"The Great One...For Pope!" - Conclave & Wayne Gretzky 99 Canadian Whisky
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
Release Date: 04/12/2025
"Only Madmen Make Promises Here" - The Devils with Geneva Lakes Bourbon Whiskey
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
On this epsisode of BBB, the boys explore a beloved author who they somehow haven't managed to review until now. Mr. Joe Abercrombie's alternate history/fantasy tale "The Devils" is the subject this time around. Hilarious, gory, and unrepentantly grim and sardonic, Stephen and Mark dive into a world of curses, werewolves, elves, Popes, and, of course, truly flawed and damaged characters. It is a world where the scariest things aren't the summoned Dukes of Hell, but the people doing the summoning. To guard against any lingering traumas from this darkly funny and brutal story, Stephen and...
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OOPSISODE - What We Forgot About The Chimera Snare with A Lot of Bourbon
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In the oopsisode following the interview, Shannon, Eddie, Stephen, and Mark all sit down for one last addendum to the interview they did on The Chimera Snare by writing team S & E Black. In this unique oopsisode, the group samples not one, but two bourbons they've had before. Stephen and Shannon try In Lieu of Flowers while Mark and Eddie sample Redwood Empire's Emerald Giant.
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW - The Chimera Snare: Fragments with Angel's Envy Triple Oak
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On this episode of BBB, Stephen and Mark get to sit down for an extended interview with the husband and wife writing team behind S & E Black, author's of The Chimera Snare: Fragments. Shannon and Eddie are simply amazing people. Kind, funny, and thoughtful, we had a wonderful evening getting to know them, their work, and what's on the horizon for them. Our featured bourbon for the evening is Angel's Envy Triple Oak. It's an appropriate expression for us to try with this particular episode. Deep, layered, and nuanced both in craft and flavor, it matches with with our interview...
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OOPSISODE. What We Forgot About Dungeon Crawler Carl with Keeper's Heart
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Honestly, we didn't forget anything, but there's just so much going on in that book we could never get through it all in an hour. Tonight we revisit Keeper's Heart.
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"Gosh Darnit, Donut!" - Dungeon Crawler Carl with Thomas S Moore bourbon
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Okay, okay, okay. If you know what this is, you know. If you haven't heard of Dungeon Crawler Carl....oh, friends, you are missing something special. Authored by Matt Dinniman. Madcap, dirty as hell, oddly poignant, and always particularly meta at the end, Dungeon Crawler Carl is a delight. Speaking of delights, on this episode, Stephen and Mark will try a bourbon they've been holding into for quite a while. A bottle of Thomas S. Moore Sherry Wood Cask Bourbon.
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Midyear Oopsisode with Dark Arts Bourbon Whiskey
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There's always just so much to talk about, including the thunderstorm that nearly swept them away! In this oopsisode, listen as Stephen and Mark have to retreat out of the rain while fortifying themselves with the magic of Dark Arts Bourbon Whiskey.
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"And Your Little Dog Too" - Midyear Review with FEW Smashing Pumpkins
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Stephen and Mark change locations to the outdoor studio (Mark's backyard) where they almost get destroyed by a fast moving thunderstorm. They almost saw their recording equipment get blown away like little Toto in the basket. Because I bless the rains down in Africa. Because it puts the lotion in the basket. Wait. No. That's a Wizard of Oz reference. Nevermind. Scratch those last two parts. It's all in the name of books and bourbon, two things we know they can't resist, or shut up about. In this episode, the brothers from other mothers will talk about what they've already talked about up...
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What We Forgot About Elder Race - OOPSISODE Cocktail Edition!
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In this episode, Stephen and Mark explore a topic or two about Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky that they didn't get around to discussing. For their bourbon, they are using Oak & Eden to help them make a new cocktail, named in honor of tonight's book.
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"I'm Not A Wizard. I'm A Wizard! ARGH!" - Elder Race with Town At The Edge of Tomorrow Bourbon Whiskey
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In this episode, Stephen and Mark return to the work of Adrian Tchaikovsky in his novella "Elder Race". Once again, Tchaikovksy blends science fiction with fantasy in an almost Arthurian epic quest of unintended consequences, mistaken identities, mythic expectations, and the inevitable march of time. A SFF story needs an SFF bourbon whiskey to pair with it. So, Stephen and Mark finally crack open a bottle they've been holding onto for a while. Filmland Spirits presents The Town At The Edge of Tomorrow bourbon whiskey.
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What We Love About Alix E. Harrow - OOPSISODE Cocktail Edition
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In tonight's oopsisode, Stephen and Mark spend some time gushing over how much they love the writing of Alix E. Harrow, AND they feature their first custom cocktail with a name fitting for the episode.
info_outlineStephen and Mark delve into the world of extraordinary circumstances and people. Our book for this episode is Conclave by Robert Harris, the novel which is the basis for the Academy Award Nominated movie. A story about extraordinary circumstances and the decisions that must be made.
The bourbon tonight is not a bourbon at all, but a Canadian Whisky brought to us the Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky.