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  • The House of Special Purpose, by John Boyne/Rittenhouse Rye Cocktails

    Season 2 begins, amid the anarchy and chaos!  But the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch Tower stands tall.  And for the inaugural episode of a season, they have a special guest, the most special of all special guests that could guest specially!  Who could it be?

    The crew gets around to discussing The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne while enjoying a couple tasty Rittenhouse Rye cocktails made by your host, Ethan Bartlett.  Look below for the recipes!  In this episode:

    There's no such thing as better judgment in this podcast.

    The show where Michael & Ethan back themselves into a corner and desperately try to talk themselves out of it.

    Karen, listen to this episode.

    Sarah doesn't think we're hilarious.

    Just calm down.

    Ethan ruins the animated movie Anastasia.

    Sarah renders us speechless and ends the podcast forever.

    Michael & Ethan duel.

    Don't think about it too hard, that's our job.

    The Cocktails:

    Old-Fashioned:

    1 tsp simple syrup

    4 dashes bitters

    4 oz rye

    Add syrup and bitters; stir; add rye; add ice.

    Manhattan:

    2 oz rye

    1 oz sweet vermouth

    1 dash bitters

    Mix in a bar glass; stir; strain into a rocks glass; add ice.

    The Mankato:

    2 oz rye

    1 oz sweet vermouth

    1/2 oz elderflower liqueur

    1/4 oz campari

    Mix in a bar glass; stir; strain into a rocks glass; add ice.

    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!

    Next month, we'll read and discuss .  Read along, and tell us what you think!

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

    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.

    1 hr 7 min
  • First Paragraph Special #2 - "Chaos No-Rules Anarchy Special"

    Chaos!  No Rules!  Anarchy!  It's a Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch Special!  We're going to once again read the first paragraph of two different books and discuss them as if we'd read the whole book!  English professors, assign us to your classes.

    Ethan's book is The Confidence Man by Herman Melville, an oldy but a goody.

    Michael is a little more with-the-times, bringing The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison, the most popular book of the moment.

    And this episode's punishment: "Lines in Reply to the Beautiful Poet who Welcomed News of McGonagall’s Departure from Dundee" by William McGonagall.

    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!

    Coming in one week, season 2, beginning with the discussion of The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne - Read along!

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

    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.

