Smart Nonsense

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/Join the waitlist for our new app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://clipt.co/Timestamps:(0:00) Intro(3:09) The American Flag Snuggie(9:23) The absurd hockey gear exam bet(11:27) The $150k app and why software is so hard(20:50) We need a hot mic(23:14) Rematching for 3 hours a day(25:24) Building Xbox Live for studying(30:25) The family business and the backend engineer girlfriendHenry:🎥 Henry's Vlog: : https://youtu.be/k6vHpBUfbb8?t=128🎥 Henry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henrybelcaster/🎥 Henry's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@henrybelcasterDerd:🎉 Derd's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dummy.derd/#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcasterRecorded October 30, 2025

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(0:00) Intro(1:05) Reading Atlas Shrugged in the park(9:53) A suspicious guy on a bike(14:49) "Where is my knife?"(16:09) The bloodshot eye(19:15) The cool cucumber(20:50) Wiping fingerprints off the backpack(22:30) Pursuing the thief(24:40) Pursue!(26:42) The $25-for-medications story(30:03) The $100 bill get-out-of-jail-free card(31:21) Finding a cop, but it's a traffic cop(34:55) Oh no, a precinct jump(37:46) The police come in hot(40:29) Giving the police the phone(43:24) AirTags aren't real-time(44:40) The bike is recovered, but he's gone(46:27) The cop needs his lunch(47:50) Texting from the back of the squad car(49:00) All roads lead to chess(52:23) Now there are cops in the park(54:10) They're rolling up(55:20) Ratting on your friends(56:11) He's going to prisonRecorded September 11, 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) Intro(2:09) The piano is for happiness, not for show(3:09) Let's be jingle guys!(3:56) You can't put a piano in a belt loop(4:47) Recorder or creative writing?(5:28) An absolute trip fiasco(6:17) The buddy of a Twitter buddy(7:42) The definition of sunk cost(8:53) Deciding not to go on a trip the morning of(10:44) "I already lost respect for you"(11:34) Wildcard friend gets deported(12:28) Arriving in France with no housing(13:02) Crazy Avis(15:00) French customer service don't give a f...(16:15) We got to call the time!(17:40) The south of France is hot(18:27) Learning to drive a stick shift(19:51) The Zamboni yips(21:26) Cliff diving in France(23:43) Rosé is cheap(24:52) Pizza girl in a bougie town(26:33) Trying to flirt in French(27:36) Oh god...Recorded August 23, 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) Intro(2:05) The episode that was banished(3:06) His mom watched the unlisted pod(3:35) The friend who found the unlisted episode(5:08) A catch-22 in a new relationship(7:24) I now fully understand racism(7:55) The loud Africans at the movie in the park(9:53) The one thing a white lady hates(10:48) Banished from the five-star hotel beach(11:09) The new self-driving car thread(13:28) Full self-driving vs. the total fear(15:16) Self-driving missiles(16:07) The gamification of war(17:33) Me flying vs. the IG reels(19:04) What is smut?(19:39) How a heat-seeking missile works(22:31) Evasive maneuvers against a missile(23:33) Lemur 3: The new pilot(24:09) How to dodge a missile(27:11) What happens when a missile misses?(28:18) The final resting place of missiles(29:56) Using flares to fool a missileRecorded August 8, 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) Intro(0:47) Part II of the love and marriage saga(1:25) 7 hours a day on marital research(2:08) Tim ferris is a serious goose, not a silly goose(2:44) Getting adults to arrange things is impossible(3:25) The book of answers (our new bible)(3:55) The isosceles we have: Competing vs. slugging(6:05) The joe rogan jiu-jitsu analogy(6:45) Our approach to marriage is wrong(8:23) The case for arranged marriages(11:59) We marry families, not people(15:15) The enlightenment and romantic love(18:35) How the lower class started dating (19:21) Hollywood propagating romantic love(21:05) America is a bunch of rebellious teenagers(23:09) The girlfriend's grandma on the lips(25:44) Marrying for passion vs. values(30:52) Why we should be more family-centered(32:23) How arranged marriage was portrayed as evilRecorded August 5, 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) The Pod Was Doomed From the Start(0:15) Yesterday's episode was a dumpster fire(0:46) "Jump out the window" moments(1:23) When a joke goes wrong(1:49) My skin was Bible paper thin(2:06) Paper thin skin and company finances(2:42) The downsides of profit sharing(4:08) Changing our company's value system in a week(4:48) Our "bastard child business"(5:59) A man is only as big as the things that make him angry(6:30) Why did I cuff my shorts like that?!