"And Your Little Dog Too" - Midyear Review with FEW Smashing Pumpkins
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
Release Date: 07/19/2025
The Still Austin Interview with Sam Bergren
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
On this episode, we get the opportunity to sit down with our friend, Sam Bergren, from Still Austin. His combination of kindness and depth of knowledge made this interview a delight. Still Austin is relatively new on the scene in an industry with a deep history. Their innovation and artistry is a welcome addition to the world of whiskies, bourbons, and ryes. Take a listen! And as always.... WE HAVE MERCH! MERCH! MERCH!
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"What We Forgot About Burning" - OOPSISODE
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
As they do, Stephen and Mark spend a little more time talking about "We Burned So Bright" by TJ Klune. To see more about the author, check out his website here: For this Oopsisode revisit, the boys say hello to Bulleit Frontier Bourbon with a twist! And as always.... WE HAVE MERCH! MERCH! MERCH!
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"We Burned So Bright" with Oklon Rye
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
In "We Burned So Bright" by T.J. Klune, Stephen and Mark dive into a very personal story of what happens when a few people are confronted with the literal end of the world. No Hollywood solutions. No one to save the day. No heroic sacrifices. Just people, a black hole, and a ticking clock until the end. It's within those final minutes where life is really lived, where heroism manifests, where what really matters is revealed. Heavy topics need a heavy rye to carry one through. Oklon Rye by Far North Spirits fits the bill. To find out more about this unique business and...
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What We Forgot to Talk About the EWA
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
It's the OOPSISODE for our interview with Landon Borders, the Director of the Estate Whiskey Alliance, and on this episode we revisit a very rare bottle. Be sure to listen in for your chance to pick one up later this year.
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Interview with Landon Borders of the EWA
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On this episode, we interview Landon Borders, Director of the Estate Whiskey Alliance. We learn all about the tradition of farmers and farming families who are creating a legacy of land, water, and whiskey. Our pairing comes from a member of the Estate Whiskey Alliance, Maker's Mark. Landon samples a bottle of Star Hill, while Stephen and Mark take a few sips from Maker's Mark Home of the Brave edition. WE HAVE MERCH! MERCH! MERCH!
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OOPSISODE - What We Forgot About The Supernaturals
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So many animals, like a lovely petting zoo of death. Sooth your PETA sensibilities with Middle West Port Pumpernickel Rye
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The Supernaturals with Wolfborne
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
What happens when everyone, from a washed up professor, to a state trooper, to a news anchor, and even a TV network executive all pin their hopes on a live TV event about the nation's most infamous haunted house? Nothing good for them, which makes it a great book for us! Stephen and Mark dive into the world of "The Supernaturals" by David L. Golemon. Their whisky sampling on this episode will be WOLFBORNE by Three Floyds. WE HAVE MERCH! MERCH! MERCH!
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What We Forgot About Reality - OOPSISODE with Minden Mill Rye
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The boys are back and ready to go down the oopsisode rabbit hole of the nature of reality. Oh, BTW... WE HAVE MERCH! MERCH! MERCH!
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What Is Reality? - Theme Show with Stork House Rye
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Literature is full of stories about the nature of reality, the bending of it, or the outright removal of it. On this episode, we muse upon reality. To keep us ground, we sample Stork House Rye. And just in case you haven't heard.... WE HAVE MERCH! MERCH! MERCH!
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OOPSISODE: Hell House with Bib & Tucker
Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
Our oopsisode of Hell House is about....well, you'll just have to listen. Our bourbon revisit is Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon
info_outlineStephen 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 until...well....now. Right now. Not then. Just make sure you start listening to it SOON.
Tonight's beverage selection is from a local Chicago distiller and a local Chicago rock legend. FEW Smashing Pumpkins Straight Bourbon Whiskey with Madame Zuzu's Midnight Rose Tea.