The Invisible Paw: Altruistic Libertarianism in Animal Crossing
The kindest landlord in video game history (which isn’t saying much)
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Economics on Overthinking It
Episode 156: Carsploitation
The Overthinkers tackle Pixar’s Cars 2, the meaning of exploitation, Magic: The Gathering, and listener feedback.
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Think Tank: The Economics of Death Star Planet Destruction
How does Death Star planet destruction affect the Empire’s GGP? (That’s Gross Galactic Product.)
Kanto, Keynes, Konya Wa Hurricane
A disaster at the beginning of the 21st Century turns Japan into a cyberpunk nightmare.
The Economics of Niche Programming
There’s a reason Firefly got canceled.
What We Talk About When We Talk About “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark”
Well, gender politics and the economy, for starters.
Solidarity is Illusion: The Political Economy of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic propagates the illusion that an egalitarian society can be maintained among groups with massive biologically inherent gaps in ability and economic utility.
The Musical Talmud: Economic Themes in “Mine” by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift on social mobility, private property, and rebellion of maintaining the status quo.
NY Comic-Con 2010: The Next Chapter In The Ongoing Posthumous Rehabilitation of Michael Jackson
Analyzing Michael Jackson’s rehabilitated image through the upcoming video game “Michael Jackson: The Experience”
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The Musical Talmud: Do You Remember
I remember a lot of things. So does Jay Sean.
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