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The Economy of Nothing Podcast
207 | Something is Missing
In Episode 207 of The Economy of Nothing, Mr. Green and Captain Tracy explore why modern life feels like satire without relief. The episode begins with jokes about AI overlords and "robot slavery," before diving into the conspiracy theory of sacred geometry—ancient buildings allegedly designed with acoustic frequencies to influence emotion. The hosts consider whether today's equivalent isn't architectural at all, but algorithmic—delivered directly through the phones in our hands. They discuss placebo effects, the shift from physical town squares to digital presence, and how constant online exposure reveals the inconsistencies of public figures. A de...
2026-02-24
34 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
206 | We Accidentally Brought Piracy Back
Skull Pirates. Subscription revolt. AI paranoia. The Highlander reboot. Episode 206 of The Economy of Nothing opens with skepticism toward TMZ-style "latest updates," Epstein-file media theatrics, and the growing sense that no narrative is ever allowed to resolve. Then the Skull Pirates return. A pirate crew attempts to fire skulls from a cannon — only to discover the "cannon" is actually a Canon camera. High-resolution space photography ensues. Chevy Colorado may or may not achieve orbit. From there, the conversation pivots into something real: Resist Unsubscribe. What happens if ev...
2026-02-16
49 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
205 | Crypto, AI, and Other Lies We Tell Each Other
In this episode of The Economy of Nothing, things start with Skull Pirates, mystery boxes, and a completely unnecessary argument about skeleton anatomy — and somehow end up as a serious conversation about Bitcoin, AI, social media brain rot, and the quiet horror of modern life. Mike and Mr. Green break down: Why you only get to "sell out" once How Bitcoin turned belief into a business model Why AI, crypto, and social platforms all run on the same scam logic The illusion of wealth, power, and corporate "personhood"
2026-02-10
43 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
204 | Seven Eat Nine
In this episode, The Captain and Mr. Green drift from skull pirates and JJ Abrams mystery boxes into a brutal breakdown of modern media, celebrity overexposure, and an economy that refuses to let anything die. They unpack why franchises feel exhausted, why streaming platforms keep buying IP they can't actually use, and how Hollywood's risk aversion mirrors a broader system built on debt, middlemen, and artificial scarcity. From insurance scams and "act of God" loopholes to the cult of constant productivity and celebrity branding, the conversation circles one core idea: everything keeps running, even though nothing is...
2026-02-03
54 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
203 | Tech's in the Cradle
Check out the Visual Radio: https://youtu.be/uzp5wvjPmTs Did some interesting things In this episode, the hosts explore a range of topics starting with the arbitrary nature of awards and how adding challenging criteria would make them more meaningful. They then move on to discuss the broader implications of societal structures, emphasizing how norms and regulations often make life more challenging. The conversation touches on media's role in shaping perceptions, criticizing the lack of valuable content in the current era, and how giant corporations impact everyday life. They question the value of work driven by...
2026-01-27
45 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
202 | You're Still Expected to Participate
Mr. Green and Captain Tracy are back at the dispatch, riding an elevator and talking through passive income apps, gambling platforms, and why participation now feels mandatory across work, media, sports, and entertainment. The conversation moves from apps like Go Jackers and the normalization of sports betting into a broader discussion about the attention economy, work culture, and systems that keep running without delivering resolution. Streaming, gaming, and media all start to blur together, revealing the same engagement-driven logic underneath. Along the way, they explore the idea of an Economy of Nothing video game — turn-based en...
2026-01-20
47 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
201 | Speculative Labor
After a long break, The Economy of Nothing returns with Episode 201. Mike and Captain Tracy break down the Stranger Things Season Five finale, mystery-box storytelling, and why modern television seems increasingly unable to finish what it starts. What begins as a critique of plot holes and fan theories expands into a broader conversation about streaming-era TV, overlong runtimes, franchise exhaustion, and Hollywood's growing reliance on familiarity over risk. Along the way, they explore speculative labor, artificial scarcity, Pokémon card markets, and the economics of carrying value you're never allowed to inspect. This episode also s...
