Critical Nonsense

Who is Karen and why do we hate her? And what does it mean to "come out"? [28:39]

This week, reruns from the Nonsense Wellspring (archive)!

Again, Joey and Aaron and Jess talk about Joey's grandma, overreactions, female stereotypes, pride-washing, otherness, and committing ourselves to fighting shame. They don't talk about how we hope you've been enjoying your break and we'll be back next week!

And please keep sending us your nonsense-thoughts to [email protected].

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How are cancel culture and stan culture related? And how do we rage in public and in private? [24:55]

This week, reruns from the Nonsense Wellspring (archive)!

Again, Joey and Aaron talk about the gentle breezes of Twitter, social currency, fan empowerment, one rude dentist, "angry black men," and escalating a game of work-league volleyball. They don't talk about the origins of "uncomfortable fuddy-duddiness."

And please send us your holiday noodlings to [email protected].

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Original Episode: "81! To "Stan" vs "Cancel" and Anger Management"

What happened in 2020?

This week, a special end of the year episode! Joey, Aaron, and Jess talk about the part where a pandemic ensued, bubbling dangers, a reappraisal of what matters, reluctantly buying all of the cars, the luxury of having a home, and the take Jess still believes is an indisputable slam-dunk. They don't talk about how it's time to submit your 2021 wild prognostications to [email protected].

Happy happy holidays, y'all!

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How do you pay closer attention to "the Meta Deck"? And how can we evolve our way of viewing others to include more charity of interpretation?

This week, Jess, Joey, and Aaron talk about car singing, listening better, our little mantras, giving grace, Lindy West, and the off-chance Aaron takes a sharp alignment turn. They don't talk about how next week is the return of our 2020 Wild Prognostications?

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What is the role of comedy in setting the boundaries of acceptable speech?

This week, Joey, Cultural Astrologer Osei Kwakye and Grand Comedienne Hannah Jegart talked about saying the funny thing loud, what's allowed when 'the parents' are out of town, the guilt of laughing, more on the Culture Wars, holding on to our hahas, and the Comedian Code. They don't talk about Alex's incredible intro.

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How do you make a podcast episode about Thanksgiving in 2020?

This week, a special! Aaron, Joey, and Jess talk about the weirdness of this week, the Busyness Olympics, poor mouthing, the logical proofs of gratitude, how to find things to be grateful for, and an extended special thanks. They don't talk about how this week of online shopping frenzy is the perfect time to get your Critical Nonsense merch.

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Which leaky faucet are you going to repair?

This week, Joey and Aaron and Jess talk about Aaron adjusting to Phoenix, Joey fixing his bike, Jess sorting her bead collection, replacements, thank yous, and the mindset of repair. They don't talk about whether any of us have ever actually fixed a leaky faucet.

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This week, another episode of Six Handshakes!

Special guests Alex and Steven join Joey and Jess to talk about the six degrees of separation between Bunny the dog gaining sentience, the paradox of two pretty best friends, a Taiwanese Halloween contest,Special guests Alex and Steven join Joey and Jess to talk about the six degrees of separation between Bunny the dog gaining sentience, the paradox of two pretty best friends, a Taiwanese Halloween contest, [in music notes], Birds Aren't Real, and the Ig Nobel Prize. They don't talk about Nora's "Cutie Collection" *enough*.

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The Critical Nonsense "Cutie" and "Vintage" Collections dropped today! Get your first-edition merch this week before it's gone.

"Bunny realizing she's fixed" and catching up on Bunny's saga.

If you haven't seen, here's Koko the Gorilla.

The original pretty best friends TikTok and the Mulaney and Kroll tweet.

Perfectly ordinary Halloween costumes.

The Qcumber tweet. Also: Birds Aren't Real.

Shod and Freud.

These hitmen won the Ig Nobel Prize. And good for this professor for his Hula Hoop win.

How do we escape the zero sum game? And what if technology is the drug of the future? [24:20]

This week, Joey and Cultural Astrologer Osei Kwakye talk about horse racing, linked fate, D&D lessons from Joey, Tristan Harris, the motif of the cigarette, and the social dilemma. They don't talk about how Aaron is currently winning the great Critical Nonsense swag race—check out the merch here.

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This week, our 100th episode‽

To celebrate, Jess (with Erica Hummel and Ben Vander), Aaron (with Valentine Aseyo) and Joey (with Jillian Camire) continue unfinished conversations we've had on the show. They talk about the canonical form of vanilla, The Chocolate Privilege, so many euphemisms, thirst representation, what dogs get out of the relationship, and living free from judgment. They also talk about the people that have made these 100 episodes possible, with special shouts to our incredible sound engineer, Alex Contell, and our inimitable designer, Nora Mestrich, and last but never least you, our dear listeners, for seeing us through this wild and crazy milestone. They don't talk about waffles.

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