# 222 | Nostalgia is the Currency

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Podcast: [The Economy of Nothing Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economy-of-nothing-podcast-7316049)
Published: 2026-06-16T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://economyofnothing.com/podcast/eon22
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Duration seconds: 3129

## Resource

The Captain and Mr. Green return with a full show rundown before spiraling into their ongoing mission for the Nothing Corporation, delivering a JJ Abrams mystery box. . Along the way: Iran war, Epstein, CEOs blaming AI for layoffs, Martin Scorsese selling out again, and whether Steven Spielberg is working for the government. Then a deep dive into the SpaceX IPO — is it valuation hype, a rug pull, or just your retirement fund doing the heavy lifting for Elon? After digressions on propaganda, meme stocks, Boiler Room, and the Musk/Zuck fight that never happened. Mr. Green finally delivers the box to a legless robot marshal on Brenner 7. The Skulk Pirates are back and they have thoughts. Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome Back Rundown 01:38 Road Trip Banter 02:41 Margaritaville Dream 04:21 Patreon And Mystery Box 06:38 SpaceX IPO Segue 08:17 Valuation Hype Or Rug Pull 15:47 Meme Stocks Market Makers 18:59 Boiler Room And Shell Games 21:17 Spielberg Disclosure Day 24:37 Watchmen Reagan And 9 11 26:35 Iran War Toll Booth 29:53 Politics Corruption Rant 31:34 Nerds Won Backlash 32:23 Zuckerberg Rogan Talk 32:51 Mr Green Rogan Pitch 33:37 Billionaire Fight Hype 35:07 Lore Heatstroke Detour 38:05 Mystery Box Economy 40:44 Robot Sheriff Showdown 47:04 Skulk Pirates Stinger 48:42 Behind The Scenes Wrap 🌐 Website https://economyofnothing.com 🛠️ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/economyofnothing 👕 Merch https://www.teepublic.com/user/economyofnothing

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