Critical Nonsense 

  1. 001

    Kanye // Depressed Futurists

  2. 002

    Drag Culture // Movie Sequels

  3. 003

    Experts // Awards Shows

  4. 004

    Celebrity // Moonshots

  5. 005

    Relatable Music // Meaningful Work

  6. 006

    Sexy Halloween and the State of Intimacy

  7. 007

    Mystery and Teen Soap Operas

  8. 008

    Board Games and Pets

  9. 009

    Thanksgiving and Dreaded Questions: A Special!

  10. 010

    Deprivation, Excess, and Disney Princes

  11. 011

    Nostalgia and the NFL

  12. 012

    Financial Independence and Bests Of

  13. 013

    Wild Prognostications: A Special!

  14. 014

    Professional Risks and Horror

  15. 015

    Baking and Legal Sports Betting

  16. 016

    Internet Attribution and Smart Homes

  17. 017

    The Gig Economy

  18. 018

    Generational Softness and Sensing Luxury

  19. 019

    Cancelling Artists and Social Media

  20. 020

    Neighbors and Becoming Old

  21. 021

    Dying Influence and The Value of College

  22. 022

    Rulebreakers and Video Game Movies

  23. 023

    Emotional Contagion and Meeting Online

  24. 024

    Safe Travel and Our Hero Obsession

  25. 025

    Funny Women at Work and Eyebrows

  26. 026

    Rewriting Words and Taking Offense

  27. 027

    Professional Oversharing and Selling-Out

  28. 028

    “Men” by Hollywood and Deep Work

  29. 029

    Nutrition and Multi-Level Marketing

  30. 030

    Disney Magic and Personality Tests

  31. 031

    Hobbies and the Mid-Tier City Moment

  32. 032

    Creative Compassion and Petty Extremes

  33. 033

    Self-Care and Sleep

  34. 034

    Pride and Self-Promotion

  35. 035

    Pokémon-Brain and Stick Perfume

  36. 036

    Business Trends and Values in Sports

  37. 037

    Keanu, Explosions, and Other Lightning Chats: A Special!

  38. 038

    Ghosting and Secret Menus

  39. 039

    Digital Ownership and Deconstructing Magic

  40. 040

    Sharing Our Feelings and Airport Culture

  41. 041

    Aging Professionally and Vanilla Bias

  42. 042

    Taking Care of Business and Meme Speak

  43. 043

    Bionic Bodies and Solving the World's Problems

  44. 044

    The Missy Elliott Legacy and Cultural Critique

  45. 045

    Top 3 Reusable Startup Hacks with Greg Kubin

  46. 046

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV

  47. 047

    WeWork and the School Year

  48. 048

    Fatalism and Picky Eating

  49. 049

    Ethical Travel and Work Friends

  50. 050

    New Life States and Comparing Ourselves

  51. 051

    Queer Comedy and the Toilet Tweet Butterfly Effect

  52. 052

    Pigs and Modern Spirituality

  53. 053

    Dinner Parties and The Value of Story

  54. 054

    Our Generational Divide and Using Fear

  55. 055

    Critical Nonsense Live‽ Adult Play, Fungi, Hot Takes, and Other Nonsense

  56. 056

    Customer Service and Made-Up Jobs

  57. 057

    Hidden Internet Treasures and Serious Thanks

  58. 058

    Thanksgiving Carols: A Special!

  59. 059

    Year-End Wraps and Online Performativity

  60. 060

    2019 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  61. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House

  62. 063

    Nostalgia for Musicals and Dealing With Dying

  63. 064

    Wild Prognostications 2020!

