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(0:21) 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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(0:00) Hockey injury & podcast sponsorships(3:42) The "toxic girlfriend" group chat(7:05) Fighting morning fog for flight lessons(10:58) What creates fog? Weather science(14:25) Windy.com & Ken Griffin's weather data(21:36) Chess.com: The perfect game app model(25:30) Getting hooked on chess & matchmaking(30:52) Making friends with random Polish players(34:10) Playing bots with celebrity skins(38:25) The Trumpowski opening & poker wildcards

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(0:21) Johnny IV Jr: Making the draw function seamless

(2:48) "Been living it up" - A DM from a celebrity

(5:05) Sponsored shorts competition with Cleo Abram

(7:12) Eyeball anatomy confusion

(9:31) Brain Blast roadmap: Solving the cold start problem

(11:45) Botting multiplayer lobbies

(13:17) Stats feature: Predictive SAT scores

(14:42) David Blaine's tricks come from ancient Indian magic

(16:35) "You only need one magic trick"

(17:45) Peter Thiel freaking out over magician's trick

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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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(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

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(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

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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

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