Back to Work

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

643 episodes of Back to Work since the first episode, which aired on January 18th, 2011.

  • Episode 596: Turkey Legs in the Renaissance

    November 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 17 mins

    Merlin is playing with his new dingus; Dan almost talks about wallets; try Tailscale to make your stuff work better together; why you (yes, you) need a VPN; Dan is getting enthused about Obsidian; Merlin is freshly re-enthused about Daytum; and finally Dan is very excited about a Dracula he saw.

  • Episode 595: Blessèd Vessel

    November 1st, 2022  |  1 hr 21 mins

    Merlin makes his case for spreadsheets as your potential place where stuff goes.

  • Episode 594: Honey Sun Bear

    October 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

    Fortunately, Merlin had thoroughly prepared for 62 minutes of lizards, Morgellons, animal powers, and Tom Cruise.

  • Episode 593: One of the Eel Women

    October 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 31 mins

    Sleep, practice, infrastructure, power, and OCD are themes. As per usual.

  • Episode 592: Dirt Cat

    October 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins

    Dan has Covid, so Merlin agrees to carry him, and yet Dan improbably carries them both.

  • Episode 591: A Closeted Magical Thinker

    September 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins

    There are a few odds and sods, but, yeah, it's mostly about adjudicating "Peak Cruise."

  • Episode 590: A Load-Bearing Feeling

    September 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

    Feeling bad about feeling bad is ultimately optional.

  • Episode 589: The Outgassing of Ancient Woods

    September 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 36 mins

    From choosing a pencil to relocating your ladder, one big and complex part of Knowledge Work is deciding HOW to do what you do.

  • Episode 588: Quid Pro Crow

    August 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins

    Your hosts talk about some of their favorite Mac apps available via Setapp.

  • Episode 587: I'm a Map

    August 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins

    We've got a man on the boat.

  • Episode 586: We Have Met the Audience, and He Is Us

    August 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

    DISCUSSED: A very moist man's lawyer learns how Dropbox works; Merlin introduces "The Bump"; Dan has a cool new calendar technology; and Merlin speed-rounds some odds and sods.

  • Episode 585: The Wahlberg Uncertainty Principle

    August 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 16 mins

    Frankly, it was a bit of a fever dream.