The Economy of Nothing Podcast

Mike Bedont
  • 5.0 (9)
  • Comedy
  • Updated Weekly

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.

  1. 23h ago

    230 | The Vested Interest of Nobody

    The PEAK MALE Merch is on T-Public NOW* https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/97545300-peak-male Play the old Game Demo Referenced: https://economyofnothing.com/thelab Visit the Webite: EconomyofNothing.com Watch the Visual Radio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@economyofnothing Support Us on Patreon: Economy of Nothing — A Dystopian Odyssey Through the Corporate Cosmos | Patreon Captain and Mr. Green improvise a chaotic cold open as the Captain flees Skulk pirates in a hangar bay while carrying the mystery box, before Green introduces the Economy of Nothing podcast and plugs the website and Patreon. A pizza-delivery ruse and "Mr. Green's monetary maneuver" help the Captain escape in the Moonshine, prompting jokes about lore, Patreon pricing, and TeePublic merch. The episode drifts into riffing on an unexplainable old "box" joke, cash-grab celebrity commentary, and a debate over Alan Ritchson versus Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, plus complaints about modern movies, subscriptions, and notification wearables. They workshop scenes with Skulk, Scoliosis, Bonehead, and numbered grunts, trying to set up next week's fight with launched Skulk fighters. The episode ends with a mailbag from patron Ethan about meaning, power, and accountability, and a book recommendation. Timecodes 00:00 Cold Open Escape 00:33 Podcast Intro Chaos 03:03 Pizza Trap Arrival 03:59 Monetary Maneuver Rescue 05:38 Mystery Box Ride 07:01 Unexplainable Box Joke 09:40 Cash Grab Rant 10:27 Real Ones Reacher 14:09 Superhero Casting Talk 16:48 Villain Grunts Improv 23:16 Accents and Apple Trap 25:48 Nothing New to Watch 26:14 Escaping Algorithm Feeds 27:00 Warhammer And Game Ideas 27:34 Lab Demo And Backlog 28:29 Show Evolution And Ambition 30:08 Patreon Pitch And Cold Open 32:19 Writers Room Plot Fix 36:33 Improv Scene Launch Fighters 41:09 Juice Gone And Reset 42:38 Mailbag Meaning And Power 48:41 Wrap Up Skulk Fighters

  2. Aug 11

    229 | The Total Addressable Market of Jupiter

    On the Skull Pirate Flagship, Skulk and his boss argue about a blaring alarm and the missing "J.J. Abrams mystery box," while the captain races to steal it and coordinate an escape with Mr. Green, who's flying the truck on autopilot after taking gas station edibles. The episode shifts into their podcast banter promoting Patreon, joking about cardio, manuals, and Hustler, then a long discussion about terms of service, Calci betting/crypto-style "not gambling," why most people can't sue, parasocial loyalty to celebrities, and how social media-controlled "town squares" drive irrationality and a K-shaped economy. A mailbag email shouts out a band called Thunderkok.   The script ends by staging a cliffhanger: the boss finds the box gone, Skulk disappears, and he turns the marshal back on as "to be continued." Timecodes: 00:00 Alarm and Skulk 01:35 Mystery Box Mission 03:48 Podcast Patreon Pitch 06:43 Stealth and Glider Mode 07:49 Wrong Manual Jokes 09:46 Parenting Tips Segment 13:01 Box Retrieved Escape Plan 15:46 High Autopilot Chaos 18:41 Hallway Rants Economy 21:14 Contracts Lawsuits Parasocial 25:46 Two Types of People 30:18 K Shaped Economy Talk 31:01 TAM to Jupiter 31:41 Monoculture and Irrationality 33:31 Billionaire Town Squares 35:03 Excuses and Pedantry 36:35 Michelangelo Nose Lesson 39:08 Gas Station Burrito Fallout 40:04 Wrap Up and Patreon Pitch 41:15 Skulls Mystery Box Cliffhanger 44:37 Mailbag Thundercock Shoutout 49:45 Trailer Park Boys Mood 51:21 Dragon Ball Z Time Chamber 54:16 Final Goodbyes

