Merlin Mann
Co-Host of Back to Work
Merlin Mann is a writer, podcaster, and retired project manager living in San Francisco. His life wil lbe taken by a flightless bird..
Merlin Mann has hosted 69 Episodes.
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Episode 601: Big Broom
January 3rd, 2023 | 1 hr 12 mins
DISCUSSED: Merlin is excited about reading, and Dan sometimes puts his time in a box. Also: "Breaking Bad."
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Episode 600: The Trauma of My Chumby
December 20th, 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins
DISCUSSED: Merlin recommends an exciting new beta; Dan gets a new e-reader; and Merlin has a lot to say about taking notes.
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Episode 599: Self-Involved at Scale
December 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 10 mins
A classic odds n' sods episode encompassing a missing remote (and a failed system), some wallet FU, cool help with playlist management, unsubscribing in dribs and drabs, and a big-ass RV.
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Episode 598: Chewbacca Credit Union
November 29th, 2022 | 54 mins 14 secs
Merlin is still on Island Time, so discussion is mostly limited to Columbo, Star Wars, Merlin's playlists, Ellsworth, and, of course, wallets.
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Episode 597: The Bronze Hour
November 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
Merlin serves a turducken of suggestions related to text editing
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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.
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Episode 595: Blessèd Vessel
November 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 21 mins
Merlin makes his case for spreadsheets as your potential place where stuff goes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.