Outlander with Friends Podcast

Welcome back, Sassenachs! We're far from finished with the list of dastardly Outlandish villains, so settle in for Part 2!

Geillis Duncan: is she really a villain? 
The Duke of Sandringham
Father Bain
Ulysses! (we spoiled Tamberly)
Stephen Bonnet
Master Raymond (!)
Dougal MacKenzie
Governor Tryon
Gerald Forbes

Part 3 coming up next week!

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First in a mini-series on the Villains of Outlander! Well...are they villains? Are they heroes? DO WE REALLY HAVE TO CHOOSE??

Listen in as we welcome our first listener special guest, Tamberly Bloodgood! Tamberly can be found on Instagram @outlander_mo.chridhe where she makes the most gorgeous edits from the show! That's where we got the inspiration for this conversation, so we knew we wanted her to join us.

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Drinks of the day:
Terri - iced coffee with Blackened whiskey by Metallica
Ivy: Barefoot white wine spritzer

This week we branch off into the land of fan fiction, the end of the WGA Strike (Writers Guild of America), our hopes that the SAG-AFTRA strike will end soon as well, and some opinions on aging in Hollywood and the related use of AI in film.

The fanfics mentioned (NSFW, both rated Expicit; you&apo...

Ivy is having....WINE. Wait...WHAT?!
Listen in and you'll find out quickly just why she'd had her fill of bourbon before this episode was recorded.

Tales and more tales of Bourbon & Beyond 2023. Ivy met vampires [Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley of Brothers Bond Bourbon], Wayne Newton, and the Penguin [Nolan North]!
Tangents on fan fic, Build-A-Bear and lavender...check out "First Year" a Mod...

This week the podcast is on a break. Please enjoy this tangent that didn't make the cut back when we were talking about episode 705, "Singapore"

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WHAT?! ANOTHER Sasnak City event? Why yes, yes indeed. Terri stayed in Kansas City for 10 days and met 9 cast members from The Last Kingdom.

Ivy & Terri agree,  we NEED more Men in Kilts! Four episodes was not nearly enough.

Whiskey picks:
Terri - Bulleit Rye in a highball (sparkling water and lemon)
Ivy - Uncle Nearest single barrel, a gift from a coworker of Ivy's

Why was Sam so oddly o...

This week's episode starts out with Terri's review of the amazing, incredible 1-day event "The Social" through Sasnak City, with Sam Heughan, Charles Vandervaart and Duncan Lacroix on August 26th. If you want to know more, and have a chance to attend a future special event like this, you have to become a ticketholder: http://www.sasnakcity.com

Drinks picks:
Ivy - Chardonnay (yes, you read that right...

No, you haven't pulled up the wrong podcast...we really do get around to Men in Kilts. But first, we have to talk about a true crime and cannibalism podcast. 

We have some ideas for Sam & Graham's next career evolution. Not to mention, Ivy is going to become a psychic for her next career jump!

Fascinating episode about Maori culture including the Haka, the fighting forms and weapons training, and the...

Ivy is treating a sore throat with a hot toddy this week...aka Uncle Nearest 1884, neat, hand-warmed.
Terri: iced coffee with Aberlour single-malt, because 110 degrees in Phoenix, y'all.
Megan fell victim to the heat this week. by which, we mean she hasn't recovered from talking to Graham McTavish. Hey, it took us all a few days to recover. No judgement.

Ivy has her tattoo ideas ready. Stay tuned for the ...

It feels like Christmas Eve, or the first day of school or something!

Graham McTavish joins us to catch up on all his projects, including his newly launched McTavish Spirits Bottled in Bond bourbon whiskey, The Warchief. 

We chat with Graham about his trajectory, from "co-starring" with Denzel Washington (note the scare quotes) to The Hobbit, Outlander, how Mouse Hunt influenced his portrayal of Dougal M...

With no new episode of Outlander this week, we decided we needed to revisit our favorite S1 Men in Kilts episodes in preparation for the S2 premiere on August 11th.

Ep 1 - Food & Drink
Discussions of haggis, seafood, the 10 (or is it 9?) distilleries of Islay, and Ivy's unfortunate seafood allergy.

Honorable mentions:
https://thekitchin.com/
https://tonysingh.co.uk/tonyssupperclub
https://...

Thoughts on S7 first half so far, 2nd half release/actors & writers strike.

Drinks picks:
Ivy: Old Grandad 80 proof. Ivy is STILL not a fan of ryes.
Terri: Tom Collins, because anything to get Phil Collins out of her head! 
Recipe: gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda.
Megan: Watermelon Truly.

Also, Megan: come to the dark side...get a Samsung!
Ivy schools the other ladies about milita...

Phoenix is an inferno and Ivy has mended her ways so she won't go to Hell. Which includes visiting Terri in Phoenix prior to November.

Whiskey picks (yes, we're back on the whiskey):
Ivy - Hidden Barn. Has a kick. Taste it neat, but then cut it with some ice. 112 proof. Turns out Ivy witnessed or maybe influenced some creative tasting notes that Graham McTavish came up with on Bourbon With Friends.
Terri ...

Libations today:
-Ivy made a "Singapore Sling"...without pineapple, without sloe gin, without....well, basically anything except Gin & tonic! Sassenach Wild Scottish Gin, of course.
-Terri thought about going with Suntory Japanese Whisky, but instead made a cocktail of Glendalough Rose Gin, grapefruit juice, Campari, vermouth and soda water. Refreshing and delicious!
-Megan has the Offerman Edition Lagavul...

The aftereffects of the Bourbon Ball continue! Or, we all just continued to party for another consecutive weekend, just without each other this time around. Terri went to Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Ivy partied at Luke Combs in Florida, and Meg went barrel pickin' in Louisville. Or, looovvull. With a mouth full of marbles.

Liquor picks:
Meg - Knob Creek barrel proof barrel pick from Spirit Animal Society....

Post-Bourbon-Ball episode! We recap episode 703 after recapping the 2023 Bourbon Ball.

Drinks picks:
Terri: taking one for the team with a gin & tonic!
Ivy: Dasani [water]. And less than a finger's worth of whiskey
Megan: empty two-fisting today LOL
We're a bit bourboned out, y'all.

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We'd like to lodge a complaint with whoever titled this episode, first off. Secondly, whose idea was it to pronounce Versailles, Kentucky that way? Not. Cool.

Drink picks: 
Terri: The Sassenach Wild Scottish Gin!! Having a G&T with Aromatic tonic water and a slice of apple. It is so velvety smooth it will blow your mind.
Megan: 10th Mountain Whiskey from Colorado. They're sponsoring the Bourbon Ball t...

The three of us are back together! Celebrating National Martini Day, and also Juneteenth.

Drink picks:
Ivy - Suntory Roku gin with ginger beer. 
Terri - Glendalough Rose Gin in a lavender martini
Meg - Chattanooga whiskey Scotch cask finished, because it's rainy and chilly in Tennessee.

HERE WE GOOOOOOO!

Right off the bat, the hosts are unanimous in our dislike for the new Sinead O'C...

MEGAN IS BACK! She had a great time in Florida but we MISSED her something fierce.

Jessica/Malva is a great actress, just like Nell/Laoghaire.

Drinks picks:
Ivy: Eagle Rare
Terri: Hendricks Lunar expression in an elderflower martini. More prep work for Sassenach Wild Scottish Gin (Terri's is on the way to Arizona)
Meg: Body Armor. Sounds like it should be 2 steps beyond Liquid Courage, but unfortu...