
Roderick on the Line
Hosted by Roderick and John · Merlin Mann
4.8from 998 ratings
- 649
- Episodes
- 64
- Transcribed
- 998
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2011
- First episode
About Roderick on the Line
Merlin Mann's frank & candid weekly phone call with John Roderick of The Long Winters
- Publisher
- Merlin Mann
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 9 Sept 2011
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
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64 of 649 episodes have a transcript.

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Ep. 645: "Empty Nestor"

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Ep. 644: "Murder Bathroom"

19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 643: "Shibboleth Crisis"
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Ep. 645: "Empty Nestor"
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. And, and I think has that a little bit, a little bit of upside down eyes. Uh, but I, you know, Gillian Anderson is always on this list of like Gen X girls that like stopped the train or whatever. And, uh, and I'm always like, but her eyes are upside down. And I think it's cause she's British. […]
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- 998 ratings
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Roderick and John host the show. Published by Merlin Mann.
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