Jay has been listening to podcasts starting around 2013 with one of the first shows he listened to being Back to Work. It was there that Jay was introduced to Merlin Mann. Jay has interviewed many of the other folks that inspired him to become a podcaster but has never spoken to Merlin. That said, the two share a mutual friend in Alex Cox, Merlin's Co-Host on "Do by Friday". This is an interview with Alex Cox unraveling the quirky and unique personality that is Merlin Mann.