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
148: McLaren of Theseus
John brings a fascinating mystery involving cars, hairs, and an unexpected new dining spot.
01:47:43 |
Sat 23 Jan 2021
147: Pan-Pan!
Things kick off with a cameo and Merlin’s abortive attempt to make a connection.
01:31:02 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
146: Rogue Rice
John has questions about Merlin's weird obsession with teppanyaki videos.
01:33:24 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
145: The Opposite Mistake
Sometimes, you just get lucky and find the right show at the right time.
01:27:47 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
144: The Other Side of the Owl
John has questions about Merlin's projects.
01:38:04 |
Thu 26 Nov 2020
142: The Threshing Machine
In an addendum to a previous topic, John talks about what it was like to actually attend the infamous Action Park as a kid.
01:15:40 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
141: The Panopticon of Frasier
John has questions about the bizarre surveillance state Merlin has installed in his garage..
01:23:13 |
Thu 15 Oct 2020
140: I Know What to Do in a Tree
As a main topic, your hosts talk about "Dangerous Things We Did as Unattended Kids."
01:16:17 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
139: Everything's a Competition
As a main topic, your hosts talk about *those* movies. You know the ones. The ones you discovered when you were supposed to be asleep and you weren't allowed to watch anyway? Yeah, those.
01:37:00 |
Thu 17 Sep 2020
138: Their Terrible Butts
Welcome to the highly specialized and deeply opinionated world of cast iron skillets.
01:27:53 |
Thu 03 Sep 2020
137: The Fifth Flavor of Entertainment
It's that time of year again, so it is necessary to review some COVID era Vacation Results.
01:35:54 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
136: The Left Side of the Diving Board
Modern Mac window management, haircut updates, plus a new segment we're calling "Secret Brit."
01:20:00 |
Thu 06 Aug 2020
135: Clutch Foot
For a main topic, your hosts interrogate some additional axes for choosing media—especially the axis of available attention.
01:17:30 |
Thu 23 Jul 2020
134: Romeo Delta
Things kick off with an announcement on a new way you can help support the program. Also: can you choose to be tricked by your own clocks? What if every clock is different? What even is time?
01:22:37 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
133: Shave Daddy
Someone has tampered with Merlin's bell, and John is looking forward to his "vacation."
01:21:06 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
132: Bigger in Three Dimensions Than I’ve Ever Been
In America, you are not allowed to hit back.
01:26:11 |
Wed 10 Jun 2020
131: The Past is a Grotesque Animal
For a main topic, John wants to talk about regrets, lost loves, and things that could have been different.
01:59:17 |
Thu 28 May 2020
130: Good Quorn
John asks Merlin to talk about why he loves improv comedy so much.
01:32:49 |
Wed 13 May 2020
129: Chocolate and Toy Story
How do you get your family to watch really good movies?
01:35:12 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
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