Michael and Ethan, with special guests Lydia and Christina (aka Stiners), discuss their (somewhat slimmer than usual) Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen.

In this episode:

Our intern wrote us this very thorough, very thoughtful, and overall excellent discussion guide

A sort of Damocles

True gnosis will lead you to a binary choice

Christina’s Walter Elliot thoughts

Captain Wentworth: a hot blank canvas

Lydia would maybe have to bully Wentworth

There aren’t any examples of persuasion in this book other than like 75 examples

Jane Austen: Unionize! (because it’s about marriage but also class solidarity)

We will be producing “Persuasion but it’s the Blair Witch Project” soon

Coming soon: Lydia’s Ramblings (maybe)

Next time Michael and Ethan will continue the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen! 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.