Michael and Ethan, along with special guests Maren Boucher and Benji Inniger discuss The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe. Michael and Ethan are drinking Balvenie Doublewood 12yo single malt; Benji is drinking Oban Little Bay; Maren is drinking Lagavulin 11. What a mess.

In this episode:

Bethany Lutheran College Production of Doctor Faustus!

Good Kronk vs Bad Kronk

“I think I lost the thread”: the motto of this podcast

Faust as addicted to power

Did Shakespeare invent the human… or did Christopher Marlowe???

Douglas Adams quoted!

Shenanigans

Faustus as all 7 deadly sins at once

Faustus declines, in more ways than one

Mephistopheles believes in God, but Faustus doesn’t believe in Mephistopheles

Next time Michael and Ethan and Maren and Benji will continue discussing Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe! 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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"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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