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Tapestry Radio NetworkNobber, by Oisin Fagan, and various Irish whiskeys, part 1Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Nobber, by Oisin Fagan, while drinking The Midnight Silkie (Michael) and Red Locks (Ethan) Irish whiskeys.In this episode:The question and the answer is “WTF?”Bafflement loves companyNihilism (question mark?)Plague booksMichael says “plague-ground” and Ethan completely fails to call him on itVery relevant and very pointedAcquisitiveness so strong it breaks the fourth wallA clumsy trap for MichaelBestiality!Scientific reasons are sometimes bestial, and best...2025-02-101h 18
Kartoon Kreators!S2 E3: Michael Hirsh - Co-Founder of NelvanaMichael is the co-founder of a Canadian animation company called Nelvana, and has produced some of the most well-known animated series of our time, including Babar, Berenstain Bears, Franklin, The Magic School Bus, and so much more. In his early days, he also produced a Star Wars short for George Lucas that introduced the character of Boba Fett! Michael talks about his initial transition into the animation space, how he converted so many beloved children’s books into TV series, and what he’s excited about for the future of the industry. Listen now!2025-01-0129 minTapestry Radio NetworkPersuasion, Part 4, and Laphroaig Select (Michael and Ethan ALONE)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 catPersuasion Chapter 53Persuasion is either Much Ado About Nothing or Parks and Rec or bothOur highest aim on this podcast is “possible legitimacy”Jane Austen can’t have anybody naked, even in the 1990sPeople have been really gross and done really gross stuff for a long timeDid Lee Harvey Oswald kill K...2024-11-261h 22
Predigten der OASIS Kirche LilienthalWas eine Gemeinde braucht - Teil 2Predigt von Michael Mierich on 10. November 20242024-11-1056 minPredigten der OASIS Kirche LilienthalWas eine Gemeinde braucht - Teil 1Predigt von Michael Mierich on 9. November 20242024-11-091h 05Tapestry Radio NetworkSmooch/Marry/Kill... but for books?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 faultMichael references a “summer evening” which is relevant to when we recorded this episode but not to when it’s coming out, sorryIt also almost becomes a cocktail episode which is also Michael’s fault, and these bullet points...2024-10-281h 04Tapestry Radio NetworkBeloved, by Toni Morrison, and Jura 12, Part 1Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Beloved, by Toni Morrison, while drinking Jura 12yo single malt.In this episode:Immediately the ghosts/vampires thing again, we promise we’re not Vamps and MersMichael said “The ghosts have business to do” and Ethan didn’t even chortle—the boys are growing upThe seeds of vampires (but not like that)Main characfter vs central character—a potentially not very interesting debate (which we have eventually anyway, sort of)Ghost stories as modern incarnations of classical tragedyPulp s...2024-04-081h 13Tapestry Radio NetworkMuch Ado About Nothing: A Shakespeare Crossover SpecialIn this episode, Michael and Ethan are joined by two very special guests: Risha Lilienthal, host of Tapestry’s newest addition, Shakespeare in the Village, and Lydia Grabau, friend of the show and Shakespeare afficianado!In this episode:Cut Medieval BrianThis play slapsAbandonment issues vs. intelligence issuesA short digressionDon John: interestingly uninterestingBeatrice slapsHero is a rock, perhaps THE Rock?As You Like It, or, Everyone Messes Around in the Woods for Four Acts and then th...2023-05-291h 05
Shakespeare in the Village1 - An Introduction: What's Shakespeare in the Village?Shakespeare in the Village is an experience involving food, entertainment and a flavor of a mini-Renaissance festival. It’s a picnic and a play. For the year 2023, we will be performing "Much Ado About Nothing." Listen in to hear director, Michael Lilienthal talk with Risha Lilienthal about the idea of the production, some vision, and our excitement surrounding the project. He'll also give a peek into what auditions will look like. This is a collaboration between two Non-profits in Southern Minnesota - The Albert Lea Community Theatre (ACT) and the Freeborn County Historical Museum, Library, and Village (FCHM).
...2023-04-0419 minTapestry Radio NetworkVampire Special!An extremely special episode where, after a 5-year ban, Michael finally gets to talk about vampires. In this episode:Michael is or is not a vampireMichael finds vampires everywhereEthan knows how lists workEthan compares Michael to Einstein, but only by accidentFlorence and the Machine and VampiresVampires everywhere!Some ill-advised digressions in the middle of the episode, sorryMuch place-setting, as usualTo be clear, Ethan is deeply ashamed of everything Twilight-related that comes up...2022-02-151h 11Tapestry Radio NetworkSnow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See/Highland Park 12yo, Part 2Michael and Ethan continue their discussion of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See while drinking Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour Edition.In this episode:What’s a plot?Misunderstanding misunderstandingsMichael says “duty” a bunch of times and Ethan doesn’t even giggle. That’s maturityJust some fanboy moments about Lisa See (to balance out the s*** we talked last time)Michael would like everyone to know that Ethan’s words are his own and not MIchael’sExcursus into the impossibil...2021-12-271h 26
The Mo Show PodcastHow to Take Good Care of Your Vision with Dr. Michael St. PeterIf you’ve ever had a vision screening, you’re probably already familiar with the question, “Which is better: one or two?” But that’s just the beginning of an eye exam, according to today’s guest. What many of us don’t realize is that a lot of health issues in the body can be detected in the eyes, from diabetes to cataracts and cardiovascular disease. In fact, one in every four children have some eye condition that needs treatment. Today we’re joined by Dr. Michael St. Peter from the Madison Eye Care...2021-12-1727 minTapestry Radio NetworkWide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, and Laphroaig 10yo, Part 2Michael and Ethan continue to discuss Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys.In this episode:A third host joins the podcast, but not like THATMichael is generous, or is he?Ethan was definitely trying to think of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”The discussion goes pretty deep pretty quickly and it’s kind of hard to say sarcastic things about it?Most of the episode is spent on three pages of the book, sorryBut at least the previous point is acknowledged so you’re not allow...2021-07-141h 11Tapestry Radio NetworkThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne/Green Spot Irish Whiskey, Part 4Michael and Ethan conclude their discussion of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne. They punish each other, but this one isn’t explicit.In this episode:The show must go on… I feel like we’ve had this bullet point beforeWe find out the moral of the showThere is emotional whiplashThere is talk about modeling, but not in an exciting wayWe flirt with it being the Us Arguing Words podcastInstead, it’s the Uncle Toby Podcast...2020-12-291h 24
