Tipsy Nerds Book Club
The best in Science Fiction and Fantasy—with a twist. Whether you prefer dragons or aliens, your drinks shaken or stirred, Tipsy Nerds Book Club delivers lively and fun nerdy conversation every month. The first season focused on the NPR Best 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy, but the Nerds now focus on more recent titles, movies, and streaming shows. The show also features author guests (past guests include bestselling authors such as Hugh Howey, J Todd Scott, and Darynda Jones). For fans of SFF genre, Tipsy Nerds podcast is the perfect antidote to the news-cycle blues.“Two tipsy nerds, one great story.”
Episodes
65 episodes
The Ascenditure with Robyn Dabney
In a special episode of Tipsy Nerds, Natalie welcomes co-host Robyn as her guest to discuss Robyn's new book, The Ascenditure (May 2024), a thrilling feminist mountain climbing fantasy story! Hear all about Robyn's new book, including what insp...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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52:50
The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle
The Nerds are dipping into an old-school hard sci-fi book—The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle, a 1957 classic of British sci-fi. When a giant cloud of interstellar matter races toward the center of our solar system, the fate of humanity rests on the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:06:26
New Rock New Role with Guest Richard Sparks
In this episode, the Nerds welcome guest author Richard Sparks to discuss his new book, New Rock, New Role, a fantasy book described as “Ready Player One meets Lord of the Rings meets Discworld.” After a long quest, you need a tasty cocktail, a...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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52:53
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
In this episode, the Nerds discuss the beloved cult classic book (and movie), The Princess Bride (©1973 by William Goldman). Billed as a “classic tale of True Love and High Adventure,” the Nerds chat about romance, adventure, swashbuckling pira...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:11:24
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
The Nerds welcome 2024 by reading Stardust by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Charles Vess. Subtitled "Being a Romance with the Realms of Faerie," the Nerds are sipping a lovely, glittering gin drink while they discuss little hairy men, unicorns, f...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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50:37
A Christmas Carol by Dickens, with guest R.A. Busby
We’re drinking the Nog of Christmas Yet to Come with our guest, author R.A. Busby, while we discuss the winter holiday classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. R.A. is a horror writer, so her perspective perfectly fits this spooky, ghostl...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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58:03
Witch King, with author guest Martha Wells
The Nerds are excited to welcome Hugo and Nebula award-winning writer Martha Wells, author of the beloved Murderbot Diaries and now a new epic fantasy—Witch King. We hope you enjoy hearing our conversation with Martha as we dive into Witch King...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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53:04
Descendant Machine with Gareth L. Powell
We're sipping a San Diego Sunset while we explore the far reaches of space in this sci-fi episode with special guest, author Gareth L. Powell. Robyn and I have followed Gareth on social for a while now, so it was a real pleasure to chat with hi...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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59:25
Star Bringer—With Special Guests Tracy Wolff & Nina Croft
Welcome to Season 5 of the Tipsy Nerds Book Club! The Nerds are excited to open their new season with special guests, bestselling authors Tracy Wolff and Nina Croft, authors of the new sci-fi romance STAR BRINGER (2023). We're sipping purple sp...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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46:53
SILO, the Apple TV+ show based on Hugh Howey's bestselling novel, WOOL
The Nerds are happy to once again discuss Hugh Howey's amazing worldbuilding in this episode discussing SILO, the Apple TV+ production of Howey's bestselling book, WOOL. Listeners may recall that the Nerds had Hugh Howey as a guest on the show ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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22:18
John Dies at the End by Jason Pargin
The Tispy Nerds close out their Season 4 by discussing a listener recommendation JOHN DIES AT THE END, by Jason Pargin. The Nerds are sipping strong cocktails called The Sauce in honor of the trippy drug that leads to the adventure in the book....
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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34:47
The Three-Body Problem and Three Boozy Cocktails
The Nerds welcome guest Jason Rico from the Sh*t We've Read podcast to help us wrap our minds around the modern masterpiece of sci-fi, The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. We're sipping boozy cocktails while we ponder the three-body problem, wa...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:00:26
Season of the Dragon with guest Natalie Wright
Robyn Dabney pilots this episode as we celebrate the release of Season of the Dragon, a new epic fantasy from our own Natalie Wright. Robyn created an amazing cocktail she's calling the Nixan Fig to get us in the mood for this epic new dragon s...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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53:12
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
We poured a strong drink we're calling a Pyro Potable for this amazing but bleak book. Parable isn't a fun, light-hearted beachy read, but the kind of book that you feel like a better human being because you read it. We're peeling this onion an...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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45:42
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch with special guest CD Tavenor
The Nerds are stepping into quantum conundrums with a bestselling sci-fi thriller, Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch. This 2016 book was optioned by Sony for the screen. Hear what the Tipsy Nerds and their guest, author CD Tavenor, thought ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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52:05
Enjoying the Bleak Midwinter, the Darkest Night with Robyn Dabney and The Utburd
The Nerds are sipping spiked hot cocoa and a drink inspired by the horror of The Utburd, a new story by our own Robyn Dabney, the first story in a new Gothic Horror anthology, Bleak Midwinter: The Darkest Night. Wrap yourself ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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34:52
Dream of the Endless: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
The Nerds invite you to the world of Dream as they discuss the graphic novel that put Gaiman on the map: The Sandman, first published by DC Comics in 1988. The Tipsy Nerds are sipping luscious, creamy cocktails, one with absinthe, the other wit...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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44:16
Rings of Power: Doing Tolkien Proud or a Billion Dollar Bomb?
You all know Robyn is a LotR super fan, so of course, we've got to have a chat about Amazon Original's production of Rings of Power. What did the Nerds think of it? Does Robyn think the show does Tolkien proud? Natalie doesn't know a harfoot fr...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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39:58
Sipping Banjax and Bitter: Slade House by David Mitchell
Welcome to Season 4 of TNBC! We begin the new season with a literary haunted house tale that's short but hits the sweet spot. Join Robyn and Natalie as they sip cocktails and dig deep into the layers of this seductive tale of lost souls.
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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37:47
Season 4 Trailer
We’re back! In this trailer, the Nerds preview the books and shows they'll feature in the upcoming Season 4 of the Tipsy Nerds Book Club podcast.
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Season 4
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Episode 0
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13:05
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Nerds are ready for a whimsical read, and who does modern fables, myth, and magic better than Neil Gaiman? Join the Nerds as they discuss Gaimain's first novel, Neverwhere, released in 1996. Robyn has lots of questions for lis...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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41:27
The Green Knight
Sipping drinks called Knight's Honor and Green Death, Robyn and Natalie discuss the 2021 release, Green Knight, starring Dev Patel. Unsure whether the movie is a mess or a masterpiece, the Tipsy Nerds break it down. Naked giants, a talking fox,...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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45:22
The Convergence is Nigh: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
This week the Nerds are excited to discuss a fascinating new epic fantasy story while they sip cocktails inspired by the book. Join the Nerds as they chat about Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. Robyn says the novel has one of the b...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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42:46
Marvel’s Newest Arrow in its Hits Quiver: Hawkeye
Is Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, anyone’s favorite Avenger? Well he wasn’t the favorite for either Natalie or Robyn, but they may be changing their minds after watching the newest addition to the rich Marvel cinematic universe: Hawkeye, starring J...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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24:22