Words Over Whisky Podcast

Episode 17 of the Words  Over Whisky podcast. The podcast that combines books and discussion over a glass of whisky. 

 

Timestamps 

Intro 0:00, Whisky (Connemara) 0:52, Whisky Trivia 7:05, Question First Book We Read 13:00

 

Books: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang 20:25 (Spoilers @ 25:30), Wayfinding by Michael Bond 31:13, Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday 34:35, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 36:00, The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman 40:21.

Next books 42:47

TV: Castlevania Season 4 45:18 (Spoilers @ 50:39), Love Death and Robots 57:40

Gaming: E3 predictions 1:00:10

Outro: 1:04:00

Episode 16

 

Timestamps

Whisky (Glengoyne Aged 10 Years) 1:55, Whisky Trivia 6:45

Books: Skulduggery Pleasant Dead or Alive by Derek Land 11:30 (Spoilers @ 21:50)

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie 37:25 (Spoilers @ 42:40)

the War of Art by Steven Pressfield 53:20 

TV: Falcon and the Winter Soldier 1:19:25 (Spoilers @ 1:23:15)

On this episode Henry and Tom discuss a whisky and book tie in along with delving into their thoughts on the recent Marvel television series. 

 

Time Stamps

Intro 0:00, Whisky Trivia 1:25, Whisky (Wild Turkey Longbranch) 5:00

Books (Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey 12:30, A Promised Land by Barack Obama 20:20, A Little Hatred and The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie 24:00, Wolf Brother Series by Michelle Paver 32:55, The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman 36:26, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 41:40)

Spotlight 47:00

TV (Wandervision 53:26 Spoilers@ 58:20, Falcon and the Winter Soldier 1:11:00 Spoilers@ 1:14:52) 

On this episode Henry and Tom discuss a whisky based film, their latest reads and the 25th Pokémon anniversary. 

Time stamps

Intro 0:00

Whisky Trivia 4:15

Whisky Tasting (Johnnie Walker Black) 8:30

Film Discussion - The Man Who Walked Around the World 13:10

TV - Last of Us TV cast announcement discussion 25:38, Wandervision (No spoilers) 32:24

Books - I Claudius by Robert Graves 37:05, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 38:46, I Claudius 47:33

Something New 55:05

Gaming - Pokémon anniversary announcements 1:00:53  

Welcome to 2021 in what we hope will be a better year Henry and Tom are back to try new whisky's and discuss their latest reads. (Recorded 25th January 2021).

 

Intro 0:00, Whisky Tasting 2:50 (Chivas Regal 12), Whisky Trivia 10:10

Books (12:55 The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny, 14:34 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, 29:37 The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, 35:30 Project Possible by Nimsdai Purja).

Games (40:50 Ghost of Tsushima, 57:10 Cyberpunk 2077)

Next books 1:06:25

 

On this end of year episode Henry and Tom do a wrap up of their favourite books and whiskies from 2020.

 

Timestamps

0:00 Intro + Whisky (Bowmore 12 year), 9:45 Whisky Trivia, 11:40 Top books from 2020 (12:00 Honourable mentions, 19:34 Top 3 of 2020) 33:56 2021 Reading Goals, 41:26 2020 Highlights (Shows and Podcasts, 47:46 Games) 59:08 Outro + Quote. 

On this episode Henry and Tom try a new Bourbon whisky whilst sharing thoughts on the books they have shared with each other. They discuss the remake of XIII and the build up to the release of Cyberpunk 2077.

 

Timestamps

 

0:00 Whisky tasting & Trivia

Books (10:30 Little Black Book of Workout Motivation by Michael Matthews, 17:35 All Systems Red by Martha Wells, 23:35 Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding, 31:00 Under the Eagle by Simon Scarrow).

Games (39:40 XIII Remake, 47:17 Cyberpunk 2077 Hype).

Outro 52:36 

Episode Recorded October 2020. On this episode Henry and Tom test their whisky knowledge with a bit of trivia, share their opinions on the recent books they have read and discuss the finale of The Boys.

Timestamps 

Intro 0:00, Whisky Trivia 2:50, Books 15:00 (15:35 Make Your Bed by William H. McRaven, 27:00 Mythos by Stephen Fry, 37:00 First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie Spoilers @39:30) The Boys: 47:15, Games 52:45, Next Episode Books 1:00:35. 

On this episode Henry and Tom compare their thoughts on the most recent books they have read as well as discussing their thoughts on some unexpected gaming news. 

Timestamps

0:00 Intro, 1:50 Whisky, 7:50 Books (7:50 The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, 17:35 The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt, 26:30 The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher)

Gaming News (39:00 PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X prices, 46:38 Microsoft and Bethesda)

57:40 Our next reads 

A long overdue release on this episode. Henry and Tom discuss their thoughts and opinions on The Last of Us Part 2. Warning this episode contains spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2.

Timestamps:

5:45 Non Spoiler Review 

20:15: Spoiler discussion