2026-01-13
1h 10
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
123 | All Systems Nominal
Everything works. Nothing feels intentional. We sat down for a quick warm-up and ended up deep in platform anxiety, VR flow states, consciousness-as-interface talk, and the realization that modern systems are designed to operate — not to mean anything. We talk about how the show gets made, why platforms feel broken even when they're functioning perfectly, how media turns noise into content, and what it's like posting into systems that don't care whether you're there or not. No clean thesis. No big resolution. Just the system running. In this ep...
2025-12-23
31 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
122 | Stranger Things Have Happened
We opened with a space-truck under fire, drifted into astral projection, tore apart modern vampire movies, and somehow ended up asking whether Netflix should be allowed to buy Hollywood. Check out the Animation in the Visual Radio: https://youtu.be/SYFQN1MtCyc In this episode of The Economy of Nothing, Captain Tracy and Mr. Green unpack: • why "stakes" don't matter in movies anymore • how Stranger Things lost the plot • why Sinners feels like an Oscar movie (and why that's weird) • the Netflix / Warner Bros rumor spiral • Silicon Valley's slow takeover o...
2025-12-16
53 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
121 | The J.J. Abrams Mystery Box Episode
This week on The Economy of Nothing, Mike Allen (Mr. Green) and Captain Tracy spiral through one of the most chaotic episodes of the year. We kick things off with Mr. Green's Portfolio Update — Nvidia, Google, semiconductors, GLP-1 drugs, international dividends, and a full breakdown of the "secret AI war" that may or may not be happening against China. Then the Captain goes nuclear on JJ Abrams, the Mystery Box, Tarantino, and Hollywood's bad habit of pretending narrative tension is the same as storytelling. It escalates. Quickly. We also dive into: Hamilton, historical my...
2025-12-09
55 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
120 | My First Day: Mr. Green's Pilot School Pilot
This week in The Economy of Nothing, the Captain attends his first day at Pilot School — and Mr. Green immediately regrets opening enrollment. We dig into the Scrubs pilot "My First Day" and break down why it works, how it builds character relationships, and how it accidentally becomes Nothing Corp's official training video. We talk Steadman disappearing mid-episode, Cox and Kelso as dueling mentors, JD's guilty conscience, and the infamous Janitor Penny conspiracy. Along the way, we spiral through the abandoned-hospital economy, the Turkish Disney castle ghost town, why real estate collapses are comedy, and ho...
2025-11-25
1h 15
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
119 | Fantastic Four (2025) Review — The Blandtastic Four Are a Fantastic Bore
Marvel's First Family is back — and somehow more boring than ever. In this week's episode of The Economy of Nothing, Mike and Mike break down the new Fantastic Four (2025), a film that manages to be ambitious, confused, and shockingly uneventful all at once. They dig into the movie's strange pacing, Reed Richards' complete lack of stretching, and the bizarre decision to open with a pregnancy test. The conversation also covers Marvel's ongoing identity crisis, the era of reshoots-as-plot, and why every scene now feels written for people who are only half watching. The episode ex...
2025-11-18
1h 08
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
118 | ONE TRILLION DOLLARS
The Captain and Mr. Green dive into the trillion-dollar economy of modern villainy — from Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package to the expanding shadow of the Nothing Corporation and the rise of the Dark Orbit. We talk: • Trillion-dollar compensation and the myth of genius • Government shutdowns as content strategy • Gil's golden shield — the rise of the nepotism cyborg • The Dark Orbit — building the universe's villain council • Gremlins 3, The Mummy, and nostalgia as economic fuel It's an hour of improvised worldbuilding, late-stage capitalism, and the comforting realization that evil scales faster than empathy.
2025-11-11
49 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
117 | Circle Jerk Economics
"Everyone's getting paid — just not by each other." In Episode 117 of The Economy of Nothing, Mike & Mike chart the endless feedback loops of modern capitalism — the tech giants investing in each other, the fake profits, and the divine grifts that hold it all together. The cold open starts with Mike's "laser pointer whip" moment — the classic EoN chaos that perfectly transitions into a conversation about how value gets invented, how faith becomes a business model, and how America's economy turned into a perpetual motion machine made of belief and branding. From there, we spiral...
