Episode 174: Guy Endore's The Werewolf of Paris</h1> <article> <h1>Episode 174: Guy Endore's The Werewolf of Paris</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:20:00 +0000</p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZm_T7P6foR1yjWfwLy0X_HSeAexeDysxID-Bflh_PoIebjk-FV59tE-75Mk7IkcGlPX1nPLTbGsYXKrAMWbuQ8dHCBgyNX86Ki2g6behrMyTknKiDrCkJAlMJfWJhsK3DtzQaYP1Dv2KU8g9-u3pFgYS4b45BVQdhOdv4orFpCrQyH-9CrVgJq1cf8CjP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-174-fourth-bonus-episode-werewolf-of-paris-12-30-25-10.00-am/Episode%20174%2C%20Fourth%20Bonus%20episode%2C%20Werewolf%20of%20Paris%20-%2012_30_25%2C%2010.00%E2%80%AFAM.m4a">click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Mikes gather once more to talk over a horror book, this time it's one of the earliest classics of werewolf fiction, and are surprised at what parts of werewolf lore it does and does not use. They also had no idea they'd be this shocked by a book this old.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">It's cocktail time!</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">The Hairy Palm</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In a shaker with ice, mix:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">2 oz cognac</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1 oz Tia Maria</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">dash three of orange bitters</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">strain into glass and garnish with flamed orange peel.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 173: Third Bonus Episode-The Lamb</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 16:04:00 +0000</p> <p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm99LCpvgBvpSzrVvNvgiBNO56Lhax5x3PXGpZKsERdZXGxKr6nfRgMDUY4yRFhIuTINbIRl04GZbNRfTIvyBZLCK5odRJ54-EoCY1fl-WKl4k9_BlnGbLvdfdhv5qnDnCugacjEkWYNY5vCxXU75BJ6xwujfw35IS7vApQXuJcDebZN9ogrzxnqH5s6z8/s1000/the-lamb.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <a href="http://ia801708.us.archive.org/21/items/episode-173-third-bonusepisode-the-lamb-8-2-25100-m/Episode173ThirdBonusepisodeTheLamb8%3A2%3A25100%20M.mp3"> click to listen</a><p></p><p> </p><p>The Two Mikes enter the culinary world with Lucy Rose and her debut novel <i>The Lamb</i>. Are you going to <span data-huuid="293657296001052714"><span>Scarborough Fair</span></span>?. Parsley, sage, rosemary and ... Man! </p><p> </p><p>It Is Cocktail Time!</p><p><u>Stray Thoughts</u><br /><br />In a large wine glass with ice:<br /><br />1 shot of botanical gin.<br />1 shot of Crème de Violette.<br />Half full with sparking wine.<br />Top with Seltzer.<br />Push in sprig of fresh rosemary (that you’ve spanked.)<br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 172: Joe Hill's Ushers</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:17:00 +0000</p> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk7Ce5dRuP0q0TUAQ9GPejl4XLvmLSzZ8yRIpoojJWL5HOJpae7EYYMB03ACyPh9W_zI8GhuqpqKt_-zOu_lcZ_BqH3Xp0nRzTSVwTjlSuT13RB7EWP10XhbLWNojLVeXSUdfs3wuBq4OahCaBQzosEGXyEcZ1R5P-9HB64U2IiybiPOritOc1cXowJ7jS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-172-second-bonus-episode-12-30-24-8.58-am/Episode%20172%2C%20Second%20Bonus%20episode%20-%2012_30_24%2C%208.58%E2%80%AFAM.m4a">click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Two Mikes reunite for the holidays and bring along a Linda! We talk over Joe Hill's new short story and then spend a stupid amount of energy reimagining it as a Hallmark Christmas movie.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">The Shotgun</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In a rocks glass with ice mix:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">two shots rye</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1 shot Kahlua (or other coffee liqueur)</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">dash orange bitters</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">stir and garnish with twist of orange.</span></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">Chin chin!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div> <p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 171 The Fourth Haunting by F. G. Cottam</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:59:00 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCW7AHDSi1dXiywGwQaSy40dVOAr__PzYxNUdEkHWuGPMrxLcMOBpJBWSNriedixPzzeC4viE6N8gLlrfw63OK5aYLCGieJS50FglAuuug-lbMxYli4Cf3AlV_eti1RK9HQvX8AnJaZ2JvHzzdzamoQjXLZg0lbAi32of-Y2hQEFgI50FDFjQwik53r-tu/s500/41Rq0IuSdFL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ia801204.us.archive.org/11/items/episode-171-first-bonus-episode-1-7-24-1.07-pm/Episode%20171%2C%20First%20Bonus%20episode%20-%201_7_24%2C%201.07%E2%80%AFPM.mp3" target="_blank">Click to listen</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Join the Two Mikes and a little Linda as they investigate the supernatural in F. G. Cottam's <i>The Fourth Haunting.