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Critical Nonsense
Hosted by SYLVAIN · EN
High-low brow conversations about culture, science, and tech. With hosts Joey Camire, Aaron Powers, and executive producer/nerd herder Jess Vander. SYLVAIN is a strategy and design company.
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356! Overbranding
3w ago00:36:30Tap to summarizeWhen is there too much branding? This week, Aaron, Jess, and Joey talk about Arctic Glacier, private equity, Bala Cynwyd, apps, Sonic pellets, and water ice. They don’t talk about Redd Foxx. references Zootropolis 2 Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania How to Make Clear Ice at Home What Exactly Is Philadelphia's Beloved Water Ice?
Transcribe →355! Reviews
4w ago00:41:05Tap to summarizeWhen is a review worthwhile? This week, Aaron and Joey talk about IGN, reviews as entertainment, trust and authority, tribunals, and RuPaul's Drag Race. They don’t talk NHL '98. references Grape Lady Crimson Desert MOUSE: P.I. For Hire saros roguelike Wikipedia: IGN IGN Reviews American's Test Kitchen The Best Non-Stick Skillets (Subscription Req'd) NPR Podcast: Pop Culture Happy Hour Step Brothers
Transcribe →354! Early Birds and Night Owls
Jul 600:32:58Tap to summarizeWhat is the best way for you to use the hours of the day? This week, Jess and Aaron talk about sleepiness, international travel, school start times, physical harmony, empathy, and small talk. They don’t talk about kākāpōs. references The New York Times: What’s Your Sleep Type? Morningness-Eveningness Questionaire [PDF] BBC: The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps' Timeshifter jet lag app American Psychological Association: Schools shift as evidence mounts that later start times improve teens’ learning and well-being Bobby Day - Rockin' Robbin Seal - Fly Like An Eagle
Transcribe →353! Knowing Each Other
Jun 2200:33:44Tap to summarizeHow are you using your relationships to discover yourself? This week, Joey and Jess talk about the Johari Window, observation, employee reviews, dudes not knowing about dudes, blind spots, and centipedes. They don’t talk about Professor Joseph Harrington at Wharton. references Johari Window Human Relations Training News: 1961 published article on Johari Window
Transcribe →352! Writing
Jun 1700:39:46Tap to summarizeWhat is the best use of writing? This week, Jess, Joey, and Aaron talk about organizing mental chaos, description, recall, process vs. idea, songwriters, and formal logic. references Billie Eilish on Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Explosions in the Sky The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place Go With Elmo Lovano: Why Linda Perry Gave ‘Beautiful’ to Christina Aguilera The New York Times Magazine 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Song Exploder: Episode 61: Courtney Barnett “Depreston”
Transcribe →351! Trusting Our Instincts
May 2600:26:37Tap to summarizeHow do you identify with your instincts? This week, Joey and Jess talk about storking, gut instincts, the Ship of Theseus, entity, background signal processing, and birds. They don’t talk about Uptown Girls. references The Origin Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes Six Thinking Hats Ship of Theseus Haggis
Transcribe →350! Summer of Sillies
May 2000:28:11Tap to summarizeWhat are you looking forward to during the new summer of Silliness? This week, Aaron, Joey, and Jess talk about Scary Movie 6, Street Fighter, existential dread, edge lords, Dave Chappelle, and 702. They don’t talk about NASCAR. references Hey Dude Scary Movie 6 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Charo Street Fighter Norm Macdonald in Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison The Best of Sam Kinison Live Stand Up Comedy Dave Chappelle vs Josh Johnson Scary Movie 6 is making that one joke Stop! That! Train! Coyote vs. ACME Final Destination Bloodlines Can you repeat that?
Transcribe →349! What's So Important?
May 700:21:59Tap to summarizeWhat happens when something you liked becomes Important? This week, Joey and Jess talk about "Mr. Brightside", Nirvana, Adam Duritz, Owl City, and ennui. They don’t talk about Keisha Cole. references Glorious Indie Rock and Roll "God Only Knows" "Mr. Brightside" Grantland: "The Loneliness of the Alt-Rock Anniversary" Apple Insider: Apple's iOS 7 sounds crafted by Owl City creator Adam Young Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World "Fireflies"
Transcribe →348! Zombies
Apr 2800:33:03Tap to summarizeWhat happens if the Internet dies? This week, Joey, Jess, and Aaron talk about One Internet, Poob, attribution, destinations, AI Porn, and knowlege creation. They don’t talk about Fela Kuti. references Dead Internet theory "You can watch it on Poob." The New York Times: Anthropic’s Restraint Is a Terrifying Warning Sign District 9 Great Firewall What Is a Splinternet? And Why You Should Be Paying Attention Quiet Media
Transcribe →347! Making People Laugh
Apr 2000:27:09Tap to summarizeWhen was the last time you felt destabilized in a safe environment? This week, Joey and Jess talk about dad jokes, child entertainment strategies, comedy, silliness support, two-legged stools, and butt pats. They don’t talk about Sô Yamamura. references Sure looks strange to me. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology: How fathers and mothers make their children laugh: Associations with the security of parent-child attachment relationships by Sabrina Schmiedel, Jean-François Bureau, Jessica Turgeon, Audrey-Ann Deneault, and Ariane J. Gauthier Benign violation theory NPR: Bowen Yang invited Tina Fey onto his podcast. He's still dwelling on what she said The Giggles Are Coming by Christopher Eliopoulos Tactile Communication, Cooperation, and Performance: An Ethological Study of the NBA by Michael W. Kraus, Cassy Huang, and Dacher Keltner Steve Nash – high fives, fist bumps, and pats on the backside
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