The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players
Today’s guest is bridge player turned burgeoning social media star Jason Hackett, also known as Prime Mutton. A frequent traveler, guinness reviewer, and 2019 Eurotransnational winner, Hackett and I had much to discuss. We talk about the strangest food he’s tried during his travels, how he broke out on YouTube and Instagram, and his favorite bridge formats.
Jason’s mother Olivia introduced him and his twin brother to bridge at eleven years old. Though Jason does not discuss bridge much on his social media channels, he is a formidable opponent. He beat Boye Brogeland and Geir Helgemo in the Euro Juniors in 1994 and has represented England in the European Championships many times. Of bridge, he said “I just enjoy playing, it does not matter with whom.” You can read more about Jason in his recent Esquire feature.
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Episode Highlights:
4:59 – Eating brains, grasshoppers, and more
6:25 – Jason’s travel stats, and the types of places he likes to visit
8:51 – Where did the name come from? You can read more about the origins of Prime Mutton in this article
9:50 – Is Guinness better if it's flowing more?
12:10 – Hackett’s longest tenured partnerships in bridge even though they support opposite Manchester football clubs
16:41 – You need to watch some of Jason’s cameos. The products on his website are also fantastic, especially this pillow on his website - “you never get wet in the pub!”
21:15 – Jason explains how his YouTube channel took off
30:30 – Why Jason’s preferred bridge format is pairs
40:46 – The types of places where Prime Mutton gets recognized
48:41 – How Jason edits his videos
55:27 – Jason’s love for bridge started in his teens
57:40 – Rubber bridge
1:03:30 – You can keep up with Prime Mutton on his website
1:06:22 – How Jason learned to tell a good pint from a bad one