  64. 065

    Beyond Genre and Drops

  65. 066

    Our Parasocial Relationship with Kobe and Music Identity Politics

  66. 067

    Glass-Shattering Moments and Gifting

  67. 068

    Human Brands and The Vertical Video Debate

  68. 069

    Experiencing Time Differently and Protecting Queer Spaces

  69. 070

    The Merits of Jargon and Exploitative TV

  70. 071

    The Data Crystal Ball and Escaping Our Algorithms

  71. 072

    WFH and The Best Pies

  72. 073

    Being Bored and Alleviating Millennial Burnout

  73. 074

    The Mobile Gaming Stigma and Quarantine Intimacy

  74. 010

    Meme Speak and Disney Princes Rerun

    Rerun
  75. 075

    Top 3 Things Not to Do in Quarantine, with Clarissa Pharr

  76. 076

    Future Foods and Dog Ownership with Matt Millington

  77. 077

    From Enormous Baby to Hyping the Homies

  78. 078

    Green vs. Purple and Our Feeling Circle

  79. 079

    VERY Dirty Work and Irreconcilable Age Differences

  80. 080

    Content Overload and Personal Experiments

  81. 081

    To “Stan” vs. “Cancel” and Anger Management

  82. 082

    June 2020, A Voicemail

  83. 083

    Getting to Know “Karen” and How We Come Out

  84. 084

    Shopping Cart Theory and Our Hero Complex

  85. 085

    The Dampener Effect and Cohesion at Work

  86. 086

    The Asymmetry of Bullsh*t and Lessons from Black Fandom

  87. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind

  88. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds

  89. 089

    Feelings on the Ultra Rich and A Spice Investigation

  90. 090

    Thirst-vertising and Superheroes Today

  91. 091

    Appreciating Sharknado and All of Our Crushes

  92. 092

    Public Intellectuals and an Abundance of Mint

  93. 093

    Seeking Representation and Next Year’s Living Situation

  94. 094

    Hip-Hop’s Endurance and Survival of the Fittest Words

  95. 095

    About the Fake Ads... : A Special!

  96. 096

    After ADHD and Bland Brands

  97. 097

    Other People’s Allergies and Great Games

  98. 098

    Irony Poisoning and Iterative Wisdom

  99. 099

    Free Media and Virtual Family Functions

  100. 100

    Unfinished Convos re: Vanilla & Thirst-vertising & Pets

  101. 101

    Zero-Sum Games and Digital Drugs

  102. 102

    Six Handshakes: From Pretty BFFs to the Best-Worst Hitmen

  103. 103

    Repairing Life’s Leaky Faucets

  104. 104

    A Little Bit of Gratitude: A Special!

  105. 105

    The Audacity of Telling Good Jokes

  106. 106

    Subtle Cues and Interpreting Things Charitably

  107. 107

    2020 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review

  108. 081

    To “Stan” vs. “Cancel” and Anger Management Rerun

    Rerun
  109. 083

    Getting to Know “Karen” and How We Come Out Rerun

    Rerun
  110. 088

    Meme Metabolism and Internet (Speak) Speeds Rerun

    Rerun
  111. 108

    Geography of Innovation and People Watching

  112. 109

    Wild Prognostications 2021!

  113. 110

    5 Points on Gamestop and the “Stonks” Saga

  114. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings

  115. 112

    Cutie Corner: Real Talk and Mini Brands

  116. 113

    Black Futures Month and The Great Productivity Thaw

  117. 114

    Rugged Individualism and Waffle Toppings

  118. 115

    Revisiting Deep Work and Cinematic Universes

  119. 116

    The Bad Idea “Virus”

  120. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies

  121. 118

    Value Creation and Pasta Shapes

  122. 119

    Disintegrating Institutions and Tech Ambivalence

  123. 120

    Keeping Score and Storing Peanut Butter

  124. 121

    The Coming-Out Gauntlet and Thick Conversations

  125. 122

    Privacy Wars and Identity Questions

  126. 087

    The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind Rerun

    Rerun
  127. 123

    Emotional Granularity and Getting Cheugy With it

  128. 124

    Power, Pain, and Progress

  129. 125

    Healthy Conflict and Subtraction

  130. 126

    Magic vs. Tech in Media and Ghost Foods

  131. 127

    Local Sourcing and Fill-In-The-Blank Summer

  132. 128

    Compassion Fatigue and the Attention Economy with Dr. Charles R. Chaffin

  133. 129

    Power in Cute and The Kitsch Scale

  134. 130

    The State of Pride in 2021

  135. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  136. 131

    Simple Routines and A Fireworks Hailstorm

  137. 132

    The Power of D&D and Electronic Chill

  138. 133

    Organizational Purpose and Phsychedelic Healing

  139. 134

    The Story of Us and Fringe Theory

  140. 135

    The Fresh Blerds of Bel-Air and Perpetual Cringe

  141. 136

    Falling for New Things and Our Communities

  142. 137

    Competition and Life Lessons

  143. 138

    The Politics of Hello and Changing Faces

  144. 139

    Teenage Girl Power and Sharing Names

  145. 140

    Boundaries and the Creator Economy’s Impact

  146. 141

    Looking Back at Yourself and Neuroprints

  147. 142

    Etiquette and Holiday Decorating

  148. 143

    The Replication Crisis and Childhood Obsessions

  149. 144

    Being All-In and the Future of Cities

  150. 145

    Feelings About Institutions and Baby Names

  151. 146

    Relinquishing Power Redux

  152. 147

    “Spooky Season” and Halloween Costumes

  153. 148

    The Digital Vigilante Tax and The Privilege of Mediocrity

  154. 149

    Release the Gift Pressure Valve

  155. 150

    Dads and Holding Companies Accountable

  156. 151

    Over-Contextualizing

  157. 152

    Hitting the Breaks and Hanukkah Retail

  158. 153

    Stewarding Progress

  159. 154

    Wild Prognostications 2021 Year In Review!

