Summary It's Episode 20: The Mystery of The Flying Express featuring Mike Marlow! This episode has obviously been a long time coming, and I want to thank all of our listeners for tuning back in. This podcast was so much fun to make, and who knows? Maybe someday we'll want to check back in with these idiot boys. I was so happy that Mike was able to …

The Tower Treasure is the first volume in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book ranks 55th on Publishers Weekly's All-Time Bestselling Children's Book List for the United States, with 2,209,774 copies sold as of 2001.

Detectives, I am thrilled to announce your next adventure. With the Hardy Boys Drinkbook coming to an end, The Drunken Gumshoes will be the podcast of choice for the drunken solving of mysteries made for children. My brother Jack (co-producer and frequent guest of this podcast) and my sister Faye (previous bartending special guest) will be explorin…

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Here is part two of Episode 18: The Twisted Claw ft. actor Brian Kusic! Brian suggested one of his favorite haunts as our featured bar this week. I went to Gerard's Pool Hall in RiNo, in the alleyway between Walnut and Larimer. It's by Il Posto. Anyway, bartenders Darren Harris and Stephen Claustre made me a delicious drink called "The Railbird." I…

It's Episode 18 of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! It's "The Mystery of the Twisted Claw!" I'm so excited to finally have Brian Kusic as a guest on the show. Brian is an actor in Denver and one of my favorite people in the industry. He played multiple characters in an all ages show that wrote for Buntport for All Ages called "Siren Song: A Pirate…

It's episode 17 of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! I am super excited to welcome back Adrian Bishop to the show. Adrian is a producer, director and founding partner of Practice Studios (check out their awesome work at www.practicestudios.tv. They create amazing original content that makes people want to go places and do things. Adrian also co-wro…

Hey everybody! Here's part 2! My guest for this episode is my brother and co-producer Jack Wefso, an actor of great regard. This is an especially great book in my opinion, because it features something that the books have been sorely lacking: a gang with a gimmick! In this stupid and pointless adventure, we encounter The Goggler Gang. They wear nyl…

We're back! After a slight hiatus, the Hardy Boys Drinkbook has returned with a brand new Wefso Brother's long-winded two-parter. My guest for this episode is my brother and co-producer Jack Wefso, an actor of great regard. This is an especially great book in my opinion, because it features something that the books have been sorely lacking: a gang …

This is part 2 of the third Nancy Drew special episode, featuring Casey Dallavalle. If you haven't listened to part one, check that out first. Or don't. I'm not the boss of you. Also, make sure to listen to the end for more of my interview with Joshua Rapp from Avery Brewing Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

It's the third Nancy Drew special episode! Today I'm joined by my good friend Casey Dallavalle. She's a long-time fan of the Nancy Drew point-and-click computer games and she's prepared to apply her carefully honed skills to this bizarre mystery. Instead of our normal bar segment, I spoke with Joshua Rapp, who is the Brewhouse Manager for Avery Bre…

This is part 2 of Episode Fifteen of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! I sat down with actor and dungeon master Jose Zuniga to talk about this convoluted mystery. Jose works at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and hosts an event called The Great Space Escape, which is a planetarium show that mixes astronomical information with stand up comed…

Episode Fifteen of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! I sat down with actor and dungeon master Jose Zuniga to talk about this convoluted mystery. Jose works at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and hosts an event called The Great Space Escape, which is a planetarium show that mixes astronomical information with stand up comedy. The title also …

Episode Fourteen of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! For this episode I'm joined by my good friend, paleontologist Patrick Sullivan! Patrick is one of the funniest people I know and this book provided so much material. I haven't laughed this hard in Chet only knows how long.The episode went long so we split it into two parts. In the bar segment we…

Episode Fourteen of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! For this episode I'm joined by my good friend, paleontologist Patrick Sullivan! Patrick is one of the funniest people I know and this book provided so much material. I haven't laughed this hard in Chet only knows how long.The episode went long so we split it into two parts. Part 2 will be up ver…

Episode Thirteen of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! It's been a long time coming, but it's well worth the wait! It's a brand new episode of the podcast! Thanks so much to Missy Moore for waiting for this hilarious episode to be ready. In the bar segment Jack and I are drinking margaritas and talking about Siren Song: A Pirate Odyssey, the all age…

Episode Twelve of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! This episode went long because Wefso brothers don't know how to shut up. This episode will be split into two parts. Our drink was created by Kirsten Nagy at Cap City. Here's the recipe: DIRTY PICKLE MARTINI Chill a martini glass 1.5 ounces Vodka 1.5 pickle-peppercinni garlic infused vodka dash of …

