Honestly, we didn't forget anything, but there's just so much going on in that book we could never get through it all in an hour. Tonight we revisit Keeper's Heart.

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Keeper's Heart Whiskey

Okay, okay, okay.  If you know what this is, you know.  If you haven't heard of Dungeon Crawler Carl....oh, friends, you are missing something special. Authored by Matt Dinniman.  Madcap, dirty as hell, oddly poignant, and always particularly meta at the end, Dungeon Crawler Carl is a delight. Speaking of delights, on this episode, Stephen and Mark will try a bourbon they've been holding into for quite a while. A bottle of Thomas S. Moore Sherry Wood Cask Bourbon.

Award Winning Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | 1792 Bourbon

Matt Dinniman

There's always just so much to talk about, including the thunderstorm that nearly swept them away!  In this oopsisode, listen as Stephen and Mark have to retreat out of the rain while fortifying themselves with the magic of Dark Arts Bourbon Whiskey.

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Stephen and Mark change locations to the outdoor studio (Mark's backyard) where they almost get destroyed by a fast moving thunderstorm. They almost saw their recording equipment get blown away like little Toto in the basket.

Because I bless the rains down in Africa.

Because it puts the lotion in the basket.

Wait. No. That's a Wizard of Oz reference. Nevermind. Scratch those last two parts.

It's all in the name of books and bourbon, two things we know they can't resist, or shut up about. In this episode, the brothers from other mothers will talk about what they've already talked about up until...well....now.  Right now.  Not then. Just make sure you start listening to it SOON.

Tonight's beverage selection is from a local Chicago distiller and a local Chicago rock legend. FEW Smashing Pumpkins Straight Bourbon Whiskey with Madame Zuzu's Midnight Rose Tea.

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In this episode, Stephen and Mark explore a topic or two about Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky that they didn't get around to discussing. For their bourbon, they are using Oak & Eden to help them make a new cocktail, named in honor of tonight's book.

Adrian Tchaikovsky, science fiction and fantasy author

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In this episode, Stephen and Mark return to the work of Adrian Tchaikovsky in his novella "Elder Race". Once again, Tchaikovksy blends science fiction with fantasy in an almost Arthurian epic quest of unintended consequences, mistaken identities, mythic expectations, and the inevitable march of time.

A SFF story needs an SFF bourbon whiskey to pair with it. So, Stephen and Mark finally crack open a bottle they've been holding onto for a while. Filmland Spirits presents The Town At The Edge of Tomorrow bourbon whiskey.

Adrian Tchaikovsky, science fiction and fantasy author

Filmland Spirits

In tonight's oopsisode, Stephen and Mark spend some time gushing over how much they love the writing of Alix E. Harrow, AND they feature their first custom cocktail with a name fitting for the episode.

Green River - The Whiskey Without Regrets

Author | Alix E. Harrow

In today's episode, Stephen and Mark talk about two short stories from author Alix E. Harrow. They have reviewed her work before when they discussed her novels "The Ten Thousand Doors of January" and "Starling House".  Tonight's bourbon is Old Orleans from The Beautiful & The Damned Distillery. Some of you might notice that the name of the distillery also happens to be the title of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. Don't know who good old F. Scott is?  Well, first, crawl out of the caves, you loveable morlock!  Second, he wrote The Great Gatsby and Tender Is The Night. The label on the bottle is a depiction of Moby Dick, and the name Old Orleans is a reference to the influence New Orleans had on the evolution of bourbon in America.  See that?  Culture with just a glance!

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Author | Alix E. Harrow

Honestly, this book was so good we probably could have just done an entire second episode about it. As we take a second look at Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, we also revisit one of our favorite picks so far in 2025, Moonlight Mayhem from Filmland Spirits.

Stephen Graham Jones | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Filmland Spirits

In this episode, Stephen and Mark explore the layered, intelligent, and gut wrenching horror novel, "Buffalo Hunter Hunter" by Stephen Graham Jones.  A Native American revenge story with a supernatural twist, Buffalo Hunter Hunter is as deep and thought provoking as it is horrific, disgusting, and occasionally hilarious in the most awkward ways. A thought provoking story needs a thought provoking whiskey. To pair with Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen and Mark will be sampling In Lieu of Flowers whiskey by Dancing Goat Distillery.

Stephen Graham Jones | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

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