This week Merlin and John talk about

• John's debut tour down to California and his first contact with "The Blacklist" (GMC RV)
• The RV ecosystem (GMC RV)
• John recording in Jesse Thorn's podcasting studio in the American Cement Building in Los Angeles (Podcasting)
• John running out of money and going on tour with Aimee Mann after writing a song for her (Career)
• John seeing a psychiatrist and taking bipolar medication (Depression)

The show title refers to John taking somebody else's depression medicine, Lithium salt.

The Problem: "John left a much darker streak.", referring to the times when John was depressed and leaving a darker streak on his personal timeline that is very visible in hindsight.