Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy/Redbreast 12yo Sherry Cask editions, Part 1

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy, while drinking slightly different iterations of Redbreast 12yo Irish whiskey in sherry cask finishes.In this episode:Improv that goes great!Multiple instances of Wikipedia research in real time!Gaslighting future podcast historians!Thomas Hardy shade!Shades of Thomas Hardy! And Shakespeare!Ethan does a bad job talking about Lady Audley’s Secret!Ethan misquotes Gene Wolfe—it was “contemporaries of Herodotus and Mark Twain”!I felt like I needed one more bullet point with an exclamation!Next time Michael and Ethan will continue their discussion of Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy. 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.