Mark Healy is a musician and a writer, and has created some amazing pieces that bring the two disciplines together. He joins Brett to talk about his project “Hibernal,” as well as sports in Australia, eternal cricket matches, and Australia in general.

This week, Brett is joined by Rory Vaden, author of New York Times bestseller “Take the Stairs,” and his new book, “Procrastinate on Purpose.”

The discussion follows a fast paced look through the writing process, the effect of swearing, excess verbosity, and the kinds of questions that only Brett tends to ask.

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Rory

Brett discusses the notion of high-temperature water immersion as a treatment for sleep disorder and creative blocks with Merlin Mann.

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Merlin

Belle Beth Cooper joins Brett from the future (Australia) to discuss her startup Exist, along with differences in learning and working styles. Is hell full of open, shared-space work environments for many of us? (SPOILER: The answer is yes!)

Lex Friedman joins Brett for the relaunch of Systematic on ESN. Electric car envy, podcasting, and 3 top picks (times two, of course), all in the 30-minute format we decided to try out.

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Anthony Waller works in oncology and talks about product management, the state of medical software, and his own personal battle with Leukemia.

Scott McNulty is a writer, podcaster, and director of communications for the IT department one of the top business schools in the world. He chats with Brett about documentation challenges, book writing, science fiction’s commentary on society, and podcasting about Star Trek.