Michael & Ethan, after two weeks, conclude their discussion of J. D. Salinger's Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: an Introduction.

In this episode:

The show starts before Ethan knows it.

Ethan explains synecdoche.

Michael says “literally” a lot.  It’s embarrassing, really.

They read listener feedback, which includes a game of Date/Marry/Murder.

They discuss their wives’ plans to start a sitcom without them.

Ethan suffers out of humility.

Ethan is right.

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Next month, the pair will discuss Ravelstein by Saul Bellow.  Read along!

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