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Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode.#231: The Seventh Segment of a Seventh Segment
Merlin only ate one.
March 29th, 2024 · 88 minutes
Topic include perception, misdirection, binaries, and how it is that "Survivor" so rarely leaks.
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Things kick off with the usual problems, and then somehow there's a whole thing about magic tricks, perception, and misdirection. John cannily coins "The Reverse Columbo."
In Follow-Up, Merlin has a headphone correction, Listener Dave nominates !bff, Listener Benjamin identifies the weird old guy pronunciation channel, and a band from the 80s gets the LED out.
John points out that, with computers, binaries are definitely a thing, but Merlin feels like he could go either way about it.
For a main topic, your hosts have more to say about Jelinsky. As a very entertaining dingaling, our guy's brief time on Survivor provides a good opportunity to explore how the show is produced and presented.
Finally, your hosts consider John's potential career path as "an external coach."
(Recorded on Tuesday, March 19, 2024)
Credits
- Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf
- Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano
- Music: Merlin Mann
- The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley
Dr, Geoff Lindsey, "the weird old guy pronunciation channel"
An American T-dropping conspiracy?! - YouTube
Jack Rhodes's YouTube channel
Slow-motion up-close magic example video - YouTube
Merlin's Apollo Robbins playlist - YouTube
Trying to understand why light "slows down" in water, glass, etc. - YouTube
The cover of The Police album Ghost in the Machine
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Fair-Play mysteries
List of Seinfeld fictional films
The series Seinfeld mentions many fictional films, sometimes as major plot elements, sometimes minor plot elements and often as running gags.
Revisiting the Seinfeld Movie Posters - IGN
"Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants" (David Mamet, 1996)
Dr. Katz - Best of Ray Romano - YouTube
"Blade Runner" (1982) - Photo Analysis Scene - YouTube
Penn and Teller Magic bullet catch complete - YouTube
Frinkiac - S04E07 - SHE MUST THINK YOU'RE AFTER HER EGGS!
"I ONLY ATE ONE!"
A question and three answers
What is one thing that you wish everyone understood about being trans in America?