  3. Aug 4

    228 | The Edging Economy

    Mr. Green delays a space infiltration to order a gas-station chicken Philly, sparking a tense but funny exchange with Captain about hunger, per diems, and an extraction plan while Skulk reports to an angry boss about Mr. Green's escape, a "mystery box," and leaving a key mustache behind. The show then shifts into a fourth-wall "podcast" rant about technology cycles, consoles, inflation, AI hype, fearmongering, and how AI's cheap abundance devalues authenticity, with comparisons to crypto narratives, ads, and data monetization. They read a mailbag question referencing OpenAI agents, Peter Thiel, and accountability, then derail into a Teletubbies question that infuriates Green, before plugging Patreon and returning to the mustache-as-key plot twist. Timecodes: 00:00 Improv Gas Sandwich Setup 00:43 Space Opera Mission Brief 01:27 Sandwich Order Chaos 02:00 Credit Card Busted 03:36 Hangry Extraction Talk 05:10 Skulk Calls the Boss 06:12 Mystery Box and Mustache 07:27 Bender and Bonehead Rant 11:22 Behind the Scenes Podcast Intro 13:07 Tech Upgrades and Consoles 18:52 AI Value and Authenticity 21:05 Crypto Narratives and AI Paywalls 24:10 Metaverse Conspiracy Talk 25:36 AI Data Center Grift 26:49 Dead Internet Agents 27:50 How LLMs Guess 29:02 Prove Me Wrong 30:07 Why People Obey 31:09 Mailbag Thiel Question 33:08 Fearmongering And Money 34:57 DeFi And SpaceX Tokenomics 36:59 Teletubby Trap Question 40:30 Inflation And Price Games 43:39 Skulls Mustache Plan 45:44 Patreon Plug Farewell

  4. Jul 28

    227 | Monetary Maneuvering

    So much has happened, yet we're right back where we started. The mystery box is still two feet away. The airlock still won't open. Skulk still can't get anything right... While Skulk melts down and a new navigator named Bonehead won't stop talking about cats, Mr. Green pulls off the Monetary Maneuver for the first time on record: the most lethal, most tactical, and cheapest way to clear a squad of fighters, now available for the low, low price of $16.99. Plus a mailbag question turns into a standing weekly bit — bashing Christopher Nolan. Go to the EconomyOfNothing.com and Watch the Visual Radio on Youtube

    227 | Monetary Maneuvering

  5. Jul 21

    226 | A Dystopian Odyssey Through The Corporate Cosmos

    The episode opens with an aggressive rant that veers into commentary on transgender bathroom panic, closeted politicians, and claims that Trump's politics are about avoiding prison and the Epstein files, before shifting to planning and improvising the next "Economy of Nothing" story.   Mr. Green and Captain Ray Tracy return to the Nothing Corp office via elevator to request a new JJ Abrams-style Mystery Box delivery, but a Jeeves bot insists their last box to Brenner 1078D was never turned in. Mr. Green admits he gave it to Postman Bobberts, yet Nothing Corp threatens negative credits and disqualification, ultimately charging Captain Tracy's account and forcing them to go retrieve the box. They set up a flashy Moonshine launch sequence, head back to Brenner 7, and anticipate a Skull Pirates encounter   While intransit they riff on Netflix drop-off, AI in media, Christopher Nolan, and the state of superhero movies. Timecodes 00:00 Lahey Quote Cold Open 00:22 Trans Panic Rant 02:56 Closet Politics Theory 03:34 Back to the Show 04:14 Plot Planning Moonshine 05:18 Story Stuck Joke 06:21 Improv Skills Update 07:29 Box Problem Solution 09:47 Trailer Park Boys Intro 12:06 Elevator Banter Setup 15:59 Jeeves Office Showdown 22:08 Captain Garage Debrief 25:39 Theme Song Escape 26:29 Director Banter 27:34 Parenting Blame Rant 29:58 George Lucas AI Future 31:17 Netflix Dropoff Theory 33:12 Nolan Odyssey Takedown 35:30 IMAX Format Critique 37:33 CGI Lies and Netflix AI 39:59 Soap Opera Cinema 45:15 Doomsday Economy Test 49:50 Spider Man Last Hurrah 55:02 Wrap Up and Patreon 55:49 Brenner Seven Teaser 58:49 Final Goodbyes

