101 | The Sheep of Wall Street

Welcome to Episode 101 of The Economy of Nothing — the first official episode of the podcast reboot, where we start building a universe from the basement up. Literally. Join hosts Mike Allen (aka Mr. Green) and Mike Bedont as they draft the blueprints for Mr. Green's man cave, dream up a parody of Wall Street inside a cartoon space truck, and argue over how much a Patreon tier should cost. Also in this episode: Is The Economy of Nothing a parody of Spaceballs or Star Wars? Yes. Mr. Green's La-Z-Boy, red-blue 3D glasses, and whip wall. "Don't date your boss's prostitute." (Life lessons from Wall Street.) Visual Radio vs. Real Radio: what even is this show? Patreon tiers, leaderboard schemes, and audience participation capitalism. 👽 Visual Radio is coming. 🍿 Let's all go to the man cave. 🎩 Mr. Green's hat is real. 💸 $150/month = immortality on the Founders Wall. 🎙️ Podcast + Visual Radio + Shorts + Sketches 📼 Full archive at: https://economyofnothing.com 💰 Patreon: https://patreon.com/economyofnothing Some times: 00:00 Welcome to the Economy of Nothing Podcast! 01:12 Space Balls Parody and Merchandise 02:31 Mr. Green's Silver Screen Critiques 03:56 Building Mr. Green's Man Cave 13:41 Patreon and Funding Discussion 22:55 Visual Radio and Content Strategy 42:03 A Tangled Start 42:10 Hair Dilemmas and Producer Woes 42:53 Social Media Deep Dive 43:45 Wall Street Talk 46:03 Mr. Green's Man Cave 49:43 Wall Street Movie Analysis 01:04:18 Investment Strategies and Market Realities 01:17:19 Show Plans and Future Episodes