Bugs, Business, & Bartenders with Javier Salgado

Bugs, Business, & Bartenders with Javier Salgado

Author: New Pod City | Frank and Christina Sasso April 11, 2025 Duration: 28:26

This week, Frank vents about his ongoing battle with the notorious No-see-ums, makes the case for renaming Brunswick to “Schroeder's, Georgia,” and shares why it’s impossible to have a bad meal in town.

Plus, the Sassos sit down with local legend and beloved bartender/mixologist, Javier Salgado. Javier shares his fascinating journey to Brunswick, his unique perspective on business, and the mindset that’s helped him become a community favorite.

Follow Javier on his Instagram:

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Tucked between the well-trodden paths of Savannah and Jacksonville lies a coastal community with its own distinct rhythm. Brunswick Waves is a podcast that rides that rhythm, hosted by Frank and Christina Sasso, a pair who traded New York City skylines for the live oaks and salt marshes of Georgia's Golden Isles. Their perspective as enthusiastic newcomers fuels a genuine curiosity about their adopted home. Each episode is less an interview and more of a conversation, pulling listeners into the stories of the people who shape Brunswick's character. You'll hear from longtime shrimpers, artists drawing inspiration from the marshland, chefs defining the local cuisine, and historians preserving the area's layered past. This podcast naturally avoids broad travelogue clichés, instead focusing on the specific textures of community life-the challenges of a family business, the legacy of a local legend, or the quiet beauty of a hidden spot known only to residents. It’s an auditory exploration of how a place is defined not just by its geography, but by the collective voices within it. For anyone interested in the soul of a Southern coastal town, Brunswick Waves offers an intimate, human-scale portrait, one conversation at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 5

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