I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat Castos https://pourandlisten.com This podcast is where black coffee meets unfiltered conversation, and a glass of whiskey makes space for truth. Hosted by Ron Eastman, each episode pours out something real — raw thoughts, quiet reflections, and the kind of dialogue that lingers long after the mic goes off. Some episodes feel like a thoughtful morning alone in a coffee shop. Others hit like last call in a whiskey bar. Either way, you’re getting something honest. Something worth pouring. Pull up a seat. This round’s on me. Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:18:46 +0000 en © 2025 https://episodes.castos.com/682366a357a1c5-93890640/images/I-Drink-My-Coffee-Podcast-Cover-1400x1400.jpg I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat https://pourandlisten.com This podcast is where black coffee meets unfiltered conversation, and a glass of whiskey makes space for truth. Hosted by Ron Eastman, each episode pours out something real — raw thoughts, quiet reflections, and the kind of dialogue that lingers long after the mic goes off. Some episodes feel like a thoughtful morning alone in a coffee shop. Others hit like last call in a whiskey bar. Either way, you’re getting something honest. Something worth pouring. Pull up a seat. This round’s on me. Ron Eastman episodic This podcast is where black coffee meets unfiltered conversation, and a glass of whiskey makes space for truth. Hosted by Ron Eastman, each episode pours out something real — raw thoughts, quiet reflections, and the kind of dialogue that lingers long after the mic goes off. Some episodes feel like a thoughtful morning alone in a coffee shop. Others hit like last call in a whiskey bar. Either way, you’re getting something honest. Something worth pouring. Pull up a seat. This round’s on me. Ron Eastman ronald@pourandlisten.com false https://feeds.castos.com/4x06d yes <![CDATA[Beating Shame: After the Storm]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:18:46 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2312680 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/ I sat down to record this episode with a clear plan — to tell you everything.

But after twelve episodes of honest conversation, I learned something unexpected:
not every truth needs to be shared publicly to be real.

In this Season One finale of I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat, I talk about the difference between honesty and exposure — and why discernment is not the same as secrecy.

This episode explores:

  • Shame, trauma, and healing

  • The power of choice and personal agency

  • Why some stories are meant to be integrated, not broadcast

  • How privacy can be an act of self-respect

  • What it means to heal without performing pain

This isn’t an episode about the storm itself.
It’s about what comes after.

Quiet.
Intentional.
Whole.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - This is What I Need to Tell You
  • (00:06:29) - You're allowed to heal your wounds in private
  • (00:07:55) - To The Truth of Season One
]]> full 13 1 false I sat down to record this episode with a clear plan — to tell you everything.

But after twelve episodes of honest conversation, I learned something unexpected:
not every truth needs to be shared publicly to be real.

In this Season One finale of I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat, I talk about the difference between honesty and exposure — and why discernment is not the same as secrecy.

This episode explores:

  • Shame, trauma, and healing

  • The power of choice and personal agency

  • Why some stories are meant to be integrated, not broadcast

  • How privacy can be an act of self-respect

  • What it means to heal without performing pain

This isn’t an episode about the storm itself.
It’s about what comes after.

Quiet.
Intentional.
Whole.

]]> 00:08:49 <![CDATA[The Pour Before the Storm]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:54:03 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2307752 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/ Some storms don’t arrive with thunder.
They build quietly — on the horizon — while the sky still looks clear.

In this final coffee episode of Season 1, Ron sits in the stillness before what’s coming. Not to predict the storm. Not to fear it. But to pause long enough to prepare for it.

This episode is about the moments we rarely give ourselves permission to take — the breath before change, the calm before truth, the quiet inventory we do before life shifts shape.

We all have storms ahead of us.
Emotional ones.
Relational ones.
Physical ones.

The phone call.
The ending.
The beginning we didn’t ask for.

But before the wind picks up, there is a choice.




To lighten the load.
To make peace with what we can’t control.
To remember what calm feels like — so we know it exists on the other side.

This isn’t an episode about fear.
It’s an invitation to pause.

To sit still.
To breathe.
And to step forward prepared — not untouched, but unbroken.

Pour a cup.
Stay awhile.

The sky always clears.

Chapters

  • (00:00:06) - A Quiet Pour Before the Storm
  • (00:03:56) - Severe Storms Coming
  • (00:11:05) - I Will Love You Over and Over Again
]]> full 12 1 false Some storms don’t arrive with thunder.
They build quietly — on the horizon — while the sky still looks clear.

