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Episode 294: The Slime Heard Round the World
Zero Credit(s) - March 24, 2023 13:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhile financial institutions continue to crumble and burn around us, let’s take a distracting walk down a heavily commercialized memory lane. Remember Gak? Flubber? Sock ’em Boppers? Good if you do, and if you don’t, we’ll explain all of this and more. Plus, we go woke. All this week on Zero Cred...
Episode 293: A Great Night for the Lovers (of Movies)
Zero Credit(s) - March 17, 2023 13:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt’s time to recap the Oscars and boy what an Oscars it was. Everything Everywhere All at Once swept as it should and all is right with the world. So why is Henry so mad about the existence of Top Gun: Maverick? We’ve got that plus John breaks down the Silicon Valley Bank crisis for … Continue re...
Supplemental Reading: Fast and Furious Spy Racers Series Finale
Zero Credit(s) - March 10, 2023 15:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWell, we’re finally here. The end of the long and winding road that has been the Fast and Furious Spy Racers series on Netflix. Six seasons. 52 Episodes. Some of which, we actually covered. It all comes down to this, the final two episodes. Will they cement this series into the eternal hall of ca...
Episode 292: You’re Gonna Matthew McConaug-PAY
Zero Credit(s) - March 02, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Boring Company is trying to pollute the Colorado River and Salesforce pays out an absurd sum to a Hollywood Actor PER YEAR. We’ve got that, Lent, Spilled Beer, and much much more, right here on Zero Credit(s).
Episode 291: It’s Absolutely the Pig
Zero Credit(s) - February 24, 2023 14:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJohn’s back, but he’s oblivious to the world around him, so we’re going to play a little game called Is This a Real Headline or Is This Something I Made Up? But before we get to all that, Happy Mardi Gras everyone. So pick up your Jackamo and your Fillet Gumbo and get to celebratin’ … Continue re...
Episode 290: Valentimes Day
Zero Credit(s) - February 17, 2023 14:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJohn is away, so the Henry will play. We’ve got friend of the show and erstwhile guest host Jamie on the show this week and she’s got a lot to talk about. Pet names, mystery chocolates, financial budgeting apps. We’ve got it all plus the outrage of a certain Big Game campaign, this week on … Cont...
Episode 289: Monetizing Outrage
Zero Credit(s) - February 03, 2023 14:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsI’ll be honest with you guys: we recorded this on Monday before an icestorm hit Austin. Since then, John’s been without power (four days and counting) and Henry’s had a forest of trees fall around (and on) his house. So I can’t really remember what this one’s about and there’s no art. Apologies. ...
Supplemental Reading: RRR
Zero Credit(s) - January 27, 2023 14:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratings2022 was a great year for movies, and this week’s Supplemental Reading topic is no different. An international hit out of Tollywood, RRR is an over-the-top action and romance filled mythical retelling of a pivotal moment in India’s battle for independence from the English Raj that asks a simple q...
Episode 288: Golden Glosers
Zero Credit(s) - January 20, 2023 14:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt’s that time of year again: time to judge the Golden Globes on the mere fact that it exists. Plus its categories don’t make any sense. We’ve got that, some Critic Choice Awards shout outs, and a barometer reading for this podcast’s favorite recent movie, Everything Everywhere All at Once (they’...
Episode 287: Step-Government, What Are You Doing?
Zero Credit(s) - January 13, 2023 14:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt’s time once again for a fully political episode of Zero Credit(s). We know that’s not everyone’s bag, but it should be, at least if you live in the U.S., since this sort of affects all of us. Come hear what dumb things the government’s been doing in only the first two weeks of the … Continue r...
Episode 286: Big Pants Will Get Huge
Zero Credit(s) - January 06, 2023 14:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt’s the first episode of the new year, and 2023 promises to be more eventful than ever. Rather than talk about lofty resolutions or goals, let’s play a game of bingo. But not just any bingo, this is Zietbingo, baby. We’ll fill the board with predictions for the year and let’s see what shakes out...
Episode 285: Best/Worst 2022
Zero Credit(s) - December 22, 2022 14:18 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsMovies, Video Games, TV Shows, and 7 randomly selected suggestions from you dear Fams. It is time again to deliberate the Best and Worst of the year. What shall remain? What shall be cast aside? Will we ever watch Andor? All this and more is at least talked about. Happy Holidays to all, and a … C...
Episode 284: Woke Critics and Chili’s Cynics
Zero Credit(s) - December 16, 2022 14:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe recorded this episode on Sunday, so excuse the bright and early energy we bring. We’ve got a World Cupdate, our last before the big final match as well as a slew of video game news for ya this week before launching into a defense of one of Austin’s oldest and best kept secrets: the … Continue ...
Episode 283: david/matilda
Zero Credit(s) - December 09, 2022 14:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe’ve got another World Cupdate for you this week and something very special. While John tries to convey a new development in the AI Chat Bot/Stack Overflow world, Henry stumbles on something new. Something powerful. You’ll just have to see for yourself by listening, and we’re sorry in advance! I...
Episode 282: It’s Giving Slow Talk
Zero Credit(s) - December 02, 2022 14:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe’re back from the holidays and both are our stomachs tired on this episode of Zero Credit(s). Crazy things are happening, but we’re going to step away from the chaos a bit to celebrate the absolute glow-up of one of the patron saints of Zero Credit(s), Edgar Dworsky, the man behind Mouseprint.o...