Let Us Go into the House of the LordAdvent 2 2020Service on 12/6/2020Advent 2; Nicholas, Bishop of MyraAll Upcoming ServicesOrder/Rite Rite OneService NotesPsalm 80:1-7 (pp. 183-184)HymnsELH #96 vv. 1, 2, 5 Hark, A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding!ELH #100 vv. 1-4 The Bridegroom Soon Will Call UsELH #167 How Lovely Shines the Morning StarELH #94 vv. 5-7 O How Shall I Receive TheeELH #100 vv. 5-7 The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us2020-11-3022 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordAdvent 1 2020Service on 11/29/2020Advent 1All Upcoming ServicesOrder/Rite Rite One, abr.Service NotesPsalm 25, p. 177No Gloria in Excelsis DeoPrayer of the Church = the Litany, p. 137ff.Introit To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul; O my God, I trust in You. Let me not be ashamed; let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed. Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Glory be to the Father and...2020-11-2340 minTapestry Radio NetworkThe Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin/Glenrothes 12yo, Part 1Michael & Ethan discuss The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin.In this episode:Amanda Coplin is a great film directorThis is not the Citizen Kane, Alfred Hitchock, or Outlaw King podcastMichael lays traps. Actually like, a bunch of trapsEthan is too clever for Michael’s trapsHaha!They do talk about the book, though, promiseMichael and Ethan’s opinions are very mysteriousNext episode they’ll continue talking about The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin. Join the discussion! Go to the Co...2020-08-121h 00
Us Play FiascoLet's Play This Out - Act 2The future is the key to dwelling on the past. Have truer words ever been spoken? Well, we’re all gonna work out our issues in this thrilling conclusion to the therapy-session Fiasco game we call life.Join Jacob, Michael, Ben, and Josh for Act 2 of this story from a playtest version of the homemade Fiasco-Fiasco Playset. Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com. Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0...2020-07-062h 11Us Play FiascoLet's Play This Out - Act 1How much Fiasco is too much Fiasco? Join these wackos as they play Fiasco, and I’m talking about the characters in this game of Fiasco. Confused yet? So are we! Join Jacob, Michael, Ben, and Josh for Act 1 of this story from a playtest version of the homemade Fiasco-Fiasco Playset. Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com. Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. 2020-06-292h 03Us Play FiascoUnattached Territory - Act 2With the Pinkertons in town, who knows whether anyone is safe? The past catches up to everyone in time, and it’s gentler on some than on others.Join Jacob, Michael, Ben, and Josh for Act 1 of this story from the Boomtown Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.2020-06-221h 26Us Play FiascoUnattached Territory - Act 1The wild west makes a man hard, and it takes a hard man to make it there. In the unattached territory that will one day be known as Oklahoma, a pair of men, thick as thieves, try to make their living. But the past his riding hard after them.Join Jacob, Michael, Ben, and Josh for Act 1 of this story from the Boomtown Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme...2020-06-152h 25
Us Play FiascoTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Seal - Act 2Anybody have any idea what’s going on? Neither do we. But wait, something’s gonna happen that will make it all make sense. Or just make it weirder. Because yes, it’s possible.Join Jacob, Michael, Ben, Josh, and Josiah for Act 2 of this story from the Amalgamated Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.2020-06-081h 38Us Play FiascoTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Seal - Act 1Ever wonder what would happen if you took Fiasco and cranked it up to 11, or how about 36? This is a big story with a lot of important things, 5 players, and a town with secrets. It all starts with a dead seal.Join Jacob, Michael, Ben, Josh, and Josiah for Act 1 of this story from the Amalgamated Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Frea...2020-06-012h 16
Us Play FiascoThieves of TIme Act 2Things couldn’t be worse, except on those timelines in which it got worse and then stuff happened to make the earlier stuff look like Disneyland. But we’re not in Disneyland, are we! No, a lot more fire is in our future (past).Join Michael, Ben, Josh, and Josiah for Act 2 of this story from the Clock Blockers Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break”...2020-05-251h 35Tapestry Radio NetworkThe Light Between Oceans/Glenmorangie Lasanta/Glenlivet 14, Part 1In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss The Light Between Oceans, by ML Stedman.In this episode:This book is denseThis book is a tacoEthan is a hostile witnessEthan also can’t keep character names straight, and at some point it seems he stops trying toMichael doesn’t want to say ChicletEthan tries, and fails, to be humbleMichael posits the hypotheticalPretty sure it’s an E, not a DMichael is, of course, a teas...2020-05-251h 05
Us Play FiascoThieves of Time Act 1There’s a lot to love in life, the simple things, you know? Your job, your school, the stolen time machine that is ruining everyone’s lives.Join Michael, Ben, Josh, and Josiah for Act 1 of this story from the Clock Blockers Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.2020-05-181h 43
Us Play FiascoPax Temporis Act 2he year is 1937, and there is peace, or war, and time travel is about to be invented after it has long existed. You follow, right?Find out with the wise fools Jacob, Michael, Ben, and Josh in Act 1 of this story from the Clock Blockers Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.2020-05-121h 54
Us Play FiascoPax Temporis Act 1World peace is in the future, or was it? For a bunch of college students working on a documentary project, some for extra credit, time is certainly fixed, right?Find out with the wise fools Jacob, Michael, Ben, and Josh in Act 1 of this story from the Clock Blockers Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0 1.0 Universal Lice...2020-05-052h 17Tapestry Radio NetworkOkla Hannali, by RA Lafferty/Benromach 10yo, Part 2In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss Okla Hannali, by R.A. Lafferty.This was recorded forever ago, so there is a recommendation for guerrilla marketing our podcast that we now know is DEEPLY UNSANITARY. So don’t do that one. Sorry.In this episode:Michael and Ethan are definitely human.There are stories in this story.Michael isn’t touching Names With Michael.Michael gets the last laugh.We’re not telling the secret.Next episode they’ll talk about The Light Between Oceans...2020-04-171h 08Tapestry Radio NetworkThe Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead / Benromach 10yo, Part 2In this episode, Michael & Ethan discuss the modern classic The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.This was recorded forever ago, so there is a recommendation for guerrilla marketing our podcast that we now know is DEEPLY UNSANITARY. So don’t do that one. Sorry.In this episode:They do the “part 2” joke againNames With Michael But Ethan Ended Up Editing This One and Didn’t Put in the High-Value Editing Stuff so THEREThis book is about MinotaursEthan brings up Noam Chomsky, because he is a radica...2020-03-271h 17