Episode Twelve of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! This episode went long because Wefso brothers don't know how to shut up. This episode will be split into two parts. Our drink was created by Kirsten Nagy at Cap City. Here's the recipe: DIRTY PICKLE MARTINI Chill a martini glass 1.5 ounces Vodka 1.5 pickle-peppercinni garlic infused vodka dash of …

Episode eleven of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook! It's also our first episode of the new year. Thanks everyone for listening and I hope this year goes as well as the last (at least in regards to podcasts.) Our guest today is actor James Thompson, who was just finishing up a performance as a flying Elvis when we recorded this episode. I made the drink tod…

Super Secret Super Special Episode! It's the Nancy Drew Drinkbook Episode Two! My guest for this week is my lovely wife, Kristen Hallstrom. Kristen is a huge mystery fan and is probably the funniest person I know. She combines these two talents with her upcoming web series "Murder She Joked." You can check out the preview for the series here: (http…

Episode ten of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! It's a "back to the beginning" episode of the podcast! My hilarious friend Mike Marlow is my guest and we return to Hudson Hill for our custom cocktail. Anders Lehto made a fantastic coffee cocktail that will get you clobbered like a blow to the head! (Recipe at www.hardyboysdrinkbook.com) Pretend to…

It's episode nine of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! Playwright and actor Josh Hartwell chats with me about "The Great Airport Mystery" and Tracy Anne Hickman and William Joseph Chapman III at Racine's make us a fantastic Colorado twist on a Moscow Mule (Recipe at www.hardyboysdrinkbook.com) Get tricked into getting a job, survive a double tornad…

It's the eighth episode of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! _ Writer and podcast host R. Alan Brooks joined me in the kitchen of a house provided by Buntport Theater to talk about the book. Alan is the writer behind "The Burning Metronome," a comic that he describes as a cross between "The Usual Suspects" and "The Twilight Zone." (https://theburni…

Episode Seven of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! This episode started to go quite long, but I couldn't bring myself to lose any of it. So I split it into two parts. I started a Patreon page to help fund the podcast. Funding issues have been a big part of the delays this past month. Anything you can contribute is a huge help. Thanks again. (https:…

Episode Seven of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! This episode started to go quite long, but I couldn't bring myself to lose any of it. So I split it into two parts. Part 2 will be out in the next couple of days. Today I'm hanging out with entrepreneur and podcast host Taylor Trask! Taylor is one of the founders of there.network, a podcast network…

Episode Six of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! On this episode, I'm joined by local business owner, my dear friend, and all around hilarious person: Kellene Wells! Kellene is doing a talk on Chernobyl at one of upcoming Nerd Nights in Denver. We'll keep you posted on that. Also, my brother Jack is in a play at the Edge Theater called "Dinner" by …

Super Secret Super Special Episode! It's the Nancy Drew Drinkbook Episode One! On this episode, I'm joined by actress and Nancy Drew expert Amelia Wagner. Amelia is a performer at the Denver Museum of Nature of Science. Also, she just got done playing Edith Wharton at High Plains Chautauqua. Kevin Burke at Ste. Ellie mixed us a Frisco that's as tim…

The fifth episode of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! On this episode, I'm joined by actress and writer Jessica Robblee. Jess is constantly involved in about a thousand different projects. I wanted to especially mention that she is the creator and director of "Siren Song: A Pirate Odyssey," an all ages monthly serial show for which I am so lucky t…

It's episode four of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! On this episode I'm joined by actor Jack Wefso, who happens to be my co-producer! Also, he's my brother. Joe Phillips at Sputnik put together a drink that is sure to put you into low Earth orbit. (Recipe at www.hardyboysdrinkbook.com!) Make sure to get your BINGO card ready to play along as you…

It's the third episode of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! Professional pretend astronaut Mitch Slevc sits down with me to discuss "The Mystery of the Old Mill" and Meeg Conroy at Pearls mixes us up a spicy cocktail to sip while we read. (Recipe at www.hardyboysdrinkbook.com) Test out a brand new speedboat, run into a burning building and try to g…

It's the second episode of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! Comedian and producer Adrian Bishop sits down with me to chat about "The House on the Cliff" and Ben Carrington at Retrograde comes up with something delicious to drink while we read. (Recipe below.) Meet some more offensively ignorant farmers, learn a silly amount about telescopes, and e…

This is the very first episode of The Hardy Boys Drinkbook Podcast! Actor Mike Marlow joins me to talk about “The Tower Treasure” and Jake Soffes at Hudson Hill mixes us a signature cocktail to sip while we read.(Recipe at www.hardyboysdrinkbook.com) Join us as we make fun of farmers, go see “The Merchant of Venice,” and commit a little arson in Ep…