The William McGonagall Special!

from Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch · host Ethan Bartlett

Michael and Ethan take a no rules, no kings, anarchy special and explore “The Tay Bridge Disaster,” the most famous poem by William McGonagall, widely considered the worst poet in the English Language.In this episode:The podcast very nearly turns into a very different, wasabi-based podcastEthan does some puns, but they might not be intentionalMcGonagall Online is a great website, honestly.Michael drops out for a second reading the first stanza, sorry, but you should probably read this for yourself anyway: The Tay Bridge Disaster.Michael tries really hard to redeem McGonagall.Bridges, man. You know?McGonagall is very relatable, honestlyEthan shares little-known but very true facts about classic Christmas movie “It’s A Wonderful Life”This poem is a newspaper articleNext episode they’ll begin talking about By Force Alone, by Lavie Tidhar. 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.

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Michael and Ethan take a no rules, no kings, anarchy special and explore “The Tay Bridge Disaster,” the most famous poem by William McGonagall, widely considered the worst poet in the English Language. In this episode: The podcast very nearly turns into a very different, wasabi-based podcast Ethan does some puns, but they might not be intentional McGonagall Online is a great website, honestly. Michael drops out for a second reading the first stanza, sorry, but you should probably read this for yourself anyway: The Tay Bridge Disaster. Michael tries really hard to redeem McGonagall. Bridges, man. You know? McGonagall is very relatable, honestly Ethan shares little-known but very true facts about classic Christmas movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” This poem is a newspaper article Next episode they’ll begin talking about By Force Alone, by Lavie Tidhar. 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.

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