Critical Nonsense

By SYLVAIN

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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.

Episode Date
358! Reading
Aug 18, 2026
357! Good-Looking Food
Aug 13, 2026
356! Overbranding
Jul 20, 2026
355! Reviews
Jul 13, 2026
354! Early Birds and Night Owls
Jul 06, 2026
353! Knowing Each Other
Jun 22, 2026
352! Writing
Jun 17, 2026
351! Trusting Our Instincts
May 26, 2026
350! Summer of Sillies
May 20, 2026
349! What's So Important?
May 07, 2026
348! Zombies
Apr 28, 2026
347! Making People Laugh
Apr 20, 2026
346! Hating the Player
Apr 13, 2026
345! How We Learn
Mar 31, 2026
344! Relationshipping
Mar 23, 2026
343! I Love You
Mar 09, 2026
342! Wild Prognostications 2026!
Mar 02, 2026
341! What You Doing?
Feb 24, 2026
340! Actuallys
Feb 09, 2026
339! Medical Experiments
Feb 02, 2026
338! Short-Form Video
Jan 13, 2026
337! Dressing Up
Jan 05, 2026
336! 2025 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!
Dec 29, 2025
335! Giving a Fart
Dec 15, 2025
334! How to Strategy
Dec 03, 2025
333! Hanlon’s Razor
Nov 24, 2025
332! Remembering Important Details
Nov 11, 2025
331! Generalists
Nov 03, 2025
330! Unlikely Internet Innovations
Oct 27, 2025
329! Imprecise Language
Oct 21, 2025
328! Compromises
Oct 14, 2025
327! Notes-apalooza
Oct 06, 2025
326! Changing Personalities
Oct 01, 2025
325! Patterns of Wisdom
Sep 22, 2025
324! Waving
Sep 16, 2025
323! AI Defenses
Sep 08, 2025
322! Old
Sep 02, 2025
321! Clarity
Aug 25, 2025
320! Doing Hard Things
Aug 12, 2025
319! Being Cool
Aug 05, 2025
318! The Beach
Jul 31, 2025
317! New Rules
Jul 21, 2025
316! Possibility
Jul 16, 2025
315! Going Analog
Jul 02, 2025
In A Quiet So Loud
Jun 26, 2025
314! Universal Truths
Jun 23, 2025
313! No-Phone Zones
Jun 17, 2025
312! Creating With Friends
Jun 09, 2025
311! Bravery
Jun 02, 2025
310! Stress
May 20, 2025
309! Dating Optimization
May 13, 2025
308! Disavowing Your Creative Outputs
Apr 28, 2025
307! Imagination Resolution
Apr 22, 2025
306! Being Seen
Apr 15, 2025
305! Metabolizing Uncertainty
Apr 10, 2025
304! Tools
Apr 01, 2025
303! Being Spoiled
Mar 27, 2025
Progress Report: To Follow or Not to Follow
Mar 21, 2025
302! Thought Bottling
Mar 19, 2025
301! Hibernation
Mar 10, 2025
300! Random Nonsense Generator
Mar 03, 2025
299! Corn
Feb 24, 2025
Progress Report: The State of Wellbeing
Feb 21, 2025
298! Desire Paths
Feb 18, 2025
297! Sick Responsibilities
Feb 10, 2025
296! Wild Prognostications 2025!
Feb 05, 2025
295! Hybrid Work 2.0
Jan 29, 2025
294! Friend Breakups
Jan 21, 2025
[Reruns] 251! Rituals
Jan 13, 2025
[Reruns] 248! Correcting People
Jan 06, 2025
293! 2023 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!