  6. Jul 14

    225 | The Shite-est Touch

    The Skull Pirates are back to steal the Mystery Box from a no-armed, mustachioed Marshal/Postman, and it goes about as well as you'd expect. Meanwhile, The Captain and Mr. Green spiral through leveraged ETFs, AI data centers, and the gerontocoracy.  Timecodes: 00:00 Cold Open – Trailer Park Boys & Mr. Green Lore 02:00 Skulk Steals the Mystery Box 07:00 How the Sausage Happens (Behind the Scenes) 13:00 The Marshal Ramble / Michael Scott Theory 16:00 DoorDash, Robo-Human Wars & the Analyst Problem 24:00 Elden Ring, Graphics & the AI Data Center Bottleneck 31:00 Trump, Putin & the Shite-est Touch 50:00 Corporate Data, Walled Gardens & Variable Pricing 55:00 Patreon Plug & Studio Fund 57:00 Iced Coffee, Retirement Grift & DoorDash Child Labor Closing Rant

  7. Jul 7

    224 | The Deception is Obvious

    Captain Tracy and Mr. Green return to their ongoing sci-fi workplace story about a long-undelivered Nothing Corporation package. Greenie admits he forgot to hand the box to a suspicious robot marshal on Burner 7 due to dehydration and blackout-inducing space medicine, and proposes a plan to return the box to sender via the post office to get paid. The conversation detours into meta podcast logistics, ratings and Patreon, flash mobs, vacations and empathy, consumerism and comfort (with references to Fight Club, "mo money mo problems," and Spinoza), fireworks and PTSD in people and dogs, and a non-canon IHOW scene where they brainstorm a Mississippi-led "Puppy Posse" spin-off and high-priced character-creation tiers. Back in-story, Green tries to mail the box to Nothing Corp but is seemingly tricked by "Postman Bobert," who may be the marshal in disguise, leaving the box's fate unresolved and "to be continued." Timecodes: 00:00 FMK Mystery Box 00:56 Why Keep The Box 01:18 Dehydration Confession 04:47 Return To Sender Plan 07:08 Meta Patreon Rant 09:23 Flash Mob Explained 10:53 Vacation Crowd Psychology 12:26 Fight Club And Spinoza 14:29 Fireworks And PTSD 19:09 IHOW Fourth Wall Break 20:25 Puppy Posse Pitch 24:41 MySpace And Surveillance 27:09 Gem Of Understanding 27:58 Gem of Understanding Bit 28:21 Plan to Drop the Box 29:29 Inventing Postman Bobert 31:11 Training Bots and Robo Wars 34:51 Rangers Lore and Family Ties 36:28 Podcast Finally Starts 37:43 Roleplay Post Office Scene 45:36 Box Delivery Goes Wrong 49:23 Trademark Talk and Wrap Up 51:02 To Be Continued Debrief

  8. Jun 23

    223 | The Subtle Art of Being a Peak Male

    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 Mystery Box Trouble 01:45 Clone Wars Hot Takes 02:50 Jabba Puppet Grossout 03:09 Rick and Morty Drama 06:11 Hollywood No Professionalism 08:37 Tarantino Rant 14:25 Is This Episode Bad 16:36 Subtle Art Book Talk 18:17 Learning Never Stops 24:55 Cowboy Law Perspectives 25:58 Patreon and Reviews Plea 27:08 One Star Reviews Bit 27:35 Time Travel Backstory 28:24 Patreon and Sponsorship Pitch 29:55 Peak Male Business Idea 31:38 Name Debate and Target Crowd 34:05 Calibrating the Buck Hunter 36:25 Pants Down Peak Male Joke 40:37 Landing the Bit 42:07 Wrap Up and Scheduling 43:59 Walking Animation Critique 45:38 Emails Segment 47:52 Final Plugs and Sign Off 🌐 Website https://economyofnothing.com 🛠️ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/economyofnothing 👕 Merch https://www.teepublic.com/user/economyofnothing

    223 | The Subtle Art of Being a Peak Male
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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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