Roderick on the Line

Roderick on the Line

Merlin Mann's frank & candid weekly phone call with John Roderick of The Long Winters

Episodes

April 28, 2025

C'mon, get your pants.

The Problem: Nobody puts John in a corner.

(Recorded on Monday, April 21, 2025.)


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A Full Brimley.

The Problem: The Oregon coast’s lousy with grandchildren of loggers.

(Recorded on Monday, April 14, 2025.)


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Hole-curious.

The Problem: It’s a little late for a clean open.

(Recorded on Monday, April 7, 2025.)


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Con Sarn It.

The Problem: You can only tape it back together once.

(Recorded on Monday, March 24, 2025.)


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Typical Cat Mind.

The Problem: She gave John Social Security glasses.

(Recorded on Monday, March 17, 2025.)


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Tuxedo in Homer

The Problem: The Scottish Pound is not a euphemism.

(Recorded on Monday, March 10, 2025.)


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Seafood Stuart.

The Problem: You can only put so much ham on the boat.

(Recorded on Monday, March 3, 2025.)


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It's probably a sex munition.

The Problem: John is a pile of dirty clothes.

(Recorded on Monday, February 10, 2025.)


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February 3, 2025

Unfuckable wise man.

The Problem: A friend could be a duck.

(Recorded on Monday, February 3, 2025.)


January 20, 2025

They're looking for a typewriter factory to activate.

The Problem: It was something they had a fifth-hand memory of.

(Recorded on Monday, January 20, 2025.)


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Delta smelt it dealt it.

The Problem: John ate the minnows for two weeks.

(Recorded on Monday, January 13, 2025.)


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Port and cigars in the war room.

The Problem: Susan has taken care of all of these top level problems.

(Recorded on Monday, January 6, 2025.)


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Mark as Played
December 30, 2024

Good morning, Captain.

The Problem: Nobody wants to be the shoe.

(Recorded on Monday, December 30, 2024.)


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December 16, 2024

Sport Hole.

The Problem: The problem is there are two problems.

(Recorded on Monday, December 16, 2024.)


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The Unified Chumbawamba Theory.

The Problem: John was a problem for everybody.

(Recorded on Monday, December 9, 2024.)


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The Banana of Theseus.

The Problem: He slipped in slapping.

(Recorded on Monday, December 2, 2024.)


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November 25, 2024

AFADHD.

The Problem: John is a highly sensitive person.

(Recorded on Monday, November 25, 2024.)


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November 19, 2024

Transverse Accent.

The Problem: There are tickets plus two kinds of passes.

(Recorded on Monday, November 18, 2024.)

Hey, look—surprise Roderick on the Line merch!


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