Dec 31, 2024
292! Sci-Fi
Dec 16, 2024
291! Cultural Beige
Dec 11, 2024
290! Hybrid Work
Dec 02, 2024
289! Mind Wine
Nov 26, 2024
288! Living Forever
Nov 19, 2024
287! Concert Rage
Nov 12, 2024
Progress Report: The State of Youth
Nov 08, 2024
286! Finding Financial Security
Nov 04, 2024
285! Changing Our Minds
Oct 28, 2024
284! Flat Power Distance
Oct 21, 2024
283! Medical Serendipity
Oct 15, 2024
282! Spontaneous Brilliance
Oct 07, 2024
281! Bicycle Innovation
Oct 03, 2024
280! Phone Bans
Sep 23, 2024
279! Abstraction
Sep 17, 2024
278! Jazzing
Sep 10, 2024
277! Innumeracy
Sep 03, 2024
276! Fridgescaping
Aug 26, 2024
275! Musical Turn Ons
Aug 19, 2024
274! Science Tourism
Aug 12, 2024
273! The Olympic Stroboscope
Aug 06, 2024
272! Generational War
Jul 29, 2024
271! Feelings
Jul 22, 2024
270! How We Argue
Jul 15, 2024
269! Being a Champion
Jul 11, 2024
268! Predicting the Future
Jul 01, 2024
Progress Report: Automating Our Instincts
Jun 27, 2024
267! Digital Poltergeists
Jun 18, 2024
266! Aging Well
Jun 11, 2024
265! Rules of Thumb
Jun 05, 2024
264! Art in the City
May 28, 2024
263! Stinky Fish and Mayo
May 24, 2024
262! The Bowl Generation
May 16, 2024
261! Neighborliness
May 09, 2024
260! Tree Timebombs
Apr 29, 2024
259! The Trend-Mill
Apr 23, 2024
258! Cringe Aversion
Apr 18, 2024
257! Sports Scandals
Apr 08, 2024
Progress Report: Awaiting the Eruption
Apr 03, 2024
256! Finding the Right Answer
Mar 26, 2024
255! Crying
Mar 18, 2024
254! Dopamine Culture
Mar 11, 2024
253! Teaching Agency
Mar 04, 2024
252! Obscure Analogies
Feb 26, 2024
251! Rituals
Feb 13, 2024
250! Aquariums
Feb 05, 2024
249! Goodhart Overhang
Jan 30, 2024
248! Correcting People
Jan 25, 2024
247! Wild Prognostications 2024 + 2023 Year In Review!
Jan 16, 2024
246! Inventing New Sports
Dec 19, 2023
245! Childhood Independence and Mental Health
Nov 09, 2023
244! Pet Parenting
Oct 30, 2023
243! Sourcing Criticism
Oct 23, 2023
242! Unlocking the Fifth Gait
Oct 16, 2023
241! The Goldilocks Zone of Weird
Oct 09, 2023
240! Justice Thresholds
Oct 02, 2023
239! Honesty
Sep 25, 2023
238! Procrastitivity
Sep 18, 2023
237! Names
Sep 11, 2023
236! Life Decisions
Sep 06, 2023
235! Conceiving History
Aug 28, 2023
234! Reconsuming Content
Aug 21, 2023
233! Gamifying Sleep
Aug 14, 2023
232! Contradiction
Aug 07, 2023
231! Finding Empathy
Jul 31, 2023
230! Unexpected Audiences
Jul 24, 2023
229! Attractiveness
Jul 12, 2023
228! Patriotism and Empanadas
Jul 03, 2023
227! Tendies
Jun 26, 2023
226! Collective Vibes
Jun 20, 2023
225! The Year of DnD
Jun 12, 2023
224! Optimism
Jun 05, 2023
223! The Familiar Unexpected
May 30, 2023
222! Watching Things
May 22, 2023
221! The Genuine Maybe
May 15, 2023
220! Graduation Advice
May 08, 2023
219! The Cake Renaissance
May 01, 2023
218! Pop Music Solos
Apr 24, 2023
217! AI Centaurs
Apr 17, 2023
216! Reflection
Apr 10, 2023
215! Success
Apr 03, 2023
214! Packing
Mar 27, 2023
213! Pondering Pettiness
Mar 20, 2023
212! Feelings
Mar 13, 2023
211! Question Asking
Mar 06, 2023
210! Metering Confidence
Mar 01, 2023
209! Defining Cool
Feb 22, 2023
208! The Exquisite Euphemism Corpse
Feb 15, 2023
207! Competence, Constitution, and Control
Feb 08, 2023
206! Wild Prognostications 2023!
Jan 30, 2023
205! Video Game Film Adaptations and Male Friendships
Jan 23, 2023
204! 2022 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!
Jan 18, 2023
203! Phase Shifts
Dec 19, 2022
202! Idea Killers and Body Doubling
Dec 12, 2022
201! The Paradox of Milk Math
Dec 06, 2022
200! The Most Specialest of Thanks
Nov 28, 2022
199! Remembering the Dead
Nov 21, 2022
198! Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition
Nov 14, 2022
197! Dealing With Conflict
Nov 07, 2022
196! The State of Reality TV
Oct 31, 2022
195! Pranking for the Likes
Oct 24, 2022
194! Fear
Oct 17, 2022
193! Preponderance of Ponderances: A Special!
