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Featured Image for Episode 009: collage of the front cover and spine of the 1958 Ace paperback edition of Red Alert by Peter Bryant

Episode 009 — Red Alert: A Novel of the First Two Hours of World War III

Red Alert! Velvet Merkin! Dr. Strangelove! Transient Psychotic Disorders! Command and Control! Attack Plan R! Confused? You won’t be after our latest episode. Welcome to . . . Of Books and Booze!

Written by:
Bradley Weber
Published on:
February 26, 2021
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A collage of comic book covers and panels featuring the Golden Age and Silver Age Green Lanterns

Episode 008 — The Green Lantern

Two Green Lanterns; two episode versions! The Director’s Cut has 10 more minutes to expand on info regarding the history and marginalization of comics as an art form, Chabon’s Theorem, and the three great cultural lies that explain the dynamic between Green Lantern and his arch-enemy, Sinestro!

Written by:
Bradley Weber
Published on:
January 1, 2021
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Header image with book title, The Real James Bond

James . . . who?

Early draft of Casino Royale reveals what Ian Fleming wanted to call his super spy Apropos of Episode 007, this article in the Independent uncovers another bit of history regarding MI5 spy, James Bond. It seems that, at one point in Casino Royale, author Ian Fleming had Bond going by an alias. Not only that, […]

Written by:
Bradley Weber
Published on:
December 31, 2020
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Real James Bond

Episode 007 — James Bond

It’s Episode 007 and you know what that means: Birdwatchers, martinis, cocktail science, space-age surf rock, and the literary inspirations for the world’s best-known secret agent. Cheers!

Written by:
Bradley Weber
Published on:
December 4, 2020
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