The Playboy of the Western World, by JM Synge, and Talisker Storm

Michael and Ethan discuss The Playboy of the Western World, by JM Synge, with supplemental excursions into Synge’s Complete Works.

In this episode:

  • How much we listen to our wives

  • If you’re going to be pedantic, at least know why

  • Siobhan: not pronounced “sie-oh-ban”

  • Film version not available streaming. Maybe try your local library?

  • Literature on fire!

  • Wildly speculating about things we barely remember!

  • (That Victor Hugo thing WAS a thing, though.)

  • 1000 years of context

  • Really it’s just a sexy peasant murder play

Next episode they’ll continue to talk about The Playboy of the Western World, by JM Synge, while also being unable to stop themselves from excursions into Synge’s Complete Works. 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.

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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.

Ethan Bartlett