Michael, Ethan, and special guest Jacob discuss the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker,” by Washington Irving, while drinking Suntory Toki Japanese (gasp!) whisky.
In this episode:
A not-too-presumptuous new rule
The Devil belongs in America
American mythology creating arbitrary exclusions and inclusions… who would have thought?
Landscape as character
Making up theories out of whole cloth
Everyone should know that shortcuts will go badly for them
It’s a Wonderful Life as Reverse Faust
Con men, flim-flam artists, and bunko
Public Universal Friend’s wikipedia page is worth reading
“Charity begins at home” SOUNDS very pious
Lots and lots of playing Telephone, it’s fine
There’s nothing unique about the postmodernists
God’s Philosophers, by James Hannam
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“Fools that Will Laugh on Earth,” by Benji Inniger, from the Original Soundtrack to The Spiritual Tragedy of Doctor Faustus
"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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Michael, Ethan, and special guest Jacob discuss the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker,” by Washington Irving, while drinking Suntory Toki Japanese (gasp!) whisky.
In this episode:
A not-too-presumptuous new rule
The Devil belongs in America
American mythology creating arbitrary exclusions and inclusions… who would have thought?
Landscape as character
Making up theories out of whole cloth
Everyone should know that shortcuts will go badly for them
It’s a Wonderful Life as Reverse Faust
Con men, flim-flam artists, and bunko
Public Universal Friend’s wikipedia page is worth reading
“Charity begins at home” SOUNDS very pious
Lots and lots of playing Telephone, it’s fine
There’s nothing unique about the postmodernists
God’s Philosophers, by James Hannam
Next time Michael, Ethan, and special guest Jacob will discuss the short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster," by Stephen Vincent Benet! 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.
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MUSIC & SFX:
“Fools that Will Laugh on Earth,” by Benji Inniger, from the Original Soundtrack to The Spiritual Tragedy of Doctor Faustus
"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.)
Way Station, by Clifford Simak, and Glenlivet 12, Part 1
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7 months ago
Way Station, by Clifford Simak, and Glenlivet 12, Part 1
Michael, Ethan, and special guest Jacob discuss Way Station, by Clifford D. Simak, while drinking Glenlivet 12.
In this episode:
The witness is treated as hostile
Finding the Hodag where the Way Station is in the Driftless region
The dispelling of illusions
The CIA defeated by a conversation
Bible as metaphor for technology vs. technology as metaphor for Bible
Science fiction basllica!
Rat assassin! (Ratsassin?)
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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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In this episode:
Language, Migration, Faith, Treachery, Faith, and the Great River: a Star Trek analogy that only Michael caused to happen
English as a “grabby” language
Lots 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 transitions
The Battle of Waterloo, by William McGonagall
For context, because the boys fail to give ANY, McGonagall was a Victorian poet who is often considered the worst poet in the English language
Also, McGonagall IS Cthulu
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
Next 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.
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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.)
Tapestry Radio Network
Michael, Ethan, and special guest Jacob discuss the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker,” by Washington Irving, while drinking Suntory Toki Japanese (gasp!) whisky.
In this episode:
A not-too-presumptuous new rule
The Devil belongs in America
American mythology creating arbitrary exclusions and inclusions… who would have thought?
Landscape as character
Making up theories out of whole cloth
Everyone should know that shortcuts will go badly for them
It’s a Wonderful Life as Reverse Faust
Con men, flim-flam artists, and bunko
Public Universal Friend’s wikipedia page is worth reading
“Charity begins at home” SOUNDS very pious
Lots and lots of playing Telephone, it’s fine
There’s nothing unique about the postmodernists
God’s Philosophers, by James Hannam
Next time Michael, Ethan, and special guest Jacob will discuss the short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster," by Stephen Vincent Benet! 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:
“Fools that Will Laugh on Earth,” by Benji Inniger, from the Original Soundtrack to The Spiritual Tragedy of Doctor Faustus
"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.)
