Make-Believe Money
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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Episodes
- 101
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2020
Episode 56: Superstore!
Listen as Dan experiences the time crime of a mid-season break and an Olympics Special Episode! Also, we talk about unions.
Episode 54: Austin Powers
What’s that? Dr. Evil doesn’t understand the value of a gigantic, international terrorcrime? Well, groovy, baby!
Episode 53: The Amityville Horror
Get ready for a spoooooOOOOooooOOOoooky time, where we talk about whether or not your landlord/real estate agent/whatever has to tell you if your house is haunted. Sleep well!
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Episode 52: The Americans
Happy One Year of Make Believe Money, listeners! As a gift to you, we only talk about stool softeners just the TINIEST bit this episode. Thanks for listening!
Episode 51: Hey Arnold!
It’s hard to have a reasonable discussion about supply and demand when Arnold accidentally rallies the kids to overturn your ice cream truck. But in fairness, nobody’s paying $15 for rum…
Episode 49: The Office
Turns out, just shouting, “I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY,” doesn’t quite cover it.
Episode 48- Futurama
“Don’t be so hard on yourself, Fry. You lost the woman of your dreams, but you still have Zoidberg. YOU ALL STILL HAVE ZOIDBERG!”
Episode 47: Office Space
This one goes out to all our fellow office drones, especially those of you who, ahh, are gonna need to just go ahead and come in Sunday, too. Oh, and remember: next Friday… is Hawaiian s…
Episode 45: Forrest Gump
“Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. There’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, …
Episode 43: Batman Begins
Years before Batman VS. Superman made us all collectively groan forever, before the Marvel universe took over every media we consume, there was a gritty reboot. The first of its kind, a …
Episode 42: Toy Story 2
This week, we talk about how Pixar movies are emotionally traumatizing, but also Beanie Babies and Magic: The Gathering!
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Episode 41: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Joined this week by fabulous guest, Emily, we talk about how to scam the IRS (don’t!), and how Dee totally DOESN’T do it right (even though you should not!).
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Episode 40: The Big Lebowski
You might think this episode is a bit of a White-Russian-fueled mess, but, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.