Hosted by Merlin Mann and John Siracusa.
John Siracusa and Merlin Mann try to figure out exactly how they got this way.
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#142: The Threshing Machine
October 29th, 2020 · 75 minutes
In an addendum to a previous topic, John talks about what it was like to actually attend the infamous Action Park as a kid.
#141: The Panopticon of Frasier
October 15th, 2020 · 83 minutes
John has questions about the bizarre surveillance state Merlin has installed in his garage..
#140: I Know What to Do in a Tree
October 1st, 2020 · 76 minutes
As a main topic, your hosts talk about "Dangerous Things We Did as Unattended Kids."
#139: Everything's a Competition
September 17th, 2020 · 97 minutes
As a main topic, your hosts talk about those movies. You know the ones. The ones you discovered when you were supposed to be asleep and you weren't allowed to watch anyway? Yeah, those.
#138: Their Terrible Butts
September 3rd, 2020 · 87 minutes
Welcome to the highly specialized and deeply opinionated world of cast iron skillets.
#137: The Fifth Flavor of Entertainment
August 20th, 2020 · 95 minutes
It's that time of year again, so it is necessary to review some COVID era Vacation Results.
#136: The Left Side of the Diving Board
August 6th, 2020 · 80 minutes
Modern Mac window management, haircut updates, plus a new segment we're calling "Secret Brit."
#135: Clutch Foot
July 23rd, 2020 · 77 minutes
For a main topic, your hosts interrogate some additional axes for choosing media—especially the axis of available attention.
#134: Romeo Delta
July 8th, 2020 · 82 minutes
Things kick off with an announcement on a new way you can help support the program. Also: can you choose to be tricked by your own clocks? What if every clock is different? What even is time?
#133: Shave Daddy
June 24th, 2020 · 81 minutes
Someone has tampered with Merlin's bell, and John is looking forward to his "vacation."