Qualified Nonsense

On this week’s show, we open by talking about algospeak (the language we all see used to bypass censorship on social media), getting a sponsorship, and how it may not be all that necessary. We then get into our main content by exploring questions from reddit ranging from ordering expensive drinks on a wedding party’s tab, which historical figures we would sleep with, and which life changing item w...

Welcome to our nightmare! In this Halloween-themed episode, we unbury some vampire mythology, conjure up our thoughts on familial conflict surrounding Halloween candy, and scare up the idea behind America’s sexy costume obsession. Plus, we dig into topics like: Spencer’s gifts, kids’ costumes, ‘Nosferatu’, modern baby names, death in a theme park, the shift from clowns being wholesome to being cre...

This week, we open things up by trying out some tongue twisters, before jumping into our questions from reddit. We shame someone for traveling to Las Vegas on their child’s birthday, we discuss the etiquette of what to do when you wake up first at someone else’s house, and we discuss whether we regularly keep our phones silenced or not. Plus, we talk about traveling with children, one night stands...

In this episode, we open things up by talking about the 1988 classic, ‘Big’, and how it plays to a 2026 audience, before talking about other childhood movies and skeevy music. We then get into reddit questions by discussing how best to deal with insulting an HR manager while unmuted on Zoom, and whether killing a 9/11 hijacker before the events of 9/11 would lead to a lighter sentence. Throughout...

On this week’s episode we are joined by Eli Green, our first second-time guest, and owner of Troy, MI’s Stumblebum Beer Co. Eli shares some unfortunate news about his business, but we have a cure for the blues with questions from reddit! This week’s topics include mundane tasks taking longer than necessary and the funniest way to say that you need to use the bathroom. Plus, we get into the current...

This week, we open with a little trivia quiz about the cities we live in. Then we get into a discussion about train travel before getting into our main questions that include a discussion about examples of high risk/low reward behaviors, matcha tea, and an increasingly common discussion point on this show: proper bidet use. Plus, we talk about our brief minor social media fame. - Send any question...

In this episode, we open by discussing our personal hygiene preferences, including a fierce debate about overhand/underhand toilet paper etiquette. We then talk about whether attacking someone online makes one a buttface, bot accounts, the hostility of redditors, what we’re most afraid of, facing our own mortality, ‘Weapons’ spoilers, retirement anxieties, ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle’, and more! - Send...

This week we open the show talking about everyone’s favorite topic: local developments! We talk about the town of Estacada, Oregon, The Safari Club, a grisly murder, missed connections, types of coffee, dirty sodas, Zyn, and more! Plus, we answer a couple questions from reddit about how to tactfully leave a party and whether it is normal to need to spend all day in bed. We cover it all! - Send any...

We open things up on a downer note by discussing the passing of Dolly Parton, our favorite songs of hers, and separating the art from the artist. We then get into how to properly dispose of old family heirlooms no one wants, and which skill we would choose to compete against 100 people in a battle to the death. Plus, we talk about how we’re not confident in any of our skills, lasting legacies afte...

This week, we open the show talking about podcast statistics and how you, reading this right now, can help us grow! We then head into the content mines by answering some questions from reddit where we look at things that were once considered a sign of status that are now seen as cheap or cringey. Plus, we talk about Facebook Marketplace returns, a child possibly addicted to cigarettes, Brandon’s r...

After Matt donned his new shades in the last episode, the rest of the gang joins him with sunglasses and backwards hats for no particular reason. Jake opens by reporting sad news about friend-of-the-show, Eli, and the future of Stumblebum Beer Co. We then get a little lighter by talking about skills that take less than an hour to learn that makes one look like a genius. We also figure out the etiq...

Welcome to the introduction of cool sunglass Matt! Check out our Youtube Channel to see his new specs! After lavishing him with praise, we talk about pay-it-forward chains at drive-thrus, things that younger generations are rejecting, ways to scam your credit card company, old man complaints about our vision and hearing loss, the comeback of cigarettes, and more! - Send any questions or comments t...

The boys are all back from traveling and vacationing and we are back to our regular recording setups this week. We open the show talking about our whereabouts, including a lengthy discussion of Matt’s newfound love of bidets. Plus, we into viewing luxury properties under false pretenses, how long is too long to wait for food at a restaurant before ditching, plus we talk about or dinnertimes, Jake’...

