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#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.

#127: Advice Nurse

April 2nd, 2020 · 102 minutes

In a main topic, your hosts try to share some ideas on sustainably working remotely from home

#126: Social Distancing

March 20th, 2020 · 114 minutes

What makes for a good car movie?

#125: You Can't Hang a Graduation on the Wall

March 5th, 2020 · 102 minutes

The main topic is the career and oeuvre of New York resident, William Martin Joel.

#124: Figures of Action

February 19th, 2020 · 100 minutes

Some back-door Secret Weird Things People Do about the cadences that trigger stuff in your head.

#123: Squirrel List

February 6th, 2020 · 87 minutes

A litany of the lost things is presented and analyzed, and a catechism for finding the lost things is interrogated.

#122: A Fib of Omission

January 24th, 2020 · 99 minutes

How life is like a rally or a bridge or some…software, I guess?

#121: Impotent Hydra

January 9th, 2020 · 99 minutes

John has a Mac Pro prep mess, and Merlin is struggling with post-holiday mess stress.

#120: Where the Packages Sleep

December 19th, 2019 · 95 minutes

John continues to Prepare the Way, his wife can't close one eye, and there's a Spoiler Slot on HBO's "Watchmen."

#119: Emcee of Thanksgiving

December 12th, 2019 · 101 minutes

The boys envision a Thanksgiving in which you won't get anywhere near the turkey until you've dealt with an upsettingly mercurial new host.