The Apocalypse Theme Show with Castle & Key
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
Release Date: 07/08/2023
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
Be sure to listen all the way to the end. Stephen wants to make sure you know how much he likes this.
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IT'S THE FINAL OOPSISODE OF SEASON 5!!!!!! In this quick turnaround oopsisode, we revisit The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig. Our bourbon revisit this time around is Oak & Eden 4 Grain Spire.
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IT'S THE SEASON 5 FINALE!!! A heartfelt thank you to all of our listeners this and every season thus far. We're very excited about what we will be doing in Season 6. Keep us on your favorites. Turn on those notifications. Leave us some stars. Tell all your buddies, and get ready. Season 6 is going to be amazing. We wrap up Season 5 with a modern day horror novel from the famous, infamous, apple-licious Chuck Wendig. Like many of his books, The Staircase in the Woods is a character driven horror story that both embraces common tropes while twisting some or introducing...
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When a good (or absurd) conversation just isn't over. We talk more about existing inside a memory of a universe.
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Are we the echoing memory of an already dead universe, that echo pulsing forever outward into the black depths of what exists outside what we know as reality? Does that mean all of our choices have already been made? Are we stuck inside the memory of a deus ex machina that repeats itself over and over in the silent black? Well, looks like it's going to be one of THOSE episodes. Good thing we have Middle West Ported Pumpernickel Rye to keep the ennui at bay!
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It's not a repeat! We just decided that both the book and the bourbon needed a revisit...WITH A TWIST.
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Do you like big Italian dramas? Do you enjoy Machiavelian style politics? How do you about the occasional eye gouging? Do you have any thoughts on vague, subtley applied mystical themes? How about generally forbidden love? What's that? You like all of it, you sick twisted puppy? Then we have the book for you! On this episode, we explore the deeply nuanced grimdark epic of "Navola" by Paolo Bacigalupi. Really, this one is rich and complex. So much so that we need an equally rich and complex bourbon to pair with it. For this book, we picked...
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This is one of those oopsisodes where it's not so much that we forgot, but rather that there's just too much to say. This week, we revisit The Life of Chuck by Stephen King. While we discuss the power of opportunities taken, we take the opportunity to revisit a previous expression. Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke.
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