(7:29) Bringing back the old Smart Nonsense(9:11) The podcast might change forever(10:24) Living together before marriage?(13:12) Why we're trying to find religion(15:16) We're doing things historically we wouldn't do(16:45) 5 reasons living together before marriage is a bad idea(17:46) The Spaniard vs. Church(26:40) Everything is figure outable(27:47) Cohabitating focuses on the wrong things(33:29) Easy to break up, hard to get divorced(42:45) Everyone's ugly when they're 60(47:50) You don't get ready, you just figure it out(51:54) The importance of "we'll figure it out"Recorded July 31, 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) The "Lost" Fourth of July Episode(0:49) Cashing in a "Make-A-Wish" for an Ad Read(1:28) Hating Acting & The Ad Read Meltdown(2:44) The Roundabout Plan to Become Tom Cruise(3:40) The Navy vs. Air Force Flight Squadron Debate(5:49) Getting Blue Angels Clout for YouTube(6:36) The Time I Puked All Over Myself on a Plane(8:04) Flying Blue Angels: Joystick or Weapon?(9:36) The Glorious Sound of the A10 Warthog(10:42) The Naked Massage Experience(12:02) My Butt Was Clenched "Real Tight"(15:10) Boys Weekend & Why Golf Is a Ponzi Scheme(17:03) Getting Drunk & Mastering the Six-Iron(18:43) Breaking 100 with a Single Club(19:07) Getting Grounded & Taking Your Shoes OffRecorded July 19, 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) Siesta: my secret work-avoidance hack(1:09) Lake meetings: executive therapy for us(1:53) My weird memory vs. chess prodigies(2:47) Tiger Woods' golf vs. my brain fog(3:40) I land planes. You can't.(4:54) My heart's expanding (with... something?)(5:10) Warning: current dates, DO NOT LISTEN.(6:22) Shocking: girls can be funny!(8:23) Friends who are girls = dating chaos engine(9:31) Matchmaking: it's "lindy," so it's ancient.(11:28) Dating pools: hers shrinks, mine explodes.(12:30) Guys don't approach? I'm busy dancing.(13:37) That time we saw "Matthew McConaughey" playing tennis(15:52) My celebrity magnet: a random tennis court(17:27) I'm a "phenomenal" tennis coach (stuck on basics)(18:48) My terrible batting form, now on a tennis court(20:25) My D1 tennis player dating phase (RIP)(20:51) Friendship: low reward, high risk.(21:18) Tennis addiction: my love language.Recorded June 24, 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) I'm a mega-influencer now (and I use the toilet for Twitter)(0:58) My sacred Twitter time on the toilet(1:35) Munchkins vs. healthy wraps (I swear it was health)(1:59) Our friend just discovered Geoguessr five years late(2:53) The boys booted up Geoguessr at 1 AM(3:50) Geoguessr's game design: totally clueless(4:07) Playing Geoguessr with friends makes me happy(4:54) Geoguessr's flaw: no multipliers for my dominance(5:46) Geoguessr's fuzzy scoring system is just... bad(6:59) Geoguessr's mysteries: miles, kilometers, or just vibes?(7:24) Geoguessr's sound design: chef's kiss(8:16) Geoguessr makes millions, even with terrible multiplayer(12:45) Geoguessr's secret weapon: "monkey brain" addiction(13:34) Dropped in a Romanian forest alley: Geoguessr's worst nightmare(14:37) Brain Blast's perfect ramp: from easy to "challenge question"(16:15) Our app launch goal: minimum viable profitability!(17:18) Why I'm terrible at Brain Blast (it's not me, it's the game)(17:47) Hunter's "ethnoguessr" strategy: just look at the people(19:10) Geoguessr's simple pricing: pay to play, suckers!(21:09) Brain Blast pricing: pay to feel like a god(24:09) "Just copy what works!" - podcasting's ultimate wisdom(26:27) Our main metric: how many hours you lose to our appRecorded June 19, 2025#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/Join the waitlist for our new app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://clipt.co/Timestamps:(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 paradoxHenry:🎥 Henry's Vlog: : https://youtu.be/k6vHpBUfbb8?t=128🎥 Henry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henrybelcaster/🎥 Henry's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@henrybelcasterDerd:🎉 Derd's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dummy.derd/#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcasterRecorded June18, 2025

