Episodes
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Episode 232: You Got This.
August 4th, 2015 | 1 hr 53 mins
TOPIC: Don't just be the meatbag in the room.
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Episode 231: Hot Rod Hospital Ship
July 28th, 2015 | 1 hr 58 mins
With Merlin on sabbatical (returning next week), Dan is once again joined by John Roderick. They discuss the significance of dreams, sleep paralysis, unexplained phenomenon, alien abductions, a relationship with magic, the importance of history, night ter
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Episode 230: My Emotional Reservoir
July 21st, 2015 | 2 hrs 8 mins
With Merlin on sabbatical, Dan is joined by John Roderick to talk about being a candidate, taking care of yourself, managing introversion, trying on ideas without fear, the Thirty Years War, and the struggle of being a generalist.
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Episode 229: Shrimp in the Desert
July 14th, 2015 | 1 hr 32 mins
TOPIC: The perils and joys of just getting started.
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Episode 228: Tibet's Next Top Buddha
July 7th, 2015 | 1 hr 18 mins
TOPIC: What kind of "perfect" can you tolerate?
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Episode 226: Only Child*
June 23rd, 2015 | 1 hr 25 mins
TOPIC: Hitting and sharing and dietetic lunch.
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Episode 225: A Different Kind of Happy
June 16th, 2015 | 1 hr 30 mins
TOPIC: You can't have ALL the phone calls.
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Episode 224: Sugar Pills and a Pack of Cigarettes
June 9th, 2015 | 1 hr 52 mins
TOPIC: Poundsign Communication
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Episode 223: Normal is Whatever is There
June 2nd, 2015 | 1 hr 10 mins
TOPIC: Interstitial time and why you want it back.
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Episode 222: Full-Stack Obsessive
May 28th, 2015 | 1 hr 42 mins
Merlin and Dan use The Aviator as a jumping-off point to talk about OCD as it relates to perfectionism, creativity, and drive in the workplace. They discuss rituals and their consequences, the importance of mise en place, and eliminating disruptive proces