Let Us Go into the House of the LordLent 5 2020Service on 3/29/2020Lent 5Order/Rite Rite One, abr.Service NotesNo Gloria in ExcelsisPsalm 43 (Tone 3) p. 180The Litany (p. 137) replaces the Prayer of the ChurchIntroit Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. Send out Your light and Your truth; Let them lead me, let them bring me to Your holy hill. Glory...Gradual Christ humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of...2020-03-2300 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordLent 4 2020Service on 3/22/2020Lent 4Order/Rite Rite One, abr.Service NotesNo Gloria in excelsis DeoPsalm 122 (Tone 1) p. 192The Litany replaces the Prayer of the ChurchGradual Christ humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.Color PurpleHymns:ELH #20 “Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness”ELH #263 vv. 1-3 “Jesus, Priceless Treasure”ELH #263 vv. 4-6 “Jesus, Priceless Treasure”ELH #262 “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”2020-03-1600 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordLent 3 2020Service on 3/15/2020Lent 3Order/Rite Rite TwoService NotesKyrie option IINo Gloria in Excelsis DeoPsalm 121 (Tone 2) p. 192Sentence "Christ has humbled Himself..." replaces AlleluiaLitany (p. 137) replaces Prayer of the ChurchCollect of Thanksgiving option IIIntroit My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the net. To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul, O my God, I trust in You. Turn Yourself to me and have...2020-03-0900 min
Us Play FiascoSupernatural Files Act 2Join Jacob, Michael, Ben, and Josh in Act 2 of their play of the Supernatural Files Fiasco Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.2020-03-061h 11Let Us Go into the House of the LordLent 2 2020Service on 3/8/2020Lent 2Order/Rite Rite One, abr.Service NotesPsalm 25:1-8 (Tone 3) p. 177The Litany (p. 137-139) will replace the Prayer of the ChurchNo Gloria in Excelsis DeoIntroit Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and lovingkindnesses, for they have been from of old. Let not my enemies triumph over me. Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all their troubles! To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed Glory...2020-03-0200 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordLent 1 2020Service on 3/1/2020Lent 1Order/Rite Rite OneService NotesPsalm 91 (Tone 3) p. 186The Litany (p. 137) will replace the Prayer of the ChurchNo Gloria in Excelsis DeoIntroit He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My Salvation. He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Glory...Gradual Christ humbled Himself and became...2020-02-2400 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordBaptism of Our Lord 2020Service on 2/23/2020Baptism of JesusOrder/Rite Rite One, abr.Service NotesPsalm 90 (Tone 2) p. 185-186Introit You are fairer than the sons of men, grace is poured upon Your lips. Therefore God has blessed You forever. Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With Your glory and Your majesty. Glory...Color GreenTheme Baptism of Our Lord, JesusHymns:ELH #241 “He That Believes and Is Baptized”ELH #247 vv. 1-4 “To Jordan Came Our Lord”ELH #247...2020-02-1800 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordSexagesima 2020Service on 2/16/2020SexagesimaOrder/RiteRite TwoService NotesPsalm 86 (Tone 3) p. 184-185Introit Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Arise! Do not cast us off forever. Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and our oppression? We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us What deeds You did in their days. Glory...Color GreenTheme Word of God: Sower and the SeedHymns:ELH #230 “Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth”ELH #229 “By Faith We Are...2020-02-1000 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordSeptuagesima 2020Service on 2/9/2020SeptuagesimaOrder/Rite Rite One, abr.Service NotesPsalm 42 (Tone 4) p. 179-189Introit The pangs of death encompassed me, the sorrows of hell surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. In my distress I called upon the Lord, And He heard my voice from His temple. Glory...Color GreenTheme By Grace Alone: Laborers in the VineyardHymns:ELH #227 vv.1-5 “Salvation Unto Us Is Come”ELH #227 vv. 6-10 “Salvation Unto Us Is Come”ELH...2020-02-0300 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordTransfiguration / Presentation 2020Service on 2/2/2020Presentation, TransfigurationOrder/Rite Rite OneService NotesThis will be a teaching-the-liturgy service. Rather than a full sermon, the various parts will be explained in-between each part. The whole bulletin will be put together by Pastor Lilienthal.The Introit will follow the Entrance Hymn.Psalm 84 (Tone 4), p. 184.Hymns:ELH #151 Thou Light of Gentile NationsELH #224 The Only Son from HeavenELH #313 Distribution Hymn I Come, O Savior, to Thy TableELH #48 In Peace and...2020-01-2700 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordEpiphany 3 2020Service on 1/26/2020Epiphany 3Order/Rite Rite One, abr.Service Notes-Psalm 100 (Tone 4) p. 187-8Introit Worship Him, all you gods; Zion hears and is glad. The daughters of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments, O Lord. The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of the isles be glad. Glory...Gradual Alleluia! Oh, praise the Lord, all you nations! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures forever. Alleluia!Color White2020-01-2000 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordEpiphany 2 2020Service on 1/19/2020Epiphany 2Order/Rite Rite TwoService NotesPsalm 19 (Tone 1) p. 175No Hymn of ThanksgivingIntroit All the earth shall worship You and sing praises to You. They shall sing praises to Your Name. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His Name, make His praise glorious. Glory...Gradual Alleluia! Oh, praise the Lord, all you nations! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures...2020-01-1300 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordEpiphany 1 2020Service on 1/12/2020Epiphany 1Order/Rite Rite One, abr.Service NotesIntroit before Entrance HymnSunday School will sing some of #179Psalm 100 (Tone 4), p. 187-8Introit I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up. I heard the voice of a great multitude saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!" Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands. Serve the Lord with gladness. Glory...Gradual Alleluia! Oh, praise the Lord, all you nations! Laud Him, all you peoples...2020-01-0600 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordEpiphany 2020Service on 1/6/2020 EpiphanyOrder/RiteRite OneService NotesIntroit before Entrance Hymn (with antiphon)Psalm 72 (Tone 2), p. 182-183IntroitBehold, the Lord, the Ruler, has come, and the kingdom and the power and the glory are in His hand. All kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall serve Him. Give the King Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the King''s Son. Glory...2019-12-3100 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordChristmas 2 2020Service on 1/5/2020 Christmas 2Order/Rite Rite OneService NotesIntroit (printed in bulletin) will come before Entrance Hymn.Psalm 2 (Tone 4), p. 174IntroitWhen Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My Son. Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed. Glory...2019-12-3000 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordChristmas 1 2019Service on 12/29/2019Christmas 1Order/Rite Rite One, abridgedService NotesPsalm 92:1-10 (Tone 2), pp. 186-187Introit Your testimonies are very sure, holiness adorns Your house O Lord, forever. Your throne is established from of old, You are everlasting. The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The Lord is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Glory...Gradual Alleluia! Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad before the Lord: for He has...2019-12-2500 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordChristmas 2019Services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, 2019Service on 12/24/2019Christmas VigilOrder/Rite VespersService NotesPsalm 2 (Tone 4), p. 174Immediately following the Psalm: hymn #121, then the Pastor sings the Introit (p. 142), followed by the "Glory be to the Father" as with PsalmsThe Canticle = The Magnificat (p. 123) (easy-to-play version at the keyboard)The Collects will be the first option on pp. 125-125 and #9 on p. 1482019-12-2200 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordAdvent 4 2019Service on 12/22/2019Advent 4Order/Rite The Service of Corporate Confession & AbsolutionService NotesFull outline as follows:Hymn #56Invocation & VersiclesPsalm 19 (Tone 1), p. 175Hymn #110:1 - Genesis 17:15 - Homily I - Hymn #110:2 - Genesis 17:16 - Homily II - Hymn #110:3 - Genesis 17:17 - Homily III - Hymn #110:4 - Genesis 17:18-19 - Homily IV - Hymn #110:5 - Genesis 17:20-21 - Homily V - Hymn #110:6 - Genesis 17:22 - Homily...2019-12-1600 min
Tapestry Radio NetworkOf Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham / Lagavulin 16yo - Part 4Well, they finally finish talking about Of Human Bondage. Have Ethan’s tastes changed? Is Michael that influential? Can he find Ethan’s emotional core? Find out in this episode!In this episode:Ethan drinks scotch by himself.“guest” “Michael Lilienthal”Michael problematizes it, as he does.Michael viciously punches the microphone.As undergrads, we always read each novel at least twice if not thrice.Michael takes the podcast into the ditch.2019-12-131h 23Let Us Go into the House of the LordAdvent 3 2019Pastor Lilienthal is joined by Rev. Jeff Hendrix from Faith Lutheran Church in Oregon, Wisconsin, to discuss Gaudete Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Advent.Christian Worship: A Lutheran HymnalFaith Lutheran, Oregon, WILutheran Synod Digital Publishing2019-12-1000 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordAdvent 3 2019 / Prayers Before WorshipDecember 15, 2019 will be the Children’s Christmas Program at Our Savior’s. Pastor Lilienthal gives some details on his sermon for the day, but then talks about the Prayers Before Worship on p. 40 in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary.2019-12-0900 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordAdvent 2 2019Service on 12/8/2019Advent 2Order/Rite Rite One, abridgedService NotesPsalm 80:7-19 (Tone 1), p. 184Introit Daughter of Zion, surely your Salvation is coming. The Lord will cause His glorious voice to be heard, and you shall have gladness of heart. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; Stir up Your strength, and come and save us! Glory.. .Gradual Alleluia! Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies: for they have been from of old. Alleluia!Color PurpleTheme Watchfulness2019-12-0200 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordAdvent 1 2019Service on 12/1/2019Advent 1Order/Rite: Rite OneService NotesPsalm 25:1-9 (Tone 3), p. 177Introit: To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul; O my God, I trust in You. Let me not be ashamed; let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed. Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore...2019-11-2500 minLet Us Go into the House of the LordIntroducing: Let Us Go into the House of the LordI rejoiced with those who said to me,“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.Jerusalem is a well-built city that is firmly joined together,a city to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,as a testimony to Israel,to give praise to the name of the Lord.That is where the thrones for judgment sit,the thrones of the house of David.Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:“May those who love you prospe...2019-11-1900 min
Tapestry Radio NetworkShakespeare Special - The TempestMichael & Ethan take a brief break from their discussion of Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham, and pursue an island vacation with William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Ethan drinks a Pimm’s Cup, and Michael a Brandy Cocktail.In this episode:Live and in person, Michael mixes a drink.He also makes up a pop song on the spot.The play is made up and the plot doesn’t matter.Ethan uses the (real) word “nounal.”John Dee was a wizard.Prospero: Christ-figure or antichrist...2019-09-231h 11
Tapestry Radio NetworkOf Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham / Lagavulin 16yo - Part 2Continuing their Mongo book Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham, Michael and Ethan get into the nitty gritty.In this episode:Our funny is all edited in.Michael deletes all Ethan’s tail-related jokes.They throw shade at Barnes & Noble.Michael tries to go on a Nabokov parade. Ethan douses him.They start out continuing the chronological order, then skip to the end.Ethan says something that sounds very incestual.Michael went ahead without Ethan, as per frickin’ usual.SPOILERS for...2019-09-111h 06
Tapestry Radio NetworkJacques the Fatalist, by Denis Diderot / Polly's Casks Double Barrel-Aged Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Part 1Now they’re reading Don Quixote again, but actually, it’s Tristram Shandy, or maybe, for real, it’s Jacques the Fatalist, by Denis Diderot.In this episode:Michael stuns Ethan into silence.Ethan translates Michael.Ethan baby steps forward in technology.The curtain is pulled back.Ethan doesn’t throw shade, or at least he claims not to.Some translation theory creeps in. But neither one knows enough French.Ethan’s theory get’s super meta.Michael & Ethan might not agree!2019-07-081h 08
Tapestry Radio NetworkS03E18 - Gene Wolfe Commemorative Special - The Death of Dr. IslandIn honor of the Death of the Author, Michael & Ethan thought it fitting to read one of the great stories by the man himself, and to talk about it. Come along on this journey of great appreciation for a writer who will prove to be a foundation for a generation to come. Let’s discuss “The Death of Dr. Island,” by Gene Wolfe.In this episode:Michael closes a curtain and gets the lighting right for the podcast episode.Ethan masks the sadness by humor.Michael makes Ethan mad.This i...2019-06-241h 14
