251: ‘Parking Meters in a Dirt Lot’ With Merlin Mann
Show notes
Very special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include sleep and sleep-tracking (with Apple Watch), regional fast-casual dining, the nature of podcasting, and, of course, more. Sponsors Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of eero Plus with code thetalkshow. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Links Sleep-tracking Apple Watch apps: Sleep++ SleepWatch AutoSleep Apple’s list of standard Mac keyboard shortcuts. Vox: “How golf explains Donald Trump”. Commander-in-Cheat — Rick Reilly’s new book on Trump. Gino’s Burgers and Chicken — a fast food chain from the 1970s that served Kentucky Fried Chicken but was not a Kentucky Fried Chicken. 1984 NYT story on Massachussetts’s then-new — and still in place — law banning bars and restaurants from offering “Happy Hours”. Philadelphia is incinerating half its recycling. 99% Invisible episode on where U.S. recycling often went: to China. “The Banana Window” — 2011 episode of the old incarnation of The Talk Show where Merlin joined me as co-host while Dan was on paternity leave. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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