Podcast Episodes featuring Merlin Mann

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64: Quickeys and Automation Fun with Merlin Mann

Automators - December 04, 2020 18:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 165 ratings
In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by the magical Merlin Mann to talk about his automation journey and problems. From the Simpsons to Synology, and Shortcuts, there's plenty to hear about.

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251: ‘Parking Meters in a Dirt Lot’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - May 15, 2019 01:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
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.

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234: ‘Welcome to Dongletropolis’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - November 10, 2018 00:08 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include the new iPad Pro and the state of iOS as a work platform, the mid-term election results, and holiday parties of yore.

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#175: Getting Organized at Home and Work, with Merlin Mann

Lawyerist Podcast - June 06, 2018 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
In this week’s episode with Merlin Mann, we talk about what it means to actually get organized. We discuss the relationship—and conflict—between personal productivity and organizational productivity and how they relate to work-life balance.

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Focused 48: Lousy With the Stink of Freedom, with Merlin Mann

Focused - May 29, 2018 16:15 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 115 ratings
Podcaster Merlin Mann joins us to discuss his long journey as an independent worker, during which he's pivoted from tech guy to productivity expert to a specializer in cult hits.

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"The Mind and The Matter" (TZ) with Merlin Mann

Random Serling - May 15, 2018 01:09 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
My guest is Merlin Mann, and we discuss The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episode 27 - "The Mind and The Matter".

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Systematic 216: A Sweet Precious Angel with Merlin Mann

ESN Master Feed - April 13, 2018 16:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Merlin Mann joins Brett once again to discuss—in typically humorous fashion—dogs, personal digital assistants, Apple tech, productivity hacks, and more. Sponsored by: This episode is sponsored by TextExpander. Multiply your team’s productivity by making up-to-date, shared knowledge available...

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033: Drafts, with Greg Pierce and Merlin Mann

Vector - December 11, 2017 13:10 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 353 ratings
Drafts is developed by Greg Pierce and used the hell out of by Merlin Mann. They sit down together to talk direction, workflows, and what's coming next. Links: Drafts Merlin Mann Greg Pierce (@agiletortoise) on Twitter Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) on Twitter Sponsors:   MintSIM: Voi...

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207: ‘Christmas Mitzvah’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - November 18, 2017 19:31 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Merlin Mann returns to the show for a Thanksgiving-week holiday spectacular. Topics include the history of Markdown, nerding out with Keyboard Maestro, kids today and the computers they want to use, caring about idiomatic native UI design, a look back at last year's election, and more.

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Mac Power Users 399: Workflows with Merlin Mann

Mac Power Users - October 08, 2017 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
This week for episode 399 our original workflow guest, Merlin Mann, returns to share how he's using his iPad(s), Mac, and that "voice stuff".

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18: Eventually it sucks less (with Merlin Mann)

Fits + Starts - July 05, 2017 16:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Merlin stops by to talk about finding a job that fits you, prototyping your future, and manufacturing care. Then we have a lot of rapid fire questions for him. Special Guest: Merlin Mann. Links: - [Independent Writer, Speaker, and Broadcaster - Merlin Mann](http://www.merlinmann.com/ "Independ...

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184: ‘Hubbo Is in Decline’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - March 22, 2017 05:22 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
The one and only Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include modern plumbing technology and product marketing, the intricate ordeal of switching from iCloud’s old two-step authentication to the modern two-factor authentication, and the future of voice-driven UI/AI. Also, a wee bit of follow-u...

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172: ‘Holiday Party’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - November 09, 2016 23:28 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Merlin Mann returns to the show to discuss the election, by which I mean we mostly talk *around* the election. I hope we never do another show again with such heavy hearts, but whatever you think about this election, I think you'll like this show.

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156: ‘Yo, Dingus’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - June 04, 2016 23:33 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about artificial intelligence and Eddy Cue’s flip-flops.

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143: ‘A Squirrel Eating a Duck’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - January 24, 2016 20:09 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include Winter Storm Jonas, the politics of sick kids, sweating out a fever, people going insane over the rumors that the next iPhones will omit the standard headphone jack, the seven-hour *The Godfather Epic*, and more.

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Pipeline Classic - June 12, 2015 19:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster. He's the creator of 43 Folders, the co-host of You Look Nice Today, a regular guest on MacBreak Weekly, and the author of an upcoming book entitled Inbox Zero. We discuss figuring out and focusing on your values, a new perspective o...

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55: "Death Wish" (VOY) with Merlin Mann

Random Trek - June 12, 2015 00:58 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 147 ratings
Merlin Mann, writer, podcaster, Internet nuisance, joins Scott to discuss Death Wish ( VOY S2E18). This episode proves that the only thing better than one Q is double the Q. Scott and Merlin also discuss timescales when you’re immortal, and if this episode is a good choice for watching with yo...

