Episode description

TOPIC: Traveling Like a Gentleman.

This week, Dan and Merlin revisit the travails of air travel. How to prepare, how to survive--and how to be a better and more mindful person along the way.

Also, some timely discussion of this morning's Apple product announcements.

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• 5by5 | Mac Power Users #160: Getting Ready for Mavericks
  David and Katie talk about getting your Mac ready for OS X Mavericks.
• Mac Pro - Buy Mac Pro Computers - Apple Store (U.S.)
  
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• Apple - iPad mini with Retina display
  
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• Airport | Video | Saturday Night Live | NBC
  
• BBC iPlayer - Digital Human: Series 4: Wander
  Now that off-grid is on-grid and we can send emails from mountaintops, have we sacrificed the pleasure of travelling to discover new places and ourselves?
• Why We Cry on Planes - Elijah Wolfson - The Atlantic
  
• The Incredible Shrinking Plane Seat - WSJ.com
  

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