Mar 29 2024 88 mins 132
Subtitle: Merlin only ate one.
Topic include perception, misdirection, binaries, and how it is that "Survivor" so rarely leaks.
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Links and Show Notes:
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
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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!"