In this final coffee episode of Season 1, Ron sits in the stillness before what’s coming. Not to predict the storm. Not to fear it. But to pause long enough to prepare for it.

This episode is about the moments we rarely give ourselves permission to take — the breath before change, the calm before truth, the quiet inventory we do before life shifts shape.

We all have storms ahead of us.
Emotional ones.
Relational ones.
Physical ones.

The phone call.
The ending.
The beginning we didn’t ask for.

But before the wind picks up, there is a choice.




To lighten the load.
To make peace with what we can’t control.
To remember what calm feels like — so we know it exists on the other side.

This isn’t an episode about fear.
It’s an invitation to pause.

To sit still.
To breathe.
And to step forward prepared — not untouched, but unbroken.

Pour a cup.
Stay awhile.

The sky always clears.

]]> 00:12:42 <![CDATA[The Fight for Answers: Living With Invisible Battles]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:53:53 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2187768 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/ ✨(After-hours pour) ✨

Some battles don’t leave bruises — they just leave questions.

In this whiskey episode, Ron opens up about three years of scans, bloodwork, and silence — and the fight to be believed when the body keeps whispering what doctors can’t yet see.

This episode isn’t about recovery.
It’s about the war before it — the invisible battles fought behind calm eyes and steady voices.

For anyone living in the space between “you’re fine” and “something’s wrong,” this pour is for you.

This episode is for anyone living with invisible pain, unanswered diagnoses, or the kind of exhaustion that can’t be measured on a chart.

Because sometimes the hardest part isn’t the illness — it’s being told you look too calm, too capable, too articulate to be sick.

I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.
Where we don’t shout. We pour.
And on this episode, we poured something for the ones still waiting to be seen.

Chapters

  • (00:00:09) - The ER and the Waiting
  • (00:01:06) - The Invisible Battles
  • (00:03:07) - The Cost of Holding It Together
  • (00:05:35) - The Fight No One Sees
  • (00:08:02) - The Yard of Scattered Bulbs
  • (00:11:20) - The Fight Before Healing
]]> full 11 1 false ✨(After-hours pour) ✨

Some battles don’t leave bruises — they just leave questions.

In this whiskey episode, Ron opens up about three years of scans, bloodwork, and silence — and the fight to be believed when the body keeps whispering what doctors can’t yet see.

This episode isn’t about recovery.
It’s about the war before it — the invisible battles fought behind calm eyes and steady voices.

For anyone living in the space between “you’re fine” and “something’s wrong,” this pour is for you.

This episode is for anyone living with invisible pain, unanswered diagnoses, or the kind of exhaustion that can’t be measured on a chart.

Because sometimes the hardest part isn’t the illness — it’s being told you look too calm, too capable, too articulate to be sick.

I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.
Where we don’t shout. We pour.
And on this episode, we poured something for the ones still waiting to be seen.

]]> 00:12:54 <![CDATA[If You’re Hungry, Don’t Eat]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:57:00 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2161198 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/

After-hours pour

Some hungers don’t start in your stomach — they start in your chest, your jaw, your fists, in that tight space behind your ribs that stays clenched even when everything looks fine on paper.

This isn’t about food. It’s about the ache that makes us reach for what won’t ever fill us.

The craving for attention, validation, control, relief — the quiet hunger that turns into habits, texts, or choices that cost more than they give back.

In this episode, Ron talks about what happens when we feed the wrong hunger.

When we confuse being wanted for being loved.

When we keep filling ourselves with noise just to feel full.

Sometimes the real discipline isn’t saying no to what’s bad for you — it’s learning how to hold the ache long enough to find out what it’s really asking for.

“If You’re Hungry, Don’t Eat” is a raw pour about restraint, craving, and the courage it takes to stay hungry long enough to find what’s real.

Chapters

  • (00:00:04) - How to Cope With Hunger
  • (00:05:48) - Temptation Doesn't Come Quietly
  • (00:11:27) - How to Cope With Hunger
  • (00:14:38) - How to Deal with a Hunger
]]> full 10 1 false

After-hours pour

Some hungers don’t start in your stomach — they start in your chest, your jaw, your fists, in that tight space behind your ribs that stays clenched even when everything looks fine on paper.

