Season 11, Episode 9: The Vultures of Whapeton

Howdy, Cromrades! The end of The Road West is in sight, but we've got one more stop to make this week along the dusty trail, in a town called Whapeton. Or is it Wahpeton? We've been excited to get here, and now we're discussing The Vultures of Whapeton by Robert E. Howard! This is a fitting way to finish off the season, with discussions of classic vs. revisionist westerns, the trappings of westerns vs. sword and sorcery, and some further recommendations in the genre courtesy of our pal Evyl Ed!

One Things
Jon: A renewed love of drawing via pointillism.
Josh: Tiny Epic Quest 
Luke: Barry on HBO

Next - Our way West led us East, to the mountains of Appalachia, where we'll wander the hills with Manly Wade Wellman and take a look at his creation, John the Balladeer! A story list will soon emerge from the darkest cavern, like a grizzled backwoods wizard who has seen things in the hollers that would make most men go mad...


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Outro: "TRINITY: TITOLI" by Franco Micalizzi from the Django Unchained soundtrack. Music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Season 11, Episode 8: The Mountain Man, Breck Elkins

Howdy, howdy cromrades! Get ready for funny bone tickling and mule kicking in an episode that features the humorous western character Breckenridge Elkins. We're going to be covering the Howard story "Mountain Man" and talking about why tall tales appeal to us. It's a rip roaring good time full of corn juice and giggles. 

Things to check out

Mountain Man comic

Mountain Man, the movie!

One Things

Jon: Tiger King, the quarantine binge of choice

Josh: Horrified, the board game of classic monsters

Luke: The Annotated Hobbit, the scholarly hobbit's choice

Next - "The Vultures of Whapeton" by Robert E. Howard and the conclusion of our western adventure

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Outro: "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. 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 12: Protect Ya Neck!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, and we encounters the BRIDES OF STRAHD. Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. "Gnarled Situation" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Likewise Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Our final track is "Protect Ya Neck" by the Wu-Tang Clan. All music was obtained legally... And it's so good. We hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Season 11, Episode 7: The Wild Bunch and The Proposition

Howdy, Cromrades! This week we to back to the movies, and discuss classic and a modern takes on  revisionist westerns - The Wild Bunch (1969) co-written by Walon Green and Sam Peckinpah and directed by Sam Peckinpah, and The Proposition (2005) written by Nick Cave and directed by John Hillcoat.

Both of these films depict Howardian themes - civilization vs. barbarism, self reliance, the inexorable march of time and the toll it takes on those who hold on to the past as the rest of the world moves on. We were excited to discuss these movies, as you'll see! 

What revisionist westerns are on your favorites? Let us know!

One Things

Jon: Stardew Valley - everyone's favorite farming sim! 

Josh: Logan Lucky - Appalachian heist comedy thriller, highly recommended! 

Luke: Goblin Sword for iOS - side scrolling sword and sorcery slash 'em up fun! 

Next - "Mountain Man" by Robert E. Howard! (Read it on WikiSource). Lord, it's another one of them Elkins boys... 

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Outro: "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Season 11 Episode 6, Trap of Gold

Howdy, Cromrades. We hope you are all doing well, we're still trying to pump out some content while the quarantine is in effect. For your enjoyment today, we offer "Trap of Gold" by the essential western author Louis L'Amour. It's short and sweet but full of atmosphere! 

One Things:

Josh: Stardew Valley, the wholesome farming simulator!
Jon: the alcohol fueled, time travel story Time and Vine from IDW Press
Luke: The Last Wish, starring The Witcher

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Outro: "A Horse with No Name" by America. 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 11: Spiral Staircase (Goin' Down)!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, and take a spiral staircase, goin' dooowwwwnnnnn. Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. "Gnarled Situation" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Likewise Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Our final track is "Spiral Staircase" by Kings of Leon. All music was obtained legally;  All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!