Episode 281: The Season of Sides
Zero Credit(s) - November 23, 2022 17:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt’s the Season of Sides right here on Zero Credit(s), and it’s about time you picked one. Doesn’t matter which, just pick a side. Sweet Potato Pone, Pro-Railway Workers, any of the countries in the World Cup – there’s plenty to choose from. Pick up some sides today and give a listen to us right ...
Episode 280: Technical Difficulties
Zero Credit(s) - November 18, 2022 14:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsLook, we’ve had a good streak going, but it’s finally here: our first bad episode in a long, long while. We’ll cop to it, this episode is a mess. Interference from foreign hackers interrupted our show not once, not twice, but like five times. It grates on the nerves a little. That said, we still ...
Episode 279: One Wedding and Three Explosive Charges Aimed at the User’s Brain
Zero Credit(s) - November 11, 2022 14:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJohn has returned to us from his marriage to bring us tidings of what it’s like for him to have been wedded at a wedding and boy are his arms tired. With a spattering of what’s going on with Twitter, he’s really just happy to be back. Meanwhile, tech VR genius Palmer Luckey has devised … Continue...
Episode 278: The Saga of Business Genius Elon Musk (Ft Jeff)
Zero Credit(s) - November 04, 2022 13:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFor most people, midlife crises might end up in an exorbitant purchase in a vain attempt to recapture some of those bygone youthful days of yore. Some people might not even experience such things, as they are mature enough to acknowledge the passage of time without flipping out. But for one busin...
Episode 277: The Final Gift to John
Zero Credit(s) - October 28, 2022 13:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis is it, the finale to the Frightentimes 2022. John’s received two gifts thus far, but will he be prepared for this, his final gift? Let’s find out the only way we can, by LISTENING TO THE EPISODE! And everyone congratulate John for getting married!
Episode 276: #ReleaseTheSchneiderCut
Zero Credit(s) - October 21, 2022 13:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJohn’s back this week and boy is it time for giving him just more of the great Frightentimes gifts in celebration of his upcoming nuptials. This week we’ve got an update to his all time favorite movie The Animal starring Rob Schneider. Yes, that’s right. After 20+ long years, that cult classic is...
Episode 275: A Holofoil Popeyes Chicken Sandwich
Zero Credit(s) - October 13, 2022 18:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe’re pretending John’s back on this episode, so everyone pretend you can hear him as Henry finally delivers the great gift of Good Content unto him. What the heck does Disney’s Frozen have to do with an unsolved mystery dating back over 50 years? You’ll have to listen to find out. That and a bri...
Less Than Zero 8: Henrytimes
Zero Credit(s) - October 07, 2022 14:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe air is growing cooler (not really), and the nights are growing longer. It’s time once again for the frights to rule the nights. The Frightentimes are upon us once again and Henry and John are her– wait, where’s John? Oh no. John is not here. John is missing. Does Henry know? He doesn’t? He … ...
Episode 274: Chess Harry, Darthling
Zero Credit(s) - September 30, 2022 13:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHenry’s back from vacation to cover as much ground as possible, so we gotta talk about this chess scandal. Vibrating anal bead computers? Boom, we’re there. With a vengeance. Did Niemann cheat in his defeat of Magnus Carlsen? That’s a question. Let’s explore. Also, James Earl Jones sells his voic...
Episode 273: …So the Queen Died
Zero Credit(s) - September 16, 2022 14:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsYes, it’s true. The Queen died. I know, I know, you’ve already moved past that fact and here we are dredging up the long forgotten past, but it’s true and we must face it. The Queen is dead. Luckily, we don’t really want to talk about it because we’re Americans and all, but the fact … Continue re...
Supplemental Reading: Spider-Man No Way Home
Zero Credit(s) - September 09, 2022 14:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsYou’ve asked for it and it’s finally, finally here: the Zero Credit(s) Supplemental Reading of the Spideredman who refuses to go home. What insights and tricks of the trade did the ZC Boys pick up on upon this rewatch of the final movie in the Spider-Man Home trilogy? You’ll just have to find out...
Episode 272: The Fall of Dark Brandon
Zero Credit(s) - September 02, 2022 13:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt’s August 31st and you know what that means. That’s right, it’s officially fall. Gone are the hot 100+ degree days of summer and here are the [checks thermometer] 99 degree days of the fall season. Pumpkin spice is in the air as are so many cloves. And this fall, it seems a certain President … ...
Episode 271: Malicious Clippy
Zero Credit(s) - August 26, 2022 13:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHenry is basically recovered and John is solidly back from Vermont, so it’s time to get back to work. Boy, are things upsetting. We tackle the big media merger that is the acquisition of Warner Media by Discovery, a move that honestly shouldn’t be too upsetting, but of course it is because CEOs a...
Episode 270: Covid Creemees
Zero Credit(s) - August 19, 2022 13:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Zero Credit(s) boys are mostly back this week with tales of their harrowing adventures through sickness and health. Henry’s sorta here after surviving covid (we edited out his coughs, to be sure), and John’s back from being in a different state, the state being Vermont. Not a lot of examining...
Episode 269: One Episode Before Disaster Strikes
Zero Credit(s) - August 12, 2022 13:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode was recorded last week – before Henry came down with Covid and John ran away to Vermont. So if things feel a little dated, at least you now know why. Henry’s been doing much better, by the way, and John’s still in Vermont. Regardless, let’s talk about Guy Fieri and his love of … Cont...