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  • I Met an A-List Actor | Smart Nonsense #351
    2025/06/28

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    (0:00) Siesta: my secret work-avoidance hack(1:09) Lake meetings: executive therapy for us(1:53) My weird memory vs. chess prodigies(2:47) Tiger Woods' golf vs. my brain fog(3:40) I land planes. You can't.(4:54) My heart's expanding (with... something?)(5:10) Warning: current dates, DO NOT LISTEN.(6:22) Shocking: girls can be funny!(8:23) Friends who are girls = dating chaos engine(9:31) Matchmaking: it's "lindy," so it's ancient.(11:28) Dating pools: hers shrinks, mine explodes.(12:30) Guys don't approach? I'm busy dancing.(13:37) That time we saw "Matthew McConaughey" playing tennis(15:52) My celebrity magnet: a random tennis court(17:27) I'm a "phenomenal" tennis coach (stuck on basics)(18:48) My terrible batting form, now on a tennis court(20:25) My D1 tennis player dating phase (RIP)(20:51) Friendship: low reward, high risk.(21:18) Tennis addiction: my love language.





    Recorded June 24, 2025


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    22 分
  • We Figure Out How to Make a Viral Game | Smart Nonsense #350
    2025/06/27

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    (0:00) I'm a mega-influencer now (and I use the toilet for Twitter)(0:58) My sacred Twitter time on the toilet(1:35) Munchkins vs. healthy wraps (I swear it was health)(1:59) Our friend just discovered Geoguessr five years late(2:53) The boys booted up Geoguessr at 1 AM(3:50) Geoguessr's game design: totally clueless(4:07) Playing Geoguessr with friends makes me happy(4:54) Geoguessr's flaw: no multipliers for my dominance(5:46) Geoguessr's fuzzy scoring system is just... bad(6:59) Geoguessr's mysteries: miles, kilometers, or just vibes?(7:24) Geoguessr's sound design: chef's kiss(8:16) Geoguessr makes millions, even with terrible multiplayer(12:45) Geoguessr's secret weapon: "monkey brain" addiction(13:34) Dropped in a Romanian forest alley: Geoguessr's worst nightmare(14:37) Brain Blast's perfect ramp: from easy to "challenge question"(16:15) Our app launch goal: minimum viable profitability!(17:18) Why I'm terrible at Brain Blast (it's not me, it's the game)(17:47) Hunter's "ethnoguessr" strategy: just look at the people(19:10) Geoguessr's simple pricing: pay to play, suckers!(21:09) Brain Blast pricing: pay to feel like a god(24:09) "Just copy what works!" - podcasting's ultimate wisdom(26:27) Our main metric: how many hours you lose to our app




    Recorded June 19, 2025


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    28 分
  • I’m a Caveman That Learned Calculus | Smart Nonsense #349
    2025/06/22

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    (0:00) Intro

    (0:34) Dylan's GrubHub credit card hacks

    (0:58) Why I should cancel my Amex Platinum card

    (2:58) Winning three championships (I'm kind of a big deal)

    (3:42) Soccer vs. Hockey shifts: a chaotic debate

    (4:59) Dylan the "banshee" on the soccer field

    (7:39) Obsessing over tennis game design

    (9:06) Tennis scoring is secretly brilliant

    (11:00) Why football's Hail Mary is peak game design

    (12:53) KO comebacks and Black Swan KOs

    (14:50) How hockey fixed its boring overtime

    (17:01) Are penalty kicks better than shootouts?

