John Siracusa and Merlin Mann try to figure out exactly how they got this way.

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    #4: Ohio Intervention

    July 2nd, 2015 · 91 minutes

    John probes Merlin's spotty history with video games, then sketches out the current console landscape. Merlin is assigned preliminary homework to start catching up.

    #3: Helena Sell

    June 18th, 2015 · 143 minutes

    This week, John and Merlin finally set themselves to the task of beginning to argue about their differences.

    #2: Thrown to the Wolves of Puberty

    June 11th, 2015 · 108 minutes

    John and Merlin discuss the origins of the show, including their contrasting approaches to authority, conformity, and contrariness.

    Also, Merlin credits John with helping him become less horrible, and John deposes Merlin about military school.

    #1: We All Ruined It Together

    June 3rd, 2015 · 129 minutes

    In this inaugural episode, John and Merlin begin framing the conversation on exactly how they got how they are.

    From the dungeons of Usenet to the dragons of roving bullies, origins are explored, and differences are provisionally reconciled.