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 TV rants to full-on ice cream conspiracies, it’s another unpredictable, entertaining ride through capitalism, pop culture, and the weird logic of the algorithm.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Meet the Hosts
01:16 Unemployment
03:30 The $10 Ice Cream Rant
08:53 Streaming Services & Ads
13:04 Pharma Ads & Medicine
24:04 Economic Rants & Conspiracies
40:44 Pivot / Closing Thoughts
41:11 Twisted Metal (the show!)
45:10 The Decline of TV Writing
52:36 Dragons: Myth or Reality?
59:27 “Subtracts”: What We’re Calling Ads Now
01:03:58 Political Rants & Social Commentary
01:11:55 Future Plans

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

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 compliance robots, gender, and divine absence. Featuring: • 🐙 Sarah the robot-octopus • 🐺 Wolf metaphors & Mr. Green’s PTSD • 🙏 God’s Not Dead, He’s Just Off-Duty • 🐶 Mississippi the dog and her nannybot • 🕶️ 3D Glasses, Full-Conductors, and survival despair0

0