Critical Nonsense

198! Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition


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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 the dead, aquamation, Fruit Loop hair, objectivity, and averages. They don’t talk about Harry Sultenfuss. 

references 

  • Jack Black performing his legendary Sax-A-Boom with The Roots 
  • NYT Cooking: Honey-Glazed Mushrooms With Udon 
  • Boil your mushrooms 
  • The French Chef episode on Boeuf Bourguignon 
  • The New York TimesThe Fading Art of Preserving the Dead 
  • CBS News: Want to go green after death? Aquamation, composting offer eco-friendly burial options 
  • Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande 
  • Snatch 
  • Jake Baldino 
  • Toronto StarWhen U.S. air force discovered the flaw of averages 
  • Isaiah Mustafa is the man your man could smell like. 
  • Albanese Candy 
  • NPR: Are Gummy Bear Flavors Just Fooling Our Brains? 
  • Behavioral scientist and professor Aradhna Krishna on the power of mental imagery 
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