In our most chaotic (and somehow also deepest?) episode yet, we celebrate Mike Allen’s birthday while unraveling the character of Captain Tracy — war vet, space trucker, wannabe legend. Does he deserve to be the protagonist of The Economy of Nothing? Or is he just the loudest guy in the room?

Along the way, we debate birthdays, bathroom logic, what a protagonist actually is, and the cosmic importance of Waffle House.

Also: Cheyenne’s new Codex page is live. And yes, she absolutely would weaponize her interns.

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0:00 – Happy Birthday Mike Allen (??)
3:00 – Are Birthdays the Same as Handwashing?
6:30 – The Captain’s Bathroom Doctrine
10:00 – Who's the Protagonist Anyway?
16:00 – The Cheyenne Codex Page Breakdown
26:00 – The Robo-Human Wars and the Rise of the Nothing Corporation
33:00 – Everyone’s Wrong Until Something Works
42:00 – Katniss, Coin, and the Captain's Arc
52:00 – Mr. Green’s Chachki Collection and Personal Capitalism
59:00 – The Captain’s Flawed Need to Be Remembered
1:07:00 – The Intergalactic House Waffle's is Real
1:18:00 – The Rangers Deserve Better
1:24:00 – A Cozy Penguin Narrator?
1:30:00 – Final Thoughts, Saturn Blood, and Birthday Wrap-Up

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In this glorious descent into glitter and chaos, we go full girlboss. This week’s focus: Captain Cheyenne — pilot, captain, and capitalist icon of the Sunshine. The crew breaks down her ship, her motivations, and her secret army of unpaid interns. Is she driven by greed? Glory? Orphanage-related trauma? Depends which scene you're watching.

Also featuring:

• The origin of her golden Russian nesting doll ship

• Debates over corporate rank (and why Tracy is salty)

• Munitions officers who only want to blow stuff up

• Intern cult logistics

• Worldbuilding via anime logic and expense reports

This is the episode where we realize… Cheyenne might technically outrank the main character.

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0:00 – Theme Song IS STILL Propaganda
3:30 – What Even Is a Nesting Doll Ship
7:00 – Orb vs. Doll vs. Sarcophagus Debate
9:00 – Nesting Doll Strategy: The Smaller the Ship, the Bigger the Gun
12:00 – The Intern Fleet: Why Cheyenne Has No Crew
16:00 – If Looks Could Kill™ (Lasers, Munitions Guy, and Face Cannons)
19:00 – The Skulls, the Rangers, and the Freelancers Walk into a War
24:00 – Gladiator Lore: Mr. Green and the Pits of New Rome
30:00 – How to Build a Scene from Three Jokes and a Threat
34:00 – Ranger Alex’s Respect Crisis
40:00 – Is It a Show or a Podcast or a Radio Drama or a Cult
46:00 – Mr. Green Might Have the Force
53:00 – Recording Light Existential Crisis
1:00:00 – Dispatch Employee Rankings & the Pooh Crew
1:10:00 – Character Design Chaos: Skulls, Bears, and “Lance”
1:16:00 – Show-Within-A-Show Theory Explained
1:20:00 – Closing Arguments from the Nesting Doll Court
1:28:00 – Cheyenne’s Real Rank, Captain Tracy’s Real Problem

This week, the team digs into the chaos of the Economy of Nothing
From bounty hunters and robot sheriffs to deep space scurvy and what the Rangers *actually* think of all this—this is worldbuilding at its weirdest.

TAS: Episode 1 Page:
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We explore motivations, faction dynamics, the cowboy planet Brenner 7, and how many groups is *too many groups* for one shootout. Also: Mississippi the dog, storyboarding tips, and what it’s like to write a sci-fi cartoon in reverse.

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🕰️ **Chapters / Timecodes**
00:00 – Intro, Beards & Brick Walls
01:00 – Mr. Green vs. Wardrobe Logistics
03:00 – Power Rangers, Color Theory & Identity
07:00 – What Is Cowboys vs. Pirates Really About?
12:00 – Lore of the Cowboy Planet
20:00 – Skull Pirates, Freelancers, and Factions
35:00 – Vaping & Sandwiches: The Ranger Cut
47:00 – Character Motivations & Creative Workflow
55:00 – How Many Factions Is Too Many Factions?
59:00 – Closing Chaos & Moving Forward

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• 0:00 – Intro Fumbles & Space Talk
• 3:00 – What Is The Economy of Nothing?
• 4:30 – The Theme Song Mission Statement
• 6:30 – Theme Song Plays In Full
• 8:00 – Structural Breakdown
• 10:30 – “Planets Full of Nothing…”
• 14:30 – “We’re Here to Save the Day”
• 20:00 – Character POV Debate
• 25:00 – The “Might” Debate
• 32:00 – Rewriting the Refrain
• 38:00 – Mr. Green & The Void Economy
• 46:00 – Do the Rangers Deserve Praise?
• 54:00 – Is This All Propaganda?
• 1:00:00 – The Value of Trying
• 1:13:00 – Closing Lyric Woes
• 1:25:00 – Season Six Spoilers