How do you get your family to watch really good movies? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. eero : Get your WiFi fixed as soon as tomorrow! Free overnight shipping. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with Merlin bemoaning John's emerging role as his primary existential creditor. John reminds Merlin that all that grinding is just continually sharpening him. In follow-up, ...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 129
The guys end up talking about the confusingly-titled resurrection of Merlin's old podcast. John has questions, and Merlin does his best to respond. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: SoundSource from Rogue Amoeba : A superior sound control. Get 20% off. Agenda : Date-focused note taking. Download now for free. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with John describing an unknown movie in bullets and Merlin thinking it sounds a little like Batman. Of course, this just ends ...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 128
In a main topic, your hosts try to share some ideas on sustainably working remotely from home This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75 and get FREE one-week shipping. Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Boll & Branch : The Softest Organic Sheets & Luxury Bedding. Save $50. Try them for 30 days in a risk free trial. Links and Show Notes: On top of all th...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 127
What makes for a good car movie? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with some soap talk, and then there's a deep dive into the current state of…things. Stay home, friends. There's some follow-up on Billy Joel Results. John thinks i...
Mar 20, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 126
The main topic is the career and oeuvre of New York resident, William Martin Joel. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Boll & Branch : The Softest Organic Sheets & Luxury Bedding. Save $50. Try them for 30 days in a risk free trial. Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with some virus talk. Merlin is worried that we've lost the recipe for ice, and John is f...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 125
Some back-door Secret Weird Things People Do about the cadences that trigger stuff in your head. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75 and get FREE one-week shipping. Links and Show Notes: Merlin is healing just as John is getting sick. Merlin has chained several bad decisions, and John has concerns about Merlin's office wall. John has moved some things around in the doc. In follow-up, John has acquired some Studio Ghibli from...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 124
A litany of the lost things is presented and analyzed, and a catechism for finding the lost things is interrogated. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Health IQ : Insurance for the Health Conscious. Save up to 41%. Take the quiz now to see if you qualify. Boll & Branch : The Softest Organic Sheets & Luxury Bedding. Save $50. Try them for 30 days in a risk free ...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 123
How life is like a rally or a bridge or some…software, I guess? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Health IQ : Insurance for the Health Conscious. Save up to 41%. Take the quiz now to see if you qualify. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with an administrative meeting about the doc. Merlin tries to keep John from sneaking in, and John thinks Merlin should just use ...
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 122
John has a Mac Pro prep mess, and Merlin is struggling with post-holiday mess stress. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Health IQ : Insurance for the Health Conscious. Save up to 41%. Take the quiz now to see if you qualify. Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75 and get FREE one-week shipping. Links and Show Notes: This is all well beyond Preparing the Way...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 121
John continues to Prepare the Way, his wife can't close one eye, and there's a Spoiler Slot on HBO's "Watchmen." This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Dollar Shave Club : Look, feel, and smell your best. Links and Show Notes: In the interest of timeliness, this episode, recorded Tuesday evening, has been rushed to you on an accelerated schedule. ( Recorded on Tuesday, Dec...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 120
The boys envision a Thanksgiving in which you won't get anywhere near the turkey until you've dealt with an upsettingly mercurial new host. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. eero : Get your WiFi fixed as soon as tomorrow! Free overnight shipping. Links and Show Notes:...
