Critical Nonsense

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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219! The Cake Renaissance

Posted May 1, 202300:31:14

What does cake tell us about now? 

This week, Jess, Aaron, and Joey talk about Cake Boss, Duff Goldman, Instagram cakes, Julia Child, wedding...

218! Pop Music Solos

Posted April 24, 202300:37:35

What do you think is going to be the next musical instrument solo in pop music? 

This week, Aaron, Jess, and Joey talk about sax solos, the digitization...

217! AI Centaurs

Posted April 17, 202300:35:18

How do you feel about centaurs and what centaurs do you want to be? 

This week, Joey and Jess talk about ChatGPT, Garry Kasparov, workplace production,...

216! Reflection

Posted April 10, 202300:30:16

How do we reflect? 

This week, Jess and Joey talk about rumination, perseveration, internal monologues, employee reviews, radical candor, and...

215! Success

Posted April 3, 202300:42:25

How should we approach success? 

This week, Joey and Jess talk about whales, personal comparison, persistence hunting, gender dynamics, emotional...