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STFU is doing the right thing, Episode #19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, the Boozers talk ISIS, the Republican Party rhetoric and hatred, and how shutting the fuck up when it comes to Syrian refugees is doing the right thing.
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Write to be unassailable | Episode 72 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this episode of Boozing, Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan talk death terrors, writing as a so-called contemporary art, writing to be unimpeachable and how boring The New Yorker is. Then, during Bo...
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"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a slog | Episode #73 from 2020-11-19T22:30:50
On this week’s Boozing Through Lit, Darryl and Brett discuss Ken Kesey’s 1960s classic “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Though the book is heralded as one of the great books of modern li...
Writing fiction amid COVID | Episode #71 from 2020-10-07T11:28:47
How will the coronavirus pandemic change how and what we write? How to cast a token president following the ineptitude of the Trump administration? Brett Ivan Crehan and Darryl Coote discuss before...
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Write with confidence | Episode #70 from 2020-09-15T01:43:20
On this episode of Boozing, Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan discuss some issues with attempting to cover the presidency of Donald Trump.
Then, during Boozing Through The New Yorker, the pair...
We're all stereotypes, until we're not | Episode #69 from 2020-09-04T01:24:38
On this episode of Boozing, Brett Crehan gives us a behind-the-scenes look at shooting an Instagram commercial with retired NBA power forward Brian Scalabrine for his Scal's Vodka Lemonade.
Boozing through "The Great Gatsby" | Episode #68 from 2020-08-27T13:26:50
On this episode of Boozing Through Lit, Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan, taken on a listener request to review F. Scott Fitzgerald's seminal "The Great Gatsby."
In this freewheeling convers...
Are there no more short story writers? | Episode #67 from 2020-08-05T13:26:38
This week, your Boozers Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan discuss “Jack and Della” an excerpt of a forthcoming novel by Marilynn Robinson published in The New Yorker.
They talk of the value —...
Writing's hard | Episode #66 from 2020-07-23T10:52:24
This week, your Boozers Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan discuss the internal knowledge necessary to write fiction and how building up that knowledge takes oh so much time.
And for Boozing T...
Making a friend of horror | Episode #65 from 2020-07-15T13:29
This week, your Boozers Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan discuss Roger Stone, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and his death by suicide under the weight of sexual harassment claims and the restarting of the ...
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America: Even the Idea was Stolen and Sold for the Short Money | Episode #64 from 2020-07-06T13:34:49
This week, your Boozers Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan discuss the United States’ ongoing fall from the position as the world’s most powerful country due to greed and mismanagement, and China’s atte...
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Bathing in the Dribs and Drabs of Franz Kafka | Episode #63 from 2020-06-29T10:35:16
This week, Brett and Darryl, the boys of booze, discuss the removal of Confederate statues, the indictable face of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and living with a toddler.
Then they ...
Why is Haruki Murakami so popular? | Episode #62 from 2020-06-22T13:40:44
Seriously. Why is he so popular?
This week, Brett and Darryl, the boys of booze, discuss censorship, debate and political disagreements in the age of cancel culture with Joe Rogan as an ex...
Coronavirus as a metaphor | Episode #61 from 2020-06-15T13:54:05
This week on Boozing, the Boozers talk about the coronavirus as a metaphor not only of life and death but also as a mirror to American culture.
And then during this week’s special segment ...
George Floyd's Tumor | Episode #60 from 2020-06-08T13:46:49
This week, the Boozers discuss the death of George Floyd, specifically about the racism of his autopsy and how it should urge white people to learn more about the oppression of black Americans.
Boozing through 'Demolition,' by Fiona McFarlane | Episode #59 from 2020-06-01T13:40:14
This week, the boys return after a lengthy hiatus and discuss Spider-man's lack of journalistic ethics, what they've been up to in the year-long hiatus (babying, drinking) and "Demolition" by Fiona...
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Hockey, racism and what it means to be Canadian | Episode #58 from 2020-05-25T13:06:59
Hockey, racism and what it means to be Canadian | Episode #58 by Boozing Through Lit
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Charles Bukowski, worth reading or just vice tourism? | Episode #57 from 2019-01-15T07:53:02
Charles Bukowski, worth reading or just vice tourism? | Episode #57 by Boozing Through Lit
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Red Dead Redemption as literature | Episode #56 from 2018-12-29T15:25:24
This episode, the Boozers look at the video game "Red Dead Redemption 2" as a literature. It explores the best and worst of humanity and transports as well as the best literature. They start, howev...