  160. 047

    Mortal Kombat Fatalities and Rewatching TV Rerun

    Rerun
  161. 111

    Your Purpose and UFO Sightings Rerun

    Rerun
  162. 062

    ’90s Action Films and Cleaning Digital House Rerun

    Rerun
  163. 155

    Introducing: Nonsense VC!

  164. 156

    Wild Prognostications 2022!

  165. 157

    Information Control

  166. 158

    Buttresses, Tethers, and Grunts

  167. 159

    Kama Sutra and India’s Sexual Repression

  168. 160

    Minding Your Business and Trash Candy

  169. 161

    The Fraud Phenomenon and Vibe Shifts

  170. 162

    Boring-gram

  171. 163

    That Darn Disposability Culture

  172. 164

    Permeated Nonsense and Youth Culture

  173. 165

    Goblin Mode and Pathologies

  174. 117

    Cognitive Diversity and Office Supplies Rerun

    Rerun
  175. 167

    Rock Music and Genetic Identity

  176. 168

    Malicious Compliance and Chapsticks

  177. 169

    Nonsense VC! Cereal Cinematic Universes

  178. 170

    Weirder Inspiration

  179. 171

    Lessons Learned

  180. 172

    Ignorance and Discomfort

  181. 173

    Chickens, Vacation Pix, and Chaos

  182. 174

    Askers vs. Guessers and Working Hours

  183. 175

    Assembly Theory and Marshmallows

  184. 176

    Better Awards

  185. 177

    Legos and Dumplings

  186. 178

    Bagels vs. Donuts and Birthdays

  187. 179

    Childhood Media

  188. 180

    Media Twins

  189. 181

    Falconry and Lost Arts

  190. 182

    Grabby Aliens and Leftovers

  191. 183

    Growing Potatoes

  192. 184

    Nihilism

  193. 185

    Methods of Explaining Things

  194. 186

    Everyday and Existential Comfort Zones

  195. 187

    Saying Things Wrong

  196. 188

    Network States

  197. 189

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 1

  198. 190

    Cutie Corner! Hobbies, Part 2

  199. 191

    AI Art and Hamsterstanistan

  200. 192

    Consciousness and Killer Whales

  201. 193

    Preponderance of Ponderances: A Special!

  202. 194

    Fear

  203. 195

    Pranking for the Likes

  204. 196

    The State of Reality TV

  205. 197

    Dealing With Conflict

  206. 198

    Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition

  207. 199

    Remembering the Dead

  208. 200

    The Most Specialest of Thanks

  209. 201

    The Paradox of Milk Math

  210. 202

    Idea Killers and Body Doubling

  211. 203

    Phase Shifts

  212. 204

    2022 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  213. 205

    Video Game Film Adaptations and Male Friendships

  214. 206

    Wild Prognostications 2023!

  215. 207

    Competence, Constitution, and Control

  216. 208

    The Exquisite Euphemism Corpse

  217. 209

    Defining Cool

  218. 210

    Metering Confidence

  219. 211

    Question Asking

  220. 212

    Feelings

  221. 213

    Pondering Pettiness

  222. 214

    Packing

  223. 215

    Success

  224. 216

    Reflection

  225. 217

    AI Centaurs

  226. 218

    Pop Music Solos

  227. 219

    The Cake Renaissance

  228. 220

    Graduation Advice

  229. 221

    The Genuine Maybe

  230. 222

    Watching Things

  231. 223

    The Familiar Unexpected

  232. 224

    Optimism

  233. 225

    The Year of DnD

  234. 226

    Collective Vibes

  235. 227

    Tendies

  236. 228

    Patriotism and Empanadas

  237. 229

    Attractiveness

  238. 230

    Unexpected Audiences

  239. 231

    Finding Empathy

  240. 232

    Contradiction

  241. 233

    Gamifying Sleep

  242. 234

    Reconsuming Content

  243. 235

    Conceiving History

  244. 236

    Life Decisions

  245. 237

    Names

  246. 238

    Procrastitivity

  247. 239

    Honesty

  248. 240

    Justice Thresholds

  249. 241

    The Goldilocks Zone of Weird

  250. 242

    Unlocking the Fifth Gait

  251. 243

    Sourcing Criticism

  252. 244

    Pet Parenting

  253. 245

    Childhood Independence and Mental Health

  254. 246

    Inventing New Sports

  255. 247

    Wild Prognostications 2024 + 2023 Year In Review!

