HIGH in the CANOPY

John takes Merrilee by surprise and calls for the question. “Has anyone ever walked away from you.” The exchange in rhetoric is immediate and this team describes the meaning of a social contract from multiple perspectives.

John tell’s Merrilee that all she is exists in the Periodic Table of Elements. Merrilee wasn’t ready to be so easily defined. Merrilee obviously sees herself elevated above some rubric table of stuff. So for the hour, Merrilee stuffs John in a revolving door of self awareness until he admits Merrilee must be the origin and fate of everything - he finishing with #79 on the Periodic Table - GOLD… bu...

With Merrilee coming from the humanities of Love, and John coming from the tranche of money, Merrilee maintains her perfect record of reminding John he walks on feet of clay.

John sends Merrilee a new relationship set of bullet points generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Merrilee transforms the AI, Machine Learning, Neural Networks material and demonstrates unequivocally why Artificial Intelligence is no match for the real deal in cognitive blood in your veins deep learning —as Merrilee takes the snap and brings AI to the house!

John opens with the unexpected energy coming from this team. Merrilee acknowledges the phenomenon and goes on to discuss Love in its proper context. John then uses bait to bring Merrilee to Aquinas’s third proof of God - capitalizes on this with Spinoza’s Ethics, and Merrilee with her usual perfection, tosses John under the bus.

Merrilee walks back her enlightenment and admits to John that he is correct once in a while. John’s acquiescence is palpable as he continues trying to get his nose under her tent.

John continues being stuck in behavioral research as Merrilee takes him down with love like a weed whacker in a fresh field.

John disagrees with Merrilee on just about everything and then caves to her argument…a fascinating ride through rhetoric between two of the best informed people in the known universe.

John and Merrilee land on Merrilee’s celebrity now becoming international at the highest levels. The pleasure is hearing the authentic excitement between two people who understand the gift of Being - just Being.

Very lively opening to second season… by the two smartest talkers in the planet.

A benchmark episode as Merrilee encounters the hubris of men in evening conversation. Merrilee is obviously too attractive and too joyful to be intelligent. And these men easily demonstrate the hallmarks of vacant Hunter Gatherers who bobble their heads into the wind and scratch under their arms - as they hop and jump among themselves.

Merrilee has a sit down with two door to door “witnesses.” She calls John to discuss….John yawns in a standard Alpha-male position….but, as usual, Merrilee and John take it to the house !!

Merrilee and John become a conversation between the Count of Monte Christo and a Monarch butterfly.

Merrilee and John he reality of what money isn’t - caping the conversation with John recalling how one evening durning a cocktail party at his house, a collection agency swooped in and repossessed everything he had - everything!

John uses Martin Heidegger - his phrasing- and metaphysics to box in Merrilee on “Being.” This becomes classic rhetoric between these two when Merrilee responds with “quack quack quack John. How are we supposed to understand that. Proof once again why 60 million people love Merrilee!

Merrilee and John chase each other around the value of love in marriage. John ends up sounding like the Antichrist avoiding love as the answer.

John brings the revelation that he and Merrilee are connected in some form of pythagorean harmonic. That the events in question are valid from his perspective as a researcher in transcendental phenomena.

Merrilee starts laying down markers for God . John’s scientific materialism gets Merrilee chasing her tail - but she wins cuz God is on her side.

John and Merrilee discuss becoming supernatural and the remarkable cosmic connection they enjoy.

Merrilee pushes John off the academic academy cliff. Then she saves him with common sense.

The dialog just gets better and better.

Merrilee and John provide inspiration as they discuss the value of knowing mixed with moderation in advancing ideas. 58 exceptional moments of conversation until the platform flatlines….but we love you!

Merrilee and John discuss natures relationship with Panpsychism. The power of love. And whether John will ever feel comfortable as a curmudgeon around love.

Merrilee and John cover the spectrum of restoring one’s power and dignity through her book “The Game. A staggering hour of learning.

John takes the position that gender is a function of evolution and changes through the flow of tine. Merrilee falls off her chair in disbelief.