Oct 11, 2022
192! Consciousness and Killer Whales
Oct 03, 2022
191! AI Art and Hamsterstanistan
Sep 26, 2022
190! Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 2
Sep 19, 2022
189! Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 1
Sep 12, 2022
188! Network States
Sep 06, 2022
187! Saying Things Wrong
Aug 29, 2022
186! Everyday and Existential Comfort Zones
Aug 22, 2022
185! Methods of Explaining Things
Aug 15, 2022
184! Nihilism
Aug 08, 2022
183! Growing Potatoes
Aug 01, 2022
182! Grabby Aliens and Leftovers
Jul 25, 2022
181! Falconry and Lost Arts
Jul 18, 2022
180! Media Twins
Jul 11, 2022
179! Childhood Media
Jul 05, 2022
178! Bagels vs. Donuts and Birthdays
Jun 27, 2022
177! Legos and Dumplings
Jun 21, 2022
176! Better Awards
Jun 13, 2022
175! Assembly Theory and Marshmallows
Jun 06, 2022
174! Askers vs. Guessers and Working Hours
Jun 03, 2022
173! Chickens, Vacation Pix, and Chaos
May 23, 2022
172! Ignorance and Discomfort
May 17, 2022
171! Lessons Learned
May 09, 2022
170! Weirder Inspiration
May 02, 2022
169! Nonsense VC! Cereal Cinematic Universes
Apr 26, 2022
168! Malicious Compliance and Chapsticks
Apr 18, 2022
167! Rock Music and Genetic Identity
Apr 11, 2022
[Reruns] 117! Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies
Apr 05, 2022
165! Goblin Mode and Pathologies
Mar 28, 2022
164! Permeated Nonsense and Youth Culture
Mar 21, 2022
163! That Darn Disposability Culture
Mar 14, 2022
162! Boring-gram
Mar 07, 2022
161! The Fraud Phenomenon and Vibe Shifts
Mar 01, 2022
160! Minding Your Business and Trash Candy
Feb 21, 2022
159! Kama Sutra and India's Sexual Repression
Feb 14, 2022
158! Buttresses, Tethers, and Grunts
Feb 10, 2022
157! Information Control
Jan 31, 2022
156! Wild Prognostications 2022!
Jan 24, 2022
155! Introducing: Nonsense VC!
Jan 17, 2022
[Reruns] 62! '90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House
Jan 10, 2022
[Reruns] 111! Your Purpose and UFO Sightings
Jan 03, 2022
[Reruns] 47! Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV
Dec 28, 2021
154! Wild Prognostications 2021 Year In Review!
Dec 20, 2021
153! Stewarding Progress
Dec 15, 2021
152! Hitting the Breaks and Hanukkah Retail
Dec 06, 2021
151! Over-Contextualizing
Nov 29, 2021
150! Dads and Holding Companies Accountable
Nov 23, 2021
149! The Gift Pressure Valve
Nov 15, 2021
148! The Digital Vigilante Tax and The Privilege of Mediocrity
Nov 08, 2021
147! "Spooky Season" and Halloween Costumes
Oct 29, 2021
146! Relinquishing Power Redux
Oct 26, 2021
145! Feelings About Institutions and Baby Names
Oct 18, 2021
144! Being All-In and the Future of Cities
Oct 11, 2021
143! The Replication Crisis and Childhood Obsessions
Oct 05, 2021
142! Etiquette and Holiday Decorating
Sep 27, 2021
141! Looking Back at Yourself and Neuroprints
Sep 20, 2021
140! Boundaries and the Creator Economy's Impact
Sep 14, 2021
139! Teenage Girl Power and Sharing Names
Sep 07, 2021
138! The Politics of Hello and Changing Faces
Aug 30, 2021
137! Competition and Life Lessons
Aug 23, 2021
136! Falling for New Things and Our Communities
Aug 17, 2021
135! The Fresh Blerds of Bel-Air and Perpetual Cringe
Aug 09, 2021
134! The Story of Us and Fringe Theory
Aug 03, 2021
133! Organizational Purpose and Phsychedelic Healing
Jul 27, 2021
132! The Power of D&D and Electronic Chill
Jul 20, 2021
131! Simple Routines and A Fireworks Hailstorm
Jul 13, 2021
[Reruns] 111! Your Purpose and UFO Sightings
Jul 06, 2021
130! The State of Pride in 2021
Jun 29, 2021
129! Power in Cute and The Kitsch Scale
Jun 22, 2021
128! Compassion Fatigue and the Attention Economy with Dr. Charles R. Chaffin
Jun 16, 2021
127! Local Sourcing and Fill-In-The-Blank Summer
Jun 09, 2021
126! Magic vs. Tech in Media and Ghost Foods
Jun 01, 2021
125! Healthy Conflict and Subtraction
May 25, 2021
124! Power, Pain, and Progress
May 18, 2021
123! Emotional Granularity and Getting Cheugy With It
May 11, 2021
[Reruns] 87! The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind
May 04, 2021
122! Privacy Wars and Identity Questions
Apr 27, 2021
121! The Coming-Out Gauntlet and Thick Conversations
Apr 20, 2021
120! Keeping Score and Storing Peanut Butter
Apr 13, 2021
119! Disintegrating Institutions and Tech Ambivalence
Apr 06, 2021
118! Value Creation and Pasta Shapes
Mar 30, 2021
117! Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies
Mar 23, 2021
116! The Bad Idea “Virus”
Mar 16, 2021
115! Revisiting Deep Work and Cinematic Universes
Mar 09, 2021
114! Rugged Individualism and Waffle Toppings
Mar 02, 2021
113! Black Futures Month and The Great Productivity Thaw
Feb 23, 2021
112! Cutie Corner: Real Talk and Mini Brands
Feb 17, 2021
111! Your Purpose and UFO Sightings
Feb 09, 2021
110! 5 Points on Gamestop and the "Stonks" Saga
Feb 02, 2021
109! Wild Prognostications 2021!