2025-11-04
1h 08
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
116 | Optimized Capitalism
In Episode 116 of The Economy of Nothing, Mike Allen and Mike Bedont explore how capitalism has learned to fail profitably. Starting with a broken washing machine and ending in Hollywood's AI assembly line, the conversation tracks how everything — from appliances to art — is now optimized for replacement. Topics include: Planned obsolescence and the "five-year washer" problem Netflix, Disney+, and the streaming arms race Warner Bros. Discovery's failed Paramount bid The rise of private-money studios like Skydance AI in Hollywood and the future of creative labor T...
2025-10-28
1h 00
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
115 | The Jared Leto Problem
From Pokémon to Tron, this one's a slow-motion spiral into the economy of failure. Mike & Mike try to figure out why Jared Leto keeps getting work despite every movie bombing, how the Oscars turned into a feedback loop of fake credibility, and what happens when sincerity itself becomes a business model. Somewhere in the middle, Pokémon becomes an accidental metaphor for Hollywood's ranking system, Tron: Ares becomes a prophecy, and 30 Seconds to Mars gets exposed as the official sound of fake profundity. It's an episode about fame, myth, and the way ar...
2025-10-21
1h 05
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
114 | Follow the Blood Money
Bill Burr performs in Saudi Arabia. HBO Max cancels another show. Freddy vs Jason still makes no sense. From horror nostalgia to billion-dollar hypocrisy, Mike and Mike unravel what we choose to forget — from streaming traps to the blood money behind the camera. • HBO Max and the streaming trap • Freddy vs Jason (2003) and lost horror tropes • Bill Burr & Saudi Arabia – comedy vs conscience • EA Games, Dead Cells, and creative control • Slipknot, Suicide Squad, and nostalgia fatigue • The price of attention and the illusion of freedom "Freddy isn't the only thing time forgot."...
2025-10-14
1h 03
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
113 | Superman (2025) Full Breakdown — DC's Reboot Problem
James Gunn's Superman has arrived — but does it fly? In this week's episode of The Economy of Nothing, Mike and Mike pull apart the latest DC reboot, examining everything from plot structure to Lex Luthor's questionable plan. They debate Superman's characterization, Jimmy Olsen's sidelined role, and the film's uneven tone — balancing sincerity with Gunn's trademark irony. The conversation also dives into broader questions about modern superhero fatigue, CGI dependency, and what storytelling looks like when perfection becomes boring. Highlights include: The promise and pitfalls of James Gunn's direction Lex Luth...
2025-10-07
1h 26
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
112 | Rapture in September, Christmas in October, Idiocracy Year-Round
On this week's Economy of Nothing, we ask the big questions: 👉 Did the rapture already happen and we just didn't make the cut? 👉 Why does America feel more Idiocracy every year? 👉 And why is 28 Years Later suddenly #1 again, even though it's trash? We spiral from fake rapture infomercials to Andrew Jackson's bare-knuckle White House parties, UFC politics on the front lawn, Snowpiercer, nepotism in Hollywood, Netflix bumps, and how every scam becomes real once the media reports on it. Also: the upcoming EoN Christmas special, nepo babies, and the void that is the moder...
2025-09-30
36 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
111 | Augmented Reality Is Masturbation, Digital Gold Is the Illusion of Choice
Bitcoin, Fight Club, and The Economy of Choices! In this week's episode of 'The Economy of Nothing' podcast, we dive into a range of topics from Bitcoin's impact on the economy and choices to an in-depth discussion on the 1999 movie Fight Club. Mike Bedont AKA Captain Tracy reveals his thoughts on Bitcoin's future, debates the nuances of the film Fight Club, and whether he actually watched it. We also review various shows on HBO Max, including Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Rick and Morty, and the new Apple TV show starring Seth Rogan and our disdain f...
2025-09-23
1h 16
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
110 | Alien Earth, Mario Galaxy, DC Universe- Everything Simulated
This week Mr. Green and Captain Tracy map out the manifest destiny of franchises: FX/Hulu's Alien Earth (synths, cyborgs, xenos & Timothy Olyphant) The Super Mario Galaxy teaser and Nintendo's inevitable Smash-verse Spider-Man sequel fatigue and why anthologies might save superheroes The graffiti Cool S as proof we're all living in a simulation AI "shutdowns" (robots can't trip, sorry Skynet) Westerns as American myth (Deadwood, Hell on Wheels) Peacemaker and the DC Universe shuffle Plus: Oreos, Pepsi, and how podcast sponsorships might save...
