Reconcilable Differences

As a main topic, your hosts talk about "Dangerous Things We Did as Unattended Kids." This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Burrow: Get $75 off your Burrow purchase—plus, fast & free shipping. Links and Show Notes: In follow-up, John has extensive clarifications regarding the importance of saucing the pasta in accordance with his instructions. So, of course, he also has some more instructions. Ultimately, John just wants to help you, the listener. Moving on to kids and eating, your hosts contrast their views on how to manage a constantly moving target. Merlin doesn't want to contribute to an eating disorder, and John has grave concerns about whether his son could survive when confronted with an unopened container. Inspired by the recent documentary about Action Park, your hosts recall some of the inadvisable things they each did in the absence of adults. No spoilers, but Siracusa easily wins this one. How is this man still alive? In the extended members-only episode, John and Merlin challenge each other to curate and present some songs that they think their co-host might like. Go to https://www.relay.fm/rd to become a member today. (Recorded on Tuesday, September 22, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Hypercritical: Better PastaHere’s my advice, in no particular order. Condire la pasta! Action Park Class Action Park

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. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Mint Mobile: Cut your unlimited wireless bill to $30 a month. Links and Show Notes: John quickly puts the kibosh on Merlin's idea for a special theme episode. John has Follow-Up on his self-imposed egg homework and invites some friends for a socially-distanced meal. Merlin's kid attends a socially-distance birthday party. What a fun time to be alive, huh? John's usual method of remembering a song fails him, and Merlin bemoans the weird chronological gaps in what makes it onto YouTube. Fancy restorations of music videos are addressed. John can never remember what he's said in a podcast episode until he listens to it. A novel musical challenge is posed for the next member episode. Merlin likens John to a passive-aggressive rodent. In a nice way. John saw a movie Merlin loves, but, as usual, Merlin is reluctant to hear what John thought of it. In what has fast become a regular segment, your hosts complain about where other people keep putting things. Merlin is rethinking his pots and pans strategy, and John introduces a new technology in fancy cookware. John's daughter has a somewhat daring approach to learning how a fire extinguisher works. The most dangerous shoes are the ones that can't move. Then, there's the movies and trailers that just scared the bejesus out of you. Before the internet, it was very difficult to find almost anything. Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Magic - 1978 Trailer - YouTube Dragonslayer (1981 film) - Wikipedia Excalibur (film) - Wikipedia Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film) - Wikipedia Escape from New York - Wikipedia R.E.M. - 9 June 1984, Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (COMPLETE - HQ) - YouTube Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video) - YouTube a-ha - Take On Me (Official 4K Music Video) - YouTube How to Season Carbon Steel — The Proper Way. - YouTube We hired a Japanese moving company! - YouTube

Welcome to the highly specialized and deeply opinionated world of cast iron skillets. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Burrow: Get $75 off your Burrow purchase—plus, fast & free shipping. eero: The WiFi every home deserves. Get your eero delivered with free next day shipping. Links and Show Notes: John has Follow-Up on the name of an Australian rock, and Merlin learned New Zealand's true name from an old Split Enz song. Doesn't seem all that difficult to call things by the old name, but what do we know? Merlin did not watch any educational YouTube videos, but John is just asking the question. A glimpse into Merlin's perilous journey into John's pasta sauce recipe is teased. John job-shames Merlin for some reason. Then, Merlin digs up a very old email exchange with John that, in retrospect, set the tone for their entire relationship. John has some questions about what Merlin was planning to do before he forgot about the recording. This leads to a riveting tour of Merlin's history with the notoriously finicky kitchen implements, including leaning how to use, maintain, season, and re-season them. It's ultimately less of a tool than a project. Which can be fun if you like that sort of thing. This, in turn, leads to some strongly held opinions about the broader topics of sound kitchen praxis and, as ever, the Sisyphean role one inhabits as the only person in the house who understands how to do things properly. John speaks passionately about furniture and floors and the various scratches he apparently just has to live with now. What do you expect when you're a Zentradi? Finally, Merlin went and got a banker's box, and brother, you really do not want him to go and get a banker's box. (Recorded on Tuesday, August 25, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Ayers Rock or Uluru? | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National ParkThat means you can use either Uluru or Ayers Rock to refer to the rock. However, in the national park we always use the original name: Uluru. Split Enz - "Six Months In A Leaky Boat" - YouTubeAotearoa, rugged individual. Glisten like a pearl, at the bottom of the world. Ted Leo - "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" - YouTube The Original Stainless Steel Cast Iron Cleaner Geographical renaming - WikipediaGeographical renaming is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area. Zentradi Relativity Playlist - You Tube Calculus Playlist - YouTube Better Pasta Stripping a Cast Iron Skillet with Easy-Off Oven Cleaner | Plus Seasoning & Maintenance - YouTube Aotearoa - Wikipedia Mr. Show - Dr. X Doomsday Telethon

