Your Daily Lex

This episode starts out about Valentine’s Day and ends with a mystery never to be solved — or even discussed — ever again.

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On escape rooms and mystery solving.

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On podcasting about Aaron Sorkin shows, streaming, and improv.

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As the prophesy foretold: This episode is about beverages.

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Couscous. Everything bagels. And, of course, blueberries.

Thoughts on what was effectively a bonus Your Daily Lex in a different podcast’s paid feed.

On enjoying not just podcasts, but also TV shows, at faster than 1x.

This episode is a hodgepodge. There’s no other way around it. Refunds. Clue. Luck. Big weeks. And music.

Character names. Early check-in fees. Spite. Follow-up.

Airplane stories! Don’t sleep on this one. Or me.

Lex let his kids drop out of something. They did a great job. At the dropping.

Lex went to Vegas. It was fine.

Follow up! On coffee and dessert.

Sneezes on screenses.

A few thoughts on clothing. Hope it doesn’t wear you down.

Lex wore braces three times.

Coffee is for closers! And/or Your Daily Lex topics!

Toot sweet. Or don’t toot. On choosing not to post for fear of … not much.

On how Lex used to go to sleep. And how he sleeps now.

Where there’s beep, there’s smoke. Well, smoke detectors, anyway.

On chewing gum. The act, not the gum variant.

Liam turned 12! Lex talks fast! Birthday breakfasts!

Some folks don’t talk about it when they plan to audition for a show. But Lex shares his plans. And voices.

There are things that make each of us weird. Here are some of mine — with an important caveat.

Updates on staying warm in bed, with listener feedback! Also, a sad story with a twist ending about a sideview mirror.

Bed warmth. Cold feed. And other important topics.

Lex has thoughts on his own voice. How meta. This episode published early and will show up at the right time again on Monday. Probably. Maybe you’ll have it twice. Maybe once. Who knows?

Lex liked a book. And he didn’t break his email. Yay!

Here’s a story about Lex showing up on ANOTHER podcast. In name, not in presence. Also: New York City! And books!

Lex is doing something for the first time in three years.

A review of the various things I put into my body. In terms of supplements and stuff, you sicko.

I don’t want to talk about it. So here’s mostly other stuff.

I have a lot of pets, as you might have just guessed.

Lex’s covid postive line is VERY FAINT. And why doesn’t he like Star Wars more?

Hey, I found a thing that makes me nervous!

On football trash talk, friends, and the Philadelphia Eagles. (Fly, Eagles, fly.)

I lost my sense of taste. It was sad. And I have banking woes.

Ugh. COVID-19. Still not a fan.

I was worried this wouldn’t be a great episode of the podcast. I was right to be worried.

The results of Lex’s COVID test were: Negative! However…

This episode covers three main topics: The Philadelphia Eagles, pithily. COVID, in brief. And fingernails, meanderingly.

On Super Bowl boxes, betting, and the lottery.

Ed and Harry: I don’t like you. Sorry. (Not sorry.)

Lex shares thoughts on the silly app BeReal.

Liam competed in the spelling bee. Spelling bees are awesome.

It’s possible the email notifications I have enabled aren’t good for me.

The unarmed security guards in Lex’s development won’t protect Lex’s house. Or his neighbor’s. For different reasons.

Lex shares stories of computers singing to him.

An episode that was planned to zig, but instead zags.

Lex (finally!) participated in the MIT Mystery Hunt.

Luisa! Lex! Kindles! Tic-Tacs! Stuff!

Pun follow-up that does and doesn’t suck. And a strep adventure.

Lex’s friends challenged him to write five puns in fifteen minutes based on a some suggestions. This was fun. For Lex, anyway.

Lex experienced a first yesterday!

Move fast and release things, I guess.

Lex just started his new business. Here’s how it’s going. And another idea.

Water where there shouldn’t be water is the worst. The worst.

It’s 2023! Lex is back to work.

New year, new Lex.

This very podcast was a topic on another (very) podcast.

I keep getting stuck in an infinite loop. Of GrubHub’s making.

How Lex spent his Christmas. And also, I sing to you. Again. You’re welcome.

Announcing Lex Friedman Consulting. And talking at an even more manic pace than usual. And thoughts on 1975. The band, not the year.

