Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch
By Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch
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With their expertise in a grand total of 3 advanced degrees in English literature, as well as a lifetime of reading, Michael & Ethan get together every other week to drink Scotch and talk about books, but not about Scotch. You don’t need to listen in order, but just search for a book (story, play, poem, etc.) that interests you and follow along!
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The Seven Strings of the Lyre, by George Sand, and Craigellachie 13yo - Part 1
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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"The Little Mermaid," by Hans Christian Andersen, and Craigellachie 13yo
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Faust (film) by F. W. Murnau, and Tamdhu 12yo
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Jack Faust, by Michael Swanwick, and Tamdhu 12yo, Part 2
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May 11, 2026 |
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Jack Faust, by Michael Swanwick, and Tamdhu 12yo, Part 1
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day, by Jonathan L Howard, and Tamdhu 12yo
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Things That Are Also Faust
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Opera de Lille's Gounod's Faust and Toki Suntory
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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The Memory of Whiteness, by Kim Stanley Robinson, and Toki Suntory, Part 2
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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The Memory of Whiteness, by Kim Stanley Robinson, and Toki Suntory, Part 1
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Stephen Vincent Benet, and Suntory Toki
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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The Devil and Tom Walker, by Washington Irving, and Suntory Toki
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann, and Jura 10yo, Part 4
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann, and Jura 10yo, Part 3
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann, and Jura 10yo, Part 2
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann, and Jura 10yo, Part 1
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Kids Edition
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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"The Mystery of the Semi-Detached," by Edith Nesbit, read by Sarah Lilienthal
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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"The Kraken," by Alfred Lord Tennsyon, read by Michael G. Lilienthal
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Faust Parts 1 & 2, by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, and Balvenie 12yo, Part 2
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Faust Parts 1 & 2, by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, and Balvenie 12yo, Part 1
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe, and Balvenie 12yo and Oban and Lagavulin 11, Part 2
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe, and Balvenie 12yo and Oban and Lagavulin 11, Part 1
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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James, by Percival Everett and Glenfiddich 12, Part 2
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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James, by Percival Everett and Glenfiddich 12, Part 1
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Way Station, by Clifford Simak, and Glenlivet 12, Part 2
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Way Station, by Clifford Simak, and Glenlivet 12, Part 1
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Half Pint with Pints with Jack
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May 14, 2025 |
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Rivermouth, by Alejandra Oliva, and Smokehead Twisted, Part 2
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Rivermouth, by Alejandra Oliva, and Smokehead Twisted, Part 1
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The Last Murder at the End of the World, by Stuart Turton, and Smokehead Twisted, Part 2
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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The Last Murder at the End of the World, by Stuart Turton, and Smokehead Twisted, Part 1
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Nobber, by Oisin Fagan, and various Irish whiskeys, part 2
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Nobber, by Oisin Fagan, and various Irish whiskeys, part 1
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon, and various Irish whiskeys, part 2
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon, and various Irish whiskeys, part 1
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Persuasion, Part 4, and Laphroaig Select (Michael and Ethan ALONE)
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Persuasion, Part 3, and Laphroaig Select, AND Sarah and Karen
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Smooch/Marry/Kill... but for books?
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Persuasion, Part 2, and Laphroaig Select, AND Stiners and Lydia
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Persuasion, Part 1, and Laphroaig Select, AND Erin and Risha
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, and Bunnahabhain 12, Part 2
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, and Bunnahabhain 12, Part 1
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy, and Bunnahabhain 12, Part 2
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May 28, 2024 |
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The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy, and Bunnahabhain 12, Part 1
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May 13, 2024 |
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Beloved, by Toni Morrison, and Jura 12, Part 2
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Beloved, by Toni Morrison, and Jura 12, Part 1
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich, and Jura 12, Part 2
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich, and Jura 12, Part 1
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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'Salem's Lot, by Stephen King, and Auchentoshan 12, Part 2
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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'Salem's Lot, by Stephen King, and Auchentoshan 12, Part 1
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata, and Auchentoshan 12, Part 2
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata, and Auchentoshan 12, Part 1
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, and Creag Isle 12yo, Part 4
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, and Creag Isle 12yo, Part 3
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, and Creag Isle 12yo, Part 2
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, and Creag Isle 12yo, Part 1
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Special: The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov (Part 2)
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Special: The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov (Accidentally Part 1)
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Special: Books not from the Podcast!
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Where the Light Fell, by Philip Yancey, and Shieldaig 12yo, Part 2
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Where the Light Fell, by Philip Yancey, and Shieldaig 12yo, Part 1
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Much Ado About Nothing: A Shakespeare Crossover Special
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May 29, 2023 |
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Nobody's Angel, by Thomas McGuane, and Shieldaig 12yo, Part 2
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May 15, 2023 |
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Nobody's Angel, by Thomas McGuane, and Shieldaig 12yo, Part 1
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Homework Special: Lord of the Flies
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, and Glenmorangie 10yo, Part 2
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, and Glenmorangie 10yo, Part 1
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, and Glenmorangie 10yo, Part 2
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, and Glenmorangie 10yo, Part 1
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Multiverse Special(s)!