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Giving birth and the death of history | Episode #55 from 2018-12-01T06:11:52
This episode, there was a whole lot of change going on, specifically the birth of Darryl's daughter. They also discuss how history becomes legend with the death of a woman Darryl was interviewing f...
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Feel sorry for Gangjeong | Episode #54 from 2018-10-20T05:26:32
This week, Darryl discusses covering the International Fleet Review at the controversial Gangjeong Village naval base on Jeju Island. Most of the discussion centers on protesters and protesting.
Getting back to who I once was | Episode #53 from 2018-10-10T01:43:52
The boozers kick this one off with a little Phil Collins, and then Brett finds small-time beer fame, Darryl has labour concerns and the two discuss the current implosion of America.
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Hops is to beer as pain is to writing | Episode #52 from 2018-09-26T08:54:33
The boozers are back with an episode devoted to pregnancy worries, the deplorable pretentiousness of NPR, how pain makes good writing, the pleasure of seeing ousted South Korea President Park Geun-...
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No one hates you more than your neighbor | Episode #51 from 2018-08-08T04:09:11
This week, the Boozers discuss the opening of the new shop in Jungmun, the transformation of donggwang 6-way rotary and the end of civilization as we know it.
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Shop talk | Episode #50 from 2018-07-25T00:01:10
This week, the Boozers finally talk Darryl’s short story on Bruce County. They go over it, discuss it, scrutinize it with the main message being, it ain’t done yet, son!
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Making babies and becoming human | Episode #49 from 2018-07-08T11:14:31
This episode, Darryl springs some big news on Brett, Brett then tells Darryl where babies come from and the discuss how one becomes human with stories of boozing up Jeju Island, South Korea, disper...
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Jordan Peterson Redux | Episode #48 from 2018-06-18T05:55:11
Is Jordan Peterson a demagogue creating a suspender-wearing army of women haters? Is he losing his grip on reality under fame and fortune? Recent articles seem to suggest so, but is the media out t...
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Park Geun-hye potty trained on American toilets | Episode #47 from 2018-05-17T04:06:38
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye is handed down with a 24-year sentence for corruption and influence peddling, and the Boozers discuss what it means. Was it too harsh? Is she just paying...
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Haruki Murakami, the great literary masturbator? | Episode #46 from 2018-04-04T04:23:10
Is Haruki Murakami as good as everyone says he is? The Boozers don’t seem to think so as they lambast his work along with most of the fantasy fiction ever written. They also discuss editing Brett's...
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Is Jordan Peterson poisoning Joe Rogan? | Episode #45 from 2018-03-07T14:50:05
Is Jordan Peterson manipulating Joe Rogan for fame and fortune? Is he being disingenuous or does he believe he is correct in how he characterizes his detractors? Is the Canadian psychologist a Cass...
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The sins of our fathers | Episode #44 from 2018-02-19T14:01:51
This week Brett Crehan tells the moving story of coming to accept, love and forgive his deceased father after a lifetime of abuse. Brett also explains how this moment has allowed him to let go of a...
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Trapped in the now with Raskolnikov | Episode #43 from 2018-02-01T10:23:52
From Tina Brown at Vanity Fair to Raskolnikov trapped in the now, The Boozers traverse a plethora of topics this issue as they struggle through their own literary projects.
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Smarter men than me | Episode #42 from 2018-01-17T13:15:08
This week, Author Brett Crehan shows concern for friend and co-host Darryl Coote as his past struggles with school resurface as he tries to learn Korean
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What the hell's wrong with Boston? | Episode #41 from 2017-11-21T13:49:22
This week, the boozers of lit discuss what the hell is rotten in the city of Boston. They also talk about North Korea and the threat of nuclear war.
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Why ruin a stranger's day? | Episode #40 from 2017-10-14T03:00:59
This week the boys of booze go deep and plunge the depths of ... well, have a listen, won't you?
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The paths we take -- The writing Process | Episode #39 from 2017-09-05T09:11:20
Is writing fiction akin to solving a problem or traveling on a journey? This week Boozers Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan discuss their writing processes, why they write the way they write and possib...