</i> Is that a ghost in your in your pocket or are you just trying to get me to join a super evil, dark magic, sinister sex cult?</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><u> It is Cocktail Time!</u></p><p style="text-align: left;"> GHOST GIN ( and tonic) <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">2 shots Blue Gin</p><p style="text-align: left;">Tonic</p><p style="text-align: left;">Get a tall glass, ice ... come on, you know how to make a G & T. <br /></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 170: The End (for now) of Necronomipod</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Thu, 04 May 2023 01:28:00 +0000</p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgngyeckf21MPngNLhdbZV2_8OVLAPTgHkSNL2nwq__319ccSQXroijSoMDvQHop0xyWiK_N-SgUACzMP0XqwHYn94I99FyqffcB4ucaWV6oqhYvivcPYSMfui4xIOeZEMVl6sQqlrx0kC-x8HUv_toCLM8J5koA5rruL9wxdmU7aa7phb_NwQLw3NB1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ia801609.us.archive.org/15/items/episode-170-grand-finale-may-32023/Episode170GrandFinaleMay32023.m4a">click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>And so the Two Mikes finish their sixteen+ year journey to read scary books together and try to come up with intelligent and fun things to say about them. And make cocktails. We had a great time. Thanks to all who listened along! And thanks to all who've engaged with the site and with us. And thanks especially to all the authors. So many great books.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>We'll keep the site alive, so no worries there. Feel free to reach out to our email or leave comments on individual episodes. We're still here, and—who knows?—maybe we'll drop a new episode once in a while.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Now what should we do with this one?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's Cocktail Time, Blast from the Past edition!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;">The Frisky Witch</span><br />1 part Vodka<br />I part <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sambuca</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"></span></span><br />Mix Logistics<br />Pour into shaker of ice, shake, strain and enjoy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 169: Lisa Tuttle's Familiar Spirit</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:49:00 +0000</p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRiWI6pj-xRi9jj3pbVOupbTuNfdq_jZ4_zrKoVDtxX9IPSh4qDk-tSqxSHoPldLmK6vXmJNozC2IHZnlNth7l9XiPoB82KEYqhKCkFbSIrlDHj8Rdclh7LP2FKFe4vWGpM09PDocnW8wasqvJZjlC9t4qfjWgnBhX7mlHMOcGVtmgpYQfYV7_WoCLgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-169-lisa-tuttles-familiar-spirit-2-26-23-2.03-pm/Episode%20169%2C%20Lisa%20Tuttle%27s%20Familiar%20Spirit%20-%202_26_23%2C%202.03%20PM.m4a">click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We two Mikes tackle, for our penultimate episode, Lisa Tuttle's first horror novel. We struggle to recall the details (as we are getting on in years) and eventually things start to get more familiar. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Cocktails with Mr. Lunch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In a shaker with ice, pour</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1 shot Cointreau</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1 shot lime juice</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1 shot gin</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1 shot Chartreuse</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel and cherry</span></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">Chin chin!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 169: Alma Katsu's Wehrwolf</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:49:00 +0000</p> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIYFEQRvoeg07QEvu_Owwb2S_GLAWikhL7-l8OqTWzVhMdMorEsCmpQ5CnnaC0UMqDfPz88gw3kbAxTRlGXE2v22sskEKVqEuScROw6QhRPXFPAMV0B56W7ZDzuT_5xpafeW6LJYW7qjPh2tx_IhZFoYwTf95_q1KFs3286qQlho-jlsX4M42lKApwrQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-168-the-wehrwolf-12-14-22-6.35-pm/Episode%20168%2C%20The%20Wehrwolf%20-%2012_14_22%2C%206.35%20PM.m4a">click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Mikes belt out some wolf whistles and learn about men's accessories. And Nazis.