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Roderick on the Line

Ep. 51: "In Pursuit of an Errant Leaf"

Roderick on the Line

Merlin Mann

Johnroderick, Society & Culture, Thelongwinters, Philosophy, Merlinmann

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2012

⏱️ 99 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:06.9

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0:16.4

Hello. Hey, John. Hi, Merlin. How's going?

0:22.0

Well, it feels like the first time.

0:25.1

It feels like the first time.

0:28.9

I think America's introduction to Thomas Dolby, they may not be aware it was

0:34.2

4004.

0:35.7

Say what?

0:36.9

Many people were aware of Thomas Dolby from his, what's it called, the Golden Age Wireless

0:43.0

or whatever.

0:43.9

Right.

0:44.2

Great album?

0:44.9

Pretty sure.

0:45.8

I think that's the title.

0:47.9

I think he was the guy who played all the keyboards on Foreigner 4.

0:52.6

On Foreigner 4?

0:53.7

I'm going to have to check that. I think you should because that's quite a claim. I would like to start collecting all of these in my own kind of personalized version of Turns Out, where I think it is actually... It's like the first time. That's from... Is that from... Not from Head Games. What's that from? Like you've never been before.

1:12.1

Hmm.

1:14.9

I'm very glad that you brought up foreigner.

1:15.9

Yes.

1:16.6

Truthfully.

1:19.5

I would love to know.

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