Learn what Damien considers the truffle oil of terror, how a guy named Hubert Bland sired like a million kids, the fascinating history of the Brown Dog affair, and why this tale's rating ranged from 2 to 4 fingers of whiskey. 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: The Five Senses by E. Nesbit.
Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is reading Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels; drinking Shipyard Pumpkin Ale.
Damien is reading The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs; drinking Sebago Lake Rum and Coke Zero.
Ryan is watching The Dead Center (2018, dir. Billy Senese); drinking Glenlivet 15yr French Oak Reserve.
If you liked this week’s story, check out Limitless (2011; dir. Neil Burger) or its source material: The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn.
Up next: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdermar by Edgar Allen Poe
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