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John Siracusa and Merlin Mann try to figure out exactly how they got this way.
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#110: Five Dollars in a Bar of Soap
August 8th, 2019 · 108 minutes
This week kicks off with a critique of Merlin's new haircut and eyeglasses. Also, Happy Birthday to Relay dot fm.
John's recommendation of a movie viewing option is very quickly withdrawn, but then he has an even better recommendation.
Next up, your hosts talk about John's experience with opening his Twitter DMs. This leads to a discussion o…
#109: My Self-Hypnosis Period
July 25th, 2019 · 97 minutes
This week kicks off with John quizzing Merlin about his vacation results. After the usual quibbling about terminology, Merlin confesses to being terrible at travel. John thinks vacations don't have to be fun for everybody all the time, but Merlin feels like he was definitely a drag. Can't we just have a plan? If you want ice cream, just put it…
#108: Next Week is Now
July 10th, 2019 · 98 minutes
Merlin is not mentally-prepared, but John reminds him that preparedness is an illusion. Or is it? The boys try to remember quotes from The Godfather. Sally is a cool name.
Your hosts discuss what happens when your friends have different taste in movies, and then you have to listen to them talk about it on a podcast. I mean, who doesn't like _…
#107: Aren't We a Pair?
June 27th, 2019 · 112 minutes
This week kicks off with John iteerogating Merlin's authentic Italiano recipe for baked ziti. Merlin says it's a hit with his family, but John has a lot of problems with the ingredients. Not least the yogurt. John has a much simpler approach, but Merlin is anxious about stirring the sauce.
Sometimes, recipes come with very long anecdotes, and…
#106: Tales from the Elder Days
June 12th, 2019 · 93 minutes
This week kicks off with Merlin doing John's bit. Merlin has a new ATP shirt but hasn't earned it yet. Your hosts disagree on which of them has the worse taste and sense of humor. Merlin gender-swaps his face and sends it to John, and this leads to a discussion of hairs. John has some information on genes and earwax. The history of product packagi…
#105: Bastik in a Bastik
May 29th, 2019 · 112 minutes
John is coming in hot this week, and Merlin is kind of struggling to keep up with him. Merlin tries to compensate by making up some lyrics, and John explains canary traps. Merlin forgets things.
John intērrogates the virality of podcast mispronunciations, and before long, the listener is subjected to a blinding fusillade of quips, japes, refere…
#104: True Bottom
May 15th, 2019 · 94 minutes
This week kicks off with John confronting Merlin about his lack of a checklist and Merlin confronting John about his paltry micturition. This leads to Merlin explaining why he's a recycling whale who deliberately withholds his bounty from one particular Tusken Raider. Going to the bathroom can be a sleep-extinction event.
John's kids can't prin…
#103: Minimum Viable Joke
May 1st, 2019 · 79 minutes
This week kicks off with some follow-up on John's epic fridge journey. In addition to many photos of uneven refrigerator doors, John has also received several warnings about what he needs to be watching out for. John also appends his anecdote to include a related new appliance, and Merlin recommends a tactical ice option. Your hosts discuss the …
#101: Duke of Bits
April 3rd, 2019 · 109 minutes
This week kicks off with a critique of the GUI for Skype. What’s Merlin’s problem with Swing anyway? John introduces the “MPU” then mostly agrees to drive.
John interrogates Merlin about a recent and notorious technical problem with one of his other programs. There is talk of check lists plus more fretfulness about the topic that cannot be disc…