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 19: Logan’s Run
Dan may not believe it, but this is totally a part two for our Hamilton episode. Let’s talk guaranteed income, aging populations, not very woke movies, and how a group of feral children …
Episode 18: Hamilton
Okay, so it might not teeeecchnically be fiction, but admit it. You’re as in love with Hamilton as we all are! And don’t you wanna know what blackmail money from the 1700’s would look li…
Episode 17: Blank Check
Seems kinda obvious, when you think about it, for us to talk about Blank Check, the 90’s kids’ movie that was clearly meant to be watched only by children and never scrutinized by their …
Episode 16: Ferris Bueller
I mean… Ferris is a bad friend. And possibly a sociopath? But Cameron’s dad is uptight and spent waaaay too much on a car, sooo… who’s the REAL bad guy here?
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Episode 15: Pokemon, Part 1!
This week, listen as Damon and Dan slowly horrify Liz as they recount the economic and moral realities of a desolate, post-war apocalypse, where one must trap and ruthlessly train animal…
Episode 14: The Game of Life
Delight! As Dan discusses whether or not this very-complicated-to-assemble children’s board game has any bearing on what actual life might be like! Thrill! As Damon and Liz both learn ov…
Episode 13: Aladdin!
In today’s episode, we give you some very Not Real (TM) advice about what to do when you receive an unexpected windfall, like say, I dunno, a magical lamp with a genie who may be stuck i…
Episode 12: Back to the Future 2
Great Scott! Guess how many times each of our hosts has seen this movie! The number is probably either very surprising, or very UNsurprising, depending on how well you know them.
This we…
Episode 11: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Hello children! Welcome to the magical corporation run by an eccentric misanthrope, where all your candy dreams and nightmares can come true! Enjoy the magical tour through the facility,…
Make Believe MAILBAG, PT 1!
Listener feedback and questions and #saltfacts abound, so here’s a little bonus and the first of our many Mailbag episodes! Enjoy other people’s opinions!
Episode 10: Black Panther
Woo, we made it to episode ten! Listen to us discuss single-resource economies and how we all wish we knew Black Panther a little bit better than we do! Good thing it comes out in theate…
Episode 9: Christmas Vacation
Merry Holidays, y’all! We talk the hubris of Clark Griswold and his Christmas lights that can be seen from space. Would he be able to actually afford to run lights bright enough to cause…
Episode 8: Die Hard
Yippee Ki-Yay, We like to PARTY!
Does the Nakitomi corporation and the city of LA lose more money letting John McClane fight bad guys in his bare feet than if they just let Alan Rickman …
Episode 7: Beauty and the Beast
Is the little provincial town that Belle’s from living removed from time, in an egg-based economy? Is Gaston their prince? Listen to us discuss the Town That France Forgot!
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Episode 6: The Enigmatic Ron Swanson
Certainly a man who doesn’t half-ass two things when he could whole-ass one thing knows how to plan for his retirement and the financial security of his kids. But Parks and Rec’s Ron Swa…
Episode 5: The Shawshank Redemption
Welcome to the episode where we finish recording and go right off to jail! Dan teaches Liz and Damon how to do cook books and do crime*, a la Andy Deuxfrain…. Doofrain?… Dufresne.
*but t…
Episode 4: Ollivander’s Failing Business
Harry Potter’s world is certainly very magical, but not incredibly economically practical. Is Ollivander charging wizards and witches enough for their wands, or is he destined to go out …
EPISODE 3: STRANGER THINGS
Have you finished bingeing the second season of Stranger Things? Don’t worry, no spoilers here! When we recorded this, we had no idea what a hero Steve would turn out to be. What we DID …
Episode 2: Stephen King’s IT
Welcome back! In this episode, we talk Derry, Maine, where, if you time it right, nothing bad will ever happen to you! But if you’re a kid there every 27-30 years, hoo boy watch out! Tur…