World wariness and western capitalism makes the chat a bit heavy, but then we gush about Clint Howard, terrible neckties, Michael Shannon, Australia and failed apocalyptic prophecies. It's all about balance, y'know? 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: ‘Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes.’ In this episode, our featured story is The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes by Margaret St. Clair.
Bar Talk (our recommendations):
Jessica is listening to Spooko (an Australian podcast); drinking Apocalypse IPA by 10Barren Brewing.
Damien is reading Hell Hound by Ken Greenhall; drinking Xicaru Reposado Mezcal.
Ryan is reading stuff edited by Marvin Kaye; drinking Old Forester "Statesman" Bourbon.
If you liked this week’s story, watch a MICHAEL SHANNON/JEFF NICHOLS DOUBLE FEATURE! Take Shelter (2011; dir. Jeff Nichols) + Midnight Express (2016; dir. Jeff NIchols).
Up next: The Birds by Daphne du Maurier.
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