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Books, Beards, Booze

In Books, Beards, Booze co-hosts Bob and Derek talk books, drink booze, and have beards. Each episode they chat about literary news, discuss what they are reading, debate various topics, and periodically do a deep dive on a short story.
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Episodes

S3E27: News: Hugo It!

The gang discusses the latest and greatest beer, booze, and book news, and runs down the Hugo nominees.

Apr 07, 201932 minSeason 3Ep. 27

S3E26: Who's the Worst Offender: Lynch, Rothfuss, GRRM?

The gang debates the nature of these three notoriously slow authors that they love: Scott Lynch, Patrick Rothfuss, and George R.R. Martin. They also dig into just what these guys have been up to.

Apr 03, 201943 minSeason 3Ep. 26

S3E24: March Short Reads!

The gang discusses the classic H.P. Lovecraft tales 'The Doom that came to Sarnath' and 'The Cats of Ulthar.'

Mar 27, 201933 minSeason 3Ep. 24

S3E23: News: Sumo and Firefly

The gang chats about the latest news from the worlds of books, beards, and booze.

Mar 24, 201939 minSeason 3Ep. 23

S3E20: Some Names To Know, Part 2

The gang finishes their chat about who has shaped the modern fantasy and sci-fi literary scene. We suggest you snag Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. Books, Beards, Booze is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Mar 13, 201935 minSeason 3Ep. 20

S3E18: Some Names To Know, Part 1

The gang starts talking about who's who in the current landscape of fantasy and sci-fi novels. Here is a link to the first book in Bob's favorite series we talked about, Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Mar 06, 201933 minSeason 3Ep. 18

S3E17: News - Babymetal and ACV

The gang chats about the week in news, all things concerning books, booze, and beards.

Mar 03, 201936 minSeason 3Ep. 17

Bonus: Bi-Monthly Book Club: Emergency Contact

The first bi-monthly book club read deep dive is here! The gang read Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi! Check it out (its a long one!), and if you want to get in on the next one, we will be discussing Ready Player One by Ernest Cline at the end of April!

Mar 01, 20191 hr 3 min

S3E16: February Short Reads!

The gang goes deep on 'A Sheltered Woman' by Yiyun Li and 'Seasons of Glass and Iron' by Amal El-Mohtar.

Feb 27, 201936 minSeason 3Ep. 16

S3E14: Dropping Knowledge

The gang clues you in on all the great resources out there for readers these days.

Feb 20, 201942 minSeason 3Ep. 14

S3E08: January Short Reads!

The gang discusses Sun, Moon, Dust by Ursula Vernon, and The Martian Obelisk by Linda Nagata.

Jan 30, 201939 minSeason 3Ep. 8

S3E07: News - Free and Beto

The gang chats about the current news in the worlds of booze, beards, and books. They also discuss what they have been reading.

Jan 27, 201927 minSeason 3Ep. 7

S3E06: Kondo? Emotion?

The gang briefly chats about the Marie Kondo brouhaha, then dives deeeeep on what scenes from books have had the most emotional impact on them.

Jan 23, 20191 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 6

S3E04: Ultimate Fantasy Roadtrip!

Taking a fantasy road trip? Where do you go? Who brings the snacks? Who do you let control the AUX cable? The gang debates.

Jan 16, 201938 minSeason 3Ep. 4

S3E03: News - Cruz and Booze

The gang discusses the week in news, covering the latest and greatest in the worlds of books, beards, and booze.

Jan 13, 201932 minSeason 3Ep. 3

S3E01: News - Qatar and Kindles

In the debut episode of season 3 the gang discusses the latest in news about books, beards, and booze.

Jan 06, 201923 minSeason 3Ep. 1
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