Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A frequent guest at XOXO, John Roderick is the frontman and songwriter of The Long Winters, the receiving end of Merlin Mann’s weekly phone calls for Roderick on the Line, and one of our favorite storytellers of all time.

Follow John on Twitter: twitter.com/johnroderick
Roderick on the Line: merlinmann.com/roderick
The Long Winters: thelongwinters.com
And his official site: johnroderick.com

Recorded in September 2016 at XOXO, an experimental festival celebrating independently produced art and technology in Portland, Oregon. For more, visit http://xoxofest.com.

Introductory music: "Flaws Run Deep" by Jim Guthrie.
Video production by brytCAST.
Video thumbnail by Searle Video.
Captions by White Coat Captioning.