Episode Details

How powerful is Dungeons & Dragons? And how are smooth jazz and chill electronica different? [33:25]

This week, Joey, Aaron, and Jess talk about the educational benefits of D&D, the changing status of "The Nerd," platforming Tolkien, low cognitive load, pleasant white noise, and anti-pop. They don’t talk about how Tears for Fears isn't yacht rock, smooth jazz, or electronic chill—they're just great.

references

• Closed captioning of this podcast available via our YouTube channel
• Progress Report's latest off-white paper: Encoding Organizational Purpose
• What is Dungeons & Dragons?
• And, what are Otaku?
• Shock: Social Science Fiction by Joshua A.C. Newman
• Roll 20
• Wine Country
• Cheddar explains: How Focus Music Hacks Your Brain
• How Smooth Jazz Took Over the '90s
• Not smooth jazz or Kenny G: George Michael's "Careless Whisper"
• Low Cognitive Noise: a Critical Nonsense playlist