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Michael and Ethan finish their discussion of Rivermouth, by Alejandra Oliva, while drinking Smokehead Twisted.In this episode:Language, Migration, Faith, Treachery, Faith, and the Great River: a Star Trek analogy that only Michael caused to happenEnglish as a “grabby” languageLots of talk about God and faith and vulnerability, a lot of it not very fun to be sassy about in a bullet point (thanks guys)De-validating pedantry (for perhaps the first time in this podcast's history)Deeply uneasy fart-based transitionsThe Battle of Waterloo, by William McGonagallFor context, because the boys fail to give ANY, McGonagall was a Victorian poet who is often considered the worst poet in the English languageAlso, McGonagall IS CthuluMidwest Immigration Bond FundNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Way Station, by Clifford Simak! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Get on our Substack!Donate to our Patreon! MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)

Michael and Ethan discuss Rivermouth, by Alejandra Oliva, while drinking Smokehead Twisted.In this episode:Interrogating Michael, linguistically and in other waysThe Michael's Translation Soapbox Podcast: a temptationBlindly table-settingBook baggageCrowds as statistics vs crowds as groups of actual humansThe hermenutical principle of honesty, honestlyCantankerous faithThe paradox of lack of description vs depth of described humanityNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Rivermouth, by Alejandra Oliva! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Get on our Substack!Donate to our Patreon! MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)

Michael and Ethan and special guest Nick conclude their discussion of Stuart Turton's third novel, The Last Murder at the End of the World.In this episode:The ten commandments of detective fictionTopics in TurtonologySchrodinger's locked room mysteryIf you bend any genre too far, horror leaks outPixar Extended Universe teasingThinking about thinking about The TempestDO THE WORKDetective fiction lightning roundNames With Michael lightning roundNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Rivermouth, by Alejandra Oliva! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Get on our Substack!Donate to our Patreon! MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)

Michael and Ethan and special guest Nick begin their discussion of Stuart Turton's third novel, The Last Murder at the End of the World.In this episode:Thanks to JaredThe ten commandments of detective fictionMurder plots versus murder mysteriesBut like, what even is human, anyway, right?And what is supernatural, even?Clarke's Third Law: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”We must imagine Prometheus happySome bad news about ambiguity in novelsNext time Michael, Ethan, and special guest Nick will continue to discuss The Last Murder at the End of the World, by Stuart Turton! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Get on our Substack!Donate to our Patreon! MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)

Michael and Ethan continue discussing Nobber, by Oisin Fagan, while drinking The Midnight Silkie (Michael) and Red Locks (Ethan) Irish whiskeys.In this episode:Michael forgets, for the second time in four episodes, to call for Karen to read the rules. Rude. Good thing Karen just came in and started reading themA real SCAREcrow, or, a murdered murderWho is the greater fool, the fool or the fool who calls the fool a fool?Pinning down the black box that is the murder of crowsNobber is hell (?)Nobber is colonialism (and colonialism is also hell, so…)Palimpsests of colonialism, how's that for some English-major talk?Ethan gets to say vampire words a bunch of times“The Terrific Cyclone of 1893,” by William McGonagallNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss The Last Murder at the End of the World, by Stuart Turton! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Nobber, by Oisin Fagan, while drinking The Midnight Silkie (Michael) and Red Locks (Ethan) Irish whiskeys.In this episode:The question and the answer is “WTF?”Bafflement loves companyNihilism (question mark?)Plague booksMichael says “plague-ground” and Ethan completely fails to call him on itVery relevant and very pointedAcquisitiveness so strong it breaks the fourth wallA clumsy trap for MichaelBestiality!Scientific reasons are sometimes bestial, and bestial reasons are sometimes scientificIs this book trying to make us, the reader, into the Christ figure?Alchemical hermaphrodite, a possibly or possibly-not Ethan-only jointNebuchadnezzar!Dueling heresies/heresies all the way downNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Nobber, by Oisin Fagan! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)