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">It's cocktail time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Three Shots to the Head</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Line up three shot glasses. In order, fill them with:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jägermeister</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">Bärenjäger</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">William Wolf pecan whiskey</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">Shoot them!</span></div></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 168 The Monk by Matthew Lewis</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 22:45:00 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5VHnyi4oSoDKtjK8iReD4Cu_teoRESpYJ4bXNF2Cb-LgFU_b0Y_M8WL7eFsOBHjcMSUt4u5HuvrJNTvwY90jxDmU-AWdzPepEDTjT_3QH79YDmnkrJ6DsP135cMgRbWS82pdywFrVSHnrpoQNRfsv_LhIA91nIuO5W1RjGBK1xqx2b4-vNXz5S_LjA/s275/the%20monk%20image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ia904709.us.archive.org/25/items/episode-167-the-mokby-matthew-lewis/Episode167TheMokbyMatthewLewis.mp3">Click to listen</a></div><p></p><p>Let's tonsure our hair, put on the scratchy robes and make the vows with The Two Mikes and Matthew Lewis in <i>The Monk.</i> Celibacy is not all that is cracked up to be, so throw in a little Lucifer, a smidge of witchcraft and a pinch of lust and you got yourself one hell of a gothic tale. <br /></p><p> </p><p><u>It's Cocktail Time!</u></p><p><b><i>The Bleeding Nun</i></b><br /><br />You are going to layer these liquors. </p><p>Hint: Put the bottle of booze in the fridge before you attempt this.<br /><br />In a shot glass, pour in a half shot of Kahlua and on the back of a spoon pour in a half shot of Rumchata and then a trickle of Kinky Red. Shoot it!<br /><br />Chin Chin.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 167: Grady Hendryx's Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:52:00 +0000</p> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0iYdPtRz6zs_gCLQk-ZyYhU45zI2yKj1KLKk3RQg9RcIaKLr8SWAyC4jAy3i3NtlGGpsOWwiW58ECMXVhmx1Iin7MaXoZrSj3MYMCDLjZ7nXTHKiGyfShfFq-YVCFTkcbj1_B6p-B9VapAagB6sGLq40RhdJxYNY1eX_cym0MjooZTe6mcZA8daJL6A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-166-the-southern-ladies-book-club-10-12-22-7.43-pm/Episode%20166%2C%20The%20Southern%20Ladies%20Book%20Club%20-%2010_12_22%2C%207.43%20PM.m4a"> click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Mikes' book group reads a book about a book group. This won't end well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">It's cocktail time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Shelby, Drink Your Juice!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In a champagne flute pour:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1/2 shot of Southern Comfort</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">orange juice to about halfway fill the glass</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">top with club soda</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 166 Clare Kohda's Woman, Eating</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 01:34:00 +0000</p> <p> No Picture Today<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhZAhmVK3pEcDV-RlE_UntHcO6my76lSvoiTe-GqyAre_VffQGR7ZPf_Aat4CUumdv9KqyxzwHcbJAM4KRakqmBVwNUKtIeBux2Sxxbf2HRP-AiSG-VniR_Gyoct-_P2fFPIdmGIvs3BFIgw8Jwb-KSU6SVbSrhzRpDOnBeZ3ZwL9dOhgiDqdndkwYQ/s580/m_628d5c263a0db9e7ef94c9ce.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> <a href="http://ia601409.us.archive.org/3/items/episode-165-claire-kohda-woman-eating/Episode165ClaireKohdaWomanEating.mp3">Click to listen</a><br /></div><p></p><p> </p><p>Two Mikes learn all about Adult Vampring in Clare Kohda's <i>Woman, Eating</i>. Sometimes you gotta pay your dues and sometimes you just gotta drain the blood out of your intern supervisor.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's Cocktail Time!</p><p><u>Hallucinogenic Milk</u></p><p>1 shot Pernod</p><p>Juice of 1/2 lemon</p><p>A teaspoon of powdered sugar, or sugar substitute</p><p>Shake with ice, pour into a glass, ice and all, and top with club soda.