Newsletter: https://www.smartnonsense.com/SAT app: https://www.brainblast.com/Hire a video editor: https://www.clipt.co🕘Timestamps:(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 paradoxRecorded 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) 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.co🕘Timestamps:(0:00) Intro & Forgotten Rainbow of Life(2:35) NYC Rant: The City That Don't Sleep Sucks(6:10) Mike Wazowski Body Problems(11:25) Turkey Trip: The Last-Minute Adventure(15:47) Beach Town Disaster: "Imagine This Place In Season"(19:32) Hot Air Balloon Rides in Cappadocia(23:15) Epic Hog Adventure: Tearing Through Mountain Ridges(27:38) The Ravine Disaster: When Google Maps Betrays You(35:42) Type 2 Fun vs Type 3 Fun: Two Ways to Handle Disaster(39:50) Istanbul: Soho House and Turkish Baths from Hell#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

Episode #336 with Henry and Dylan(0:00) One-take pod attempt fails immediately(0:28) Season of giving (all seasons)(0:54) Emptying someone else's dishes(1:12) Adults don't need kitchens anymore(1:40) Friend discovers pasta for first time(2:40) HubSpot returns to Clipt (full circle)(3:28) Wings smart scale confusion(4:42) Weather reports from bathroom scales(5:15) Snuffleupagus nose problems(6:12) The glasses revelation (she couldn't see him)(7:02) Forced CVS trip for allergy meds(7:35) Steve Jobs' right-hand man(8:14) Acupuncture miracle cure(9:36) Different doctor reactions to miracle cures(10:35) Apothecary and bloodletting remedies(11:02) Jobs died from minced apples (not really)(11:42) Acupuncture experience in Rhode Island(13:02) Learning from Steve Jobs' posse(13:29) Steve Jobs HATED styluses(14:40) "We're born with 10 styluses" (fingers)(15:20) Brain Blast draw mode drops(16:08) The pencil vs. phone writing challenge(17:18) The friction advantage (think before you write)(18:04) Big J delivers the coding miracle(19:10) Drawing on the app (it actually works)(20:30) Two-finger scrolling discovery(21:30) Smooth transitions between app screens(22:30) Product development priorities struggle(23:38) Disagreeing more when building software(24:45) Steve Jobs and dog-fooding your product(26:10) Game modes: solo, async, and sync play(27:30) Learning radians through Brain Blast(28:45) Getting crushed by lightning-fast answers#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Episode #335 with Henry and DylanTimestamps:(0:00) WTF is this podcast?(0:55) Dad said don't (did anyway)(1:58) Creepy staring 101(3:30) Sunglasses hack(4:21) Pro-level glancing(5:05) Dog learns Chinese(5:38) Irish guy's Chinese flex(8:10) TRADE SECRETS ALERT!(8:44) Fake Spiegel texts(9:36) Peekaboo → Snapchat(10:30) Spiegel: genius or lucky?(11:42) Do one thing well(12:50) "Making an app" kills conversations(13:45) Two ideas, one dev(14:40) Channeling Jobs(16:12) Toilet-friendly SAT(17:45) Fat finger solutions(19:35) Pencil kit breakthrough(21:20) Infinite canvas hell(23:15) Everything is janky(24:40) Nobody's playing#SmartNonsense #DylanJardon #HenryBelcaster

Episode #334 with Henry and Dylan🕘Timestamps:(0:00) "I'M SUPERMAN!"(1:17) Lone Nut Theory(2:04) Flat Tire Karma(2:28) Backpack Elevator Hell(3:15) Bike Almost Kills Everyone(4:01) "ISOSICLES?!"(4:58) BOWLING BEEF(6:10) Shoe Shine Brendan Exposed(7:05) "Down to Go Up" Philosophy(8:12) Lefty Strikes vs. Trash Spin(9:04) Airport Mind Games(10:15) Exit Row Anxiety(11:27) "I Believe Nothing!"Recorded April 19, 2025

