132! The Power of D&D and Electronic Chill

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