How is this world optimized for dating?

This week, special guest Chloe returns to chat with Joey about high yield investment strategies, influencers, gender polarization, crushes, the butterfly effect, and Russian hackers. They don’t talk about the ratio of carbon-12 to carbon-14.

references

• Nonsense 259! The Trend-Mill
• Marie Claire: Who is Becca Bloom?
• Looking for an Explanation in Finance
• Rumble Boxing

How do you approach reclaiming or disavowing your creative outputs that you don't love?

This week, Aaron, Joey, and Jess talk about Smithee-ing, TV edits, résumé writing, Spike Jonze, sportsball, and the DC Universe. They don’t talk about Cordwainer Bird.

references

• "God of Wine"
• Alan Smithee on IMDB
• Spike Jonze
• Charles Barkley
• The Room
• Spread your wings

How good is hi-res for our imagination?

This week, Aaron and Jess talk about smoothing, the boundless powers of creativity, Smell-O-Phone/Vision, imagination reconstruction, gaming, and nurturing our sense of play. They don’t talk about NHL 98 on Sega Genesis.

references

• The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
• Why It's SO Hard to Find a Game You ACTUALLY Like
• Harvard Business Review: How Generative AI Can Augment Human Creativity
• Everything Everywhere All At Once - Hot Dog Fingers Scene
• The Simpsons - 1950's Super Panavision 70
• A Minecraft Movie