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Roderick on the Line

Ep. 428: "Pyramid of Spoons"

Roderick on the Line

Merlin Mann

Thelongwinters, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Merlinmann, Johnroderick

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2021

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

A Self-Evident Line.

The Problem: Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?

(Recorded on Monday, June 14, 2021)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:06.5

Hi, John.

0:08.0

Oh, hello, Merlin.

0:10.2

How's it going?

0:11.4

Merlin.

0:13.3

John.

0:14.4

You're just John.

0:15.6

You're just John, right?

0:16.8

Just John?

0:18.1

That's right.

0:19.9

No artificial ingredients.

0:21.4

No preservatives, no bovine hormones.

0:26.3

Oh.

0:26.7

Really?

0:27.0

None at all.

0:27.8

None.

0:28.4

Huh.

0:29.0

Huh.

0:29.6

Did you ever have concerns about, well, I don't want to call it a diminutive.

0:33.9

You're a big guy.

0:35.1

Yeah.

0:35.8

Did it ever bother you that you were not a Jonathan?

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