Justin Crossley from The Brewing Network – BeerSmith Podcast 34

This week I invite Justin Crossley from the Brewing Network to talk a bit about his journey in beer broadcasting, some of his shows and his recent journey into television. Justin is the popular host of the Session (a podcast) and runs a network of several shows centered around homebrewing.

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Topics in This Week’s Episode (32:58)

Justin Crossley, founder of the Brewing Network is my guest this week. Justin is the host of “The Session” which is a very popular show and one of the earliest podcasts on home brewing.
Justin shares how he got started in the brewing network
He tells us what the early days were (in 2005) when he started his podcast in the same month that iTunes started carrying podcasts.
We discuss his headline 4 our show called “The Session” – which is aired on Sundays live
Justin shares some thoughts on his co-hosts and cast of the session
We talk about his live format which includes the forum, email, phone-ins and live chat
Justin shares some of his favorite guests from the last 7 years
He talks about some of his other shows including Brew Strong and The Jamil Show
Recently Justin did a television show on homebrewing for a local TV station – he shares his thoughts on video and doing television
We talk about the Brewing Network Army and how that came about
Justin shares his thoughts on how the BN Army won “Homebrew Club of the Year” even though it has no club in the traditional sense
Justin gives a few brewing tips he’s picked up over the years
He finishes by talking about what a rewarding few years it has been working on the brewing network