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.

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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.