Roderick on the Line

Ep. 576: "The Lightest Possible Acquaintment"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:34:34 +0000

The Problem: Nobody puts John in a corner.

(Recorded on Monday, April 21, 2025.)

Ep. 575: "An Introverted Muppet"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:14:28 +0000

The Problem: The Oregon coast’s lousy with grandchildren of loggers.

(Recorded on Monday, April 14, 2025.)

Ep. 574: "Big Strong Man"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:42:02 +0000

The Problem: It’s a little late for a clean open.

(Recorded on Monday, April 7, 2025.)

Ep. 573: "The First Pancake"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:08:08 +0000

The Problem: You can only tape it back together once.

(Recorded on Monday, March 24, 2025.)

Ep. 572: "The Good One"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:24:03 +0000

The Problem: She gave John Social Security glasses.

(Recorded on Monday, March 17, 2025.)

Ep. 571: "Cannery Girls"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:27:54 +0000

The Problem: The Scottish Pound is not a euphemism.

(Recorded on Monday, March 10, 2025.)

Ep. 570: "Oregon Grapes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:47 +0000

The Problem: You can only put so much ham on the boat.

(Recorded on Monday, March 3, 2025.)

Ep. 569: "The Legend of Numb Foot"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:55:48 +0000

The Problem: John is a pile of dirty clothes.

(Recorded on Monday, February 10, 2025.)

Ep. 568: "Imaginary Pipe"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:15:27 +0000

The Problem: A friend could be a duck.

(Recorded on Monday, February 3, 2025.)

Ep. 567: "A High Teen"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:55:16 +0000

The Problem: It was something they had a fifth-hand memory of.

(Recorded on Monday, January 20, 2025.)

Ep. 566: "My Talking Chair"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:12:46 +0000

The Problem: John ate the minnows for two weeks.

(Recorded on Monday, January 13, 2025.)

Ep. 565: "The Magical Table"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:13:14 +0000

The Problem: Susan has taken care of all of these top level problems.

(Recorded on Monday, January 6, 2025.)

Ep. 564: Find Your Columbus

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:45:43 +0000

The Problem: Nobody wants to be the shoe.

(Recorded on Monday, December 30, 2024.)

Ep. 563: "Enormity Pools"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:10:29 +0000

The Problem: The problem is there are two problems.

(Recorded on Monday, December 16, 2024.)

Ep. 562: "Squat Influencer"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:43:48 +0000

The Problem: John was a problem for everybody.

(Recorded on Monday, December 9, 2024.)

Ep. 561: "Science is Vibes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:47:41 +0000

The Problem: He slipped in slapping.

(Recorded on Monday, December 2, 2024.)

Ep. 560: "In My Ravine"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:32:09 +0000

The Problem: John is a highly sensitive person.

(Recorded on Monday, November 25, 2024.)

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Ep. 559: "Box of Fog"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:16:18 +0000

The Problem: There are tickets plus two kinds of passes.

(Recorded on Monday, November 18, 2024.)

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Ep. 558: "Good Imodium"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:23:02 +0000

The Problem: None of them has produced any bad.

(Recorded on Monday, November 11, 2024.)

Ep. 557: "Chatty G."

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:48:28 +0000

The Problem: John wanted to buy some holds.

(Recorded on Monday, November 4, 2024.)

Ep. 556: "Don't Get Cute"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:54:26 +0000

The Problem: John’s never had one doughnut of anything.

(Recorded on Monday, October 21, 2024.)

Ep. 555: "Electric Bed"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 05:55:31 +0000

The Problem: If you buy it, you buy it.

(Recorded on Monday, October 14, 2024.)

Ep. 554: "Kiel & Bach"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 19:44:50 +0000

The Problem: John is offeroni.

(Recorded on Monday, October 7, 2024.)

Ep. 553: "The Behold Swish"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 04:34:56 +0000

The Problem: Let the collaboration begin.

(Recorded on Monday, September 23, 2024.)

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Ep. 552: "A Temporal Fortnight"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:05:20 +0000

The Problem: Where’s John’s platinum record?

(Recorded on Monday, September 16, 2024.)

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Ep. 551: "Knotty Bits"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:57:12 +0000

The Problem: John is sitting crisscross applesauce on a cloud.

(Recorded on Monday, September 9, 2024.)

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Ep. 550: "Telephone Club"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:54:10 +0000

The Problem: The nearest charging station is in Fort Greene.

(Recorded on Monday, August 26, 2024.)

Ep. 549: "Smashing Kippers"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:37:59 +0000

The Problem: These are sex clothes.

(Recorded on Monday, August 19, 2024.)

Ep. 548: "Seattle Friends"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:34:34 +0000

The Problem: Maybe he’s saving a life.

(Recorded on Monday, August 12, 2024.)

Ep. 547: "The Servant's Exit"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:36:00 +0000

The Problem: There’s a miracle chord that doesn’t exist.

(Recorded on Monday, August 5, 2024.)

Ep. 546: "A Sugar Season"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:15:35 +0000

The Problem: John doesn’t usually have sympathetic issues.

(Recorded on Monday, July 29, 2024.)

Ep. 545: "The Lowest Person"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:04:44 +0000

The Problem: She was recognizing that John was corporeal.

(Recorded on Monday, July 22, 2024.)

Ep. 544: "The Hay Bale Stage"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:15:00 +0000

The Problem: Their clam is John’s clam.

(Recorded on Monday, July 15, 2024.)

Ep. 543: "The Two Spleens"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:05:14 +0000

The Problem: Ken can’t be the queen bee every day.

(Recorded on Monday, July 8, 2024.)

Ep. 542: "Mr. Mike"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:20:56 +0000

The Problem: John got treated like a weed.

(Recorded on Monday, July 1, 2024.)

Ep. 541: "Looking Over God's Shoulder"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:29:17 +0000

The Problem: John was a terrible edgelord.

(Recorded on Monday, June 24, 2024.)

Ep. 540: "Appointed Holes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:52:27 +0000

The Problem: John’s barrage is insane.

(Recorded on Monday, June 17, 2024.)

Ep. 539: "God Made the Rat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:30:07 +0000

The Problem: They were grandfathered into America.

(Recorded on Monday, June 10, 2024.)

Ep. 538: "An Onstage Immortal"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:19:00 +0000

The Problem: Reckoning cost $8.69.

(Recorded on Monday, June 3, 2024.)

Ep. 537: "Cold Breakfast"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 May 2024 19:46:59 +0000

The Problem: The first problem is ordinal.

(Recorded on Monday, May 27, 2024.)

Ep. 536: "The Garbage Czar"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sat, 25 May 2024 16:11:54 +0000

The Problem: The knives are too organized.

(Recorded on Saturday, May 20, 2024)

Ep. 535: "All the Whys"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 15 May 2024 17:15:57 +0000

The Problem: The cube is always moving through time.

(Recorded on Monday, May 13, 2024.)

Ep. 534: "Shibboleth Drops"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 07 May 2024 22:19:19 +0000

The Problem: Maybe a better term is “leveraged insophistication.”

(Recorded on Monday, May 6, 2024.)

Ep. 533: "Busty Trainfails"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:55:37 +0000

The Problem: What are you drinking with that American about?

(Recorded on Monday, April 22, 2024.)

Ep. 532: "My Umbrella Stand"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:32:15 +0000

The Problem: John turned into a sack of flour.

(Recorded on Monday, April 15, 2024.)

Ep. 531: "A Perfect Bead"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:17:55 +0000

The Problem: John was in his Easter pinks.

(Recorded on Monday, April 1, 2024.)

Ep. 530: "Something Else"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:20:13 +0000

The Problem: John wiggled his butt.

(Recorded on Monday, March 25, 2024.)

Ep. 529: "Not Everything is Everything"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:30:21 +0000

The Problem: We’re not at the time of yarn yet.

(Recorded on Monday, March 18, 2024.)

Ep. 528: "The Biggest Indoor Building in the World"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 22:23:51 +0000

The Problem: John forgot his phone.

(Recorded on Monday, March 11, 2024.)

Ep. 527: "The Calm Cousins"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:19:52 +0000

The Problem: Don’t fuck with a thing that you see.

(Recorded on Monday, February 26, 2024.)

Ep. 526: "Some Nice of These"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:59:27 +0000

The Problem: The folding table is its own problem.

(Recorded on Monday, February 19, 2024.)

Ep. 525: "The Penury of the Scots"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:09:41 +0000

The Problem: John painted the floor blue.

(Recorded on Monday, February 12, 2024.)

Ep. 524: "Dinner's at Five"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:01:40 +0000

The Problem: John’s mom is the dark part of the sunglasses.

(Recorded on Monday, February 5, 2024.)

Ep. 523: "A Grocer You Haven't Met Yet"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:09:43 +0000

The Problem: These British musicians don’t respect their culture.

(Recorded on Monday, January 22, 2024.)

Ep. 522: "Cafeteria Californian"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:17:16 +0000

The Problem: John is always seeing the light across the water.

(Recorded on Monday, January 15, 2024.)

Ep. 521: "Keep the Nickel"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:10:13 +0000

The Problem: John gets a million pitches from people.

(Recorded on Monday, January 8, 2024.)

Ep. 520: "Seven Minutes in Mexico"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 20:43:32 +0000

The Problem: Don’t you have a wife?

(Recorded on Monday, January 1, 2024.)

Ep. 519: "Even Doves Have Pride"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:32:23 +0000

The Problem: John took the class wrong.

(Recorded on Monday, December 18, 2023.)

Ep. 518: "Aspics of Me"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:12:34 +0000

The Problem: John doesn’t have the ability to call krampuses down upon people.

(Recorded on Monday, December 11, 2023.)

Ep. 517: "Sundown Acres"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:43:20 +0000

The Problem: Oh, no. Not one of these Daddy roads.

(Recorded on Monday, November 20, 2023.)

Ep. 516: "Gambling Pocket"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:37:33 +0000

The Problem: John is at peak “Fuck You.”

(Recorded on Monday, November 6, 2023.)

