Summary: <p>“The Mikes” are joined by author and experimenter extraordinaire <a href="http://ajjacobs.com/content/home.asp">A. J. Jacobs</a>. A.J. writes for Esquire and is the author of books like Drop Dead Healthy and My Life as an Experiment. Vardy and A.J. swap tales of their own experiments while Schechter asks about the smaller impact of big experiments. They also discuss how A.J. doesn’t sleep with his wife… so you’re not going to want to miss this episode.</p> <h2 id="whatmikesaredrinking">What Mikes Are Drinking</h2> <ul> <li>Mike Vardy - <a href="http://www.writerstears.com/">Writers Tears Whiskey</a> </li> <li>Michael Schechter - <a href="http://lagunitas.com/beers/sucks/#">Lagunitas Sucks | Lagunitas Brewing Company</a> </li> <li>A.J. Jacobs - <a href="http://www.zywiecusa.com/thebeer.php">Zywiec</a> </li> </ul><h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://mikevardy.com/thefrontnine/">The Front Nine — MIKEVARDY.COM</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Jacobs">A. J. Jacobs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416599088/?tag=michaelscme-20">Drop Dead Healthy by A. J. Jacobs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1364443692/?tag=michaelscme-20">My Life as an Experiment by A. J. Jacobs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1364443880/?tag=michaelscme-20">The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.esquire.com/search/?q=aj+jacobs">A.J. Jacobs for Esquire</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/overly-documented-life-0113?click=main_sr">Nine Weeks with a Camera - AJ Jacobs I Am a Camera - Esquire</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/mikesonmics/2012/4/16/episode-11-an-unfocused-look-at-focus.html">Mikes On Mics - Episode 11: An Unfocused Look at Focus</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.macdrifter.com/2012/04/michael-schechters-writer-workflow.html">Michael Schechter’s Writer Workflow</a></li> <li><a href="http://dayoneapp.com/">Day One | A simple Journal for iPhone, iPad and Mac App Store</a></li> <li><a href="http://productivityist.com/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/">A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words | Productivityist</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.70decibels.com/homework/">Home Work</a></li> <li>Follow Schechter on <a href="http://twitter.com/mschechter">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://alpha.app.net/mschechter">App.net</a> </li> <li>Follow Vardy on <a href="http://twitter.com/mikevardy">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://alpha.app.net/mikevardy">App.net</a> </li> <li>Follow A.J. on <a href="http://twitter.com/ajjacobs">Twitter</a> </li> </ul><p>This episode is brought to you by: <a href="http://squarespace.com/70decibels">Squarespace</a>, the secret behind exceptional websites. Go to <a href="http://squarespace.com/70decibels">squarespace.com/70decibels</a> to start your free trial and use the offer code '70decibels4' at checkout to get 10% off your first order.</p> <p><a href="http://www.buzzsprout.com/episodes/converted/87858.mp3">Download</a></p> <p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mikes-on-mics/id498796697">Subscribe in iTunes</a></p>