Lex is on hold. You get to join him. It’s more fun than it sounds. (For you, not him.)

On friends far and near.

Treadmill repair woes. And a brillaint customer service idea.

Someone let the Lex out in the rain.

It’s toilet talk time. Buckle up.

On remembering things, reminders, and the like. An unintentionally chaotic episode.

Lex is now an unlicensed driving instructor. Well, I guess he’s always been an unlicensed driving instructor.

On personal shopping and fashion.

Here’s how I set up a new Mac. And deal with a thing stuck in my throat. And rush through an episode.

Lex is fickle. Follow his train of thought. And join tonight’s free Samfund Celebration virtual event.

On dates and birthdays. Which are also dates.

On piano mediocrity and me. And improv.

Paint! Confidence! Other topics! I recorded a while ago.

I’ve been having some hair struggles. I’m working on it.

Cooties are the spice of life. That’s not quite right. It’ll make slightly more sense after you listen. Maybe.

On emceeing and news anchoring.

It’s Lex’s birthday.

Lex was banned from Twitter. Here’s the story.

It’s Thanksgiving Day. I forgot one more important tradition.

Lex has some Thanksgiving traditions. And at least one he’d like to curb.

Your Intermittent Lex is a thing that really exists. What a world.

I recorded this episodes hours ago. I forgot to publish it. I think it was about Wordle.

Good night. Don’t drive a truck.

On commuting, tech support, and a broken treadmill.

A tale of two Liams. Actually, two tales of Liam.

They say you can never go home. They lie. Let’s turn this car around.

The heat is on. Or in. Anyway, this episode is about psyching myself up.

It’s a tailer. A drycleaner. And a man with an incredible memory. Are you getting it?

Lex works in podcasting. He should know better.

The temptations of the new thing.

Lex wants to defeat a bad habit.

Marko makes recipes. Lex makes theme songs.

Why Lex turned down a job years ago.

Coffee time. Meet and greets. Brag brags.

YDL is famously known as a movie review podcast.

When one topic becomes three because: Life. Al, getting Boo’d, and eyeballs.

A thing about Lex that he wishes weren’t a thing.

Friedman. Not Fridman. Oy vey.

Lex was a nice dad. Even though it didn’t rain. Or smoke. Or fire.

On Ryan Seacrest, commutes, and other famous people.

Temperatures. Pageantry. Aging. And being a good neighbor.

Seriously, what IS this show? Also, life imitates Wordle. Sort of.

If you workout and don’t get credit for the workout, did you even workout? (Yes.)

Thoughts on work travel as a dad.

Lex talks fast. That’s it, that’s what the episode’s about.

Why does Lex like football? Who knows?

Airplane food. TSA. Topics.

Lex cleaned his office. And ate a lot.

Congrats to modern dentistry.

A dive into the other tracks from I Wrote This Album Tomorrow. Proud dad alert.

Let’s dive deeper into Wake Up, off the new album I Wrote This Album Tomorrow by Liam & Lex.

You probably already know about Lex’s new album with Liam. But here’s more behind the scenes info.

Lex rode in a robot vehicle! And today is also kind of a robot himself.

Airplane Wi-Fi, albums, hotels. The usual.

Lex had a dark experience at a hotel recently.

A story from several years ago about a crush. And also one more thing on redeyes.

Lex is hot. Hahaha. Not like that. I mean, also like that. Well, you decide.

I appreciate your empathetic dread.

Today’s episode is an extravaganza. If you trust the episode. Which I do.

I fix things, even when told they are unfixably broken.

On waking up kids, helping them sleep, and the circus.

Lex read an article about people getting cosmetic leg lengthening surgeries. He votes… no.

I make music with Liam.

The games Lex plays every day.

Lex did something no one believed he could do. Busness as usual. (Not a typo.)

Lex and liquids. They go together better than oil and water. Which are also liquids.

Back to school. Americans vs. Brits. Audio. All in a single Your Daily Lex.

They Might Be Giants have a song called “Why Did You Grow A Beard?” This episode is NOT about that song. But it does answer the song’s titular question, kinda.

Lex got too tired after a wheely bad experience.

Lex has a bright idea. Thanks to his listeners.