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Love, loss and writing | Episode #38 from 2017-08-09T11:58:29
In this episode, Brett Crehan discusses how his love became a novel and Darryl Coote compares his to a home one should not get too comfortable in. Also, Brett explains how his love is exemplified i...
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The ego and anxiety walk into a bar | Episode #37 from 2017-07-20T13:53:02
On this issue of Boozing, Darryl Coote rants about his fear of being left behind journalistically and having to fight his ego to achieve larger goals, and Brett Crehan talks Darryl off a ledge and ...
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The writers we live with | Episode # 36 from 2017-06-20T12:10:43
On this episode of Boozing, Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan mention more writers than you can wave a stick at as they talk about literary role models. The discussion goes into places unexpected as th...
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Why write? | Episode #35 from 2017-05-31T14:38:03
On this episode the Boozers Darryl Coote and Brett Crehan dig deep into their childhoods and personal lives in hopes of better understanding why they write, and in doing so trying to explain why wr...
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Judgemental men but sympathetic writers | Episode #34 from 2017-05-16T01:14:28
This episode, the boozers discuss writing from life, specifically how it can generate sympathy for less-than sympathetic people. Writers Brett Crehan and Darryl Coote examine similar experiences of...
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The only good marriage is a radical one | Episode #33 from 2017-04-26T13:57:33
Following his first few weeks back on Jeju Island, South Korea, Journalist Darryl Coote recounts what has changed in his three-year absence, including an emotional story of being with his wife when...
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The Gatsby sucks and so does journalism as tourism | Episode #32 from 2017-04-08T11:37:22
On Darryl Coote's return to Jeju Island, South Korea, after three years living in Canada, the journalist takes a narcissistic turn and discusses how moving back will change how and what he will wri...
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Journalism as the autopsy of a moment | Epsiode #31 from 2017-03-25T11:51:24
Is journalism the autopsy of a moment? When a murder occurs outside the front door where journalist Darryl Coote was staying one night he asks himself is his job to perform the autopsy of the momen...
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Writing rape | Episode #30 from 2017-03-08T06:10:14
This week the boys discuss writing rape in literature, specifically concerning the characters in Brett Crehan's most recent novel "Awseungsaengak," a story that takes place on Jeju Island, South Ko...
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Ellsberg, Manning, Assange and the status quo | Episode #29 from 2017-02-09T15:00:35
This week the Boozers bite off almost more than they can chew as they gnaw on issues of workplace inequality and the commuting of Chelsea Manning's sentence and what it means for keeping the status...
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The Love Industrial Complex, Episode #28 from 2017-01-27T01:02:50
A sickly Darryl Coote and a disgustingly healthy Brett Crehan discuss the pervasiveness of social networking websites and services such as Facebook and Skype and the Love Industrial Complex and why...
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2016: Bad news, great potential, Episode #27 from 2016-12-31T11:57:29
As 2016 comes to a close, Brett and Darryl look forward from this catastrophic year with cautious optimism that those who allowed it to be will right themselves in 2017. The Boozers talk Donald Tru...
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Fuck Christmas & did Bill Cosby write the song "Baby, it's cold out side"? Episode #26 from 2016-12-23T06:03:09
Christmas has gone to shit, says boozer Brett Crehan who argues it'd be better a holy celebration than the capitalism thievery it is now. Also, they discuss how horrible Christmas music is and a li...
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Pucker up and try not to get jabbed in the ass and writing shock into fiction, Episode #25 from 2016-12-03T04:20:03
This week, the boys of booze delve into the world of writing shock and surprise into fiction as well as the election and a bunch of other stuff.
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Fuck Ryan Lochet, or a discussion on Hiroshima, Episode #24 from 2016-09-30T13:26:24
This week the boys talk a tad about fuckhead Ryan Lochte, but mainly about the importance of John Hersey's Hiroshima that appeared in the New Yorker in 1946.
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Mohamed Ali, Kalief Browder and why not to have kids, Episode #23 from 2016-07-23T14:14:01
This episode the Boozers talk on the life of Mohamed Ali, the death of Kalief Browder, Black Lives Matter and more on why not to replicate.
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That money can do a lot of good: The Panama Papers, Episode #22 from 2016-05-07T03:57:30
Boozers Brett Crehan and Darryl Coote are enraged over how much money has been withheld from the public coffers while being hopeful The Panama Papers will cause change.
