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Kombucha at 37,000 feet

Kudos to Duff McDonald for having his Audible audiobook Kombucha Curious: How A Drink Transformed my Life featured on the American Airlines playlist.

I spent the last week in New York visiting my daughter, and caught a flight to London to visit family in England. A couple of hours before landing, I gave up on trying to sleep and decided to check out the entertainment on the seatback screen. Idly scrolling through the Audible offerings I was stunned to see Duff’s book listed.

It was surreal to sit in economy and hear him describe the Booch News Worldwide Directory in Chapter 6, and then proceed to recommend Hannah Crum’s Big Book of Kombucha and quote Ronald Chapdelaine from STEALTH Naked Kombucha. I was only able to get to Chapter 9 (of the 13) before we landed, so I don’t know who else was discussed. I’ll find out next week on the return flight.

Let’s hope that enough passengers will tune in so that the airline will soon start offering ‘booch along with Coke and fruit juices on its refreshment cart.

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Science Notes

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Podcasts / Profiles

Profile: SOMA Kombucha, Portland, Oregon

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AI / History

221BC: Life in the Qin Dynasty

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Celebrating Diversity

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