Ep. 515: "Existential Plasticity"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:41:31 +0000

The Problem: There should be a button that just solves problems in general.

(Recorded on Monday, October 23, 2023.)

Ep. 514: "Q.R. Crabs"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 07:37:57 +0000

The Problem: That ride costs extra.

(Recorded on Monday, October 16, 2023.)

Ep. 513: "Mayor Jabberwocky"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:03:45 +0000

The Problem: Thought is the death of sin.

(Recorded on Monday, October 2, 2023.)

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Ep. 512: "American Horoscope"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 22:05:43 +0000

The Problem: John is all out of knee.

(Recorded on Monday, September 18, 2023.)

Ep. 511: "A Horse of a Different Cat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:55:32 +0000

The Problem: None of the hats fit John.

(Recorded on Monday, September 11, 2023.)

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Ep. 510: "Dr. Pole"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:28:22 +0000

The Problem: Pimples are an opportunity.

John and Merlin have a wide-ranging conversation.

(Recorded on Monday, August 28, 2023.)

Ep. 509: "A Dirty Rectangle on the Wall"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:56:28 +0000

The Problem: Merlin fell on his keys.

(Recorded on Monday, August 21, 2023.)

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Ep. 508: "A Collerary of Bastiks"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 05:32:00 +0000

The Problem: John came up in airplanes.

(Recorded on Monday, August 7, 2023.)

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Ep. 507: "Haunted House of a Mind"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 23:13:55 +0000

The Problem: They don’t have their Coca-Cola license.

(Recorded on Monday, July 31, 2023.)

Ep. 506: "The Shame Police"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 02:01:16 +0000

The Problem: We’re all eating at the same cereal bar.

(Recorded on Monday, July 24, 2023.)

Ep. 505: "Steamin' John & the Rebel"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 01:44:08 +0000

The Problem: John only sees what he’s shown.

(Recorded on Monday, July 17, 2023.)

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Ep. 504: "Mt. Florida"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:04:48 +0000

The Problem: John forgot to get an end table.

(Recorded on Monday, July 10, 2023.)

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Ep. 503: "A Still Period"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:05:44 +0000

The Problem: John must have accomplished something wind chimes.

(Recorded on Monday, June 26, 2023.)

Ep. 502: "Dr. Guy"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:23:19 +0000

The Problem: John is a different kind of dog.

(Recorded on Monday, June 19, 2023.)

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Ep. 501: "The Doors of Jazz"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:41:49 +0000

The Problem: It’s nice to turn things down.

(Recorded on Monday, June 12, 2023.)

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Ep. 500: "Dr. Labyrinth, I Presume?"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 30 May 2023 02:18:47 +0000

The Problem: You have to understand what a Kundalini is.

(Recorded on Monday, May 29, 2023.)

Ep. 499: "A Ziggurat of Grievance"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 May 2023 21:04:12 +0000

The Problem: They did not approve of each other.

(Recorded on Monday, May 22, 2023.)

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Ep. 498: "The Jimmy Carter of Jerusalem"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 02 May 2023 04:23:52 +0000

The Problem: John’s not allowed to go to Egypt without his kid.

(Recorded on Monday, May 1, 2023)

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Ep. 497: "Where the Grocery Stores Are"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 20:39:36 +0000

The Problem: It was a box of props that John brought.

(Recorded on Monday, April 24, 2023.)

Ep. 496: "Dad Church"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:31:40 +0000

The Problem: Ken is a punner.

(Recorded on Monday, April 17, 2023.)

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Ep. 495: "Hauling Balls"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:43:52 +0000

The Problem: It was Picture Day.

(Recorded on Monday, April 10, 2023.)

Ep. 494: "Corn Cob Night"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:44:49 +0000

The Problem: John’s liver was somewhere else.

(Recorded on Monday, April 3, 2023.)

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Ep. 493: "Part of an Amp"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:03:28 +0000

The Problem: John will follow you down a manhole.

(Recorded on Monday, March 20, 2023.)

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Ep. 492: "The Naked Beach"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 22:55:29 +0000

The Problem: John was seeing all the people in their church clothes.

(Recorded on Monday, March 13, 2023.)

Ep. 491: "The Adventurous Choice"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:26:31 +0000

The Problem: John’s daughter requested a push.

(Recorded on Monday, March 6, 2023.)

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Ep. 490: "Sandwich Joe Dorito"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:23:18 +0000

The Problem: John has a list of people that he feels bad for.

(Recorded on Monday, February 20, 2023.)

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Ep. 489: "Heroin Parties"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:07:13 +0000

The Problem: It didn’t connect under John’s nose.

(Recorded on Monday, February 13, 2023.)

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Ep. 488: "A Safe Place to Be Angry"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 06:56:24 +0000

The Problem: It’s roughly the same piece of wood.

(Recorded on Monday, February 6, 2023.)

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Ep. 487: "My Own Switzerland"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:24:37 +0000

The Problem: A lot of us are leading a provisional life.

(Recorded on Monday, January 23, 2023.)

Ep. 486: "Mystery Meat Colonel"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:27:29 +0000

The Problem: The guy rolled up with a full dog.

(Recorded on Monday, January 9, 2023.)

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Ep. 485: "Ancient Woo"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:30:35 +0000

The Problem: Things come over John’s family transom.

(Recorded on Monday, January 2, 2023.)

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Ep. 484: "Chief Technical Chief"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:30:12 +0000

The Problem: All three of the wrong answers are just dumb.

(Recorded on Monday, December 12, 2022.)

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Ep. 483: "The Power Girls"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:35:10 +0000

The Problem: John sat by the globe.

(Recorded on Monday, December 5, 2022.)

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Ep. 482: "Everything is Not Everything"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:10:27 +0000

The Problem: John doesn’t know what the baseline is.

(Recorded on Monday, November 28, 2022.)

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Ep. 481: "The Deep End of Plenty"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:47:17 +0000

The Problem: John wants to find a problem with it.

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Ep. 480: "Intake Engineer"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:25:05 +0000

The Problem: What happens if the mule dies?

(Recorded on Thursday, November 10, 2022.)

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Ep. 479: "Personal Forklift"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 21:08:43 +0000

The Problem: John was a buff.

(Recorded on Monday, October 31, 2022.)

Ep. 478: "Government and Girlfriends"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 20:58:12 +0000

The Problem: What the fuck is Jim McNeil doing here?

(Recorded on Monday, October 24, 2022.)

Ep. 477: "Comedy Guitar"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:53:54 +0000

The Problem: Mr. Roderick has a need-to-know first name.

(Recorded on Monday, October 17, 2022.)

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Ep. 476: "It Starts with Lava"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:59:56 +0000

The Problem: The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has a vampire problem.

(Recorded on Monday, October 3, 2022.)

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Ep. 475: "A Panic Animal"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:41:07 +0000

The Problem: John is somewhere between a Dane and a Scot.

(Recorded on Monday, September 26, 2022.)

Ep. 474: "The Dracula Protocol"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 21:08:40 +0000

The Problem: John was a country mouse.

(Recorded on Monday, September 19, 2022.)

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Ep. 473: "A Turducken of Delusion"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:58:41 +0000

The Problem: It’s just one of those things.

(Recorded on Monday, September 12, 2022.)

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Ep. 472: "Pillow Inflation"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:40:49 +0000

The Problem: John is too emotionally fragile.

(Recorded on Monday, August 29, 2022.)

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Ep. 471: "Foot-Thick Cake"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:16:00 +0000

The Problem: John doesn’t smile frivolously.

(Recorded on Monday, August 22, 2022.)

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Ep. 470: "Too Clever by a Cat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:28:49 +0000

The Problem: Mores are thought eels.

(Recorded on Monday, August 15, 2022.)

Ep. 469: "Culmination"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:55:52 +0000

The Problem: There was a very dirty guy.

(Recorded on Monday, August 8, 2022.)

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Ep. 468: "Patterns Aren't Sufficient"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:30:47 +0000

The Problem: There’s no love in this.

(Recorded on Monday, July 25, 2022.)

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Ep. 467: "Interstate William"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:16:32 +0000

The Problem: The crows really love those grubs.

(Recorded on Monday, July 11, 2022.)

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Ep. 466: "Crypto Joe"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:57:43 +0000

The Problem: John is powered by confusion.

(Recorded on Monday, June 27, 2022.)

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Ep. 465: "Cocktail Goats"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:01:44 +0000

The Problem: Unfortunately, his name can only be scatted.

(Recorded on Monday, June 13, 2022.)

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Ep. 464: “In a Morbid Suit”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 May 2022 20:24:00 +0000

The Problem: John lost the gravestone many years ago.

(Recorded on Monday, May 30, 2022.)

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Ep. 463: "Proud of His Pies"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 May 2022 20:31:19 +0000

The Problem: It’s a moldy country.

(Recorded on Monday, May 23, 2022.)

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Ep. 462: "Cheese Cave"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 May 2022 23:11:06 +0000

The Problem: John had to be that guy

(Recorded on Monday, May 16, 2022.)

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Ep. 461: "The New Alignment"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 May 2022 21:04:49 +0000

The Problem: John seeks out cops to talk to.

(Recorded on Monday, May 2, 2022.)

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Ep. 460: "Rikki-Tikki-Cancelled"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 01:05:26 +0000

The Problem: Here comes Baby Yoda.

(Recorded on Monday, April 25, 2022.)

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Ep. 459: "Ukrainian Prank Calls"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:15:51 +0000

The Problem: John is the Russian Army.

(Recorded on Monday, April 18, 2022.)

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Ep. 458: "Beck's Situation"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:24:00 +0000

The Problem: You’re responsible for keeping the swimming pool clean.

(Recorded on Monday, April 11, 2022.)

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Ep. 457: "Hard Pants"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:51:57 +0000

The Problem: You have to learn to be fake realistically.

(Recorded on Monday, March 28, 2022.)

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Ep. 456: "The People's Traffic"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:45:49 +0000

The Problem: John has some minor electrical problems.

