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#212: Green Grow the Onions

Every scallion contains a continuum.

July 7th, 2023 · 96 minutes

John has questions about Merlin's recent Wedding Results.

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A question about question marks becomes a fairly detailed exploration of proper calendar usage and workplace culture. This inexplicably leads to a conversation Merlin recently had about engineering.

John has some Follow-Up on how Vision Pro might handle being used in unusual situations. Casting the right shadow is hard.

Next up, John has questions about Merlin's new interest in onions. Plants are discussed.

For the main topic, John has questions about Merlin's recent Wedding Results. John also tells Merlin things he should have said on other podcasts.

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(Recorded on Tuesday, June 27, 2023)

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Green Grow The Rushes - R.E.M.
Fables of the Reconstruction
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Green Grow the Rushes-O, performed by King Solomon's Singers
The Case Against Travel - The New Yorker
Roderick on the Line #502: Dr. Guy

The episode of Roderick on the Line where John Roderick and Merlin talk about their difficulties doing everyday things that other people do without much struggle.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Fountains of Wayne Hotline, by Robbie Fulks
Wolf Children (2012)
Every Frame a Painting: Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
Every Frame a Painting: Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy
Every Frame a Painting: Wolf Children (2012) - The Lateral Tracking Shot
Diminished / I'm Not over You - R.E.M.
The Abyss (1989)
Child Ballads - Wikipedia
Folk Britannia Part 1 of 3: Ballads and Blues - YouTube
Molly Gaebe and Leila Bozorg Marry in Big Indian, N.Y. - The New York Times

Molly Gaebe proposed to Leila Bozorg with a rainbow fabric ring and the help of the couple’s favorite drag queen.