Michael and Ethan continue discussing Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon, while drinking The Midnight Silkie (Michael) and Red Locks (Ethan) Irish whiskeys.In this episode:Jokes (get better the more you tell them)Spoilers for Downton Abbey series 3 (2012)If you haven't watched every example of German Expressionist silent cinema, do you even lift?Nostalgia for a time when plays could induce riotsSlouching toward assigning a graduate thesisMultiple “Gift of the Magi” situations humanly complicate multiple charactersWhat is art?Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss Nobber, by Oisin Fagan! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)

Michael and Ethan begin discussing Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon, while drinking The Midnight Silkie (Michael) and Red Locks (Ethan) Irish whiskeys.In this episode:Don't worry about why Karen reading the rules happens so suddenlyThis book is The Producers, the Great Escape, AND the Gift of the MagiSometimes the real story is the anachronisms we met along the way“Version” is fineObligatory Shakespeare digressionTechnically not a history podcastKing Offa's Arabic coinEuripedes' Deus is not quite as ex machina as you might expectMichael and Ethan: rabbit holes all the way downNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan, finally alone, finish the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen.In this episode:Finally alone except for a dog and catPersuasion Chapter 53Persuasion is either Much Ado About Nothing or Parks and Rec or bothOur highest aim on this podcast is “possible legitimacy”Jane Austen can't have anybody naked, even in the 1990sPeople have been really gross and done really gross stuff for a long timeDid Lee Harvey Oswald kill Kennedy using the butterfly effect?Novel + satire + socialist(?) class critique = Jane Austen is a geniusMrs Smith and ZombiesCommunity comes out through conversationHow much of community is persuasion?We still need each other whether we like it or notNo community has ever flourished without the possibility of people you don't likeMichael brag brag bragsNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan, with special wife guests Karen and Sarah, discuss their (somewhat slimmer than usual) Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen.In this episode:Again making use of our intern-generated, wonderful, thoughtful, very serious discussion guideKaren definitely makes multiple references to to Mrs Jennings, a character from Sense and Sensibility and NOT this novelA block of wood would be a better father than Anne's actual fatherMeanwhile, Ethan says “verb” when he clearly means “adjective” so I guess everyone's a sinnerThe wives get in some pretty good burns on Sir Walter, including:Sir Walter is so obsessed with himself that he takes the opening of the novel away from AnneSir Walter is a toddlerFrom the beginning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:NOTICE.Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR PER G. G., CHIEF OF ORDNANCE.Is Anne a real character with agency or just sort of a wavy balloon guy for the wind to blow around?Karen is Anne, Anne is Emma, Sarah is the walrus, coo coo ca chooComing soon: Persuasion and the Alien InvasionPersuasion and PsirensNext time Michael and Ethan will continue the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.In this episode:What an excellent rule (sorry, Risha)An unpopular opinion that captures several important thingsAusten as a writer who maybe should be listened to at least as much as read?Reading novels was basically the 19th-century version of GameboyJANE DID A CLIFFHANGERIs Persuasion unfilmable?VERY EXCITING DICTION DISCUSSIONJane Austen: all sarcasm all the time maybe?The Keira Knightley one, the one with the Dashwood Sisters, the one with the name we can't say…One very simple blockage: the miscommunication tropeThe blockage is always the title of the bookNext time Michael and Ethan will continue the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page.Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET!Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) andEthan Bartlett (@bjartlett)MUSIC & SFX:"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission."The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License."Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

