Smart Nonsense

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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 ChicagoRecorded June 13, 2025#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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 CommunicatorRecorded June 12, 2025#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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 StrategyRecorded June 6, 2025#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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 yearsRecorded May 29, 2025#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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"#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.coTimestamps:(0:00) Brain blasted back to high school(0:58) Trade secrets spilled immediately(2:10) Using your own crappy product(3:45) Online test over stinky library(5:42) Calculator app disaster(9:36) Module 1: crushing easy problems(11:40) Bookmark management crisis(14:00) SAT prep = medieval torture(17:30) Score breakdown envy(21:20) SCORE REVEAL: Dylan's shocking 710(22:40) Pop's revenge: 730 domination(24:30) 80% effective, 10x more fun(26:35) Next step: actual studying#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster