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#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.

#134: Romeo Delta

July 8th, 2020 · 82 minutes

Things kick off with an announcement on a new way you can help support the program. Also: can you choose to be tricked by your own clocks? What if every clock is different? What even is time?

#133: Shave Daddy

June 24th, 2020 · 81 minutes

Someone has tampered with Merlin's bell, and John is looking forward to his "vacation."

#132: Bigger in Three Dimensions Than I’ve Ever Been

June 10th, 2020 · 86 minutes

In America, you are not allowed to hit back.

#131: The Past is a Grotesque Animal

May 28th, 2020 · 119 minutes

For a main topic, John wants to talk about regrets, lost loves, and things that could have been different.

#130: Good Quorn

May 13th, 2020 · 92 minutes

John asks Merlin to talk about why he loves improv comedy so much.

#129: Chocolate and Toy Story

April 29th, 2020 · 95 minutes

How do you get your family to watch really good movies?

#128: Ciao, Francesco Rinaldi!

April 17th, 2020 · 64 minutes

The guys end up talking about the confusingly-titled resurrection of Merlin's old podcast. John has questions, and Merlin does his best to respond.