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Episode 476: Paul Williams Sat Alone

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

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

DISCUSSED: Dan has concerns!; every road has many parts, but you seriously need to show your humanity; stop signs are really just velocipede serving suggestions; not all wood floats; too soon; an ambitious crossover is proposed; Cormac McCarthy rules; Phillip W. Battery sure has a lot going on for a busy and attentive new dad; as a main topic, your hosts bounce off a terrific recent episode of Merlin's beloved You're Wrong About; hey, what B2W-ish lessons can be drawn from the response to the Y2K "bug"?; ultimately, it is just so hard to solve one problem without potentially creating five other problems; memories of New Year's Eve, 1999; for once, Dan wasn't concerned at all; more praise for YWA, and a humble apology to Sarah; hey, listen, don't be ashamed to find delight; praise for Slugline 2; a recommendation for a James Franco movie.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:01.8

I'm early.

0:03.2

Hi, how are you?

0:04.2

I'm good.

0:05.2

How you well?

0:06.2

I saw something this morning that I, I didn't understand.

0:11.2

Hmm.

0:12.2

Is it a thing that you could share with us?

0:14.2

Yeah, I think I can share it.

0:16.2

Okay.

0:17.2

All right.

0:18.2

Is it going to be a question?

0:20.2

Is it a concern of yours?

0:22.2

No, I wouldn't go that far.

0:23.7

Oh, man, I want to sing the song.

0:25.1

Okay.

0:26.1

Yeah, I'm super concerned about it.

0:27.1

It stands concern.

0:28.1

It stands concern.

0:29.1

Okay.

0:30.1

So I, this is probably two years.

0:32.4

I was walking.

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