Renzi, who you might remember from MTV's "Real World Miami" and "Road Rules vs Real World Challenges". All these years later and Dan is a nurse now, traveling all over the country fighting COVID as a frontline healthcare warrior. They chat about the renewed interest, reboot talk and nostalgia from back then as well as vaccine hesitation, misinformation and oh yeh- Dan and Denise's obsession with The Eurovision Song Contest. To watch a video of this show, click on the link.
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 27 -Do Some Good - Introducing Bianca's Kids
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
JD and Denise have some cocktails (Coffee with Coffee Infused Vodka, and a classic Whiskey Sour) tonight while Denise introduces her friend of over 30 years, Debbie Savigliano, the founder of Bianca's Kids, a 501c3 Non-Profit Charity Organization out of New Jersey that grants wishes to families and children in need. Debbie shares the story behind starting the organization after losing her 21 year old niece, Bianca, who was struck and killed by a car as she walked to work at a daycare center early one August morning. Debbie shifted her grief into creating Bianca's Kids to honor her niece and the results have been incredible as the group has now granted over 30,000 wishes for kids all over the country and continues to do good with donations in all forms from time and goods to checks. To view this show on our Youtube channel, click this link.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
The Whiskey Rock Lounge - Ep. 11 - Familiar Friends Join us!
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
JD and Denise welcome Denise's old Lesbian Lounge podcast co-host Donna and her boss WinDenise of Centerlink -the organization that provides the skills, resources, funding and support for 247 LGBT community centers around the world. The girls have some fun up front and discuss the importance of the work Donna and WinDenise are doing on the backend so it was the mullet of podcasts! Centerlink has a Year-End-Donation push going on right now and you can donate through this link, no matter how big or small, every little bit helps these centers and the people who rely on them: Donate to Centerlink