Tapestry Radio NetworkThe 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton / Polly's Casks Double Barrel Aged Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Part 2They’re still talking about The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton. In fact, they can’t stop talking about it, until they solve it and report to the lake by…. Wait, we’re going meta again. How is it that we always get trapped in the books we read? Maybe that’s a commentary on the reality created by our minds, and whether we should allow that to control us or not. Or maybe it’s just fun. Anyway….In this episode:Michael starts off in a confusing way.Ethan threatens to bring Poiti...2019-06-1000 min
Tapestry Radio NetworkS03E16 - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, Polly's Casks Double Barrel Aged Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Part 1Michael & Ethan are joined by Michael’s brother, Nick, to discuss The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton.In this episode:Michael breaks the Scotch.Ethan is proven thoroughly wrong by our new Patron, Alexis!The podcast turns into a hostage situation.Alexis recommends: Caitlin R. Kiernan.Ethan gets in a wrestling match over two cups.They see just a shadow of a shadow of Plato’s cave and its shadows.Michael fits this novel into the Hunger Games universe.Etha...2019-05-271h 04
Tapestry Radio NetworkSoulless, by Gail Carriger / Glen Fohdry 12yr - Part 2They finish their analysis of Soulless, by Gail Carriger, and of course are very mature about it. One listener has lovingly said that it is our fault that he read this, the trashiest book he has ever read. We can’t disagree. It’s pretty fantastic.In this episode:Michael declares war on Naboo.They both have glasses on their face.Ethan brings the discussion back to genre.He also taunts Michael by talking about Anno Dracula, by Kim Newman.Michael acknowledges what this book is doing, abou...2019-05-131h 17
Tapestry Radio NetworkSoulless, by Gail Carriger / Glen Fohdry 12yr - Part 1Now Michael & Ethan are talking about Soulless by Gail Carriger, with lots of frills and dresses and other dangerous things. It’s a challenge for Michael especially, because the subtitle of the book is literally against the rules for him to mention. Let’s see how he does.In this episode:They almost talk more about The Plains.They talk about stupid dog faces.They drink a human person.They attempt to be relevant.Apologies abound to Neil Gaiman and Gail Carriger.Michael & Ethan read them...2019-04-221h 04
Tapestry Radio NetworkThe Plains, by Gerald Murnane / Glen Fohdry 12yr - Part 2They will never not be talking about The Plains by Gerald Murnane. That’s because, The Plains is life, which means everything and nothing all at once.In this episode:Ethan is not a 14-year-old girl waiting for her date. Well, he’s not one of those things.They take the “No Girls” sign down from the door.With Ethan’s wife, they all get very dramatic.Michael gives Ethan an epiphany about the book’s religion(?)They talk about The Rules of the Game, which they talked about...2019-04-081h 06
Tapestry Radio NetworkThe Plains, by Gerald Murnane / Glen Fohdry 12 yr, Part 1Check out what Michael & Ethan think of The Plains by Gerald Murnane. There is actually a lot to be said about this book, although to look at its cover, you wouldn’t think so.In this episode:Michael pushes a button in the air.They’ve been writing/performing an absurdist play for the last 3 years.They get sidetracked by the Strange Planet comic strip.Ethan starts them off on a very biographical note, but it’s not necessary. Then he asks a very bad question.Someone needs...2019-03-251h 06
Us Play FiascoSupernatural Files Act 1Join Jacob, Michael, Ben, and Josh in Act 1 of their play of the Supernatural Files Fiasco Playset.Fiasco is copyright (C) 2019 Bully Pulpit Games. Us Play Fiasco is not affiliated with Bully Pulpit Games. You can purchase Fiasco and other great games at bullypulpitgames.com.Theme Music is “Take a Break” by Loyalty Freak Music. Used under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.2019-03-191h 31
Tapestry Radio Network"Smokers," by Tobias Woff, Homework SpecialThey were given a homework assignment by Nathaniel Rhein:Book/Story/Poem/Essay Assigned: Tobias Wolff’s short story “Smokers”available online athttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1976/12/smokers/306060/Homework Assignment: What *really* happens in the story? Is the narrator reliable?(Context: This is an assignment I was given many years ago in an undergraduate logic/English class. In the ensuing debate, I disagreed with my professor (and his favorite student), and he gave me a poor grade as a result. I want to see if you guys come up with my ans...2019-03-091h 11
Tapestry Radio NetworkThings Not Seen, by Andrew Clements / Islay Storm - Part 2The pair finishes they’re discussion of Things not Seen by Andrew Clements. Ethan threatans to take his toys and go home, but he can’t quit the podcast, Michael, or you, the gentle listener. So he sticks it out to give you his thoughts on this YA Sci-Fi adventure.Bonus: at the end, they talk about Jonathan Franzen’s “10 Rules for Novelists.”In this episode:Nothing of value is said in the first 5 minutes.They debate the finer points of interrogatives and declaratives.There’s also a long debate about...2019-02-261h 28
????????????????Things Not Seen, by Andrew Clements/Islay Storm - Part 1When you distill meanness down into a glass, what do you get? We’re discussing Things not Seen by Andrew Clements, a classic from Michael’s youth.
Michael tells only some of the listeners to go suck an egg. That’s not you.
Ethan quotes Hezekiah 16:4.
Michael makes an Alzabo Soup transition.
Michael confesses, he hasn’t finished this book.
Ethan whispers secrets, while Michael goes to get books.
How many horrible ways can Ethan mispronounce “Sophocles”?
They talk about a stack of other books.
Ethan offends Andrew Clements.
This is what Ethan was trying to pronounce.
Their next book will be The...2019-01-141h 04
Tapestry Radio NetworkThings Not Seen, by Andrew Clements/Islay Storm - Part 1When you distill meanness down into a glass, what do you get? We’re discussing Things not Seen by Andrew Clements, a classic from Michael’s youth.Michael tells only some of the listeners to go suck an egg. That’s not you.Ethan quotes Hezekiah 16:4.Michael makes an Alzabo Soup transition.Michael confesses, he hasn’t finished this book.Ethan whispers secrets, while Michael goes to get books.How many horrible ways can Ethan mispronounce “Sophocles”?They talk about a stack of other books.Ethan o...2019-01-141h 04????????????????Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel/Islay Storm - Part 2Michael & Ethan continue in their discussion of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, really getting into the nitty-gritty of why anything even matters. But is that inherently nihilist? Find out today on Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch! In this episode:
It will inevitably turn into a Dadaist digression on the environment and the solipsistic nature of man.
