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Crying in the Walk-in Podcast

Crying in the Walk-in Podcast

Crying in the Walk-in is based in Seattle, WA and is hosted by two long time pals, Sam and Ky, talking about the restaurant industry through a queer, non-binary, and POC lens. Catch us chatting about workplace gossip, guest interactions, bar education, and more!

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01:09:55

Free Palestine | with Ahmed Suliman | S2 E9

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2025/10/20

Join us as we chat with Ahmed Suliman (nicknamed Suli), the owner of Cafe Suliman in the Melrose Market in Capitol Hill, Seattle. This episode we covered a lot of ground, between bar ownership, sustainability, hospitality, and of course, the most important thing -- our responsibility as good citizens of the world to use our voices to advocate for those on the margins. You know us, we love to laugh and be crazy on the pod, but while there's plenty of that in this episode, we’ve got more of a

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00:58:52

Read a Book | S2 E8 with Erik Flatten

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2025/10/14

Bar decor, music, hobbies, the importance of regulars and home town bars… this episode has a little of everything! In this episode Sam chats with Erik Flatten, one of the owners of Black Cat, our favorite neighborhood bar! This one’s a good one if you’re feeling like a good chat with a friend, or if you just finished our Mind Eraser episode and need something a little less… insane? 😅Thank you Erik for coming on the pod! —————Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers — http://silvermansound.com

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01:14:28

Mind Eraser Monday with Naz and Brady of Vindicktive...

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2025/09/16

This one is just unhinged chaos that defies explanation. @isten to Sam and Ky chug mind erasers at random intervals with Naz and Brady, the boys behind the bar at Vindicktive Wings for the best day of the week, mind eraser monday! Stay tuned as we slowly lose our minds, the plot, and probably also our dignity. ——————Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers — http://silvermansound.com

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01:24:53

Chinga La Migra with Milton Toledo | S2 E6

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2025/08/27

Hi friends! Enjoy this episode with our friend Milton Toledo! We're posting this ahead of the pop up this Monday 9/1 at Bad Bishop -- Fuck ICE, a Collaboration of Bartenders Against ICE. Both Milton and our very own Sam Fisher will be bartending, along with many other industry friends we know and love! Check out Instagram for more details (Sam's instagram @fish_sammy_99).Donations will be going to NWIRP and La Resistencia. Hope to see you there!FUCK ICE-----Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers --

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01:08:16

Little Line of Happiness with Alexis Tiedemann | S2 E5

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2025/08/18

Hey friends! We’re back! Join us this week as we chat with our most beloved and wonderful Alexis about her experience building a bar menu sober, her deep love for music, and her rotating catalog of special interests! Thank you Alexis for chatting with us, we love you!!!Wanna be featured in an episode? Send us your stories via DM (@cryinginthewalkin_pod), email (podcryinginthewalkin@gmail.com), or on our website (cryinginthewalkinpod.com)! -----Music: Holy Moly by Shane Ivers --

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01:07:08

It's Giving Me the Ick | S2 E4

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2025/05/27

What bar behaviors give you the ick? This week our episode focuses on the things that give us the all-too-familiar, skin-crawling ick - not necessarily things that are gross, but the small and trivial things that are absolutely unfounded and unexplainably horrifying to witness!Plus, Sam and Ky get drunk and (predictably) go on a bunch of tangents. Special shout out to Sam's cat Hendrix for a surprise guest appearance! Cheers yall! Thanks for listening!Wanna be featured in an episode? Send us

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01:01:01

Bar Education: Agave with Kyton Blair | S2 E3

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2025/05/13

Howdy friends and welcome to season 2's first education episode! Join Sam as they chat with Kyton Blair, bar manager at Roquette and enthusiastic agave aficionado! This episode we dive into all things agave; traditional drinking methods, ~terroir~, some of Kyton's mezcal-fueled drinking stories, and quite possibly the top contender for the best walk-in story we've ever heard! Buckle up y'all, because tequila's more than shots with salt and lime and mezcal is more than smoky

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00:58:30

A Chat with Matt Pachmayr, Seattle's...

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2025/04/29

Join us for episode 2 of this season, featuring our esteemed guest Matt Pachmayr. You likely know him from the GLORIOUS chartreuse program at Le Coin here in Seattle, bartending up a storm at the Streamline Tavern, and creating the beloved industry night pop-up series No Call No Show! We're chatting all things pop-ups, gossip, and of course, chartreuse - don't miss it!We love our listeners here at Crying in the Walk-in and thank you all for your endless love and support! Keep on sending us your

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00:44:33

Oh my god, please don't replace us!! | S2 E1

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2025/04/15

Hello friends and welcome back to the pod! Come along for the ride as we kick off season 2 of Crying in the Walk-in with an absolutely GLOWING (🥴) review of the at-home bartending machine extraordinaire, the Bartesian. Don’t know what a Bartesian is? It’s okay, we didn’t either because it’s crazy talk. Think Keurig but for booze. Sounds like a good time, right? Well, we’re not so sure!!!Listen to Sam and Ky crash out for 45 minutes about bartenders being replaced by machines; the specific brand of

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01:14:36

In The Business of Bar Business | Episode #15 with...

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2024/11/18

Hello sweet Crybabies! Welcome to this week's episode of CITW, featuring the one and only Erik Hakkinen! Erik has been a mainstay in the Seattle bar industry and a prominent name in the bar and hospitality industry as a whole for many years - from Zig Zag to Back Bar Project to Roquette and a whole lot of things before, after, and in between! Join us as we chat with Erik about bar ownership, good ice, awkward guests... and in true CITW fashion, plenty of tangents upon tangents! Thanks Erik for

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00:42:45

It is our birthday. | Episode #14 THE ANNIVERSARY...