It's that time of year again, so it is necessary to review some COVID era Vacation Results. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Mint Mobile: Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month. Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Links and Show Notes: This week finds John perusing some of Merlin's homework. This leads to a discussion of the benefits and risks of educational tourism. Will there be any Math on this Math test? John presents a new "Secret Brit," but it turns out that there is a Turns Out. For some reason, your hosts are really putting The British Empire on blast. Merlin is kind of out of it, and John is still thinking about his bug. There's an aside about nature documentaries and the extent to which they are either "real" or legitimately educational. Still. They can be pretty great. As nice as it is to get everyone out of the house, it's definitely not a normal Summer. But, it remains critical to periodically force children to go places. Why are we still not throwing all of the assets at the problem? As ever, we have not earned optimism. Also, there is no motorcycle to drive up your steps, and, if there were, it would not be free. Is this our 1943? John wonders what it will take to get critical mass, and Merlin explores wishlists for the after times. (Recorded on Tuesday, August 15, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Relativity Playlist - YouTube Calculus Playlist - YouTube Shhh! We’re Heading Off on Vacation - The New York TimesSharing vacation adventures used to be fun. But during the pandemic, some travelers are content to let the tree fall in the forest, so to speak, without a single soul to hear it. Apoorva Mandavilli - The New York TimesApoorva Mandavilli is a reporter for The Times, focusing on science and global health. She is the 2019 winner of the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. Older Children and the Coronavirus: A New Wrinkle in the Debate - The New York TimesA new report from South Korea throws into question an earlier finding regarding transmission by older children. Trying Everything on the Menu at an Iconic NYC Restaurant (Ft Claire Saffitz) - Bon Appétit WIRED: 5 Levels Video Series Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ Sarah Snook - IMDb Tampopo (1985) - Rotten Tomatoes

Modern Mac window management, haircut updates, plus a new segment we're calling "Secret Brit." This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Burrow: The luxury couch for real life. Get $75 off and fast and free shipping. eero: Get your WiFi fixed as soon as tomorrow! Free overnight shipping. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with John rejecting some of Merlin's canny improvements to the doc. The doc really needs some work. It doesn't get any easier as Merlin attempts to do a normal podcast thing, but John keeps stepping on his bit. John does that. Anyway. Thank you. John has some follow-up on his haircut situation as well as sharing some important drop cloth advice. Next up comes a potential new segment called, "Secret Brit." Is that guy English? And what about her? Is she that gal from the other thing? Merlin got out of Russian dashcam videos just in the nick of time. And, also, hey, why is it so difficult for streaming media apps and the hardware on which they run to do the most basic stuff? Just…why? John wants to get Merlin off of the main topic mindset, and Merlin reminds John they really need to work on the doc. In apparently not a main topic, your hosts talk about the state of modern Mac window management. There are things John has just given up on. Merlin thinks he should maybe learn the basics of Statistics, but John thinks he should just learn some Logic. Merlin is not here for the Wagyu. In the extended members-only episode, John and Merlin talk about s03e11 of Shark Tank. Yes, the one with the Sullivan Generator. Go to https://www.relay.fm/rd to become a member today. (Recorded on Tuesday, July 28, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 32 Actors' Accents | WIRED - YouTubeDialect coach Erik Singer analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were they really? Sullivan Generator – Mensa Scientist Gets Debunked After Shark Tank The "sea greens" (mis)quote is from Logan's Run, not Brave New WorldFish and Plankton and Sea Greens and Protein from the Sea Coriolis Effect | National Geographic SocietyThe Coriolis effect describes the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around  Earth.

For a main topic, your hosts interrogate some additional axes for choosing media—especially the axis of available attention. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with a huge thank you to everyone who gave Siracusa their money, followed by a survey of listener suggestions for the name of the member feed. In follow-up, John shares some detailed updates on his chronically troubled toe. Merlin finds this content extremely challenging. Merlin relates an upsetting Walgreens anecdote, and John shares his etymological research on when you learn the notes to sing. Merlin can't get his tween to one-ee-and-uh with him. You really super-get this when you have a fresh baby. Legacy notions about the dangers of screen time are explored and debated. We can all agree that this is a tough time for kids and connection. In the extended members-only episode, John and Merlin discuss the 2001 Satoshi Kon film, Millennium Actress. Go to https://www.relay.fm/rd to become a member today. (Recorded on Tuesday, July 14, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. The origin of the doe-ray-me thing Depressing Twitter thread about a retired nurse Shark Tank (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb Daring Fireball: Return and Enter Are Two Different Keys from Endymion by John Keats | Poetry Foundation Solfège - WikipediaSyllables are assigned to the notes of the scale and enable the musician to audiate, or mentally hear, the pitches of a piece of music being seen for the first time and then to sing them aloud. Through the Renaissance (and much later in some shapenote publications) various interlocking 4, 5 and 6-note systems were employed to cover the octave. Shark Tank Season 3 Shark Tank Season 3 Episode 11 on Hulu Rick Beato - YouTube What Makes This Song Great? Ep.76 XTC - YouTube

