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Hosted by cj little and Jeff Parker · news · EN · 207 episodes
Nonsense desperately tries to make sense of today’s business, technology, and (sometimes) entertainment headlines. Not too serious and occasionally funny, join technologist cj little and leggy blonde Jeff Parker for their unique take on the past week. While we can’t promise you’ll laugh every week, we can promise you’ll learn something new (and maybe even interesting). New episodes drop every Tuesday & Thursday mornings (UTC). Produced by an orangutan; art thanks to artificial intelligence.https://nonsense.productionsTwitter: @nnsnspdcstInstagram: @nnsnspdcstGmail: nnsnspdcst@gmail.com
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Episode #41
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Episode #40
(0:00) Open (1:04) The Toxic Truth About Food Safety (3:22) Food Borne Illness Background (5:05) Cyclospora: It’s a Parasite, Not a Bacterium (9:02) Global Supply Chain Risks (14:30) Food Storage & Prep Risks (21:50) Avoiding it All Together (29:10) cj’s recommendation: Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food (2023) (30:16) Jeff’s Recommendation: Contagion (2011) Think your kitchen is a pristine culinary sanctuary? Think again! On this week's Big Story, the guys unpack the biological crime scene hiding inside your fridge, starting with the chlorine-immune parasite Cyclospora that recently turned Midwestern Taco Bell lettuce into a high-stakes supply chain mystery. We’re also blowing the lid off your worst kitchen habits. Are you thawing meat on the counter, using a sponge from 2024, or setting off aerosolized salmonella bombs by washing raw chicken in your sink? Discover the real science behind heat-stable toxins, wood versus plastic cutting boards, and why your body’s natural power-washing system (diarrhea, obviously) is actually an evolutionary masterpiece. Learn why a simple meat thermometer is your new best friend, how your stomach acts as a literal vat of battery acid fighting off microscopic invaders, and why we suspect our little parasitic friend could just be a free GLP-1 alternative. Produce Wash – FIT Organic Send us a voice message ! Nonsense is available here .
Episode #39
(0:00) Pre-Show (00:55) Open (1:50) National Junk Food Day (2:40) cj's week: Legoland & Lounge Chairs (5:37) Jeff's Week: Exploding Transmission Trunks (9:16) Headline: China continues to punch back against America’s AI dominance (13:50) Headline: Slashed Budgets, Spreading Bugs: How the FDA Missed a Massive Outbreak (20:31) Headline: AliExpress Breaks the Bank with Largest Tech Penalty in EU History (25:06) The Hotpoint Electric Refrigerator After navigating a 17-million-gallon water main burst and surviving a theme park stampede, the Nonsense hosts return to inspect the state of the world this week. Silicon Valley's AI moat is evaporating fast as trillion-parameter open-source models flood the market, offering top-tier reasoning for literal pennies on the dollar - just as chip and memory suppliers jack up prices on consumers. In even more stomach-churning news, a parasite outbreak linked to (possibly?) Taco Bell lettuce has hit thousands of consumers; begging the guys to take a look at the real-world consequences of cutting billions from public health funding while pushing a third of the CDC staff out. Finally, the EU cracks down on direct-to-consumer e-commerce giant AliExpress with a historic penalty for continuing to ship hazardous knockoffs. And you thought summer would be boring! China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance | The Verge Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from the US market after cyclosporiasis outbreak Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states - Ars Technica AliExpress hit with record $625M fine after failing to make EU-ordered fixes - Ars Technica Send us a voice message ! Nonsense is available here .
Episode #38
(0:00) Open (2:05) When Empty Pockets Become a Crime (4:02) Debtors' Prisons: A History (9:37) Famous People Who Went to Debtors' Prisons (18:17) Modern Day Debtors' Prisons (22:15) Other Systems That Seem to Work Better (29:05) cj’s recommendation: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (31:12) Jeff’s Recommendation: Emily the Criminal (2022) We made it to Episode 200! Yay us! To celebrate, we start off discussing the absolute worst financial trap in human history: debtors' prisons. Join us as we explore the wild historical details, from the Fleet Prison’s illegal, bargain-bin weddings to creditors holding actual corpses hostage for unpaid debts (!!). We break down how a system banned federally in 1833 has managed to sneak back into the modern era through civil court loopholes, suspended driver's licenses, and a cascading spiral of fines. Finally, we look at how other countries do things better (like Europe's scaling "day fines" that lead to eye-watering, million-dollar speeding tickets). It’s a fun ride; you’re going to love it! Researchers Decipher Cuneiform Tablet—and Discover It’s a Furniture Receipt How the world's first accountants counted on cuneiform - BBC News Code of Hammurabi - Wikipedia #HOCW 16 & 17: Two boundary markers. From Athens, Greece. Circa 500 BCE. - EMILY HAUSER SysAdminDoc/RcloneBrowserNG: Modern rclone GUI Send us a voice message ! Nonsense is available here .
Episode #37
(0:00) Open (1:01) The Glued-Shut Gun Sights (4:16) Alot About Aspirin (6:40) The Wrong Box of Resistors (9:29) The Spoiled Clover (12:03) The Exploding Hot Stove (16:05) Whippets Real Good (21:33) cj’s recommendation: NOVA on PBS (22:42) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Man in the White Suit (1951) If you've ever made a massive mistake at work and secretly hoped it would change human history, this is the episode for you. The boys are back before their summer break to sweep the lab floors of history and examine the brilliant mistakes left behind by brilliant (and sometimes incredibly clumsy) minds. In Part 2 of their deep dive into the beautiful, chaotic world of accidental science they highlight how a failed attempt at plastic gun sights birthed something super sticky, while grabbing the wrong resistor out of a parts box gave us a heartbeat. Plus, the suppressed history behind aspirin, a deadly rat poison that became a world-class drug, and the tragic, drug-fueled tale of the dentist who first pioneered anesthesia. It’s a roller coaster of a history lesson filled with corporate cover-ups, plenty of terrible execution, while distracting you, for a brief moment, from the crushing weight of reality. Harry Coover - Super Glue Harry Coover | Lemelson Pacemaker - Wikipedia Wilson Greatbatch - Wikipedia Charles Goodyear - Wikipedia Indigestion - Wikipedia The Incredible Story of New Haven's Charles Goodyear : r/newhaven NOVA PBS Official - YouTube THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT - Trailer Send us a voice message ! Nonsense is available here .
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