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Merlin Mann's frank & candid weekly phone call with John Roderick of The Long Winters
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<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Burt Baccarat." href="TKURL"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_645.jpg" alt="Burt Baccarat." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: John had thought about being the Jethro Tull Guy.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on November 2, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="The Wet Spot." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-644-murder-bathroom.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_644.jpg" alt="The Wet Spot." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: That’s the first rule of lady spa.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on October 26, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="SHT." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-643-shibboleth-crisis.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_643.jpg" alt="SHT." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: Please give me what you can.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on October 19, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Situational Thwartiing." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-642-robert-spanish.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_642.jpg" alt="Situational Thwartiing." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: It’s fine.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on October 12, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Slender James." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-641-mushroom-whisper-network.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_641.jpg" alt="Slender James." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: John can handle any eventuality.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on October 5, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="They embraced the cattywampus." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-640-abundance-of-georges.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_640.jpg" alt="They embraced the cattywampus." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: John has never welded.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on September 21, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="The one where they almost talked about Count Basie." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-639-a-third-app.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_639.jpg" alt="The one where they almost talked about Count Basie." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: John doesn’t instill enough fear in people.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on September 14, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="The Photo of Your Life." href="TKURL"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_638.jpg" alt="The Photo of Your Life." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: The child is the father of the horse.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on August 24, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Widely-Distributed International Mashed Potatoes." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-637-river-lion.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_637.jpg" alt="Widely-Distributed International Mashed Potatoes." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: Trees can’t eavesdrop.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on August 17, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Forensic Chiropodist." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-636-a-baseball-game-long.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_636.jpg" alt="Forensic Chiropodist." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: That type is Eric.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on August 10, 2026.)</em></p> <hr /> <a href="https://share.contiguous.me/share/panda-cafe/"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="https://share.contiguous.me/share/panda-cafe/IMG_4268.jpeg" alt="Panda Cafe."></a> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="The First Pancake." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-635-champagne-funeral-room.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_635.jpg" alt="The First Pancake." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: We’re living in an earnest time.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on August 3, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="College Village." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-634-turnkey-friend.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_634.jpg" alt="College Village." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: Gateway to Recreation</p> <p><em>(Recorded on July 27, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="He's more beer can than dad now" href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-633-the-grandmother-of-europe.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_633.jpg" alt="He's more beer can than dad now." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: They’re all iconoclasts.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on July 13, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Crusty buns full of mustard and sauerkraut." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-632-lady-applause.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_632.jpg" alt="Crusty buns full of mustard and sauerkraut." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: John tries to see the people who are singing.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on July 6, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="The Jonas Salk of Regret." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-631-european-party.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_631.jpg" alt="The Jonas Salk of Regret." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: You can still save this.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on June 29, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="It had a remark." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-630-until-theres-shame.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_630.jpg" alt="It had a remark." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: John could tell by his hair.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on June 22, 2026.)</em></p> <hr /> <p> <iframe width="400" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GwWW742T0Wc?si=6VuVe6xkKigSPuat" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwWW742T0Wc"><strong>Talking Heads - Live in Rome (1980)</strong></a></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Reversion to the bowl." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-629-popper-girlfriends.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_629.jpg" alt="Reversion to the bowl." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: Merlin’s education is somewhat spotty.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on June 15, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Emotional Debt." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-628-my-legacy.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_628.jpg" alt="Emotional Debt." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: Nature is healing.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on June 8, 2026.)</em></p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/morganridesfree">👔 You can buy some of Roderick’s garments via eBay</a>.</p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="In the cool light of wherever you are." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-627-american-morning.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_627.jpg" alt="In the cool light of wherever you are." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: Most of us don’t think of ourselves as a project.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on June 1, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" title="Magda crank." href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-626-chili-dog-meetup.html"><img style="border-style: none !important; border-width: 0 !important; border: 0 !important;" src="http://www.merlinmann.com/storage/rotl/rotl_626.jpg" alt="Magda crank." /></a></span></span></p> <p><strong>The Problem</strong>: The top bunk is the worst bunk.</p> <p><em>(Recorded on May 25, 2026.)</em></p> <hr />
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