{"podcast":{"title":"Energy 101: We Ask The Dumb Questions So You Don't Have To","slug":"energy-101-we-ask-the-dumb-questions-so-you-don-t-have-to-5658842","podcast_index_feed_id":5658842,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/energy-101","website_url":"https://collide.io","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4xCA__KC_whiSHO9h71_Jc9S3yjJOMmv0dPhEucVUrg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYjY2/Yjk4MWJiZWFlYmVl/ZGIxYjkxYTdiYTdi/ZGUwMy5qcGc.jpg","author":"collide.","episode_count":76,"summary":"Welcome to Energy 101 with Julie McLelland and Jacob Stiller. Join us on our mission to help raise the world's energy IQ.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T02:21:41.481463+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-101-we-ask-the-dumb-questions-so-you-don-t-have-to-5658842"},"episode":{"title":"He Worked Global Oil & Gas, Then Built a Brewery","slug":"he-worked-global-oil-gas-then-built-a-brewery","published_at":"2026-02-24T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-101-we-ask-the-dumb-questions-so-you-don-t-have-to-5658842/he-worked-global-oil-gas-then-built-a-brewery","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-101-we-ask-the-dumb-questions-so-you-don-t-have-to-5658842","url":"https://energy101.collide.io/episodes/a76270ac-5d38-47a7-b0f0-f3afcd796e23","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/2eb724b9/13866e4a.mp3","summary":"Sean Hanrahan, Founder and Managing Partner of Platypus Brewing in Houston, spent 25 years in global minerals and oil and gas before trading the corporate world for a brewmaster apron. From offshore exploration in Australia and the Gulf of Mexico to opening a craft brewery in the First Ward, Sean breaks down what those two worlds actually have in common. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 0:00 - Sean Hanrahan intro and background 1:35 - Global oil and gas career and Australian energy landscape 5:14 - Australia vs US infrastructure and energy markets 13:11 - Texas and Australia culture comparisons 20:36 - How Sean ended up in Houston and started Platypus Brewing 25:11 - Australian Day in Houston and Chamber of Commerce 28:20 - Career lessons and building relationships 35:20 - Craft beer industry trends and where it's headed 43:06 - Platypus Brewing operations and distribution strategy 52:52 - AI in brewing and closing thoughts https://twitter.com/collide_io https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io https://www.facebook.com/collide.io https://www.instagram.com/collide.io https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io https://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters","meta_description":"Sean Hanrahan, Founder and Managing Partner of Platypus Brewing in Houston, spent 25 years in global minerals and oil and gas before trading the corporate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3256,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/energy-101-we-ask-the-dumb-questions-so-you-don-t-have-to-5658842/episodes/he-worked-global-oil-gas-then-built-a-brewery/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energy-101-we-ask-the-dumb-questions-so-you-don-t-have-to-5658842/he-worked-global-oil-gas-then-built-a-brewery.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}