This book is both Shakespearean and American.
They confuse characters.
They talk too much (is that possible) about Shakespeare.
Both of them agree, “It’s not Sartre.”
Michael asks impossible questions.
Ethan brags.
Find out which letter is the mo...2018-12-311h 18
Tapestry Radio NetworkStation Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel/Islay Storm - Part 2Michael & Ethan continue in their discussion of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, really getting into the nitty-gritty of why anything even matters. But is that inherently nihilist? Find out today on Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch! In this episode:It will inevitably turn into a Dadaist digression on the environment and the solipsistic nature of man.This book is both Shakespearean and American.They confuse characters.They talk too much (is that possible) about Shakespeare.Both of them agree, “It’s not Sartre.”Michae...2018-12-311h 18????????????????Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel/Islay Storm - Part 1In literature, as in life, sometimes you find yourself in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where if you’ve survived the pandemic, there’s probably a reason - and that reason may be that the prophet of the new age needs you to be his wife. Or maybe you’re destined to be something else entirely. Or maybe destiny’s got nothing to do with it, and you’re just going to build a museum to your own definition of humanity. Let’s see what Michael & Ethan think of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. In this episode:
Michael digs to get at Et...2018-12-121h 07
Tapestry Radio NetworkStation Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel/Islay Storm - Part 1In literature, as in life, sometimes you find yourself in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where if you’ve survived the pandemic, there’s probably a reason - and that reason may be that the prophet of the new age needs you to be his wife. Or maybe you’re destined to be something else entirely. Or maybe destiny’s got nothing to do with it, and you’re just going to build a museum to your own definition of humanity. Let’s see what Michael & Ethan think of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. In this episode:Michael digs...2018-12-121h 07
Tapestry Radio NetworkDon Quixote Part II, Part 2 - Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yoThey finally reach the end of Part II of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes! Michael & Ethan are super excited about it, and have a rip-roaring time. In between the laughter, they manage to do a little literary analysis, too. In this episode:Don Quixote hosts this one, but which Don Quixhote?Tricked You!Michael & Ethan speak a little French. Probably poorly.A brief aside about Hamilton.Harry Potter comes into the discussion.Ethan sounds paranoid about Google.Michael is a talking bust....2018-11-261h 22
Tapestry Radio NetworkDon Quixote Part II, Part 1 - Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yoHaving completed their analysis of Part I, the duo takes on Part II of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, and having crested the hill, it’s all headed downward from here. In this episode:The Priest and the Barber in a Room with ScotchEthan claims “we” sound sluggish, but it’s really just him.Ethan will just say words.This is the most lethargic they have ever been.Michael reads Ethan’s mind.This is the most mellow they’ve been. It’s a good place.L...2018-11-051h 11The Mo Show PodcastMo Show Live With Madison Fire & Rescue Captain Michael SedlacekOn this episode of The Mo Show Live we feature Michael Sedlacek, Captain of Community Relations of the City of Madison Fire & Rescue Department. Morris and Michael will be discussing residential fire safety, fire plans, smoke detectors, how to discuss fire safety with kids, and more. To watch this episode of the Mow Show Live with Captain Michael Sedlacek, tune in to Facebook Live or watch anytime at www.TheMoShow.Live. Additional episodes of the Mo Show Live are available on the YouTube Channel. The Mo Show welcomes your engagement through comments and messages. To submit a...2018-10-2835 min????????????????The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe - Halloween Crossover Event Special!With their guests Justin & Larry from the Here’s Johnny! horror review podcast, Michael & Ethan discuss Edgar Allen Poe’s classic short story: “The Tell-Tale Heart”. In this episode:
The guests bite quickly at the opportunity to impose a new rule on Michael & Ethan.
Ethan dumps on his wife - but what else is new?
Michael & Justin in a Room, but We’re Not Mentioning What They’re Drinking
Ethan makes a Freudian but not necessarily Freudian analysis.
When you protest something loudly enough, it makes it that much more believable.
They’re all crazy and it all takes p...2018-10-221h 11
Tapestry Radio NetworkThe Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe - Halloween Crossover Event Special!With their guests Justin & Larry from the Here’s Johnny! horror review podcast, Michael & Ethan discuss Edgar Allen Poe’s classic short story: “The Tell-Tale Heart”. In this episode:The guests bite quickly at the opportunity to impose a new rule on Michael & Ethan.Ethan dumps on his wife - but what else is new?Michael & Justin in a Room, but We’re Not Mentioning What They’re DrinkingEthan makes a Freudian but not necessarily Freudian analysis.When you protest something loudly enough, it makes it that much more believa...2018-10-221h 11
Tapestry Radio NetworkDon Quixote Part I, Part 2 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yoIt’s the Second Sally of Part I of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Michael & Ethan deny everything, admit nothing, and analyze the heck out of this book, while making fun of each other and drinking scotch. But hey, what else is new? In this episode:We’re specific with our terms so that no one is confused.Michael gets Ethan with some harsh tsk-ing.This episode is dedicated to all of Ethan’s relatives.Ethan loses his Ny-Quil.Ethan is literally sorry to everyone.They talk g...2018-10-081h 15????????????????Don Quixote Part I, Part 1 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yoMichael & Ethan dive into the large and daunting Part I of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. In this episode:
Ethan has a heat-stricken brain.
Michael clicks only the French “explicit” tag.
Ethan decided not to be a jerk, but won’t make that mistake again.
Michael is really determined to talk about Nabokov.
They don’t let anyone else talk.
This isn’t going to become the How I Met Your Mother podcast.
They talk about “hot chicks” for far too long.
Picture them in bathrobes reading Don Quixote to one another while their wives drink beer and play Madden.
