Episode Description

This week Dan and Merlin talk about asking good questions instead of massaging your real problem until it fits the comforting solution you found on the cover of a magazine.

Episode Information

Initially Released November 22, 2011

Runtime 1 hour 16 minutes

Episode Page Coconut Headphones

Recurring Topics and Characters

• Better Questions

• Parenting

Discussion

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Quotes

We talk about death every morning.
-Dan, explaining his parenting technique.

Is your room literally full of posters?
-Merlin

You're making every scintilla of this completely up.
-Merlin, who can't believe how Dan handles his son's music preferences.

Great Gatsby? Read it.
-Merlin, imitating Karl Van Hœt on literature.

Life is a slog.
-Merlin

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