Reconcilable Differences
John Siracusa and Merlin Mann try to figure out exactly how they got this way. Hosted by Merlin Mann and John Siracusa.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 103 minutes
- Episodes
- 268
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
8: Devouring Essence
John educates Merlin about the first-person shooter game, "Destiny." Merlin feels overwhelmed, while John says we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
02:23:02 |
Thu 27 Aug 2015
7: 50 Shades of John
This week, John and Merlin do some follow-up on John's picky eating and his family's failures at meal planning. Both men cop to loving soup.
Then on to the big topic: how does John's mind work, and…
02:12:02 |
Thu 13 Aug 2015
6: Mud and Gaffer's Tape and Broken Lenses
This time we learn that your hosts and their families are both/all screwed up and hopeless in different ways. Merlin is weird, but not bulimic; John is picky, fretful, and hopeless; and children cont…
01:49:16 |
Thu 30 Jul 2015
5: Shiny and Chrome
This week is dedicated to a spoiler-heavy look at Mad Max: Fury Road. If you haven't seen it, treat yourself to a cinema viewing as soon as you can.
John and Merlin's world is blood and fire.
01:41:04 |
Thu 16 Jul 2015
4: Ohio Intervention
John probes Merlin's spotty history with video games, then sketches out the current console landscape. Merlin is assigned preliminary homework to start catching up.
01:31:35 |
Thu 02 Jul 2015
3: Helena Sell
This week, John and Merlin finally set themselves to the task of beginning to argue about their differences.
02:23:00 |
Thu 18 Jun 2015
2: Thrown to the Wolves of Puberty
John and Merlin discuss the origins of the show, including their contrasting approaches to authority, conformity, and contrariness.
Also, Merlin credits John with helping him become less horrible,…
01:48:33 |
Thu 11 Jun 2015
1: We All Ruined It Together
In this inaugural episode, John and Merlin begin framing the conversation on exactly *how they got how they are*.
From the dungeons of Usenet to the dragons of roving bullies, origins are explored, …
02:09:01 |
Wed 03 Jun 2015
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