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Top Scallops (Merlin Mann, Alex Cox, and Max Temkin)

max.temkin@gmail.com
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24 Mar 2016Episode 15: Inadequate on Every Level01:32:55

Merlin, Max, and Alex respond to some constructive listener feedback before recapping the finale of Top Chef.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

24 Feb 2016Episode 11: Seduction Community College01:44:59

Merlin and Max bravely take on the tough issues, and Alex doesn't cut anything out.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes:

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

16 Mar 2016Episode 14: Don't Put a Hat on a Hat01:36:01

Max visits Merlin in his office to talk about structure and change, the downfall of TV, and "magic" shows.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

17 Feb 2016Episode 10: There's An Old Guy Going Crazy On This Hotdog01:06:34

Merlin and Alex discuss Top Chef's mythic qualities, secrecy around rules of the show, and their cats. Max is away at Hot Dog University.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes:

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

12 Jan 2016Episode 5: Sucking as a Service01:03:24

Merlin and Max discuss Apple Music, their sous vide methods, a new business venture, and possibly Star Wars.

Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes

Thanks to out producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork and Seth Boyer for our music!

25 Nov 2015Episode 0: Project Food with Werner Herzog00:58:20

This week Merlin and Max introduce Top Chef and talk about staring into the creative abyss.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show notes:

Thanks to producer Alex for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork and Seth Boyer for our music!

27 Jan 2016Episode 7: Oatmeal and Blood Broccoli01:30:04

Max and Merlin discuss what people mean when they think about inspiration, the finer side of fast food, and mandolin catastrophes.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show notes:

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork and Seth Boyer for our music!

10 Feb 2016Episodd 9: We’re Not an Old Sicilian Woman01:16:20

Special guest Nick Kokonas of three Michelin star restaurant Alinea discusses running a kitchen, the production problems behind Top Chef, and being broth blocked.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes:

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

Thanks again to Nick for stopping by the studio!

07 Mar 2016Episode 13: It Sogged Out01:39:11

Max and Merlin talk about politics and do some soul searching. And then what happens?

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

07 Dec 2015Episodes 1 & 2: BIG Flavors01:23:05

This week Max and Merlin check in on Tom and speculate about this season of Top Chef.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show notes:

Thanks to producer Alex for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork and Seth Boyer for our music!

03 Feb 2016Episode 8: A Potato Sack of Lobster Tails01:03:31

Merlin and Max discuss misperceptions of our own creative work, and Alex is still mad at Phillip.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes:

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

23 Dec 2015Episode 4: Snot on a Rock00:55:09

This week Merlin and Max discuss how to handle the stressors of being in the kitchen as well as the poor gaming of some of the show's challenges.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show notes:

Thanks to producer Alex for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork and Seth Boyer for our music!

31 Mar 2016Mildly Preferable to Hunger01:37:30

Merlin, Max, and Alex conclude their run of Top Scallops by eating some gross food and breaking down why reality TV often does not meet our expectations.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

02 Mar 2016Episode 12: Make the Lobster Sit in a Cell and Watch TV01:36:51

Merlin, Max, and Alex argue about the Oscars and eventually get around to Top Chef.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show Notes

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork, and Seth Boyer for our music!

16 Dec 2015Episode 3: It Eats a Little Salty01:07:02

This week Max and Merlin discuss time management and Hidden Valley Ranch's Food Waste Reduction program.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show notes:

Thanks to producer Alex for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork and Seth Boyer for our music!

19 Jan 2016Episode 6: Cooking With Ra's al Ghul01:21:44

Max and Merlin discuss focus in the kitchen and workplace, Cajun Sparkle Recipes, and why you might need a tin foil hat.

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Thank you to our friends at Backblaze for sponsoring the Top Scallops podcast.

Show notes:

Thanks to our producer Alex Cox for editing, Kevin Budnik for our show artwork and Seth Boyer for our music!

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