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#16: Ancient Bird

December 17th, 2015 · 126 minutes

John probes Merlin about why exactly he’s so interested in remembering and recording his whackadoodle dreams. We learn, for example, that Permiso delivers 3 to 5 surprises per day.

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This week, John and Merlin start out by exploring the challenges of sleep and AppleTV.

Finally, Merlin interrogates John about why he dislikes and avoids scary movies.


Top Scallops

Merlin Mann and Max Temkin watch season 13 of Top Chef.

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