Episode 353: Superagency
Back to Work
5by5
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2017
⏱️ 101 minutes
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Summary
This week, Dan and Merlin discuss theories on Dan's Mr. Robot/Apple TV bug, living in an opinion bubble, an update on flu shot efficacy, Dan's recent insane mail delivery, speculation on how giant ad buys work, consternation about memory-holed media.
Your hosts respond to a listener's question about the difficulty of choosing a career path that wasn't what you'd expected.
Merlin also explains his shaving strategy.
Links for this episode:
- Bizarre bug in Apple TV 4k - can’t access specific programme | MacRumors Forums
- Vincent Racaniello on Twitter: "On recent B2W discussion of flu vax @hotdogsladies @danbenjamin there are 3 viruses in the vaccine, even if one is mismatched with circulati… https://t.co/Z5rVkBEqOW"
On recent B2W discussion of flu vax @hotdogsladies @danbenjamin there are 3 viruses in the vaccine, even if one is mismatched with circulating strains, vax will still prevent severe disease/death, and others will still provide protection!
- List of Mr. Robot episodes - Wikipedia
- Social media bubbles: One graph shows how morally outraged tweets stay within their political spheres — Quartz
- Confirmation bias - Wikipedia
- Amy Sherman-Palladino on Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Marvelous Mrs. Maisel costume designer breaks down the looks
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Mistadobalina (Video Version) - YouTube
- Del the Funky Homosapien - Wikipedia
- Dan Benjamin on Instagram: “I have been sent a YouTube video in the mail.” • Instagram
- Dan Benjamin on Instagram: “How it works ...” • Instagram
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Wikipedia
- Amazon.com: Braun Series 7 790cc Men's Electric Foil Shaver / Electric Razor, with Clean & Charge Station, Cordless: Beauty
- Here are the Monkees and Mister Bob Dobalina | dinnerfornoone
- Eddie Money - Shakin' - YouTube
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. |
| 0:02.0 | Hey, Marilyn Hower you. |
| 0:03.5 | Very well done. How are you? Is this the show? |
| 0:05.2 | This is it. |
| 0:06.2 | Is everything alright? |
| 0:07.0 | Yeah, it's good. |
| 0:08.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:08.5 | Water was still boiling. |
| 0:09.5 | Oh. |
| 0:10.5 | Oh, good afternoon. How are you? |
| 0:13.0 | I'm pretty good. |
| 0:15.0 | I just learned a really good distinction. |
| 0:17.0 | Okay. |
| 0:18.0 | What was that book that JD Vance book killed Billy Elegy? |
| 0:21.0 | And I said to myself, I said, hmm, |
| 0:23.0 | I wonder what the difference is between an Elegy and a Eulogy. |
| 0:26.0 | And there is a difference. |
| 0:28.0 | A Eulogy is a lot of Tory speech usually given out of funeral. |
| 0:34.0 | An Elegy is a mournful poem or song or other work of art written about someone who has recently died. |
| 0:40.0 | Hmm. |
| 0:42.0 | That's sure why I'm telling you this. |
| 0:44.0 | I don't have that. |
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