In a special episode for the middle of winter, Michael and Ethan discuss A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but not the Shakespeare one!

In this episode:

Michael makes sacrifices for his art

We’re talking about the comic book, but not about the comic book

We pair our drinks with meat

There’s a lot of talk about Richard Burbage. Where else can you get that?

Stories are real.

This podcast is the highest form of comment.

A very long man. (And this is the other hill figure Ethan failed to find in real time.)

Ethan makes it grim at the end, but he does successfully rein it in.

Neil Gaiman’s brilliant “Make Good Art” speech.

Next episode they’ll talk about The Playboy of the Western World, by JM Synge. (Also worthwhile: Synge’s Complete Works.) 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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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.