Michael and Ethan, with special guests Erin and Risha, inaugurate their discussion of their (somewhat slimmer than usual) Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen.In this episode:What an excellent rule (sorry, Risha)An unpopular opinion that captures several important thingsAusten as a writer who maybe should be listened to at least as much as read?Reading novels was basically the 19th-century version of GameboyJANE DID A CLIFFHANGERIs Persuasion unfilmable?VERY EXCITING DICTION DISCUSSION Jane Austen: all sarcasm all the time maybe?The Keira Knightley one, the one with the Dashwood Sisters, the one with the name we can’t say…One very simple blockage: the miscommunication tropeThe blockage is always the title of the bookNext 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. Join us on GoodReads!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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