Brett discusses the notion of high-temperature water immersion as a treatment for sleep disorder and creative blocks with Merlin Mann.
124: Ambivert, with Belle Beth Cooper
Belle Beth Cooper joins Brett from the future (Australia) to discuss her startup Exist, along with differences in learning and working styles. Is hell full of open, shared-space work environments for many of us? (SPOILER: The answer is yes!)
123: Highly Listenable with Lex Friedman
Lex Friedman joins Brett for the relaunch of Systematic on ESN. Electric car envy, podcasting, and 3 top picks (times two, of course), all in the 30-minute format we decided to try out.
121: Fighting Cancer with Anthony Waller
Anthony Waller works in oncology and talks about product management, the state of medical software, and his own personal battle with Leukemia.
120: Trekking with Scott McNulty
Scott McNulty is a writer, podcaster, and director of communications for the IT department one of the top business schools in the world. He chats with Brett about documentation challenges, book writing, science fiction’s commentary on society, and podcasting about Star Trek.
119: Pioneering in Media with Jason Snell
Jason Snell, prolific writer and podcaster, joins Brett to talk about long-term employment in the tech world, exploring job independence, 5K iMacs, and much more.
118: Roderick dot dot dot
John Roderick guests to finish the tale of his musical career, complete with appearances by attractive people from in-flight magazines.
117: Reluctant Selfies with Virginia Roberts
Virginia Roberts, online dating coach, stops by to talk about a world full of selfies, parenting decisions, and more.
116: Sketchnote Master Mike Rohde
Mike Rohde makes a return appearance to talk about writing, productivity, and his latest book, the Sketchnote Workbook.
115: Tech Addiction with Dr. Pam Peeke
Dr. Pam Peeke returns to systematic to discuss another type of addiction: technology addiction. How it’s recognized, how it’s treated,… Read more 115: Tech Addiction with Dr. Pam Peeke
114: David Wain and The State of Things
David Wain, writer, director and actor, makes a return appearance on Systematic to talk about the history of his work from The State to the present. Stella, Wet Hot American Summer, They Came Together, and more.
113: Roderick Part III
John Roderick returns for part 3 of his saga. Tune in to hear the tale of how the Long Winters musician got to where he is (almost) today.
112: Internet Anonymity with Patrice Brend’amour
Patrice Brend’amour has spent a lot of time studying Internet anonymity. He talks with Brett about that, as well as internationalizing Jekyll, doing a cooking show, and the Top 3 Picks, of course.
111: Underworld Dogs with Aditi Terpstra
Brett’s wife, Aditi, joins Systematic once again to talk about dog fighting, home automation, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
110: Roderick Part II: Breaking Up
John Roderick makes a return appearance to continue the tale of his music career. Breaking up bands, accidental successes, and really, really long walks. Special cliffhanger ending… more to come.