This isn’t about food. It’s about the ache that makes us reach for what won’t ever fill us.

The craving for attention, validation, control, relief — the quiet hunger that turns into habits, texts, or choices that cost more than they give back.

In this episode, Ron talks about what happens when we feed the wrong hunger.

When we confuse being wanted for being loved.

When we keep filling ourselves with noise just to feel full.

Sometimes the real discipline isn’t saying no to what’s bad for you — it’s learning how to hold the ache long enough to find out what it’s really asking for.

“If You’re Hungry, Don’t Eat” is a raw pour about restraint, craving, and the courage it takes to stay hungry long enough to find what’s real.

]]> 00:15:43 <![CDATA[If I Could Plant Only One Seed Before I Die…]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:38:00 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2148846 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/

☕ Some mornings, the light itself feels like a reminder. Steam rising, wings lifting, time folding into something ordinary — and sacred.
In this Coffee pour, I ask a question that’s been pressing on me: If I could plant only one seed before I die… what would it be?
This episode isn’t about legacy in stone or applause. It’s about the mindset we leave behind — the quiet way we teach those who come after us how to keep searching, keep wondering, and keep growing.
From the hope my mother planted, to the resilience I see in my children, this pour is about the seed that outlives us. The one that matters more than any name we carry.
️ This is I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.
Where we don’t shout. We pour.
And today, we’re planting something worth growing.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - What Do You Want To Leave Behind
  • (00:04:11) - What I Want My Legacy to Be
  • (00:10:07) - A toast to change
]]> full 9 1 false

☕ Some mornings, the light itself feels like a reminder. Steam rising, wings lifting, time folding into something ordinary — and sacred.
In this Coffee pour, I ask a question that’s been pressing on me: If I could plant only one seed before I die… what would it be?
This episode isn’t about legacy in stone or applause. It’s about the mindset we leave behind — the quiet way we teach those who come after us how to keep searching, keep wondering, and keep growing.
From the hope my mother planted, to the resilience I see in my children, this pour is about the seed that outlives us. The one that matters more than any name we carry.
️ This is I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.
Where we don’t shout. We pour.
And today, we’re planting something worth growing.
]]> 00:10:44 <![CDATA[It Takes a Hundred Hugs to Heal One Wound]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:14:44 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2137602 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/ ✨(After-hours pour) ✨ One cruel voice can echo louder than a hundred kind ones. It takes a hundred hugs to heal what one lie can wound.

In this episode, I open up about how words can scar deeper than we realize — and what it means to rewrite those echoes with love, kindness, and presence.

This pour is about the math of healing. About turning down the lies and letting the good in. About absorbing the hugs — and deflecting the venom.

Chapters

  • (00:00:07) - One Voice to Break Your Heart
  • (00:01:36) - How to Heal a Wound
  • (00:08:16) - How to Let Love In (At 55)
  • (00:13:58) - How to Survive a Wound
]]> full 8 1 false ✨(After-hours pour) ✨ One cruel voice can echo louder than a hundred kind ones. It takes a hundred hugs to heal what one lie can wound.

In this episode, I open up about how words can scar deeper than we realize — and what it means to rewrite those echoes with love, kindness, and presence.

This pour is about the math of healing. About turning down the lies and letting the good in. About absorbing the hugs — and deflecting the venom.

]]> 00:15:58 <![CDATA[Why Ordinary Moments Are the Real Miracles]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2025 23:32:00 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2131825 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/ ☕ 

Ordinary moments don’t make headlines. They don’t trend on social media. But they’re the ones that stay with us.

In this Coffee Episode, Ron Eastman reflects on the miracles we usually overlook: being seen when you feel unnoticed, a hug from a stranger’s child in Greece, the spark of connection that stops time, the whisper of instinct that saves you, the quiet return of creativity, forgiveness, and laughter — and finally, the biggest ordinary miracle of all.

Pour a cup, take it slow, and sit with me for this one.

️ I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat 
☕ No filter. No chaser. Truth, poured straight.

Chapters

  • (00:00:04) - What Kind of Miracle Will You Witness Today?
  • (00:01:30) - Being Seen: A Real Miracle
  • (00:05:10) - Seeking the Miracle of Inner Voice
  • (00:10:53) - The Real Miracles
]]> full 7 1 false ☕ 

Ordinary moments don’t make headlines. They don’t trend on social media. But they’re the ones that stay with us.