On this “special” episode, Michael forces Ethan to play his weird game, smooch/marry/kill, but with books. If it's a bad episode, it should be emphasized, it IS Michael's fault.In this episode:It almost turns into the Dune/Lawrence of Arabia show ALMOST IMMEDIATELY and that's Michael's faultMichael references a “summer evening” which is relevant to when we recorded this episode but not to when it's coming out, sorryIt also almost becomes a cocktail episode which is also Michael's fault, and these bullet points are even before we get to the actual premise of the episode which Ethan is VERY salty aboutEthan and Psyche rout Michael's little death trickWe don't know what the MPA rating standards are for podcastsJapanese cats make the most enticing smooches because you have to work for themThis podcast's next t-shirt and also tagline: “Low demand, high fun”EVERYONE BE COOL AND IMAGINE ROUND TWO IN WISHBONE TERMSWE DON'T CONDONE NASTINESSHendiadys: one through two, and we love itOld armchair smooch: a very real thing that people do say and have saidTom Jones expected to be killed one of these daysNext time Michael and Ethan will continue the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan, with special guests Lydia and Christina (aka Stiners), discuss their (somewhat slimmer than usual) Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen.In this episode:Our intern wrote us this very thorough, very thoughtful, and overall excellent discussion guideA sort of DamoclesTrue gnosis will lead you to a binary choiceChristina's Walter Elliot thoughtsCaptain Wentworth: a hot blank canvasLydia would maybe have to bully WentworthThere aren't any examples of persuasion in this book other than like 75 examplesJane Austen: Unionize! (because it's about marriage but also class solidarity)We will be producing “Persuasion but it's the Blair Witch Project” soonComing soon: Lydia's Ramblings (maybe)Next time Michael and Ethan will continue the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan, with special guests Erin and Risha, inaugurate their discussion of their (somewhat slimmer than usual) Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen.In this episode:What an excellent rule (sorry, Risha)An unpopular opinion that captures several important thingsAusten as a writer who maybe should be listened to at least as much as read?Reading novels was basically the 19th-century version of GameboyJANE DID A CLIFFHANGERIs Persuasion unfilmable?VERY EXCITING DICTION DISCUSSION Jane Austen: all sarcasm all the time maybe?The Keira Knightley one, the one with the Dashwood Sisters, the one with the name we can't say…One very simple blockage: the miscommunication tropeThe blockage is always the title of the bookNext time Michael and Ethan will continue the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

