Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of Filthy Animals, by Brandon Taylor, while drinking slightly different iterations of Redbreast Irish whiskey in sherry cask finishes. In this episode: MaEiaRwS: the podcast where nothing gets done Ethan fishes a book with a chair (scintillating audio that the editor chose to leave in) Trawling for references The Case Against the Trauma Plot, by Parul Sehgal Emotional Support Trauma Plot, by Brandon Taylor We talk about what we talk abot What is love? The Queen’s Visit to the Exhibition, by William McGonagall Next time Michael and Ethan will begin discussing The Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart Turton. 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.