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Episode 329: Stop all the OTUS

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Business, Society & Culture, Barriers, Dan Benjamin, Careers, Communication, Merlin Mann, Creativity, Work, Productivity, Constraints, Technology

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2017

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

TOPIC: Thirty cable boxes.

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about beloved late night talk shows, Planet of the Apes, and the future of TV. Dan introduces his new thought technology about "Protoforms."

Your hosts also respond to listener questions about using Chromecasts and how to start the day.

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:02.0

Hello, Marlon.

0:03.0

How are you?

0:04.0

Good afternoon, Dan.

0:06.0

Thank you.

0:07.0

I interrupted you.

0:08.0

No.

0:09.0

I already interrupted you.

0:10.0

How's everything going?

0:11.0

Wait, wait, wait.

0:12.0

I began the day with a deficit, a black mark.

0:14.0

No.

0:16.0

Everything is great.

0:19.0

Good.

0:20.0

Yes.

0:21.0

Someone on Twitter was saying that you guys had some lightning.

0:26.0

Lightning.

0:27.0

Mm-hmm.

0:29.0

In California?

0:30.0

Yes.

0:31.0

In San Francisco, over San Francisco, there were some lightning.

0:33.0

Lots of lightning.

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