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Nov 2016
2h 7m

172: ‘Holiday Party’ With Merlin Mann

Daring Fireball / John Gruber
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Merlin Mann returns to the show to discuss the election, by which I mean we mostly talk *around* the election. I hope we never do another show again with such heavy hearts, but whatever you think about this election, I think you'll like this show. Sponsored by: * [Squarespace](http://squarespace.com/gruber): Build it beautiful. Use code __talkshow__ for ... Show More
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