Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense

Cringe, Burnout, and Other Shower Thoughts

In this episode, we talk about life updates, weddings, tattoos, cats, and absolutely no outline. Somewhere between Martha Stewart lore and Coachella discourse, we end up talking about burnout, balance, and why everyone is so tired all the time. This is Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense.

Artemis II Was Just the Beginning

In this episode we start with Artemis II and what it might feel like to see Earth from space, before drifting into paint and sip nights, 3 a.m. chicken tenders, and mild existential crises about academia. From there, things spiral into research life, causality skepticism, ChatGPT and LinkedIn cringe. A little science, a lot of nonsense.

We're back!!

After a few quiet weeks, we’re back with a catch-up episode. We talk about what we’ve been up to, why recording didn’t go as planned, Thanks for sticking with us — more nonsense soon.

Recorded Without Peer Review

A solo mini episode while Tess is away at a conference and our pre-recorded episodes… vanished. A quick update, a little reflection, a bit of molecular cloning, and zero peer review. Regular episodes return soon.

Post-Viral and Pre-Deadline

Tess is sick, Manpreet is deep in manuscript avoidance, and neither of us is emotionally prepared to be productive. We talk academic burnout, fake productivity, reality TV drama, bad audio feedback, and why tone is apparently a crime. This is Mildly Intellectual, Mostly Nonsense.