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 119
Some more Secret Weird Things People Do. And, we've got some doozies. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Dollar Shave Club : Look, feel, and smell your best. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with a check-in on Watchmen . Is John feeling more confident about it? Th...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 118
Apple TV+ is on the docket, but, first, Merlin wants to share the detailed results of his scientific Apple TV and Siri experiments. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Moo : Custom business printing and design. Save 15%. Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75 and get FREE one-week shipping. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with some quick Macintosh and v...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 117
John has questions about Merlin's bizarre obsession with the House of Commons' Brexit proceedings. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Moo : Custom business printing and design. Save 15%. Links and Show Notes: John opens with some follow-up questions, and Merlin realizes it's going to be one of those episodes. John calls out Merlin's racism against his people. Both your hos...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 116
Your hosts return to their Secret Weird Things People Do project. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Moo : Custom business printing and design. Save 15%. eero : Get your WiFi fixed as soon as tomorrow! Free overnight shipping. Links and Show Notes: John has some questions about productivity, and Merlin has realized the new dragon is an attractive nuisance. Merlin has questions about his costly new chair, and John offers some further arm removal encouragement. John's flying...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 115
In a side-door main topic, middle school is discussed, and this leads to an exploration of the value of test prep and learning how to understand and exploit systems. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Simple Lobby : Effortless Offer Management Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75 and get FREE one-week shipping. Links and Show Notes: Thanks to everyone who pitc...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 114
Your hosts return to Secret Weird Things People Do, and this week it's John's turn. Merlin wants to learn about the benefits that John gets from keeping his things nice. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code DIFFS to get 30% off. Sanebox : Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $20...
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 113
This week's main topic is the backdoor pilot for a multi-episode arc: secret weird things people do. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. eero : Get your WiFi fixed as soon as tomorrow! Free overnight shipping. Moo : Custom business printing and design. Save 15%. Links and Show Notes: After some opening remarks, your hosts reveal the very special guest for their forthcoming ...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 112
John interrogates Merlin about his weekly reminder errand. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. BarkBox : A monthly box of dog goodies. Get one month free. Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. Links and Show Notes: John wants to take another shot at promoting Relay dot fm, and Merlin admits a shame. In follow-up, John has an update on Millennium Actress . A...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 111
Since John has recently returned from his Summer trip, it's time to review his vacation results. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Pingdom : Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transa...
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 110
John quizzes Merlin about his vacation results. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DIFFS to get 30% off. Sanebox : Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes: After the usual quibbling about terminology, Merlin confesses to being terrible at travel. John thinks vacations don't have to be fun for everybody all the time, but Merlin feels li...
Jul 25, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 109
This week’s main topic is the controversial debate over running Apple betas. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. eero : Never think about WiFi again. Get $100 off. Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. Links and Show Notes: Merlin is not mentally-prepared, but John reminds him that preparedness is an illusion. Or is it? The boys try to remember quotes from The ...
Jul 10, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 108
John has thoughts on Merlin's baked ziti recipe, and Merlin tells John about his family finally getting to see "Hamilton." This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Moo : Custom business printing and design. Use promo code PRINTMOO for 15% off, when you spend $50 or more. Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with John iteerogating Merlin's authentic Italiano recipe for b...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 107
Provided it makes it into the final edit, your hosts finally discuss the Japanese Moving Video. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. eero : Never think about WiFi again. Get $100 off. Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with Merlin doing John's bit. Merlin has a ne...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 106
For a main topic, your hosts fire off the Spoiler Horn to talk about "Game of Thrones." This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. Links and Show Notes: John is coming in hot this week, and Merlin is kind of struggling to keep up with him. Merlin tries to compensate by making up some lyrics, and John explains canary traps. Merlin forgets things. John intērrogates the virality of podcast mispronunciations, and before long, the list...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 105
This week's main topic is "Jobs We Were Terrible At." This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with John confronting Merlin about his lack of a checklist and Merlin confronting John about his paltry micturition. This leads to Merlin ...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 104
Merlin needs some help finding an artifact from his youth, and John has beef with whether the artifact is actually funny. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with some follow-up on John's epic fridge journey. In addition to many photos of uneven refrigerator doors, John has also received several warnings about what he needs to b...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 103
Your hosts discuss John’s new refrigerator. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Links and Show Notes: Credits Audio Editor : Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance : Kerry Provenzano Music : Merlin Mann The Suits : Stephen Hackett , Myke Hurley Support Reconcilable Differences...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 102
Your hosts respond at length to a listener’s question about things they’ve given up This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with a critique of the GUI for Skype. What’s Merlin’s pro...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 101
This week, Merlin feels a little thin, and John still has to re-position his windows. Every time. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: eero : Never think about WiFi again. Get $100 off the ‘Eero base unit and 2 beacons package’, and a year of eero Plus. Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. Links and Show Notes: John has follow-up on peanut butter and a theo...
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 100
