What's it like growing up teetotal in Northern Ireland? Or studying (and working) in England with booze everywhere you go? In our second bonus episode before the series launches on New Year's Day, Helen tells Kat about her background with not drinking alcohol, having your drink spiked \"for a laugh\", secrets to getting through boozy celebrations without being told you're boring, and how her attitude to soft drinks is expanding beyond water as the options improve.
Navigating university and media careers amid social pressure. 4:00
Drink preferences and options for non-sugar and non-caffeine drinkers. 8:31
Restaurants and bars not having soft drinks menus 12:45
A listener writes in about verdita 18:14
If you’ve got a favourite drink you’d like to share with us or any other non-booze-related gossip, then email us at popculturedrinkspodcast@gmail.com, and you can see what and where we've been drinking lately on Instagram @popculturedrinkspodcast.
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Artwork: Ilutaka
Music: HoliznaCC0
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