b'On this special episode, Joe is joined by Brad Thomas Parsons, the author of Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All (winner of the James Beard and IACP Cookbook Awards), Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs, and Distillery Cats: Profiles in Courage of the World\\u2019s Most Spirited Mousers. Parsons received an MFA in writing from Columbia University, and his work has appeared in Bon App\\xe9tit, Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Lucky Peach, and PUNCH, among others.'