The Economy of Nothing Podcast

225 | The Shite-est Touch

July 14, 2026·1h 2m
Episode Description from the Publisher

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

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