• Introduction to show 
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Mikey, aka 911Bourbon on Instagram, talks about how we got into whiskey and how his page got its start (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Nate Bergman, who debut solo album Metaphysical Change comes out May 20, joins us around the 7-minute mark.

• What are you drinking?
• How are you able to pull off the mustache?  
• What got you into music? 
• You were part of Lionize for a long time, why go the solo right now? 
• How does your solo music differ from Lionize? 
• Who/what type of music did you grow up with or influenced you? 
• You’ve been in the music industry a while, what’s your journey been like? 
• What’s it been like working with legends in the game like the late Lee “Scratch Perry” and others 
• As you write new material, are you pulling from experiences, have ideas? How does the writing process for you go? 
• Working on your debut solo album, what was that like? 
• You’ve got an amazing group of collaborators on this album, how were you able to pull that off? 
• I feel like your mantra is “It’s never gonna work” but it works, how is that? 
• What can folks expect on your debut album Metaphysical Change? The three singles bring such a different vibe. 
• Why name the album that? 
• On tour right now, what’s that been like? I heard you even had to fill in at times? 
• Besides the album and tour, what are you hoping for in 2022? What can fans expect?

For more on Nate, check out https://www.natebergmansings.com/ or find him on social media.

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