Michael, Ethan, and special guest Karen discuss Eric, by Terry Pratchett, while drinking Bowmore 12yo Islay Single Malt..
In this episode:
Michael opens with a reference to a pre-show joke the editor doesn’t remember, AND doesn’t have Michael’s audio for, so Michael is extra bad this time
Karen has the pallet of a sugar glider/hummingbird (also she’s here)
Scoptions
Ethan says he’s going to do a thing/did a thing and it’s a lie but editor Ethan knows it’s a lie so that’s okay
If you listen closely around 9:30 you can hear the foreshadowing of Sarah’s indignation
Eventually we do discuss the book
Using the Book of the New Sun to explain Discworld
Discworld fits all the reading colors
#smh/Karen as reverse bobblehead
Eric is just acts 3 and 4 of Marlowe’s Faust
Rincewind’s version of the hero’s journey: “The hero refuses the call —> The hero refuses the call —> The hero refuses the call —> etc.”
Karen is a good sport
FaustEric as end-of-history concept
Impressive of Pratchett to predict how Christopher Nolan would retell the Odyssey 36 years beforehand
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"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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