Fire and Wine Podcast

Fasten your bonnets and get you a glass of breakfast wine because we're about to fill your ears with more drunk history as we discuss the life of Queen Sophia Charlotte, the second black queen of England. Join us to learn about her childhood, rumors (and facts) about her ancestry, her whirlwind wedding to King George III... (like seriously we're surprised she didn't get whiplash), her husband's plunge into madness and how she struggled to keep the reigns on this whack a-do family. Get ready for lots of tea (and wine) and mother-in-law drama! 

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It's time for another Wine Cellar Edition of Fire and Wine Podcast, and your hosts are digging into the impressive history of Catherine the Great. It's a rowdy episode, full of discussions about Catherine's rise to power, her love for sexy times and some mild cannibalism. It's a coup and a hoot. 

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Quarantine edition of Episode 3 of The Witcher: Betrayer Moon. Sam and Barb rip into Geralt’s three day sex-bender with a prostitute, his stanky crotch, and how rude it was to leave Roach behind as collateral. In this episode we also dissect the fight scene between Geralt and the Striga, uncovered the incestuous lineage of the Princess Striga, and go off the deep end of Yennifer’s transformation. 

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In honor of Barb's Name Day I have put together a bonus episode dedicated to our many blunders. Laugh along with us (we do this a lot) and celebrate Barb's birthday with us from a distance (quarantine rules still in effect!) 

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This is one of our favorite stories, exploring the world created by author Louisa May Alcott. Barb gives a brief overview of this author's transcendentalist upbringing and her inspiration to write the novel "Little Women". We compare and contrast both Little Women movies directed by Gillian Armstrong (1994) and Greta Gerwig (2019). These movies follow the main protagonist Jo March and her three sisters (Meg, Beth and Amy) during the American Civil war era in Concord, Massachusetts. Wine, restricted corsets and the dreamy Christian Bale all play prevalent roles while we analyze our favorite movie(s)! 

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Thank the Gods! The Witcher on Netflix has finally arrived and boy, our bodies were READY! Our coin purses have been emptied because we LOVE this series. Tune in and listen to our review of the first two episodes of The Witcher. Maybe toss a coin or two to your friendly neighborhood Witcher because at least one of us (we aren't naming names) was a hot mess and needs help. We talk prophecies, discuss the Conjunction of the Spheres and "The Great Cleansing". 

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We are back with another installment of The Wine Cellar, but this time we dive in to the history of Marie Antoinette’s arch enemy, Madame du Barry. We following her massive glow up from a Parisian street vendor, to brothel worker, to the Official Mistress of the King. France is wild, ya’ll. Join us and learn something new about the inner workings of Versailles while we sip mimosas and discuss Madame du Barry’s life, possible involvement in the French Revolution, leading to her ultimate death.

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Join us as we take you through the tumultuous, albeit, short life of Marie Antoinette.  We dive headfirst into her childhood in Austria and journey through the woods with her as she is stripped of her Austrian identity and is converted to the frivolous Queen we know today. Scandals? We have plenty. Did Marie Antoinette spark the French Revolution? Was it all really her fault? Did she eat cake? We definitely seek it out and invite you to give us your opinions of the young Queen once you hear our informative and witty debates about the late Queen of France. Heads will roll! 

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It took a long time, but we're here. It's a 2 hour episode and we have a lot to say so buckle down people. Get your sticky notes ready because we're here to give you our honest review of the last season of The Game of Thrones. We waited a long time because we knew that we needed time to heal and swallow a big bitter pill before releasing our opinions to the public. We love the cast and crew of GOT and thank them for the years of dedication and hard work towards the show. We have dedicated years of our lives to this show, and we really feel like we needed to give a honest and just review. Please understand that we left it a long episode on purpose because the show meant a lot to us and we wanted to convey our opinions clearly. 

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In this conclusion to the Targaryen history, we begin by discussing Aegon the IV (Aegon the Unworthy) who ruled from 172 AC-184AC and his betrayal to his family when he legitimized all his bastards on his death bed which would eventually plunge the Targaryen family into a civil war with the Blackfyres for over 80 years. Young Aegon V Targaryen dreamed of hatching dragons and we examine the events that lead to the tragedy of Summerhall, and the birth of the Dragon Prince Rhaegar. We bring all the Targaryen history to head when The Mad King Aerys takes the throne, and brings the Targaryen family reign to their bitter end when overthrown by the Usurper Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark. Thanks for listening to us drink, giggle and debate over 300 years of Targaryen History. 

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