Episodes
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What is the role of loneliness on "Survivor?"
For people who don't personally enjoy being on a boat, John and Merlin sure talk a lot about boats.
John wants to talk about a phenomenon he's observed.
John conducts some non-elective plumbing, and your hosts check in on the World Cup.
Merlin wants to talk about computers a little, and John has questions about why you'd throw away a toilet roll that still has some slices on it. Then, your hosts discuss an upcoming movie remake that seems kind of difficult to understand.
Merlin's fans are spinning, and John has thoughts on a novel new Secret Weird Things People Do.
Merlin has a smell update, and John mourns the end of Destiny 2.
This time around, it's homework, Merlin-style.
In order to proceed with the extraction, John has needed to evolve his approach.
John has some questions for Merlin.
What we talk about when we talk about bagging your own groceries.
Merlin has a question about a YouTube channel, and John has some notes on R.E.M. and their songs' lyrics.
Merlin's Garbage Apparatus.
On holes, art, and the nature of friendship.
John explores how to repurpose an extra hole.
John tells Merlin how to do a fraud with his eyeglasses, and Merlin tells John about his air fryer. Then they talk about a new thing they've both independently started using a lot.
Merlin shares his Large Appliance Results. (Recorded on Tuesday, January 6, 2026)
John's new art piece leads to a discussion of accuracy and build quality in toys for grown men and sometimes children.
A quick check-in on whether or not the machines are helping. (_Recorded on Tuesday, December 9, 2025_)
The dog-blaming continues, and John has updates on the social component of arc raiding.
After some Follow-Up on phone dimming and naked swimming, John discusses a video game with some unusual—and possibly unintentional—social mechanics.
Empty Nest Results. (_Recorded on Tuesday, October 28, 2025_)
TiVo: The Exit Interview.
Main topic is the various voices in our heads. If the technology existed to expose the workings of our interior world, what do we imagine it might look like?
Swimming naked in school and thinking about Lead.
