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#144: The Other Side of the Owl

November 26th, 2020 · 98 minutes

John has questions about Merlin's projects.

#143: The Shape of Time

November 12th, 2020 · 95 minutes

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#142: The Threshing Machine

October 29th, 2020 · 75 minutes

In an addendum to a previous topic, John talks about what it was like to actually attend the infamous Action Park as a kid.

#141: The Panopticon of Frasier

October 15th, 2020 · 83 minutes

John has questions about the bizarre surveillance state Merlin has installed in his garage..

#140: I Know What to Do in a Tree

October 1st, 2020 · 76 minutes

As a main topic, your hosts talk about "Dangerous Things We Did as Unattended Kids."

#139: Everything's a Competition

September 17th, 2020 · 97 minutes

As a main topic, your hosts talk about those movies. You know the ones. The ones you discovered when you were supposed to be asleep and you weren't allowed to watch anyway? Yeah, those.

#138: Their Terrible Butts

September 3rd, 2020 · 87 minutes

Welcome to the highly specialized and deeply opinionated world of cast iron skillets.

#137: The Fifth Flavor of Entertainment

August 20th, 2020 · 95 minutes

It's that time of year again, so it is necessary to review some COVID era Vacation Results.

#136: The Left Side of the Diving Board

August 6th, 2020 · 80 minutes

Modern Mac window management, haircut updates, plus a new segment we're calling "Secret Brit."

#135: Clutch Foot

July 23rd, 2020 · 77 minutes

For a main topic, your hosts interrogate some additional axes for choosing media—especially the axis of available attention.