Reconcilable Differences

The hosts dive into the quirks of modern speech patterns, especially those of millennials, sparking a lively discussion on language evolution. They reminisce about nostalgic school days and celebrate a successful charity campaign. Health chats reveal humorous medical experiences, alongside insights into managing dietary dilemmas. A lighthearted examination of phone charging habits highlights generational differences. The episode wraps up with reflections on technology's role in family life, blending comedy with thoughtful commentary.

Join a humorous and spirited debate over a questionable avatar choice that spirals into a critique of digital identity. The hosts share fond memories of childhood culinary mishaps, exploring the hilarity of misunderstood meat names, while also tackling serious food safety concerns. As they navigate healthcare frustrations, they infuse witty banter about grocery delivery mishaps and cooking simplicity. Throw in some lighthearted thoughts on 'House of the Dragon' and you’ve got a lively mix of nostalgia, health updates, and playful linguistics!

Subtitle: Italy is not immune to stochastic anomalies.Your hosts relitigate this shameful cultural moment in which people keep blaming sweet precious angels for human stovetop cock-ups. 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 is under the weather and hands over the keys to Merlin who very much does not want the keys handed to him. In Follow-Up, there are updates on misleading names and a theory on why everyone's a doctor now. Project Farm Todd has some fun with a bit about YouTube, but, gratefully he doesn't do the voice. John considers officially becoming a real Italian. Most importantly, your hosts relitigate this shameful cultural moment in which people keep blaming sweet precious angels for human stovetop cock-ups. John will not stand for it, and Merlin begs people to just stop asking cops questions. (Recorded on Tuesday, September 3, 2024) 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. Stewart Lee's stand-up show - YouTube How French Drains Work - YouTube French drain - Wikipedia German chocolate cake - Wikipedia An example of Austrian title fever iPhone Mirroring in macOS Sequoia and iOS 18 Now Supports Jiggle Mode Todd Osgood “imitates” other YouTubers Another dog unjustly blamed for a fire Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves Kerry Condon Sleep the Clock Around - YouTube

Subtitle: There are no Tuddies in Ohio.Merlin demands an opportunity to defend his honor, and John encourages him to get more adult supervision. 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 qualified meeting. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with Merlin demanding an opportunity to defend his honor and John encouraging him to get more adult supervision. Next up, there's so much good Follow-Up on new Things It Took Me Too Long to Realize, the judge from a Jonathan Coulton song, which dwarf didn't get the tattoo, plus further insight on whose notes live in the margins of John's The Power Broker. In this month’s member bonus episode, your hosts finally talk about Merlin's soundbar. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support our program. (Recorded on Tuesday, August 20, 2024) 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. Krud Kutter Brand PageIt's simple. We believe cleaners should be tough on krud, but gentle on nature. Original Krud Kutter Cleaner & DegreaserRemoves really tough soils as quickly and effectively from so many different surfaces. Cuts grease, grime, oil The Must for Rust - Rust Remover & InhibitorThe proprietary formulation penetrates into every void of a metal surface and dissolves rust/oxidation through chemical action. Then tiny, rust-inhibiting crystals are formed and become integral with the surface molecules of the metal to resist future rusting. Kenesaw Mountain Landis is a Jonathan Coulton song Gimli didn’t get the tattoo Lord of the Rings cast members showing off their matching tattoos Lord of the Rings cast reunion Zoom call in 2020 Location details for the Lord of the Rings cast tattoos The margin note in John's copy of The Power Broker The back cover of John's copy of The Power Broker Chimp Crazy Sherman's March documentary Thomasin McKenzie Alfred Molina Breaks Down His Career - YouTube Sir Ian McKellen's acting process - YouTube Siracusa and the meta-meta-bit In general, I love any meta-meta-bit where Siracusa refuses to participate in the meta-bit. What Roy Wood was capable of. | Everybody's a critic. | FlickrMerlin's toddler learned how to work a stereo receiver pretty early on.

John reports back on his Vacation Results. 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's Vacation Results, some listeria concerns, the bridges of New York City, and sundry thoughts on long sentences. All interspersed with periodic commentary on Merlin's legacy of poor decisions. (Recorded on Tuesday, August 6, 2024) 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. Sayonara Wild Hearts (Game) Sayonara Wild Hearts (Album) Sayonara Wild Hearts soundtrack - YouTube LL Cool J - "Mama Said Knock You Out" Merlin's toot about stain Boar's Head recall Boar's Head recalled products (PDF) Boar's Head recalled product labels (PDF) Traditional Pepperoni (Natural Casing) | Boar's Head Hell Gate Bridge in New York 99% Invisible's podcast series about The Power Broker, by Robert Caro Tanger outlets in Riverhead, NY Transporting wind turbine blades in China - YouTube 'It's Transformative': Māori Women Talk About Their Sacred Chin Tattoos - Vice

