Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch

Michael & Ethan discuss The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin.

In this episode:

Amanda Coplin is a great film director

This is not the Citizen Kane, Alfred Hitchock, or Outlaw King podcast

Michael lays traps. Actually like, a bunch of traps

Ethan is too clever for Michael’s traps

Haha!

They do talk about the book, though, promise

Michael and Ethan’s opinions are very mysterious

Next episode they’ll continue talking about The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin. 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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Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.

In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss The Dream of Perpetual Motion, by Dexter Palmer.

In this episode:

Scripts are always to be followed exactly

Ethan is the tease this time

This book is the Tempest, but also The Sea and the Mirror, which is also the Tempest

But like, we’re obsessed with The Tempest

Like, seriously obsessed. But, so is Dexter Palmer. And Prospero.

Things go better for Michael than one might hope

Next episode they’ll talk about The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin. 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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Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.

In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss The Dream of Perpetual Motion, by Dexter Palmer.

In this episode:

Ethan makes editing promises we all know he won’t keep

They discuss exactly what years they went to college, very interesting

It briefly becomes a true-crime podcast

It almost becomes Citizen Kane Cast (Kast?)

There’s an ambiance

Spoilers for Ender’s Game?

Michael wants more than novel

Next episode they’ll continue to talk about The Dream of Perpetual Motion, by Dexter Palmer. 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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Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.

In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss The Light Between Oceans, by ML Stedman.

In this episode:

This book is dense

This book is a taco

Ethan is a hostile witness

Ethan also can’t keep character names straight, and at some point it seems he stops trying to

Michael doesn’t want to say Chiclet

Ethan tries, and fails, to be humble

Michael posits the hypothetical

Pretty sure it’s an E, not a D

Michael is, of course, a tease

Next episode they’ll continue to talk about The Light Between Oceans, by ML Stedman. 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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Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.

In this special episode, Michael & Ethan discuss Oscar Wilde’s short story “The Canterville Ghost.”

This one was recorded in the very early days of American Quarantine, so please pardon us for spelling out some stuff that constitutes just the basic facts of reality now. At least we get most of the quarantine stuff out of the way at the beginning.

In this episode:

Ethan forgets the nation of Ireland, but also he will always talk about it

Ethan also forgets the name of Merrion Square Park

Michael is warm

Interacting with people is weird

Get this version

Ethan has never been happier to be wrong

The ghost is haunted

Hylo-idealism! Hylo-idealism! Hylo-idealism!

This story is either a teen movie, or Beauty and the Beast

Michael loses, but it doesn’t matter, dangit

Everything is self-referential

Next episode they’ll talk about The Light Between Oceans, by ML Stedman. 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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Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.

In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss Okla Hannali, by R.A. Lafferty.

This was recorded forever ago, so there is a recommendation for guerrilla marketing our podcast that we now know is DEEPLY UNSANITARY. So don’t do that one. Sorry.

In this episode:

Michael and Ethan are definitely human.

There are stories in this story.

Michael isn’t touching Names With Michael.

Michael gets the last laugh.

We’re not telling the secret.

Next episode they’ll talk about The Light Between Oceans, by ML Stedman. 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.

Donate to our Patreon!

BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET!

Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.

In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss Okla Hannali, by R.A. Lafferty.

This was recorded forever ago, so there is a recommendation for guerrilla marketing our podcast that we now know is DEEPLY UNSANITARY. So don’t do that one. Sorry.

In this episode:

In a show about a book you’re supposed to read, Ethan starts by giving you several other books to read.

We’re NOT TALKING ABOUT GENRE.

Here, punch this pillow.

This book is dense. That’s a compliment.

All RIGHT, we’re talking about genre, but we’re not happy about it.

Names are a problem.

Next episode they’ll continue talking about Okla Hannali by R. A. Lafferty. 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.

Donate to our Patreon!

BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET!

Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.

In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss the modern classic The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.

This was recorded forever ago, so there is a recommendation for guerrilla marketing our podcast that we now know is DEEPLY UNSANITARY. So don’t do that one. Sorry.

In this episode:

They do the “part 2” joke again

Names With Michael But Ethan Ended Up Editing This One and Didn’t Put in the High-Value Editing Stuff so THERE

This book is about Minotaurs

Ethan brings up Noam Chomsky, because he is a radical

Michael gets angry

We’re still not talking about genre. Promise.

Michael breaks the rules. Not the podcast rules, just ALL rules.

Next episode they’ll talk about Okla Hannali by R. A. Lafferty. 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.

Donate to our Patreon!

BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET!

Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.

In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss the modern classic The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. Note: there were some technical difficulties, but there IS a full episode here. And they talk about it very well, I think.

In this episode:

All technology is bad.

Ethan hates stories.

Usually, they prefer to power through elephants.

Probably they’ll never check their privilege enough.

Ethan violates Michael’s requests.

The childishness of it is part of what is brilliant.

Ethan spends a lot of time staring at everything Michael owns.

Sometimes soil is slippery.

Next episode they’ll talk about Okla Hannali by R. A. Lafferty. 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.

Donate to our Patreon!

BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET!

Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

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.