The Pub Crawlers Podcast: Chester (S1E1)
5/28/20261 hr
The first episode of season one of The Pub Crawlers Podcast was recorded in Chester at The Cross Keys pub, as Rob Gutmann hosts James Sutton and Fenner Pearson to discuss what makes a public house truly authentic, first dates in boozers, and more... The Pub Crawlers Podcast represents a quest to find the very best authentic UK pubs, filmed on location inside some of the finest boozers across the UK and Ireland. Well, sort of. It’s equally about friends having three to four pint-fuelled, quintessential pub conversations, on any subjects that damn well occur to them, in a range of outstanding boozers across the land. So, really, it’s as much about what we get up to in pubs as the pubs themselves. The shows are presented by self-styled boozer connoisseur and long-time pub designer and owner, Rob Gutmann, who is on a mission to find the very best pubs in the UK and to define the essence of the ‘true’ pub. Featuring a wide range of guests (mainly Rob’s mates), we’ll be visiting pubs the length and breadth of the country, bedding into the very best of them, and chatting about our lives lived in and around boozers. The first season of the Pub Crawlers focuses on the North of England, taking in Chester, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, and even a brief foray to the north side of the Midlands in Nottingham. Plug yourself in to the ongoing conversation as it disappears down all manner of tenuously pub-related worm holes, with your new mates at TPC. And you don’t need a pint to enjoy us, but it might help... Follow @pubcrawlerspod for more... Instagram TikTok YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Rob Gutmann· Host0:29
Hi, I'm Rob Goldman. This is the Pub Crawlers podcast. Today we're in historic Chester, in the historic Cross Keys pubs. So we talked about what makes a pub truly authentic. We talked about first dates in pubs. We talked about... Yeah, we talked about Hitler a bit, and we talked about James's forays into gay porn. Anyway, let's go and look at some pubs. [upbeat music] Are you wearing a thong?
James Sutton· Guest0:55
It looked like something the devil had shat out.
Rob Gutmann· Host0:58
[laughs] I'm just so sensitive and clever.
James Sutton· Guest1:00
This isn't the rax chat that I wanted to have. Um, form an orderly queue. I am wearing a jockstrap.
Rob Gutmann· Host1:04
[laughs] You're digging the pub I chose. It's a good pub, isn't it?
James Sutton· Guest1:09
You, you excel yourself every single time. Have you seen the windows, by the way?
Rob Gutmann· Host1:14
I've seen the windows.
James Sutton· Guest1:15
It's beautiful. They're not, they're not, they're not original windows. I spoke to the landlord.
Rob Gutmann· Host1:18
Oh, someone's done their research. [laughs] Oh, you spoke to the landlord.
James Sutton· Guest1:21
Don't ask, don't ask me- Like, like I Googled it. Yeah. They're, they're, they're- No, no, they're beautiful win- They're J. W. Lewis windows.
Rob Gutmann· Host1:26
Yeah. J... This is, uh, the Cross Keys.
James Sutton· Guest1:29
Yes.
Rob Gutmann· Host1:29
For those who