Subtitle: I'm a snuggler.Your hosts discuss the breathless magic of "Project Farm." 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 John preparing for his family's annual sojourn to the beach. In Follow-Up, there's a new Scandinavian sleep technology, and your hosts aren't precisely sure what makes it so Scandinavian. Still, they remain open to adjudicating whether it might be a Secret Weird Thing. The modal shapes of a sleeping dog are considered. The main topic this week is Project Farm. Merlin cops to buying some new knives and a jug of acid, and John has thoughts on the value of objective product testing. In this month’s member bonus episode, your hosts talk about some recent TV shows they've enjoyed. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support our program. (Recorded on Tuesday, July 16, 2024) 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 origins of the gated snare - YouTube Monitors Unboxed - YouTube Project Farm - YouTube Todd Osgood - IMDb Todd Osgood's Patreon Jerry Cans - YouTube Merlin's first Project Farm video - YouTube Project Farm: Scissors Project Farm: Vacuums Project Farm: Kitchen Knife Sets Project Farm: Ratchets #1 Project Farm: Ratchets #2 Project Farm: Ratchets #3 Project Farm: Water Filters Project Farm: Rust Remover #1 Project Farm: Rust Remover #2 Ceramic vs. Steel Knives - YouTube Canary Cardboard Cutter - Amaon Roderick On the Line #56: We Paradise in Our Wake Consanguinity Stupid Thing, by Aimee Mann Poor Judge, by Aimee Mann Aimee Mann's discography Dan Harmon's favorite 30 Rock joke - YouTube Advanced Dungeons & Dragons episode of Community - Wikipedia Kit Fisto Makes Everything Better Fallout (TV series) - Wikipedia Hampton Fancher Girls5eva - Wikipedia Daniel Kahneman - Wikipedia The Night Manager - Wikipedia House of the Dragon family tree meme Curl, by Jonathan Coulton

The hosts discuss updates on elective plumbing, biased reporting on dogs and technology, key hygiene importance, a review on ship-building reasons, and humorous incidents with a HomePod saving a family from a fire. They also explore reinforcement of biases and fears through media, kitchen safety, and maintaining living spaces. Additionally, the importance of names, jargon, and risks of old tank water heaters are covered.

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 using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with Merlin's inspiring Apple success story. Then, there's some consideration of where all these wrecked cars might be coming from. In Follow-Up, John learns he's not the only aging auto enthusiast whose magazine has gotten bigger. Also, listeners share more novel, rich-people technologies for making your kitchen look like it's not actually a kitchen. The main topic finds your hosts considering what it means to be a young person in the age of ubiquitous capture. John makes a case for the value of having all your ideas challenged, and Merlin learns how little he knew about the ERA. In this month’s member bonus episode, your hosts finally address a topic that's been hanging out in the doc for a while now: Mastodon hates threads. After making two distinct piles, Merlin does a terrible job just sticking to the first one. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support our program. (Recorded on Tuesday, June 25, 2024) 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. Portrait of Madame X, by John Singer Sargent Invisacook.com A kitchen where everything is hidden - YouTube Associated Motor Cycles American Motors Corporation American Motors Incorporated Nash Metropolitan Coupe 200 cars in the woods - YouTube What's the Story Behind the Wrecked Car on a Mount Tamalpais Trail? Love Island on SNL - YouTube Merlin's Mastodon thread about the Portrait of Madame X Michael Whelan - Wikipedia Michael Whelan on Mastodon Why didn’t the Fellowship take a boat to Mordor? Feeding a farting wombat - BBC - YouTube Flash photography used to be pretty wild - YouTube Gender: An Ethnomethodological Approach, Kessler, McKennaKessler and McKenna convincingly argue that gender is not a reflection of biological reality but rather a social construct that varies across cultures. Valuable for its insights into gender, its extensive treatment of transsexualism, and its ethnomethodological approach, Gender reviews and critiques data from biology, anthropology, sociology, and psychology.

In this episode, the hosts discuss misunderstandings and criticisms, share upsetting ice machine information, reminisce about Macintosh issues, and talk about lunchboxes. They explore hard drive problems, Kerry from MacWarehouse, and delve into nostalgic tech talk. The conversation meanders through pronunciations, dogs, sleep patterns, and odd eating habits, with humorous title debates and language differences. They also explore vintage comic book character lunchboxes and a smoke alarm incident.

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 more, and see their open roles now. Links and Show Notes: John has some concerns about Merlin’s water intake and general desk situation. In what begins as follow-up, John has further illumination regarding the oven dial problem. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this leads to a lot of appliance talk. John complains about a podcast that Merlin likes, and Merlin announces that professional eye care is a racket. Finally, John wonders why he’s started receiving such a big magazine. In this month’s member bonus episode, Merlin leads a deeper investigation into the vacation problem. Travel is about more than travel, plus if you want to get better at something, it’s useful to stop pretending you’re great at it. (Recorded on Tuesday, May 28, 2024) 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. Mike Milzz’s stove dials Dan Pierce’s stove dials Impulse: A super-fast electric stovetop with a big battery Voyagers! (TV show) The Omni Samsung refrigerator with stupid doors Blank Check podcast Blank Check's podcast series on John Carpenter Dark Star (movie) Blank Check episode on Dark Star CGP Grey’s Metric Paper video The origin of “Big Tennis” - Do By Friday episode #62: I Fifteen Love You The udm=14 query parameter for removing junk from Google search results StopTheMadness browser extensions Reconcilable Differences #12: Hobbit Tendencies Jenny Nicholson’s four-hour video about Disney's Galactic Starcruiser hotel Tovala Smart OvenIt’s not just smart— it’s countertop genius: the Tovala Smart Oven.