Best Tom Rouse Podcasts (2025)

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#72 We are back?! 37:19

8d ago37:19

37:19

After a 4 year hiatus, Billy and Tom are back! Plus, there is a special treat at the end.

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UWP Ep. 76 "Brown Owls Rogue Heroes" 54:58

9d ago54:58

54:58

Hello there Dearest listener and have you considered becoming a Patron?, I hope you're enjoying the sunshine and here's some high end Rhubarbing to go with it! On the eve of Tom re-opening the aquatic centre, we discuss 'wallpaper the downstairs or have a baby?' Making home-made dog food, Tom confesses the damage to his neighbours fence, Brown Owl …

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UWP EP. 75 "AI & An Equinox of Dropped B@llocks" 52:48

1M ago52:48

52:48

Hello there Dearest Listeners and Patrons. I think this might be one of the most - albeit accidental - narrative arc-ed podcasts we have ever produced. Listener Steve Swindon (N.Wales Pant Cage Editor) sent it a chilling piece of AI created audio - you won't believe it - we certainly couldn't. The what can only be described as an 'incident' occured…

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EPISODE #21 PART 2 LUCIE MORTON ON NORTON VS CYNTHIANA 42:08

1M ago42:08

42:08

Here is Part 2 of my in-depth interview with Lucie Morton where we continue to discuss the differences between Norton and Cynthiana grapes. We also cover her attempt to reclaim another Virginia native grape, Cunningham which one of her familial ancestors is connected to here in Virginia. Finally, Lucie will describe her proverbial Ah Ha moment when…

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Episode 74. "No Respect for The Bird Scarer" 57:16

2M ago57:16

57:16

Hello Dearest Listeners and Patrons, An out door lift at Hacksaw Ridge, initially hampered by heavy birdshittage, opens up into a beautiful spring day! Listener Elliot gives us an important Pant Cage UK Update from Guildford, Tom's been on a speed awareness course and we launch a brand new national campaign where listeners 'can attempt' to claim a …

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Ep. 73 "Yoga Transfer Window" 56:38

2M ago56:38

56:38

Hello there Dearest listener and Patron, I've no idea if you've been glued to Sky sports for the last few weeks or not, but it's all been about the Yoga transfer window over here. And this episode will fill you in in all the latest moving and shaking regarding Tom's yoga class - potential transfer - into Rob's elite body-bending group. Obviously go…

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EPISODE #21 PART 1 LUCIE MORTON ON NORTON & CYNTHIANA 36:05

2M ago36:05

36:05

Lucie Morton is the World's most preeminent Ampelographer, if not the only one still living that practices this art in the wine industry. I know, you are asking yourself what is Ampelography? Well, Lucie will explain that in some detail in this episode. In fact, this interview was filled with so many insights that I have chosen to break it up into …

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EPISODE # 20 THE WINERY AT BULL RUN/KENDELL ANDERSON WINEMAKER 40:50

3M ago40:50

40:50

It is safe to say that Kendell Anderson the featured winemaker in this Episode #20 started his career in the Wine Industry in a most unconventional way. He graduated from William & Mary with a degree in Kinesiology and Health Science, not the traditional degree you might associate a winemaker with. It was a girl friend of his that got him intereste…

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Ep. 72 "The Glaze of Confusion" 59:41

3M ago59:41

59:41

A phrase like "The Glaze of Confusion" probably needs very little explanation to regular listeners of this podcast, so I shall just let you use your imagination. Home lift for me (Rob) this one and we have a sensational "Pant Cage UK Report" from Listener Alan Lunt - who appears to have found the only TK Maxx Bungalow in the country... so far! Ther…

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Ep. 71 "Where did The Queen Really stand on Vimto?" 48:59

3M ago48:59

48:59

Hello there dearest Patrons and listeners! Probably one of the biggest un-answered questions of our lifetimes isn't it. Yes, Vimto bears the Royal coat of arms, but who in the family has been a loyal supper of the greatest cordial of all time? Was it Liz? Was it, is it Chuck? was it Phil? Tom reports back on his first Yoga class and goes full 'coff…

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EPISODE #19 TOM PAYETTE 49:40

4M ago49:40

49:40

Tom Payette is one of the veterans making wine here in Virginia. The upcoming 2025 harvest will mark Tom's 40th. While most of Tom's career has been in Virginia he has been involved some years ago on the west coast in California as a result of his position at Prince Michel. The then owner Jean Leducq owned a vineyard on Elhers Lane in Napa Valley. …

