Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, and Old Pulteney 12yo, Part 1

Michael. Ethan, and special guest Jacob Kempfert discuss Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis.

In this episode:

  • Ethan is mean to Michael, but then he pays the price

  • Perhaps the most fraught rule anyone has introduced

  • A lot of talk about Azar Nafisi

  • Sinclair Lewis says the bad thing is bad, but maybe him saying so is also bad

  • Traps are a good thing

  • Thinking about thinking, and then thinking about that

  • Campbell’s Pea Soup

Next episode will be a Patented Special Episode, then they’ll begin talking about Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis. 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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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.

Ethan Bartlett