Episode Archive
643 episodes of Back to Work since the first episode, which aired on January 18th, 2011.
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Episode 524: The Silver Linings Guy
March 30th, 2021 | 1 hr 33 mins
Considering anxiety and OCD in these fraught times.
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Episode 523: My Fingers Know It
March 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 22 mins
On the joys of "The Everything Button" and the myriad benefits of learning the key commands.
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Episode 522: Where All the Memories Go
March 16th, 2021 | 1 hr 27 mins
Diving deep on the power of infrastructure. Yes, for you, too.
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Episode 521: Nozzle Tov
March 9th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
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Episode 520: Preemptive Punishment Food
March 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 9 mins
Preparing isn't just for preppers. But, how do you incorporate scope and infrastructure without turning into a nut?
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Episode 519: Designated Toilet
February 23rd, 2021 | 1 hr 11 mins
Dan has updates on Texas's recent weather events and the unanticipated cascading effects on complex and interconnected infrastructures.
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Episode 518: 10% of a Headache
February 16th, 2021 | 1 hr 11 mins
As The Lone Star state struggles with a surfeit of anomalous weather events, your hosts dig into the challenges inherent to all sorts of complex, interconnected systems.
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Episode 517: How Daddy Make That Paper
February 9th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
Merlin presents a lengthy and disordered jeremiad on HomeKit, HomeKit apps, and the new iOS playground; which is mostly all just to say: why are email apps still so terrible?
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Episode 516: The Steely Dan Dad
February 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
No way am I even going to attempt a description this week.
With that said:
[this is a good one]
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Episode 515: Please Do Not Tapdance for Me
January 26th, 2021 | 58 mins 47 secs
Four basic steps for being a successful adult (who has to deal with other adults)
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Episode 514: Chicken Wipe
January 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
Dan continues to explore the exciting possibilities of his latest hardware acquisition.
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Episode 513: A Preferred Testicle
January 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 16 mins
Your hosts start diving into Dan's exciting new acquisition and how best to put to good use.