This week, it’s just Jake and Brandon toiling in the content mines while Matt takes some vacation time. We talk about colonoscopies, nagging existential questions, the sun dying, the comfort of feeling small in the vastness of the universe, cruise control, driver’s ed, outdoor hobbies, de-thatchers, male grooming devices, and more! - Send any questions or comments to: qualifiednonsense@gmail.com a...

This week’s show opens with some chit-chat about underwear before we shift to how to spend/invest a lottery windfall, how we would spend lottery money, frivolous purchases, and the modern-day appeal of pirates and vikings. Plus, were pirates the pioneers of DEI hiring practices?! All that, and more! - Send any questions or comments to: qualifiednonsense@gmail.com and don't forget to rate, review,...

Jake’s shipping up to Boston this week, so we’re partially recording on tour! Because he’s recording from a hotel room, the sound quality is a little different, but the content quality is off the charts! We discuss which stats we’d like to see about our lives, using ChatGPT to express kind sentiments, Boston sights, negativity and groupthink on Reddit, and more! - Send any questions or comments to...

This week, we open by discussing inflation and what we could buy for $5 100 years ago. Then, we’re a little punchy from a late evening recording, and things slide off the rails fairly quickly as we look at what life was like pre-internet, followed by the dangers of our modern world. We wrap things up by figuring out which items we would never buy used. Plus, we discuss the handiness of walkie talk...

On this episode, we start with a bang, literally! We then help out some redditors figure out a situation after being the victim of a crime, and proper etiquette when someone breaks wind in front of them. Throughout it all, we give our World Cup predictions, our limited grasp of USSR history and the ‘Rocky’ franchise, the rules of the safety/doorknob game, cleaning between the seats of our cars, an...

This week, we celebrate (?) the United States’ 250’s birthday with all America-related questions! We have guest and friend-of-the-pod, Roux, joining us to give us perspective on topics like obvious signs that someone is an American, why Americans are so accepting of long drives, America’s greatest contribution to humanity, Bulgaria, Coca-Cola, Transylvania, ice (frozen water, not the agency), Euro...

This week we embrace the aged men that we are and talk about things we no longer pretend to enjoy in our old age, we talk about wine, hiking, being out too late, zoo animals we’d rather encounter in their enclosures, sea creature encounters, and more! - Send any questions or comments to: qualifiednonsense@gmail.com and don't forget to rate, review, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice!...

We’ve got a bit of a format change this week where we start with questions from Reddit to keep things fresh and engaging! We discuss blowing up at friends for not liking TV/movie recommendations, door-to-door salespeople, a lot of ‘Frasier’ talk, things that were ruined because too many people discovered them, and more! - Send any questions or comments to: qualifiednonsense@gmail.com and don't for...

This week we dive into the murky end of the pool by talking about dead bodies in bodies of water, Matt’s birthday, Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, NC, using coupons on a date, which foods we’d live off of for a week, and more! - Send any questions or comments to: qualifiednonsense@gmail.com and don't forget to rate, review, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice! Thanks for listening!...

This episode starts with some interesting shark facts, but try not to be too distracted by Jake’s foot cam (check out our YouTube, if you dare!). This week we talk about shark attacks in the US and Australia, spring weather, kangaroos and their meat, frenemies inviting themselves to weddings, Jeopardy phrasing, using “how come” instead of “why”, words we intentionally pronounce “wrong”, and more!...

This week’s show allows us to ponder our old school district boundaries, current school choice issues, middle schoolers, the generational superiority wars, our parents falling for AI slop online, advances in AI, the business model for AI companies, disgusting habits we find to be perfectly normal, flachspüler toilets, how to respond to cops when being asked how fast you were going, and more! - Sen...

Jake opens the show on a high-note by spitting fire (figuratively, not literally)! Then we get into topics like: street performers, Matt crashing a birthday party concert, Jake’s smashed finger, custom sounds for our technology, what to do when your boyfriend picks his nose too much, co-workers showing inappropriate videos, and more! - Send any questions or comments to: qualifiednonsense@gmail.com...