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? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Please give Siracusa your money. In follow-up, John has a very important haircut update. His barber was reluctant, and the experience was a little fraught. Do our ears and head really keep growing, or is that just a myth? Merlin puts a hat on a hat on a hat, and John badly confuses his Mels. Then, things move on to time. John has a history with clock manipulation and sometimes invites too many snoozes. This turns into a broader meditation on punctuality and character. Are late people late for one reason or is it a whole situation? Can you know how long something takes until you really know how long it takes? Can you? (Spoiler: you cannot.) John gets to the party early, and Merlin super hopes he actively offers to help with the crudités. Merlin used to be late for everything, and John interrogates how exactly that so drastically changed. Also, why did we arrive at the airport six hours early, daddy? Breakfast muffin, honey. Please, just eat your breakfast muffin. Merlin is grateful for people educating him (even when that's not their job). Unconscious bias is unconscious. And, finally, Merlin had a pretty wild bug with the iOS beta, and you won't believe what happened next. (Recorded on Tuesday, June 30, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Support Reconcilable Differences with a Relay FM Membership Help Support Reconcilable Differences Merlin Mann on Twitter: "You’ll never guess what I’m trying to fix. https://t.co/trhLzLYCtx" / Twitter"You’ll never guess what I’m trying to fix." iOS 14 safari issues iPhone 11 Pro… | Apple Developer Forums"Are you using a Smart Battery Case by any chance? If so, this is a known issue in Seed 1 which can be resolved by removing the case. Once Safari is working again, you can resume using it." NATO phonetic alphabet - Wikipedia @eiramanit on Instagram: “John’s been threatening to shave his head. I convinced him to let me have a crack at cutting it first. It wasn’t a complete disaster;…” What is Lombardi Time? | Crown & Caliber Blog The Origin Of Love - Hedwig And The Angry Inch - YouTube Matthew Rosenberg on Twitter: "I have a Carl Reiner story that I hold very dear to me. I figured I'd share it today, on the day of his passing, because I hope it will bring some other people some joy the way it does me." / Twitter"I have a Carl Reiner story that I hold very dear to me. I figured I'd share it today, on the day of his passing, because I hope it will bring some other people some joy the way it does me." 'Parks and Recreation' Co-Creator Mike Schur Remembers Carl Reiner | Hollywood Reporter'[Michael] Schur pays tribute to the comedy legend, who appeared on a 'Parks and Recreation' episode alongside Amy Poehler. "For 98 years, comedy flowed through Carl Reiner, and radiated off him, and followed him like an obedient hunting dog, ready to follow his commands."' Roger & Me (1989) - IMDb From Roger & Me: Christmas Eve in Flint, 1988 on Vimeo Unconscious Bias | diversity.ucsf.eduUnconscious biases are social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness. Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, and these biases stem from one’s tendency to organize social worlds by categorizing. Lawyers, Guns and Money (2007 Remaster) - YouTube

Someone has tampered with Merlin's bell, and John is looking forward to his "vacation." This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Burrow: The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75 and get FREE one-week shipping. Links and Show Notes: This leads to an exploration of seemingly hippie-dippie workplace policies and how they actually get applied in practice. Especially for everyone who's not the boss. In follow-up, John has an update on a recent addition to his home. Boy, they really wanna push those extra "features" on you, don’t they? No one should have to worry this much about water. In further follow-up, Merlin has a huge update on something he finally persuaded his family to do for him. 🐱✂️ John has never seen Shark Tank. Merlin is confused about the buttons on his keyboard, and John has thoughts on what’s in the actual code. Merlin hates his clock. You can really tell when the people who make something don’t love it as much as you do. John gets yet another free dingus, and Merlin loves him some surprise baby photos. (Recorded on Tuesday, June 16, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Support Reconcilable Differences with a Relay FM Membership How to use clippers on men's hair - YouTube"This guide shows you how to use clippers on men's hair" "Shark Tank" Episode #3.11 (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb Mark Sullivan Research YayText: A text styling tool for Facebook, Twitter, etc. Merlin Mann on Twitter: "@patbits Crazy part is the man WENT FOR IT. Took over an hour. What a Mensch. "So…you…uh…get many…customers…like me?" "No. This is the first time I've ever tried to cut a white person's hair." "Oh. Cool!" "Mmmm."" / Twitter Netflix "vacation policy" Reviews | Glassdoor The Downsides Of Unlimited Time Off That Netflix Won’t Tell You About – ThinkProgress Why We Ditched Our Unlimited Vacation Policy | Facet Ethics Explainer: The Panopticon - What is the panopticon effect?

