The reason to ID every drinker
I was watching an episode of John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” about gas-station drugs and it felt to me like, while never mentioned explicitly, the reason to ask every guest who orders an alcoholic beverage to show their ID. And I had Linda cornered so made her talk it through with me.
Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest Linda Sullivan of seynasecreto.
Episode Notes
Watch the episode “Gas Station Drugs”on“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” May 4, 2026.
Read“FDA pushes to restrict synthetic opioid derived from kratom leaf,” Washington Post, July 29, 2025.
Read “The arguments against dietary supplements,” Harvard Health, March 12, 2026.
Shout outs this episode to the Wild Mile, Monster Energy, and Rob Lowe.
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