2025-09-16
53 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
109 | $98 Is Better Than a Job
Title: $98 Is Better Than a Job | Economy of Nothing Podcast 109 Description: Mike Allen and Captain Tracy return with another round of The Economy of Nothing Podcast, and this week's theme is simple: everything's broken, but $98 at the casino is still better than a lifeguard job. 🥀 Unemployment & Gambling — Mike's $98 saga and why gambling pays more than lifeguarding. 🤖 AI Is a Grift — Google Gemini demos, NPCs, and why "Clippy 2.0" is back. 🏈 Football Is Broken — TV timeouts, betting, fantasy leagues, and refs as a metaphor for America. 🎬 Hollywood Problems — Austin Butler as the "new B...
2025-09-09
54 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
108 | Awkward Positions, Unreliable People, and Other Business Fundamentals
Episode 108 of The Economy of Nothing jumps from sex myths to zombie movies to the rise of diabetes — and somehow it all makes sense (in our universe, anyway). We kick things off with a freestyle announcement and a pitch for a Mass Effect TV show, before diving into the now infamous "missionary misunderstanding." From there it's a full ride: reviewing 28 Years Later, asking life's fundamental questions, running into bureaucratic walls, and confronting heavier topics like school shootings and the diabetes epidemic. We also look at how advertising, media, and even modern video games reflect the absurd state of...
2025-09-02
1h 02
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
107 | Rick Mission Mort-Possible: Tom Cruise, Netflix and the Value of Anything
Episode 107 — Rick Mission Mort-Possible: Tom Cruise Jumps Into the Streaming Wars Tom Cruise still won't go to space, Rick & Morty isn't the same without Roiland, and the Streaming Wars keep burning bad money after bad money. In this Visual Radio cut of The Economy of Nothing, we break down: The Mission Impossible stunt obsession (Go to Space, You Coward) Rick & Morty's future without Roiland and the Dan Harmon takeover Why Netflix feels cheap, Disney feels empty, and Apple keeps throwing money at vanity projects Unemployment lifeguards, Hollywood nepotism, and co...
2025-08-26
59 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
106 | Mr. Green's Totally Real Stock Tips
The Moonshine Crew is back, and this week Mr. Green reveals his Totally Real Stock Tips™ (please, absolutely do not invest). Along the way, Captain Unemployment battles HOAs, Cheyenne threatens society with fruit trees, and the crew decides once and for all whether movies break physics or just common sense. We rant about streaming ads as harassment, cross a Rubicon that technically doesn't exist, and dip into the ethics of AI, dictatorships, and why tire pressure lights are the true enemies of freedom. It's financial advice you can't afford to take — wrapped in car trouble, Star Wars melt...
2025-08-19
1h 02
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
105 | Twisted and Mental: Ice Cream, Streaming Ads, and Other Crimes
From dragons to $10 ice cream in 63 minutes. In this episode of The Economy of Nothing, hosts Mike Allen and Mike Bedont veer from $10 ice cream cones to streaming ads (or as they call them, "subtracts"), with plenty of detours in between. They debate whether dragons might have been real, celebrate Twisted Metal for getting TV right, and roast the decline of modern writing. Along the way, they dig into corporate collusion, the economics of novelty pricing, and Big Pharma's slow-motion disclaimers, all while keeping the conversation funny, fast, and just a little unhinged. From nostalgic T...
