Things kick off with Merlin pressing John for some candid advice on a new affectation he's been considering. John is certain that using a Dremel is not actually part of Merlin's job, but Merlin's not so sure. Photos of Mr. Miyazaki are reviewed.
In Follow-Up, John has some toe updates. Mere moments after swearing he's not going to make noises a…
Merlin is pretty proud of his dinner, but John has questions about the dressing situation. Merlin may not understand how skiing works.
In Follow-Up, John shares more voices from the past, and your hosts confront an escalating international rift about the existence of a facial expression.
Finally, it's time for Holiday Results, which somehow…
Things kick off with a consideration of mouth noises and beloved bits. This leads to a look at entertainment that functions as comfort food. Wanna know what you're playing for?
Lot of great listener Follow-Up this week, including more on British facial expressions, hassles for the proper Lex, and some prior art around "sharrow."
The main top…
Merlin shares a new insight about the pre-flight, but, as usual John disagrees. Then, there's some discussion of playlists and that time John got Merlin into Chvrches.
There appears to be some continental disagreement about a ubiquitous facial expression, and John directs Merlin on some more of the things he supposedly pronounces weirdly. Your…
Things kick off with a quick look at the recent TicketMaster dustup. Merlin shares what a "news peg" is, and John has simple ideas for avoiding unnecessary logjams on the web.
As a main topic. upon Merlin's request, John generously provides a tour of his app, SwitchGlass. We learn what itch John was scratching an…
Things kick off with about ten minutes of very useful nail clipper talk.
Up next, lots of good listener Follow-Up on the origins of CSS color names, how to pause a TikTok with your meat fingers, plus revealing some scalable methods for finding free money from …
Things kick off with John's strident observation of pre-show hygiene, and Merlin struggles to know his Targaryens from his Velaryons and his Valyrians. Merlin has a lot of problem with twins, and John mourns this new generation's lack of respect for proper media queuing. As ever, Merlin's demos are the worst.
There's some brief confusion abou…
Things kick off with an ambitious proposal to recognize outstanding work by team members and keep the relationship fresh.
After ticking an item off of his "queue
," John leads a nominally rapid-fire round highlighted by a controversial new Secret Weird Things People Do.
Things wrap with a provocative Dog Update in which John leverages the l…
John has concerns about why his fans are spinning up, and Merlin interrogates his recent obsession with the previous vice president.
The main topic this week concerns a question that's been banging around in Merlin's brain forever: is John inoculated against stress?
Once the usual arguments about wording and meaning have been (mostly) sett…
John learns a little about a legendary Hollywood producer, and Merlin may not know how to do his job.
Apple announces some new products, London Bridge is down, and your hosts continue their tour of mini-topics.