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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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Jun 14, 2018 • 1h 41min
80: Death is an Easy Diagnosis
This week’s main topic finds John interrogating Merlin about the germophobia threat model. Merlin tries to distinguish his carefulness from a three-letter condition, and John reminds us why he doesn’t make lists.
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Links and Show Notes: This week’s wraparound episode begins with the annual WWDC reporting live from the show floor. Then, Merlin explains a joke and shows John an image you can’t see yet. John has trouble stopping the flow of WIRED, and Apple TV apps are further discussed. Merlin briefly uses his Nest camera as a voice dingus. Very briefly.
Your hosts talk about how they handle the Wild West of two-factor authentication, and what happened with that whole Amazon tube lady dustup. John has thoughts on what it would take for these things to get smarter. Merlin accidentally freaks out his landlord with Technology.
John provides an update on solo-dadding and his new domestic vegetarian, and Merlin is still up against it with the family’s disruptive snacking workflow. John has follow-up on Merlin’s other program and his recent foray into Instagram. The fretfulness of preparing kid lunches and getting hair brushed is discussed.
Also, how hard is it to just pick up the phone and make a call? It’s not that hard.
(Recorded on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.)
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May 31, 2018 • 1h 32min
79: Goofball Island
This week kicks off with a main topic: Kid Independence Projects. Merlin is trying a new thing, and John admits that he’s "pan-fretful."
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Links and Show Notes: What kind of stuff do you undertake to encourage your kids’ independence and responsibility? What about the fires and the knives? Merlin is proud when his daughter deceives him, but John’s a little disappointed with his kid’s failure to cover her tracks. Can you even imagine your kid having to go to church?
In follow-up, John updates us on how his beloved TV fared during the sleepover dance party. Merlin shudders to recall the unbelievable tween drama of a very large sleepover.
Merlin was hoping John had forgotten he’d agreed, out of nowhere, to definitely watch Millennium Actress. Would you like to speculate as to whether John remembered? Merlin confesses his Broadway kick.
John interrogates Merlin’s sleep and napping habits, then reveals what would happen if he had a week at home alone. Merlin shares an unexpected side-gift of the Kid Independence Project, and both hosts continue to embarrass their daughters very deeply.
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May 17, 2018 • 1h 50min
78: Right Above Self-Actualization
This week’s main topic is tricky to label, but let’s call the jumping-off point, Millenials and Quality.
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Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off punctually, with some follow-up from John on Destiny 2 users getting more vault space to hold all their stuff. Why not 3000 slots? Who even knows? Merlin confesses that he’s terrible at controlling his PlayStation and extolls the magic and perplexity of Movies Anywhere. Siri control of Apple TV is discussed.
In more official follow-up, John has updates on the systematic chair cleansing at his office. John has a rooting interest in the last rebel chair, and Merlin wonders if John’s maybe thinking about it a little too much. John also updates us on the status of his peckerhead.
Merlin is happy to hear John checked out Monster Factory but continues to be sad that the McElroys aren’t John’s cup of comedy tea. Other homework is reviewed.
Next up comes a short and mostly spoiler-free discussion of the movie, Isle of Dogs. John’s curious what Merlin thought was so kid-unfriendly about it, and Merlin obliges, albeit with important additional details. The Fantastic Mr. Fox is lauded.
Merlin thinks six podcasts is too much podcast, and John says that’s nothing compared to real performers. For some reason, Les Miz keeps coming up, and Merlin endorses the comedy of John Mulaney.
Does curating the stories about one’s possessions potentially represent a subtle generational divide? Merlin has a young and cockamamie theory about why younger people obsess about coffee and backpacks, and John notes that everybody used to keep their houses way nicer. John struggles to identify the things he doesn’t know he doesn’t care about, and Merlin finds portent in his Grandmother’s biannual stripe of cleanliness.
Things wrap with John’s concerns for his television in the presence of dancing, and news is shared about a family member’s bold new dietary declaration.
(Recorded on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.)
Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Isle of Dogs (2018) - IMDbSet in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Reconcilable Differences #77: Prodigal Bird - Relay FMMerlin takes his sleeping pill, then John has some important updates on the return of his chimney's avian peckerhead. John still lives in a drum, and Merlin thinks it's time to deploy a reconnaissance drone. John still really, really doesn't want to fall off his roof.
