Beards, Books, and Bourbon Podcast
Mark and Stephen share their love of books, and bourbon...and happen to have beards that their wives love. Join these two friends as they explore some of their favorite genres of books: mystery, thriller, Sci-Fi, fantasy, horror, metaphysical, and all things unknown while sipping on a different bourbon each episode.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 204
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
"What We Forgot About Conclave" - Oopsisode with Willett Bourbon
As the boys talk about some old priests, they revisit a really old friend. A less than half full bottle of Willett that's been sitting in the garage for 5 years is finally getting cracked open to se…
"The Great One...For Pope!" - Conclave & Wayne Gretzky 99 Canadian Whisky
Stephen 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 m…
"What We Forgot About Onyx Storm" - OOPSISODE with Knob Creek
IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC!
Stephen and Mark discuss the magical systems in Onyx Storm, and cast spells on themselves with Knob Creek.
"You Do Some of Your Best Work on That Throne" - Onyx Storm with Ransom Bourbon
Well, we made it. The end of the third book. There's a lot of twists, turns, love and rage that look eerily similar, the defilement of a throne, broken furniture, broken promises, betrayals in the n…
"What We Forgot About Iron Flame" - OOPSISODE with Smoke Wagon
There's a moment when you realize that there's something you need to talk about. There's another moment when you realize there just isn't enough time to really talk about it. This is one of those t…
"Who's Your Xaddy?" - Iron Flame with Lucky Seven
Once more, Stephen and Mark will dare to enter the Fourth Wing universe, written by Rebecca Yarros. This is book 2 of the series, and if you thought things were wild before, what with all the lightni…
What We Forgot About The Bright Sword - OOPSISODE with Blade & Bow
How could they forget to talk about Merlin?? Well, they didn't really. They were just saving the nastiest for last. Luckily Stephen and Mark will balance things out with the smooth, fruity, smoky,…
"Without Arthur They Were All Ordinary Men" - The Bright Sword with 2XO Bourbon
In this episode, Stephen and Mark visit "The Bright Sword" by Lev Grossman. One of our favorite authors, we are so excited to read his latest novel about Camelot after Arthur's final battle and all t…
"Not Like Us" - RUN with Green River Wheated Bourbon
The guys have never made it a secret about how much they love books written by Blake Crouch. In today's episode, they talk about Crouch's first commercially successful novel, not previously released…
What We Forgot About "The Living Dead" - OOPSISODE with 2XO Bourbon
Stephen and Mark dive into one of their favorite bourbons from 2024, the unforgettable 2XO American Oak as they take a few minutes to talk about one of the most unforgettable characters from The Livi…
"A Ghoulishly Delightful Season Opener" - The Living Dead with Four Roses Single Barrel
Everything old is new again in the Season 5 opening episode! This episode, Stephen and Mark explore a novel by the late, great George A. Romero and Daniel Krause. A new and expanded version of the …
"We Forgot Everything" - Season 4 Finale. OOPSISODE
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…
"We All Celebrate Death" - The Halloween Tree with 2XO American Oak - SEASON 4 FINALE
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 o…
What We Forgot About "A Psalm for The Wild Built" - OOPSISODE with Five Trail Bourbon
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.
"What Do You Need?" - A Psalm for the Wild Built and Blade & Bow
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 shoul…
"We Like Being Scared" - Horror Theme Show with Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke
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 directi…
What We Forgot About the Mist - Oopsisode with Chattanooga Whiskey
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" episo…
"It's The End of the World" - The Mist with The Jury
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 b…
"The Whiskey A Gone Gone" - Oopsisode
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!