Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais, and Benriach the Smoky 12, Part 1

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais, as translated in one case by Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteaux and in the other by M.A. Screech, while drinking Benriach distilliery’s The Smoky Twelve.In this episode:Now listen. This episode starts with some pretty esoteric humor, even for us, but:To our Calvinist listeners: sorry.To everyone else: also sorry, but this DOES actually foreshadow some themes and later inside jokes and stuff, so… Michael forced it to be includedNovels: a novel discussion of noveltyDon’t worry, Ethan also isn’t sure if he did that “fruitful” pun on purposeSancho Panza contentAn AIM reference! Relevance!Also relevant: BLOGS!Ethan dances around the edges of Marshall McLuhanPamphlet wars cage match!Next time Michael and Ethan will continue discussion of Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais. 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.