Michael, Ethan, and special guest Nick begin their discussion of The Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart Turton, while two of the three of them drink Benriach distilliery’s The Twelve.

In this episode:

Nick makes a very good rule

Michael is provoked into asking a bad question and then the rest of the episode is about that

Ethan says “fantasy” a bunch of times when he probably should have said “speculative fiction,” feel free to sue him

This book is full of filth

Spoilers for the Murder of Roger Ackroyd, the Hound of the Baskervilles, and a bunch of other stuff you’ve had 100 years to read

Fun old-timey ocean stories! Also, pretty violent.

Next time Michael, Ethan, and Nick will continue 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.

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