(Recorded on Monday, March 14, 2022.)

Ep. 455: "The Birds Aren't Real Party"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:03:39 +0000

The Problem: The Bang Bang Machine brought some friends.

(Recorded on Monday, March 7, 2022.)

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Ep. 454: "The Ghost Bushes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:54:44 +0000

The Problem: John needed to get the sump pump functioning.

(Recorded on Monday, February 28, 2022.)

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Ep. 453: "Guardstone"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:45:36 +0000

The Problem: There’s Magic John and Science John.

(Recorded on Monday, February 14, 2022.)

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Ep. 452: "Among the Scumbags"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 21:55:26 +0000

The Problem: Davey always should have been famous.

(Recorded on Monday, February 7, 2022.)

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Ep. 451: "The Slick Back Kid"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:37:46 +0000

The Problem: You can’t talk about wood paneling.

(Recorded on Monday, January 31, 2022.)

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Ep. 450: "The Dawn and the Dusk"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:55:47 +0000

The Problem: John made a divot.

(Recorded on Monday, January 24, 2022.)

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Ep. 449: "Galaxy's End"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:09:42 +0000

The Problem: A stencil plays into the story.

(Recorded on Monday, January 17, 2022.)

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Ep. 448: "A Little Bit on Fire"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 01:26:57 +0000

The Problem: John lost his movie rights.

(Recorded on Sunday, Monday 10, 2022.)

📼 Merlin’s New 90s Indie Playlist: “Come on Down to Ninety-Four”

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Ep. 447: "Flip Too Far"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:01:56 +0000

The Problem: John says it’s something in the seaweed.

(Recorded on Monday, December 20, 2021.)

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Ep. 446: "God Made the Rat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:16:32 +0000

The Problem: John was interrogating the apartment.

(Recorded on Monday, December 6, 2021.)

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Ep. 445: "Gravy Cop"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 23:14:47 +0000

The Problem: John was only allowed to pick two flavors.

(Recorded on Monday, November 29, 2021.)

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Ep. 444: "Blue Link Girlfriend"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:16:03 +0000

The Problem: John needs a reverse annulment.

(Recorded on Monday, November 15, 2021.)

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Ep. 443: "The Fifty-Cent Candy Bar"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:10:51 +0000

The Problem: John has contributed to the energy of the machine.

(Recorded on Monday, November 8, 2021.)

Ep. 442: "Recognizably Dylan"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 02:13:03 +0000

The Problem: John’s mouth is his own.

(Recorded on Monday, November 1, 2021.)

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Ep. 441: "The Blessing of the White Dog"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 22:20:00 +0000

The Problem: It’s not John’s tool.

(Recorded on Monday, October 18, 2021.)

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Ep. 440: "Sur La Sac"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 21:33:02 +0000

The Problem: John loves big loud noises.

(Recorded on Monday, October 4, 2021.)

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Ep. 439: "Dick Meningitis"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:45:10 +0000

The Problem: You can’t cheat a transparent man.

(Recorded on Monday, September 27, 2021.)

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Ep. 438: "Catch the Vase"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 06:04:34 +0000

The Problem: John is Mr. Tweaky Back.

(Recorded on Monday, September 20, 2021.)

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Ep. 437: "The First Betrayal of Kevin"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:59:38 +0000

The Problem: Everything defaults to your Mom.

(Recorded on Monday, September 6, 2021.)

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Ep. 436: "Murder Dogs"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:47:02 +0000

The Problem: John had a blown-out knee.

(Recorded on Monday, August 30, 2021.)

Ep. 435: "Comedy Knives"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:10:48 +0000

The Problem: John was not thinking about kissing stopped-time girls.

(Recorded on Monday, August 23, 2021.)

Ep. 434: "John and the Girls"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:17:05 +0000

The Problem: John was in a rolling bubble.

(Recorded on Monday, August 16, 2021.)

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Ep. 433: "Nag Flag"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:20:00 +0000

The Problem: The fried egg is not optional.

(Recorded on Monday, July 26, 2021.)

Ep. 432: "Water Taxi Party"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:42:06 +0000

The Problem: Anything can be a chili.

(Recorded on Monday, July 19, 2021.)

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Ep. 431: "Mr. Mustache"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:54:47 +0000

The Problem: John had to agree to terms.

(Recorded on Monday, July 12, 2021.)

Ep. 430: "PILF Pants"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:26:29 +0000

The Problem: John is the outlier.

(Recorded on Monday, July 5, 2021.)

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Ep. 429: "The January Project"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:38:51 +0000

The Problem: He just needs to broom it off.

(Recorded on Monday, June 21, 2021.)

Ep. 428: "Pyramid of Spoons"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:08:14 +0000

The Problem: Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?

(Recorded on Monday, June 14, 2021)

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Ep. 427: "Mapping Run"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 May 2021 20:49:07 +0000

The Problem: No one else in the house was allowed to touch his egg pan.

(Recorded on Monday, May 31, 2021.)

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Ep. 426: "My Little Cowboy"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 May 2021 20:41:14 +0000

The Problem: There was some noise down in the ravine.

(Recorded on Monday, May 24, 2021.)

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Ep. 425: "The Car Bar"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 18 May 2021 05:54:27 +0000

The Problem: It’s definitely weathered.

(Recorded on Monday, May 17, 2021.)

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Ep. 424: "The Beaver, the Badger, and the Buckwheat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 May 2021 22:11:06 +0000

The Problem: John ordered one twenty dollar thing too many.

(Recorded on Monday, May 10, 2021.)

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Ep. 423: "Post-Medicine John"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 May 2021 20:26:06 +0000

The Problem: There’s fifteen kinds of introvert.

(Recorded on Monday, May 3, 2021.)

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Ep. 422: "Alfie Doesn't Rake"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:04:02 +0000

The Problem: John always felt like he should turn the taciturninity out at the world.

(Recorded on Monday, April 19, 2021.)

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Ep. 421: "My Mom's Ohio"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:27:28 +0000

The Problem: There are too many stadia in this town.

(Recorded on Monday, April 12, 2021.)

Ep. 420: "The New Urbanist Superhero League"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:16:51 +0000

The Problem: You never know what a whale’s going to do.

(Recorded on Monday, April 5, 2021.)

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Ep. 419: "God's Cursive"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:16:29 +0000

The Problem: There’s no book about right now.

(Recorded on Monday, March 29, 2021.)

Ep. 418: "Ensuring Daddy's Slice"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:21:30 +0000

The Problem: John knows the door knob.

(Recorded on Monday, March 22, 2021.)

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Ep. 417: "Dr. Project, M.D."

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:04:59 +0000

The Problem: John has a bulldozer across the alley.

(Recorded on Monday, March 15, 2021.)

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Ep. 416: "Under Their Trucks"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:04:42 +0000

The Problem: John was the tree.

(Recorded on Monday, March 8, 2021.)

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Ep. 415: "Natural Strawberries"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:01:01 +0000

The Problem: John is a resolute soda finisher.

(Recorded on Monday, March 1, 2021.)

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Ep. 414: "Groomed Into Insanity"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:56:41 +0000

The Problem: Would you bring me some tape?

(Recorded on Monday, February 22, 2021.)

Ep. 413: "Brown Wizard"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:58:05 +0000

The Problem: There are so many half-built pyramids.

(Recorded on Monday, February 15, 2021.)

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Ep. 412: "A Poke of Gold"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 21:54:05 +0000

The Problem: You never know when you’re going to need more money.

(Recorded on Monday, February 8, 2021.)

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Ep. 411: "The Anxiety Family"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:43:43 +0000

The Problem: It’s the trim that belongs to the room.

(Recorded on Monday, February 1, 2021.)

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Ep. 410: "Trunk Full of Tab"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:49:32 +0000

The Problem: We’ve all got our twenties tragedies.

(Recorded on Monday, January 25, 2021.)

Ep. 409: "Prime Joe Customer"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:25:46 +0000

The Problem: John wants to get the story.

(Recorded on Monday, December 21, 2020.)

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Ep. 408: "Cool the Tubes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:30:35 +0000

The Problem: John was trying to please the Germans.

(Recorded on Monday, December 14, 2020.)

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Ep. 407: "A Constellation of Pushbacks"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 21:14:51 +0000

The Problem: John was either a dork or a goober.

(Recorded on Monday, December 7, 2020.)

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Ep. 406: "December to Remember"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:03:46 +0000

The Problem: The third time, it really kicked in.

(Recorded on Monday, November 30, 2020.)

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Ep. 405: "Load-Bearing Bangs"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 23:23:25 +0000

The Problem: John can’t whistle loud.

(Recorded on Monday, November 23, 2020.)

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Ep. 404: "Sixty-Nine Sweats"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:19:00 +0000

The Problem: I never thought this would happen to me.

(Recorded on Monday, November 16, 2020.)

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Ep. 403: "Car Bunny"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:16:45 +0000

The Problem: Your life is a boat.

(Recorded on Monday, November 9, 2020.)

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Ep. 402: "Time to Move Some Furniture Around"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:47:42 +0000

The Problem: Bringing nothing to a gun fight.

(Recorded on Monday, November 2, 2020.)

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Ep. 401: "How is Pond?"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:22:42 +0000

The Problem: John doesn’t want his diary to just be a list of cricks.

(Recorded on Monday, October 19, 2020.)

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Ep. 400: "Abberdabber"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:43:18 +0000

The Problem: John still wants to live on the space station.

(Recorded on Monday, October 12, 2020.)

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Ep. 399: "The Initiating Woundedness"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:44:02 +0000

The Problem: John doesn’t want to be part of your art happening.

(Recorded on Monday, October 5, 2020.)

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Ep. 398: "Tyrell's Robe"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:29:35 +0000

The Problem: The throbbing would be upsetting.

(Recorded on Monday, September 28, 2020.)

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Ep. 397: "Open Ticket"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:09:13 +0000

The Problem: John likes to divide his life up into stories.

(Recorded on Monday, September 21, 2020.)