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Reconcilable Differences #72: The Seventh Alarm ClockThe episode about self-hacks.
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May 3, 2018 • 1h 56min
77: Prodigal Bird
This week, John and Merlin come in hot with an accidental main topic: punctuality.
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Links and Show Notes: Is punctuality important, and how much tardiness can we abide from our pals and business associates? Merlin wonders if expecting punctuality might be a form of privilege, and John has strong feelings about the police, just in general.
In follow-up, Merlin clarifies where you can listen to that Simpsons episode of The Incomparable, then applauds Jason Snell's editing skills and suggests ways to give other podcasts your money. John still can't get into the McElroys, and this continues to break Merlin's heart. John says Merlin continues to make fun of him wrong. John also has remarks and some follow-up on Merlin's co-host from another program.
Merlin takes his sleeping pill, then John has some important updates on the return of his chimney's avian peckerhead. John still lives in a drum, and Merlin thinks it's time to deploy a reconnaissance drone. John still really, really doesn't want to fall off his roof.
Voice-controlled devices are further discussed, but not in a way that will prevent John from saving his best stuff for his more popular program, which used to be about cars. Merlin takes off the gloves to talk turkey about the state of the Apple ecosystem, and John wonders if our nerd complaints are complaints you'd only ever hear from nerds.
John answers a portentous final question from Merlin.
(Recorded on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.)
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Monster Factory: Fallout 4 — Episode 1 - YouTube Reconcilable Differences #52: This Bird Can’t Get Laid - Relay FMIn this week’s accidental main topic, John addresses his new bird-enemy and the Wile E. Coyotean lengths to which his desperation with living in a drum may drive him.
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Apr 18, 2018 • 2h 2min
76: The Dandelion of Content
John provides much-requested follow-up on Twitter’s recently announced changes. This leads to a broader discussion of free speech and platform ownership.
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Links and Show Notes: This week’s episode has lots of really good follow-up. Follow-up on accents, Face ID, how Roderick records, and Merlin’s new internet friend.
John and Merlin embarrass their families, fret about Disney, and talk about some excellent Simpsons lines.
Combed, biscuits, chicken, yellow, mailman…very good.
(Recorded on Tuesday, April 9, 2018.)
Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 31 Actors Playing Real People | WIRED - YouTubeDialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close was Jamie Foxx's Ray Charles? What about Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Bob Dylan? Is Daniel Day-Lewis' Lincoln accurate?
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?
Accent Expert Breaks Down 6 Fictional Languages From Film & TV | WIRED - YouTubeDialect coach Erik Singer analyzes some of the most famous "constructed languages" in movie and television history. Which real-life languages inspired "conlangs" like Klingon and Dothraki?
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Apr 4, 2018 • 2h 9min
75: The Most Popular Meat Grinder in Town
In something like a main topic, your hosts talk about Facebook. Schadenfreude aside, Merlin struggles with why anyone is still there, while John’s not so sure some people will ever leave.
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Links and Show Notes: This week, things kick into gear quickly with a mini-topic about Instagram. Why isn’t Merlin on it, and why does John like it so much? John likes it as a refreshing break from word things, but Merlin still thinks there are too many hashtags and birds on wires. Merlin really misses the salad days of Flickr, but of course John derails it to yet another goof on Merlin’s pronunciation. And, then, the boys are on to accents. ‘Ello, guv’na!
Next, your hosts wind back around to the occasional topic of celebrity relationships. Merlin thinks he could be friends with a given minor celebrity, and, unsurprisingly, John balks. John and Merlin acknowledge and explore their different brands of crippling self-doubt.
Finally, your hosts ruefully wonder when they'll know it's time to walk away from the services they do like.
(Recorded on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.)
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The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon • Damn InterestingAnytime the phrase “That’s so weird, I just heard about that yesterday” would be appropriate, the utterer is hip-deep in Baader-Meinhof.
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Mar 22, 2018 • 2h 6min
74: Stingy on the Fives
This week's main topic concerns The Oscars and the general phenomenon of industry award shows. What makes us get into these things, and who do we pull for?