</p><p>Chin, chin. <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 165: John Kelley's The Great Mortality</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:23:00 +0000</p> <h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3VHMHxAmR79E4vI3EuY9ATEFbMhIEQFcu8OsbobSvQxfvKVizLzs8UUTKlh4ayVjB3U0AJMkDU6r3qxIEmjTHKeqLsu0zJBgUKrVenBUO8U-bLyYDc9_HxNpSQqHfAhhaNDzBwt9SlJ7eYaQO1WLxArDHhY58oGmRUdN4f-s94UMpzqu3BC5FUXWh-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-164-john-kelley-the-great-mortality-6-28-22-6.09-pm/Episode%20164%2C%20John%20Kelley%2C%20The%20Great%20Mortality%20-%206_28_22%2C%206.09%20PM.mp3">click to listen</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;">In which the Mikes realize they're reading the same book at the same time and decide to record their thoughts, with no regard to what they're really supposed to be reading, which is Claire Kohda's<i> Woman, Eating.</i> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: small;">The Black Death</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;">2 oz black vodka</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;">3 oz limoncello</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;">1 oz club soda</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;">stir with ice and garnish with a lemon (or a dead rat)</span></p></div></h2> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 164 William Hallahan"s The Search for Joseph Tully</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Sun, 22 May 2022 23:01:00 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgni-7Cfb0F79iDNEYpUKJlYAxlESOt3uh-nEIyAieUpM5i9v0KkLDYS73pF30pc9RACq6nq-Bmho3z0_cqHWAVwtr1iFJAzf7F1SIYH0c8NJFhVWHyFBkLyCy9qmHWQeIt3fCRA84eNoiktNHM2NoAY4tiKZDTQfh-Kh7ohnxwmUHkpN7tkOkDj7WXQ/s85/XWMFJTFDY71Dicum9_1LLsuzSJIHsKg6X2zTbNIcUhj90xHoQY7C6H15w2b6lV-O5hKMtA=s85.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /> <br /> <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-163-william-hallahan-searchfor-joseph-tully/Episode163WilliamHallahanSearchforJosephTully.mp3"> Click to Listen</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Pack up you belongings and quickly relocate with the Two Mikes and William Hallahan and his 70s horror novel <i>The Search For Joseph Tully. </i>Maybe you'll find a new apartment or maybe you'll just loose your head. That's one way to enforce rent control. <br /></p><p><u> </u></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><u> It's Cocktail Time</u></span></p><p><b>The Wrecking Ball</b></p><p>In a shaker of ice pour:</p><p>1 ounce Gin</p><p>1 ounce Rum</p><p>1 ounce Tequila</p><p>1 ounce Triple Sec</p><p>1 ounce Vodka</p><p>Shake for longer than you'd think and pour into a martini glass or serve over ice. Garnish with lemon or orange peel. Stay home for the evening.<br /></p><p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 163: Scott Hawkins's The Library at Mount Char</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 23:34:00 +0000</p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjugBe6lx8Oluk7Xs_3jkYKnpGKMwoCD_dJ1TDzJsSwP4v6USGxuIee5R1C-rDQ_Mx53Dw_TDu0y_ZiwqskUkfsvgV7_aU_mhTVJ3Nym9qTKOpjnam6FckUogQ16TvxnRI5YO7U2k3RI5QvWPhsZr-QEC7i4P4NQW2Izr26cG92yQdmYtyIrX-URR1PrQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-162-scott-hawkins-the-library-at-mount-char-4-13-22-6.13-pm/Episode%20162%2C%20Scott%20Hawkins%20The%20Library%20at%20Mount%20Char%20-%204_13_22%2C%206.13%20PM.mp3">click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Wherein the Two Mikes look upon creation and find that it is good enough.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;">Black Sunrise</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Make coffee ice cubes</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When ready, place in shaker.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Add:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span> 1 shot espresso</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span> 1 shot Kahlua</span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span> 1 shot blackstrap rum</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">Shake and pour entire into tumbler.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">Go to work.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 162: Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 23:02:00 +0000</p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc9y5O5j84CDPNlRqBSeAjG_aQLmuOQaoRWiKu_OwlG0vZvDZfMNxSTT491xWuGsIpGdaFQiYfOh3v2RL1vCTDupYOIGbzeXz5xqPq5LIRtZt09dY9AZRYScCI6u-Upz_RHEBiYQad0U6JV75QqdF2GRLAP_i3WeuS6k9EQRspaypgrpj5kWKLlOaJ5g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-162-edgar-canteros-meddling-kids-2-24-22-4.29-pm/Episode%20162%2C%20Edgar%20Cantero%27s%20Meddling%20Kids%20-%202_24_22%2C%204.29%20PM.mp3">click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Two Mikes hop into the Misery Machine to solve a mystery, along with some damaged kids and a precocious Weimeraner. What they discover is a man in a mask behind a mask behind some tentacles, in a mine, behind a mask.