It's time for another Cripple Creek! After two smashing nights at Lit Lounge in December of 2012, Cripple Creek is kicking off their first North American tour at Webster Hall, bringing with them their cutting edge cocktails and rock and roll stage show. Aaron Polsky, Damon Boelte, Mayur Subbarao, and Michael O'Rourke have come together to create some of the world's most hedonistic, expressive cocktails with, in their own words, "compelling flavors that everyone can relate to". Tune in for a special preview for the event as Damon chats with Aaron and Mayur about drinks, performance and rock & roll. This program was sponsored by Chefs Steps. Today's break music provided courtesy of Kntrlr.

"You don't go to a bar just to sit and have a particular drink. In reality, the setting and the context really matter. The major thing we get to do here is create our own setting and context in a way that keeps people actually focused and is much more like performance." [02:30]

--Mayur Subbarao on The Speakeasy

This week on The Speakeasy, Damon drinks some 50 year old cognac and eats oysters with Dana Hale of Island Creek Oyster Farm. Tune in to learn more about the popular and sensual raw seafood that has New York City buzzing. Find out how oyster mating affects taste and how farming is one of the most safe and sustainable ways of raising shellfish and seafood. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

This week on The Naturalist Bernie and Carol discussed the Superfund Status: a way to use government funds to clean up public areas with environmental significance...as long as they're really, really dirty. They take a look at Newtown Creek, which runs from Brooklyn to Queens, and talk about the sometimes byzantine process of attaining Superfund status. This episode was sponsored by Cain Winery and Vineyards: supporters of the growing movement to change how we think about our planet.