Jan 26, 2021
108! Geography of Innovation and People Watching
Jan 20, 2021
[Reruns] 88! Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds
Jan 12, 2021
[Reruns] 83! Getting to Know "Karen" and How We Come Out
Jan 03, 2021
[Reruns] 81! To "Stan" vs "Cancel" and Anger Management
Dec 28, 2020
107! 2020 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review
Dec 21, 2020
106! Subtle Cues and Interpreting Things Charitably
Dec 15, 2020
105! The Audacity of Telling Good Jokes
Dec 07, 2020
104! A Little Bit of Gratitude: A Special!
Nov 24, 2020
103! Repairing Life's Leaky Faucets
Nov 16, 2020
102! Six Handshakes: From Pretty BFFs to the Best-Worst Hitmen
Nov 09, 2020
101! Zero-Sum Games and Digital Drugs
Nov 02, 2020
100?! Unfinished Convos re: Vanilla & Thirst-vertising & Pets
Oct 26, 2020
99! Free Media and Virtual Family Functions
Oct 19, 2020
98! Irony Poisoning and Iterative Wisdom
Oct 13, 2020
97! Other People's Allergies and Great Games
Oct 05, 2020
96! After ADHD and Bland Brands
Sep 28, 2020
95! About the Fake Ads... : A Special!
Sep 22, 2020
94! Hip-Hop's Endurance and Survival of the Fittest Words
Sep 14, 2020
93! Seeking Representation and Next Year's Living Situation
Sep 06, 2020
92! Public Intellectuals and an Abundance of Mint
Aug 31, 2020
91! Appreciating Sharknado and All of Our Crushes
Aug 25, 2020
90! Thirst-vertising and Superheroes Today
Aug 17, 2020
89! Feelings on the Ultra Rich and A Spice Investigation
Aug 10, 2020
88! Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds
Aug 03, 2020
87! The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind
Jul 27, 2020
86! The Asymmetry of Bullsh*t and Lessons from Black Fandom
Jul 20, 2020
85! The Dampener Effect and Cohesion at Work
Jul 13, 2020
84! Shopping Cart Theory and Our Hero Complex
Jul 08, 2020
83! Getting to Know "Karen" and How We Come Out
Jun 29, 2020
82! June 2020, A Voicemail
Jun 08, 2020
81! To "Stan" vs "Cancel" and Anger Management
May 26, 2020
80! Content Overload and Personal Experiments
May 19, 2020
79! VERY Dirty Work and Irreconcilable Age Differences
May 12, 2020
78! Green vs Purple and Our Feeling Circle
May 05, 2020
77! From Enormous Baby to Hyping the Homies
Apr 28, 2020
76! Future Foods and Dog Ownership with Matt Millington
Apr 20, 2020
75! Top 3 Things Not to Do in Quarantine, with Clarissa Pharr
Apr 13, 2020
[Reruns] Meme Speak and Disney Princes
Apr 07, 2020
74! The Mobile Gaming Stigma and Quarantine Intimacy
Mar 31, 2020
73! Being Bored and Alleviating Millennial Burnout
Mar 23, 2020
72! WFH and The Best Pies
Mar 16, 2020
71! The Data Crystal Ball and Escaping Our Algorithms
Mar 10, 2020
70! The Merits of Jargon and Exploitative TV
Feb 28, 2020
69! Experiencing Time Differently and Protecting Queer Spaces
Feb 24, 2020
68! Human Brands and The Vertical Video Debate
Feb 17, 2020
67! Glass-Shattering Moments and Gifting
Feb 10, 2020
66! Our Parasocial Relationship with Kobe and Music Identity Politics
Feb 03, 2020
65! Beyond Genre and Drops
Jan 27, 2020
64! Wild Prognostications 2020!