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Ep. 396: "Yreka Bakery"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 20:29:00 +0000

The Problem: We were ruining the world.

(Recorded on Monday, September 7, 2020.)

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Ep. 395: "Talismans and Memories"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:09:58 +0000

The Problem: There’s no subtext to anything in the suburbs.

(Recorded on Monday, August 24, 2020.)

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Ep. 394: "The Colonel"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 22:20:00 +0000

The Problem: John didn’t have the Montessori balls.

(Recorded on Monday, August 17, 2020.)

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Ep. 393: "A Little Grace"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:55:40 +0000

The Problem: John wants to set it and forget it.

(Recorded on Monday, August 3, 2020.)

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Ep. 392: "The Oldest Tyler"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 19:43:18 +0000

The Problem: John only had rolls of nickels.

(Recorded on Monday, July 27, 2020.)

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Ep. 391: "The Destination Was Your Bush"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:19:15 +0000

The Problem: John got a pity out.

(Recorded on Monday, July 20, 2020.)

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Ep. 390: "Dreaded Failure Closet"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:22:59 +0000

NOT a Problem: John likes a mess.

(Recorded on Monday, July 6, 2020.)

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Ep. 389: "The New March"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:19:51 +0000

The Problem: It’s a bad time to own a Persian.

(Recorded on Monday, June 29, 2020.)

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Ep. 388: "Medical Lunch"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:18:24 +0000

The Problem: John is his own Time Loki.

(Recorded on Monday, June 22, 2020.)

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Ep. 387: "Don't Talk to Dongus"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:06:48 +0000

The Problem: She was a Lifestyle Egyptian.

(Recorded on Monday, June 15, 2020.)

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Ep. 386: "Pass the Dude"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 20:10:36 +0000

The Problem: John was there for the chainsaw incident.

(Recorded on Monday, June 8, 2020.)

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Ep. 385: "Home Corn"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:39:03 +0000

The Problem: John has a ravine.

(Recorded on Monday, June 1, 2020.)

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Ep. 384: "Original Shame"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 May 2020 19:13:38 +0000

The Problem: John rarely pushes a minister.

(Recorded on Monday, May 25, 2020.)

Ep. 383: "President of Jokes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 May 2020 19:09:50 +0000

The Problem: Read the room.

(Recorded on Monday, May 18, 2020.)

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Ep. 382: "The Year with the Asterisks"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 May 2020 19:47:00 +0000

The Problem: John’s not here to impress the snorks.

(Recorded on Monday, May 11, 2020.)

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Ep. 381: "Slots in Some Imaginary Future"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 May 2020 19:31:00 +0000

The Problem: John was the chase vehicle.

(Recorded on Monday, May 4, 2020.)

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Ep. 380: "The Impossible Me"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:28:28 +0000

The Problem: John is trying not to paddle alone in life.

(Recorded on Monday, April 27, 2020.)

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Ep. 379: "Garbage Island"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:02:44 +0000

The Problem: John feels like the world is changing.

(Recorded on Monday, April 20, 2020.)

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Ep. 378: "Lion, Tiger, Horse, Monkey"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:22:57 +0000

The Problem: John has rarely driven a car hard and hung it up wet.

(Recorded on Monday, April 13, 2020.)

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Ep. 377: "The Stravinsky of Toilet Paper"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 19:11:34 +0000

The Problem: John deserves unenjoyment.

(Recorded on Monday, April 6, 2020.)

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Ep. 376: "Wrong Kind of Vacation"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:17:24 +0000

The Problem: John’s quiet life involved danger.

(Recorded on Monday, March 30, 2020.)

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Ep. 375: "The Shellfish Rights"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 19:18:36 +0000

The Problem: In this economy?

(Recorded on Monday, March 23, 2020.)

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Ep. 374: "Licking the Butter Lion"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:40:48 +0000

The Problem: Everybody was trying to get out of Florida.

(Recorded on Monday, March 16, 2020.)

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Ep. 373: "An Unannounced Friend"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:26:15 +0000

The Problem: John has a bastik of bits.

(Recorded on Monday, March 2, 2020.)

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Ep. 372: "You Never Know"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:35:57 +0000

The Problem: This is the new normal.

(Recorded on Monday, February 24, 2020.)

Ep. 371: "Too Big to Be Angry"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 20:36:00 +0000

The Problem: John was getting buffeted.

(Recorded on Monday, February 17, 2020.)

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Ep. 370: "Tomorrow's Heart"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:54:20 +0000

The Problem: John is manually processing.

(Recorded on Monday, February 3, 2020.)

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Ep. 369: "The Casserole Counters"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 20:15:08 +0000

The Problem: John received lessons on mankind.

(Recorded on Monday, January 27, 2020.)

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Ep. 368: "The Slovenian Model"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:26:29 +0000

The Problem: The love has gone out of pizza.

(Recorded on Monday, January 13, 2020.)

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Ep. 367: "Inescape Room"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:47:25 +0000

The Problem: You don’t sit in another man’s corn.

(Recorded on Monday, January 6, 2020.)

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Ep. 366: "Cafetorium Seppuku"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:15:59 +0000

The Problem: The AIs become UIs.

(Recorded on Monday, December 30, 2019.)

Ep. 365: "Meet Me at Ballet"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:40:09 +0000

The Problem: John is off his bubble.

(Recorded on Monday, December 16, 2019.)

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Ep. 364: "Why Are You a Bad Boy?"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 19:55:52 +0000

The Problem: The costume is telling you what to think.

(Recorded on Monday, December 9, 2019.)

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Ep. 363: "Butler of Sadness"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:54:06 +0000

The Problem: An emotional response is not required.

(Recorded on Monday, December 2, 2019.)

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Ep. 362: "Ghost of a Hobo"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 20:39:33 +0000

The Problem: There was a fantasy map.

(Recorded on Monday, November 25, 2019.)

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Ep. 361: "Tethering the Gas"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:57:00 +0000

The Problem: John exploited the opening.

(Recorded on Monday, November 18, 2019.)

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Ep. 360: "Chicken Arse, IA"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 19:42:00 +0000

The Problem: John’s phone is fogging him.

(Recorded on Monday, November 11, 2019.)

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Ep. 359: "Cowboy Tune"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 19:35:45 +0000

The Problem: It was discomfortable.

(Recorded on Monday, November 4, 2019.)

Ep. 358: "Celebrate the Hams"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 20:26:00 +0000

The Problem: The Problem: John doesn’t retain victories.

(Recorded on Monday, October 28, 2019.)

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Ep. 357: "Scrambling the Ham"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:32:00 +0000

The Problem: The John’s kid is a gourd butcher.

(Recorded on Monday, October 21, 2019.)

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Ep. 356: "You Only See the Top"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:35:06 +0000

The Problem: You don’t want to moisten your knickers.

(Recorded on Monday, October 14, 2019.)

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Ep. 355: "The Lieutenant Colonels of Hell"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:35:19 +0000

The Problem: Here come the bird people.

(Recorded on Monday, October 7, 2019.)

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Ep. 354: "The Hands of Control"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:41:11 +0000

The Problem: John always got free matches.

(Recorded on Monday, September 30, 2019.)

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Ep. 353: "Reverse Khrushchev"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:54:30 +0000

The Problem: Throw a frog at a wall, and see if it sticks.

(Recorded on Monday, September 23, 2019.)

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Ep. 352: "Bellingham Notes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:43:32 +0000

The Problem: They’re thinking about going to Steve’s.

(Recorded on Monday, September 16, 2019.)

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Ep. 351: "Recursive Homunculus"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:50:38 +0000

The Problem: John is trying to carve a path.

(Recorded on Monday, September 9, 2019.)

Ep. 350: "Wizard Rock"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 18:45:11 +0000

The Problem: You could see the clip art version of him.

(Recorded on Monday, September 2, 2019.)

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Ep. 349: "The Beefs"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:48:45 +0000

The Problem: John ports them through.

(Recorded on Monday, August 26, 2019.)

Ep. 348: "The Other Oregon"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:04:31 +0000

The Problem: It was mostly pranks.

(Recorded on Monday, August 19, 2019.)

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Ep. 347: "Pareto Olive Principle"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:37:31 +0000

The Problem: John has mists of uncertainty.

(Recorded on Monday, August 12, 2019.)

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Ep. 346: "Every Sunday is Different"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:08:01 +0000

The Problem: There are things that aren’t in the box.

(Recorded on Monday, August 5, 2019.)

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Ep. 345: "Allemande Left"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:41:52 +0000

The Problem: John is a preservationist.

(Recorded on Monday, July 29, 2019.)

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Ep. 344: "One Hatchet Culture"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:48:12 +0000

The Problem: It was to benefit the local violin makers.

(Recorded on Monday, July 22, 2019.)

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Ep. 343: "My German Underpants"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:04:23 +0000

The Problem: John was at the bottom of his learning curve.

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Ep. 342: "The Scrappy Sessions"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:00:30 +0000

The Problem: A vacation to 20 years ago.

(Recorded on Monday, June 3, 2019.)

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Ep. 341: "The Head of Two-Thousand"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:00:02 +0000

The Problem: John started to have a cool.

(Recorded on Monday, June 3, 2019.)

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Ep. 340: "Scared and Stupid"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:07:20 +0000

The Problem: All of the good stuff is air.

(Recorded on Monday, May 27, 2019.)

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Ep. 339: "Internal Grace"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:26:28 +0000

The Problem: They Griswolded the view.

(Recorded on Monday, May 27, 2019.)

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Ep. 338: "Jelisa and Robert Saudi"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 May 2019 11:04:23 +0000

The Problem: John couldn’t go to the macaroni and cheese store.

(Recorded on Monday, May 13, 2019.)

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Ep. 337: "Reacharound Fave"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 May 2019 10:03:18 +0000

The Problem: You don’t need to post.

(Recorded on Monday, May 13, 2019.)

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Ep. 336: "A Deck of Life"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 12 May 2019 22:28:35 +0000

The Problem: Only futures can know.

(Recorded on Monday, May 6, 2019.)

