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Episode 285
John has some questions for Merlin.
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Burger Boy
Episode 284
Subtitle: If you want to get into the puffy village, you have to have a child with you.
What we talk about when we talk about bagging your own groceri…
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Famous in My Head
Episode 283
Subtitle: I never say it's for kids.
Merlin has a question about a YouTube channel, and John has some notes on R.E.M. and their songs' lyrics.
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Sadness Accrues
Episode 282
Subtitle: Why are you in the bathroom with our food?
Merlin's Garbage Apparatus.
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I’m the Hero
Episode 281
Subtitle: John's systems are a problem.
On holes, art, and the nature of friendship.
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How Dangerous I Can Be
Episode 280
John explores how to repurpose an extra hole.
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I Promised Myself I Wasn't Going to Be Excited
Episode 279
Subtitle: Temperature is the enemy of glass.
John tells Merlin how to do a fraud with his eyeglasses, and Merlin tells John about his air fryer.
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2 months, 3 weeks ago
You’re a Dingleberry
Episode 278
Subtitle: “I am the oven now.”
Merlin shares his Large Appliance Results.
(Recorded on Tuesday, January 6, 2026)
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A Comma for Christmas
Episode 277
John's new art piece leads to a discussion of accuracy and build quality in toys for grown men and sometimes children.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
Fact Bobby
Episode 276
Subtitle: You can’t yell at math.
A quick check-in on whether or not the machines are helping.
(Recorded on Tuesday, December 9, 2025)
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