...2018-09-241h 28
Tapestry Radio NetworkDon Quixote Part I, Part 1 - Don Quixote de Cervantes/The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yoMichael & Ethan dive into the large and daunting Part I of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. In this episode:Ethan has a heat-stricken brain.Michael clicks only the French “explicit” tag.Ethan decided not to be a jerk, but won’t make that mistake again.Michael is really determined to talk about Nabokov.They don’t let anyone else talk.This isn’t going to become the How I Met Your Mother podcast.They talk about “hot chicks” for far too long.Picture them i...2018-09-241h 28
Tapestry Radio NetworkDon Quixote Interlude - The Lost Episode: Don Quixote de la Mancha Part II, by Alonso Fernandez de AvellanedaMichael comes with an announcement regarding the upcoming episodes of the show, which will officially kick off Season 3! In the middle of his announcement, he accidentally receives some strange trans-dimensional transmissions. Why yes, they do both listen to Hello from the Magic Tavern. Why do you ask? In this episode:Ethan tries to trap Michael with logic, which is the Devil's plaything.The Right Reverend is not drinking anything. Honestly. He promises.They're both unmarried vergings.Ethan is not going to publicly humiliate or assassinate Michael.Emotions are truest wh...2018-09-101h 02????????????????English Homework Special - Creative Writing, The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMichael & Ethan present themselves as co-teachers of an Advanced Creative Writing Course, in which their promising (but potentially troubled) student Daniel Brown has offered them his thriller novel. They take out their red pens and give writing advice. In this episode:
Alternate titles are offered, such as, "Everything Michael & Ethan Know About Physics," "Hyperbole Cast," "Suck-It, Podcast!" "Just Good Advice with Michael & Ethan," and "Bad Podcast Ideas."
Trigger warning: Michael & Ethan don't like The Da Vinci Code.
If Michael dies, arrest Ethan.
They talk about the concept of a prologue. It takes up a...2018-07-091h 09
Tapestry Radio NetworkEnglish Homework Special - Creative Writing, The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMichael & Ethan present themselves as co-teachers of an Advanced Creative Writing Course, in which their promising (but potentially troubled) student Daniel Brown has offered them his thriller novel. They take out their red pens and give writing advice. In this episode:Alternate titles are offered, such as, "Everything Michael & Ethan Know About Physics," "Hyperbole Cast," "Suck-It, Podcast!" "Just Good Advice with Michael & Ethan," and "Bad Podcast Ideas."Trigger warning: Michael & Ethan don't like The Da Vinci Code.If Michael dies, arrest Ethan.They talk about the concept of a prologue. It ta...2018-07-091h 09
Tapestry Radio NetworkEllen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons/The Dalmore 12yoMaybe they've discussed this book before, but maybe they haven't. Maybe they've found Huck Finn's dream girl and the nemesis of Holden Caulfield: It's Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons. In this episode:Ethan thinks Michael's butt is very good.Ethan is so angry.Michael controls your narrative.Michael & Ethan have been flipping a coin since episode 1.Michael & Ethan Create Fanfiction out of American Letters: The Best Podcast.They take turns complicating things.We never do anything out of order or rational structure....2018-06-111h 09????????????????A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle/Glengoyne 12yo, Part 2Michael & Ethan eventually finish discussing A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Karen left, because she hates us (but also has to work in the morning), but mostly because she hates us. In this episode:
Several people have Ethan's apartment bugged.
New podcast title: "Ethan in a Room Drinking Scotch that Michael Is Also in but Not Drinking the Scotch with Him."
We're pretty much always honest.
Ethan's CPR certification is out of date. Michael failed his certification test.
New podcast title: "Karen and Sarah in a Room with Italian Sunsets (and Crocheting, and No...2018-03-271h 42
Tapestry Radio NetworkA Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle/Glengoyne 12yo, Part 2Michael & Ethan eventually finish discussing A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Karen left, because she hates us (but also has to work in the morning), but mostly because she hates us. In this episode:Several people have Ethan's apartment bugged.New podcast title: "Ethan in a Room Drinking Scotch that Michael Is Also in but Not Drinking the Scotch with Him."We're pretty much always honest.Ethan's CPR certification is out of date. Michael failed his certification test.New podcast title: "Karen and Sarah in a Room with Ital...2018-03-271h 42
Tapestry Radio NetworkA Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle/Glengoyne 12yo, Part 1Michael & Ethan begin discussing a favorite of Michael's: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Also, they have a very special guest! Ethan's wife - I mean, Michael's wife, er, Ethan's.... It's all very confusing. It's Karen Bartlett! (Don't worry, everything is definitely on the up-and-up, as far as you can tell.) In this episode:All kinds of wrinkles (get it?)This podcast is a road-trip, and everyone's dad is a quantum physicist.Michael wrote an essay.There's an interruption.Ethan's head hurts.Karen brings down the quality o...2018-03-121h 15
Tapestry Radio NetworkThe House of Special Purpose, by John Boyne/Rittenhouse Rye Cocktails, Part 2Michael & Ethan & special guest Sarah continue discussing The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne while enjoying a couple tasty Rittenhouse Rye cocktails made by your host, Ethan Bartlett. Look below for the recipes! In this episode:Ethan & Sarah in a Room with Scotch.Michael fused with the book (again?).Michael rocks your world.Sarah undercuts the basis of the entire podcast.Ethan & Michael protest too much.Chewbacca makes a guest appearance.The whole podcast is pure speculation.We end with a dejected Micha...2018-01-221h 12
On the Way to New Work - Der Podcast über neue Arbeit#24 mit Katharina Lilienthal (Managing Director bei LINDAL)Gleich zwei Premieren diese Woche: unser erster Podcast, der im Auto aufgenommen wurde - live vom Hamburger Flughafen. Und auch der erste, in dem wir uns nicht getraut haben nach Tools zu fragen.
Für unseren Gast, die Unternehmerin und junge Mutter Katharina Lilienthal, stehen vor allem die Menschen im Mittelpunkt - und das ist in ihrem Fall sehr ernst gemeint.
Als Geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin der LINDAL Group (wer heute im Bad ein Deo benutzt hat, der hatte heute bereits mit einem ihrer Produkte zu tun) führt sie mit ihrem Team ein 1.500 Personen starkes Unternehmen an 13 Standorten und hat...2017-10-091h 00
On the Way to New Work - Der Podcast über neue Arbeit#24 mit Katharina Lilienthal (Managing Director bei LINDAL)Gleich zwei Premieren diese Woche: unser erster P…
Gleich zwei Premieren diese Woche: unser erster Podcast, der im Auto aufgenommen wurde - live vom Hamburger Flughafen. Und auch der erste, in dem wir uns nicht getraut haben nach Tools zu fragen.
