We recently wrapped up Season 5 of Hotel Bar Sessions podcast, and the end came with some sad news for everyone. Our beloved co-host, Charles Peterson, announced that he would be stepping away from the mic and taking an off-air role on our team. (Check out our tribute to Charles in Episode 74 “The Last Dance”!) We’re sad to see Charles give up his barstool, but grateful that he’s not leaving the bar altogether!
As we announced in our final Season 5 episode on “Podcasting and Philosophy,” Charles is scooting over and giving his barstool (and mic) to our new co-host Jason Read beginning in Season 6! So, the HBS team is busy at work right now recording, revamping, readjusting and getting ready to re-launch… with a few exciting new features and a whole lot more of what you’ve grown to love over the past five seasons!
Don’t worry, though! We’re not leaving you stranded in the interim! In advance of our Season 6 relaunch, look for the following content from the HBS team:
- REPLAY series: Well be re-releasing some of our favorite past conversations twice a week, so you can catch up on what you may have missed in earlier seasons! Subscribe to Hotel Bar Sessions on your favorite podcasting platform to automatically access each new HBS REPLAY episode!
- AFTERTHOUGHTS: By popular demand, we’re bringing back the video series in which our co-hosts sit down to chat about what they woulda, coulda, and/or shoulda said in previous episodes. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel or become a Patreon sponsor to catch all of the Season 5 “Afterthoughts” episodes in the coming weeks!
- HOST NOTES: It turns out that our co-hosts love to write as much as they love to talk–quelle surprise!— so we’ll be posting short reflections on a number of issues that are on our minds in between seasons. Just click on “News and Notes” at the top of this page (or follow us on Twitter @hotelbarpodcast) to see the most recent Host Notes!
The entire HBS Team extends our most heartfelt gratitude for you, our listeners and readers, for giving us your time and attention. We’re proud of the 75 episodes we’ve produced so far, excited about the relaunch, and eager for you to hear the new content. If you love what we’re doing here and want to help us keep it going, please check out our Patreon page, where you can exchange a little bit of financial support for a whole lot of moral credit (and some schwag)!
Finally, we want to hear from you! Have an idea or topic you’d like us to feature? A question for our co-hosts? A guest you’d like us to interview or a text you’d like us to discuss? A fight you want to pick about something we said? Just tweet at us or email us at hotelbarpodcast@gmail.com.
As always, the first round’s on us!
Your HBS co-hosts,
Leigh, Rick, Jason, and Charles
