Reconcilable Differences
John Siracusa and Merlin Mann try to figure out exactly how they got this way. Hosted by Merlin Mann and John Siracusa.
Episodes
Subtitle: Merlin is pretty sure Jason Mantzoukas is the voice of the booger.
The main topic this week was almost The Big Game.
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The main topic this week was almost The Big Game.
(Recorded on Tuesday, February 11, 2025...
Subtitle: He’s our special little guy.
Merlin tries a new way of writing online, and John thinks about what it really means to own your web presence.
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...This week's topic: The Simpsons Kitchen Gag.
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This week's topic: The Simpsons Kitchen Gag.
Credits
- Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf
- Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano
- Music: Merlin Mann
- The Su...
Subtitle: Everything becomes crab.
Updates on match cuts, the college ranking racket, and some historical perspective on t-dropping.
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Follow-Up brings updates on match cuts, the college ranking racket, and some historical perspective on t-dropping.
The main topic is kind of hard to pin down, but it might come down to a word choice on a website. Making it an ideal topic for this progr...
Merlin introduces a new segment, and John shares Application Results.
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(Recorded on Tuesday, December 17, 2024)
Credits
Subtitle: It's free real estate.
John has a new project and Merlin has a new Thought Technology.
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John has a new project and Merlin has a new Thought Technology. It is, admittedly, early days for both projects.
In Follow...
Rebuilding "Tally Ho."
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Things kick off with a listener's field report that a millennial tic has been spotted in the wild. John says Merlin mispronounces his mispronunciations wrong.
The main topic is on Rebuilding ...
Subtitle: Your egg salad costs too much.
Election results.
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Election results.
Then, in this month’s member bonus episode, your hosts debate the merits of self-checkout.
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Subtitle: No tea towels on the hob.
Main topic this week is "ceilings and floors."
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In Follow-Up, listeners share updates on John's new smart home hub. Also, there's a new installation of Dog Justice Corn...
John has a new angle on smart home monitoring, and Merlin shares some new thoughts about "The Godfather" (1972).
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In Follow-Up, John has updates on his health journey, and Merlin shares a fun cameo appearance by the Magi...
The uneven paces of technological and personal progress.
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Merlin checks in with John to see if he's started noticing the Millennial Speech Tics. Of course, this leads to a lot of discussion about how people do and don't ta...
Subtitle: Even Lou noticed it.
John and Merlin argue about whether John's new avatar is extremely bad.
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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.
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John is under the weather and hand...
Subtitle: There are no Tuddies in Ohio.
Merlin demands an opportunity to defend his honor, and John encourages him to get more adult supervision.
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John reports back on his Vacation Results.
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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...
Subtitle: I'm a snuggler.
Your hosts discuss the breathless magic of "Project Farm."
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Things kick off with John preparing for his family's annual sojourn to the beach.
In Follow-Up, there's a new Scandin...
Subtitle: Merlin is pretty close to just giving up.
John has updates on some recent elective plumbing.
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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?
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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.
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Merlin can't tell whether John is mad at him, but John claims that he's not.
In follow-up, lis...
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.
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