Episode 69, Colson Whitehead's Zone One

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The Mikes are as split down the middle like the remnants of a rotting zombie, which you can read all about in Colson Whitehead's  Zone One.  Do the literati have any business invading the sacred territory of the current zombie meme or is it best to be cordoned off and left for those hard-boiled horror writers who know how it is done?

It IS Cocktail Time!

Manhattan Is Burning.

2 shots rye whiskey

1/2 shot red vermouth 

Pour in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass.  

Top with Angostura bitters.

Flame an orange by warming over a flame and pinching so the oils catch fire and fall

on to the drink—or not; it takes a little practice.

End Music:  I Love New York by Madge.

Episode 60 : Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

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The Two Mikes are neither shaken or stirred by Cherie Priest's Boneshaker. The guys held out hope for the promise in its premise but in the end they preferred to be yellow-gased and thrown over the wall. Sorry.

It Is Cocktail Time

Yellow Sap

One shot Rye Whiskey

1/2 shot Galliano

Put in a rocks glass with ice and finish off with orange juice or even pineapple juice.

End Music: Wanda Jackson's Shak'in All Over

Episode 40: Kim Paffenroth's Dying to Live: An Novel of Life among the Undead

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For our fortieth(!) episode, the Mike's revisit the subgenre that launched this podcast: the zombie novel. This time we select, almost at random, one of Permuted Press's many undead offerings. Unconvinced by the novel's highmindedness, we try to say something nice, but perhaps end up saying nothing at all.


It's Cocktail Time.

High-falutin' Pruno

big tablespoon of mixed berries (frozen is okay)
shot of simple syrup
fresh mint
2 shots rye
orange bitters

Muddle berries, syrup, and mint in bottom of rocks glass. Pour in rye. Fill glass with ice. Top with a dash of bitters. For added authenticity, make a large batch in a toilet.

closing music: "Expialadocius" mashup found on the the interwebs

Episode 1.25 Max Brooks's World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie Wars

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

Our discussion of Brooks's book continues and then sort of peters out. We futz with audio problems and drink our cocktails. Total freakin' disaster.

Canadian Zombie - grrr- arrrr

2 cl Vodka
3 cl Dark Rum
3 cl White Rum
1 cl Grenadine
1 cl Green Curacao
Lemon Juice
Orange Juice

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Fill collins glass halfway up with ice. Add white and dark rum. Fill up with half orange- half lemon juice. Pour grenadine and curacao along rim of glass. Top with 151 proof rum.