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2024/11/04

Happy birthday to us!!! (A month ago, sorry we're fashionably late) And we couldn't have done it without all of you, our Crybabies!!! Join us on this episode as we reminisce on the first year of the pod, plan for the next year, and in true CITW fashion, go on about a million tangents!Thank you all for all the support this last year - every like, comment, share, and listen did not go unnoticed and was greatly appreciated! And an extra thank you to anyone who helped with production, was a guest on

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01:12:25

Booze Free! | Episode #13 with Kayleigh Blome

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2024/10/19

Are you curious about the world of N/A cocktails? Are you sober, sober-curious, or just a fan of a good ol' booze-free beverage? Are you sick and tired of soda water and juice being the only N/A drinks available?If you answered yes to any of these questions (or if you didn't, we don't care lol), join us as we chat with Kayleigh Blome, the incontestable monarch of all things N/A here in Seattle! Kayleigh has carved out quite a name for themselves in the world of booze (or not-booze); they have

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01:05:30

Shift Drink #2 | with Annie Arrasmith

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2024/09/21

Hello sweet listeners! Welcome back! This week we have the wonderful beautiful and beloved Annie joining us for a shift drink episode! Annie has been a bartender in Seattle for quite a bit of time now so trust she's got all the tea!Tune in to hear us yap about our hot takes, tales from our storied pasts, sobriety, and so much more (we're all over the place lol)!!! PS the hot takes are HOT, don't come for us, we're sensitive!!!!!!!!! lol Follow us on instagram @cryinginthewalkin_pod

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00:50:35

Dirty Little Secrets | Episode #12

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2024/08/30

YUCK!!! This one's an episode about gross stuff in bars! Rats, bugs, unidentifiable squishy stuff... and more!!! Listen at your own risk!! Icky episode ahead!!! Have a story for us? DM us at @cryinginthewalkin_pod or check out our Linktree for our story submission form! ----- Track: "Bus2 130", T-Pain Music provided by https://slip.stream Free Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/mDRVuA Listen on Spotify: https://go-stream.link/sp-t-pain Track: "Busy Restaurant Crowd

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01:03:43

Mentors and Mentees | Episode #11 with Parker Knowles

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2024/08/09

Hi friends! This week we're joined by our friend Parker to chat about bar mentors and mentees, aka bartenders and their little buddies! Fun fact, Parker is Sam's mentor! Parker came to the pod fully ready with mezcal and stories from him and Sam's time working together. Expect some talk about qualities of good mentors/mentees, disagreements about mai tai specs, stories about mentors, and maybe even some talk about the Bear! Thanks Parker for taking the time to be on the pod! And thank

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01:02:05

Is somebody gonna match Adam's freak?? | Episode #10...

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2024/07/26

This week we're joined by the one and only Adam Aly (aka bar manager supreme, Camp Runamok Daddi, USBG head honcho, karaoke god)! Adam's here with us to talk about community - a subject near and dear to his heart - and the role we all play in it in the bar industry! Also featured is a walk-in story for the ages... and its a shitty one (iykyk)! FYI if you didn't catch that there's a trigger warning for poop in this episode lol. Be warned. Thanks Adam for coming on the pod! Thanks

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00:51:19

I'm a Bathroom Lady | Episode #9 with Caroline of...

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2024/07/12

Hi friends!! This week we have an incredible guest, the wonderful Caroline of the much-loved Bar Bathroom instagram! Join us as we chat about all things bathroom - some *potty talk* if you will!Don't lie... we know you've sneaked selfies in the bar bathrooms all over Seattle! From the famed bathroom of Neon Boots (RIP) and the Christmas bathroom of Vindicktive to the dive-iest of dive bar bathrooms, we know you're snapping selfies all over the place because tbh so are we!! Caroline has

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00:52:52

Target's Pride Collection is a F*cking Sin | Episode...

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2024/06/28

HAPPY PRIDE Y'ALL!!! It's the most wonderful time of the year (that's right Christmas, we said it)!!! Joining us for our Crying in the Walk-in *PRIDE EDITION* is the wonderfully magnificent and amazing bartender John Fry! In this episode, John takes us through a short history of Pride through the lens of the bar scene. We're chatting about Stonewall and the Black Cat, some dope all-queer all-year events and bars, the importance of Pride and LGBTQIA2S+ visibility, and of course

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00:45:41

Please Sir, You Look Like a Fetus: An Episode on...

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2024/06/09

Do you work around alcohol? Do you have to ask people for their ID to purchase said alcohol? Does it drive you absolutely fucking crazy when people don't know how to act normal when you just ask for their ID? Then I have great news for you, this is the episode for you!! Join Sam and Ky as they wax poetic about the subject of checking IDs and effectively beat the subject into a pulp! As always, your hosts have a *LOT* to say about this uniquely infuriating subject! Tune in for tales about fake

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00:41:33

Fortify the Culture - BONUS EPISODE!

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2024/05/23

Hello sweet friends! Surprise, you get another episode this week! We've got our one and only Sam with Cel and Milton from the Seattle-famous, super amazing and much-loved bar pop-up, Fortify the Culture! Vibes abound as they chat about the origins of Fortify the Culture, the importance of representation and building community in the bar world, and of course, maybe even some stories about crying, but it might not be in a walk-in this time...Be sure to catch the next Fortify the Culture event,

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