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Beth Ben and Books

Beth Ben and Books

By Beth Ben Books and Booze

Welcome to Beth Ben and Books! Where we nerd out about books and probably get off on stupid tangents about other stuff, enjoy!
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Lay off my Liver

Beth Ben and BooksMay 15, 2019

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Did you guess Sasquatches?

Did you guess Sasquatches?

We're back! Ben talks about books by Max Brooks and Seth Fried and Beth tells us all about Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts! Also...Sasquatches..so many Sasquatches. 

Sep 30, 202048:15
Oh, Jessica Barry...

Oh, Jessica Barry...

Hello pandemic friends! We missed you and want to tell you about all the books! We're excited to talk about amazing books by Jessica Barry, C.A. Fletcher and more! 

Jul 10, 202046:36
Are you in a spaceship?

Are you in a spaceship?

Whats up all you cool cats and kittens? Time for a quarantine book podcast! We finally figured out how to do this remotely, go technology! 

May 06, 202045:13
Gory Details

Gory Details

Beth and Ben talk about all the gory details including books by Jeff Vandermeer, Zoje Stage & Elizabeth Gilbert! Follow us on Twitter at @bethbenandbooks
Mar 06, 202038:36
I’m blushing here...

I’m blushing here...

Books! In this episode we complain about book length, rambling books and talk about Murderbots.
Feb 13, 202041:34
Can I do something weird..?

Can I do something weird..?

Join us as we talk about deprivation tanks, not drinking and 80s movies. Also books by Samantha Shannon, Andy Weir, Ann Patchett and more!
Jan 22, 202044:29
Books, Man!

Books, Man!

We don’t drink and read books! Beth vows to read less WW2 and Ben is gonna read a lot more nerd stuff. Let’s go #2020!
Jan 08, 202043:56
Living in a dishwasher...

Living in a dishwasher...

Beth gets sad, Ben talks about zombies. Normal stuff...
Dec 12, 201937:01
Deck has a home phone...?

Deck has a home phone...?

Deck and Ben talk about Beths influence on Decks wife’s reading, Wheel of Time and all things Varkas.
Dec 06, 201950:30
I DO want a nailgun..

I DO want a nailgun..

Beth fights a Christmas tree, considers buying a nail gun & Ben drinks alone. Read a book.
Nov 27, 201947:44
You’ve been sick for 6 months...

You’ve been sick for 6 months...

Not as sad this week! Someone gets mauled by a bear though, that’s potentially sad...
Nov 12, 201945:10
This week was weird

This week was weird

More sad books..Beth reads World War 2 again. Ben buys a skateboard. Drink up.
Oct 25, 201939:47
We’ll be at the gas station

We’ll be at the gas station

Are all books sad? The ones we read apparently are..
Oct 16, 201952:25
I need you to take care of the fish...

I need you to take care of the fish...

Books! Beth doesn’t read world war 2 books for once but Ben reads nerd stuff as usual! Enjoy!
Sep 27, 201952:26
We don’t need $7 chips from Costco

We don’t need $7 chips from Costco

Join us as Ben talks about sad books and Beth talks about World War 2....again.
Sep 11, 201901:00:03
The didn’t fight for your right to drink Whiteclaw

The didn’t fight for your right to drink Whiteclaw

Join Beth and Ben as Beth continues her historical fiction trend and Ben nerds out.....hard. Really hard. He’s a dork..accept it.
Aug 21, 201945:40
Evil Harry Potter

Evil Harry Potter

Join this weeks train-wreck of a podcast as we talk about books by Taylor Jenkins Reid,Lucas Dines and Josh Malerman. We drank more after the podcast than we did during. Listen and learn why!
Aug 14, 201945:27
Einstein's stupid brother..

Einstein's stupid brother..

Come and join a very sober (read: not sober) Ben and Beth as they drink beers by Bell's Brewery and Leinenkugel. Talk about Einstein's stupid brother - and read the best children's books ever written "Ella" by Mallory Kasdan. Sit down - crack a beer and enjoy!


Jul 31, 201946:46
I stand corrected at Costco..

I stand corrected at Costco..

Join Beth and Ben for another week about Books and Booze. This week we discuss Columbine and The Name of the Wind among others! Also...Costco.
Jul 24, 201901:00:13
Awethome

Awethome

We’re back! Come join us as well talk about summer vacation and a lot of new books!
Jul 17, 201901:00:27
Klassy with a K!

Klassy with a K!

Klassy drinks klassy books and klassy hosts! Join us this week as we discuss Beths top 5 books of 2018, and Ben finishes It Was You by Jade Lee Wright and begins Every Tool's a Hammer by Adam Savage. Grab a drink and get klassy!


Jun 05, 201901:00:10
Costco has appropriately sized everything

Costco has appropriately sized everything

Join us this week as we finally drink booze again while Ben discusses his top 3 (or 5) books of 2018, featuring Alex White and Patrick deWitt, and Beth talks about books by Renee Nickell and Mike Reuther. 


May 29, 201946:55
Stuff Happens

Stuff Happens

Join us this week as we talk about Freefall, Freefall, and then we talk about Freefall some more. We also discuss which #indieauthor books we are reading next, Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel and just...life..y'know? 



May 22, 201945:12
Lay off my Liver

Lay off my Liver

Beth and Ben decide to detox this week with books by Jessica Barry, Brian Dunford, Sylvain Neuvel and Jim Defede. Grab your lemon water and enjoy!

May 15, 201946:15
Author Interview - Deck Matthews
May 08, 201921:12
Meet you at the Costco

Meet you at the Costco

Join Beth and Ben as they take about the pending apocalypse (again), Ben explains Dungeons and Dragons and we talk about some books! Books this week include One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence, Voices From Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich, Freefall by Jessica Barry and The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We also discuss the books we are excited to read by Indie Authors! Grab a drink and listen!

May 01, 201959:59
30 Lb bag of beans..

30 Lb bag of beans..

Join Beth and Ben as they drink before Noon, discuss prepping for the inevitable drone apocalypse...........and books by James Patterson, Kate Quinn, Mark Lawrence and Kelly Harms.

Apr 24, 201948:05
You phony prick...

You phony prick...

Join us this week and Ben talks about Outside the Gates by Molly Gloss, The First of Shadows, an indie book by Deck Matthews and Beth has A LOT to say about Bad Blood by John Carreyou. Drink up!

Apr 17, 201953:12
Are we being bombed?

Are we being bombed?

Join Beth and Ben as they talk about the phobia of pickles, The Boy who Drew Monsters, A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy and hopefully they don't get bombed..


Apr 10, 201959:20
From War to the Galaxy

From War to the Galaxy

Join us and we talk more about Alex White, Nancy E Turner, Keith Donohue, Jason Scheier and how the video game industry is a mess, and Blake Crouch. We also discussed how new math sucks, and booze does not.


Apr 03, 201946:20
Dead Inside

Dead Inside

Episode 1: Beth and Ben discuss books by Alex White, Nancy E Turner, Mark T. Sullivan, Alex Michaelides, Keith Donohue, Josh Malerman and more! Welcome to our first podcast! Please tweet all your book recommendations to @BethBenandbooks

Remember: The book is always better than the movie!
Mar 17, 201930:44
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Meet Beth and Ben, and their booze. In this introduction we talk briefly why we are doing a podcast as an excuse to talk about books.
Mar 16, 201904:13