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MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: September 12, 2019 We just used clinical trial data regarding eculizumab in myasthenia gravis as an example of how to critically appraise the literature, and in this week's program...MORE data on the efficacy of eculizumab in another neurologic condition. This week on BrainWaves, the exciting results of the PREVENT trial, and the future treatment of NMO spectrum disorder!  Produced by James E Siegler. Special thanks to Dr. Olga Rosenveld Thon. Music courtesy of Unheard Music Concepts, TRG Banks, and Aitua. Sound effects by Mike Koenig and baby Sofia Joan Siegler. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for clinical decision-making. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @brainwavesaudio for the latest updates to the podcast. REFERENCESFDA News Release: FDA approved first treatment for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a rare autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. 27 June 2019. Available online at https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press.... Accessed 30 Aug 2019.Pittock SJ, Berthele A, Fujihara K, et al. Eculizumab in aquaporin-4-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. N Engl J Med 2019;381(7):614-25. PMID 31050279Pittock SJ, Lennon VA, McKeon A, et al. Eculizumab in AQP4-IgG-positive relapsing neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: an open-label pilot study. Lancet Neurol 2013;12(6):554-62. PMID 23623397 We believe that the principles expressed or implied in the podcast remain valid, but certain details may be superseded by evolving knowledge since the episode's original release date.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide.Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt.In this episode:Michael is meanAs Likely to End the World as to Save it: Knowledge and Science in Cormac McCarthy, by Philip Bunn (this bullet point happened a few eps ago, but it deserves repeating)Unconscious/subconscious, and what the difference is, and whether it mattersTrying to be the smartest person in the world, and also have companionshipThe dangers of language, or, words are badLotsa GnosticismWilliam Blake, and a little bit Lovecraft, but mostly BlakeA memory of a stupid reviewLike The Passenger, this book is secretly about the atomic bombAnaximander, who thought existence is a wrong done to the universeHurtfully, this book is Catcher in the RyeEthan gets the name of Pokemon Rollout deeply wrong right at the end, lolNext time Michael and Ethan will the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide.Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt.In this episode:We're sleeping together on the couch/futon tonightCover blurbs, or, the marketing materials are contributing to the discussion of what these books areHot takes on Pynchon cover blurbs, with a side-route into conspiracyIs Stella Maris a coda?If you stretch, and stretch, and stretch, and bring in GK Chesterton, maybe anything can be repairedWhy do Bobby and the Thalamide Kid both have flippers replacing certain digits?Is the story a Socratic dialogue, a Platonic dialogue, or a story where the character Alicia is constructing a Socratic/Platonic dialogue?Mathematics vs. philosophy vs. the looney binNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide.Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt.In this episode:Concise answers, reining it in, etcIs this book JD Salinger's (incest) Franny and Zooey?Is McCarthy's body of work just him taking previous works and adding greater shock value?Are these books Catcher in the Rye? If so, can Ethan deal?Is Bobby socially inept or socially VERY ept?Is Bobby Oedipus Rex?Is Alicia the Virgin Mary, or Medea, or both?Will Ethan get distracted by how overrated he finds Oppenheimer?How did you get here?Are you the passenger? Are we all the passenger?Did Oswald kill JFK? And whether he did or not, why do we spend 30 pages of this book discussing it?Does the climax of this book occur 100+ pages before the end of the text?Is The Thalamide Kid a hallucination, an alien, a quantum agent of some kind, an angel, a demon, or a broken-off shard of Alicia's consciousness?Given every single thing these books are about, why are they such a delight?Next time Michael and Ethan will begin to discuss Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide.Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt.In this episode:Some hot takes on The Road to start us offA reading group guideIt takes a really long time to answer the extremely simple question of who the title character isHeisenberg's Uncertainty Principle in a work of fiction (also, obligatory Gene Wolfe reference)As Likely to End the World as to Save it: Knowledge and Science in Cormac McCarthy, by Philip BunnShifting and fuzzy definitions, somewhat intentionallyThe Passenger of this book is literally this bookIs this book an 18th-century novel?A NEW THING: Join us on GoodReads!Next time Michael and Ethan will begin to discuss The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of Beloved, by Toni Morrison, while drinking Jura 12yo single malt.In this episode:The essay under discussion at the beginning is “Literary Conjure Woman,” by Stanley Crouch, which still doesn't seem to be online, but is maybe in one or more of his essay collections?Definitely see American Fiction if you're like, at all interested in the things on this podcastWhat are we if not self-deprecating?Is the meta-narrative of this podcast “doing criticism in a way that is fair and not stupid”?Listen, in the middle of this ep we say a lot of things about sex and trauma and whatnot that is all relevant, but not funny to make a bullet point aboutBamboozled, also very much worth watchingNext time Michael and Ethan will begin to discuss The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Beloved, by Toni Morrison, while drinking Jura 12yo single malt.In this episode:Immediately the ghosts/vampires thing again, we promise we're not Vamps and MersMichael said “The ghosts have business to do” and Ethan didn't even chortle—the boys are growing upThe seeds of vampires (but not like that)Main characfter vs central character—a potentially not very interesting debate (which we have eventually anyway, sort of)Ghost stories as modern incarnations of classical tragedyPulp stories as reckoning with the unexpurgated guilt of the culture that produces themWhat Viking history has to do with vengeance, what vengeance has to do with justuce, and what any of this has to do with Beloved (hopefully)Beloved as whirlpool vs Denver as OdysseusMichael names with MichaelWhy are Americans taught so little about history between the end of the Civil War and the start of WWI?Next time Michael and Ethan will begin to discuss Beloved, by Toni Morrison! