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Toasting the Classics

David McArthur and Clint Lanier

Dave and Clint talk about classic books, movies and other works while sampling adult beverages inspired by those works.

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  • weekly
  • Avg 55 min
  • English

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  • #202
    Tuesday · 1 hr 2 min

    Catch-22- Joseph Heller

    Dave McArthur and Clint Lanier discuss the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller to see if this supposed classic novel is a classic by the standards of Toasting the Classics. We drink while poring over this anti-war satire from the 1960s.

  • #201
    November 3 · 58 min

    Shaun of the Dead- 2004

    Dave McArthur welcomes a drooling horde of guest hosts to nibble on your brains and discuss the 2004 Zom-Com Shaun of the Dead starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and directed by Edgar Wright while drinking Kronenbourg 1664.

  • #200
    October 27 · 39 min

    Blood Rites- Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files)

    Dave McArthur welcomes guest hosts Bill Hodges, Joe Braband, and Emmanuel Luk to discuss the 2004 crime, magic, fantasy noir, supernatural thriller Blood Rites, the sixth entry in the Dresden Files series of books by Jim Butcher. We discuss the white court, the black court, the white council, and all the other elements of the world of Harry Dresden while drinking beers, except for Manny, who had a regular seltzer. There, I called you out.

  • #199
    October 20 · 1 hr 2 min

    Let the Right One In (2008)

    Dave McArthur welcomes guest hosts Joe Iglesias and Chris Gragg to discuss the 2008 vampire movie Let the Right One In. We talk about Eli and Oskar, vampires in Sweden, the themes of love, domination, and childhood while decided where this odd film fits into the pantheon of horror and vampire movies.

  • #198
    October 13 · 57 min

    Neuromancer- William Gibson

    Dave McArthur and Clint Lanier discuss the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick winning novel Neuromancer by William Gibson, the opening book of the Sprawl Trilogy, where readers are introduced to cyberpunk concepts like the matrix, hackers, and artificial intelligence.

  • #197
    October 6 · 19 min

    The Travels- Ibn Battuta

    Dave McArthur goes it alone in this wild world of podcasting to discuss the far-ranging travels of a kindred soul, Ibn Battuta, who explored the better part of the Old World in the 13th Century.

  • #193
    September 8 · 58 min

    Obsession- Curry Barker, One Wish Willow, Inde Navarrette

    Dave McArthur welcomes guest hosts Chris Gragg, Joe Iglesias, and Andrew Park to drink Pina Coladas and talk about the blockbuster horror film Obsession starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette and directed by Curry Barker.

  • #188
    August 4 · 1 hr 1 min

    The Virginian- Owen Wister

    Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur discuss the groundbreaking western novel The Virginian while drinking, shock here, whiskey!

  • #186
    July 28 · 1 hr 1 min

    Desert Solitaire- Edward Abbey

    Bill Hodges and Dave McArthur discuss the outdoor travelogue Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey.

  • #187
    July 21 · 1 hr

    At the Mountains of Madness- H.P. Lovecraft

    Dave McArthur invites guest hosts Chris Gragg and Joe Iglesias to discuss the science fiction adventure story At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft.

  • #185
    July 15 · 1 hr

    Born in the USA- Bruce Springsteen

    Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur celebrate the 250th Anniversary by discussing a supposedly patriotic album with troubling undertones.

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