2025-08-12
1h 20
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
104 | America's Drink
This week we talk pirates, billionaires, and the algorithmic rot of corporate booze. It's a classic EoN hangout: Mike and Mike spiral through *Pirates of the Caribbean 5*, Nintendo nostalgia, weird fitness VR, and the slow death of flavor. The ghost of Four Loko lingers over everything. Also: livestream call-in culture, Google Calendar breakdowns, and the real reason Portal games feel like jobs. 📺 Visual Radio™: https://youtu.be/a79JQAQkGG4 🎧 Extended episodes + bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/economyofnothing 🌐 Official site: https://economyofnothing.com 📬 Contact: economyofnothing@gmail.com https://economyofnothing.com/portfolio
2025-08-05
1h 08
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
103 | God's Gonna Sit This One Out (and you should too)
This week on The Economy of Nothing, we ask the big questions: What if Forrest Gump had AIDS? What if Liam Neeson's wolf fight was real? And what if your guest couldn't speak… because she was an octopus robot? Mike Allen (Mr. Green) opens the Man Cave™ for a cinematic breakdown of The Grey, The Punisher, and the existential dread of survival movies. Meanwhile, Captain Tracy fights malfunctioning tech, Mississippi the dog, and a sentient Nanny Bot. Sarah joins the crew—sort of—but due to technical difficulties, her voice is silenced... leading to a cascade of bits about complian...
2025-07-29
40 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
102 | Star Wars and the Search for More SEO
This week, we broadcast directly from Yavin 4 to bring you the Star Wars Special—a rogue transmission of hot takes, nostalgic rewatches, and corporate-media despair. Mike B is joined by Brent and David for a full-scale nerd-out over Andor Season 2, the tragic brilliance of Rogue One, and whether Clone Wars ever really worked. From Ewok basement parties to the bureaucracy of fascism, we ask the big questions: 📼 What makes Andor so good it breaks Star Wars? 🧮 Can any future Star Wars match it—or are we just optimizing content for the algorithm now? 📺 Does Resistance ev...
2025-07-22
1h 25
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
101 | The Sheep of Wall Street
Welcome to Episode 101 of The Economy of Nothing — the first official episode of the podcast reboot, where we start building a universe from the basement up. Literally. Join hosts Mike Allen (aka Mr. Green) and Mike Bedont as they draft the blueprints for Mr. Green's man cave, dream up a parody of Wall Street inside a cartoon space truck, and argue over how much a Patreon tier should cost. Also in this episode: Is The Economy of Nothing a parody of Spaceballs or Star Wars? Yes. Mr. Green's La-Z-Boy, red-blue 3D glasses, and wh...
2025-07-15
1h 23
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
015 | Permanent Vacation
🎙️ Episode 015 – Permanent Vacation 📄 Description: Cheyenne's taking PTO (Permanent Tactical Offloading), Mr. Green's watching movies on the moon, and Captain Tracy is trying so hard to hold it all together. This week on The Economy of Nothing, we redefine rest, rage, and rant-based animation economy. In this episode: Cheyenne Soapbox is pitched as a lightning-powered trading card animation Mr. Green's Silver Screen Critiques go full fart-cloud NFT The crew watches Squid Game Season 3 projected on a lunar surface We invent the Attention Span Meter™ and still forget what we were...
2025-07-08
1h 17
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
014| We're Plotting a Show (and Losing the Plot)
This week, Mike's out and the remaining crew spirals through the process of trying to write a fake TV show—live, on mic, with no plan. It starts with a discussion of how the podcast itself *is* the pitch, and quickly devolves into segment chaos, Dispatch bureaucracy, and an attempt to build the Nothing Corporation's propaganda machine around Cheyenne. Also, The Accountant 2 gets rebooted again for some reason. Expect: production rants, anime modeling notes, fake commercials for surveillance drones, and a completely earnest breakdown of how (not) to structure a show. Welcome to th...
2025-07-01
1h 27
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
013 | Shark Tank of Ideas
In this episode of The Economy of Nothing, the crew tests the limits of what counts as a good idea. Ryan (aka Training Unit D1-CK) pitches from above a shark tank. Mike Allen analyzes fame, narcissism, and banner quality. The Captain just wants the podcast to stay on track. Along the way, they invent the Hollowoods Content Feedback Loop™, crown a new podcast king, and argue about mermaids—again. Recorded live across the studio, the truck, and deep within the Moonshine. 🔗 Early access + lore: patreon.com/economyofnothing
2025-06-24
1h 52
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
012 | Episode Twelve
Episode 012 – The Economy of Nothing Podcast What happens when you explain it over and over… and nobody listens? The Captain's losing patience, Mr. Green's spiraling about paperwork and waffles, and the Nothing Corporation quietly continues its galactic HR violations. In this episode: – The Moonshine Crew debates waffles vs. whiskey – Mike & Mike try to improvise… and lose their minds – Lore deep-dives on Mars, the cowboy planet, and dragon egg heists – Visual Radio plans for the animated show – Batman discourse gets completely out of hand It's all nonsense. But it's our nonsense.
