With special guests Kelsie, Hannah, and Jessica from the Reading Revisited podcast, Michael and Ethan discuss “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen, while drinking Craigellachie 13yo Speyside Single Malt..

In this episode:

First and most important: NO SNITCHING

There’s no rule that says you can’t mock husbands

Talking about the end first

Getting what you want vs. getting something better

Devil’s Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain, by Ed Simon

Lowercase love vs. Uppercase Love

Myths and the myths behind them

Pride must suffer pain (mean)

If the deal is today-only, walk away

Potential uses for a mermaid’s tongue

If you haven’t been reading fairy tales, they’re actually very nice

Here’s one investigation into the alleged Einstein “read your children fairy tales” quote

One version of the Children of Lir

Andersen’s Fairy Tales as translated by Tiina Nunnelly

There’s still no snitching

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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.

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Michael and Ethan discuss the 1926 silent film Faust by F. W. Murnau, while drinking Tamdhu 12yo Single Malt.

In this episode:

Quintessential film bro stuff

Everything is political with a small p, but some things are political with a capital P (especially in cinema of the Weimar Republic)

Faust is saved (spoilers)

Silent film may be the only genre less subtle than the musical

Ethan absolutely garbles a reference to Christopher Isherwood, partly by thinking he might be Herman Hesse. Isherwood was associated with Vedantic Hinduism and his novel Goodbye to Berlin was the basis for the musical Cabaret.

Emil Jannings shade (deserved)

Hitler’s Monsters, by Eric Kurlander

In case it was unclear: Ethan didn’t want to be watching this film, even as he was watching this film

All things are Star Trek (annoying)

Michael makes an unacknowledged “jam” pun

If you want to read along to our recurring unlistenable segment

Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen! 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.

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Michael and Ethan discuss Jack Faust, by Michael Swanwick, while drinking Tamdhu 12yo Single Malt..

In this episode:

Caliban and the Witch, by Sylvia Federici

Jack Faust is Goethe’s Faust and Marlowe’s Faust and a little bit Gounod’s Faust (which is also Goethe’s Faust)

Faust goes from a disciple to Pontius Pilate in one paragraph

What’s behind the door?????? (it doesn’t matter)

The Star Trek-ification of Faust

Faust decides he is God, something that always goes super well for everybody

Interjections at random times from our special guest, Michael’s cat

A fun triumvirate of epigraphs! (Including Jack the Ripper)

Tap into Poetry

Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss F.W. Murnau’s silent film, Faust! 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.

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