Episode 75: The Mayor of Perspective

TOPIC: Feeling Stuck in the Middle

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about a topic suggested by listener, @toddsandends: what happens when you're stuck enforcing rules you don't agree with?

Whether you're a security guard, an RA, a SysAdmin, a character on The Wire, or pretty much anybody else, sometimes there's just stuff you gotta do. Even when you think it's a terrible idea.

So, who's allowed to corrupt you, what's it worth, and how long is that going to be okay with you?

As ever, work is a lot of work.

Links for this episode:

• [SPONSOR] Squarespace (10% off with offer code, "`yourshow`")
  
• kung fu grippe - A Sense of Scale I’ve wanted to see what’s...
  
• The Wire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• dog diapers - Google Search
  
• X - See How We Are - (Acoustic) - YouTube
  
• kung fu grippe - Trinity “C’mon, help ol’ Gil out here!”
  
• Brainstorm (1983)
  
• Brainstorm Movie Trailer - YouTube
  
• SF bay area all housing classifieds "birds" - craigslist
  
• MarsEdit 3 - Desktop blog editing for the Mac.
  
• The Wire - "These are for you McNulty" - YouTube
  
• Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan | Achieving balance between people and dogs
  
• San Francisco Multimedia Gulch Nostalgia via Yahoo Maps
  
• Online NewsHour: Multimedia Gulch -- July 20, 1999
  
• Making sense of Multimedia Gulch - SFGate
  
• Gil Gunderson - Simpsons Wiki
  
• LBi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

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