101 episodes
Make-Believe Money Make-Believe Money
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5.0 • 22 Ratings
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Ever wonder how much money the Ghostbusters really are making with their extermination business, or how the Wizarding World sustains its economy? Maybe you're just curious to know how much money all that salt the Stranger Things Kids steal for Eleven's sensory deprivation kiddie pool is worth. Well, great news! Make-Believe Money takes your questions about fantasy worlds SUPER seriously, and applies real-world financial implications to come to some seriously hilarious conclusions. Listen as Dan, Damon, and Liz giggle and joke their way through some absurd scenarios, and maybe learn a little bit about real-world finance in the process!
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Episode 97: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
LISTEN HERE! This week, we double-check Damon’s budgeting math, and envy deeply the tenured Columbia professor in the 1950’s we all wish that we were.
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Episode 96: John Wick 2
LISTEN HERE! We’d give you a spoiler warning, buuuuut… let’s be real, no one’s watching John Wick movies for the plot. You’re watching it for the bonkers money system! OBVIOUSLY.
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Episode 95: The Simpsons
LISTEN HERE! Poor Santos L. Halper, living in a pre-internet age. It’s going to take him a really long time to figure out how badly Bart has ruined his life.
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Episode 94: The Mandalorian
LISTEN HERE! No spoilers! Except for when Liz makes wild, outlandish guesses about what Baby Yoda’s deal is. (She’s since seen the show all the way through.)
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Episode 93: It’s a Wonderful Life!
LISTEN HERE! Well, here’s what happens when cold and flu season hits your co-host and editor. Here’s a Merry Holidays episode to keep you in the holiday spirit even now in the dead grossness of winter. Today, we talk about bank runs, dumb uncles, and growing a small business! On a more serious note,…
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Episode 92: Schitt’s Creek, Part 3
LISTEN HERE! Yes, that’s right, part three. Today we discuss: Unemployment. It’s like magnets: no one knows how it really works.
Customer Reviews
Delightful!
If you’ve ever wondered how much money is always in the banana stand, listen to this podcast! The 3 hosts explore the financial side of our favorite media through genuine, enthusiastic, and silly conversations. It’s like sitting around the table with your best friends, going down a hilarious rabbit holes about your favorite TV show. Plus there’s a cat! Every great podcast has a podcat.
This podcast will make you rich...
...with knowledge!
If you've ever watched a movie and thought, "How does the math work out?" OR if you haven't and just like listening to hilarious people talk about the intricacies of fictional worlds, then this podcast is for you!
Funny, Smart, Enjoyable
One of my favorite podcasts. 3 funny people have an interesting conversation about money in a fictional world. Would love to hear more board game focused ones!