Special: Gargantuan/Pantagruelian Place-Setting (Copy)

Another special, in which Michael and Ethan set the table for the discussion of one of the books in literature which itself has perhaps some of the most tables set within it: this is the world of Francois Rabelais, and his Great (dirty) Book, Gargantua and Pantagruel.In this episode:Rabelais as Dirty BookEthan has one page of notesMichael gets put on a Diet of WormsMichael’s wife is the main character of this episode, reallyWe ram our heads into our time. Which is hardly a surpriseDistilling the zeitgeist into predicting the futurePutting a pin in MelancthonAphorisms. Ethan is trying to think of Aphorisms. Sorry this took so longNext time Michael and Ethan will begin discussion of our next Mongo Book: 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.