
"I probably would have gotten bounced as soon as Brandon saw me."
The gang is back! Suck it world! They talk some book news, get yall caught up on what's new with them, and gush about James Hunter.

Hosted by Bob McGough · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 121 episodes
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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.
Bob McGough hosts Books, Beards, Booze, a arts show with 121 episodes published.

The gang is back! Suck it world! They talk some book news, get yall caught up on what's new with them, and gush about James Hunter.

This episode the gang talk all manner of news, then discuss A Matter of Trust by Angela Boord. This Season our Short Read, Tall Glass Book Club is tackling The Alchemy of Sorrow: A Fantasy & Sci-Fi Anthology of Grief & H

The gang get wild with it, by playing FMK using book related topics. We'd apologize...but it actually turned out pretty damn fun.

The gang discussed all sorts of cool news...but you don't get to hear it! Then they discuss The second Short Read of the Season! Come along as the gang talks about Skies on Fire by Sonya M. Black! This Season our Short R

The gang talks news, AI, novellas, and then dives in on the discussion topic: What Character Had The Best Character Growth.

The first Short Read of the Season! Come along as the gang talks about Lullaby by K.S. Villoso! This Season our Short Read, Tall Glass Book Club is tackling The Alchemy of Sorrow: A Fantasy & Sci-Fi Anthology of Grief &

This episode the gang talks about what they have been reading since the last season, and ends up spending a lot of time talking about critters. This Season our Short Read, Tall Glass Book Club is tackling The Alchemy of

We're back! In video! Well, most of us! But Derek is getting a video camera...soon! But yeah, your favorite podcast about books, beards, and booze is back, with a brand new co-host, author Ben Meeks! This Season our Shor

The gang decides to redo a topic that Creative Consultant Tonya was not on the show for. They debate what books they would like to see covered by a different author.

The gang talks about what book they think is better than folks make it out to be. Not good, but also, not actively terrible.

For Halloween the gang talks about the short story Them At Number Seventy-Four by Lindz McLeod. Read it for free here: https://pseudopod.org/2022/03/25/pseudopod-803-them-at-number-seventy-four/?fbclid=IwAR203IVEBRU2AVSF

This episode the folks discuss our Short Read short story pick: Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Krentzer. Read it for free here: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/

Zombies are kinda overdone these days. But this episode the gang debates which IP's would actually be improved by the introduction of zombies.

This week is a book battle episode, the topic: each person picks what the other person should be reading. Highlights include Bob being correct as always, Derek being confidently wrong, and Tonya earning all that money we

This episode goes so far off the rails that for once Bob is the one about to quit. There is a book battle, and a ton of penis puns.

The gang discusses A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch. Read it here for free: https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/a-year-and-a-day-in-old-theradane/

The Gang once again dives in to the publishing, or lack there of, of Lynch, Rothfuss, and GRRM.

We do a dive into the news, then discuss what mythological or fantastical creature we would bring into our world if we could.

The gang is reunited, and it feels so good! With the return of Creative Consultant Tonya to the ranks of BBB-dom, we decide to talk about what we've read so far this year.

Bob gets you caught up to date, and gives you a taste of what's to come in season 5.
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Books, Beards, Booze is hosted by Bob McGough. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 121 episodes.
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