John Siracusa and Merlin Mann try to figure out exactly how they got this way. Hosted by Merlin Mann and John Siracusa.
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Merlin Mann's frank & candid weekly phone call with John Roderick of The Long Winters
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A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.
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Merlin Mann, Alex Cox, and Max Temkin watch season 13 of Top Chef.
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Back to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.
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A new journal of emotional hygiene. From the makers of You Look Nice Today.
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A Journal of Emotional Hygiene, staffed by lonelysandwich, scottsimpson, and hotdogsladies.
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This is ONE OF 8 BILLION, a podcast about all of us. We all have a story, don’t we? We’ve all had successes and failures, joy and disappointment, love and sadness. And yet, we’ve all made it to here… to right now! Our stories are one amongst eight billion others… eight billion other stories, each of them unique, each of them grand in their own way, and each of them a window into the humanity that connects us all. ONE OF 8 BILLION tells the life stories of people from around the world. More a ...
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Subtitle: Merlin is pretty close to just giving up. John has updates on some recent elective plumbing. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a q…
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The Problem: Their clam is John’s clam. (Recorded on Monday, July 15, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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This week's challenge: make an AI song for your co-host. You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links I 3D Printed Nerf Blasters in Solid Chocolate - Will they EXPLODE? - YouTube Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work) - YouTube Seven Little Piece…
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The Problem: Ken can’t be the queen bee every day. (Recorded on Monday, July 8, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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Subtitle: When you go from zero readers to one reader, it's the biggest 100 percent in the world. What does it mean to be a young person in the age of ubiquitous capture? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Listen Later: A read-it-later service for your ears. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain…
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The Problem: John got treated like a weed. (Recorded on Monday, July 1, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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The Problem: John was a terrible edgelord. (Recorded on Monday, June 24, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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This week's challenge: make connections. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links James Burke Legend Connections Collection - YouTube James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect" - YouTube James Burke (science historian) - Wikipedia Player piano - Wikipedia 3 minutes of…
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Subtitle: It’s rotten, Mohammed. Merlin can't tell whether John is mad at him, but John claims that he's not. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Merlin can't tell whether John is mad at him, but John claims that he's n…
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The Problem: John’s barrage is insane. (Recorded on Monday, June 17, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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This week's challenge: do a lightning round. You can hear the Aftershow on Patreon. —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Jaron Lanier's Homepage Marilyn Monroe: The Beginning (Dead Blondes Flashback) — You Must Remember This Swan Upping | The Royal Family Saint Margaret of Scotland - Wikipedia How to Become Pope - YouTube Phil Spector’s…
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The Problem: They were grandfathered into America. (Recorded on Monday, June 10, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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Subtitle: They're the size of the schmutz. John complains about a podcast that Merlin likes, and Merlin announces that professional eye care is a racket. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Jane Street: The quantitative trading firm. Learn m…
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The Problem: Reckoning cost $8.69. (Recorded on Monday, June 3, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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The Problem: The first problem is ordinal. (Recorded on Monday, May 27, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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The Problem: The knives are too organized. (Recorded on Saturday, May 20, 2024) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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This week's challenge: find hot quirks. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! —— Produced and Edited by Alex Cox —— Show Links Guinness World Records - Wikipedia Guinness World Records 2024 | Guinness World Records American Horror Story: Freak Show - Wikipedia The Freak Book | Curb Your Enthusiasm Wiki | Fandom House GOP …
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John thinks Merlin drinks too much water, which naturally leads to a deep dive on the landscape of consumer ice machines. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with some initial concerns, and then Merlin s…
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The Problem: The cube is always moving through time. (Recorded on Monday, May 13, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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This week's challenge: create a DBFGPT. You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox. — Show Links Reconcilable Differences #183: The Pinching Opportunities - Relay FM Pika Dune - 1950's Super Panavision 70 - YouTube Rick and Morty - 1950's Super Panavision 70 - YouTube Recreating my dreams Artif…
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234: The Bulgarian Punching Channel
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Subtitle: Merlin penetration tests his vacation. Merlin shares two recent experiences with Apple technology that were unqualified successes. Which, of course, leads to a jeremiad about some consumer tech that's a good deal less successful. John explains how writing books is like jazz, man. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: S…
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The Problem: Maybe a better term is “leveraged insophistication.” (Recorded on Monday, May 6, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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This week's challenge: watch Taskmaster. You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox. — Show Links South Park: Cartman Saves the Day in Cat Orgy. (Cartman Wild Wild West Song) - YouTube Placebo - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (Cover) Official Music Video - YouTube Kate Bush - Running Up…
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Subtitle: John is disappointed in everyone. Follow-Up opens with a correction from John and an admission that he's very disappointed in you, the listener. John clocks Merlin's sudden overuse of some given word. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code D…
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The Problem: What are you drinking with that American about? (Recorded on Monday, April 22, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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The Problem: John turned into a sack of flour. (Recorded on Monday, April 15, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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John guides Merlin through an unusual form of communication. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: John guides Merlin through an unusual form of communication. So unusual is this form of communication that its interrogati…
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This week's challenge: devise some new Oblique Strategies. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! — Produced and Edited by Alex Cox — Show Links Pica Disorder The Bully & The Beast: Wax Catches Poop - YouTube Seven Little Pieces of My Heart Pitch Perfect - Cups - YouTube AnkiApp - The best flashcard app to learn languages …
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Episode 644: A Tony Bennett Hair Hat
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An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett. Links: David Ferrie - Wikipedia Merlin's Wisdom Project — "It's only advice for you because it had to be advice for me." Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616) | Marvel Database | Fandom Magneto | X-Men Wiki | Fandom…
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Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particular. Dan and his kid watch the excellent HBO series, Chernobyl. Merlin’s weird, truncated contexts in Things. Links: Seven Little Pieces of My Heart — Merlin really likes music, and he has a delightfully economical way to share it with you. Dr.Feelgood 【She Do…
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The Problem: John was in his Easter pinks. (Recorded on Monday, April 1, 2024.) Support Roderick on the Line on Patreon.By Merlin Mann
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