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Ep. 335: "Fifteen Things"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 May 2019 18:59:33 +0000

The Problem: John just sits and nods.

Ep. 334: "Ms. Manager"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:39:55 +0000

The Problem: I’ll bet he could golf.

Ep. 333: "The Turtle Just Goes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 19:05:59 +0000

The Problem: Whatever’s not in the show is not in the show.

Ep. 332: "Three Adjacents Apart"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:02:35 +0000

The Problem: It’s no fun to wonder.

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Ep. 331: "Magic Lawyer"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:11:54 +0000

The Problem: The genie’s gonna get me.

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Ep. 330: "Crow Condo"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:08:25 +0000

The Problem: John’s been working on fretting.

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Ep. 329: "Useful Hippie"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:47:07 +0000

The Problem: You don’t always get the good guy.

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Ep. 328: "Inaccurate But True"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:47:20 +0000

The Problem: There’s no Aloha medal.

(Photo: John Scalzi)

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Ep. 327: "Old Sunshine and the Bear"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 20:27:30 +0000

The Problem: Who wants to have money?

Recorded live at Sketchfest 2019. Our thanks to the crew of the Gateway Theatre. Show art by Andy Jessop.

Ep. 326: "The Cat and the Kettle"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:55:26 +0000

The Problem: John could funny crash.

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Ep. 325: "Covered in Science"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:34:08 +0000

The Problem: John is the snorkeler.

Ep. 324: "Caged Wheat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:52:25 +0000

The Problem: They all grow in the shade of the night.

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Ep. 323: "Stool in the Sky"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:10:30 +0000

The Problem: The local guy knows.

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Ep. 322: "1 Infinite China"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:08:24 +0000

The Problem: John has five-thousand friends.

Ep. 321: "The XY Problem"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:04:03 +0000

The Problem: John needs a window for his door.

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Ep. 320: "Every Daffodil in the City"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:20:12 +0000

The Problem: John’s sweater may be problematic.

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Ep. 319: "Cop Pants"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:41:37 +0000

The Problem: John wasn’t supposed to coast on his laurels.

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Ep. 318: "The Best Chicken"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 20:05:52 +0000

The Problem: John got the side-eye.

Ep. 317: "You Can't Be Drunk at Disneyland"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 20:00:21 +0000

The Problem: John’s not making any wolf masks.

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Ep. 316: “Set Master to Relax”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 19:44:09 +0000

The Problem: John found doors he liked that didn’t fit.

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Ep. 315: "The Slow Destruction of Bueno"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 20:27:24 +0000

The Problem: John was a cool sink.

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Ep. 314: "Jews in Duckburg"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:33:24 +0000

The Problem: John’s not anybody’s Saturday Night.

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Ep. 313: “Man on the Boat”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:03:16 +0000

The Problem: John was so dragging.

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Ep. 312: “Always is How”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:59:02 +0000

The Problem: John hasn’t earned a chair.

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Ep. 311: “Friend Mode”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:23:09 +0000

The Problem: John only had one mouse.

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Ep. 310: “Quiet Moments”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:59:17 +0000

The Problem: John doesn’t need to talk to his toaster.

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Ep. 309: "Where's the One?"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:24:55 +0000

The Problem: John stayed in the wrong boots.

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Ep. 308: "The Hi-Hat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:59:19 +0000

The Problem: John didn’t need to be here.

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Ep. 307: "My Lipstick Girls"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:53:39 +0000

The Problem: John felt a lot of pressure.

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Ep. 306: "Corgis I've Already Seen"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:59:28 +0000

The Problem: John’s so tired of carrying the internet around with him.

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Ep. 305: "The Hostess"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:52:18 +0000

The Problem: John has more of a comment than a question.

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Ep. 304: "Go For Bounce"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:00:01 +0000

The Problem: John has been arrived here.

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Ep. 303: “Smzdrj”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 18:56:26 +0000

The Problem: Maybe John should have driven a truck.

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Ep. 302: "The Battle of Turns Outs"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:27:03 +0000

The Problem: And then what happens?

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Ep. 301: "Non-Euclidean Space Library"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 19:02:19 +0000

The Problem: John is not going to become the King of Thailand.

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Ep. 300: "The Airplane Doesn't Care"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:21:06 +0000

The Problem: John had a motorcycle ride with himself.

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Ep. 299: "Mas Libros"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:33:25 +0000

The Problem: John was a Harvey Man.

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Ep. 298: "Private Road"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:06:04 +0000

The Problem: Here’s how you clever-manage John.

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Ep. 297: "Chicken in the House"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:00:29 +0000

The Problem: No Plae.

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Ep. 296: "Bowl of Jay"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:54:09 +0000

The Problem: John never had a pinky ring phase.

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Ep. 295: "Big Mike"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 18:48:42 +0000

The Problem: They don’t know how to be.

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Ep. 294: “Steely Dan Fogelberg”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:36:59 +0000

The Problem: No regerts.

Ep. 293: “Force Majeure”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 19:05:43 +0000

The Problem: That’s not how you make a friend.

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Ep. 292: “The Bottom Shelf of Somewhere”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:40:52 +0000

The Problem: John was conjuring a house orb.

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Ep. 291: “Arles”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 May 2018 18:49:28 +0000

The Problem: That’s what you tell a snork.

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Ep. 290: “Gasthaus”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 May 2018 18:44:39 +0000

The Problem: Dick was in on it.

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Ep. 289: “Car Stars”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 May 2018 19:16:15 +0000

The Problem: You’re not gonna beat it.

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Ep. 288: “Mustache President”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 May 2018 20:28:53 +0000

The Problem: We gotta take your fingernails.

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Ep. 287: "American Car"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:55:20 +0000

The Problem: It’s the kind of rustic John believes in.

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Ep. 286: "Ginger Dagwood"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:55:57 +0000

The Problem: We’re not gluing pears.

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Ep. 285: "Praise Cannon"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:07:56 +0000

The Problem: Faces were not part of the deal.

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Ep. 284: "You're Grass Now"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:13:52 +0000

The Problem: A loaves and fishes type situation.

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Ep. 283: "I Never Follow the Voice"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 19:21:48 +0000

The Problem: We could find Gilligan.

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Ep. 282: "The Grand Slam"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:04:32 +0000

The Problem: There were between 13 and 30 cars.

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Ep. 281: "Eight Straight"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:10:31 +0000

The Problem: So, obviously.

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Ep. 280: "A Sensible Hat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:11:34 +0000

The Problem: It’s not on-brand.

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Ep. 279: "Mr. Hot Tub"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:05:40 +0000

The Problem: Too poor for curtains.

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Ep. 278: "Felix"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:36:57 +0000

The Problem: Everybody has their Pablo.

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Ep. 277: "Old Sauce"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 05:00:41 +0000

The Problem: John didn’t know there was going to be a test.

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Ep. 276: "The Authenticity Wars"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:12:46 +0000

The Problem: Everybody’s got a different kind of generosity.

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Ep. 275: "I Want an Adult"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:10:15 +0000

The Problem: John’s laziness is his culpability.

Ep. 274: "Lord Sword"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:04:27 +0000

The Problem: Three days is exactly enough time to really feel your death.

Recorded live on Tuesday January 16th for SF Sketchfest at Gateway Theatre in San Francisco.

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Ep. 273: "One Kilometer"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:43:00 +0000

The Problem: It was the first thing that John had ever finished.

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Ep. 272: "Graham Is Beautiful"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 08:01:30 +0000

The Problem: None of the Aidans were interested.

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Ep. 271: "Butterfly Ninja Girl"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 21:37:32 +0000

The Problem: It wasn’t three-appropriate.

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Ep. 270: "An Archipelago of Stops"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 20:37:35 +0000

The Problem: The ignition coil did what?

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Ep. 269: "Yelling at the Radio"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 20:08:31 +0000

The Problem: John failed to to be quiet.

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Ep. 268: "A Principled Ohioan"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 20:11:11 +0000

The Problem: Adriano Goldschmied.

Ep. 267: "Vintage Mops"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:55:05 +0000

The Problem: They bought Uncle Jack’s claim.

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Ep. 266: "Ham-Fisted Steak Cooker"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:02:11 +0000

The Problem: It’s a private moment John had with the roast beef.

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Ep. 265: "Cisesthesia"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:07:30 +0000

The Problem: John was a drug addict and an unknown.

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Ep. 264: "Whisker Fatigue"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:35:27 +0000

The Problem: They started arguing with the graphic.

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Ep. 263: "Rear Admiral Crunch"

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The Problem: He was a literal pants prospector.

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Ep. 262: "He Never Swore"

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The Problem: John has a friend in the diamond business.

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Ep. 261: "Two Swords in Da Nang"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:53:01 +0000

The Problem: John identified a dutch.

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Ep. 260: "My Snapchat Years"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 19:10:39 +0000

The Problem: John’s touched more dicks than you’ve had hot dinners.

Ep. 259: "My Dump Buddy"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 18:11:39 +0000

The Problem: Not to make 9/11 about me.

Ep. 258: "Ambition Hour"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:01:40 +0000

The Problem: What constitutes a good cake?

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Ep. 257: "Sonic Posture"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:35:43 +0000

The Problem: Touché, doctor lady.

Ep. 256: "Behind My Skis"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:54:51 +0000

The Problem: You can’t finger-gun a child.

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Ep. 255: "The Fancy-Enough Window"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:14:51 +0000

The Problem: John moved a cheese.

Ep. 254: "One of My Favorite Actresses"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:00:28 +0000

The Problem: Everybody had stars on their collars.

Ep. 253: "A Worked Horse"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:10:32 +0000

The Problem: John is a time geographer.

Ep. 252: "The Ur-Choad"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:20:03 +0000

The Problem: Writhing is rare.

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Ep. 251: "Popped Out"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:53:11 +0000

The Problem: He made his bones to Jefferson Airplane.

Ep. 250: "Disaster Coffee"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:18:15 +0000

The Problem: Fudge.

