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In this episode we’re joined by Filipe Masetti Leite who rode horseback some 27,000 kilometers across the Americas! He’s got stories, he’s got thoughts and we have a few drinks to get through.  Join us.

The Long Rider Trilogy is available in Canada at Amazon.ca

Filipe’s Three Favourite books:

1. Tschiffely's Ride: Ten Thousand Miles in the Saddle from Southern Cross to Pole Star by Aime Tschiffely
2. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
3. The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey by Ernesto Che Guevara and Alberto Granado
4. (bonus!)  Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! By Robert T. Kiyosaki

Filipe’s ‘Ulysses Pick’ for over-rated book:  The Harry Potter Books

Filipe’s Current Reading List:  An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield

Book Filipe to speak to your group here:  https://speakerscanada.com/keynote-speaker/filipe-masetti-leite/

Find Filipe on YouTube and watch ‘The Long Rider’ documentary @filipemasetti

Find Filipe on Instagram @filipemasetti

Credits:

Drink: Leblon Cachaca sugarcane spirit from www.craftcellars.ca

Music:  Basil No!

Find Paul Boucher at paulboucher.com 

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Saudade is published by NeWest Press

Find Thomas (and sign up for his ‘sorbets’) at https://www.thomastrofimuk.com/sorbets 

Thomas’s Three Favourite books (as of today):

1. Setting Free the Bears - By John Irving
2. Cat’s Cradle  - By Kurt Vonnegut
3. Mr. Gwyn - By Alessandro Baricco

Thomas’s Ulysses Pick for most overrated book *with conditions: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

Thomas’s Current Reading List:

1. Transcription - By Ben Lerner
2. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler - By Italo Calvino
3. Theo of Golden - By Allan Levi

 Credits:

Drink: Joseph Drouhin Macon-Villages 2023 (chardonnay) from www.craftcellars.ca

Music:  Basil No!

Find Paul Boucher at https://www.paulboucher.com

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Don't tell me what the poets are doing

Don't tell me that they're talking tough

Don't tell me that they're anti-social

Somehow not anti-social enough…

  ~ The Tragically Hip

Literally Drinking is the podcast where Paul Boucher and Ross Mikkelsen sit with Canadian authors, have a few drinks and talk books.  In this episode, we’re joined by poet (and literary agent) Brian Wood. We talk about his latest poetry compilation, the role of poetry in the world today and his surprising vote for ‘best hockey memoir of all time’.  Check it out.

Zen in Beverly Hills is published by - and can be purchased at:  Equation Books

Find Brian at www.brianjwood.com

Brian’s Three Favourite Books:

1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
2. Herzog by Saul Bellow
3. Collected Poems by Philip Larkin

Brian’s recommended hockey book:  Journeyman by Sean Pronger

Brian’s Ulysses Pick for overrated book(s):  The Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis

Brian’s Current Reading List:

1. The Western Canon:  The books and School of the Ages by Harold Bloom
2. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Credits:

Drink: Highland Park ‘Viking Heart’ 15 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky @HighlandParkOfficial purchased @Craftcellars  

Music:  Basil No!

Find Paul Boucher at paulboucher.com 

Literally Drinking on Instagram:  @Literallydrinking

Literally Drinking on YouTube:  @LiterallyDrinking 

Tom Babin is our favourite urban cycling expert – and he’s about to be your favourite too. Here is our conversation about Radler, winter cycling, the politics of helmetry, those damn kids on their e-scooters, bike theft and…studs.  Tom is the author of ‘Frostbike’ and the host of YouTube’s ‘Shifter’ where he explores cycling, cities, and practical transportation issues through brisk storytelling and engaging video content.

“There’s no right bike. Just ride a bike.” – Tom Babin

Find Tom @Shifter

‘Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling’ published by Rocky Mountain Books

Credits:

Drinks:  EKG Hazy Pale Ale and Yuzu Radler from @CanmoreBrewing

Music:  Basil No!

Find Paul Boucher at paulboucher.com

Would you protect your neighbour's child from the Nazi Holocaust? Listen to our discussion with Adam and Irene Policzer about their new graphic autobiography detailing Adam's escape from the Holocaust during World War Two.

Glen Mikkelsen shares insights from his biography of legendary chuckwagon driver Kelly Sutherland.  We discuss Kelly’s career, personal struggles, and the cultural significance of chuckwagon racing in Canada.