CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy, while drinking Bunnahabhain 12yo single malt.

In this episode:

Some hot takes on The Road to start us off

A reading group guide

It takes a really long time to answer the extremely simple question of who the title character is

Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle in a work of fiction (also, obligatory Gene Wolfe reference)

As Likely to End the World as to Save it: Knowledge and Science in Cormac McCarthy, by Philip Bunn

Shifting and fuzzy definitions, somewhat intentionally

The Passenger of this book is literally this book

Is this book an 18th-century novel?

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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.