    (17:48) Making our game fairer than the SAT

    (19:57) Why Desmos's UI/UX is so bad

    (21:35) The mystery of the "y=x" graph

    (22:37) My buddy's to-do list app paradox




    Henry:🎥 Henry's Vlog: : https://youtu.be/k6vHpBUfbb8?t=128🎥 Henry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henrybelcaster/🎥 Henry's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@henrybelcasterDerd:🎉 Derd's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dummy.derd/#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcasterRecorded June18, 2025

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    23 分
  • The Magical Design Hidden in Sports | Smart Nonsense #348
    2025/06/21

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    🕘Timestamps:



    (0:00) Intro

    (0:34) Dylan's GrubHub credit card hacks

    (0:58) Why I should cancel my Amex Platinum card

    (2:58) Winning three championships (I'm kind of a big deal)

    (3:42) Soccer vs. Hockey shifts: a chaotic debate

    (4:59) Dylan the "banshee" on the soccer field

    (7:39) Obsessing over tennis game design

    (9:06) Tennis scoring is secretly brilliant

    (11:00) Why football's Hail Mary is peak game design

    (12:53) KO comebacks and Black Swan KOs

    (14:50) How hockey fixed its boring overtime

    (17:01) Are penalty kicks better than shootouts?

    (17:48) Making our game fairer than the SAT

    (19:57) Why Desmos's UI/UX is so bad

    (21:35) The mystery of the "y=x" graph

    (22:37) My buddy's to-do list app paradox




    Recorded June 6, 2025


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    25 分
  • I Met a $150M Athlete.. | Smart Nonsense #347
    2025/06/20

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    (0:00) Intro - ultimate teaser

    (0:58) Michael Dell, his hat, and downfall

    (2:09) West Village guys and their dating secrets

    (5:38) Is this Harvard hockey player gay?

    (7:09) Selling booze to 13-year-olds

    (9:28) Our crazy "anti-sales" strategy

    (12:12) Brother's big move to outsource himself

    (13:38) My BOGO taco obsession

    (16:45) Mistaken for an Uber Eats driver (twice!)

    (20:43) Charlie Puth's weird spoon grip

    (26:59) My childhood salad trauma

    (27:00) Running into Tony Hawk in Chicago




    Recorded June 13, 2025


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    28 分
  • Jack Harlow Eye-F*cked Me | Smart Nonsense #346
    2025/06/19

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    🕘Timestamps:




    (0:00) Mega Influencer Status: Shopify Sponsorship(1:48) The "Macro" Photography Misunderstanding(2:30) Jonathan B. Your Boy's "Unique Strategy" Neg(3:38) Getting Recognized in Trader Joe's(5:50) That's a Mega Dude: Spotting Jack Harlow(8:10) The Rotisserie Chicken & Pool Floaty Days(12:12) The Dreaded Impromptu Speech(15:00) Learning What a "Speech" Really Means(17:35) Pilot Communications: A Natural Communicator



    Recorded June 12, 2025


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    24 分
  • I Buy 13 Year Olds Booze | Smart Nonsense #345
    2025/06/12

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    (0:00) Luger vs. Slug Confusion & Crashing Out

    (1:10) Creator Mental Health & David Dobrik Comparison

    (5:00) Getting Served Legal Papers Story

    (6:44) Nick Mayer Art - The Prawn of Life Gift

    (14:59) Bodega Booze Incident Gone Wrong

    (18:12) Death Spiral Flying Dreams & Tom Cruise Stunts

    (20:44) Building AI Bots for Their Game

    (23:35) The Perfect Bot Problem & Data Regression

    (28:31) Sister's Binning Paradox Solution

    (31:15) Always Let Players Win Strategy



    Recorded June 6, 2025


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    33 分
  • I Met Craigslist Craig | Smart Nonsense #344
    2025/06/12

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    (0:00) Welcome to Smart Nonsense - Mumbly Mo and Yanni Chlani intro

    (0:55) Flight lessons and fog clouds - why I'm a pilot now

    (2:59) The Naval rule: treating your time like $5,000/hour

    (4:14) Bike mechanic gets PISSED at my Super 73 "motorcycle"

    (7:04) I had the last laugh - undoing his "impossible" screw in 1 second

    (11:24) U-2 Spy Plane Skunk Works - crazy landing without landing gear

    (15:52) David Senra event - billion dollar CTO vs podcast celebrity

    (19:33) I FOUND CRAIGSLIST CRAIG walking down the street

    (23:30) Craig's LinkedIn reveals he "kind of sucks" as a manager

    (25:24) Bike mechanic wants my "magic touch" - are we friends now?



    Recorded May 30, 2025


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    26 分