2025-06-17
49 min
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
011 | A Surreal Metaphor
This wasn't supposed to be the episode. But it happened, we recorded it, and now it's canon. Episode XI starts with some low-grade chaos: voice tests, pharmaceutical tangents, a show that may or may not exist. Then Ryan calls in. And we spend the next hour and a half trying to figure out whether we're friends, coworkers, or just people who keep accidentally podcasting together. It's not dramatic, exactly. But it's definitely… not nothing. No lore this week. No planned bits. Just a long, strange conversation about apologies, performance, and whether anything means an...
2025-06-10
1h 42
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
010 | Lesbian Scissoring Saves the Universe: Part II
We finally hit double digits... so naturally, we switched to Roman numerals instead. The only thing scarier than Episode Ten is the commitment to continuing. So we rebranded — X is cool, X is timeless, X has no expectations. It's a numeral now. Deal with it. We're doing paperwork with Mississippi while Sailor Moon scissoring her way into queer canon. In this episode, the crew breaks down the internal logic of Dispatch — a split-tower, multi-floor nightmare of bureaucracy where revolutions are buried under form 9B. Cheyenne is filing prisoner reports and hosting astrology-themed intern rituals. Mr. Gree...
2025-06-03
1h 37
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
009 | The Least Facebook Thing Becomes the Most Facebook Thing
https://economyofnothing.com/podcast/009-facebook In this episode of The Economy of Nothing, the crew descends into full Dispatch chaos: empathy overloads, elevator jingles, and a leaderboard system that runs on trinkets, trauma, and vibes. Captain Tracy nearly punches out a She-Joe Rogan. Mr. Green bribes an elevator operator with a Tamagotchi. And Cheyenne… well, Cheyenne has reached the upper limits of emotional labor inside a bureaucratic surveillance tower that believes in feelings—but only as policy. We unpack the evolution of the Dispatch, why the most "non-Facebook" thing became the most Facebook thin...
2025-05-27
2h 01
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
008 | Moses, Michael Westen, Bob Kelso
Welcome back to the only sci-fi podcast brave enough to take Scrubs seriously and turn The Prince of Egypt into corporate canon. This week on The Economy of Nothing: Cheyenne becomes Bob Kelso. Captain Tracy walks like an overly sexy Moses. Mr. Green brands the ship and burns the kitchen down. Ryan tries to cook… metaphorically. Mike Allen gets cold medicine. And a trophy. 🎧 Full lore, visuals, and extras: https://economyofnothing.com/podcast/008 💾 Support the show + get early access: https://patreon.com/economyofnothing 00:00 - Cold Open: Storage Container Lore 11:00 - Burn Notice Homework 13...
2025-05-20
1h 27
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
007 | Pay to Lose
Episode Page Description: What if a board game could bankrupt you and teach you how the economy works? In this episode, the crew designs the ultimate satirical game — part Mario Party, part Monopoly, part Squid Game — and accidentally stumbles into an entire TV episode. Plus: 🎲 The rules of "Economy of Nothing: The Game" 👀 Mr. Green's mob boss era 🧠 Mike Allen earns the "genius" badge 📺 TV Show Club™ kicks off https://economyofnothing.com/codex/content-club 🧃 Ryan discovers crystal mic playing Timecodes: 00:00 – Intro & Welcome to the Board Game Planet 02:20...