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Essential Salts</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">A day before you make this cocktail, prepare tomato water ice cubes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">roughly blend four large tomatoes, a hot pepper, a selection of herbs, and a tbsp of balsamic vinegar</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">pour into fine sieve lined with cheesecloth and let drip into container. Do not press: you want a clear orange liquid</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">make ice cubes out of liquid (save the solids for chili or something)</span></li></ul><span style="color: #cccccc;">When ready, rim margarita glasses with a mixture of salts: we recommend Hawaiian salt, smoked salt, and seasoned salt. Just run a lime or lemon wedge around rim, and dredge through salt mixture. Set aside.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In blender pour 1.5 shot of Cuervo Gold tequila and 1.5 shot of sage liqueur per serving you plan to make. Add in four ice cubes per serving. Blend and pour into glasses. Garnish with lime and cilantro or a fried sage leaf.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 161 Christopher Buehlman's Between Two Fires</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:27:00 +0000</p> <blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZJVr4d49nJclEyIm30xmID1HFyGvHu497VCB0DKBJx19o8evakmLMcBB0TWquSpA-W-SUEVaRvE5l0IrHyNdE4fvJoYjoxIovyZWSIsvo4SOmjXoDDIpsCkrOQOvhz0P3Qj8Ge_PuVrjLQVGx0TwcnjqAr2XwNfRjbtLNvgFPLI_KxvFzgTq3UPKbrw=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://ia601400.us.archive.org/29/items/episode-161-christopher-buehlmans-between-two-fires-1-17-22-7.15-pm/Episode%20161%2C%20Christopher%20Buehlman%27s%20Between%20Two%20Fires%20-%201%3A17%3A22%2C%207.15%20PM.mp3">Click to listen </a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Are you there God? It is us, The Two Mikes and Christopher Buehlman's <i>Between Two Fires</i>. Listen as we journey through a plague ridden world devoid of compassion, and goodness and replete with superstition and horror. Here is where the leaders are most likely the actual spawn of hell. No, it does not take place in 2022.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><u>Arrow in the Tongue</u></p><p style="text-align: left;">For 15 minutes, gently warm a quarter cup of cream or half and half, with either a Ghost Pepper or a Scotch Bonnett. Let this cool.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In a rocks glass filled with ice combine:</p><p style="text-align: left;">1 shot of the infused cream</p><p style="text-align: left;">1 shot of Kahlua</p><p style="text-align: left;">1 shot of Cream de Cacao</p><p style="text-align: left;">Stir and garnish with a sliver of the hot pepper skewered by a cocktail sword.</p><p>Chin Chin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 160: T. Chris Martindale's Night Blood</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 01:37:00 +0000</p> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVCCPw94WZ7vLJo0noNrBcXQ_IFSdx_xWg6C76VzSQXfy1u6eA_8Ir2Z45fWnXjFXa2pZFDGIuVK7ulqpdKqI7xPZiQheEM2CmzfNbIWPwcW8L_ypCgWuHwRm5RSOY46fOtfq7_p-VXKd/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-160-t-chris-martindales-night-blood-12-16-21-7.22-pm/Episode%20160%2C%20T%20Chris%20Martindales%20Night%20Blood%20-%2012_16_21%2C%207.22%20PM.mp3">click to listen</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In a town that is not Salem's Lot, comes a man who is not John Rambo to fight a vampire who is really a vampire. What should we title it? Not <i>First Blood</i>. How about <i>Night Blood</i>! Yeah, that's good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: medium;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>The Hoosier Hot Shot</i></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">Perk some crappy hospital coffee (not the goods stuff).