EPISODE · Jul 5, 2026 · 59 MIN
S9E10: Branch Line to Benceston by Andrew Caldecott
from Whiskey and the Weird · host Damien Smith, Jessica Berg, Ryan Whitley
Bar Talk (our recommendations):Jessica is watching The A-Frame (2024; dir. Calvin Lee Reeder); drinking Lost Republic Rye.Damien is reading The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie Jr.; drinking Hibiki Japanese Harmony.Ryan is obsessively playing Ball X Pit (2025; VG); drinking The Maloney No. 2. If you liked this week’s story, dig up some classic Kisaragi Station creepypasta on your interwebs. Up next: an interview with the editor, Alasdair Richmond! Special thank you to Dr Blake Brandes for our Whiskey and the Weird music! Like, rate, and follow! Check us out @whiskeyandtheweird on Instagram, Threads & Facebook, and at whiskeyandtheweird.com
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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.
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