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Episode 70 "Yoga Yoga" 57:54

4M ago57:54

57:54

Hey there Dearest listener and beloved Patron. Happy new year to you all and here's to it! It felt great to back under the bar with Tom, especially the rest periods in between the grunting and sweating. This week Tom has signed up to Yoga as well, he's building a musical dynasty at home, a listener email revives a long forgotten memory of when I wa…

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EPISODE #18 NOKESVILLE WINERY/DUSTIN MINER 37:51

5M ago37:51

37:51

Dustin Minor and Nokesville Winery are a relatively new addition to the Norton scene in Virginia. His first full fledge vintage was 2021 when he made wine in the basement of his house after getting his winery license. Today he only produces a little over 1,000 cases of wine but from what I have tasted the quality is high and the future is bright fo…

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Episode 69 "Christmas Special 2024" 1:11:38

5M ago1:11:38

1:11:38

Hello there dearest listeners, Wishing you and yours a very happy and peaceful Christmas and here's to a 2025 full of larks and joyous waffle! It's Christmas special time! On the podcast me and Tom 'Deep-dive" the comedians nightmares of "Corporate Christmas gigs" In fact, I bizarrely had booked Tom for a show for some very old crown green bowlers …

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Episode 68. "Coffee W@nkers" 57:06

5M ago57:06

57:06

Hey there Dearest Listeners and Patrons, This episode we go 'deep-dive' on Tom's 'deep-dive' regarding his coffee making innovations and we ABSOLUTELY BLOW THE LID OFF A HUGE CORPORATE COVER UP and answer the question "Can you still get Tomotei?" Almost too much to unpack here in the blurb! Please keep your listener emails/questions coming in to ro…

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Episode 67 "The Pendulum swing of Health and Safety" 56:54

5M ago56:54

56:54

Hello there Dearest Patron and listener, Apologies for the tardiness of episodic releases, but you'll hopefully be pleased to know I'm back in the editing saddle and there's a couple in the chute on their way to your earpipes. So many randon topics covered in this episode recorded between rest periods. Tom reckons he'd be ok with being micro-chippe…

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EPISODE #17 LEXINGTON VALLEY VINEYARD/RYAN HALE WINEMAKER,OWNER 39:21

6M ago39:21

39:21

Lexington Valley Vineyard is a hidden gem in the Virginia lineup of wineries. I virtually got lost the first time I went to check it out. I had to keep checking my Navigation app to be sure I was headed in the correct direction. However, once I found it, I was impressed with the wines I purchased that day back in August of 2022, especially their Ma…

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EPISODE #16 SHEP ROUSE/ROCKBRIDGE VINEYARD 31:22

7M ago31:22

31:22

I always enjoy sitting down with Shep Rouse and getting his viewpoint on winegrowing in Virginia and wine in general. He has been making wine for close to 45 years. First in California in the early '80s and then in Virginia first in 1986 at the old Montdomaine winery and then founding his own winery Rockbridge in 1992. Although Shep doesn't produce…

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Episode 66. "Pure Panorama" 53:06

7M ago53:06

53:06

Hey there Dearest Listeners! What an episode we have for you here! Outdoor lift in a pea-souper of a fog, Tom blows the lid off BBC's panorama as the major supermarkets go under the microscope! We discuss the madness of the penny-farthing, there's new chickens and much much more for you to enjoy. Clickety Click, it's episode 66! Big love www.thecom…

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Ep. 65 "Total Eclipse of The Brain" 1:05:06

7M ago1:05:06

1:05:06

Hello there dearest potential Patron avid listener and potential gravity denier, Great to be back in the garage Dojo with a fully fit Wrigglesworth again. However as you'll hear it looks like we might need to start pre-booking own own facilities as the sport of power-lifting is REALLY taking off here in the Peak District as a whole new generation o…

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Episode 64. "The Devil's Washing Machine" 38:24

7M ago38:24

38:24

Hey there dearest Patron and listener. First lift back with Tom in over a month as he got covid quite a few weeks back poor fella and it's knocked him for six somewhat. The he got a chest infection post 'the whole shebang' making this our first actual lift back together face to face for quite some weeks. It was a delightful bright morning up at Hac…

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Episode 63 - LIVE - "Straight Outta Buxton" 58:17

