Episode 12: Chewie's Medal is Not Canonical

An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett. 

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. 

Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about AI image generation (along with a few asides). 

In this episode, Jeff and Rebecca follow-up about Junot Diaz and the TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD trial, go over 2017 publishing sales statistics, and blessedly find a hero of the week. This episode is sponsored by: The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker The Black Witch by Laurie Forest C ...  Show more

Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster based in San Francisco.Merlin mostly makes podcasts: Do By Friday, Reconcilable Differences, Roderick on the Line, and Back to Work.Covered in this episode: Different definitions of the word ‘productivity’ Merlin’s su ...  Show more

Ben and J discuss a crazy Hail Mary, figuring out what you want to do, anticipatory travel, and big life goals. Support the Show and Vote for Host: https://www.patreon.com/popcornculture Get your own GMA stickers: https://carlinbrothersmercantile.com/products/gma-stickers Get You ...  Show more