Bonus Episode Release: "The Coronation of Mr. Thomas Shap," by Lord Dunsany

A Dram of Lord Dunsany, "The Coronation of Mr. Thomas Shap"

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It’s another bonus episode! Ethan & Michael are joined by friend and previous guest on the podcast Jacob Kempfert to discuss the short story “The Coronation of Mr. Thomas Shap,” by Lord Dunsany.

Read the story free!

Or buy the Penguin edition!

In this episode:

• Ethan tries to be Tom Sawyer.

• Michael insults the French language (but he really does like the language - it’s an insult in love)

• Colonialism!

• Where does Swamp Thing fit on the Great Chain of Being?

• Dunsany’s Chess:

• God gave Ethan’s dad all books.

• Don’t read Wizardry and Wild Romance by Michael Moorcock.

• Ethan recommends Obsession.

• Michael recommends Sheep Detectives.

• What about the He-Man movie?

• We do eventually talk about the story, and then at length and in depth.

• Hedging words are kinda, sorta, in a way, a Midwestern trait. To an extent.

• The Divided Soul, by Heidi White

• “What We Have Come To,” by Lord Dunsany

• Everything is still Star Trek. Or everything is Star Trek.

• This story reminds us of Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, which all 3 of us discussed on the podcast before.

• Man doesn’t exist (in pragmatic, utilitarianism philosophy).

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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