On this “special” episode, Michael forces Ethan to play his weird game, smooch/marry/kill, but with books. If it’s a bad episode, it should be emphasized, it IS Michael’s fault.

In this episode:

It almost turns into the Dune/Lawrence of Arabia show ALMOST IMMEDIATELY and that’s Michael’s fault

Michael references a “summer evening” which is relevant to when we recorded this episode but not to when it’s coming out, sorry

It also almost becomes a cocktail episode which is also Michael’s fault, and these bullet points are even before we get to the actual premise of the episode which Ethan is VERY salty about

Ethan and Psyche rout Michael’s little death trick

We don’t know what the MPA rating standards are for podcasts

Japanese cats make the most enticing smooches because you have to work for them

This podcast’s next t-shirt and also tagline: “Low demand, high fun”

EVERYONE BE COOL AND IMAGINE ROUND TWO IN WISHBONE TERMS

WE DON’T CONDONE NASTINESS

Hendiadys: one through two, and we love it

Old armchair smooch: a very real thing that people do say and have said

Tom Jones expected to be killed one of these days

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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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.