Alex diagnoses themselves from a distance, and Merlin enthuses about retired NBC comedies. A CPU mystery is cracked. Alex very kindly continues forcing Merlin to talk about You Look Nice Today. Because we all know how difficult that is amirite.

Alex gets confused for lonelysandwich, but they're really into it.

More with the COVID talk. Kids in schools? Forcing people back to their important Arby's work? What could possibly go wrong. The White House's plan involves extensive tap-dancing, and America has not yet earned any optimism.

Alex is grateful for everybody's kindness about Murphy. Who was, by all accounts, a very good girl. Envy of large houses is admitted. Merlin wants to define what his apps won't let him do, and Alex is still deep in Shortcuts.

Talk turns to The Challenge, and while both of your hosts look forward to a skincare extravaganza with Tiff, they finally land on a resuscitated anime challenge from way back in the before times.

After Show Links

  • Intoxicating highs and deep darkness: living and loving with bipolar disorder | Society | The Guardian
  • Tool For Thought | by Steven Johnson | stevenberlinjohnson
  • There Is No Plan (For You) - In These Times
  • California King
  • You Look Nice Today - YouTube
  • Andy Bowers (@andybowers) / Twitter
  • ‎Summer Wars on iTunes