In this Coffee Episode, Ron Eastman reflects on the miracles we usually overlook: being seen when you feel unnoticed, a hug from a stranger’s child in Greece, the spark of connection that stops time, the whisper of instinct that saves you, the quiet return of creativity, forgiveness, and laughter — and finally, the biggest ordinary miracle of all.

Pour a cup, take it slow, and sit with me for this one.

️ I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat 
☕ No filter. No chaser. Truth, poured straight.
]]> 00:15:27 <![CDATA[Emotional Undernourishment & Loneliness in Relationships]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:53:00 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2124901 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/ ✨(After-hours pour)✨ There are aches you don’t realize you’re carrying — until someone gives you a taste of what you’ve been missing.

In this whiskey pour, I open up about a kind of hunger that isn’t about food… it’s about being seen, being fed emotionally, and what happens when routine and responsibility bury the connection we crave most.

This episode isn’t about heartbreak or leaving — it’s about naming the loneliness that can live inside love, and the parts of us that still want to feel alive.

If you’ve ever sat across from someone you love and still felt miles away… this pour is for you.

️ I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat — where we don’t shout, we pour.

Chapters

  • (00:00:11) - When the Connection You Deserve Gets Buried
  • (00:06:08) - The Lonely Life of Relationship
  • (00:09:55) - The Need for Real Intimate Relationships
]]> full 6 1 false ✨(After-hours pour)✨ There are aches you don’t realize you’re carrying — until someone gives you a taste of what you’ve been missing.

In this whiskey pour, I open up about a kind of hunger that isn’t about food… it’s about being seen, being fed emotionally, and what happens when routine and responsibility bury the connection we crave most.

This episode isn’t about heartbreak or leaving — it’s about naming the loneliness that can live inside love, and the parts of us that still want to feel alive.

If you’ve ever sat across from someone you love and still felt miles away… this pour is for you.

️ I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat — where we don’t shout, we pour.

]]> 00:14:01 <![CDATA[Mini Pour – A Quiet Pour]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:17:39 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2115713 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/

In this mini pour, I share honestly about needing to pause. Fatigue and sparks of pain have made it hard to focus — and since this podcast is about honesty, I can’t pretend I’ve got it all in me this week.

Episode 6 will come next week, and it’s a deep one about emotional undernourishment and loneliness in relationships.

For now, thank you for giving me space to show up human, not perfect. This is A Quiet Pour.

 

Chapters

  • (00:00:04) - Sometimes I Just Can't Pour A Glass
]]> bonus 1 false

In this mini pour, I share honestly about needing to pause. Fatigue and sparks of pain have made it hard to focus — and since this podcast is about honesty, I can’t pretend I’ve got it all in me this week.

Episode 6 will come next week, and it’s a deep one about emotional undernourishment and loneliness in relationships.

For now, thank you for giving me space to show up human, not perfect. This is A Quiet Pour.

 

]]> 00:01:25 <![CDATA[The Universe Hates Straight Lines]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:22:00 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2111589 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/  ☕

In this coffee episode of I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat, I explore why nothing real — not nature, not life, not love — ever moves in straight lines.

Rivers twist, double back, and carve through stone. Trees bend toward light and grow around shadows. Even our own veins, nerves, and emotions refuse to flow in perfect order.

Yet we still expect our lives to follow a clean path from point A to point B. Maybe the detour is the map. Maybe the mess is how we’re meant to move.

Pour a cup and join me for a reflective conversation on embracing life’s curves, trusting the unexpected, and finding meaning in the moments that don’t make sense until later.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - No Straight Lines in Life
  • (00:05:57) - How to Love When Life's Not Straight
  • (00:10:13) - A Broken Path: The Beauty of Not Walking In A Line
]]> full 5 1 false  ☕

In this coffee episode of I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat, I explore why nothing real — not nature, not life, not love — ever moves in straight lines.

Rivers twist, double back, and carve through stone. Trees bend toward light and grow around shadows. Even our own veins, nerves, and emotions refuse to flow in perfect order.

Yet we still expect our lives to follow a clean path from point A to point B. Maybe the detour is the map. Maybe the mess is how we’re meant to move.

Pour a cup and join me for a reflective conversation on embracing life’s curves, trusting the unexpected, and finding meaning in the moments that don’t make sense until later.