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich, while drinking Jura 12yo single malt.In this episode:Who is the real fool: the fool or the fool who edits him?A bespoke toast, or, the most work anyone has ever done to prep for this podcastDoes the adjective “ghost” actually indicate simply the inclusion of a ghost, or does it mean something more?Is a ghost actually a vampire? Are novels vampires? Is COVID a vampire? Is COVID a ghost? Is a novel a ghost? Is this podcast a ghost? Will Michael slip and say “vampire”? If he does, will Ethan notice?Parameters of author self-insert techniqueParadoxes of being essentialUnparsability: a definitely real wordObligatory Hamlet reference (but this one's pretty good)Ghosts as political actorsNext time Michael and Ethan will begin to discuss Beloved, by Toni Morrison! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich, while drinking Jura 12yo single malt.In this episode:This podcast is a hauntingOther covid novels:Sea of TranquilityAmerica FantasticaSentence Sentencing SentencesEthan is unprepared to answer a basic question about the text, but he affirms that there IS an answerThe grace of babiesPlease tell us that Ethan is wrongMichael does a bad thing right at the endNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Ethan and special guests Risha and Erin of the Vampires and Mermaids podcast, and also Michael, discuss ‘Salem's Lot, by Stephen King, while drinking Auchentoshan 12.In this episode:Sometimes sharp places are filled with dark objects (shoutout to Gillian Flynn)Also, bamboozlementAt some point the plot is discussed, eventuallyA deep and very important dive into ranking the scariness of bugsThis book is existentialist Dracula, including:Kierkegaard, symbology, and Lutheran vs Catholic theology ex opera operatonihil est sacrementum extra ususIconoclasmTULIP: if you know you knowLuther on the Titanic, a fanfiction challenge…and other things Stephen King was definitely thinking about when he wrote this book.We all grow up and get oldVampires and Mermaids is already classier than this show, until anyone drinks one-handedRevisionist vampire novels, a Bingo Card SpecialEthan does lose a second time, but by the end that loss gets lost, soooo…Mark: the best boyCanines!Michael both loses and, worse, gets his historical analogy backwardsAn extra-unlistenable Poe raceNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Ethan and special guests Risha and Erin of the Vampires and Mermaids podcast, and also Michael, discuss ‘Salem's Lot, by Stephen King, while drinking Auchentoshan 12.In this episode:Special guests! Who have a show! That involves vampires and mermaids OR mermaids and vampires!The introduction of what proves to be possibly the most chaotic rule in the history of the podcastFollowed by THE FASTEST LOSS(ES) IN PODCAST HISTORYLike, so much of this episode is not about the book OR the scotch, sorryTHIS IS A FAMILY PODCASTSome stuff about Stephen King's psychology, which is at least LIKE discussing the bookMOMMY ISSUESSisterly trapsThe/a comfort creep(s) (but get consent first)Erin brings the “science nerd” heat, an unusual treat for this normally humanities-pilled podcastYou can intentionally titillate (a perfectly PG-rated word), or you can be punched in the face by a clown walking down the midwayEthan's punishmentNext time Ethan and Erin and Risha and also Michael will continue to discuss ‘Salem's Lot, by Stephen King! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon!BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan conclude their discussion of the first book of the new season, Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman.In this episode:You know how deeply uncomfortable experiences can be deeply uncomfortable?A human is someone who looks other humans in the eyesA Krispy Kreme donut dunked in a cup of teaThe Underdark: A Modified Craftalk, by Brandon TaylorGlib pull-quotes often assert an incredibly debatable interpretationIf we didn't talk about Shiraha, we would need toThe cave(person) mythological complexThe Beckett play Ethan references is, as Michael suggested, “Endgame”This book might be a symphonyNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of the first book of the new season, Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman.In this episode:The finest woodSherlock Holmes, or, coffee shop brags from Ethan, or, amusement park brags from MichaelA paean to Japanese convenience storesIrasshaimase!Ethan invents a new segment: doing background research during the showWhat is normal? What is the purpose of humanity? What is an exception to “normal”? This book asks very easy questions.Almost a loss, but obligatory Shakespeare reference insteadThe human body as a cog in the machine that is society, society as a human bodyThe world needs ditch-diggers and convenience store workersWe're encouraging Kwik Trip to be betterNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan conclude their discussion of this year's extra-mondo mondo book, Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.In this episode:Ethan is surprise-attacked about his love of NatashaThe Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited DiseasesConventions of marriage, or, everyone loves Natasha (not just Ethan)Romanticism! The zeitgeist of the 19th century! Other topics the hosts are somewhat unqualified to discuss!People are shocked, SHOCKED to find that there is humor in this novelMysteries, sacraments, sacraments, and mysteriesThe annual mondo book, forever and ever amenDeep, deep, deep apologies to any speakers of FrenchNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of this year's extra-mondo mondo book, Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.In this episode:Remember a couple notes ago when we apologized for all of our French pronunciation? cf. Ethan's pronunciation of “Dubonnet”Some real in-depth stuff about chance, fate, free will, and faith—not super good material for sassy or funny footnotesThe infinite sky (also not funny) Talk of John Newton (super not funny)Life is NOT over at 31One-degree turnsNext time Michael and Ethan will conclude their discussion of Tolstoy's War and Peace! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Not all that shakes are seizures. Last week, we talked about what it's like to have epilepsy. This week, I am joined by Dr. Taneeta "Mindy" Ganguly to discuss what it's like NOT to have epilepsy--meaning to have non-epileptic seizures. But sometimes, you can have both. And this is where it gets tricky for the neurologist. Produced by James E Siegler. Music by Aitua and Kai Engel. Voiceover by Erika Mejia. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for clinical decision-making. REFERENCES Reuber M, Elger CE. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: review and update. Epilepsy Behav 2003;4(3):205-16. PMID 12791321  We believe that the principles expressed or implied in the podcast remain valid, but certain details may be superseded by evolving knowledge since the episode's original release date.

Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of this year's extra-mondo mondo book, Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.In this episode:Tolstoyan complimentsThings Tolstoy thinks are impossible to knowWar and Peace is funny, we promiseTolstoy's biography is WILDANARCHISM YUSSSSNatasha, Pierre, and a Bunch of Distracting Side PlotsIn Tolstoy, no two horses are the sameTolstoy does us dirtyWe will duel himNext time Michael and Ethan will continue reading Tolstoy's War and Peace! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

SORRY FOR OUR ABSENCE, LEO TOLSTOY ALMOST KILLED US. ALMOST.Today, FINALLY, Michael and Ethan have finished reading and begin discussing this year's extra-mondo mondo book, Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.In this episode:Controversial Audrey Hepburn hot-takesButt comparisonsTranslation comparisons, everyone try to contain your excitementWe would like to formally apologize for all the French pronounced in this podcastBoth in this episode and all other episodes, reallyTolstoy does a lot of weird stuffWhy is Napoleon the Antichrist?NumerologyPierre is pretty harmless, except for the two murdersNext time Michael and Ethan will continue reading Tolstoy's War and Peace! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

In this special episode, Michael and Ethan work their way in to Russian literature by discussing The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov. It was supposed to be a one-episode special, but there was too much! Chekhov was too good! So stay tuned for part 2.CONTENT WARNING: The Seagull deals explicitly with the topic of suicide. If that's not something you want to hear discussed, it might be best to skip these episodes.In this episode:Setting the stage, har harNothing happens, and everything happensRabelais references that we are very proud ofOn the nose commentary, also off the noseA lot of yelling at the void, like it's the void's faultThe folly of youthLike all plays, this play is HamletThe play within a play, and the MST3K within thatNext time Michael and Ethan will finish discussing The Seagull. After that they'll finally begin their giant mondo book for the year: Tolstoy's War and Peace! Join the discussiTaon! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

In this special episode, Michael and Ethan work their way in to Russian literature by discussing The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov. It was supposed to be a one-episode special, but there was too much! Chekhov was too good! So stay tuned for part 2.CONTENT WARNING: The Seagull deals explicitly with the topic of suicide. If that's not something you want to hear discussed, it might be best to skip these episodes.In this episode:Setting the stage, har harNothing happens, and everything happensRabelais references that we are very proud ofOn the nose commentary, also off the noseA lot of yelling at the void, like it's the void's faultThe folly of youthLike all plays, this play is HamletThe play within a play, and the MST3K within thatNext time Michael and Ethan will finish discussing The Seagull. After that they'll finally begin their giant mondo book for the year: Tolstoy's War and Peace! Join the discussiTaon! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

In this special episode, Michael and Ethan check in about what books they've read for reasons other than the podcast, like work and fun!In this episode:Being very wrong and owning itIt's Crazy to Stay Chinese in Minnesota, by Eleanor Wong TelemaqueWhat blogs areLavie Tidhar is actually a collective cultTim Powers is master of the Strange MiddleKaye Gibbons is the ruler of the first line, and (it bears reiterating) Ellen Foster could beat up Huckleberry FinnNext time Michael and Ethan will begin their giant mondo book for the year: Tolstoy's War and Peace! Join the discussiTaon! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan conclude their discussion of Where the Light Fell, by Philip Yancey, while drinking Shieldaig 12.In this episode:Letting problematic be neutralDo we contradict ourselves?Mountains out of molehills, one way or anotherFractals again (and again and…)Throwing spaghetti at MichaelThankfully no one criesNext time Michael and Ethan will begin their giant mondo book for the year: Tolstoy's War and Peace! Join the discussiTaon! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Where the Light Fell, by Philip Yancey, while drinking Shieldaig 12.In this episode:Family drama and family traumaLeaning into the darknessA very boring debate we could haveA long edition of a non-segmentWe Are Too Many, by Hannah PittardPeople don't die when they're supposed toWhere the light fell but with a question markEthan's dad says “where the light fell” is a reference to a quote from Augustine. We also can't find that, but Ethan's dad is usually right about these sorts of things.Next time Michael and Ethan will conclude their discussion of Where the Light Fell, by Philip Yancey. Join the discussiTaon! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

