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
Theme Show: Setting As Character & Mercantile Bourbon (S1/E27)
In this episode, we discuss the theme of the setting as a character. What would a haunted house story be without the house?? What would DUNE be without Arrakis? What would our show be without BOURBO…
Oopsisode #15: What We Forgot About Hill House & Wild Turkey
Stephen and Mark spend a few minutes to talk about the caretakers of modern America's grand daddy of haunted houses. Hugh Crane might've built it, but it was the Dudley's that kept it from falling a…
And Whatever Walked There: The Haunting of Hill House & Old Elk (S1/E26)
WALKED ALONE.
We spend some time wandering the halls of one of the greatest haunted house books of all time. "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson. Iconic. Classic. Ground breaking. To…
Oopsisode #14: What We Forgot About ¨Spin¨
"Spin" by Robert Charles Wilson, is an epic tale. So, yeah. There's a boat load of stuff we didn't get to talk about.
You Spin Me Right Round: Spin & Rabbit Hole (S1/E25)
In this week's episode, we look at the immensity of the history of the universe, and all the things living there, in comparison with the eyeblink time scale of the human race as we come face to face …
Alright, Alright, All Doors: The Portal Theme Show (S1/E24)
We've discussed a lot of books that talk about the experience and imagery of doors. Physical doors. Doors in time. Doors in reality. Doors as a metaphor. In this episode, we make like cosmic liz…
Oopsisode #13: What We Forgot about The Fold
MRS. KNIGHT?!?!?!?
Let's dive once more into The Fold by Peter Clines as we talk aout the things we forgot to talk about.
There's No Star Trek?: The Fold & Jefferson's Bourbon (S1/E23)
We explore the multiverse in "The Fold" by Peter Clines, bringing with us one of the smoothest bottles of bourbon we've had yet, Jefferson's Bourbon.
Oopsisode #12: What We Forgot About The Ten Thousand Doors of January
What does it mean to be good? It's something explored in our book of the week, "The Ten Thousand Doors of January". It's also explored in the complex depth of our whiskey of choice to revisit. Cor…
Revolutions & Upheavals!: The Ten Thousand Doors of January & Corsets, Whips, & Whiskey (S1/E22)
This week, Stephen and Mark are faced with a universe of choices in "The Ten Thousand Doors of January" by Alix E. Harrow. In it, we learn that stories, doors, choices, and destiny are never exactly…
Oopsisode #11: What We Forgot About "Come With Me¨ with Ronald Malfi
Stephen and Mark loved talking to Ronald Malfi so much, they had to continue the conversation in our 11th Oopsisode of season 1. If you heard our episode, "Come With Me", you've had a little foresha…
Come With Me: Interview with Author, Ronald Malfi, & Wilderness Trail Bourbon (S1/E21)
In our second Interview Episode, we sit down with award winning author, Ronald Malfi, to discuss the release of his latest book, "Come With Me", premiering on July 20. We've talked about Ronald's wo…
Oopsisode #10: What We Forgot About 14
Stephen and Mark try to remember all the stuff they forgot about the novel, "14" by Peter Clines.
What Have You Done?: 14 & The Burning Chair Bourbon (S1/E20)
Exactly how much horror can one find inside a low rent apartment building in L.A.? Stephen and Mark dive into the Lovecraftian steampunk modern day thrill ride of "14" by Peter Clines while drinking…
Oopsisode #9: What We Forgot About The Order of Time
What did Stephen and Mark forget about the theory of Quantum Loop Gravity? Yeah, well, pretty much all of it. We're just not that smart. Come take a listen!
Echoes In The Dark : The Order of Time and 1792 Bourbon (S1/E19)
Stephen and Mark attempt to tackle quantum loop gravity, and get sucked into a black hole of understanding as they discuss "The Order of Time" by Carlo Rovelli.
As their brains overheat, the guys att…
Oopsisode #7: "What We Forgot About The Vanished Birds"
Stephen and Mark's memories sometimes vanish just like the birds. Good thing they've got a revisit from Redemption Bourbon to help them remember.
Just A Little Further: Interview with Frank M. Oliva, author of "Walking Among the Trees" (S1/E18)
