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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336! 2025 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

Posted December 29, 202501:08:15

This week, Aaron, Jess and Joey revisit their 2025 prognogs from Episode 296....

335! Giving a Fart

Posted December 15, 202500:38:14

What does your Zero Farts Land future look like? 

This week, Aaron, Joey, and Jess talk about fucks. And farts. 

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334! How to Strategy

Posted December 3, 202500:34:02

How do you strategy? 

This week, Aaron and Joey talk about Elliott Kalan, the School of Let's Figure It Out, emotional distance from work, working...

333! Hanlon’s Razor

Posted November 24, 202500:35:35

Why do we expect the worst? 

This week, Aaron and Jess talk about simple solutions, Karen moments, assuming malice, Thanos, Falkland's Law, and...

332! Remembering Important Details

Posted November 11, 202500:25:44

How has technology made us less sure of ourselves? 

This week, Jess and Joey talk about technological change, Christmas cards, scraping, phone...