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Restaurant Overdose

Restaurant Overdose

By: Bethany Potter
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Welcome to Restaurant Overdose- a bold unfiltered podcast dedicated to the chaotic beauty of life in the service industry. Whether you are a seasoned bartender, a fresh faced server, or someone just fascinated by the world behind the scenes, this show was made for you. Each episode features unfiltered interviews, deep dives into cocktail & beverage history, and or Real life stories, meant to build community and connection for service workers. Hosted by someone who's lived it, loved it and is surviving it. Restaurant Overdose is your weekly reminder that the industry may be intense- but you're not alone in it.2025 Art Cooking Food & Wine Social Sciences
Episodes
  • No Shame, All Hustle: Jaz talks Dollars, Drama, & Dignity in and out of the Strip Club
    Jul 3 2025

    In this edgy episode, we sit down with Jaz a proud stripper based in West Florida, for a raw and unapologetic look at what it really means to work in the adult entertainment industry.

    From late night shifts to customer dynamics, we explore the crossover between strip clubs and service culture, where emotional labor, survival skills, and sales hustle are the norm

    Jaz shares:

    • What people get wrong about strippers
    • Her personal experience behind the scenes
    • The shared realities between servers, bartenders, and dancers
    • How she handles the stigma-and why she refuses to hide from it

    This one's bold, honest, sometimes funny and absolutely necessary.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Give Me All the Tea: The wild truth behind the history of the LIT
    May 25 2025

    We're spilling the tea- literally as we dive into the messy origin story of the Long Island Iced Tea, as we discover how one of the most Notorious cocktails ever earned it's legendary status behind the bar.

    In Episode 4 we're mixing up a strong one (just don't be cringe and actually order a Strong Island). Join us as we sit down with the always entertaining Lori Aleckson as we strain out the twisted, boozy history of a drink that has is as infamous as it is misunderstood.

    From it's Prohibition origin and a regional rivalry to how it became a staple on dive bars and clubs across the country. This episode is packed with facts, folklore, and first-hand tales you will only find here.

    We also talk about:

    • Popular variations of the drink
    • The 2 most popular claims to where the drink originated
    • The Sweet Tea effect

    Grab your bar rag- this episode gets messy (in the best way)

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    35 mins
  • Beer Reps, Review Bullies, & the Boston Bombing: Unfiltered with Pete & Tyler
    May 20 2025

    In this emotionally layered and brutally honest episode, we sit down with Local beer reps to talk about the real-life impact of COVID-19 lockdowns both personally and in the beverage industry and how it differed from state to state. We dig into the dark side of the customer review system, the power dynamics it creates, and how some people use it as leverage instead of feedback.

    but what starts as an industry roundtable turns deeply personal when Pete shares his first-hand experience as a casualty of the finish line of the Boston Marathon Bombing. His story offers a powerful reminder of the resilience behind the people who work in this business - on and off the clock.

    This episode blends industry grit, personal truth, and a whole lof of perspective.

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    58 mins

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