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Things kick off with a huge thank you to everyone who [gave Siracusa their money](http://GiveSiracusaYourMoney.com/), followed by a survey of listener suggestions for the name of the member feed.\n\nIn follow-up, John shares some detailed updates on his chronically troubled toe. Merlin finds this content *extremely* challenging. \n\nMerlin relates an upsetting Walgreens anecdote, and John shares his etymological research on when you learn the notes to sing. Merlin can't get his tween to *one-ee-and-uh* with him.\n\nFor a main topic, your hosts interrogate some additional axes for choosing media\u2014especially the axis of available attention. You really super-get this when you have a fresh baby. Legacy notions about the dangers of screen time are explored and debated. We can all agree that this is a tough time for kids and connection.\n\nIn the extended members-only episode, John and Merlin discuss the 2001 Satoshi Kon film, [*Millennium Actress*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291350/). Go to to become a member today.\n\n\n(_Recorded on Tuesday, July 14, 2020_)