Episode #333 with Henry and Dylan(0:00) - Intro(2:55) - Sweetgreen Rage(5:25) - Math Doesn’t Lie(6:53) - GOAT Gaslight(8:10) - Fries & Food Poisoning(10:30) - SAT Pivot(12:03) - From Mess to MVP(15:34) - Death to Curvy Lines(22:10) - Snapchat Scribbles(30:44) - Inbox = SAT EngineRecorded April 18, 2025

Episode #331 with Henry and Dylan

Episode #330 with Henry and Dylan(0:00) - Intro(1:17) - The Mike Trout Foul Ball Saga(3:02) - Feral Human Instinct at Baseball Games(7:05) - Baby Habachi Reactions & Reels Addiction(11:57) - The Art of Ambling in SF(14:31) - San Francisco's Startup Energy(18:54) - Evan Spiegel’s Genius Design Moves(22:44) - Stanford Vibes & Dropout Culture(29:33) - Why I Chose Brown Over Stanford(34:04) - Social Entrepreneurship & Cringy Teen DecisionsRecorded April 1, 2025

Episode #329 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Podcast intro struggles(01:45) Unexpected golf meetup(02:22) Coping with stress through sports(03:34) Food poisoning experience(07:28) Discovering nightlife and friend group conflict(12:39) Hiring process and candidate traits(15:44) Challenges in selecting the right developer(16:57) Frontend vs. backend debate(20:38) Potential hackathon hiring approach(21:54) Evaluating code quality and technical skillsRecorded March 21, 2025

Episode #328 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Sickness update(01:11) Yes Man mentality(02:11) Weeklong birthday celebrations(04:58) Dating older women debate(07:02) Younger vs. older dating(09:03) Spongebob changes(10:15) New Spongebob vs. original(12:11) Work struggles(13:26) Brain Blast game development(23:40) Hiring challenge and CTA issuesRecorded March 13, 2025

Episode #326 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Tate McRae and Kid Laroi(03:05) Bruno Mars' music versatility(04:25) Embracing a "Yes Man" mindset(05:47) Video on personal feelings(07:08) Impact of saying "yes" more(08:42) Social life improvements(10:12) Rock climbing experience(13:41) Positive changes from Yes Man(15:52) Babysitting experience(19:06) Parenting challengesRecorded March 3, 2025

Episode #326 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Weekend reflections(01:31) Work vs. not work mindset(02:10) Sunday scaries vs. awesomes(03:31) Hockey tournament weekend(05:23) Flat tire adventure(07:09) BMX curb jumping lesson(08:16) Social vs. solo weekends(09:32) Shifting to a "yes" mindset(13:03) Saying yes improves relationships(16:57) Extending conversationsRecorded February 24, 2025

Episode #325 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Podcast evolution(01:58) Haircut struggles(03:09) Talent management(04:38) Mr. Beat vs. Mr. Beast(07:02) Brand deals strategy(09:26) Content creation workflow(10:36) Training team members(14:18) Remote vs. in-person work(17:53) SAT study insights(21:54) Understanding foundationsRecorded February 14, 2025

Episode #324 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Introduction to Krishna(01:21) Future Admit - SAT Prep Startup(02:57) Growth via Social Media(06:16) Meeting in Person(07:37) Clipped - Scaling & Loans(09:31) $100M Future Admit Vision(12:21) Making Learning Fun(20:55) Entrepreneurship vs. Traditional Jobs(34:15) Future Plans & Expansion(42:40) Smart Nonsense MissionRecorded February 13, 2025

Episode #323 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Podcast intro(01:21) Makeshift standing desk(02:39) Late-night SAT cramming(03:58) Math obsession & problem-solving(05:40) Rediscovering fun in learning(08:44) School kills curiosity(09:20) Fascination with math history(12:09) Flow state & math addiction(14:36) Discovering social bars(18:40) Lowkey Valentine’s Day plansRecorded February 12, 2025

Episode #322 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Intro(01:15) Super Bowl talk(02:48) Criticism of live rap(05:38) AI sentiment analysis(06:19) Trail mix chocolate theft(08:34) Ice hockey enforcer kid(09:45) Kid’s birthday decree(12:57) Podcast editorial correction(14:41) Biking with sticky throttle(16:18) Clashing with old ladyRecorded February 10, 2025

