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.

Links for this episode:

• John Roderick for Seattle City Council
  
• Thirty Years' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Ep. 163: "The Maisie Glotz File" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann
  
• Eugenics in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

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