Babes, Books & Beers

Time to get spooky! The babes go dark (and grim) in this episode as they discuss rather disturbing retellings of the Grimm fairy tales in A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz. Don’t listen if you have a weak stomach, hate creepy stuff, and if you’re sick of hearing us talking about crappy parents.

Tipsiness brought to us by: Grimm, Well’s, Southern Tier, and Half Full.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

Catch up with the babes after a long summer as they discuss The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton. Take a journey to the beauty-obsessed society of Orléans, where Camellia Beauregard is on the path to become the kingdom’s favorite Belle. In this surprisingly creepy book, tune in as we get lost in this world of beauty, betrayal, and…babes.

Tipsiness brought to us by: Empire, Almanac, Springdale, and Barrier.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

The babes embark on an interstellar mission! In this episode, we blast off into space as we discuss Packing for Mars by Mary Roach. Listen to find out the answers to all the questions you wanted to ask an astronaut like if you throw up in your suit, would you make it back to Earth alive?

Tipsiness brought to us by: Abita, Southern Tier, Lost Nation, and Finback.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

It’s the summer of 1969. Teenager Evie Boyd is bored with her everyday life in California until one day, she meets The Girls. Soon, she is following around a buckskin-wearing cult leader and um, performing lots of questionable acts.

Tipsiness brought to us by: AleSmith, Evil Twin, Ommegang, and Mikkeller.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

The babes are in the mood for romance – again! In The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, two high school seniors cross paths and we are here for it. A hopeless romantic poet plus a science and math nerd equals something exciting. Join us as we question the science of love, fate, and a lawyer’s extremely questionable relationship.

Tipsiness brought to us by: Dogfish Head, Elysian, Mikkeller, and Half Full.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

It’s time for another dystopian novel! Red Queen is about a world divided by blood – red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by the Silver elite who have god-like superpowers. Strangely, protagonist Red, Mare Barrow, appears to possess pretty insane powers of her own. Press play to hear what book this reminds us of, what superpower(s) we all wish we had, and why a giant bug zapper is significant.  

Tipsiness brought to us by: Finback, Coastal Extreme, Ommegang, and Heavy Seas.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

In this episode, the babes read the 2018 Printz Award-winning We Are Okay by Nina LaCour. In this book, Marin is battling grief, loneliness, and memories of her old life back in California. As for the babes? We are NOT okay! Just listen.

Tipsiness brought to us by: Grimm, Parallel 49, Common Roots, Dick’s, Mission, and Cooperstown Distillery.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

Spirits and dragons and boats – oh my! In this episode, the babes discuss A Wizard of Earthsea by the late renowned fantasy novelist, Ursula K. LeGuin. The book, released in 1968, tells the story of a bratty kid who makes a big mistake and (kind of) learns his lesson. Sail along with us as we attempt to understand the meaning of things, relate to creepy shadow monsters, and wonder how the hell this book was written for grades 5-8.

Tipsiness brought to us by: Burial, Desnoes & Geddes, Lost Nation, and Brouwerij Van Steenberge.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

It’s the future, the world sucks. The only way to escape is by logging in to the OASIS, a 3D video game paradise, which the babes all want to explore. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline follows a kid named Wade Owen Watts as he competes to find a hidden Easter egg (along with everyone else in the world), which will lead him to a fortune of billions of dollars. Tune in as we explore obscure references to the 80s, geek out, and find out what happens we when get virtual.

Tipsiness brought to us by: Firestone Walker, Newburgh, Foreign Objects, Industrial Arts, and Finback.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!

The babes are in the mood for love, so they read a slasher romance. There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins tells the story of Makani Young, a spunky teenager who lives in an uneventful town in Nebraska. However, things get less boring when someone starts brutally murdering her classmates. Listen as we talk murder, romance, and whether it’s rational to go back to get your marching band plume.

Tipsiness brought to us by: AleSmith, Dogfish Head, Threes Brewing, and Magic Hat.

Warning: book spoilers! If you don’t want to hear any spoilers, read the book and come back to listen!