Back to Work
Business og økonomiSamfunnTeknologiBack to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.
Siste episoder av Back to Work podcast
- Episode 644: A Tony Bennett Hair Hat (01:00:52)
An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett.
- Episode 643: The Price of Lies (01:29:06)
Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particular. Dan and his kid watch the excellent HBO series, Chernobyl. Merlin’s weird, truncated contexts in Things.
- Episode 642: A Better Roll of Toilet Paper (01:42:36)
Your hosts discuss facial hair, notebooks, the metric system, flexing about local weather, and becoming the bathroom supplies you want to see in the world.
- Episode 641: Germans in the Wild (01:17:12)
Travel is not always about traveling, but it is definitely always about your life.
- Episode 640: Bob's Big Mess (01:19:42)
A classic odds n' sods episode. Plus, Merlin has thoughts about memory and ecosystems, and Dan is considering jetting through an eclipse. e640 Bob Evans https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/9RoymJk5.jpeg
- Episode 639: The Commodore's Club (01:15:53)
Dan talks about what he's learned from traveling a bunch, and Merlin thinks a lot of weirdness comes from our twin fears of boredom and inconvenience.
- Episode 638: A New Kind of Bullet (02:14:16)
A classic odds n' sods episode.
- Episode 637: The Minimally Viable Log Cabin Channel (01:35:06)
Merlin conducts a deep dive on being busy versus being time-constrained, and Dan has some updates on his task management odyssey.
- Episode 636: Honoring My Pivot Table (01:21:20)
Dan is navigating the landscape of task management apps, and, shockingly, Merlin has some thoughts.
- Episode 635: Buffet de Canard (01:20:19)
Dan and Merlin kick off the new year with a wide-ranging look at how tools and motivations evolve with how we work.
- Episode 634: Nominally Future-Resistant (01:20:36)
A fairly epic episode covering health tracking and self-quantization. Remember: data doesn't have to hurt.
- Episode 633: A Self-Aware Old Man (00:57:49)
Your hosts talk about how we perceive the world and the challenge of mindfully updating our perceptions.
- Episode 632: Big Strong Beef Boy (01:23:12)
Dan and Merlin are excited about technologies that have found a place in their lives. What a blessed season of thanks! Runner-Up Titles: A Lot of Their Unhappiness Came from Me The Smell of a 15-Year-Old My Trans Daddy is a Fox Las Vegas Poops
- Episode 631: Little Bit of Dirty Grey (01:10:53)
Merlin has more on generative AI, and Dan has a sweet new watch.
- Episode 630: Monchichabowsky (01:15:29)
On AI and curiosity.
- Episode 629: Benjamin Franklin's Disease (00:51:10)
And and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion.
- Episode 628: Beating Yourself Up at Scale (00:58:29)
Talk of eyes, intentionalities, and HDMI.
- Episode 627: Unscheduled Dirt Event (01:06:43)
Merlin claims he's not going to do any work for this one, and Dan has some advice for travelers.
- Episode 626: Chekhov's Lightsaber (01:10:46)
Your hosts catch up on some great media, and Merlin expounds on the magic of Channels. Also, Merlin logrolls a recent podcast episode and re-extolls the power of dictation.
- Episode 625: Chapters of Madness (00:44:57)
Dan and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion.
- Episode 624: Rectangle Time (00:54:19)
Dan and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion about technology, and Merlin lays the groundwork for several spirited rants.
- Episode 623: My Terrible Adhesion (01:00:30)
Over the course of this classic Odds n' Sods episode, it becomes clear that all Merlin cares about is babies and 3D printing.
- Episode 622: A Gentleman's Malt Liquor (01:14:28)
Dan returns from a nice trip, and Merlin has been printing lizards.
- Episode 621: Hairy Legs and the Whole Nine (01:09:43)
You’re either early or you’re late; leave time for a flat tire; have you tried melatonin?; a new search engine and some enthusiasm for blogs.
- Episode 620: Happy to be a Chair (00:58:00)
With Merlin on the mend, your hosts discuss actors named Hurt, comic books, and old Macs.