Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Despair, by Vladimir Nabokov.

In this episode:

We always pluck the low-hanging fruit, and the high-hanging fruit

Scotch noises

Very interesting pronunciation discussion

Yeah, Ethan voices suspicions about some stuff that is apparently just true

Michael says “maybe” and Ethan says “he never” put on the podcast a theory that Ethan definitely floated, like, 3-4 episodes ago

Shockingly, there is discussion of Tristram Shandy

Nasal passages (thank you)

Michael doesn’t take one for the team

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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.