Tapestry Radio Network

Jan 20 2025 162 ep. 73 mins 18
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Join Michael & Ethan each month as they drink Scotch and talk about books, movies, pop culture, and everything under the sun, everything but Scotch. Join the conversation!

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Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon, and various Irish whiskeys, part 2

Jan 20 2025 72 mins  
Michael and Ethan continue discussing Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon, while drinking The Midnight Silkie (Michael) and Red Locks (Ethan) Irish whiskeys. In this episode: Jokes (get better the more you tell them) Spoilers for Downton Abbey series 3 (2012) If you haven’t watched every example of German Expressionist silent cinema, do you even lift? Nostalgia for a time wh

Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon, and various Irish whiskeys, part 1

Jan 07 2025 68 mins  
Michael and Ethan begin discussing Glorious Exploits, by Ferdia Lennon, while drinking The Midnight Silkie (Michael) and Red Locks (Ethan) Irish whiskeys. In this episode: Don’t worry about why Karen reading the rules happens so suddenly This book is The Producers, the Great Escape, AND the Gift of the Magi Sometimes the real story is the anachronisms we met along the way �

Persuasion, Part 4, and Laphroaig Select (Michael and Ethan ALONE)

Nov 25 2024 82 mins  
Michael and Ethan, finally alone, finish the discussion of their Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen. In this episode: Finally alone except for a dog and cat Persuasion Chapter 53 Persuasion is either Much Ado About Nothing or Parks and Rec or both Our highest aim on this podcast is “possible legitimacy” Jane Austen can’t have anybody naked, even in the

Persuasion, Part 3, and Laphroaig Select, AND Sarah and Karen

Nov 10 2024 84 mins  
Michael and Ethan, with special wife guests Karen and Sarah, discuss their (somewhat slimmer than usual) Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen. In this episode: Again making use of our intern-generated, wonderful, thoughtful, very serious discussion guide Karen definitely makes multiple references to to Mrs Jennings, a character from Sense and Sensibility and NOT t

Smooch/Marry/Kill... but for books?

Oct 27 2024 64 mins  
On this “special” episode, Michael forces Ethan to play his weird game, smooch/marry/kill, but with books. If it’s a bad episode, it should be emphasized, it IS Michael’s fault. In this episode: It almost turns into the Dune/Lawrence of Arabia show ALMOST IMMEDIATELY and that’s Michael’s fault Michael references a “summer evening” which is relevant to when we rec

Persuasion, Part 2, and Laphroaig Select, AND Stiners and Lydia

Oct 14 2024 75 mins  
Michael and Ethan, with special guests Lydia and Christina (aka Stiners), discuss their (somewhat slimmer than usual) Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen. In this episode: Our intern wrote us this very thorough, very thoughtful, and overall excellent discussion guide A sort of Damocles True gnosis will lead you to a binary choice Christina’s Walter Elliot tho

Persuasion, Part 1, and Laphroaig Select, AND Erin and Risha

Sep 24 2024 80 mins  
Michael and Ethan, with special guests Erin and Risha, inaugurate their discussion of their (somewhat slimmer than usual) Mondo Book for the year: Persuasion, by Jane Austen. In this episode: What an excellent rule (sorry, Risha) An unpopular opinion that captures several important things Austen as a writer who maybe should be listened to at least as much as read? Reading nove

Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, and Bunnahabhain 12, Part 2

Jun 24 2024 93 mins  
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide. Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt. In this episode: Michael is mean As Likely to End the World as to Save it: Knowledge and Science in Cormac McCarthy, by Philip Bunn (this bullet point happened a few eps ago, but it deserves repeating) Unconsciou

Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, and Bunnahabhain 12, Part 1

Jun 09 2024 74 mins  
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide. Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt. In this episode: We’re sleeping together on the couch/futon tonight Cover blurbs, or, the marketing materials are contributing to the discussion of what these books are Hot takes on Pynchon cover blurbs, with a si

The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy, and Bunnahabhain 12, Part 2

May 27 2024 72 mins  
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide. Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt. In this episode: Concise answers, reining it in, etc Is this book JD Salinger’s (incest) Franny and Zooey? Is McCarthy’s body of work just him taking previous works and adding greater shock value? Are these