TOPIC: Scoping the Minimally-Viable Me

This week, Dan and Merlin catch up on illness, Marvel comics, and what-have-you, but end up talking a lot about who we really are—who "I" actually am. Merlin eventually slips into an imbued and mildly-psychedelic fugue state that may strike the listener as alternately insightful and insane.

Links for this episode:

• Review: HAWKEYE #21 | Comicosity
  
• Hawkeye #21 - Comics by comiXology
  
• Updated: "Visual Guide to Marvel Character Movie Rights" Infographic by The Geek Twins [Infographic] ~ The Geek Twins
  
• From 'Batman' To 'Birdman,' Michael Keaton Knows Suits And Superheroes : NPR
  
• 5by5 Showbot
  
• The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety: Alan W. Watts: 8601300190136: Amazon.com: Books
  
• JoCo Cruise Crazy 5: Jan 31-Feb 8, 2015 | An 8-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, with Jonathan Coulton and friends | JoCo Cruise Crazy
  
• Birdman (2014) - IMDb
  
• Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop! (2014) on Vimeo
  
• Marvel Studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Louis CK - Incurable Shitty Ankle - YouTube
  
• Fantastic Four | Official Teaser Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX - YouTube
  

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