Für unseren Gast, die Unternehmerin und junge Mutter Katharina Lilienthal, stehen vor allem die Menschen im Mittelpunkt - und das ist in ihrem Fall sehr ernst gemeint.
Als Geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin der LINDAL Group (wer heute im Bad ein Deo benutzt hat, der hatte heute bereits mit einem ihrer Produkte zu tun) führt sie mit ihrem Team e...2017-10-091h 00
Tapestry Radio NetworkPlainsong, by Kent Haruf/Bruichladdich Scottish Barley: The Classic LaddieMichael & Ethan take up discussion of the Great-Plains epic Plainsong by Kent Haruf, while they enjoy a dram of the Classic Laddie: Bruichladdich Scottish Barley. It's all quite delicious.
In this episode:
It's retro!
Michael makes Ethan work for the Scotch.
The podcast gets political.
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Ethan.
There's a ghost cooking chicken in Michael's house.
Ethan could, but doesn't want to.
Michael tests Ethan's hypothesis.
Names with Ethan! (43:15)
Names with Michael! (45:20)
We're not misogynists on this podcast.
Next month's book is The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne - Read along!
Join the d...2017-08-251h 05
Tapestry Radio NetworkMichael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch Shakespeare Fest Special 2017It's the Tapestry Radio Network Shakespeare Festival! Enjoy Michael & Ethan's discussion of Shakespeare's As You Like It, even if the episode doesn't live up to the name of the podcast.
In this episode:
They're not in a room, or with scotch. :(
Michael raises controversial opinions about this play, and their opposites.
Ethan lists possible subtitles for the play.
Ethan is not a Shakespeare scholar.
We get the reference for "To be or not to be" wrong.... Sorry.
The plot is unnecessary.
Michael didn't want to regurgitate anybody.
Ethan's wife is far superior to him.
Michael's analysis: This is the Adult Swim of Shakespea...2017-08-181h 09
Tapestry Radio NetworkAnd the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini/Longrow Peated Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Part 2Continuing the discussion of And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, Michael & Ethan come out of their two-week drink-and-fight to give you their analysis.
In this episode:
Ethan blames the podcast on the state of late capitalism.
Michael tries to keep the "Explicit" tag off the show. Ethan does not.
One of them is a puppet.
Everyone listening to this podcast is a very beautiful person.
"Bbbbbbb'lh!"
Michael is not a misogynist.
The podcast is a war between valid points and digression.
They get lost on the 2700-year-trek to Plato.
Ethan is a Grecian.
Michael won the fight.
This is the...2017-08-111h 25
Tapestry Radio NetworkLost in the Cosmos, by Walker Percy/Great Northern Distillery Wisconsin Whiskey, Part 2Michael & Ethan continue discussing Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book, by Walker Percy, drinking Great Northern Distillery's Wisconsin Whiskey.
In this episode:
Meet the newest Batman villain: The Giggler!
There is one English major in Michael & Ethan.
New segment: Stripping with Michael! Don't worry, it's PG.
Remember when Michael & Ethan were on Dancing with the Stars?
They abandon the podcast and surf on their smartphones. it's an illustration. Honest.
There's no wrong way to say things.
Michael giggles about John Calvin.
They're bad at math. They have advanced degrees.
Michael covers an intermission with some scat.
They have reentry problems when...2017-07-211h 24
Tapestry Radio NetworkLost in the Cosmos, by Walker Percy/Great Northern Distillery Wisconsin WhiskeyMichael & Ethan are in a room, but no Scotch! Instead, they drink a unique Wisconsin Bourbon while discussing Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book, by Walker Percy.
In this episode:
Ethan reads the book while Michael is in the bathroom.
Michael sets out to break the podcast.
The book is ironic.
The podcast breaks Michael.
Michael is pleased with himself.
They yell at the listeners.
An historical or a historical?
They rhyme words with "think."
Ethan gave Walker Percy the idea for the book.
Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subje...2017-07-071h 08
Tapestry Radio NetworkRavelstein, by Saul Bellow/Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban - Part 2The discussion of Saul Bellow's Ravelstein concludes in this episode, while Michael & Ethan finish their Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban. And they have a lot to say about both....
In this episode:
Ethan confuses himself with Michael. It's the worst intro ever.
A clarification of the rules makes Michael laugh maniacally.
They can't pretend.
There's heated debate about the rules.
Ethan imports Kierkegaard.
Michael finds a loophole.
Michael alienates the entire Hoosier audience.
Ethan loses Minnesota. Michael gets it back.
Michael loses Wisconsin. Ethan gets it back.
Indiana is definitely gone.
There's even more debate about rules.
Michael says civil war is okay.
Join the dis...2017-06-091h 18
Tapestry Radio NetworkRavelstein, by Saul Bellow/Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban - Part 1Michael & Ethan, sipping on some ruby red Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, discuss Saul Bellow's last novel Ravelstein, surprising themselves and one another with all of their thoughts and insights and stupidities.
In this episode:
Ethan solves Michael's crisis of identity.
Ethan tries his hand at "Names with Michael." Guess how that goes.
Their analysis of Ravelstein boils down to: "Seymour: An Introduction, longer and Jewish."
Michael has a childish epiphany.
Michael & Ethan are dumb.
Ethan gets into trouble with his wife.
So does Michael.
Michael's wife, Sarah, wins the episode.
Michael says a sentence that makes Ethan hate him.
Ethan gives Mic...2017-05-2659 min
Tapestry Radio NetworkRaise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: An Introduction, by J. D. Salinger/Dalwhinnie 15yo - Part 1One of Ethan's favorite authors comes under the scalpel in this episode, as the pair discusses J. D. Salinger's Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: an Introduction. This is part one of that discussion, part two will come in two weeks! In this episode: Michael & Ethan play Calvinball and Whose Line Is It, Anyway? simultaneously. The loss comes sooner than ever. Michael & Ethan decide not to be rational. A new regular segment: "Names with Michael"! Ethan disagrees with Michael a lot (sort of). Michael & Ethan are very mysterious. The dog is a good girl. Join the discussion! Go to t...2017-04-281h 05
WDR 5 Erlebte GeschichtenPeter Lilienthal, RegisseurZeitzeuge: Peter Lilienthal Hintergrund: Filmregisseur, einer der Väter des Neuen deutschen Films, arbeitete eng mit Michael Ballhaus und Wim Wenders zusammen Autor: Jochanan Shelliem © WDR 20142014-11-3000 min