Jan 21, 2020
63! Nostalgia for Musicals and Dealing With Dying
Jan 12, 2020
62! '90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House
Jan 07, 2020
2019 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!
Dec 19, 2019
Year-End Wraps and Online Performativity
Dec 09, 2019
Thanksgiving Carols: A Special!
Nov 27, 2019
Hidden Internet Treasures and Serious Thanks
Nov 25, 2019
Customer Service and Made-Up Jobs
Nov 18, 2019
Critical Nonsense Live‽ Adult Play, Fungi, Hot Takes, and Other Nonsense
Nov 11, 2019
Our Generational Divide and Using Fear
Nov 04, 2019
Dinner Parties and The Value of Story
Oct 29, 2019
Pigs and Modern Spirituality
Oct 21, 2019
Queer Comedy and the Toilet Tweet Butterfly Effect
Oct 14, 2019
New Life States and Comparing Ourselves
Oct 07, 2019
Ethical Travel and Work Friends
Oct 01, 2019
Fatalism and Picky Eating
Sep 24, 2019
WeWork and the School Year
Sep 16, 2019
Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV
Sep 09, 2019
Top 3 Reusable Startup Hacks with Greg Kubin
Sep 01, 2019
The Missy Elliott Legacy and Cultural Critique
Aug 26, 2019
Bionic Bodies and Solving the World's Problems
Aug 19, 2019
Taking Care of Business and Meme Speak
Aug 12, 2019
Aging Professionally and Vanilla Bias
Aug 04, 2019
Sharing Our Feelings and Airport Culture
Jul 29, 2019
Digital Ownership and Deconstructing Magic
Jul 23, 2019
Ghosting and Secret Menus
Jul 16, 2019
Keanu, Explosions, and Other Lightning Chats: A Special!
Jul 07, 2019
Business Trends and Values in Sports
Jul 01, 2019
Pokémon-Brain and Stick Perfume
Jun 23, 2019
Pride and Self-Promotion
Jun 18, 2019
Self-Care and Sleep
Jun 09, 2019
Creative Compassion and Petty Extremes
Jun 04, 2019
Hobbies and the Mid-Tier City Moment
May 27, 2019
Disney Magic and Personality Tests
May 19, 2019
Nutrition and Multi-Level Marketing
May 12, 2019
"Men" by Hollywood and Deep Work
May 06, 2019
Professional Oversharing and Selling-Out
Apr 29, 2019
Rewriting Words and Taking Offense
Apr 22, 2019
Funny Women at Work and Eyebrows
Apr 16, 2019
Safe Travel and Our Hero Obsession
Apr 05, 2019
Emotional Contagion and Meeting Online
Apr 01, 2019
Rulebreakers and Video Game Movies
Mar 22, 2019
Dying Influence and The Value of College
Mar 15, 2019
Neighbors and Becoming Old
Mar 08, 2019
Cancelling Artists and Social Media
Mar 04, 2019
Generational Softness and Sensing Luxury
Feb 25, 2019
The Gig Economy
Feb 20, 2019
Internet Attribution and Smart Homes
Feb 08, 2019
Baking and Legal Sports Betting
Feb 01, 2019
Professional Risks and Horror
Jan 28, 2019
Wild Prognostications: A Special!
Jan 18, 2019
Financial Independence and Bests Of
Dec 17, 2018
Nostalgia and the NFL
Dec 07, 2018
Deprivation, Excess and Disney Princes
Dec 01, 2018
Thanksgiving and Dreaded Questions: A Special!
Nov 21, 2018
Board Games and Pets
Nov 17, 2018
Mystery and Teen Soap Operas
Nov 09, 2018
Sexy Halloween and the State of Intimacy
Nov 03, 2018
Relatable Music and Meaningful Work
Oct 26, 2018
Celebrity Culture and Climate Change Moonshots
Oct 23, 2018
Experts and Awards Shows
Oct 12, 2018
Drag Culture and Movie Sequels
Oct 10, 2018
Kanye and Depressed Futurists
Oct 06, 2018