Whiskey and the Weird

S3E2: Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Episode Summary

Nic Cage, the Garden of Eden, sleeping through Dante studies, and some very clear evidence of very potent whiskey in the second ep of our third season! (Note: Ryan took eight tries to pronounce 'peculiarities.' Just saying.) Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're dissecting our third book in the series ‘Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science.’ In this episode, our featured story is: 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Episode Notes

Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is watching We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022, dir. Jane Schoebrun); drinking Noble Oak Double Oak Rye.
Damien is reading Age of Cage by Keith Phipps; drinking a Solstice Spritz (Hendrick's Midsummer Solstice + St. Germain + lemon juice).
Ryan is reading Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff; drinking Edradour 10 Year.

If you liked this week’s story, check out The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado.

Up next: The Blue Laboratory by L T Meade

Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! 

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