Drink & Read

Wherein, The Emperor and Reverend Mother Mohiam sweat it out, Gurney and Stilgar choose their path in following Paul, Thufir Hawat reveals where his true loyalties lie, Paul and Feyd-Rautha fight it out in mortal combat, Lady Jessica sees the fruits of her parenting, and Chani stays true to herself. On the Season 2 finale of Drink & Read we can at last say that Dune is Done --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Paul rides his first worm and meets up with his old pal Gurney, Lady Jessica gets accused again over a cup of coffee, Paul takes too strong a hit and winds up in a 3 week coma, and Chani just wants to settle down, tired that she has to bail everybody out of everything all of the time. What happened to having the nice front lawn and white picket fence on Arrakis? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Paul prepares to ghost ride a worm after another time skip, Thufir Hawat gets in some more reads at the Baron, Lady Jessica worries over her son and EVERYBODY is talking about Alia... Honestly, you can feel the mood shift whenever that geriatric toddler walks into the room. But, at least she brought the newborn a Speak N' Say (TM). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Paul settles down for a new life with his Fremen family, Jessica straps in for a really bad trip, thanks to the Water of Life, Baron Harkonnen almost gets murdered ... again, and Feyd learns that it's tough being the king. Remember to stay hydrated and have plenty of snacks within reach before assimilating into the minds/souls of your ancestors. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, the boys are fighting; Paul vs. Jamis, the meaning of Maud'Dib is revealed, Chani is accidently courted with some water, bonds are formed, and two gladiators enter the Harkonnen arena ... only one leaves. On this episode tears are shed and blood is spilled, just another normal day in the "Duniverse." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Paul and Jessica admire some sandworms and prove their mettle to the Fremen, Dr. Kynes plays in the sand, Jamis lets us all know how he really feels, and Jessica/Stilgar shippers go bananas! Paul just wants a meal that a little less "spicy." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Thufir Hawat finds himself between a rock and a Harkonnen, Paul and Jessica have some family bonding time in the desert, and Duncan Idaho gets his big offscreen moment. I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of him. Pour out a drink and dive into Part 2 of Dune! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, the Harkonnen revenge plot begins, Duke Leto remembers ""the tooth", Paul and Jessica raise their voice, and everyone has an existential crisis. Mondays? Am I right? The worm is surely about to turn as we wrap up Dune: Book 1 on this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, we attend a rotted dinner party, everyone fears for the impending Harkonnen attack, Jessica and Thufir Hawat throw psychic mental shade, and Duke Leto hears something that goes bump in the night. Remember the Tooth! Alright, now that that is over with, who's towel do I got to suck dry in order to get a refill over here? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, we crack some jokes at Harkonnen expense, bask in the moisture of Fremen traditions, and go on a lovely day trip to a spice factory. If your spice mélange isn't taken straight from the sandworm's gaping maw...store bought is fine. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, we land on the desert planet of Arrakis, get accustomed to the culture of the Fremen, try to take a nap and nearly get assassinated, and find a warning that's just a bit too late. As Duke Leto might say "They tried to kill MY SON!!" I'm beginning to think this spice trade might have been the wrong line of work... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Drink & Read heads to space to confront sandworm and Harkonnen in Frank Hurbert's Dune. Wherein, we get introduced to a galaxy of Great Houses, CHOAM's Big Business, and Bene Gesserit eugenics programs.  How will our noble hero Paul Atreides become the prophesized Muad'Dib? Listen to find out, or else, be at the mercy of the Gom Jabbar.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Premise: A literary casual romp. Featuring a theater major, convinced he has a a handle of philosophy, religion, economics, and the written word has a wee drink and talks for an hour or so. Think Masterpiece Theater, sans the class... In the season 2 premiere, host Jonathan Kwiatkowski takes a strong whiff of the Spice Mélange and offers his body's moisture during the introduction of Frank Herbert's Dune. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherin, Season 1 of Drink and Read ends, Tolstoy gives us some opinions on the cosmos, Jonathan gets a little confused, gives thanks, and looks ahead to the future of Season 2. Spasibo Dear Readers and Listeners. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Nikolai develops an anger problem and a way to cope through the land. Mary looks back on her life and to the future with her new family. Natasha and the Rostovs grow accustomed to change. Pierre settles into a new role as a father and husband. Finally, young Nikolushka has a dream, as the novel comes to a close. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Kutuzov does his job and receives no thanks or praise. Pierre discovers the freedom that he has been searching for. Mary and Natasha develop a strong bond of sisterhood. Finally, Natasha and Pierre reconnect. So this, is love? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Petya gets reintroduced, has a dream, and uses his head...bad taste, I know. Denisov gets reintroduced and there are some spy shenanigans. Lastly Pierre goes for a march. Being a political prisoner is never fun. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Moscow continues to devolve into chaos. Kutuzov is still the most sane character in this book. Napoleon discovers a new definition for winning in "not surrendering." Pierre wakes up to the idea that the world a prison, and that is perfectly just fine. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, some characters get an offscreen death, the Rostovs find an old family friend among their belongings, Natasha follows her heart into the dark of night, and Pierre makes some important discoveries in a shed. We've all been there before, am I right? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Rastopchin does exactly what an elected official usually does...a bad job. The Russians flee Moscow and the French move in. Pierre tries to become the worlds most bumbling hitman, makes a new French bestie, and saves a young girl from a fire. Just an average day for your typical Russian literary hero... