Fire and Wine Podcast

Welcome back to our review of Outlander; if you missed our earlier episode go back and listen to Part 1 which covers seasons 1-3. Barb and Sam draw to a conclusion regarding Brianna's rightful accent, our disdain for Roger and penicillin. Also, how is it fair that Jamie ages with a pair of spectacles and they go full granny with Claire? We call for justice! Additionally we discuss a few fan theories regarding  time travel, Jam...

Haigh Sassenach! Don your tartan and grab your Scotch, Barb and Sam are covering one of their favorite series...Outlander! 

We broke this up into 2 episodes where we discuss some of our very favorite characters (Rupert and Angus... did you think we'd say Jamie and Claire?!) Part 1 of our Outlander series covers Season 1, 2, and 3 where we visit Inverness, Paris and the West Indies. Sacrifices and goat blood? check. Cl...

Do murder, mayhem, and torture devices strike your fancy? If so, ya nasty! Check out our newest episode of The Wine Cellar as we talk about the woman responsible for vampire hysteria and Hungary's most notable serial killer, Elizabeth Bathory. Was she indeed the cold-blooded murderer history deems her to be? Or did she have other motives for her notorious body count? Your hosts dissect the evidence against her, discuss her cha...

Mistresses are not to be effed with and trust us when we tell you that you would not want to cross Diane de Poitiers. Pour yourself something strong because she is the mother of all homewreckers, original bad bitch, goddess of hunting and chastity, and the official mistress to King Henry II of France. Who really reigned France? Pretty sure it was Diane! All jokes aside, she was an intelligent woman whose influence over the king is ...

You are cordially invited to the podcast review of the season, we do hope you have a stored bottle of wine for this most delightful occasion.  This podcast finds themselves compelled to share the most scandalous of news surrounding the incomparable Daphne and her disastrous plans to marry the dashing Duke, speculation surrounding the Featherington household (we call farce) and the murderous traits of the quintessential English nobl...

A special Christmas Edition of our Wine Cellar series where we ask the real important questions, like who IS this mysterious woman, Mrs. Claus? Where did she come from? What does she do all year? We discuss the topic of spawning elves, the cryptic history of Mrs. Claus, discuss a few theories regarding the North Pole and talk about our own Christmas traditions. Put a jingle in your step, pour yourself a glass and grab hold of the r...

Dopplers, Djinns and Death! Oh My! Grab a drink and join us while we discuss one of our favorite episodes from Season 1 of The Witcher: Bottled Appetites. In this episode we discuss the turbulent force that is Yen and her villainous grip on a small town while she still searches for her cure. Meanwhile, Geralt is searching for his own cure when he runs headfirst into our favorite, Jaskier. Our trio has quite the introduction while J...

"I haven't seen you since the plague!" The quote of the year comes to fruition within this episode of the Witcher. Join us as we explain of the law of surprise, Cintra's past and why Geralt doesn't like dressing like a Silk Trader. Additionally, we get a glimpse into Yennefer's time as a court mage and end with Ciri communicating with Shan-Kayan. Pour yourself a glass of wine (or drink the waters of ob...

Fasten your bonnets and get you a glass of breakfast wine because we're about to fill your ears with more drunk history as we discuss the life of Queen Sophia Charlotte, the second black queen of England. Join us to learn about her childhood, rumors (and facts) about her ancestry, her whirlwind wedding to King George III... (like seriously we're surprised she didn't get whiplash), her husband's plunge into madne...

This is one of our favorite stories, exploring the world created by author Louisa May Alcott. Barb gives a brief overview of this author's transcendentalist upbringing and her inspiration to write the novel "Little Women". We compare and contrast both Little Women movies directed by Gillian Armstrong (1994) and Greta Gerwig (2019). These movies follow the main protagonist Jo March and her three sisters (Meg, Beth and...

Thank the Gods! The Witcher on Netflix has finally arrived and boy, our bodies were READY! Our coin purses have been emptied because we LOVE this series. Tune in and listen to our review of the first two episodes of The Witcher. Maybe toss a coin or two to your friendly neighborhood Witcher because at least one of us (we aren't naming names) was a hot mess and needs help. We talk prophecies, discuss the Conjunction of the Sphe...

We are back with another installment of The Wine Cellar, but this time we dive in to the history of Marie Antoinette’s arch enemy, Madame du Barry. We following her massive glow up from a Parisian street vendor, to brothel worker, to the Official Mistress of the King. France is wild, ya’ll. Join us and learn something new about the inner workings of Versailles while we sip mimosas and discuss Madame du Barry’s life, possible involv...

Join us as we take you through the tumultuous, albeit, short life of Marie Antoinette.  We dive headfirst into her childhood in Austria and journey through the woods with her as she is stripped of her Austrian identity and is converted to the frivolous Queen we know today. Scandals? We have plenty. Did Marie Antoinette spark the French Revolution? Was it all really her fault? Did she eat cake? We definitely seek it out and invite y...

It took a long time, but we're here. It's a 2 hour episode and we have a lot to say so buckle down people. Get your sticky notes ready because we're here to give you our honest review of the last season of The Game of Thrones. We waited a long time because we knew that we needed time to heal and swallow a big bitter pill before releasing our opinions to the public. We love the cast and crew of GOT and thank them for ...

In this conclusion to the Targaryen history, we begin by discussing Aegon the IV (Aegon the Unworthy) who ruled from 172 AC-184AC and his betrayal to his family when he legitimized all his bastards on his death bed which would eventually plunge the Targaryen family into a civil war with the Blackfyres for over 80 years. Young Aegon V Targaryen dreamed of hatching dragons and we examine the events that lead to the tragedy of Summerh...