Title: $98 Is Better Than a Job | Economy of Nothing Podcast 109

Description: Mike Allen and Captain Tracy return with another round of The Economy of Nothing Podcast, and this week’s theme is simple: everything’s broken, but $98 at the casino is still better than a lifeguard job.

• 🥀 Unemployment & Gambling — Mike’s $98 saga and why gambling pays more than lifeguarding.

• 🤖 AI Is a Grift — Google Gemini demos, NPCs, and why “Clippy 2.0” is back.

• 🏈 Football Is Broken — TV timeouts, betting, fantasy leagues, and refs as a metaphor for America.

• 🎬 Hollywood Problems — Austin Butler as the “new Brad Pitt,” Dave Franco’s Together movie, and the Real One Test™ (Brendan Fraser vs. The Rock).

• 📱 Attention Economy — Doomscrolling, smoking as a substitute habit, and phones as your second job.

• 🎤 Meta & Recap — From “Congress can’t fix the sun” to Taylor Swift’s NFL takeover, it’s nothing and everything at once.

🎙️ The Economy of Nothing is a comedy podcast about capitalism, culture, scams, and surviving in a world where even AI feels like a pyramid scheme.

Links: 🌐 Website: https://economyofnothing.com/podcast 🛠️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/economyofnothing 👕 Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/economyofnothing 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oq4FslrPyMMql9qa7s72I 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-economy-of-nothing-podcast/id1805857583 📻 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/082f0e43-dac5-4334-a3e4-bc82e0d50f50/the-economy-of-nothing-podcast

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