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, the Russians weigh defending or evacuating Moscow in light of Napoleon tromping on in. Helene comes down with a bit of that new Catholic divorce cough. Pierre goes off the deep end, watch as he dives in, and the Rostovs finally start packing...thanks to Sonya. Fashionably late...even when fleeing for their lives.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Pierre is trippin, stumblin, flippin, fumblin through the battle of Borodino. After this "baptism of fire" Andrei combats the boredom blues, by getting blasted away and Anatole tries to get a leg up on the situation. That was probably the worst joke this podcast ever used so without further ado... well maybe you should just listen? Sorry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Nikolai becomes Mary's knight in shining armor, the Moscowvians take up a French swear jar in order to donate to the war effort, Pierre waddles off to war, and we all prep for the battle of Borodino. Will Andrei and Pierre's latest "lover's quarrel" be their last? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Mary Bolkonsky grieves over the death of her "not so bad dad." Bald Hills becomes the home of forgetfulness, and everybody inside nearly forgets to flee the approaching French Army. For some reason there's petty townspeople drama in Smolensk, culminating in a cook getting her leg blown off... Without a leg to stand on how will our noble Bolkonskys survive this onslaught? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Pierre develops a few new hobbies, devoted to sussing out Napoleon's demonic nature. Andrei rejoins the army and gives some major side eye as the Russians scramble to defend against a French invasion. Nikolai briefly returns home, and discovers the power of family, in rebuilding Natasha's reputation. Natasha becomes religious and Pierre gets the heck out of there. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Natasha gets over the post/possible elopement depression, Pierre throttles Anatole, begs Andrei, blurts out his true feelings, and sees a life-changing comet. Meanwhile, Boris snoops on the Emperor and discovers the war is back on, Napoleon snubs Emperor Alexander, and Andrei shares an awkward departure with this strange family. IS THAT A SHINY SPACE ROCK?!? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Natasha has a case of the "opera giggles" and falls hard for the bad boy Anatole. Meanwhile, Pierre tried to fill the void inside by drinking copious amounts of alcohol. Mary develops a hate-hate relationship with her sister-in-law to be, as her father's mental stability collapses, Dolokhov writes a love letter and plots an abduction...Hey Balaga, Ho Balaga, Hey, Hey, Hey, Balaga! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, we spend a weekend in the country with the Rostovs. Pack for some hunting, spur of the moment peasant dances and young love that will surely not be ruined but some meddling old people, set in their ways. P.S. Sonya deserves so much better... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Natasha and Andrei fall hard for one another, the Rostovs attend a grand ball, and Mary Bolkonsky's life gets a little bit more complicated. Old Prince Bolkonsky has committed himself to die and dear readers, we discover that all is love and war until it comes down to the in-laws. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Nikolai tires to get a petition signed, Andrei sees an old tree #relatable, and falls hard for young Natasha Rostov. Will moving house and diving into politics do something to quell these emotions? Or will this all pale in comparison to Pierre suddenly becoming the unofficial head of the Freemasons? Oh, we will totally free the serfs Pierre, if you just sign this check here... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Pierre joins the Masonic Brotherhood and undertakes some spooky challenges, Helene becomes her own publicist and sets her sights on young Boris, and Andrei grieves over the loss of his wife, through spirited debate. Brother, my Brother... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Nikolai comes home, Helene reclaims the power of the misnomer "Slut", the cuckolded Pierre finally says "enough is enough, I am the Boom-Boom gun" and challenges Dolohov to a duel. Bang, Bang, my baby shot me, down! Maybe that joke is in bad taste for this episode? Ah, well... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Andrei, Nikolai, Boris, and Dolokhov finally face their Waterloo...or the equivalent of it. We dear readers come to the terms that war sucks, and Napoleon is revealed not to be as bad as he was hyped up to be. Cue Rain On Me, but replace the rain with canon balls... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Helene gets hitched, through manipulation, Mary falls hard for a bad boy, and Nikolai demonstrates some killer dressage in devotion to his emperor. Proving once again that all you need for love to blossom is delusion... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Nikolai takes a tumble and ends up pinned under a pony, the French successfully implement Looney Tunes warfare, and Dolokhov attempts to climb military ranks by throwing well-timed insults at the French. Why would anyone want to kill little old me? Everybody loves me! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, we get to the onset of war! Andrei gives the "We're All in This Together" speech, the Russian boys we've come to love realize that battle is not a fashion show, and we meet an actually competent General? Go figure? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Wherein, Anna Mikhailovna stars in the spinoff series, Law and Order: Moscow, Pierre Bezukhov becomes the new most eligible Count in town, and young Mary Bolkonsky sends subtle, seething shade, all while remaining in the Lord's good graces. Welcome to our first ever pre-war "willibuster"... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Drink & Read's recap of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace begins. Wherein, we discover our best boys/girls, Promiscuous ft. Nelly Furtado and Timbaland blares in the background, and a police officer goes for a dip with Bruin the Bear. I enjoy all of your children ... I don't care much for Anatole. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support

Premise: A literary casual romp. Featuring a theater major, convinced he has a a handle of philosophy, religion, economics, and the written word has a wee drink and talks for an hour or so. Think Masterpiece Theater, sans the class... Werein, host Jonathan Kwiatkowski introduces himself, brings up petty grievances, secret dreams, and introduces our first novel. In 19th century Russia... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkandread/support