Show Notes
This week The Captain and Mr. Green are still waiting on their chocolate chip pancakes while the police interview the waitstaff. In the meantime: why does time speed up as you get older (and why is Green immune), the SpaceX IPO prospectus reads like a hype bot wrote it, Reddit is cooked, the Moonshine Spaceship captain debate gets settled once and for all, and holographic cigarettes may or may not be making it into the show. Also the Intergalactic House of Waffles shirt is real, it's $16 on TeePublic, and it will be worth something someday. Wear it and refuse to explain it to anyone. Get the shirt: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/76632863-intergalactic-house-of-waffles?store_id=803009 economyofnothing.com | Patreon | TikTok | Instagram | Substack In the distant future, it's all gonna be fine.
Chapters: 00:00 Captain vs Pilot Debate 03:13 Why Time Speeds Up 06:29 Reddit Bots and Algorithms 07:47 Elon Musk Space Hype 12:34 Back to the Space Plot 16:02 IHOW Merch Plug 16:44 Jeeves Wrong Brunner 20:42 Label Printer Chaos 22:36 IHOW Cigarette Hologram 25:14 Canon Free Zone Talk 28:33 Mystery Box Economy 31:48 Pirates Not Reported 33:34 Roman Numeral Switches 37:09 Improv Misery Meta 39:04 Social Links and Merch 42:28 Stars Aint Coming
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