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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The Sheriff of Babylon, by Tom King, and Glenlivet Nadurra, Part 2
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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The Sheriff of Babylon, by Tom King, and Glenlivet Nadurra, Part 1
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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The House on Vesper Sands, by Paraic O'Donnell, and Glenlivet Nadurra, Part 2
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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The House on Vesper Sands, by Paraic O'Donnell, and Glenlivet Nadurra, Part 1
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais, and Benriach the Smoky 12, Part 4
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais, and Benriach the Smoky 12, Part 3
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais, and Benriach the Smoky 12, Part 2
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais, and Benriach the Smoky 12, Part 1
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Special: Gargantuan/Pantagruelian Place-Setting (Copy)
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Special: Ethan Flirts with The Tale of Genji
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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The Fishermen, by Chigozie Obioma, and Benriach 12, Part 2
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The Fishermen, by Chigozie Obioma, and Benriach 12, Part 1
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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The Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart Turton, and Benriach 12, Part 2
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May 23, 2022 |
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The Devil and the Dark Water, by Stuart Turton, and Benriach 12, Part 1
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May 11, 2022 |
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Filthy Animals, by Brandon Taylor, and Redbreast Sherry Cask editions, Part 2
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Filthy Animals, by Brandon Taylor, and Redbreast Sherry Cask editions, Part 1
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy/Redbreast 12yo Sherry Cask editions, Part 2
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy/Redbreast 12yo Sherry Cask editions, Part 1
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Extra Special: First Paragraph Challenge: Wife Edition
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Vampire Special!
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene/Highland Park 12yo, Part 2 (WEIRD)
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene/Highland Park 12yo
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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EXTRA! EXTRA! FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See/Highland Park 12yo, Part 2
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See/Highland Park 12yo, Part 1
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Very Special: 1st Paragraph Challenge
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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I Am A Cat, by Soseki Natsume and Lagavulin 11yo, Part 4
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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I Am A Cat, by Soseki Natsume and Lagavulin 11yo, Part 3
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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I Am A Cat, by Soseki Natsume and Lagavulin 11yo, Part 2
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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I Am A Cat, by Soseki Natsume and Lagavulin 11yo, Part 1
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Free Verse Special
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Formal Poetry Special
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Despair, by Vladimir Nabokov, and Laphroiag 10yo, Part 2
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Despair, by Vladimir Nabokov, and Laphroiag 10yo
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, and Laphroaig 10yo, Part 2
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, and Laphroaig 10yo
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, and Old Pulteney 12yo, Part 2
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, and Old Pulteney 12yo, Part 1
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May 24, 2021 |
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Homework Honeypot: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Very Good Theories)
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May 12, 2021 |
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By Force Alone, by Lavie Tidhar, and Old Pulteney/Oban 12yo, Part 2
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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By Force Alone, by Lavie Tidhar, and Old Pulteney/Oban 12yo, Part 1
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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The William McGonagall Special!
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Ball Lightning, by Cixin Liu and Talisker Storm, Part 2
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Ball Lightning, by Cixin Liu and Talisker Storm, Part 1
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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The Playboy of the Western World, by JM Synge, and Talisker Storm, Part 2
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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The Playboy of the Western World, by JM Synge, and Talisker Storm
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Midwinter Special: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman and William Shakespeare
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne/Green Spot Irish Whiskey, Part 4
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne/Green Spot Irish Whiskey, Part 3
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Freddy Goes to Florida, by Walter R. Brooks - Introducing: Freddy Goes to a Podcast
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne/Green Spot Irish Whiskey, Part 2
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne/Green Spot Irish Whiskey
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Shotgun Lovesongs, by Nickolas Butler and Glenrothes 12yo, Part 2
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler and Glenrothes 12yo, Part 1
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin/Glenrothes 12yo, Part 2
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin/Glenrothes 12yo, Part 1
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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The Dream of Perpetual Motion/Glenmorangie Lasanta/Glenlivet 14yo Cognac, Part 2
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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The Dream of Perpetual Motion/Glenmorangie Lasanta/Glenlivet 14yo Cognac
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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The Light Between Oceans/Glenmorangie 12yo Lasanta/Glenlivet 14 Cognac, Part 2
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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The Light Between Oceans/Glenmorangie Lasanta/Glenlivet 14, Part 1
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May 25, 2020 |
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Oscar Wilde Special-- "The Canterville Ghost"
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May 10, 2020 |
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Okla Hannali, by RA Lafferty/Benromach 10yo, Part 2
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Okla Hannali, by RA Lafferty/Benromach 10yo, Part 1
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead / Benromach 10yo, Part 2
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead / Benromach 10yo
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham / Lagavulin 16yo - Part 4
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Of Human Bonadage, by W. Somerset Maugham / Lagavulin 16yo - Part 3
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Shakespeare Special - The Tempest 2 - The Sea and the Mirror, by W. H. Auden
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Shakespeare Special - The Tempest
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Of Human Bonadage, by W. Somerset Maugham / Lagavulin 16yo - Part 2
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham / Lagavulin 16yo - Part 1
