The No Pants Cocktail Hour: Jeff Somers Talks & Reads
Jeff Somers is the author of the Avery Cates series, the Ustari Cycle, Chum, and Writing Without Rules. He also generates 45% of all the freelance writing in the universe. In each episode, Jeff will pour a drink and discuss one of his works of short fiction, from inspiration to publication, and then read the damn thing with sound effects and asides. He invites you to pour a drink and settle in with him for a self-centered and self-deprecating tour of his literary universe. Also, take off your pants. They're a legacy of older, less illuminated times.
- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 85
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
I Point at The Things I Wish to Command
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 86:
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Rabbit Hole Sucrule and reads his short story "I Point at the Things I Wish to Command," which appeared in Geeky Giving back in 2…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 85: The Kendish Hit
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 85:
Author Jeff Somers drinks Mellow Corn like a teenager and reads his Avery Cates short story "The Kendish Hit," and has an unfortunate epiphany about the title.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 84: The Bonus Situation
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 84:
Author Jeff Somers drinks Courage and Conviction Single Malt Whiskey and reads his short story "The Bonus Situation," which appeared in the anthology "Mech: Age…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 83: Time's Thumb
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 83:
Author Jeff Somers drinks Taketsuru Pure Malt Whisky and reads his short story "Time's Thumb," which was never published but fed into dozens of subsequent stori…
The Sacrament
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 82:
Author Jeff Somers drinks The Ox Single Malt and reads his short story "The Sacrament," almost published a few years ago.
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History Porn
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 81:
Author Jeff Somers drinks Black Dynomite IPA and reads his short story "History Porn," published in Book XI.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 80: Kiss Them for Me
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 80:
Author Jeff Somers drinks Freud Whiskey and reads his short story "Kiss Them for Me," published in Bare Bone #3.
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Come and See
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 79:
Author Jeff Somers drinks A Tale of Tokyo Scotch from Glenmorangie and reads his short story "Come and See," part of his Ustari Cycle universe (We Are Not Good …
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 78: Arthur Kill
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 78:
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Teelings Small Batch Irish Whiskey and reads his short story "Arthur Kill," published by Mystery Magazine in 2018.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 77: I Was a Child Novelist and So Can You
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 77:
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Bomore Scotch and reads his unpublished essay "I Was a Child Novelist and So Can You," written as part of a proposed sequel to hi…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 76: How to Completely, Absolutely, and Totally Fail to Brew Beer at Home
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 76:
Author Jeff Somers drinks some John Henry Single Malt Whiskey and reads his essay "How to Completely, Absolutely, and Totally Fail to Brew Beer at Home," someho…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 75: Under the Umbrella
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Kura The Whisky and reads his interview "Under the Umbrella: The Sean Ferrell Interview," which can be found at https://kgbbarlit.com/lit/non_fiction/s.
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The First Time I Ever Got Fired
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Great Jones Straight Bourbon and reads his essay "The First Time I Ever Got Fired," originally published in Angry Thoreauan #27, November, 2000.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 73: To Die In the Rain
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Penderyn Legend Whiskey and reads two essays from his old zine, The Inner Swine: "To Die. In the Rain. What Kind of Writer Are you Anyway?" and "Everybody Wants to Rule…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 72: The Five People You Meet in the Laundromat
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Nepalese Gurkhas and Guns Whiskey and reads two essays: "The Five People You meet in the Laundromat" and "Jeff Somers for Poet Laureate of Hoboken."
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 71: The Socioeconomics of the Private Detective
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Michter's Small Batch Bourbon and reads his essay "The Socioeconomics of the Private Detective," published in 2015 by the Barnes & Noble Book Blog.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 70: The Devils In The Details
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Rampur single cask and reads his essay "The Devil's in the Details," published in 2003 by the Drexel Online Journal.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 69: I Wrote a Novel Because People Are the Worst
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Oban 14 and reads his essay "I Wrote a Novel Because People are the Worst," published online in 2014 to promote his novel "We Are Not Good People"
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 68: The Inner Swine's Guide to Ignorance
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Michter's bourbon and reads his essay "The Inner Swine's Guide to Ignorance: Episode One, Just Peanuts to Space," published by Brutarian Magazine back in the distant pa…
The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 67: The Curse of the Little Dogs
Author Jeff Somers drinks some Nikka Taketsuru whiskey and reads his silly essay "The Curse of the Little Dogs," which remains one of the most controversial things's he's ever published.
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