]]> 00:13:35 <![CDATA[The World’s Full of Lonely People Afraid to Make the First Move]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:45:00 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2105502 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/  ✨(After-hours pour)✨Some connections never happen — not because they weren’t meant to, but because no one made the first move.

This episode is about all the almosts.
The glances that meant something.
The texts we wrote but never sent.
The messages we needed to say, but didn’t.

It’s not just about loneliness.
It’s about the fear of being too much — or not enough.
It’s about the grief of what never got to become.
And the bravery it takes to speak anyway.

Whether you’ve been the one who waited…
or the one who walked away too soon…
this one’s for you.

️ I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat
Where we don’t shout. We pour.
And tonight, we’re pouring the ache of silence —
and the courage to break it.

Chapters

  • (00:00:06) - When You Can't Help Being Alone
  • (00:01:17) - The First Moves We Never Make
  • (00:07:05) - How to Be Loneliest
  • (00:11:48) - The Ache of Not Making the First Move
]]> full 4 1 false  ✨(After-hours pour)✨Some connections never happen — not because they weren’t meant to, but because no one made the first move.

This episode is about all the almosts.
The glances that meant something.
The texts we wrote but never sent.
The messages we needed to say, but didn’t.

It’s not just about loneliness.
It’s about the fear of being too much — or not enough.
It’s about the grief of what never got to become.
And the bravery it takes to speak anyway.

Whether you’ve been the one who waited…
or the one who walked away too soon…
this one’s for you.

️ I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat
Where we don’t shout. We pour.
And tonight, we’re pouring the ache of silence —
and the courage to break it.

]]> 00:14:28 <![CDATA[The Tiny Decisions That Built My Life]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:25:02 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2102421 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/  ☕

We talk about the big moments — the major choices, the bold leaps.
But what if the real story is in the small things?
The subtle yeses. The quiet pivots. The decisions no one noticed.

In this reflective coffee episode, I’m revisiting the path that shaped me — not with fanfare, but with quiet resolve.
Because sometimes, it’s not about changing everything at once…
It’s about changing just enough to become who you’re meant to be.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - What Built Me
  • (00:00:39) - The Quiet Moments That Shape the Man
  • (00:05:37) - One Soldier's Honest Message
  • (00:07:22) - What Happened When You Stop Being a Soldier
  • (00:11:50) - Choosing Love in the Quiet
  • (00:13:21) - A Tiny Thought for Today
]]> full 3 1 false  ☕

We talk about the big moments — the major choices, the bold leaps.
But what if the real story is in the small things?
The subtle yeses. The quiet pivots. The decisions no one noticed.

In this reflective coffee episode, I’m revisiting the path that shaped me — not with fanfare, but with quiet resolve.
Because sometimes, it’s not about changing everything at once…
It’s about changing just enough to become who you’re meant to be.
]]> 00:13:47 <![CDATA[The Night I Almost Quit]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:32:00 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2101830 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/  ✨(After-hours pour)✨ Some nights don’t go quiet. Some nights fight back.

This isn’t a story with a tidy ending. It’s one of the rawest nights of my life — and I almost didn’t make it through. Not because of one big event, but because of the silence. The kind that creeps in slowly… and convinces you that maybe it’s okay to stop fighting.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever stood at the edge — not because they wanted to die, but because they couldn’t figure out how to keep living.

If that’s you…

Pour something honest.

Sit with it.

And let this be your reminder:

You’re not the only one.

 

I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat

Where we don’t shout.

We pour.

And tonight… we poured what almost didn’t survive.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - The Night I Almost Stopped
  • (00:03:28) - A Night in the Life of War
  • (00:09:09) - The Night I Almost Quit Drinking
]]> full 2 1 false  ✨(After-hours pour)✨ Some nights don’t go quiet. Some nights fight back.

This isn’t a story with a tidy ending. It’s one of the rawest nights of my life — and I almost didn’t make it through. Not because of one big event, but because of the silence. The kind that creeps in slowly… and convinces you that maybe it’s okay to stop fighting.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever stood at the edge — not because they wanted to die, but because they couldn’t figure out how to keep living.

If that’s you…

Pour something honest.

Sit with it.

And let this be your reminder:

You’re not the only one.

 

I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat

Where we don’t shout.

We pour.

And tonight… we poured what almost didn’t survive.

