Everything on Nothing

This whole episode exists because Mickey tried to answer his kid's very simple question: "So... what do you actually believe?" Or in Mickey's own words: the question in front of us today is, "what my religious thought was." Cut to one dad, one atheist son, and a lifetime of half formed theology crashing into Douglas Adams, CCD worksheets, and way too much late night c...

This whole episode exists because we were watching South Park, met the character Wing, and had the same chaotic thought at the same time: “Wait… is she real?” Cut to: three adults, multiple tabs, and a full spiral into the world of outsider music, asking out loud: “Is outsider music exploitative?” Not “haha funny bad singing” exploitative. The real kind. The kind with power imbalances, mental illn...

One day, we heard someone say autistic people are “more Neanderthal,” and our brains would not let it go. Not a meme, not a throwaway tweet.... a full-on, late-night, Google-tab-rabbit-hole of a thought: “I am autistic. Am I derived from Neanderthals?” This episode starts with that question and then refuses to stay simple. From there, Mickey, Christian, and Jacki tumble down a Neanderthal‑shaped r...

One day, you realized Steve Buscemi was in every weird movie that got stuck in your brain. The VHS your older cousin wouldn’t rewind. The cable re-run you caught at midnight. The indie DVD your film-major roommate wouldn’t shut up about. This episode starts with one question: How did Steve Buscemi become the backbone of modern pop culture? From there, Mickey, Christian, and Jacki slide down a Busc...

You never planned to watch USA Network, did you? You just ended up there... Like the mall food court, Blockbuster on a Friday night, or your friend's house with the mysteriously free cable. This episode starts with one question: How did the USA Network get started? Which sends Mickey, Christian, and Jacki into a rabbit hole involving: satellite technology cable pirates Kay Koplovitz changing...

Why are so many people obsessed with the Roman Empire? In the debut episode of Everything on Nothing, Mickey, Christian, and producer Jacki start with a simple question and somehow end up wandering through wolf-raised twins, political assassinations, slave revolts, Christianity, Napoleon, modern corporations, artificial intelligence, and the uncomfortable realization that Rome may never have actua...