</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">Pour into a diner-style mug, leave an inch of space</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">Float shot of James Dickel bourbon</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">a shot or two of half-and-half</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">shot of Kahlua</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><p></p><p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>EPISODE 159 : Stephen Gilberts' Ratman's Notebooks</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 02:57:00 +0000</p> <p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeimi1ZpNVbTJyM66pblEz7h-eljXLtEp9nvK4SOtHkzWPHtci7k2vG5B2PkmdUE0R-NkNkKTvdsblGkJCfSnNVeaVloKaEFC9cXU3L8BNpSZkirIuUpALWmBGf_tishPSp1U4UMV9NPgf/s1381/1362574868.0.x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCkjdJXuyLKFaTwSSEK2Pgn8a1ksAFr4zoGGAamGlPjDbCAK0LzIDY3CwShHBwaABQREl1WsbiNgSA_nrqH_j6Gk7md7VYd7CULMiIs29POUgudYyFR_KhAQqkYkzxViWDqjLmgI73ySC/s1360/71tqX8mheIL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span> <a href="https://ia601409.us.archive.org/10/items/episode-159-stephen-gilberts-ratmans-notebooks-10-7-21-9.42-pm/Episode%20159%2C%20Stephen%20Gilbert%27s%20Ratman%27s%20Notebooks%20-%2010%3A7%3A21%2C%209.42%20PM.mp3"> Click to listen</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Listen to the Mikes as they nibble that oh so tempting cheese in Stephen Gilbert's Ratmen's Notebooks. It is that time of the year the critters come in from the cold; Why not contemplate some petty revenge? </span><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>It's Cocktail Time.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span>RAT POISON <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>Recipe: <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>A splash of Vermouth</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>2 ounces Gin</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>1 Tbs of </span><span><span>Cornichon</span> Brine </span><span> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>Place everything in a shaker of ice </span><span> and shake well, Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a Cornichon. </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 158: Nick Cutter's The Troop</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:04:00 +0000</p> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnrPVYKHC2nA-4UffQqYsVyDQ2CXJ3V7BFkl05lcNUmMdXCfSic8TNHjEZ8uyI1GH7hZo-gRRkhJU9O81c9It0tICh0FluGbydnyj6lmub1TFSZCuEmihvtUWkRBoD2I6xdVqKKaLPmFX/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-158-nick-cutters-the-troop-7-20-21-5.02-pm/Episode%20158%2C%20Nick%20Cutter%27s%20The%20Troop%20-%207_20_21%2C%205.02%20PM.m4a" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">click to listen</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">The Mikes pack their gear and head into the woods for some up-close encounters with nature. Worms are nature, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">As the Worm Turns</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">In a shaker mix</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #999999;">2 oz mezcal</span></li><li><span style="color: #999999;">1/2 oz fresh lime juice</span></li><li><span style="color: #999999;">1/2 oz ginger juice</span></li><li><span style="color: #999999;">1 oz agave nectar</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #999999;">strain into ice-filled glass and top with sparkling water. Garnish with worm from bottle.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 157 - Simon Raven's Doctors Wear Scarlet</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:48:00 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikda03tmrB6q3G6wgyDQ1icB9WWCdXb8V1fGuVIpTfRMcI6z9jHPXxU9FIYEhuw94PD27TJUBDXpXOyfH22qmTYxDF0-g26Eow-by9wrjgdVls0nh64CyfRMvAGd9FmJhyxovQsbk0eiOU/s270/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://ia801501.us.archive.org/4/items/episode-157-simo-raven-doctors-wear-scarlet/Episode157SimoRavenDoctorsWearScarlet.m4a">Click to listen</a><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Continue your studies abroad with the Mikes and Simon Raven's <i>Doctors Wear Scarlet.</i> Will you graduate Summa Cum Laude? You will if you're a nasty young chap who get's his kicks from having his neck gnawed on. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Cocktail Time!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Tbe Dick Fountain Cocktail</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 ounce anise flavored liquor</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/2<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ounce simple syrup</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">one egg white<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Put everything in a shaker of ice, sans egg white. Shake well.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Now add the egg white and shake well. Pour into glass with the ice or strain into a martini glass. Chin chin.