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Back to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.

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Episode 644: A Tony Bennet Hair Hat

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

03 Apr 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:52

03 Apr 2024

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Episode 643: The Price of Lies

Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particu... more

01 Apr 2024

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:06

01 Apr 2024

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Episode 642: A Better Roll of Toilet Paper

Your hosts discuss facial hair, notebooks, the metric system, flexing about local weather,... more

20 Mar 2024

1 HR 42 MINS

1:42:36

20 Mar 2024

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Episode 641: Germans in the Wild

Travel is not always about traveling, but it is definitely always about your life. Links: ... more

13 Mar 2024

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:12

13 Mar 2024

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Episode 640: Bob's Big Mess

A classic odds n' sods episode. Plus, Merlin has thoughts about memory and ecosystems, and... more

12 Mar 2024

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:42

12 Mar 2024

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Episode 639: The Commodore's Club

Dan talks about what he's learned from traveling a bunch, and Merlin thinks a lot of weird... more

05 Mar 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:53

05 Mar 2024

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Episode 638: A New Kind of Bullet

A classic odds n' sods episode. Links: --- [Paterson Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Adam Driv... more

23 Jan 2024

2 HR 14 MINS

2:14:16

23 Jan 2024

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Episode 637: The Minimally Viable Log Cabin Channel

Merlin conducts a deep dive on being busy versus being time-constrained, and Dan has some ... more

17 Jan 2024

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:06

17 Jan 2024

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Episode 636: Honoring My Pivot Table

Dan is navigating the landscape of task management apps, and, shockingly, Merlin has some ... more

09 Jan 2024

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:20

09 Jan 2024

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Episode 635: Buffet de Canard

Dan and Merlin kick off the new year with a wide-ranging look at how tools and motivations... more

03 Jan 2024

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:19

03 Jan 2024

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Episode 634: Nominally Future-Resistant

A fairly epic episode covering health tracking and self-quantization. Remember: data does... more

13 Dec 2023

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:36

13 Dec 2023

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Episode 633: A Self-Aware Old Man

Your hosts talk about how we perceive the world and the challenge of mindfully updating ou... more

05 Dec 2023

57 MINS

57:49

05 Dec 2023

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Episode 632: Big Strong Beef Boy

Dan and Merlin are excited about technologies that have found a place in their lives. What... more

28 Nov 2023

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:12

28 Nov 2023

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Episode 631: Little Bit of Dirty Grey

Merlin has more on generative AI, and Dan has a sweet new watch. Links: --- [Original Take... more

14 Nov 2023

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:53

14 Nov 2023

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Episode 630: Monchichabowsky

On AI and curiosity. Links: --- [Monchhichi Blue Bib Boy · Kappa Toys] (https://kappatoys.... more

07 Nov 2023

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:29

07 Nov 2023

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Episode 629: Benjamin Franklin's Disease

And and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion. Links: --- [Rams Palette. – Present & Corre... more

24 Oct 2023

51 MINS

51:10

24 Oct 2023

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Episode 628: Beating Yourself Up at Scale

Talk of eyes, intentionalities, and HDMI. Links: --- [Chipotle tests automation for burrit... more

11 Oct 2023

58 MINS

58:29

11 Oct 2023

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Episode 627: Unscheduled Dirt Event

Merlin claims he's not going to do any work for this one, and Dan has some advice for trav... more

03 Oct 2023

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:43

03 Oct 2023

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Episode 626: Chekhov's Lightsaber

Your hosts catch up on some great media, and Merlin expounds on the magic of Channels. Als... more

26 Sep 2023

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:46

26 Sep 2023

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Episode 625: Chapters of Madness

Dan and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion. Links: --- [TextFX] (https://textfx.withgoo... more

06 Sep 2023

44 MINS

44:57

06 Sep 2023

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Episode 624: Rectangle Time

Dan and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion about technology, and Merlin lays the ground... more

29 Aug 2023

54 MINS

54:19

29 Aug 2023

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Episode 623: My Terrible Adhesion

Over the course of this classic Odds n' Sods episode, it becomes clear that all Merlin car... more

22 Aug 2023