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Mac Power Users 257: Workflows with Merlin Mann: Episode VI

Mac Power Users - May 18, 2015 01:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Merlin Mann returns for his annual visit to Mac Power Users. We discuss hardware and software updates and if it's necessary to keep up the latest and greatest, Merlin's growing use of iOS over Mac OS, and kids and technology use. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes th...

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110: ‘Rats in the Lobby’, With Guest Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - February 13, 2015 20:10 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about movies and shit.

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Inquisitive 26: I Wasn't Prepared For This, with Merlin Mann

Inquisitive - February 11, 2015 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
This week Myke is joined by Merlin Mann. They talk about getting out of your comfort zone, starting new things, killing old things and how these topics apply to a new direction for this show.

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XCIX: ‘The Smoker Channels’, With Merlin Mann

The Talk Show With John Gruber - November 08, 2014 01:39 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Very special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about Comcast customer service, cable-cutting, Marlins Man (no relation) and his showboating-spectator predecessors, and the state of podcasting today. Also: daylight saving time and Roman numerals.

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CMD Space 90: The First Bar, with Merlin Mann

CMD Space - March 31, 2014 21:15 - 1 hour
This week Myke is joined by Merlin Mann, for an impromptu episode of CMD+Space. They talk about scheduling your content to meet the needs of your audience, allowing your work to become 'yours', breaking the mould in your in environment, setting standards for your work and being a creative person ...

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012 Lonely sandwich magic and a place for the soul with Merlin Mann

Storming Mortal - March 05, 2014 16:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Merlin Mann was part of You Look Nice Today. That show is so good, he could have just stoped making cool stuff after it was finished. He didn’t. He keeps making awesome things. We talked about them. And other stuff. Whom is Casey Liss? You can read about how and why this podcast came to […]

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Episode 58: Inboxes Zero: Merlin Mann on anxiety, relationships and expectations – BTTDL059

Beyond the To-Do List - February 17, 2014 20:48 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 785 ratings
Merlin Mann is an Independent Writer, Speaker, and Broadcaster at MerlinMann.com and Cohost of Back to Work Podcast on the 5 by 5 Podcast Network with Dan Benjamin. You can find Merlin’s previous appearance on this podcast here. Covered in this episode: Back to Work Episode 153: ‘Anxiety’s a G...

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18: Merlin Mann on Beyond the To-Do List Podcast

5by5 Specials - May 19, 2013 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 193 ratings
Merlin Mann is interviewed by Erik Fisher on the Beyond the To-Do List Podcast and talks about what the word ‘productivity’ really means, Merlin’s super-hero origin story as a student of productivity, The creation of 43Folders, what Inbox Zero started as and what it really means, David Allen and ...

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CMD Space 43: Option+CMD+H, with Merlin Mann

CMD Space - May 16, 2013 19:15 - 1 hour
This time Myke is joined by Merlin Mann. They have a very 'Back to Work'-esque discussion covering Adventure Time and Comics books (naturally), but with a great discussion around what it's like to work in large companies, living with a routine and why achieving tenure might not be all what it's c...

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Episode 33: Inbox Zero: Merlin Mann on Getting Things Done, Opportunity Cost and Sunk Cost Fallacy – BTTDL032

Beyond the To-Do List - May 14, 2013 13:55 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 785 ratings
Merlin Mann is an Independent Writer, Speaker, and Broadcaster at MerlinMann.com and Cohost of Back to Work Podcast on the 5 by 5 Podcast Network with Dan Benjamin. Transcript of this episode provided by Rev Audio Transcription and Document Translation Covered in this episode: Different defin...

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CMD Space 38: Inbox Zero and New Projects, with Merlin Mann

CMD Space - April 11, 2013 22:00 - 1 hour
On a very special episode of CMD+SPACE Myke is joined by Merlin Mann to discuss Inbox Zero, starting New projects and a fun discussion about Adventure Time (as well as a little about comics, of course).

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Ep. 247: Live from the SF Comedy and Burrito Festival with Merlin Mann and Scott Simpson

Jordan, Jesse, GO! - October 25, 2012 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
Recorded live at the San Francisco Comedy and Burrito festival, Jordan and Jesse are joined by special guests Merlin Mann and Scott Simpson.

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CMD Space 1: I'm Yelling At Me, With Merlin Mann

CMD Space - August 01, 2012 21:00 - 1 hour
On the first episode of CMD+SPACE, we are joined by Merlin Mann. We discuss Merlin's career online and focus on his work in Podcasting. We also take a detour in to discussing comics—especially the X-Men. This week, unfortuantely Terry could not join Myke to host, so Stephen Hackett jumped in.