Ep. 249: "Blank Knobs"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:12:40 +0000

The Problem: It really sweetens up the sound.

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Ep. 248: "Hubris of the Moment"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 21:01:17 +0000

The Problem: How would we even know?

Ep. 247: "George Martin's Butt"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 22:06:39 +0000

The Problem: John has a barn door.

Ep. 246: "Night Burrito"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 May 2017 18:49:31 +0000

The Problem: John was their weekend.

Ep. 245: "An Ongoing Situation"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 May 2017 21:01:12 +0000

The Problem: Orange was John’s favorite color.

Ep. 244: "Super Cartoid"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 May 2017 20:24:04 +0000

The Problem: Everybody thinks about their butt.

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Ep. 243: "Hoeing My Till"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:58:38 +0000

The Problem: She had the No. 2 pencil.

Ep. 242: "Mr. Jingle-Jangle"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 19:07:15 +0000

The Problem: John is the memory thief.

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Ep. 241: "Some Corgi Movement"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 19:08:09 +0000

The Problem: John was seeking pixies.

Ep. 240: "Wrobbie Wrist"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:55:35 +0000

The Problem: John comes correct.

Ep. 239: "Coming Into My Agency"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:07:26 +0000

The Problem: There’s no SKU.

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Ep. 238: "We're Not Farmers"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:00:15 +0000

The Problem: How’s Peepaw?

Ep. 237: "Tape Loop Confusion Party"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:51:00 +0000

The Problem: The truck has a very distinctive exhaust note.

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Ep. 236: "Into the Hat Weeds"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:55:28 +0000

The Problem: There’s nothing between here and there except UFOs.

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Ep. 235: "Where the Wind Lives"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:07:57 +0000

The Problem: John is not an umbrella man.

Ep. 234: "Boo Hoo Hoo"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 19:45:44 +0000

The Problem: John is an interloper.

Ep. 233: "Babies are Boring"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:07:55 +0000

The Problem: They were very far apart on the suave scale.

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Ep. 232: “The Going-With Years”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:40:27 +0000

The Problem: There were engines in the doors.

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Ep. 231: “First Banana”

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 19:44:16 +0000

The Problem: John’s gonna figure out what it means.

Ep. 230: "Forest of Meat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 19:58:27 +0000

The Problem: Put your bogey on an apple box.

Ep. 229: "Elves with Clipboards"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 20:27:32 +0000

The Problem: She’s never seen a star war.

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Ep. 228: "Hidey Santa"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:10:02 +0000

The Problem: More of a Platonic Elon Musk.

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Ep. 227: "Fifth Knob"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:45:27 +0000

The Problem: They saw the ad in the Penny Nickel.

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Ep. 226: "A Cocaine Aperture"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 20:11:15 +0000

The Problem: They’re not above a breakfast movie.

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Ep. 225: "James Jacket"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:31:55 +0000

The Problem: John met the English Tony Randall.

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Ep. 224: "Family Lasagna"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:14:50 +0000

The Problem: John got a terse email from a bride.

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Ep. 223: "Sequester John!"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:07:28 +0000

The Problem: He was a great readalouder.

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Ep. 222: "Bastik of Problems"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:38:46 +0000

The Problem: John is susceptible to his own goof.

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Ep. 221: "Riding the Ham"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:58:24 +0000

The Problem: John houseproofed his baby.

Ep. 220: "Find the Hippopotamus"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:03:35 +0000

The Problem: John’s mom has never called him an old soul.

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Ep. 219: "It's an Off Day"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:08:44 +0000

The Problem: The ump wasn’t having it.

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Ep. 218: "The Valve"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:57:44 +0000

The Problem: He tried to solve his darkness.

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Ep. 217: "Dick…AND!"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:24:31 +0000

The Problem: Squires lived on hot case.

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Ep. 216: "You Could Do Less Magic"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:25:12 +0000

The Problem: You’re their Guy Fieri.

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Ep. 215: "Occasional Live Keyboardist"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:27:22 +0000

The Problem: Fuck these particular strawberries.

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Ep. 214: "Tinder for the Google Man"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 18:53:09 +0000

The Problem: There are no totem poles in Anchorage.

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Ep. 213: "Desk Bobbies"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:54:19 +0000

The Problem: You should join the army.

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Ep. 212: "There's My Ride"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:58:20 +0000

The Problem: John was Latey McLaterson.

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Ep. 211: "Character of the Mountain"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:25:01 +0000

The Problem: He never lived in Pakistan.

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Ep. 210: "Parents and Other Dingalings"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 18:56:46 +0000

The Problem: You’re not here to disco.

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Ep. 209: "Keep the Lines Right"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:40:09 +0000

The Problem: That’s Tim Burgess, U.K.

Ep. 208: "Coney Island Horniness"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 19:25:15 +0000

The Problem: He didn’t believe in friendship.

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Ep. 207: "Spectacularly, She Schleps"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:56:25 +0000

The Problem: You couldn’t find steel drums in Alaska.

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Ep. 206: "The OG Haoles"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 23:11:35 +0000

The Problem: You’re not gonna go to Unalakleet.

Ep. 205: "Space Clarinets"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 19:03:31 +0000

The Problem: You’ll find somebody with a monkey.

Ep. 204: "Soul Memory"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:31:37 +0000

The Problem: They were differently-comfortable.

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Ep. 203: "Killing Me to Death"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:46:13 +0000

The Problem: It’s not Amish cake.

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Ep. 202: "The Anchorman"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 19:30:11 +0000

The Problem: Their people use every part of the lighter.

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Ep. 201: "Cowboy Hat Boss"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 May 2016 19:26:42 +0000

The Problem: John can’t change Memorial Day.

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Ep. 200: "There's No Anything"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 May 2016 19:22:43 +0000

The Problem: A kid is an angle-working machine.

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Ep. 199: "The Wrong Kind of Warlock"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 May 2016 19:47:15 +0000

The Problem: John’s never seen a half-hobbit.

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Ep. 198: "No Control Group"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 May 2016 19:34:26 +0000

The Problem: There’s no place to return to.

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Ep. 197: "Diamond Holes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 19:03:51 +0000

The Problem: John would make a great congressman’s wife.

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Ep. 196: "The White Fresh Crüe"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:20:14 +0000

The Problem: That’s insensitive to samurai.

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Ep. 195: "Cowboy Handsome"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:54:39 +0000

The Problem: The first thing you lose are your skis.

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Ep. 194: "Permanent Geranium Lake"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:52:11 +0000

The Problem: Barley was a beautiful silken windhound.

Ep. 193: "Oklahoma the Sex Cat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:24:26 +0000

The Problem: Stop using magic on Daddy.

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Ep. 192: "King of Tahiti"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:26:00 +0000

The Problem: From a young age, John wanted a mustache.

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Ep. 191: "My Weird Money"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 20:10:14 +0000

The Problem: How do you think big in 1960?

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Ep. 190: "Omertà of the Sea"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 20:37:45 +0000

The Problem: It scares the biomes.

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Ep. 189: "Technicolor Irony Coat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:57:19 +0000

The Problem: This was Whitesnake level not-good.

Ep. 188: "Crow Meth"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:23:22 +0000

The Problem: John is a panicky snorkeler.

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Ep. 187: "The Nicest Oubliette"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:38:07 +0000

The Problem: No shit would be taken.

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Ep. 186: "Electric Papers"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:45:47 +0000

The Problem: Како сте?

Ep. 185: "I Reject Potatoes."

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:28:00 +0000

The Problem: The stomp is innate.

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Ep. 184: "Mr. Choöde"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 20:21:48 +0000

The Problem: It’s a happy donkey show.

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Ep. 183: "Here Comes Nacho"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:53:29 +0000

The Problem: John pulled the Christmas card.

SF Sketchfest 2016: Roderick on the Line Live

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Ep. 182: "House Trotter"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 01:15:11 +0000

The Problem: Acid Droplets Beans Pork.

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Ep. 181: "Saltin' Up"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:36:54 +0000

The Problem: John left a much darker streak.

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Ep. 180: "The Other Pope"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:37:46 +0000

The Problem: John worked on the curves.

(Recorded November 16, 2015)

Ep. 179: "A Good Box"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:31:16 +0000

The Problem: We’re dancing in Sorrells.

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Ep. 178: "Action Movie Doctor"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 20:11:29 +0000

The Problem: Deus Ex Valvina.

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Ep. 177: "When Fleece Became Flannel"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:29:20 +0000

The Problem: John had to pick up some apologies.

(Previously: Ep. 109: “#SuperVan”)

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Ep. 176: "The Opossum Had Distracted Me"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:31:05 +0000

The Problem: John brooks no truck.

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Ep. 175: "Backwards at Half Speed"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:20:37 +0000

The Problem: Dad gave ‘em the Heisman.

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Ep. 174: "Infuntainment"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:44:31 +0000

The Problem: What is the DEAL with Methadone?

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Ep. 173: "My Afflicted Eyes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:10:00 +0000

The Problem: We killed two ducks for you.

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Ep. 172: "Gain Stages"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:38:42 +0000

The Problem: They’re sucking off a teat of largesse.

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Ep. 171: "A Weiner-Shaped Hole"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:32:18 +0000

The Problem: John can feel the future.

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Ep. 170: "The Wilder Universe"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:14:53 +0000

The Problem: They billed John $300.

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Ep. 169: "Again With the Pie"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 02:29:39 +0000

The Problem: We’re all baked out of trauma.

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Ep. 168: "The Room of Stories"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 23:50:38 +0000

The Problem: There was no ashtray to make.

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Ep. 167: "Peak Phil Collins"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:50:32 +0000

The Problem: That’s Jared from Fire Protection.

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Ep. 166: "Hella NPR'd"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:42:36 +0000

The Problem: Everybody’s an autobiographer now.

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Ep. 165: "This Explains Everything"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:38:00 +0000

The Problem: It was worse than fighting boar.

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Ep. 164: "In Your Face, Paraguay"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:38:17 +0000

The Problem: Capitalism is a thought technology.