Lex made coffee. With a Mr. Coffee! He was proud. And grossed out. #nofilter

Lex saw They Might Be Giants twice in two days. He didn’t bother Flansburgh. At least, not in person.

In this double-length-ish episode of YDL, Lex talks about conflicted feelings about over-the-top service.

Lex is back! With travel stories!

Did you catch the AMAZING SECRET of last week’s episodes?

Lex likes restaurants. Here’s why. The answer may shock you. (It won’t.)

When parking for the day isn’t a day at the park.

Lex worries about whether he has any?

Some thoughts on how to handle video calls.

Lex got a haircut.

On vanity plates.

On brains, syllables, and other important topics.

Brian Warren wants me dead.

Thoughts on hotels. And cats. And air conditioners.

Lex made people laugh by laughing. And took a flight. Not in that order.

On shirts. And shirtlessness. And Austin Powers, somehow.

Continuing a stretch of excellent YDLs, here’s one about living a life without regrets. And also speeding.

On passing lane etiquette. And the finger, I guess.

Lex talks about stuff. Shocking, I know.

Lex doesn’t want to lose his mind. (You can keep your “too late” joke to yourself. Frankly, it’s beneath you.)

On restaurants, self-referentialism, bird droppings, and gratuity. Typical YDL fodder.

This is episode one of one. You don’t have to listen to other episodes to understand this one.

On misfired emails.

Lex got offered help from a stranger. Which he appreciated. But not well enough.

Lex is in Boston with Liam. There will be ants.

On notifications and potato chips. And work / life balance.

Lex recorded this episodes hours before publishing it, and then had to remember what it was about. The title accurately captures at least two topics.

Lex’s car is in the shop.

Laptop stickers: Yay, nay, or what the hey?

Lex’s legs are tired. As is the rest of him.

Lex supports his friends. And goes to bed late and wakes up early. Anyway, check out Shameless Acquisition Target.

Lex had Internet troubles. And no spoilers, but this episode MAY contain a post-credits sequence.

Lex blanks on his topics, so instead we talk about self-promotion.

Not the TV show. The concept of, you know, human friendship.

Lex was up early. The contractors were here early. Early.

About (the) School of Rock and letters to camp.

Lex has thoughts about dentists. Not that he’s seen one recently. I mean, he has, but not, y’know, TODAY.

Lex is amused by his new medication.

Actually, in boxers.

It was once Lex’s job to write about Apple. Now it’s not. He loves both scenarios.

You’ll be waiting with bated breath (not baited) for this episode’s topic. (Okay, it’s vision and LASIK and stuff.)

Hot days, cold showers, and sweat.

The story of a fresh visit from the fire department, and sleeplessness.

Lex doesn’t understand LinkedIn.

Lex babbles. More than usual. And then a special guest appearance.

That time Lex made John Mulaney laugh.

On driving, camp, and coffee.

Lex talks about improv.

The episode has almost nothing to do with the title.

This episode is brought to you by artificial intelligence.

Not that kind of shower thought. The other kind.

Lex are vegan food. Again. Ugh.

Lex traveled by air. And train. And was a friendly brontosaurus.

Lex isn’t gonna use his usual setup this week. It’s okay.

This is NOT a two topic Tuesday episode.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

A story about a guy named Alik and a guy named Billy.

The topic is topics. Meta.

On iced coffee, chocolate milk, and peanut butter.

Why Lex is lexfri.

Thoughts on coffee, tea, and beverage temperature.

Lex had a rough day, but today is looking better.

Lex got totally hosed.

Come for the sharing of special skills. Stay for the horse galloping mouth-based Foley work.

Lex had car trouble. Also, donate to good causes.

Everything’s coming up bagels. Also sad stuff.

On punctuality, humanity, and this podcast feed.

On tornado warnings, meterology class, and radio names.

Lex talks about Internet outages.

Lex talks about science. And peeing. And food. Big day.

Lex talks Wordle, the NY Times crossword, and others of that ilk.

Liam has COVID. And a song preview.

Remember when you intentionally signed up for email lists?

The Lex shots and headaches story. Even if you’ve read one of my tweetstorms on this, this is the podcast version.

Voices from our past. And from our Muppets.

Reminding you to stay safe out there. Also, what should 11-year-olds sing about?

We finished Lost. Now what?