Smart Nonsense

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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

Recorded June 6, 2025

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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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(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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(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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(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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(0:00) Why dogs tilt their heads - the cockeyed Joe mystery

(2:47) Subway peaked in 2010 and now tastes like poop

(4:34) House hunting with $10K budget in West Village

(6:08) Naval's life philosophy: "You get what you deserve"

(8:23) New friends opened my eyes - finally living my 20s

(11:02) The Secretary Problem - Dylan solved it independently

(13:58) First time in a Waymo robot taxi in San Francisco

(16:27) Memorial Day debauchery weekend in Stone Harbor

(18:39) Alcohol is Lindy - missing out on college drinking

(20:56) Season of Yes - getting after it for 5 years

Recorded May 29, 2025

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(0:15) Hockey blocked shots injury

(1:33) Sean Puri "toxic girlfriend" saga

(3:20) Turkey trip makes people think I'm gay

(4:25) Flight lesson cancelled by fog

(7:17) Windy.com weather data discovery

(14:27) Ken Griffin's secret weather advantage

(18:55) Chess.com 150M ARR deep dive

(25:32) 2 AM chess friends from Poland

(30:15) First wins = 4x user retention

(35:10) Playing Mark Rober chess bot

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(0:00) Intro & Tartan Windmill Regrets

(1:35) Jeff Bezos First Principles & Being in the Room

(4:01) Draw V2 Surprise Launch - Johnny IV Jr

(9:26) "Living It Up" & Mystery DM Follow

(12:32) Cleo Abram Sponsorship Competition

(16:36) Flight School & $2,000 Gear

(18:03) Brain Blast Roadmap - Solo vs Multiplayer

(24:00) David Blaine & Swami Mantra Magic Book

(28:24) Peter Thiel Freaks Out Over Magic Trick

(29:31) Potential Date & Swakopmund Reveal

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(0:00) "Chimpanzee" mic test debate

(2:25) Two-club golf philosophy

(6:03) Retiring the Spaniard bar

(9:12) Ivy League parties & $80K watches

(12:36) "She lied about Harvard AND hockey"

(15:51) Accidental chess grandmaster encounter

(19:04) Pilot gear obsession explained

(21:35) $1500 headset & astronaut sunglasses

(23:40) "It's all a business write-off"

(24:51) Dating someone with Space Force connections

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(0:00) "NYC is basically Disneyland for adults" - Spring update and urban living metaphors

(3:42) Speech anxiety & King's Speech moment - Tackling public speaking challenges

(7:15) Soho House pool encounters - Almost meeting "Twitter hot" person

(10:23) Weekend plans: The Spaniard bar & becoming a pilot - Flight school ambitions

(13:57) Bloody nose chronicles - Pool paranoia and tampon solutions

(17:31) Dark turn: Bike accident story - Sobering reminder about street safety

(20:15) "Make the thing exist first, make it good later" - App development philosophy

(23:46) UI vs UX debate - Why functionality beats pretty design in early development

(26:21) The blank screen problem - Creating engaging first experiences in the app

(29:35) Learning from mistakes - SAT practice and tackling "the discriminant"

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