"They Tear Themselves in Half" - INTERVIEW with Author, Zee Lacson with Lux Row
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
Release Date: 08/09/2024
"We Forgot Everything" - Season 4 Finale. OOPSISODE
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
In the final FINAL episode of Season 4, Stephen and Mark become so enamored with 2XO Bourbon from the last episode, they decide to make Old Fashioneds with it and completely forget to talk about what they forgot to talk about in "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury. Witness the chaos as the boys fall down the cocktail rabbit hole as they decide to try to invent their own cocktails. Maybe they're just tired. Maybe it's been a long season. Maybe the 2XO is just that good.
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"We All Celebrate Death" - The Halloween Tree with 2XO American Oak - SEASON 4 FINALE
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
For the Season Four Finale, Stephen and Mark turn to a classic tale from a hometown author close to their hearts, The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury. Listen as Mark loses his mind a little and goes on about the sinister side of the story. Meanwhile, Stephen will won't do a darned thing to keep Mark from spiraling. Thanks, Stephen! Good thing they have a fantastic new beverage to sample and distract everyone from the Halloween hysterics.
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What We Forgot About "A Psalm for The Wild Built" - OOPSISODE with Five Trail Bourbon
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For such a short book, there's just a whole lot to cover in the deceptively complex tale by Becky Chambers. Equally deep and complex is the Five Trail Bourbon.
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"What Do You Need?" - A Psalm for the Wild Built and Blade & Bow
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
In the countdown to the season finale, Stephen and Mark stray from the path of horror into a subtle and delighfully complex scifi story about a monk, a robot, and the questions perhaps everyone should be asking of themselves and each other. A subtle and complex tale deserves a subtle and complex bourbon paired with it, and this episode is no exception as our co-hosts sample Blade & Bow for the first time. NOTE: In this episode, Stephen and Mark both struggle with pronoun usage for the characters. We decided to leave this in rather than edit and re-record. We felt the struggle...
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"We Like Being Scared" - Horror Theme Show with Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke
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At the end of Season 2, Stephen and Mark talked about the theme of horror, and what it meant to them. Well, they're back on the topic, two years wiser (allegedly), and ready to dive into new directions. On this journey, they will take with them the ever reliable torch in the darkness of Basil Hayden, this time trying out their Subtle Smoke expression.
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What We Forgot About the Mist - Oopsisode with Chattanooga Whiskey
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
In tonight's oopsisode, Stephen and Mark talk about the role of the military in Stephen King's "The Mist". They will also revisit Chattanooga Whiskey, first sampled from the "STOMP STOMP BOOM" episode which dropped on April 15, 2022.
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"It's The End of the World" - The Mist with The Jury
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
As we begin the countdown to Halloween and our season finale, we start with "The Mist" by Stephen King. A dark and complex tale based off a simple premise, the boys are pairing it up with The Jury by High 'n Wicked.
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"The Whiskey A Gone Gone" - Oopsisode
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Instead of the usual oopsisode, because the last book is still so new, the boys opted to spend their time extolling the virtues of Uncle Nearest Bourbon Whiskey. Enjoy!
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"Say a Prayer for the Thin Kid" - Horror Movie with Thomas S. Moore Bourbon
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
This week, Stephen and Mark spend a little time talking about the most recent story from author Paul Tremblay, "Horror Movie". They will talk about the twists, spirals, and rabbit holes truly good authors like Trembay can create. Horror Movie is a escheresque, gravity defying maze of mirrors. A sophisticated story needs an equally sophisticated bourbon paired with it. Tonight, the boys will sample Thomas S. Moore Cognac Cask bourbon.
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"What We Forgot About Devolution" - OOPSISODE with Jim Beam Double Oaked
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On this oopsisode, we discuss Jim Beam, and the concept of FAFO.
info_outlineOn this episode, Stephen and Mark interview YA author, Zee Lacson. She and her husband have stopped by to talk about her new book, "Twice Removed". For the bourbon tonight, the four of them will try out Lux Row, a complex and delightful bourbon to match the book and the company! For more about Zee, see below.
The Woolgathering Trilogy is her dream come true.
Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, with her grandparents, father, and twin brothers, she currently lives the dream in the northern suburbs of Chicagoland with her husband and twin sons.
She enjoys good coffee. And sushi. And wine. And ice cream. And cake … though not necessarily together. Or in that order.
Reverie was her first published work of fiction. It was a finalist at the 2021 Illinois Author Project.
Revenant, the sequel to Reverie, was released in 2021.
Réveil, the final in the series, was released May 2023.
FB: facebook.com/
IG: @ZeeLacson
TikTok: @ZeeLacson
Linktree: linktr.ee/zeelacson
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