Reconcilable Differences

231: The Seventh Segment of a Seventh Segment


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Subtitle: Merlin only ate one.

Topic include perception, misdirection, binaries, and how it is that "Survivor" so rarely leaks.

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    Things kick off with the usual problems, and then somehow there's a whole thing about magic tricks, perception, and misdirection. John cannily coins "The Reverse Columbo."

    In Follow-Up, Merlin has a headphone correction, Listener Dave nominates !bff, Listener Benjamin identifies the weird old guy pronunciation channel, and a band from the 80s gets the LED out.

    John points out that, with computers, binaries are definitely a thing, but Merlin feels like he could go either way about it.

    For a main topic, your hosts have more to say about Jelinsky. As a very entertaining dingaling, our guy's brief time on Survivor provides a good opportunity to explore how the show is produced and presented.

    Finally, your hosts consider John's potential career path as "an external coach."

    (Recorded on Tuesday, March 19, 2024)

    Credits
    • Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf
    • Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano
    • Music: Merlin Mann
    • The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley
    • Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Dr, Geoff Lindsey, "the weird old guy pronunciation channel" An American T-dropping conspiracy?! - YouTube Jack Rhodes's YouTube channel Slow-motion up-close magic example video - YouTube Merlin's Apollo Robbins playlist - YouTube Trying to understand why light "slows down" in water, glass, etc. - YouTube The cover of The Police album Ghost in the Machine Fair-Play mysteries List of Seinfeld fictional films | WikiSein | Fandom

      The series Seinfeld mentions many fictional films, sometimes as major plot elements, sometimes minor plot elements and often as running gags.

      Revisiting the Seinfeld Movie Posters - IGN "Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants" (David Mamet, 1996) Dr. Katz - Best of Ray Romano - YouTube "Blade Runner" (1982) - Photo Analysis Scene - YouTube Penn and Teller Magic bullet catch complete - YouTube Frinkiac - S04E07 - SHE MUST THINK YOU'RE AFTER HER EGGS!

      "I ONLY ATE ONE!"

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