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 156: Thomas Disch's The Priest</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:09:00 +0000</p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKS18N1pJOpiuEB9DKnvd3Z-gM17fdX3U_jpM8kxR7bHRYaXDEGhK5rUOq8lPvJtDF1N2Ot6vTlVezxrFyD9WaEoXMhx5_En6lO5sV59sPm3kDjx9YDqdd3KC2wL-nzuQ0ieT9QQFfM8b/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-156-thomas-dischs-the-priest-3-25-21-5.35-pm/Episode%20156%2C%20Thomas%20Disch%27s%20The%20Priest%20-%203_25_21%2C%205.35%20PM.mp3"></a><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-156-thomas-dischs-the-priest-3-25-21-5.35-pm/Episode%20156%2C%20Thomas%20Disch%27s%20The%20Priest%20-%203_25_21%2C%205.35%20PM.mp3">click to listen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Mikes have a confession to make: we read and have thinkings about another Thomas Disch novel. We marvel and cringe at the what goes underneath those cassocks. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">No one Drinks the Spanish Inquisition</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In a shaker with ice, mix</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1/2 shot Cointreau</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;">1/2 shot calvados</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">Pour into coupe glass (for up) or rocks glass (for on the rocks). Fill glass with cava and top with a shake or two of bay leaf bitters.</span></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">Chin Chin!</span></div></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 155 - The Only Good Indian by Stephen Graham Jones</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:37:00 +0000</p> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjUrsJRQUXiBD55EIZ_c3VemmwZAG5YkwJc5rCehyphenhyphenpGOATW1nC1zwZOvtoRPA7TLSiTKb-49uCvUDQ5eSqMUoW214QTrjOGby-mQ454nlj2YkRqqNmNss1LlogIi1LXb_ZkA9Ds5u7t-2/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ia601508.us.archive.org/13/items/necronomipod-epi-155-the-only-good-indian-jones/NecronomipodEpi155TheOnlyGoodIndianJones.m4a" style="text-align: left;"> </a><a href="https://ia601508.us.archive.org/13/items/necronomipod-epi-155-the-only-good-indian-jones/NecronomipodEpi155TheOnlyGoodIndianJones.m4a" style="text-align: left;">Click to listen</a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Join The Two Mikes but quietly tip toe backwards as they come upon a herd of ghostly elk in Stephan Graham Jones's horror novel <i>The Only Good Indians.</i> You can run but the Elk Head Woman will find you and she's going to want to play a mean game of H-O-R-S-E.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's Cocktail Time!</p><p><u>The Elks Club </u> ( yes, there is no apostrophe)</p><p>1/4 ounce dry vermouth</p><p>2 ounces SoCo</p><p>Dash bitters</p><p>Maraschino Cherry to garnish.</p><p>Directions: Shack in an ice filled shaker. Pour into a high ball glass or strain into a martini glass. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 154: John Peyton Cooke's Out for Blood</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:51:00 +0000</p> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiCKf6AACnnkVtJug81mBhrVARrc-vtisDRd-BIjWY_6W1JNAqK-7sGHh2Szg7PvNtizHKlNlcm3YudbbomrFYosUyzmQLRx3ODfiIo8zGFMoWK_TE5hX5sVzBFtvPzhPR3jmvT9k7bKK/s475/OFB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-154-john-peyton-cookes-out-for-blood-11-8-20-6.28-pm/Episode%20154%2C%20John%20Peyton%20Cooke%27s%20Out%20for%20Blood%20-%2011_8_20%2C%206.28%20PM.m4a">click to listen</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">The two Mikes visit old haunts in Chicago and Madison, as they learn the ropes of vampirism and the club scene with new creature of the night.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kroba</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">1 shot calvados</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">1 shot vodka</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">1/2 shot kirsch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">1/2 shot maple syrup</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Enjoy with herring. Lots and lots of herring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 153: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 22:46:00 +0000</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1u2xT8lOEU7PdXuogvePEnYuXixUPlSjKOy_PjTOpkKWgiboMaJXCNkmhJ0NmfFpmOP2SlDn9xDfctjSiyAC1VCsywGcJ2c3_5cKSQiHqbXUcFcO5TlTP4nteeKUIP8D-3OXu3uZnI5uq/s258/download-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ia601406.us.archive.org/16/items/episode-153-ferris-myfavoritethingismonsters/Episode153FerrisMyfavoritethingismonsters.mp3">Listen</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The Mikes trip on hippie brownies and head into the 1960s and Chicago's Westside in Emil Ferrris's <i>My Favorite Thing is Monsters.