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Ep. 163: "The Maisie Glotz File"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:03:17 +0000

The Problem: Everything has a psychic cost.

Ep. 162: "April's Cream"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:08:06 +0000

The Problem: John’s not sitting on his gilded tortoise.

Ep. 161: "It's Ramifications!"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:48:34 +0000

The Problem: The only real wealth is property.

Ep. 160: "Gidgets and Gasmos"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 22:10:00 +0000

The Problem: How can a cloud be full?

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Ep. 159: "The Climbing"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:32:45 +0000

The Problem: Can’t hold it back any more.

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Ep. 158: "My Citadel Is Irrelevant"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:56:38 +0000

The Problem: John wanted to put an extra petal on the flower.

Ep. 157: "Truth & Reconciliation"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 19:26:50 +0000

The Problem: They were playing with their salads.

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Ep. 156: "The Dumbest Guy I Ever Met"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 28 May 2015 15:33:37 +0000

The Problem: John knows all about LBJ.

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Ep. 155: "Crucibility"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 18 May 2015 20:51:08 +0000

The Problem: John aspired to have a Goody comb.

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Ep. 154: "West Coast Noncommittal"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 11 May 2015 19:55:45 +0000

The Problem: Marlon Brando was waiting in the bushes.

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Ep. 153: "The Time Buffalo"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 04 May 2015 21:23:18 +0000

The Problem: John keeps ideating.

Ep. 152: "Butterfly Farts"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:25:20 +0000

The Problem: What about a space station that has waterfalls?

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Ep. 151: "Mrs. Horning's Pepsi"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:53:01 +0000

The Problem: Aspartamé would be a pretty name for a girl.

Ep. 150: "Dog Beatles"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:04:44 +0000

The Problem: Moose ate the trees.

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Ep. 149: "The Humility Opportunities"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:14:32 +0000

The Problem: John has a little bit of hair anxiety.

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Ep. 148: "Can't Find the Starch"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:18:25 +0000

The Problem: You need the belt to see the belt.

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Ep. 147: "The Om of Surrender"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:22:19 +0000

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The Problem: 1997 was a bye year.

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Ep. 146: "Science Farmer"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 21:12:12 +0000

The Problem: Like a young Billy Graham.

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Ep. 145: "Scrum of Celery"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:18:30 +0000

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The Problem: People have artisanally weaponized stroganoffs.

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Ep. 144: "Gravy Fountain"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 22:14:05 +0000

Ep. 144: “Gravy Fountain” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: Somehow she got to Marrakesh.

Ep. 143: "Traffic Cones & Retirees"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:14:09 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 143: “Traffic Cones & Retirees” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Toreadors were everywhere.

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Ep. 142: "Boner to the Stars"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 13:05:08 +0000

The Problem: You do NOT talk about Quidditch club.

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Ep. 141: "Al's Yacht"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:06:13 +0000

The Problem: Everything’s gonna be fine.

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Ep. 140: "Nadir for Now"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:14:08 +0000

Ep. 140: “Nadir for Now” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: Left means wall.

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Ep. 139: "Building a Lung"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:05:47 +0000

Ep. 139: “Building a Lung” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John thought of himself as welcome everywhere.

Ep. 138: "MSG Denier"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:26:42 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 138: “MSG Denier” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Strange love a star woman teaches.

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Ep. 137: "Arsenal of Civilization"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:15:06 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 137: “Arsenal of Civilization” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Gary’s gotta go.

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Ep. 136: "Goofus MacGroofus"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:14:51 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 136: “Goofus MacGroofus” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Beans are a secret vegetable.

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Ep. 135: "Fire Was Always the Star"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:14:17 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 135: “Fire Was Always the Star” on Huffduffer

The Problem: 110/20 exposure.

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Ep. 134: "A Minimum of Eels"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:18:01 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 134: “A Minimum of Eels” on Huffduffer

The Problem: The Emperor went to Pepperdine.

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Ep. 133: "Secret Pope Songs"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:56:52 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 133: “Secret Pope Songs” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John needs a more profound small bag.

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Ep. 132: "You Cannot Lie to Your Pants"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 23:19:19 +0000

Roderick on the Line - Ep. 132: “You Cannot Lie to Your Pants” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Kids don’t follow.

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Ep. 131: "Subsequious"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 22:12:34 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 131: ”Subsequious” on Huffduffer

The Problem: ‘Platter’ came with a bucket of potatoes.

Ep. 130: "Repping This Vibration"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:43:30 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 130: “Repping This Vibration” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John’s the only one who’s seen the ocean.

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Ep. 129: "Museo De Garbagemen"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:00:37 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 129: “Museo De Garbagemen” on Huffduffer

The Problem: The French call him, ‘the Hoseur.’

Ep. 128: "Arcadum"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:05:33 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 128: “Arcadum” on Huffduffer

The Problem: What happens on the hockey stick?

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Ep. 127: "Fermi in a Van"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 20:12:19 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 127: “Fermi in a Van” on Huffduffer

The Problem: He’s a grownup skater, Alaska-style.

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Ep. 126: "Big Cabbages and Baby Pigs"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:13:09 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 126: “Big Cabbages and Baby Pigs” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John’s female personal style is more flamboyant.

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Ep. 125: "All the Great Shows!"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:12:12 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 125: “All the Great Shows!” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John wasn’t actually a big fan.

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Ep. 124: "The Legend of Skeeter"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 22:53:49 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 124: “The Legend of Skeeter” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John is a 40-year-old bitch in a suit.

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Ep. 123: "Your Mom Doesn't Work Here"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:46:49 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 123: “Your Mom Doesn’t Work Here” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John presides over the Bruggalos.

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Ep. 122: "Parliament of the Moment"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:05:09 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 122: “Parliament of the Moment” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John’s gotten a lot of satisfaction out of not graduating from college.

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Ep. 121: "Homeland Freedom Station"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:34:16 +0000

Roderick on the Line - Ep. 121: “Homeland Freedom Station” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John could have been “Space Station Johnny”

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Ep. 120: "The Frog Leg King"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:38:09 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 120: “The Frog Leg King” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John got into a fisticuffs in front of the Toyota dealership.

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Ep. 119: "A Cocaine Economy"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 19:01:31 +0000

The Problem: John knows this house is BUILT of pot.

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Ep. 118: "The Articulated Hose King"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 18:46:00 +0000

The Problem: John rejects the Vindication Lottery.

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Ep. 117: "Put on the Carrot Hat"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:25:30 +0000

Roderick on the Line - Ep. 117: “Put on the Carrot Hat” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John’s Siri just speaks to him in Welsh.

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Ep. 116: "Smilin' Alligator"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:47:35 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 116: “Smilin’ Alligator” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John thinks what they’re doing is making the apocalypse fun.

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Ep. 115: "Rerememory"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:51:48 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 115: “Rerememory” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John wants to go under the blanket.

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Ep. 114: "The Gentleman's B Party"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:03:28 +0000

The Problem: We’re all compressed into the same cattle chute.

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Ep. 113: "Big Comedy Rock Solo"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:16:47 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 113: “Big Comedy Rock Solo” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John’s guitar doesn’t have B♭ minor.

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Ep. 112: "The Takeaway Dream"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Sun, 25 May 2014 21:32:17 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 112: “The Takeaway Dream” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John has measured the portables.

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Ep. 111: "The Handjob-Industrial Complex"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 19 May 2014 18:53:36 +0000

Roderick on the Line - Ep. 111: “The Handjob-Industrial Complex” on Huffduffer

The Problem: It’s like the City of Rome.

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Ep. 110: "The Dignity Police"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 12 May 2014 13:43:04 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 110: “The Dignity Police” on Huffduffer

The Problem: We need beer koozies.

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Ep. 109: "#SuperVan"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 05 May 2014 19:54:06 +0000

The Problem: John could negotiate an arrangement.

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Ep. 108: "Jim Here"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:03:55 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 108: “Jim Here” on Huffduffer

The Problem: He was a classic double-dipper.

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Ep. 107: "Built for Now"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:25:34 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 107: “Built for Now” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John is a lonely orphan doe.

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Ep. 106: "Nürburgring Confirmation"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:19:14 +0000

Ep. 106: “Nürburgring Confirmation” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: There’s no lucky fun.

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Ep. 105: "Hippie Clean"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:27:31 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 105: “Hippie Clean” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Communication is complicated.

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Ep. 104: "Talismans of a Dead Age"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:42:35 +0000

Ep. 104: “Talismans of a Dead Age” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John does not believe in The Cloud.

Ep. 103: "Artisanal Pork Bakery"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:48:46 +0000

Ep. 103: “Artisanal Pork Bakery” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John wants to get some people in a room.

Ep. 102: "The Birkenstock Point"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:45:45 +0000

Ep. 102: “The Birkenstock Point” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John thought he had more coffee.

Ep. 101: "Where All the Lilypads Are"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:09:30 +0000

Ep. 101: “Where All the Lilypads Are” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John doesn’t know how to use index cards.

Ep. 100: "Tertiary Lobster Fork"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:28:22 +0000

Ep. 100: “Tertiary Lobster Fork” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John had a mind to.

Ep. 99: "White Ribbon"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:42:04 +0000

Ep. 99: “White Ribbon” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: They tried to give John a peanut butter trap.

Ep. 98: "A Mastiff of Spinach"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:43:19 +0000

The Problem: They made John check his jingle stick.

Ep. 97: "With Buckethead"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:16:42 +0000

The Problem: There’s no new creative information.

Ep. 96: "The Beautiful Thing About an Idea"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 03:07:03 +0000

Ep. 96: “The Beautiful Thing About an Idea” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: He could quote at length from The Bible.

Ep. 95: "Cravat Brush Holder Case"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:09:52 +0000

Ep. 95: “Cravat Brush Holder Case” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John got a pretty bad rash.

Ep. 94: "Backburners to Infinity"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 19:04:44 +0000

Ep. 94: “Backburners to Infinity” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John faces a riot of unpruned tulips.

