Back to Work

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About the show

Back to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.

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Episodes

  • Episode 377: Packs a Lot of Lux

    May 22nd, 2018  |  1 hr 17 mins

    Discussed: trust my method, beards, foo bar baz, casting Mysterio, villains of Peter Spiderman, an unpaid debt to Dan, medieval electric billing, endorsing Evil Genius and Belief, the power of Spotify podcasts via Alexa, and more.

  • Episode 376: Alexa, Light It Up!

    May 15th, 2018  |  1 hr 10 mins

    Discussed: lame patents, Salvador Dalí, allergy season, backpack discrimination, friend cosplay, things Dan can't say, AT&T woes, Merlin saw a bear, a YouTube rabbit hole, and some excellent historical Disney content.

  • Episode 375: Night Punching

    May 8th, 2018  |  1 hr 19 mins
  • Episode 374: Pouchboy

    May 1st, 2018  |  1 hr 25 mins
  • Episode 373: Red Cheekums

    April 24th, 2018  |  1 hr 48 mins

    Discussed: Dan's gummi vitamins, vitamins in general, the childhood shame of those weird plaque pills, exotic sickness images, Fifth Disease comes to Austin, Dan's car troubles, Faraday Cages and how to build them, a potential t-shirt for you.

  • Episode 372: Hole That Rabbit

    April 17th, 2018  |  1 hr 31 mins

    This week, the boys discuss Drafts, The Archive, Merlin's love of Spotify, some great playlists, and weird rules for cheerleaders.

  • Episode 371: Avocado People

    April 10th, 2018  |  1 hr 34 mins

    Bula vinaka, bee tee dubs nation!

  • Episode 370: King Jeremy the Wicked

    April 3rd, 2018  |  1 hr 40 mins

    This week, Dan and Merlin discuss Jessica Jones and the problem of super power constitution.

  • Episode 369: Comic Blood

    March 27th, 2018  |  1 hr 19 mins

    This week, your hosts say "Bula Vinaka!" They also discuss phone cards, some Netflix recommendations, and more.

  • Episode 368: Call the Mouse Guy

    March 20th, 2018  |  1 hr 14 mins

    This week, your hosts discuss Steely Dan, digital mastering, The Police, Dune, high-quality VCRs, and Dan's brother-in-law's close call.

  • Episode 367: A Favorite Child

    March 13th, 2018  |  1 hr 19 mins

    This week, your hosts talk about some stuff they're doing, loving Spotify, some Echo podcast-listening tips, the attraction of Google Drive, and some thoughts on backup strategies.

  • Episode 366: Five Sides of the Street

    March 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 23 mins

    This week, your hosts talk about using Windows, technology modalities, making sane decisions as a developer, reality TV, 20th anniversary of The Dude, and more.