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Hello book lovers and fascism haters! The USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen novels, Jaye Wells, joins us in the house today. We're discussing Ray Bradbury's seminal work Fahrenheit 451--many people think this book is about censorship--which it is, in a way--but its original intent was to show the inherent dangers of television. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, including: 

  • The current publishing landscape

  • The dangers of "frictionless" media

  • Destructive capacity of social media 

  • A discourse on AI (tl;dr: fuck AI)

Oh, and of course we paired this discussion with a cocktail! The fine folks at The Rum Howler Blog devised a drink based on the Bradbury short story "The Pedestrian," a work considered to be a precursor to this novel. The beverage is quite lovely, lightly sweet, spice notes from the rum and bitters. Can't drink grapefruit juice? I suspect pineapple juice would work well here; orange juice may be a bit too sweet for it. 

The Pedestrian

1 3/4 oz Spiced Rum
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/3 oz grapefruit juice
1/2 oz triple sec
3 drops Fee cocktail bitters
ice
Twist of lemon peel

Place the first five ingredients into a metal shaker with ice. Shake until the outside of the shaker begins to frost. Strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a twist of lemon peel, and enjoy. 

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