Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur go back to where it all began and drink vodka while discussing The Gulag Archipelago, the epic tome that brought down the Soviet Union.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur drink cans of Guinness beer while discussing the merits of the somewhat eponymous 1977 album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols!

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur drinks Elysian Space Dust IPA while discussing the 1978 blockbuster Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Dave McArthur is joined by guest hosts Jay Schweig and Steve Kattula to discuss the eponymous 1978 album Van Halen while drinking whiskey.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur drink gin cocktails crafted to taste like Oceania Victory gin while discussing the 1949 novel 1984 by George Orwell.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest hosts Joe Iglesias and Chris Gragg to discuss the 2006 dystopian thriller Children of Men while drinking hot toddies.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur drink Tom Collins cocktails and discuss The Who's 1969 rock opera Tommy.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur drink five-dollar milkshakes with bourbon and discuss the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction.

Dave McArthur and Bill Hodges discuss the 2008 novel The Three Body Problem while sipping baiju.