Reconcilable Differences

Reconcilable Differences #279: I Promised Myself I Wasn't Going to Be Excited - Relay John tells Merlin how to do a fraud with his eyeglasses, and Merlin tells John about his air fryer. Then they talk about a new thing they've both independently started using a lot.

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Reconcilable Differences #278: You’re a Dingleberry - Relay Merlin shares his Large Appliance Results. (Recorded on Tuesday, January 6, 2026)

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Reconcilable Differences #277: A Comma for Christmas - Relay 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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Reconcilable Differences #276: Fact Bobby - Relay A quick check-in on whether or not the machines are helping. (_Recorded on Tuesday, December 9, 2025_)

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Reconcilable Differences #275: Horse Magician League - Relay The dog-blaming continues, and John has updates on the social component of arc raiding.

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Reconcilable Differences #274: The Floor for People - Relay After some Follow-Up on phone dimming and naked swimming, John discusses a video game with some unusual—and possibly unintentional—social mechanics.

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Reconcilable Differences #273: Concentric Circles - Relay Empty Nest Results. (_Recorded on Tuesday, October 28, 2025_)

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Reconcilable Differences #272: My Bibles and Books - Relay TiVo: The Exit Interview.

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Reconcilable Differences #271: My System is Symmetrical - Relay Main topic is the various voices in our heads. If the technology existed to expose the workings of our interior world, what do we imagine it might look like?

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Reconcilable Differences #270: We Inflated Our Pants - Relay Swimming naked in school and thinking about Lead.

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Reconcilable Differences #269: The Rope Elf - Relay John shares the results of some fascinating recent polling on TV obstructions and chewing gum swallowing.

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Reconcilable Differences #268: Beach Grit - Relay Canada blames the dog, John presents his Vacation Results, and Merlin talks about the beach. In this month's bonus member segment, Merlin shares some Professional Expert Results.

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Reconcilable Differences #267: Crumbs and Soldiers - Relay John reports back with his Billy Joel Results.

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Reconcilable Differences #266: The Misspeaking Community - Relay How does John generate all that cool chapter art?

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Reconcilable Differences #265: Stop Collapsing Everything - Relay On the complexities and constraints of pursuing the right answer.

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Reconcilable Differences #264: Alphabetical Shadow - Relay Merlin presents some Microwave Results and John shares his most recent Graduation Results.

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Reconcilable Differences #263: A Ragnarok of the Mind - Relay John's Prom Results and Merlin's Camping Results.

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Reconcilable Differences #262: Everybody’s Got a Tunnel - Relay On goals and accomplishments.

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Reconcilable Differences #261: Apparatus Tycoon - Relay Your hosts finally discuss The Apparatus.

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Reconcilable Differences #260: The Mandala Effect - Relay FM Merlin is very vulnerable, and John is encouraged to leverage this.

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Reconcilable Differences #259: Cascade of Interventions - Relay FM Stop blaming the dog.

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Reconcilable Differences #258: All These Little Things - Relay FM This week, your hosts talk about ChatGPT's new image generation abilities. And in this month's member after show, John and Merlin talk about the Netflix show, "Adolescence."

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Reconcilable Differences #257: Reverse Procrastination Bingo - Relay FM This week's topic: Kids & Driving

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Reconcilable Differences #256: Tomorrow is an Ice Day - Relay FM Follow-up brings updates on "all balls" plus a novel inversion to "Secret Weird Things People Do." Main topic this week is cooking alone.

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Reconcilable Differences #255: The Illusion of a Shared Experience - Relay FM The main topic this week was almost The Big Game.

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Reconcilable Differences #254: Someone Else’s Bucket - Relay FM Merlin tries a new way of writing online, and John thinks about what it really means to own your web presence.

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Reconcilable Differences #253: The Torpid Sons of Venezuelan Oil Men - Relay FM This week's topic: The Simpsons Kitchen Gag.

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Reconcilable Differences #252: Briefly, It Was the Future. - Relay FM Updates on match cuts, the college ranking racket, and some historical perspective on t-dropping.

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Reconcilable Differences #251: The Finer Things - Relay FM Merlin introduces a new segment, and John shares Application Results.

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Reconcilable Differences #250: Water Hammer - Relay FM John has a new project and Merlin has a new Thought Technology.

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