We Figure Out How to Make a Viral Game | Smart Nonsense #350

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