Season 12 Episode 8: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

"Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story. of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end”

We of the Cromcast have what you might call, a proposition for ya. Just settle on down over yonder and prepare your ears and we shall regale you with analysis of a cinematic masterpiece. Mind you, we ain't one at a timin' em here, we're mass communicatin' with y'all. 

Today's show is all about the 2000 Coen Brothers' film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" So be prepared for a lot of in depth discussion but also a lot of movie quotes sprinkled in. We are very excited about this episode and think it is a great capstone to our Silver John season! Tune in!!

One Things

Jon: American Scandal, a podcast by Wondery

Josh: Pocket knives! They're handy and sharp!

Luke: "After Dark" by Manly Wade Wellman

Up next... It is the most wonderful time of year, CROMTOBER! Joins us for a few rounds of autumnal alcohol and discussion about Halloween traditions. That is, if the witch doesn't get us first!

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Outro: "In the Jailhouse Now" by The Soggy Bottom Boys, Featuring Tim Blake Nelson. Music obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Season 12, Episode 7: Hellboy - The Crooked Man

 

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

 Welcome back to the mountain trail, Cromrades! We were just about to get dinner started - a little tin of sardines, some saltine crackers, and a big bottle of homebrew, you know... trail food. All of a sudden, this big red feller come runnin' up the trail. Seemed to be in a hurry, so we let him pass. We figured we'd catch up with him, sooner or later. What's that? You know him? He looked a lot like this... 

This week we're diving into The Crooked Man by Mike Mignola, with art by Richard Corben, originally published from July through September, 2008. Hellboy has a lot in common with John the Balladeer, and we think you'll agree, and this story is heavily influenced by Manly Wade Wellman's mountain wanderer. If you haven't read this, you owe it to yourself to check it out. The best way to pick it up these days might be in the Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories omnibus. 

The villainous Crooked Man is brought to horrifying life by the artistic talents of Richard Corben. He's a visually striking character, and we could easily imagine him going up against Silver John. 

Josh mentioned some literature about witch balls. Check it out here: Sympathetic Magic in the Kentucky Mountains: Some Curious Folk-Survivals

One Things

Jon: Hunting Eichmann: Chasing Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi

Josh: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Luke: Philip K. Dick Energy - Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, and A Scanner Darkly

Next time - we go to the movies to watch the Cohen brothers classic, O Brother, Where Art Thou? It's bonafide! 

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Outro: "Crooked Man" by Those Poor Bastards. Music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 18: A Grand Finale!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers conclude their exploration of classic module, I6: Castle Ravenloft. Do they dispatch Strahd?! Where do they go from here?! Listen to find out! Thanks so much for listening to this season of Bourbon & Barbarians. We hope you enjoyed listening... We sure loved playing! 

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Season 12, Episode 6: Where Did She Wander?

 Welcome back cromrades to another Silver John story. In this episode, the Cromcast crew tackles the last John story Wellman ever wrote and it's a pretty great one. If you have ever wondered what happens when you sing about a witchy pagan succubus at a bluegrass festival, then this story is for you! 

One Things
Luke: Fantasy and sci fi author, David DrakeJosh: Getting his game on with The King of Dragon PassJon: Watch Watchmen from HBO!

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Next time - We are going to team up with big red himself, Hellboy!

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Outro: "I am a Pilgrim" as performed by Obray Ramsey

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 17 The Penultimate Episode!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, with this being the PENULTIMATE session of the season!

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