    53 min
  • First Paragraph Special #1
    As you wait for the discussion of The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne, we didn't want to leave you totally hanging, so here's a bonus episode, in which we break all the rules!  Rather than read and discuss a whole book, we're going to read the first paragraph of two different books and discuss them as if we'd read the whole book!  Take these episodes to your English teachers.
    Michael brings the first paragraph of The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope.  Delightful Victorian tomfoolery!
    Ethan hopes to talk about the first paragraph of Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.  Light in a post-apocalyptic World War II waste!
    And this episode's punishment: "The Capture of Havana" by William McGonagall.
    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!
    Coming soon, season 2, beginning with the discussion of The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne - Read along!
    Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and
    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)
    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.
    51 min
  • Plainsong, by Kent Haruf/Bruichladdich Scottish Barley: The Classic Laddie - Part 2
    After drinking Bruichladdich Scottish Barley: The Classic Laddie for two weeks, Michael & Ethan lose most of their diction.  But they keep talking about Plainsong by Kent Haruf, a very good book.
    In this episode:
    Ethan's personality is a mixed bag
    #ItsAWordNow
    A car gets onto the podcast
    Ethan is not surprised that Michael goes to Nestorianism
    Sub rants, sub-sub rants, and sub-sub-sub rants
    Women are not cows
    You're welcome, three people
    Next month's book is The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne - Read along!
    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!
    Next month, we'll read and discuss .  Read along, and tell us what you think!
    Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and
    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)
    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.
    1 hr 25 min
  • Plainsong, by Kent Haruf/Bruichladdich Scottish Barley: The Classic Laddie
    Michael & Ethan take up discussion of the Great-Plains epic Plainsong by Kent Haruf, while they enjoy a dram of the Classic Laddie: Bruichladdich Scottish Barley.  It's all quite delicious.
    In this episode:
    It's retro!
    Michael makes Ethan work for the Scotch.
    The podcast gets political.
    Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Ethan.
    There's a ghost cooking chicken in Michael's house.
    Ethan could, but doesn't want to.
    Michael tests Ethan's hypothesis.
    Names with Ethan! (43:15)
    Names with Michael! (45:20)
    We're not misogynists on this podcast.
    Next month's book is The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne - Read along!
    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!
    Next month, we'll read and discuss .  Read along, and tell us what you think!
    Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and
    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)
    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch Shakespeare Fest Special 2017
    It's the Tapestry Radio Network Shakespeare Festival!  Enjoy Michael & Ethan's discussion of Shakespeare's As You Like It, even if the episode doesn't live up to the name of the podcast.
    In this episode:
    ​​​​​​​They're not in a room, or with scotch. :(
    Michael raises controversial opinions about this play, and their opposites.
    Ethan lists possible subtitles for the play.
    Ethan is not a Shakespeare scholar.
    We get the reference for "To be or not to be" wrong....  Sorry.
    The plot is unnecessary.
    Michael didn't want to regurgitate anybody.
    Ethan's wife is far superior to him.
    Michael's analysis: This is the Adult Swim of Shakespeare plays.
    There's a little bit of high-pitched giggling.
    Ethan apologizes for technology, his wife, and himself.
    Ratings at 1:09:27.
    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!
    Next month, we'll read and discuss Plainsong by Kent Haruf.  Read along, and tell us what you think!
    Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and
    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)
    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.
    “Camille Saint Saens – Carnaval des animaux – XII Fossiles” by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-ShareAlike License.
    1 hr 10 min
  • And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini/Longrow Peated Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Part 2
    Continuing the discussion of And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, Michael & Ethan come out of their two-week drink-and-fight to give you their analysis.
    In this episode:
    Ethan blames the podcast on the state of late capitalism.
    Michael tries to keep the "Explicit" tag off the show.  Ethan does not.
    One of them is a puppet.
    Everyone listening to this podcast is a very beautiful person.
    "Bbbbbbb'lh!"
    Michael is not a misogynist.
    The podcast is a war between valid points and digression.
    They get lost on the 2700-year-trek to Plato.
    Ethan is a Grecian.
    Michael won the fight.
    This is the "Ethan-making-outlandish-analogies" episode.
    Michael officially is the worst.
    A new rule is established for future episodes.
    Ratings at 1:13:00.
    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!
    Next month, we'll read and discuss Plainsong by Kent Haruf.  Read along, and tell us what you think!
    Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and
    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)
    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.
    1 hr 26 min
  • And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini/Longrow Peated Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
    Michael & Ethan enter their discussion of And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, drinking a unique Longrow single malt.
    In this episode:
    Ethan stalls.
    Michael is primed for a career in politics, or childcare.
    Ethan has a bull session in his mind.
    Michael & Ethan proffer dime-version analyses.  That's totally a real thing.
    Ethan tracks the increasing population of the human race.
    Ethan analyzes this 21st-century Afghan-American book based on an 18th-century Irish novel.
    You have good reason to doubt what Ethan says.
    Aliens listen to this podcast. So should you.
    Michael & Ethan begin a hunt for Shakespeare's skull.
    They start a two-week fight.
    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!
    Next month, we'll read and discuss Plainsong by Kent Haruf.  Read along, and tell us what you think!
    Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and
    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)
    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.
    1 hr 12 min
  • Lost in the Cosmos, by Walker Percy/Great Northern Distillery Wisconsin Whiskey, Part 2
    Michael & Ethan continue discussing Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book, by Walker Percy, drinking Great Northern Distillery's Wisconsin Whiskey.
    In this episode:​​​​​​​
    Meet the newest Batman villain: The Giggler!
    There is one English major in Michael & Ethan.
    New segment: Stripping with Michael!  Don't worry, it's PG.
    Remember when Michael & Ethan were on Dancing with the Stars?
    They abandon the podcast and surf on their smartphones.  it's an illustration.  Honest.
    There's no wrong way to say things.
    Michael giggles about John Calvin.
    They're bad at math.  They have advanced degrees.
    Michael covers an intermission with some scat.
    They have reentry problems when they talk to their wives.
    They talk about their weddings.
    Michael provides a recipe.  It's garbage.
    There's lots of Pig-Latin.
    Ratings at 1:09:30.
    Judge Judy's Shortest Case at 1:23:23.
    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!
    Next month, we'll read and discuss And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.  Read along, and tell us what you think!
    Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and
    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)
    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.
    1 hr 25 min
  • Lost in the Cosmos, by Walker Percy/Great Northern Distillery Wisconsin Whiskey
    Michael & Ethan are in a room, but no Scotch!  Instead, they drink a unique Wisconsin Bourbon while discussing Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book, by Walker Percy.
    In this episode:
    Ethan reads the book while Michael is in the bathroom.
    Michael sets out to break the podcast.
    The book is ironic.
    The podcast breaks Michael.
    Michael is pleased with himself.
    They yell at the listeners.
    An historical or a historical?
    They rhyme words with "think."
    Ethan gave Walker Percy the idea for the book.
    Join the discussion!  Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line.  We'd love to hear from you!
    Come back in two weeks to hear the conclusion of this discussion!
    Next month, we'll read and discuss And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.  Read along, and tell us what you think!
    Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and
    Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)
    "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco.  Used by permission.
    1 hr 9 min

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With their expertise in a grand total of 3 advanced degrees in English literature, as well as a lifetime of reading, Michael & Ethan get together every other week to drink Scotch and talk about…