CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide.

Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt.

In this episode:

Michael is mean

As Likely to End the World as to Save it: Knowledge and Science in Cormac McCarthy, by Philip Bunn (this bullet point happened a few eps ago, but it deserves repeating)

Unconscious/subconscious, and what the difference is, and whether it matters

Trying to be the smartest person in the world, and also have companionship

The dangers of language, or, words are bad

Lotsa Gnosticism

William Blake, and a little bit Lovecraft, but mostly Blake

A memory of a stupid review

Like The Passenger, this book is secretly about the atomic bomb

Anaximander, who thought existence is a wrong done to the universe

Hurtfully, this book is Catcher in the Rye

Ethan gets the name of Pokemon Rollout deeply wrong right at the end, lol

Next time Michael and Ethan will 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.