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Man and his symbols and reasons to not emulate Hemingway, Episode #21 from 2016-03-31T01:34:59
This week the boozers talk Brett's latest novel "Ji Eun's Gift" and use it to dive into a discussion on symbols in literature.
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It's like Angkor Wat in your hands; First lines, Episode #20 from 2016-02-20T14:41:32
This episode, the Boozers talk first lines and their importance or lack there of.
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Jesus, Dracula or what is evil?, Episode #18 from 2015-11-10T02:28:24
Jesus, Dracula or what is evil?, Episode #18 by Boozing Through Lit
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ABW: Always Be Writing, Episode #17 from 2015-09-25T02:19:59
ABW: Always Be Writing, Episode #17 by Boozing Through Lit
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The 'How's Your Stupid' bonanza!, Episode #16 from 2015-07-28T02:46:08
This week the Boozers of Lit indulge in their stupids for an entire episode. After two retractions, the boys take on Hilary Clinton and her solipsism, Barack Obama's obfuscation of his relationship...
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Poetry submissions not accepted, Episode #15 from 2015-07-09T03:00:29
This week, the boozers talk the hypocrisy of the Pope -- specifically over his condemnation of the world powers not preventing the Holocaust -- the stupidity of defending the right to fly the confe...
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Scientology: We worship strange Gods already, Episode #14 from 2015-06-06T15:50:13
Scientology has seen much criticism and attention since the release of Lawrence Wright's non-fiction novel, "Going Clear." This week the Boozers examine this "religion" while asking, what makes it ...
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Rambo meets Doctors Without Borders, Episode #13 from 2015-05-06T02:50:11
This week the Boozers take on the political manipulation of the Boston Bombing, The Beaches bitches and the political and literary merits of video game "Far Cry 4."
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Throwing raw steaks, Episode #12 from 2015-04-24T13:23:14
This week, the boozers discuss the effects of depression on writing after a terribly light-hearted discussion on parking tickets, hockey and Boston's idiotic push for the Olympics.
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Even in death the birthmark fades, Episode #11 from 2015-04-11T06:25:25
Even in death the birthmark fades, Episode #11 by Boozing Through Lit
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You're doing a disservice to writing, Episode #10 from 2015-04-01T16:06:28
This week on the Boozers 10th episode, author Brett Crehan speaks on finishing the first draft of his second novel. Darryl talks on the Toronto Sun's Jihad me at hello headline and they dissect Rya...
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The Good Liberal, Episode #9 from 2015-03-24T19:18:27
This week, author Brett Crehan discusses the importance of independence when it comes to writing with interruptions from journo Darryl Coote.
The boozers also talk Canadian PM Stephen Harp...
Soldiering on, Episode #8 from 2015-03-13T18:57:49
Nearing the completion of his second novel, author Brett Crehan discusses his rules on the amount of time a story should span. The boys celebrate a very important birthday. And a new segment is thr...
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Willing to pull the trigger, Episode #7 from 2015-03-07T01:49:40
This week, Brett Crehan and Darryl Coote discuss tunnel gate, ISIS and power and government in Darnkness at Noon
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Allowing you to masturbate, Episode #6 from 2015-02-23T03:47
This week, author Brett Crehan and journalist Darryl Coote discuss an article by John Cassidy at The New Yorker on the health of newspapers and what is trash literature, how it differs from normal ...
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Living at Death and Life, Episode #5 from 2015-02-16T00:45:48
In the fifth episode of Boozing Through Lit, author Brett Crehan and journalist Darryl Coote discuss their second instalment of “The Wife Criticizes,” the New England Patriots winning the Super Bow...
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Comfortable in the boat you're in, Episode #4 from 2015-02-06T02:59:27
Comfortable in the boat you're in, Episode #4 by Boozing Through Lit
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Transgressions on Truth | Edpisode #3 from 2015-01-23T01:36:01
In this episode of Boozing Through Lit, author Brett Crehan and reporter Darryl Coote discuss Martin Luther King Day, a North Korean defector’s possible transgressions on truth, and pointed questio...
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No More Gibbous Moons | Episode #2 from 2015-01-11T15:58:11
Journalist Darryl Coote and author Brett Crehan talk Charlie Hebdo, Islam, racism, and using the word 'fart' with eloquence.
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Boozing Through Lit | Episode #1 from 2014-12-29T17:30:21
Malala Yousafzai, Ferguson, Libraries and American football
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