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The Economy of Nothing Podcast

The Economy of Nothing Podcast

Mike Bedont 59 Episodes Jun 23, 2026

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.

Episodes

223 | The Subtle Art of Being a Peak Male Jun 23, 2026 48:22 Captain Ray Tracy and Mr. Green debate whether Quentin Tarantino would actually be fun to do cocaine with, dig into the Justin Roiland/Dan Harmon Rick and Morty fallout, and unpack The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck. Then Mr. Green pitches his dream business: Peak Male, a Big Buck Hunter bar for guys who don't give a fck. Plus emails, including one that goes somewhere dark fast. Timecodes: 00:00 
222 | Nostalgia is the Currency Jun 16, 2026 52:09 The Captain and Mr. Green return with a full show rundown before spiraling into their ongoing mission for the Nothing Corporation, delivering a JJ Abrams mystery box. . Along the way: Iran war, Epstein, CEOs blaming AI for layoffs, Martin Scorsese selling out again, and whether Steven Spielberg is working for the government. Then a deep dive into the SpaceX IPO — is it valuation hype, a rug pull,
221 | Cognitive Traffic Jam Jun 9, 2026 55:16 AI Grifts, Dead Internet Theory, and Unregulated Portals The Captain and Mr. Green are rumbling, stumbling and bumbling our way through this one. Questioning conflicting U.S. labor statistics and calling market reactions to jobs reports and government shutdowns "nonsense," arguing money is fleeing bonds into hype-driven IPOs and AI narratives that rely on continual buy-in like a Ponzi scheme. Th
220 | The American Nightmare Jun 3, 2026 34:53 In this episode of Economy of Nothing, Captain Ray Tracy and Mr. Green riff on conspiratorial timing around "disclosure," 23andMe selling genetic data, and the alien.gov site, which they describe as a Men in Black–styled ICE page meant to redirect attention and encourage reporting. They spiral into broader thoughts on distraction cycles in politics and media, then shift to everyday materialism and
219 | Intergalactic House of Waffles May 26, 2026 44:59 This week The Captain and Mr. Green are still waiting on their chocolate chip pancakes while the police interview the waitstaff. In the meantime: why does time speed up as you get older (and why is Green immune), the SpaceX IPO prospectus reads like a hype bot wrote it, Reddit is cooked, the Moonshine Spaceship captain debate gets settled once and for all, and holographic cigarettes may or may n
218 | The Minimum Viable Future May 19, 2026 46:10 Proximity Alert, Skull Pirates, and the Minimum Viable Future | Economy of Nothing In a far-future space adventure, the Captain and Green bungle their way through a proximity alert system with 17 switches, discover two ships tailing them, and use coded maneuvers like "8008135," "42069," and "8732" to pull off evasive moves and win a dogfight against skull pirates. They then rush to return a "JJ A
217 | Ads on Your Eyelids May 12, 2026 43:06 AR glasses as surveillance and ad delivery, the addiction economy (vapes, kratom, subscriptions, gambling), JJ Abrams mystery boxes, alien headlines as distraction, Bitcoin shareholder pressure, and AI trickle-down claims. Plus: Parks & Rec, power, and who actually has the courage to risk anything. // economyofnothing.com Timecodes: Chapters: 00:00 Half Full Excuses 01:00 Podcast Plug Banter 01:4
216 | The Future Sucks May 5, 2026 46:24 A robot with mandatory break times, a lunch break, and apparently several other robot-related obligations is the only thing standing between The Captain and Mr. Green and their Mystery Box. They have nothing to do but wait. So they talk. Topics include the quiet death of Ask Jeeves while AI is at its peak, why nobody brought back Clippy, Zambia being told to open its minerals to American firms or
215 | The Alien in the Elevator Told Me Everything Apr 28, 2026 46:23 Elevator Ride with a Telepath: Government Grift, Internet Skepticism, and the New Wild West Two coworkers ride an elevator as "Mr. Green" reveals he's a telepath who developed powers from boredom at Nothing Corp, sparking a wide-ranging conversation about distrust in government, war narratives, and how society feels like it has returned to Wild West "Pinkerton times" where only integrity and keepi
214 | Liability Waived Accordingly Apr 21, 2026 44:50 Two skull-headed pirate coworkers monitor Mr. Green and a captain entering Nothing Corporation's dispatch to drop off "JJ Abrams' mystery box," arguing about waiting to steal it in transit and what might be inside. The scene shifts into their in-character podcast intro and banter, including plugs for their site and Patreon, a PSA not to take random pills, and a long riff on historical filth, sewer
213 | We're Not in Mayberry Anymore Apr 14, 2026 56:30 Back from the beach planet and straight into the hard truths. Mr. Green breaks down the 2026 Zelda Triforce Grift — three rotating narratives keeping the S&P 500 alive: Space will save us, Quantum will save us, AI will save us. Same players, same money, different story every cycle. From there the conversation spirals into media distraction, the Foxconn/Steve Jobs hypocrisy, why phone addiction is
212 | Last Vacation Ever Mar 31, 2026 44:14 In a special beach edition of the Economy of Nothing podcast, Green and Captain kick things off with canon jokes, Patreon guilt, and Captain's possibly permanent trip to Mexico. From there it's a casual drift through philosophy, envy vs. fear, the real meaning of "one bad apple," and why power always corrupts. The conversation rolls through Sons of Anarchy, peak TV, Simpsons vs. Family Guy, South

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