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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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Jul 30, 2015 • 1h 49min
6: Mud and Gaffer's Tape and Broken Lenses
This time we learn that your hosts and their families are both/all screwed up and hopeless in different ways. Merlin is weird, but not bulimic; John is picky, fretful, and hopeless; and children continue to be a problem that cannot be solved.
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Links and Show Notes: This time kicks off with Merlin's torpor, then continues with FU on miscrediting Synecdoche, NY, recommendations on the making of Fury Road, and an extended meditation on the social psychology of web commenting.
Then on to the scintillating topic of the week: food and cooking. In which we learn that your hosts and their families are both/all screwed up and hopeless in different ways. All involved are, as they say, chopped.
Merlin is weird, but not bulimic; John is picky, fretful, and hopeless; and children continue to be a problem that cannot be solved.
Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. echochamber.js Stealth banning / Hell banning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Urban Dictionary: Tachy Goes To Coventry Scott Adams Blog Charlie Kaufman - IMDb Making of Mad Max: Fury Road from ACS Victoria with John Seale ACS ASC and David Burr ACS on Vimeo Toys In The Attic - Cowboy Bebop Wiki Mrs. Dash Accent Food Seasoning Ep. 13: "Then There Was Pump Chili" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Ep. 162: "April's Cream" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Baked ziti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ziti | Barilla Parmigiano-Reggiano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Baked ziti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mostaccioli | Barilla Semi-Homemade Cooking : Food Network

Jul 16, 2015 • 1h 41min
5: Shiny and Chrome
This week is dedicated to a spoiler-heavy look at Mad Max: Fury Road. If you haven't seen it, treat yourself to a cinema viewing as soon as you can.
John and Merlin's world is blood and fire.
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Links and Show Notes: This week, the boys kick things off with some followup on Merlin's bad media viewing habits, some incomplete homework, and more on the "tells" in Total Recall.
The remainder of the episode is dedicated to a spoiler-heavy look at Mad Max: Fury Road. If you haven't seen it, treat yourself to a cinema viewing as soon as you can.
John and Merlin's world is blood and fire.
Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Inside Out (2015) - IMDb Short Cuts (1993) - IMDb Episode #74 – Valentine’s Day The Flop House Episode #138 – Foodfight! The Flop House Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - IMDb Excalibur (1981) - IMDb The Incomparable | You've Ruined Pizza (Episode 254)Pixar’s latest film, “Inside Out,” tells the unlikely story of the conflict of emotions inside the head of a young girl. Join us as we draw a circle around our own parental sadness and instead focus on the joy of an instant Pixar classic.
Primer (2004) - IMDb The Incomparable | Monkey with a Tinfoil Sandwich (Episode 153)Load your shotgun, put on your clear plastic suit, and climb into that suspiciously humming box! We’re here to talk about three very different time-travel movies: “12 Monkeys,” “Looper,” and “Primer.”
Terry Gilliam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mad Max: Center Framed on Vimeo Gravity (2013) - IMDb Pee-wee's Playhouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amazon.com: Wilton Silver Color Mist: Food Decorating Tools: Kitchen & Dining"Q: Will this product ensure my path to Valhalla? Do I need to be witnessed as well?"
Total Recall (1990) - Was it real or a dream? - YouTube"That's a new one. 'Blue Sky on Mars.'"
The visual effects of Mad Max: Fury Road Making of Mad Max: Fury Road from ACS Victoria The Editing of MAD MAX: Fury Road Mad Max: Center Framed

Jul 2, 2015 • 1h 32min
4: Ohio Intervention
John probes Merlin's spotty history with video games, then sketches out the current console landscape. Merlin is assigned preliminary homework to start catching up.
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Links and Show Notes: For this week's primary topic, John probes Merlin's spotty history with video games, then sketches out the current console landscape. Merlin is assigned preliminary homework to start catching up.
Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Paul Thomas Anderson - IMDb Synecdoche, New York (2008) - IMDb'The New York film'
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) - IMDb My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - IMDb Mick Foley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wrestling Isn't Wrestling - YouTube Terry Funk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Last Guardian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Team Ico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Destiny (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Journey (2012 video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Incomparable | Journey: Then We Touched, Then We Sang (Episode 108)The Incomparable episode about Journey.
The Incomparable | Grieving for My Left Thumb (Episode 165)The Incomparable episode about Gone Home.
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Jun 18, 2015 • 2h 23min
3: Helena Sell
This week, John and Merlin finally set themselves to the task of beginning to argue about their differences.
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Links and Show Notes: After a look at their feelings about reviews (and review culture), John takes Merlin to task for his stance on the 1999 film Fight Club (and Fight Club culture). Then, things conclude with a passionate debate on the societal impact of sports (and sports culture).
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Jun 11, 2015 • 1h 49min
2: Thrown to the Wolves of Puberty
In this episode, John and Merlin discuss the origins of the show, including their contrasting approaches to authority, conformity, and contrariness.
Also, Merlin credits John with helping him become less horrible, and John deposes Merlin about his year in military school.
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Jun 3, 2015 • 2h 9min
1: We All Ruined It Together
In this inaugural episode, John and Merlin begin framing the conversation on exactly how they got how they are.
From the dungeons of Usenet to the dragons of roving bullies, origins are explored, and differences are provisionally reconciled.
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Links and Show Notes: Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode.