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 podcast

What 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 about

Bamboozled, also very much worth watching

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.

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