Ep. 599: "Speculative Heights"

Roderick on the Line

Merlin Mann

Self-help, Merlinmann, Thelongwinters, Johnroderick, Roderick, Winters, Long, The, Philosophy, Society & Culture, John, Merlin, Mann

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The Problem: There’s no there there.

(Recorded on Monday, October 20, 2025.)

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0:00.0	Hello.
0:06.4	Hi, John.
0:07.9	Hi, Merlin.
0:09.7	How's it going?
0:11.8	Early, man.
0:13.8	John.
0:15.0	Ah.
0:17.9	I think I would have thought up another one by now.
0:20.5	I was saying that in 2011, so why wouldn't I still be saying it now? Yeah, 10 years. 11, 12, 14. However many years it's been. 15 years. Roderick on the line. Now that one, I would have to ask you permission for that. Oh, right. That's a little bit of an echo.
0:38.3	That's a...
0:38.9	That's a interpolation, they call it, I think.
0:41.7	Interpolation, yeah.
0:42.4	Mm-hmm.
0:42.9	Or sample.
0:44.2	I don't know.
0:44.4	I give you...
0:45.0	I give you a blanket permission.
0:48.1	Blanket permission.
0:50.2	Interesting.
0:51.0	To the whole melody?
0:52.3	Or just to that...
0:54.0	To my entire catalog.
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