Reconcilable Differences Relay FM

John has updates on some recent elective plumbing.

What does it mean to be a young person in the age of ubiquitous capture?

Merlin can't tell whether John is mad at him, but John claims that he's not.

John complains about a podcast that Merlin likes, and Merlin announces that professional eye care is a racket.

John thinks Merlin drinks too much water, which naturally leads to a deep dive on the landscape of consumer ice machines.

Merlin shares two recent experiences with Apple technology that were unqualified successes. Which, of course, leads to a jeremiad about some consumer tech that's a good deal less successful. John explains how writing books is like jazz, man.