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The Economy of Nothing Podcast

The Economy of Nothing is a show about building something real in a world that rewards nothing. Part podcast, part experiment, part transmission from the void—this is where ideas get tested, stories get shaped, and the impossible might get made. Join us each week as we work in public and try to make meaning from the mess.

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207 | Something is Missing

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2026/02/24

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

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206 | We Accidentally Brought Piracy Back

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2026/02/16

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

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43:26

205 | Crypto, AI, and Other Lies We Tell Each Other

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2026/02/10

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

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54:16

204 | Seven Eat Nine

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2026/02/03

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

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203 | Tech's in the Cradle

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2026/01/27

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

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47:48

202 | You're Still Expected to Participate

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2026/01/20

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,

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01:10:28

201 | Speculative Labor

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2026/01/13

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

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31:54

123 | All Systems Nominal

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/12/23

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

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53:13

122 | Stranger Things Have Happened

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/12/16

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 /

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55:59

121 | The J.J. Abrams Mystery Box Episode

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/12/09

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

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01:15:12

120 | My First Day: Mr. Green's Pilot School Pilot

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/11/25

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

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01:08:22

119 | Fantastic Four (2025) Review — The Blandtastic...

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/11/18

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

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49:48

118 | ONE TRILLION DOLLARS

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/11/11

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

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01:08:25

117 | Circle Jerk Economics

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/11/04

"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

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01:00:35

116 | Optimized Capitalism

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/10/28

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

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01:05:14

115 | The Jared Leto Problem

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/10/21

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

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01:03:03

114 | Follow the Blood Money

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/10/14

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 •

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01:26:42

113 | Superman (2025) Full Breakdown — DC’s Reboot...

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/10/07

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

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112 | Rapture in September, Christmas in October,...

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/09/30

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

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01:16:44

Augmented Reality Is Masturbation, Digital Gold Is...

The Economy of Nothing Podcast ·

2025/09/23

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

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