Jessica, Damien and Ryan deep dive in to the amazing Tales of the Weird series published by the British Library. Each season covers one book in the series; each episode will tackle one story in that volume. Past seasons: From The Depths (S1), Crawling Horror (S2), Promethean Horrors (S3), Heavy Weather (S4), The Ghost Slayers (S5), The Night Wire (S6), Evil Roots (S7), Holy Ghosts (S8), and NOW Roads of Destiny: And Other Tales of Alternative Histories and Parallel Realms (S9)!
Whiskey and the Weird
Claim This Podcastby Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley
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106 episodes
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Jessica, Damien and Ryan deep dive in to the amazing Tales of the Weird series published by the British Library. Each season covers one book in the series; each episode will tackle one story in that volume. Past seasons: From The Depths (S1), Crawling Horror (S2), Promethean Horrors (S3), Heavy Weather (S4), The Ghost Slayers (S5), The Night Wire (S6), Evil Roots (S7), Holy Ghosts (S8), and NOW Roads of Destiny: And Other Tales of Alternative Histories and Parallel Realms (S9)!
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Recent Episodes
July 12, 2026
S9E11: Meet The Editor - Alasdair Richmond
Editor interview, y'all! Dinos and nuclear weapons, a Scotsman who only drinks tea, what it took to get a living author's story in the mix, and sci-fi just fantasy with explainable magic? Eh, sure why not. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pondering what could have been with our ninth book in the vast collection, Roads of Destiny: And Other Tales of Alternative Histories and Parallel Realms. In this episode, we interview the volume's editor, Alasdair Richmond!
July 5, 2026
S9E10: Branch Line to Benceston by Andrew Caldecott
Ryan uses an ice ball, Jess commits micromurder, and Damien asks who's your Saxon? This, plus Spartacus, saying where you're from, and everyone's favorite profession - COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION - on today's spooky commute. Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pondering what could have been with our ninth book in the vast collection, Roads of Destiny: And Other Tales of Alternative Histories and Parallel Realms, edited by Alasdair Richmond. In this episode, our featured story is: Branch Line to Benceston by Sir Andrew Caldecott.
June 28, 2026
S9E9: The Rose Wall by Joyce Carol Oates
Holy living author, Batman! This week, the gang chats what else is a rose, the fine line between empowerment and obsession, horror that refuses to explain itself, and why the best beer names are meal-themed. Plus, adaptation what-ifs, the depth of fences, and fresh evidence that the creepiest things are usually hiding in plain sight! Welcome to Whiskey and the Weird, a podcast exploring the British Library Tales of the Weird series! This season, we're pondering what could have been with our ninth book in the vast collection, Roads of Destiny: And Other Tales of Alternative Histories and Parallel Realms, edited by Alasdair Richmond. In this episode, our featured story is: The Rose Wall by Joyce Carol Oates.
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