In this episode, Michael and Ethan are joined by two very special guests: Risha Lilienthal, host of Tapestry's newest addition, Shakespeare in the Village, and Lydia Grabau, friend of the show and Shakespeare afficianado!In this episode:Cut Medieval BrianThis play slapsAbandonment issues vs. intelligence issuesA short digressionDon John: interestingly uninterestingBeatrice slapsHero is a rock, perhaps THE Rock?As You Like It, or, Everyone Messes Around in the Woods for Four Acts and then the Climax Happens Off-StageThis play still slapsSorry about all the Joss Whedon talk, Ethan does actually dislike himThe most Midwestern endingNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Where the Light Fell, by Philip Yancey. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of Nobody's Angel, by Thomas McGuane, while drinking Shieldaig 12.In this episode:Michael says “gentle” multiple timesTattoo reveal!Ethan says “Madonna-virgin” complex when he obviously means “Madonna-whore” complexProse! Including some exciting phrases like “3rd person limited” and “omniscient narrator” and “close reading”Inferences from Kevin's Dad“MFA-bait”Requiem for TioAspersions cast on Kevin's DadNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Where the Light Fell, by Philip Yancey. Join the discussiTaon! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Nobody's Angel, by Thomas McGuane, while drinking Shieldaig 12.In this episode:Introducing our new mascot, Bobblehead PoloniusHuck Finn manages to come up, of courseWe define what a classic is, it's easy!Michael and Ethan refuse to answer each other's questionsWhat we know about Patrick's father, or, the inevitable The Empire Strikes Back comparisonCatholicness vs. CatholicismSome exciting teasers for next time!Next time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Nobody's Angel, by Thomas Mcguane. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

In this special, Michael and Ethan do a very serious job (without jokes or sarcasm) of analyzing Lord of the Flies, a commonly assigned AP English/college intro-level text, so that if you are assigned it, but don't want to read it, you can just go ahead and use our very good analyses!In this episode:Some pretty good discussion of The Count of Monte Cristo, you're welcomeNew whiskey toysTurns out, you can assign different names to different thingsThe surprising literary inspiration for various Disney and Pixar projectsScience involves wordsWe won't stand OR sit for laziness, just to be clearFrom Freud to Jung via borderline insultsPlayground bully tactics of the ancient worldThe obvious Atlantis connectionThe two great teachers of our time: Ethan and Walt Disney Corp.Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss Nobody's Angel, by Thomas Mcguane. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, while drinking Glenmorangie 10.In this episode:Gaslighting EleanorPresent-tense mothers who are deadThe real journey is the puzzle boxes we met along the waySO MANY ATMOSPHERESSecret fan fiction segmentSudden Shakespeare, almost as a matter of chanceLove triangle arrowsNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Nobody's Angel, by Thomas Mcguane. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, while drinking Glenmorangie 10.In this episode:SPOOKY TIMESA girl can be a red herringA house can be a characterSubjective genitive, objective genitive, or plenary genitive? The debate is definitely scintillatingEthan talks about the Ghormengast trilogy for some reasonIs someone/who is gaslighting Eleanor?A lot about waiting, like you all will do for the next episode (this is a good joke if you've listened to the end of this one)Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss matters related to The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, while drinking Glenmorangie 10.In this episode:Ethan leads with some very specific bragsMichael follows a ruleUnofficially taboo topics that are nebulous, endless, and very importantThe word Ethan was looking for around 16:00 was “counterfactual”So much table-setting, but for a purpose?IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE IS AN ADAPTATION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL, AND THIS PODCAST WILL DIE ON THAT HILLLike this podcast, this book has a lot of rulesThe word Ethan was looking for around 38:00 was probably “diagetic”Eventually the plot is discussed… um, talked about… um, mentioned…Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss matters related to The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