Ep. 93: "Between the Monkey Bars"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 22:03:18 +0000

Ep. 93: “Between the Monkey Bars” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John needs a bear with balloons.

Ep. 92: "Born on a Ball"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 04:07:20 +0000

The Problem: A snowstorm of quotation marks.

Programming note: Hey, come out to see John & Merlin live at SF Sketchfest in January.

Ep. 91: "Roller Derby Boyfriend"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:26:53 +0000

Ep. 91: “Roller Derby Boyfriend” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: Here’s my Hitler painting.

Ep. 90: "A Small Archipelago of Noses"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:13:06 +0000

Ep. 90: “A Small Archipelago of Noses” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John has thwarted himself repeatedly.

Ep. 89: "Transparity"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:38:14 +0000

Ep. 89: ”Transparity” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: The guest of honor is a son of a bitch.

Ep. 88: "Grotesquerie Ray"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 02:47:30 +0000

Ep. 88: “Grotesquerie Ray” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John was on a couch, under the weight of 25 garbage can lids.

Ep. 87: "I Speak Sea Plane"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 02:29:07 +0000

Ep. 87: “I Speak Sea Plane” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John was roped into an imbroglio.

Ep. 86: "The Junius Issue"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 03:23:21 +0000

Ep. 86: “The Junius Issue” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John celebrates the broken.

Ep. 85: "Steamin' John"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 03:21:06 +0000

Ep. 85: “Steamin’ John” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: It’s just a long circle of brother-in-laws.

Ep. 84: "Pedagogical Sex Father"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 03:04:10 +0000

Ep. 84: “Pedagogical Sex Father” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John is a filbert or better.

Ep. 83: "The Roderick Group"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:45:56 +0000

Ep. 83: “The Roderick Group” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John feels like ripping America out of the wall.

Ep. 82: "Yelling at Trees"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 03:38:31 +0000

Ep. 82: “Yelling at Trees” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John feels lucky to be anywhere.

Ep. 81: "It Tastes Like the Forest"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:44:19 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 81: “It Tastes Like the Forest” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Cruising now is part of John’s lifestyle.

Ep. 80: "I Was the Red Robin"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:48:07 +0000

Ep. 80: “I Was the Red Robin” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: There are self-appointed vultures in all the trees.

Ep. 79: "We Are Not Snow Giants"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 05:51:15 +0000

Roderick on the Line - Ep. 79: “We Are Not Snow Giants” on Huffduffer

The Problem: He’s not going to think he’s in a mine shaft.

Ep. 78: "Driving Lesson Costume"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 06:29:21 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 78: “Driving Lesson Costume” on Huffduffer

The Problem: I can text more picture.

Ep. 77: "The Derivation of Donk"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 03:22:29 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 77: “The Derivation of Donk” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John thought of it as this gigantic Jeff Koons metal dog balloon.

Ep. 76: "The Cherry of Somebody's Appeal"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:06:36 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 76: “The Cherry of Somebody’s Appeal” on Huffduffer

The Problem: This is why John can’t go to karaoke.

Ep. 75: "Mean Baby"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:35:18 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 75: “Mean Baby” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John broke and entered a lot of places.

Ep. 74: "The Omnibus of Wilburforce"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:47:13 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 74: “The Omnibus of Wilburforce” on Huffduffer

The Problem: John was out walking in the cold, trying to conjure an orb.

Ep. 73: "Ketchup is Hard to Remove"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:39:27 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 73: “Ketchup is Hard to Remove” on Huffduffer

The Problem: A new thought technology that changed the way John looked at himself.

Ep. 72: "Diddling is the MacGuffin"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:13:51 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 72: “Diddling is the MacGuffin” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Just give it to me in pigs and bunnies.

Ep. 71: "Everybody Has a Hamburger"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:23:54 +0000

Ep. 71: “Everybody Has a Hamburger” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: John had no idea what happened to Mountain Girl.

Ep. 70: "Bad Cop, Worse Cop, Man in Bathrobe"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:41:22 +0000

Ep. 70: “Bad Cop, Worse Cop, Man in Bathrobe” on Huffduffer

The Problem: It’s a picture of a bunch of rutabagas.

Ep. 69: "Campfire Spaghetti Party"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:32:19 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 69: “Campfire Spaghetti Party” on Huffduffer

The Problem: People would treat you so differently if you were literally riding a bear.

Ep. 68: "The Opposite of Sherlock Holmes"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:49:11 +0000

The Problem: Four days later, John stopped being cute.

Ep. 67: "All of the Small Beer"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:34:40 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 67: “All of the Small Beer” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Fixing the problem at the attitude level.

Ep. 66: "If I Could Stop Time"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:36:13 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 66: “If I Could Stop Time” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Becoming absorbed into the Grease universe.

Ep. 65: "Trumpet Discrimination"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:48:18 +0000

Ep. 65: Trumpet Discrimination - Roderick on the Line on Huffduffer

The Problem: Legislating a change of heart in someone who’s not you.

Ep. 64: "Sunset University"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:34:52 +0000

Roderick on the Line - Ep. 64, “Sunset University” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Let’s say you had a two-frog cannon.

Ep. 63: "A Topcoat of Bonkers"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:37:19 +0000

Ep. 63: “A Topcoat of Bonkers” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: One day, you will love me.

Ep. 62: "Cat Butt Was Real"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:00:41 +0000

Ep. 62: “Cat Butt Was Real” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: Portland is throbbing with food truck energy.

Ep. 61: "Neighborhood Stick Fight"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:39:23 +0000

Ep. 61: “Neighborhood Stick Fight” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: We could all benefit from some local bloodsport.

Ep. 60: "Writ in His Boots"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:07:52 +0000

Ep. 60: “Writ in His Boots” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann on Huffduffer

The Problem: Unintentionally inspiring The Institutional Memory of Filson.

Ep. 59: "Insufferabilityism"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:51:12 +0000

Roderick on the Line , Ep. 59: ”Insufferabilityism” on Huffduffer

The Problem: It might just take a mutant astronaut to survive this sarcophabus.

Ep. 58: "Squirearchy of Monks"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:43:19 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 58: “Squirearchy of Monks” on Huffduffer

The Problem: At least John got an A in Newspaper.

Ep. 57: "Unfair"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:17:32 +0000

Roderick on the Line - Ep. 57: “Unfair” on Huffduffer

The Problem: We should all be living in Atlantis.

Ep. 56: "We Paradise in Our Wake"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:23:34 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 56: “We Paradise in Our Wake” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Brokering a rapprochement with Terrence and the world’s angriest roof-dog.

Ep. 55: "A Welsh Troll"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:58:00 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 55: “A Welsh Troll” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Life with a German disease.

Ep. 54: "This Is Not YOUR Kennel"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:49:45 +0000

Roderick on the Line - Ep. 54: “This Is Not YOUR Kennel” on Huffduffer

The Problem: Sitting on Daddy’s lap may be all that saves you from the Gestapo.

Ep. 53: "Kennebunkhead"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:27:14 +0000

Ep. 53: “Kennebunkhead” on Huffduffer

The Problem: It’s time people learn how to become a gentleman with John.

Ep. 52: "The Choad Building"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:05:47 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 52: “The Choad Building” on Huffduffer

The Problem: It’s time we change business culture with a scimitar.

Ep. 51: "In Pursuit of an Errant Leaf"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:20:58 +0000

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 51: “In Pursuit of an Errant Leaf” on Huffduffer

The Problem: We may very well be the first generation of fruits.

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Roderick on the Line, Ep. 50: “Check Your Six” on Huffduffer

Ep. 50: "Check Your Six"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:48:44 +0000

The Problem: John was supposed to be Joe Junior.

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Roderick on the Line, Ep. 49: “A Red Light in a Strange Town” on Huffduffer

Ep. 49: "A Red Light in a Strange Town"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:17:20 +0000

The Problem: Would you like to donate a dollar for penis cancer?

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Ep. 48: "Wherever Trail Needs to Be Built"

roderick@example.com (Merlin Mann) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:19:22 +0000

The Problems: There needs to be a lot more exhaustion in this country; we were really tearing through popes there for a while; one hickie, and suddenly you’re out-of-uniform; Billy Corgan: The Seriousest Kid on Earth; retirees and toddlers should NOT be sharing a classroom; why John could never be a full Grateful Dead person; pull up those goddamned pants—like a gentleman; when ganking, you can’t stab your fish until the new shivs arrive; guys, you gotta stay away from the heroin; you get that Trotsky tattoo, and you’re stuck with that Trotsky tattoo; Merlin’s morbid fear of Judas Priest; passing on that Orthodox stress bump? “Tradition!”; history clearly mitigates against the group shower; Paul Shaffer just keeps playing along; crafting an artisanal air guitar; how your “fitness regimen” is literally killing the environment; Jonathan Cain, last of a generation; pondering England’s functional pussies; introducing awkward sharing and constant uncertainty; startling new statistics on what 70% of New York’s men “have”; up to pie on katie bars of kitchen signs—but not me in; John shares how to properly blouse a pant; how did you get this number?; Merlin gives Hodgman a fresh pair of GoldToe®s; introducing new yokes to usefulness; Dave Grohl seems like a pretty nice guy; no skylarking; the little red-haired witch that flew over the moon; an abrupt change of plans for little Tyler Heraclitus; The Varieties of Wangus Experience; debating the indignity of the keytar; silent instruments of the holocaust; now it’s HALF a golf pencil, and you’ll like it; the category of things that are never funny; no excuse, sir; yeah, but, Rimbaud and Mozart were corner cases; functional data points on The Liberty Bell Curve; how come only the keyboard guys ever die?; and that is what you get for wearing a plastic faucet on your head for nine hours; “Shower down to get an ‘A!’”; only takes one shortcut to ruin the rugby photo for everyone; crisscross applesauce; entering Washington’s carnival worm hole; why Merlin may be better at guitar than he lets on; gaslighting the shit out of these kids; one day love will find you; more on helping Gibson find his duck; and, John’s important new plan for helping our young people.

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