  256. 248

    Correcting People

  257. 249

    Goodhart Overhang

  258. 250

    Aquariums

  259. 251

    Rituals

  260. 252

    Obscure Analogies

  261. 253

    Teaching Agency

  262. 254

    Dopamine Culture

  263. 255

    Crying

  264. 256

    Finding the Right Answer

  265. Progress Report

    Awaiting the Eruption

  266. 257

    Sports Scandals

  267. 258

    Cringe Aversion

  268. 259

    The Trend-Mill

  269. 260

    Tree Timebombs

  270. 261

    Neighborliness

  271. 262

    The Bowl Generation

  272. 263

    Stinky Fish and Mayo

  273. 264

    Art in the City

  274. 265

    Rules of Thumb

  275. 266

    Aging Well

  276. 267

    Digital Poltergeists

  277. Progress Report

    Automating Our Instincts

  278. 268

    Predicting the Future

  279. 269

    Being a Champion

  280. 270

    How We Argue

  281. 271

    Feelings

  282. 272

    Generational War

  283. 273

    The Olympic Stroboscope

  284. 274

    Science Tourism

  285. 275

    Musical Turn Ons

  286. 276

    Fridgescaping

  287. 277

    Innumeracy

  288. 278

    Jazzing

  289. 279

    Abstraction

  290. 280

    Phone Bans

  291. 281

    Bicycle Innovation

  292. 282

    Spontaneous Brilliance

  293. 283

    Medical Serendipity

  294. 284

    Flat Power Distance

  295. 285

    Changing Our Minds

  296. 286

    Finding Financial Security

  297. Progress Report

    The State of Youth

  298. 287

    Concert Rage

  299. 288

    Living Forever

  300. 289

    Mind Wine

  301. 290

    Hybrid Work

  302. 291

    Cultural Beige

  303. 292

    Sci-Fi

  304. 293

    2024 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  305. 248

    Correcting People Rerun

    Rerun
  306. 251

    Rituals Rerun

    Rerun
  307. 294

    Friend Breakups

  308. 295

    Hybrid Work 2.0

  309. 296

    Wild Prognostications 2025!

  310. 297

    Sick Responsibilities

  311. 298

    Desire Paths

  312. Progress Report

    The State of Wellbeing

  313. 299

    Corn

  314. 300

    Random Nonsense Generator

  315. 301

    Hibernation

  316. 302

    Thought Bottling

  317. Progress Report

    To Follow or Not to Follow

  318. 303

    Being Spoiled

  319. 304

    Tools

  320. 305

    Metabolizing Uncertainty

  321. 306

    Being Seen

  322. 307

    Imagination Resolution

  323. 308

    Disavowing Your Creative Outputs

  324. 309

    Dating Optimization

  325. 310

    Stress

  326. 311

    Bravery

  327. 312

    Creating With Friends

  328. 313

    No-Phone Zones

  329. 314

    Universal Truths

  330. Open Letter

    In A Quiet So Loud

  331. 315

    Going Analog

  332. 316

    Possibility

  333. 317

    New Rules

  334. 318

    The Beach

  335. 319

    Being Cool

  336. 320

    Doing Hard Things

  337. 321

    Clarity

  338. 322

    Old

  339. 323

    AI Defenses

  340. 324

    Waving

  341. 325

    Patterns of Wisdom

  342. 326

    Changing Personalities

  343. 327

    Notes-apalooza

  344. 328

    Compromises

  345. 329

    Imprecise Language

  346. 330

    Unlikely Internet Innovations

  347. 331

    Generalists

  348. 332

    Remembering Important Details

  349. 333

    Hanlon’s Razor

  350. 334

    How to Strategy

  351. 335

    Giving a Fart

  352. 336

    2025 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

  353. 337

    Dressing Up

  354. 338

    Short-Form Video

  355. 339

    Medical Experiments

  356. 340

    Actuallys

  357. 341

    What You Doing?

  358. 342

    Wild Prognostications 2026!

  359. 343

    I Love You

  360. 344

    Relationshipping

  361. 345

    How We Learn

  362. 346

    Hating the Player

  363. 347

    Making People Laugh

  364. 348

    Zombies

  365. 349

    What's So Important?

  366. 350

    Summer of Sillies

  367. 351

    Trusting Our Instincts

  368. 352

    Writing

  369. 353

    Knowing Each Other

  370. 354

    Early Birds and Night Owls

  371. 355

    Reviews

  372. 356

    Overbranding

  373. 357

    Good-Looking Food

  374. 358

    Reading

  375. 359

    Books Everybody Loves

  376. 360

    Being Scared of AI

  377. 361

    Waiting in Lines

  378. 362

    American Stuff