Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of the first book of the new season, Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman.In this episode:The finest woodSherlock Holmes, or, coffee shop brags from Ethan, or, amusement park brags from MichaelA paean to Japanese convenience storesIrasshaimase!Ethan invents a new segment: doing background research during the showWhat is normal? What is the purpose of humanity? What is an exception to “normal”? This book asks very easy questions.Almost a loss, but obligatory Shakespeare reference insteadThe human body as a cog in the machine that is society, society as a human bodyThe world needs ditch-diggers and convenience store workersWe’re encouraging Kwik Trip to be betterNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata! 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. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) 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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