CONTENT WARNING: this episode contains brief discussion of suicide. The discussion begins a little past the 45:30 mark, and concludes by the 50:00 mark.If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org anytime, 24/7.—Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, while drinking Glenmorangie 10.In this episode:Apologies to Matt Haig, but not to the British peopleIs the Multiverse Where Originality Goes to Die?, by Stephanie BurtWoof, Ethan squeaks past losing toward the start of the discussionSmoothness as aestheticVignettes and/or not vignettes, a Schrodinger's Cat jointNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss matters related to The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

To prepare for their episodes discussing The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, Michael and Ethan spend a very special episode discussing the idea of multiverses and going over some (SOME) examples of the idea in fiction.In this episode:The book Ethan can't remember is The Waldorf-Astoria Bar BookLaunches into a discussion of quantum physics in which this podcast is deeply unqualified to engage“Entanglements,” by David Gerrold, a story half of this podcast read“All the Myriad Ways,” by Larry Niven“Through Road No Whither,” by Greg BearIt's just the science… soft science tho“Is the Multiverse Where Originality Goes to Die?” by Stephanie BurtNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss matters related to The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of the graphic novel The Sherriff of Babylon, by Tom King, while drinking the Glenlivet Nadurra cask-strength bottling.In this episode:The August referenced in the opening is a friend of Michael and Ethan's. This is not properly set up because Ethan didn't know he was telling this anecdote for an audience (ie, it's Michael's fault).Spoilers for Tom King's graphic novel The Omega Men (sorry)Ethan is allowed to talk about film noir (sorry again)The cowboy to detective to sherriff ancestral connectionWe are fully aware that The Maltese Falcon came out pre-WWII, don't @ usAmbiguous ambiguitesConfrontations that fizzle magnificentlyA teaser! Actually a fewYou can tell at least how much earlier this episode was recorded vs released because the hosts still talk about Twitter like it's a real thingNext time Michael and Ethan will continue discussion of The Sherriff of Babylon, by Tom King. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of the graphic novel The Sherriff of Babylon, by Tom King, while drinking the Glenlivet Nadurra cask-strength bottling.In this episode:The August referenced in the opening is a friend of Michael and Ethan's. This is not properly set up because Ethan didn't know he was telling this anecdote for an audience (ie, it's Michael's fault).Spoilers for Tom King's graphic novel The Omega Men (sorry)Ethan is allowed to talk about film noir (sorry again)The cowboy to detective to sherriff ancestral connectionWe are fully aware that The Maltese Falcon came out pre-WWII, don't @ usAmbiguous ambiguitesConfrontations that fizzle magnificentlyA teaser! Actually a fewYou can tell at least how much earlier this episode was recorded vs released because the hosts still talk about Twitter like it's a real thingNext time Michael and Ethan will continue discussion of The Sherriff of Babylon, by Tom King. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

It's a two-parter finale, so strap in. First, we've got Casey in Denmark to find a prince who uses his alt account to lure the disillusioned idealist princess who doesn't want to marry. Then, we've got Amy in Russia where a third sister disappears, and the entire town follows the prophecy of a pipe whistle foretelling her return. The important thing is, now more than ever: this is Old Wives. For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.

A round-up on the first filming trip for the new THE BEST DEFENSE series, featuring Rich Nance and Jeremy Stafford, that took place at GUNSITE last week. Prepare to be amazed! Also, the Tisas “X” 10mm wins even more fans. MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 131. Scroll down for reference links on topics discussed in this episode. Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed here are our own and may not represent those of the companies we represent or any entities affiliated to it. Host: Michael Bane Producer: Flying Dragon Ltd. More information and reference links: Rich Nance Jeremy Stafford GUNSITE Academy GUNSITE Instructor Dave Spaulding Tisas/SDS Imports ARMSCOR 10mm 180-gr “Tactical Tomfoolery”/TTAG The Music of Aitua