In America, you are not allowed to hit back. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Black Lives Matter. (Recorded on Tuesday, June 2, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Support Reconcilable Differences with a Relay FM Membership Amazon.com Help: Timers Aren't Displaying on Echo Wall ClockIs your paired Echo device playing music in a Multi-Room Music group? If the paired device is playing music in a Multi-Room Music group, Echo Wall Clock alarms and timers don't work. To use alarms and timers with your clock, turn off Multi-Room Music playback. Amazon.com: Echo Wall Clock - see timers at a glance - requires compatible Echo device: Amazon Devices Amazon.com: La Crosse Technology WT-3181PL-INT 18 inch Atomic Outdoor Clock with Temperature & Humidity: Home & Kitchen Los Angeles Police Commission meets in wake of regional unrest - YouTube UC Davis pepper spray incident - Wikipedia Police mistake nationwide protests as demanding more brutality - The Washington Post"Imagine how hideous they will seem to themselves when they realize people were asking for them to stop. And if they are not confused, I would hate to think what they were doing." Leveled Readers | SRA Reading Labs | McGraw Hill LBJ Orders Pants - YouTube Black / #000000 hex color (#000) Replacements - Kids don't follow - YouTube1981 cameo by the Minneapolis Police. LBJ Orders Some New Haggar Pants | Miller Center The Technium: 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice"If you are looking for something in your house, and you finally find it, when you’re done with it, don’t put it back where you found it. Put it back where you first looked for it."

For a main topic, John wants to talk about regrets, lost loves, and things that could have been different. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with a review of recent household paper cuts. Breaking the AirPods Rule, not using the hand rail, and barely surviving the chute into the kill zone. John hears the case of Merlin's exploding plumbing in order to adjudicate whether it constitutes an actual emergency. Service people are all about lead generation, but, John appreciates the input. The consequent verdict leads to exploration of minimizing COVID attack vectors. Speaking of riding things out, again with John's toe. Just the one. Descript is also discussed. John wants Merlin to talk about this, so he does. Witness his confessions. (Recorded on Tuesday, May 19, 2020) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Support Reconcilable Differences with a Relay FM Membership Ep. 381: "Slots in Some Imaginary Future" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann ​of Montreal – The Past Is a Grotesque Animal Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Of Montreal - The Past Is A Grotesque Animal - YouTube Friends (1979 TV series) - Wikipedia A.I. Artificial Intelligence with David Rees — Blank Check with Griffin & David — Overcast Mortal coil - WikipediaTo "shuffle off this mortal coil" is to die, exemplified in the "To be, or not to be" soliloquy in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Reconcilable Differences #20: Stove Vigilance - Relay FMThe main topic is trust your mechanic. How to survive working with the experts who diagnose and fix your problems. John's not a Dead Kennedys fan, and Merlin's just so irrationally mad about the state of his oven. Retrobatch, from Flying MeatFlexible, super charged, batch image processing for your Mac. Merlin Mann on Twitter: "A compilation from The Earliest Show: "Mouth Noises and What?!" https://t.co/iQ5kwg732u" / TwitterA compilation from The Earliest Show: "Mouth Noises and What?!" Merlin Mann on Twitter: "Found another awesome use for @DescriptApp: finding all the instances of a beloved catchphrase. https://t.co/LwxpuzDRox" / TwitterBlank Check catchphrases! Merlin Mann on Twitter: "Okay, @MBMBaM-inos. I ran all ten "Bro's Better…" episodes (plus "The Sauce Doctor's Blessing") through my powerful new Boy Filter. Boy, oh, boy! https://t.co/9uAkfuLf3m" / TwitterMBMBaM boys compilation Merlin Mann on Twitter: "I officially have a new hobby, I guess. https://t.co/DeRcGhAK31" / Twitter"He's from Maryland." The Origin Of Love - Hedwig And The Angry Inch - YouTube