Episode #321 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Short form content breakdown(02:37) Importance of strong hooks(05:12) Using interruptions for engagement(09:09) Character consistency in storytelling(11:51) Visual humor and timing(17:50) Effective shot composition(23:32) Refining reactions for clarity(26:49) Showing instead of telling(30:55) Enhancing comedic impact(42:39) Using sound design for tensionRecorded February 7, 2025

Episode #320 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) Michael Reeves new video(01:46) Past live-streaming failures(03:02) F1 reaction time challenge(05:42) Viral game concept(07:58) Building the right product(09:30) Street Fighter game mistake(12:52) Management and decision-making(16:04) Balancing ownership and control(18:40) Michael Reeves' creativity(24:16) AI negotiating botRecorded February 7, 2025

Episode #319 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:00) New season begins(00:42) Existential crisis reflection(02:29) Late-night brainstorming(03:43) Accidental hackathon origins(04:54) Brain Blast focus shift(07:54) Perfectionism vs. shipping(16:46) Playable game build released(24:57) Game drives engagement(27:00) Iteration and simplification(37:35) Building simple SAT gameRecorded February 6, 2025

Episode #318 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video(00:03) Discussing catching up to present day(01:25) Talk about Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga(02:04) Discussing Bruno's streaming numbers(03:24) Comparing Bruno Mars and Sexy Red's popularity(04:46) Bruno Mars's broad music success(05:28) Debating content creation versus business growth(08:14) Alex Horos's advice on software companies(09:22) David Sacks' advice on agency improvement(10:00) Mr. Beast’s approach to business and content(12:48) Building courses before software appsRecorded January 30, 2025

Episode #317 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video (00:03) Shaky camera issue (00:46) Cheap table discussion (01:31) Moving to New York (02:13) Company ambitions (02:48) Sisyphean snow shoveling (04:01) Manual labor as mental clarity (06:06) Billionaire friend's luxury hockey rink (07:45) Dream property with guest houses (09:01) Exclusive sports community (10:13) Missing chance to play with NHL legend (11:20) Golfing with David Sacks (12:29) Podcast guest quality concerns (13:49) New season, new content strategy (15:44) Making boring things fun (17:43) YouTube vs. building a billion-dollar company Recorded January 23, 2025

Episode #316 with Henry and DylanWatch on Youtube & SubscribeWatch Henry's last Youtube video (00:00) New season begins (00:39) Pinky injury discussion (01:20) Story about friend with frequent bathroom issues (02:07) Food poisoning incident in Costa Rica (02:53) Unusual travel group dynamic (04:45) Severe sickness from eating bush meat (06:05) Struggle with vomiting and clogged sink (07:22) Malaysia food poisoning comparison (08:36) Extreme diarrhea is uncommon in developed countries (11:10) Travel companion obsessed with tanning (12:39) Concept of minimum viable sun exposure (14:31) Misconceptions about tanning through windows (17:19) Sudden shift in sun protection habits (19:17) Plan for a dedicated China & Malaysia discussion (20:47) Guide’s politically incorrect comments Recorded January 22, 2025

Episode #315 with Henry and Dylan Recorded January 10, 2025

Episode #314 with Henry and Dylan Recorded December 20, 2024

Episode #313 with Henry and Dylan (00:00) Intro (01:23) New CEO Approach (02:29) Measure to Manage (04:10) Siloed Roles (05:48) Benefits of Being In-Person (06:48) Sunflower Hours (09:27) Fat Albert on Wheels (12:07) A Midnight Mishap (16:27) The Triple Down (20:47) Changing the Dating Criteria (26:23) The Hang Metric Recorded December 18, 2024

Episode #311 with Henry and Dylan Recorded November 22, 2024

Episode #310 with Henry and Dylan (00:00) Halloween Vibes (02:14) Hockey Edits Take Over (05:34) Managing Projects (07:40) Life Without a Phone (11:14) The "Pay for Fun" Principle (13:25) The Value of Time with Friends (18:21) Supporting Specific Causes (20:56) High-Leverage Giving (21:30) The Sunflower Lifestyle (22:59) Preparing for Daylight Losing Recorded October 31, 2024

Episode #309 with Henry and Dylan Recorded October 24, 2024

Episode #308 with Henry and Dylan Recorded October 22, 2024

Episode #307 with Henry and Dylan Recorded October 18, 2024