Books, Beards, Booze

This episode the gang talks about what they have been reading since the last season, and ends up spending a lot of time talking about critters.This Season our Short Read, Tall Glass Book Club is tackling The Alchemy of Sorrow: A Fantasy & Sci-Fi Anthology of Grief & Hope.To get it in print or ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Sorrow-Fantasy-Sci-Fi-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0B4VVQPYY To get it in audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Alchemy-of-Sorrow-Audiobook/B0BL42LRRT

We're back! In video! Well, most of us! But Derek is getting a video camera...soon! But yeah, your favorite podcast about books, beards, and booze is back, with a brand new co-host, author Ben Meeks!This Season our Short Read, Tall Glass Book Club is tackling The Alchemy of Sorrow: A Fantasy & Sci-Fi Anthology of Grief & Hope.To get it in print or ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Sorrow-Fantasy-Sci-Fi-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0B4VVQPYY To get it in audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Alchemy-of-Sorrow-Audiobook/B0BL42LRRT

The gang decides to redo a topic that Creative Consultant Tonya was not on the show for. They debate what books they would like to see covered by a different author.

The gang talks about what book they think is better than folks make it out to be. Not good, but also, not actively terrible.

For Halloween the gang talks about the short story Them At Number Seventy-Four by Lindz McLeod. Read it for free here:https://pseudopod.org/2022/03/25/pseudopod-803-them-at-number-seventy-four/?fbclid=IwAR203IVEBRU2AVSFR88D_6441fYpIyaOR5hV4F-irFZ-fAZVcLY2fLH6e3w

This episode the folks discuss our Short Read short story pick: Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Krentzer. Read it for free here: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/ (https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/ )

Zombies are kinda overdone these days. But this episode the gang debates which IP's would actually be improved by the introduction of zombies.

This week is a book battle episode, the topic: each person picks what the other person should be reading. Highlights include Bob being correct as always, Derek being confidently wrong, and Tonya earning all that money we pay her.

This episode goes so far off the rails that for once Bob is the one about to quit. There is a book battle, and a ton of penis puns.

The gang discusses A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch. Read it here for free: https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/a-year-and-a-day-in-old-theradane/

The Gang once again dives in to the publishing, or lack there of, of Lynch, Rothfuss, and GRRM.

We do a dive into the news, then discuss what mythological or fantastical creature we would bring into our world if we could.

The gang is reunited, and it feels so good! With the return of Creative Consultant Tonya to the ranks of BBB-dom, we decide to talk about what we've read so far this year.

Bob gets you caught up to date, and gives you a taste of what's to come in season 5.

Hell yeah, we figured out how to record remotely, so its basically impossible to stop us now. Get ready, a whole lot of random book content is coming your way, at totally random times! This episode we talk about the most read book genre in each state!

These episode the guys talk the latest beard and booze news, and then go into a deep dive of The Scarlet Citadel by Robert Howard.

In this quick chat, the first intentional one, Bob talks about the Spellmonger series, and Derek brings up some Slime talk.

This was originally going to be the start of the October Short Read episode...but last minute we changed it into our first Quick Chat episode! These episodes are where we discuss stuff that doesn't warrant a full length episode.

We ran a little late, but here we are! In this episode the guys chat about the latest beard and booze news, sip some rye, and do a deep dive on The Phoenix on the Sword by Robert Howard.

This month Bob and Derek dive into the news, catch up on Ted Cruz Beard Watch, and take a good long look at Queen of the Black Coast, our monthly short read! You can read it HERE for free.   Hosts: Bob McGough, Derek Wilson Produced by Bob McGough Music by Bryan Teoh