<h4>Subtitle: This is where the tractors go.</h4><p>John shares the results of some fascinating recent polling on TV obstructions and chewing gum swallowing.</p>
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<h4>Links and Show Notes:</h4> <p>John speculates about a reference, then Merlin sings like Paul Simon for a few seconds.</p>

<p>In Follow-Up: if you thought "shirts vs. skins" was bad? Oh boy, just wait until you hear how they used to do things in 1970s Michigan.</p>

<p>Next up, Merlin has questions about urban phone usage. Specifically, hey, what&#39;s the deal with all the talking on speakerphone?</p>

<p>Then, John shares the results of some fascinating recent polling on TV obstructions and chewing gum swallowing.</p>

<p>Merlin really wants John to watch the movie, <em>Megalopolis</em> (Francis Ford Coppola, 2024).</p>

<p>(<em>Recorded on Tuesday, September 2, 2025</em>)</p>

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<h5>Credits</h5>

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<li><strong>Audio Editor</strong>: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@jmetzendorf">Jim Metzendorf</a></li>
<li><strong>Admin Assistance</strong>: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-provenzano-b1605085/">Kerry Provenzano</a></li>
<li><strong>Music</strong>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies">Merlin Mann</a></li>
<li><strong>The Suits</strong>: <a href="https://eworld.social/@ismh86">Stephen Hackett</a>, <a href="http://threads.net/imyke">Myke Hurley</a></li>
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