Reconcilable Differences Relay FM

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.

Follow-Up opens with a correction from John and an admission that he's very disappointed in you, the listener. John clocks Merlin's sudden overuse of some given word.

John guides Merlin through an unusual form of communication.

Topic include perception, misdirection, binaries, and how it is that "Survivor" so rarely leaks.