Michael and Ethan discuss Jack Faust, by Michael Swanwick, while drinking Tamdhu 12yo Single Malt..

In this episode:

Caliban and the Witch, by Sylvia Federici

Jack Faust is Goethe’s Faust and Marlowe’s Faust and a little bit Gounod’s Faust (which is also Goethe’s Faust)

Faust goes from a disciple to Pontius Pilate in one paragraph

What’s behind the door?????? (it doesn’t matter)

The Star Trek-ification of Faust

Faust decides he is God, something that always goes super well for everybody

Interjections at random times from our special guest, Michael’s cat

A fun triumvirate of epigraphs! (Including Jack the Ripper)

Tap into Poetry

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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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