2025-05-13
1h 34
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
006 | Choose Your Own Surveillance Orb
When a ceremonial dragon egg vanishes from the palace vault, our crew is dispatched to recover it — or at least look like they're recovering it. Cheyenne's secret orders, Mr. Green's weaponized laser pointer, and Captain Tracy's ongoing breakdown collide in the messiest mission yet. This one has everything: rebel camps, wizards with interns, jungle fires, and one very angry baby dragon. https://economyofnothing.com/podcast/006-choose-your-own-surveillance-orb 📺 Watch full episodes and access transcripts: economyofnothing.com/podcast 🧾 Codex entries: economyofnothing.com/codex 💸 Support the show: patreon.com/economyofnothing 00:00 – Intro: Glitches, Season 26, and Confusion 01:25 –...
2025-05-06
1h 23
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
005 | How Mr. Green Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Economy
Mr. Green just wanted to make it home for dinner. Instead, he faces deep space scurvy, bureaucratic betrayal, and the uncomfortable truth that survival comes at a cost. In this episode of The Economy of Nothing, Mike, Mike Allen, and Ryan dive into Mr. Green's fractured loyalty, Captain Tracy's stubborn morality, and the myth of Deep Space Scurvy. Plus: for-profit orphanages, gladiator pits, and a galaxy that runs on deadlines, not dreams. https://economyofnothing.com/podcast/005-how-mr-green-learned-to-stop-worrying 🎥 Watch the Visual Radio Edition on YouTube: [YouTube Link Placeholder] 💸 Support the show: Patreo...
2025-04-29
1h 38
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
004 | Captain Tracy, You're the Problem
In our most chaotic (and somehow also deepest?) episode yet, we celebrate Mike Allen's birthday while unraveling the character of Captain Tracy — war vet, space trucker, wannabe legend. Does he deserve to be the protagonist of The Economy of Nothing? Or is he just the loudest guy in the room? Along the way, we debate birthdays, bathroom logic, what a protagonist actually is, and the cosmic importance of Waffle House. Also: Cheyenne's new Codex page is live. And yes, she absolutely would weaponize her interns. 🔗 Check out the Codex: https://economyofnothing.com/codex.html
2025-04-22
1h 52
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
003 | The Cheyenne Episode
Epidoes 003 https://economyofnothing.com/podcast/the-cheyenne-episode-003.html e-mail: economyofnoting@gmail.com In this glorious descent into glitter and chaos, we go full girlboss. This week's focus: Captain Cheyenne — pilot, captain, and capitalist icon of the Sunshine. The crew breaks down her ship, her motivations, and her secret army of unpaid interns. Is she driven by greed? Glory? Orphanage-related trauma? Depends which scene you're watching. Also featuring: The origin of her golden Russian nesting doll ship Debates over corporate rank (and why Tracy is salty) Munitions officers wh...
2025-04-15
1h 34
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
002 | Too Many Factions, Not Enough Sandwiches
This week, the team digs into the chaos of the Economy of Nothing From bounty hunters and robot sheriffs to deep space scurvy and what the Rangers *actually* think of all this—this is worldbuilding at its weirdest. TAS: Episode 1 Page: https://economyofnothing.com/episodes/season-1/episode-001 We explore motivations, faction dynamics, the cowboy planet Brenner 7, and how many groups is *too many groups* for one shootout. Also: Mississippi the dog, storyboarding tips, and what it's like to write a sci-fi cartoon in reverse. --- 🎧 **Listen & Watch Everywhere** 🌐 Website...
2025-04-08
1h 01
The Economy of Nothing Podcast
001 | The Theme Song is Propaganda
In this inaugural episode, Michael and Ryan go way too deep into the show's theme song. Spoilers, satire, and existential dread included. economyofnothing.com 🕒 Timecodes 0:00 – Intro Fumbles & Space Talk 3:00 – What Is The Economy of Nothing? 4:30 – The Theme Song Mission Statement 6:30 – Theme Song Plays In Full 8:00 – Structural Breakdown 10:30 – "Planets Full of Nothing…" 14:30 – "We're Here to Save the Day" 20:00 – Character POV Debate 25:00 – The "Might" Debate 32:00 – Rewriting the Refrain 38:00 – Mr. Green & The Void Economy 46:00 – Do the Rangers Deserve Praise? 54:00 – Is This All Propaganda? 1:00:00 – The Value of Trying 1:13:00 – Closing Lyric Woes 1:25:00 – Season Six Spoilers
2025-04-01
1h 27