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Buds, Books, & Booze is a fortnightly book club by three 30-somethings and a 20-something discussing life and literature over a few drinks. Join Zack, Katie, Bill, and Alex as we sit down each episode to dive into a portion of the selected book with a summary and an unpretentious review. The most tangential book club to drink along with, so fill up your glass and come along for the ride! | Follow us on Twitter @budsbooksbooze | Contact us at budsbooksbooze@gmail.com | Visit us at anchor.fm/buds-books-booze

Buds, Books, & Booze


    • Dec 21, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 41m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Bonus: Buds, Books, & Booze Presents: How the Grinch Stole Christmas Commentary Track

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 58:59


    Happy Holidays from us at Buds, Books, & Booze! Katie, Zack, Alex, and Bill wish everyone a Happy New Year as we enter 2022! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 149:54


    Join us as we cover all of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling. Alex gets to experience the book for the first time while the rest of the group revisit an old favorite and Bill goes on countless drunken tangents. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 87:29


    The discussion of C.A. Fletcher's A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World comes to an end, and we have opinions on that twist at the end. Grab your book and pour a drink as we wrap this up before delving into our next title: a little-known book you've probably never heard of, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 104:40


    This week we continue with Griz's journey in this post-apocalyptic world by C.A. Fletcher's A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, and continue to give Zack a hard time about his Hogwarts House. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 126:45


    This week we begin discussion of C. A. Fletcher's A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World. The gang leaves behind pretentious novels about angels, with a severe lack of angels, so that Alex can lament the depiction of Big Cats. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Time for Everything by Karl Ove Knausgaard, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 119:47


    Alex finally ends the suffering of Katie, Zack, & Bill after having them read the most pretentious book he could find for an unpretentious review. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Time for Everything by Karl Ove Knausgaard, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 112:34


    Katie, Zack, Bill, & Alex discuss Karl Ove Knausgaard's A Time for Everything, which is supposedly a book about the nature of angels, but they are left wondering: where are the angels? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Time for Everything by Karl Ove Knausgaard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 144:15


    The gang returns after a long hiatus to discuss the most pretentious book that Alex could make them suffer through, in an attempt to discuss the nature of angels and diety ... as well as if they would prefer to have sex with an angel or a mermaid. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Bonus: Buds, Books, & Booze Presents: A Muppet Christmas Carol Commentary Track

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 129:12


    Happy Holidays from us at Buds, Books, & Booze! Katie, Zack, Bill, and Alex wish everyone a Happy New Year as we enter 2021! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    17. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 111:04


    Happy Holidays from us at Buds, Books, & Booze! Katie, Zack, Bill, and Alex wish everyone a Happy New Year as we enter 2021! This week we take a break from Alexandre Dumas to cover Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    14. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 137:28


    Episode 14: Katie leads us in a discussion of Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo! She joins Zack, Bill, and Alex as they discuss chapters 31-60 of the unabridged novel. Pour yourself a glass and come along for the ride. Join us again in two weeks when we discuss the chapters 61-92! You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    13. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 135:04


    Episode 13: Katie leads us in a discussion of Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo! She joins Zack, Bill, and Alex as they discuss the first thirty chapters of the unabridged novel.  Pour yourself a glass and come along for the ride. Join us again in two weeks when we discuss the chapters 31-60! You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Buds, Books, & Booze Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 4:01


    Just a quick update on the production timeline and release schedule. We apologize for the delays that occurred while Alex facilitated the start of the fall term at Johns Hopkins University.

    6. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 94:56


    Episode 6: Zack, Bill, and Alex discuss Book 3 of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Pour yourself a glass and come along for the ride. Join us again in two weeks when we introduce a new cohost to the podcast, Katie, and discuss the first twelve chapters of Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles! You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    5. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 94:46


    Episode 5: Zack, Bill, and Alex discuss Book 2 of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Pour yourself a glass and come along for the ride! Join us again in two weeks when we will be covering the third book of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and announce our next book club discussion. You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    4. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 130:15


    Episode 4: Zack, Bill, and Alex discuss Book 1, Chapters 1-17, of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Pour yourself a glass and come along for the ride. Join us again in two weeks when we will be discussing the second book of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko! You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    3. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: Severance by Ling Ma Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 109:16


    Episode 3: Zack, Alex, and Bill discuss chapters 19-27 of Severance by Ling Ma. After we call our first book a wrap, we announce that we will be discussing the first book of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko in two weeks! You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    2. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: Severance by Ling Ma Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 103:46


    Episode 2: Zack, Alex, and Bill discuss chapters 10-18 of Severance by Ling Ma. Join us in two weeks when we call it a wrap, and announce what our next book club discussion will cover. You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    1. Buds, Books, & Booze Book Club Presents: Severance by Ling Ma Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 82:23


    Episode 1: Zack, Alex, and Bill’s debut episode covers chapters 1-9 of Severance by Ling Ma. Join us in two weeks when we cover chapters 10-18. You can always find us on Twitter or Instagram @budsbooksbooze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Buds, Books, & Booze Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 2:38


    Zack, Alex, and Bill introduce themselves.

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