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Links and Show Notes: This week’s first mini-topic concerns John's office chair. Honestly, why can't people just leave John's chair alone? Why always with the moving and the replacing? A chair is a very personal thing, and John likes his chair. So, what, now he has to get a bike lock or something? Merlin wonders if the form is actually hooked up to anything, and John thinks Merlin's cat looks like a towel.
The second mini-topic gives Merlin the opportunity to blow off some steam about FaceID. Merlin wonders if he is the only person with a problematic face, and John thinks Merlin might be razzle-dazzled. Cool AR demos are briefly considered.
In an accidental mini-topic, your hosts talk about the importance of hot food. Don't they know how they hurt Daddy's heart? Appropriate deployment of the InstantPot is discussed.
Who deserves an overdue Consolation Oscar, and why were 90s movies so weirdly unenduring? Merlin thinks of Avatar like The Silence, and John has strong opinions about who gets overlooked. Merlin's relieved John is not his Dad, and John proudly utilizes every part of the star range.
(Recorded on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.)
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Mar 8, 2018 • 2h 13min
73: Ladyhawke Times
For something like a main topic, things turn to trying to talk to kids about…stuff. A "Predestination"-style thought experiment is considered.
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Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with a return to an old chestnut: Twitter. John doesn’t want too many things to check, and Merlin finds some therapy. The distinction of the “muffle” is highlighted.
This week’s mini-topic concerns the new Google Calendar UI. Merlin thinks there’s just too much clicking, and John would like some better information density. The influence of old Mac habits is explored, leading to a nostalgic visit to the bygone, halcyon days of using a Macintosh. The sad and downward history of TV interactions also comes up. John wonders why intertitles make typey noises, and Merlin has no problem identifying LONDON.
In an unintentional mini-topic, your hosts talk about kids going to camp and wonder about the unintended consequences, both positive and negative. Merlin thinks about everything as a project, and John has updates on Daisy, who is increasingly going rogue.
(Recorded on Monday, February 26, 2018.)
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Feb 22, 2018 • 1h 49min
72: The Seventh Alarm Clock
This week's main topic: "What If Productivity, but Too Much?" In the pursuit of efficiency and professional development, how do you know when you’ve gone too far? And what are the downsides when you do?
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Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with recalibrating some expectations and repeatedly clicking some buttons. Merlin likes dog shopping and dislikes that dumb Winston Churchill movie.
In follow-up, John scores a monarchical point to listener, "swilliams," and Merlin likes Parliamentary questions. In an accidental nano-topic, your hosts discuss the decline of Shame. In further follow-up, John has some more tips on getting the lyrics right.
In this week’s mini-topic, John has some pointed questions about Merlin’s quote-unquote Caffeine Addiction. Is Merlin a Fake Migraine Girl? John still doesn’t like coffee, and Merlin is weirdly protective about his eyeglasses. Much like the great John Hurt. This leads to a broader discussion of addiction, focusing on how smoking used to be much more of a thing.
(Recorded on Tuesday, January 30, 2018.)
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Feb 8, 2018 • 1h 52min
71: Racist Uncle Baby
This week's broad-ranging main topic is lyrics. John wonders how many people care about the words as much as he does, and Merlin considers what happened when Lisa met Chelsea at the knocking school.
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Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with John tweaking his settings and then slides into a quick tour of some cool commands that a lot of veteran Mac users don't know about. John's not looking for thanks; he's just making a point. Merlin observes that the commands are in his fingers, not his brain.
Some follow-up commences, covering scoot-scoots, Patriot, potential topics, and, of course, Aimee Mann. Merlin's niece joins an all-star cast dressed as a vulva.
John endorses a recent Flop House episode, but Merlin still doesn't understand what constitutes "spookily good-bad." Even though no one asked, Merlin explains how great Genesis used to be.
In an accidental mini-topic, your hosts wonder whether Free to Be You and Me is now "problematic." Can babies even be racist? Merlin has thoughts on the Overton Window and what feels special about The Moment. John has questions about pronunciation that may have troubling implications.
How does your experience of a tune evolve when you not only learn the actual lyrics but the actual story? Why are so many of the songs with gay characters so moving? Merlin blows smoke up Roderick's lyrical skirt, and John finally unwinds the storied tale of his early-internet lyrics site. Which was the only correct lyrics site.
(Recorded on Tuesday, January 30, 2018.)
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