Book Pub Podcast

Madeline tells Lesley about the playwright (Pygmalion/My Fair Lady, Mrs. Warren’s Profession) while drinking whiskey sours.

Lesley tells Madeline the history of Lenny Bruce! The grandfather of modern standup comedy. We talk about how we can count him as an author, the artistic merit of his comedy and obscenity trials. 

Lenny Bruce's appearance on Hugh Hefner's show:https://youtu.be/dh09K-4R69I

Lenny's infamous arrest joke: https://open.spotify.com/track/1HX4qhS4gmcLaXZkM9dAvt?si=2_uEn6eYRIOp3utVruEYtg

Madeline tells Lesley the history of Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, BFG and James and the Giant Peach! We're drinking chocolate martinis and learning abut his crazy pranks and adult fiction! 

Norman Mailer, you're drunk! Lesley tells Madeline about the writer of The Naked and the Dead and is strangely violent and influential life. 

Here is a clip of his feud with Gore Vidal and that reference on this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8m9vDRe8fw

Madeline tells Lesley the story of ACD, the man who wrote Sherlock Holmes! We enjoy a drink that may or may not have a copyright on it (weird) so we're not mentioning it here! 

Lesley tells Madeline about really bizarre history of Mary Shelley while drinking Appletinis. Although she's known for writing Frankenstein, we talk about The Last Man and it's bizarre parallels to the current day pandemic. 

Madeline tells Lesley about Ernest Hemingway! We make "Old Man and the Sea Breezes" and talk about A Movable Feast and F. Scott Fritzgerald's penis.

Lesley and Madeline discuss satirist Dorothy Parker! She's known for being extremely witty, and for drinking, so of course she's a great subject for our second episode, get ready to learn about a woman who lived through WWI, the Spanish Flu, the roaring '20s, Great Depression, WWII and the House of Un-American Activities Committee.

Also, here's other options for Dorothy Parker themed cocktails https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/9-inventive-gin-cocktails-inspired-by-the-legendary-dorothy-parker/

Madeline and Lesley talk about Oscar Wilde! His lover, his super awesome mom, and of course his writings. Plus, Black Velvet martinis! And the uncensored version of Picture of Dorian Gray!