"What We Forgot About The Twisted Ones" - Oopsisode with Smoke Wagon Bourbon
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
Release Date: 04/14/2023
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
After a brief hiatus, Stephen and Mark dive deep into the future and into space for a smart and different kind of science fiction novel that is both grandly epic and deeply personal. Oh, and madness. SO MUCH MADNESS. Come and listen as the boys talk about "To Sleep in a Sea of Stars" by Christopher Paolini as they also explore the depts of Breckenridge Madeira Finished Bourbon Whiskey.
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Stephen and Mark go back to visit with the Ferryman, and revisit Starward Two Fold Australian whiskey.
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Justin Cronin is back with another apocalyptic tale of adventure, woe, madness, and a crap ton of serious character development across a fantastical backdrop in the way that can only be done by Justin Cronin. As the cast of "The Ferryman" go forth on their own journeys, Stephen and Mark will take a detour up to Canada as they sample Glynnevan Maple Whiskey.
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What did we forget to talk about in the book "Edge of Sleep"? Honestly, we're not even sure. It was a tough week for Stephen and Mark. Shenanigans take place in this episode, and be sure to listen all the way to the end for the podcast version of a bonus scene.
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Have you ever had that moment where you just doze off for just a moment? Just for a second, but in that second it felt like you were gone for an hour? What about when you feel like you've just closed your eyes, but suddenly hours have passed by? Now, how would that make you feel if you also knew that sleep, possibly any amount of it, also meant your death? Stephen and Mark explore a trippy and riveting story about a global pandemic where sleep, the thing you need to live, might also kill you. To keep themselves focused on the task, they will fortify their...
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There's a reason why Cormac McCarthy won the Pulitzer Prize. In The Road, his mastery of literature is seen in the way he uses setting and description in contrast to sparce dialog. We forgot to talk about it. As a change of pace, we're trying a different beverage this time around. Maytag Mead.
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Tonight's episode is all about excellence. Excellence in literature as Stephen and Mark walk down The Road with the legendary Cormac McCarthy and pairing it with the fruit of two legendary craftsmen's labor, Legent. Come and join us on this fantastically bleak and flavorful journey into the future.
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Murder and knitting analogies and apocalypse, oh my! Good thing we're drinking this tasty dark rye. Come find out what we forgot to talk about in "Wool" by Hugh Howey as we revisit Basil Hayden Dark Rye.
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In this fantastic dystopian nightmare of a novel by Hugh Howey, Stephen and Mark get to explore what it feels like to exist within a perfect society and ecology all underground inside the world's largest and most depressing mall. The Silo. Adapted for TV on AppleTV+, this story goes to show how even in a perfectly controlled environment, chaos will always find a way to reign. Keeping their spirits up with some fine spirits, Stephen and Mark will sample Pinhook Bourbon.
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What can you possibly forget about the end of the world?!?!? We'll find out with Copper & Cask!
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