</i> Are monsters real? Take a look in a reflective storefront window and find out for your damn self.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">It Is Cocktail Time!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Monster Mash</p><p style="text-align: left;">Take fruits that can represent monsters. For example:</p><p style="text-align: left;">Kiwi= The Wolf Man</p><p style="text-align: left;">Strawberry = Dracula</p><p style="text-align: left;">Blueberry = Booberry</p><p style="text-align: left;">Lime = Frankenstein</p><p style="text-align: left;">Muddle fruits with a little sugar in the bottom of a glass. Add ice and pour in as much corn mash whiskey as needed and top with soda water. Stir and enjoy. Chin Chin.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 152: Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:58:00 +0000</p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaxSKpMydmTyT_7AC-VerVIYhRD-olqHRYqdlBHV0mKCsJsrH8FcT2eFJ9NKtza34oECp0HTxywLX6DsgU66X-_EigGyjkGB3hyHgpjnJ8WGlT3jusTLap-LblmJAewhJ3pQySErsyk3N/s275/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://archive.org/download/episode-152-carmen-maria-machados-her-body-and-other-parties-8-25-20-7.40-pm-1/Episode%20152%2C%20Carmen%20Maria%20Machado%27s%20Her%20Body%20and%20Other%20Parties%20-%208_25_20%2C%207.40%20PM%201.mp3">click to listen</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">Two Mikes and a Linda put on their dancing shoes and head to a party, where all, it seems, is not well. We try to solve the mystery of the crime solvers, learn to say "yes" to the dress (and hear what it has to say in return), and finally pull the ribbon on the whole thin</span><span style="color: #999999;">g.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">It's Cocktail Time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Difficult at Parties Punch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">Freeze ice in a ring, like in a Bundt pan.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">Slice a blood orange for garnish.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;">Then, in a punch bowl, mix:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span> 3 cups sweet vermouth</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span> 3 cups campari</span></span></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span><span>Add 1 cup assorted fruit (like Buddah's hand, duryan, ugli, … kidding: just some berries and such)</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span><span>Pour in 2-3/4 cups prosecco. Stir gently.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span><span>Settle ice ring in bowl.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span><span>Ladle into those fancy punch cups your grandma left you; garnish with blood orange slice. Commence party.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span><span><span> </span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Episode 151: Flannery O'Connor's "Good County People"</h1> <p>necronomipod@gmail.com (Necronomipod, Stoffel and Moncada) — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:45:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWR47DDAWXCMpSe1Q0m8NPLDAW240fZy-5HoF2Zr6ahyjrSr3ttqwLAZsyd2-fcbJyvJ6Q_X7vuujrP2tykjkJWCzLCJgYQmDuWTK6WoTBnUM31qPVEHj7vwzBZA-isdzCwEf6bg75jq9/s1600/good+cont.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://ia601404.us.archive.org/10/items/episode-151-flannery-oconnor-good-county-people/Episode151FlanneryOConnorGoodCountyPeople.m4a">Click to listen</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> The Two Mikes travel to the Deep South with Flannery O'Connor and her short story "Good Country People. Bless their hearts, it isn't all fried chicken and sweet tea.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> It's Cocktail Time!</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Hooch in the Bible</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> 1 shot Campari</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> 1 shot good Bourbon</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> 1 shot ginger liqueur</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Place in a tumbler of ice, shake and decant into a martini glass. Garnish with a shaving of ginger. Chin Chin.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> </main></body></html>