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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199! Remembering the Dead

Posted November 21, 202200:31:18

How do you choose what moment in time represents somebody? 

This week, Jess and Joey talk about death, recency bias, in memoriams, James Dean,...

198! Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition

Posted November 14, 202200:39:31

This week, Preponderance of Ponderances is back with Jess in the driver's seat. She talks with Joey and Aaron about Sax-a-booms, mushrooms, preserving...

197! Dealing With Conflict

Posted November 7, 202200:34:53

What is a better way for us to deal with our stuff in this new world we're living in? 

This week, Joey, Aaron, and Jess talk about Takanakuy,...

196! The State of Reality TV

Posted October 31, 202200:38:49

Will competitive reality TV go back to what it used to be? 

This week, Aaron, Joey, and Jess talk about pandemic "normalcy," earnestness, parasocial...

195! Pranking for the Likes

Posted October 24, 202200:40:10

Where should we draw boundaries around pranking "for the likes"?

This week, Joey and Jess talk about the latest updates on the "fights", meme...