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#235: Red Thing Get Hot

May 23rd, 2024 · 90 minutes

John thinks Merlin drinks too much water, which naturally leads to a deep dive on the landscape of consumer ice machines.

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Things kick off with some initial concerns, and then Merlin shares why so many things are kind of like a television.

In Follow-Up, John has confused his retired newscasters, and Merlin still hasn't figured why he was so disoriented by a strange oven. Werner Herzog cameos are considered.

Next, Merlin has a confession that reflects the logical conclusion of realizing you can always augment the sub-standard materials supplied by a host.

Painful rituals of car seats and Catholicism are considered, and John indulges Merlin's retrospective look at 15th century gift cards for sin.

John thinks Merlin drinks too much water, which naturally leads to a deep dive on the landscape of consumer ice machines.

(Recorded on Tuesday, May 14, 2024)


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Credits

jcs.org - Joshua Stein's cool website about classic Mac stuff
Flying Toasters in CSS
Howdy Doody on 99% Invisible
John's stovetop dial
Two-sided stovetop dial
Electric glass stovetops on Technology Connections
Water intoxication
GE pellet ice machine
Reconcilable Differences #102: Preparing the Way
John's terrible ice machine
Drop & Run
Best of Werner Herzog - YouTube
Slime in the ice machine - YouTube