Back to Work
Career
Back to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.
Location:
Austin, TX
Description:
Back to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.
Twitter:
@5by5
Language:
English
Contact:
5by5 Broadcasting 5114 Balcones Woods Drive Suite 307-292 Austin, TX 78759-5273
Email:
itunes@5by5.tv
Episodes
Episode 644: A Tony Bennett Hair Hat
4/3/2024
An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett.
Duration:01:00:52
Episode 643: The Price of Lies
4/1/2024
Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particular. Dan and his kid watch the excellent HBO series, Chernobyl.
Duration:01:29:06
Episode 642: A Better Roll of Toilet Paper
3/20/2024
Your hosts discuss facial hair, notebooks, the metric system, flexing about local weather, and becoming the bathroom supplies you want to see in the world.
Duration:01:42:36
Episode 641: Germans in the Wild
3/12/2024
Travel is not always about traveling, but it is definitely always about your life.
Duration:01:17:12
Episode 640: Bob's Big Mess
3/12/2024
A classic odds n' sods episode. Plus, Merlin has thoughts about memory and ecosystems, and Dan is considering jetting through an eclipse. e640 Bob Evans https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/9RoymJk5.jpeg
Duration:01:19:42
Episode 639: The Commodore's Club
3/5/2024
Dan talks about what he's learned from traveling a bunch, and Merlin thinks a lot of weirdness comes from our twin fears of boredom and inconvenience.
Duration:01:15:53
Episode 638: A New Kind of Bullet
1/23/2024
A classic odds n' sods episode.
Duration:02:14:16
Episode 637: The Minimally Viable Log Cabin Channel
1/17/2024
Merlin conducts a deep dive on being busy versus being time-constrained, and Dan has some updates on his task management odyssey.
Duration:01:35:06
Episode 636: Honoring My Pivot Table
1/9/2024
Dan is navigating the landscape of task management apps, and, shockingly, Merlin has some thoughts.
Duration:01:21:20
Episode 635: Buffet de Canard
1/2/2024
Dan and Merlin kick off the new year with a wide-ranging look at how tools and motivations evolve with how we work.
Duration:01:20:19
Episode 634: Nominally Future-Resistant
12/12/2023
A fairly epic episode covering health tracking and self-quantization. Remember: data doesn't have to hurt.
Duration:01:20:36
Episode 633: A Self-Aware Old Man
12/5/2023
Your hosts talk about how we perceive the world and the challenge of mindfully updating our perceptions.
Duration:00:57:49
Episode 632: Big Strong Beef Boy
11/28/2023
Dan and Merlin are excited about technologies that have found a place in their lives. What a blessed season of thanks! Runner-Up Titles: A Lot of Their Unhappiness Came from Me The Smell of a 15-Year-Old My Trans Daddy is a Fox Las Vegas Poops
Duration:01:23:12
Episode 631: Little Bit of Dirty Grey
11/14/2023
Merlin has more on generative AI, and Dan has a sweet new watch.
Duration:01:10:53
Episode 630: Monchichabowsky
11/7/2023
On AI and curiosity.
Duration:01:15:29
Episode 629: Benjamin Franklin's Disease
10/24/2023
And and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion.
Duration:00:51:10
Episode 628: Beating Yourself Up at Scale
10/10/2023
Talk of eyes, intentionalities, and HDMI.
Duration:00:58:29
Episode 627: Unscheduled Dirt Event
10/3/2023
Merlin claims he's not going to do any work for this one, and Dan has some advice for travelers.
Duration:01:06:43
Episode 626: Chekhov's Lightsaber
9/26/2023
Your hosts catch up on some great media, and Merlin expounds on the magic of Channels. Also, Merlin logrolls a recent podcast episode and re-extolls the power of dictation.
Duration:01:10:46
Episode 625: Chapters of Madness
9/5/2023
Dan and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion.
Duration:00:44:57