7M ago58:17

58:17

Hey there Dearest Patron and listener. This Episode was recorded Live at The Buxton Festival 2024 On July 21st. It's the first time me and Tom had attempted some sort of live version of the podcast. It was a huge amount of fun and as all of it was 'untried' we ended up getting through about 10% of what we'd planned as the wheels inevitably and comi…

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EPISODE # 15 BURNLEY VINEYARD/LEE REEDER OWNER & WINEMAKER 32:56

8M ago32:56

32:56

Burnley Vineyard was first planted in 1977 making them one of the early winegrowing pioneers during the formative years when Virginia wine was just beginning to re-emerge after a long slumber from the years of Prohibition and its repeal. C. J. Reeder, Lee Reeder's father purchased the land in 1977 and Gabriele Rausse who had just begun to plant Bar…

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Episode 62 "It's Raining Worms" 1:02:08

8M ago1:02:08

1:02:08

Hey there Dearest Listener and potential Patron. First of all, my profoundest apologies for the recent break in output and sporadic podcast episodes. In hindsight, I really should have addressed it personally with you all, but I didn't and feel bad about that. I'm so sorry and hope you know I'd never take your support for granted. We've had a full …

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EPISODE #14 ANNA WANT/CASANEL VINEYARDS & WINERY 33:48

8M ago33:48

33:48

This is a fascinating interview because Anna Want, the General Manager and daughter of the founders openly embraces the idea that Casanel has both Norton and Cynthiana vines planted in their vineyard. There is beginning to be a more robust open debate about whether the Cynthiana grape vine is Norton under a different name, or a completely different…

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Episode 61 "Gustave Eifel's Soil Stack" 1:04:30

9M ago1:04:30

1:04:30

Back in business after summer recess, Rob and Tom reconvene their strength training in the build up to the 2048 Pontefract Olympics. So much to churn through here! Robot Hoovers, The Institution that is Radio 4, Rob's Citroen throws another wobbler, Tom's bought a new family tent and we have the soil-stack to end all soil-stack conversations (There…

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EPISODE # 13 ROB COX, PARADISE SPRINGS DIRECTOR OF WINEMAKING 32:10

9M ago32:10

32:10

Rob Cox had a dream of being a professional baseball player early in his life and when that didn't pan out, he found himself in the business of Golf. Not the usual way in which a person becomes a winemaker, which eventually he did. Now almost twenty years later he guides the winemaking at both Paradise Springs Virginia winery and their wine making …

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EPISODE # 12 TODD KLIMAN/AUTHOR OF THE WILD VINE 36:42

10M ago36:42

36:42

Todd Kliman, is a James Beard Award winning writer. After reading The Wild Vine you will know why. He has an incredible ability to bring to life the story of the Norton Grape and have you feel as if you just entered another world, you didn't even know existed. All the time going back into time and then bringing you back to the moment. He started ou…

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EPISODE # 11 MATTHEW MEYER 36:08

10M ago36:08

36:08

Matthew began his winemaker career on the West Coast in California. His final stop on that journey was several years at the venerable Heitz Cellars in Napa Valley where he says he learned some good winemaking skills and lesson that have served him well the rest of his career. He would then move to Virginia in 2002 to take the position as winemaker …

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EPISODE # 10 BARREL OAK/Jeremy Ligon Winemaker & Vineyard manager 34:53

11M ago34:53

34:53

Jeremy Ligon was brought on just in time for the 2021 harvest. Barrel Oak was purchased from its' previous owners and the new ownership wanted to up the quality of the wines from their Vineyard. In my opinion, Jeremy was a significant step up and his wines reflect that. In 2014 Jeremy was recognized as one of the new upcoming winemakers in Virginia…

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Episode 60 "Murder at the Tip?" 1:11:16

11M ago1:11:16

1:11:16

Hello there Dearest listener and potential Patron? Episode 60 contains a potential murder mystery/ enormous jump to the wrong conclusion, only you can decide as Tom thinks he may have witnessed a heinous crime at the tip while dropping off a destroyed sofa that also he realised in hindsight might have been a ticking time-bomb. Tom also regails Rob …

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Episode 59 "Hamster Jail-break" 1:05:32

11M ago1:05:32

1:05:32

Hey there Dearest Listener, It's Episode 59 of the Unlikely weightlifters podcast. An away lift for Rob at Platypus heights. Tom has opened a brand new aquatic centre. There's a Hamster on the Run, will it be found before the cat pounces?! All this and loads more spot on nonsense for your entertainment. Tom explain heat pumps and why Rob gets gas o…

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