]]> 00:12:20 <![CDATA[Dinosaurs Were Just Gardeners]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:30:00 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2101828 https://pourandlisten.com/listen/  ☕

Some things have to burn before anything new can grow.

In this first episode, I talk about wildfires, soil, extinction—and the unexpected gift of what gets cleared when life doesn’t go as planned. What started as a quiet gardening moment with my daughter became a reflection on dinosaurs, fatherhood, survival, and the painful, necessary art of letting go.

This isn’t about prehistory.

It’s about becoming.

Because sometimes the things that feel like destruction… are really just the beginning of something more alive.

️ I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.

Where we don’t shout.

We pour.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - Ron Eastman
  • (00:01:18) - The Secret to a Good Gardener
  • (00:03:28) - How to Heal Yourself From A Fire
  • (00:07:30) - A Season of Being a Parent
]]> full 1 1 false  ☕

Some things have to burn before anything new can grow.

In this first episode, I talk about wildfires, soil, extinction—and the unexpected gift of what gets cleared when life doesn’t go as planned. What started as a quiet gardening moment with my daughter became a reflection on dinosaurs, fatherhood, survival, and the painful, necessary art of letting go.

This isn’t about prehistory.

It’s about becoming.

Because sometimes the things that feel like destruction… are really just the beginning of something more alive.

️ I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.

Where we don’t shout.

We pour.

]]> 00:13:10 <![CDATA[The Coffee Trailer]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:17:38 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2082817 https://pourandlisten.com/trailer/ 
Some mornings don’t ask for answers.
They just ask you to listen.

This trailer introduces the coffee side of the podcast — where quiet reflection, real conversation, and slow-brewing thoughts take the mic.

These episodes aren’t loud. They’re grounded.

If you’ve ever sat with a warm cup and a thought you couldn’t shake… you’re in the right place.

Welcome to I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.

Where we don’t shout.
We pour.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - Coffee Episodes
]]> trailer 1 false 
Some mornings don’t ask for answers.
They just ask you to listen.

This trailer introduces the coffee side of the podcast — where quiet reflection, real conversation, and slow-brewing thoughts take the mic.

These episodes aren’t loud. They’re grounded.

If you’ve ever sat with a warm cup and a thought you couldn’t shake… you’re in the right place.

Welcome to I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.

Where we don’t shout.
We pour.
]]> 00:01:24 <![CDATA[The Whiskey Trailer]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:00:09 +0000 Ron Eastman https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64970/episode/2082812 https://pourandlisten.com/trailer/ 
Some stories don’t pour easy.
They burn on the way down.

This trailer introduces the whiskey side of the podcast — where late-night truths, unfiltered thoughts, and raw memory rise to the surface.

These episodes aren’t polished. They’re personal.

If you’ve ever sat in silence with a glass in your hand and too much on your chest… this is for you.

Welcome to I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.

Where we don’t shout.
We pour.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - The Pain of Not Talking About My Past
  • (00:00:32) - Ron Eastman: What I Need to Talk About
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Some stories don’t pour easy.
They burn on the way down.

This trailer introduces the whiskey side of the podcast — where late-night truths, unfiltered thoughts, and raw memory rise to the surface.

These episodes aren’t polished. They’re personal.

If you’ve ever sat in silence with a glass in your hand and too much on your chest… this is for you.

Welcome to I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat.

Where we don’t shout.
We pour.
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This is the official trailer for I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat — a quiet space for deep thoughts, honest stories, and unfiltered moments.

Hosted by Ron Eastman, a 12-year Army veteran and former bodyguard, this podcast invites listeners to slow down, reflect, and pour something real.

Season 1 explores memory, shame, silence, and survival — the truths we usually edit out.

Episodes drop weekly starting July 4, 2025. Whether you’re pouring a cup to start your morning, or settling in with something stronger… we’ll be here.

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - A Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey
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This is the official trailer for I Drink My Coffee Black and My Whiskey Neat — a quiet space for deep thoughts, honest stories, and unfiltered moments.

Hosted by Ron Eastman, a 12-year Army veteran and former bodyguard, this podcast invites listeners to slow down, reflect, and pour something real.

Season 1 explores memory, shame, silence, and survival — the truths we usually edit out.

Episodes drop weekly starting July 4, 2025. Whether you’re pouring a cup to start your morning, or settling in with something stronger… we’ll be here.

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