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Expertise
is Overrated.

Hi, we're Sean and Vib — two nerds with a wildly inflated sense of our own intelligence, here to answer the pop-culture questions absolutely nobody asked us to answer.

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Most recent episode · 9 Sept 2026 · 01:18:54

The High Kings of the Noldor

Hello, and welcome to episode 98 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We are back in the wonderful world of Tolkien, casting judgement on not just some elves, but arguably the mightiest elves to have ever lived: the Noldorin High Kings.

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31 Aug 2026 · random nonsense

The First Blog: It's All Downhill From Here

In our very first blog post, we ask such critical questions as 'why on earth does this even exist'

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