Merlin still waits, but Alex has figured out their Skype issue.
NOTE! There are spoilers for Apollo Robbins's TED talk from about 0:01:30 to about 0:03:35. If you haven't watched the amazing video yet (and you should have), please proceed with caution.
Man, how about that hurricane? Yikes. Hope it doesn't ruin the speech for our Big Guy. Because, he'd sure hate that. So many blondes and wet men. Nobody likes giving the man bad news or notes on plahzma.
Despite being an avowed masochist, Alexandra wonders why Merlin puts himself through so much Trump content. The man sure has some prominent aggrieved dad energy.
Alex thinks TEDx might be an MLM, and Merlin thinks it's like a book you might have ordered when you were seventeen.
Merlin's kid has a strong new look, and Alex might want to redo the Sims challenge. At least we can all agree we're as sick of Merlin's voice as he is. It's okay.
Merlin gives Alex a preview of his Pasta Sauce Results. If nothing else, his ramekin game is extremely strong.
Talk turns to the next few challenges, and you, the beloved listener, get some Inside Baseball talk about fascinating issues of scheduling and spreadsheets.
Alex wants to go virtual, and Merlin is not opposed as long as he doesn't have to actually use Facebook. Like high-resolution monitors, Virtual Reality seems uniquely difficult to market effectively.
Many friends-of-the-show are discussed and celebrated.
After deciding to learn How to Do Nothing, your hosts investigate whether Siracusa mostly plays video games for the clothes.
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