Thu. 01/13 - Un-distilled Non-Whiskey & the King of No One

The growing market for non-alcoholic beers, and a new “undistilled non-whiskey” that’s arrived just in time for Dry January. Plus, the search for a new king of a tiny island. And, the debate over “ghost flights” is heating up in Europe. Sponsors: Lendtable, Use code KOTTKE at Lendtable.com to get an extra $50 added to your Lendtable balance Indeed, Get a free $75 sponsored job credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Links: WhistlePig Devil's Slide Non-Alcoholic Rye Whiskey (Paste) Why I Love the Continuing Growth (And Improvement) of Non-Alcoholic Beer (Paste) WhistlePig's New Non-Alcoholic Whiskey Is Aged for 6 Years Before Being 'Undistilled' (Food & Wine) Wanted: The Future King and Pub Manager of Piel Island (Atlas Obscura) Pub landlord, caretaker and monarch sought for isolated Piel Island (The Guardian) Piel Island: Search on for landlord to run pub and island (BBC) "Ghost Flights" Are Wreaking Havoc On The Environment For No Good Reason (Mic) Ghost Flights Are Polluting the Skies Thanks to Omicron (Gizmodo) EU Defends Airline Slot Rules Over Lufthansa Ghost Flights Row (Bloomberg) Girl Scout Cookie season officially begins and this year DoorDash will deliver (Good Morning America) 08/19/2020 episode explaining the double-naming system of Girl Scout Cookies (Kottke Ride Home)  Thin Mints and Grape Nuts Cereal? Ryan Seacrest Reveals 'Life-Changing' Girl Scout Cookie Hack (People) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices