In the oopsisode following the interview, Shannon, Eddie, Stephen, and Mark all sit down for one last addendum to the interview they did on The Chimera Snare by writing team S & E Black. In this unique oopsisode, the group samples not one, but two bourbons they've had before. Stephen and Shannon try In Lieu of Flowers while Mark and Eddie sample Redwood Empire's Emerald Giant.

Welcome to The Chimera Snare - The Chimera Snare series by S&E Black

Dancing Goat Presents — Dancing Goat Distillery

EMERALD GIANT - Craft Rye Whiskey - Redwood Empire Whiskey

On this episode of BBB, Stephen and Mark get to sit down for an extended interview with the husband and wife writing team behind S & E Black, author's of The Chimera Snare: Fragments. Shannon and Eddie are simply amazing people. Kind, funny, and thoughtful, we had a wonderful evening getting to know them, their work, and what's on the horizon for them.

Our featured bourbon for the evening is Angel's Envy Triple Oak. It's an appropriate expression for us to try with this particular episode. Deep, layered, and nuanced both in craft and flavor, it matches with with our interview with Shannon and Eddie as well as the complexity of the story they are sharing with the world.

Because we run out, we also try a bourbon with a good cause by the end of the episode. As many of you know, Stephen's daughter has a rare condition known as Joubert's Syndrome. In order to raise money for research into this disease, the Joubert Syndrome Foundation is selling a bourbon of their own! This LIMITED TIME OFFERING was picked by Stephen and Mark themselves in a comparison with four other blends. They think you will absolutely love it, not to mention it's Bourbon With A Purpose. If you would like to support the cause and get a truly special bourbon expression, follow the link at the bottom.

Welcome to The Chimera Snare - The Chimera Snare series by S&E Black

TRIPLE OAK - Angel’s Envy US/EN

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.

Matt Dinniman

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.

Dark Arts Whiskey House | Our Spirits — Dark Arts Whiskey House

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.

FEW Spirits – Fortune Fancies The Bold

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