BRANCHING OUT
Bartender Atlas is Branching Out! In each episode of our newest podcast, Josh Lindley of Bartender Atlas (The Shaft, The Blackbird) talks with your favourite bartenders about who taught them everything they know. Then he talks to your favourite bartenders’ favourite bartender. We are hitting up people from all over the world and from all kinds of bars. We are talking mentorship and the importance of those people who help guide us along the way. Expect a new episode each week.
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Released January 2026
THE RIGHT STUFF
Bonus content: The Right Stuff brings Bartender Atlas to Vancouver for North America’s 50 Best Bars. Josh Lindley talks to a handful of bartenders about the prep that goes into hosting such a huge event.
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Released May 2025
THE SHAFT
The Shaft is a 5 part audio documentary from Bartender Atlas. Josh Lindley seeks out the story of The Shaft, hometown cocktail of Victoria and Calgary (both?). In it he follows the story of the drink as well as the attitudes of the bartenders and the cities that call the drink their own. Can a city really own a drink?
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This podcast received a 2025 Top 4 Nominee for Best Broadcast, Podcast or Online Video Series from TALES OF THE COCKTAIL SPIRITED AWARDSÂ
Released October 2024
THE BLACKBIRD
The Blackbird is a 5-part audio documentary created, written and produced by Josh Lindley of Bartender Atlas about local drinking cultures and modern classic cocktails, specifically, the Toronto phenomenon of The Blackbird. It landed as a top 10 nominee for the 2024 Spirited Awards International Best Broadcast, Podcast, or Online Video Series.
Listen to it on: Simplecast, Spotify or Apple Podcasts
This podcast received a 2025 Top 10 Nominee for Best Broadcast, Podcast or Online Video Series from TALES OF THE COCKTAIL SPIRITED AWARDSÂ
Released September 2023