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Bill Holm Essays Special
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Jacques the Fatalist, by Denis Diderot / Polly's Casks Double Barrel-Aged Single Malt Highland Scotch Whisky - Part 2
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Jacques the Fatalist, by Denis Diderot / Polly's Casks Double Barrel-Aged Single Malt Highland Scotch Whisky - Part 1
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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The Death of Dr. Island - Gene Wolfe Commemorative Special
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton / Polly's Casks Double Barrel Aged Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Part 2
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton / Polly's Casks Double Barrel Aged Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Part 1
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May 27, 2019 |
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Soulless, by Gail Carriger / Glen Fohdry 12yr - Part 2
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May 13, 2019 |
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Soulless, by Gail Carriger / Glen Fohdry 12yr - Part 1
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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The Plains, by Gerald Murnane / Glen Fohdry 12yr - Part 2
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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The Plains, by Gerald Murnane / Glen Fohdry 12 yr, Part 1
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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"Smokers," by Tobias Wolff, Homework Special
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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Things Not Seen, by Andrew Clements / Islay Storm - Part 2
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Season 3 Listener Response Special
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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Things Not Seen, by Andrew Clements/Islay Storm - Part 1
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel/Islay Storm - Part 2
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel/Islay Storm - Part 1
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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Don Quixote Part II, Part 2 - Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yo
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Nov 26, 2018 |
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Don Quixote Part II, Part 1 - Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yo
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe - Halloween Crossover Event Special!
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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Don Quixote Part I, Part 2 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yo
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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Don Quixote Part I, Part 1 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yo
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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Don Quixote Interlude - The Lost Episode: Don Quixote de La Mancha Part II, by Alonso Fernandez de Avellaneda
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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English Homework Special - Creative Writing, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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Ellen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons/The Dalmore 12yo, Part 2
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Ellen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons/The Dalmore 12yo
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman/The Dalmore 12Yo, Part 2
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May 28, 2018 |
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman/The Dalmore 12yo
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May 14, 2018 |
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English Homework Special - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T. S. Eliot
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May 01, 2018 |
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English Homework Special - Shakespearean Sonnets (The Moving Special)
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle/Glengoyne 12yo, Part 2
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle/Glengoyne 12yo, Part 1
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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A Borrowed Man, by Gene Wolfe/The MacAllan Triple Cask Matured 10-yr, Part 2
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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A Borrowed Man, by Gene Wolfe/The MacAllan Fine Oak Triple Cask Matured 10-yr
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Feb 12, 2018 |
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The House of Special Purpose, by John Boyne/Rittenhouse Rye Coctails, Part 2
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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The House of Special Purpose, by John Boyne/Rittenhouse Rye Cocktails
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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First Paragraph Special #2 - "Chaos No-Rules Anarchy Special"
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Dec 29, 2017 |
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First Paragraph Special #1
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Dec 23, 2017 |
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Plainsong, by Kent Haruf/Bruichladdich Scottish Barley: The Classic Laddie - Part 2
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Sep 09, 2017 |
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Plainsong, by Kent Haruf/Bruichladdich Scottish Barley: The Classic Laddie
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch Shakespeare Fest Special 2017
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini/Longrow Peated Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Part 2
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini/Longrow Peated Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Jul 28, 2017 |
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Lost in the Cosmos, by Walker Percy/Great Northern Distillery Wisconsin Whiskey, Part 2
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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Lost in the Cosmos, by Walker Percy/Great Northern Distillery Wisconsin Whiskey
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Jul 07, 2017 |
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Ravelstein, by Saul Bellow/Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban - Part 2
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Jun 09, 2017 |
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Ravelstein, by Saul Bellow/Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban - Part 1
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May 26, 2017 |
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: An Introduction, by J. D. Salinger/Dalwhinnie 15yo - Part 2
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May 12, 2017 |
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: An Introduction, by J. D. Salinger/Dalwhinnie 15yo - Part 1
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Apr 28, 2017 |
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Till We Have Faces, by C. S. Lewis/Old Pulteney 12yo, Part 2
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Apr 07, 2017 |
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Till We Have Faces, by C. S. Lewis/Old Pulteney 12yo
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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Then We Came to the End, by Joshua Ferris/Glenfiddich 14yo U.S. Exclusive
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Feb 24, 2017 |
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East of Eden, by John Steinbeck/Craigellachie 13yo
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Jan 27, 2017 |
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South of the Border, West of the Sun, by Haruki Murakami / Jura Superstition
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Dec 23, 2016 |
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Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch Promo
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Nov 28, 2016 |