Hosted by John Siracusa and Merlin Mann
John Siracusa and Merlin Mann try to figure out exactly how they got this way.
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#60: Anything Can Be a Smoothie
September 7th, 2017 · 86 minutes
This week kicks off with some Daisy updates and surprisingly deep dives into online banana quizzes and proper application of The Bristol Scale. Merlin hates having a freezer full of fruit, and John has frankly had it with all the Britishisms. Merlin kindly offers to buy John a new dingus, and John demurs with extreme prejudice.
Moving onto John…
#59: Herbal Bourbons
August 24th, 2017 · 140 minutes
This week kicks off with some travel woes, news stress, and how Merlin is laboring to save “Planty.” John learns his concerns about Merlin’s multitasking afternoon bath habits were well-founded. The beauty of non-obvious movie effects and CGI are lauded.
This week’s main topic is Mid-Life Crisis. What even is it? How do you know if you’re…
#58: Elective Plumbing
August 14th, 2017 · 117 minutes
This double wraparound episode kicks off with updates on John’s ongoing struggle with Daisy’s potty habits. Merlin tries to help, but John suffers neither his analogy nor his blatant Male Answer Syndrome. Merlin still thinks John may be a doggie racist. Further, few differences are reconciled in debating which are the best <abbr title="Marvel Ci…
#57: Losing my Stormtrooper
July 27th, 2017 · 129 minutes
This week kicks off with Merlin walking John through his exciting new nap workflow. John has significant safety concerns. In dog news, it seems Daisy has discovered toilet paper.
This week’s accidental main topic finds your hosts ending up talking a lot about 80s Music. Why are all the lyrics sites wrong? U2 vs. R.E.M.? How even would y…
#56: Living Inside an Apology with Pie
July 13th, 2017 · 116 minutes
This week kicks off with thoughts on breaking-in new stuff, a tutorial on washing blue jeans, and, regrettably, the official retirement of Barrel Week. Eighties comedies are problematic, Richard Dawson had a pretty sweet mic, and our calendars are still such a mess.
John’s got beef with deliberately-distressed stuff, Merlin commits to a n…
#55: Dog-Shaped Dog
June 29th, 2017 · 111 minutes
This week kicks off with some discussion of Yakov Smirnoff’s beard, why Merlin wants to buy a drill, and how John feels a little vindicated about his read of Fight Club.
In follow-up, John catches us up on how things went after his wife listened to the house duties episode. Merlin just wants to be loved, and John just isn’t sold on the benefi…
#54: Literally the Least I Could Do
June 15th, 2017 · 109 minutes
In this wraparound episode, your hosts kick off with follow-up on Arrival (no spoilers) and why John gets sad when people don’t listen to the program. Merlin has questions about YouTube influences and quickly forgets John is on The Incomparable.
Do dogs like NPR, and how would we even know? Can you please turn the TV off, please? George is…
#53: Birds All Day Long
June 1st, 2017 · 111 minutes
This week kicks off with some follow-up on John’s bird-enemy and why a person would ever eat popcorn with a spoon.
A (spoiler-free) check-in with The Leftovers Season 3 leads to a further discussion of trailers, recaps, and…spoilers. Your hosts address their approaches to “His ‘n Hers” media consumption, and the joys of watching closely.
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#52: This Bird Can’t Get Laid
May 18th, 2017 · 97 minutes
Follow-up kicks off with Merlin’s iMac repair and why it’s fun to buy things with your phone. Strategies for tricking kids into watching media are explored, and John talks about why he’s still a TiVo man. Engadget hangs John’s Mac.
Merlin bemoans point-of-sale systems, and John provides important corrections from his wife on that weird metal …
#51: Pull Here, Dummy
May 3rd, 2017 · 119 minutes
This week, John and Merlin fret about their kids’ health and inherited emotional baggage. Merlin fails at becoming Sisyphus, while John is pessimistic about keeping anything in pairs.
John shares his recent experience at a concert by his celebrity crushes, Aimee Mann and Jonathan Coulton. Jonathan gets dressy, and Aimee receives an important me…