When did owing money become advantageous? Mikey follows the 0s down a rabbit trail through debt, banking, fiat currency and the strange financial framework we’ve come to accept as reality.
Is society getting LOUDER? Mikey investigates speakerphones, strange speech patterns, maniacal laughter and the growing decibelic assault on peace and quiet.
Who exactly are “The Powers That Be”—and what if their greatest source of power is us? Mikey considers obedience, authority and the surprisingly radical act of simply refusing to play along.
A fictional grave changed the course of a £430m infrastructure project while genuine Bronze Age remains waited nearby. Mikey wonders what this curious victory says about reality, fiction—and what people can accomplish when they decide something matters.
Fellow Texan and founding member of ZZ Top, Frank Beard, dead at 77.
Prescription drug commercials promise relief—then casually mention everything from organ failure to death. Mikey wonders when the fine print became more alarming than the ailment.
Scattershooting while remembering to remind everyone that Bill Gates is NOT A DOCTOR. While unduly wealthy and the epitome of a mad Psyentist, he is NOT A DOCTOR.
Adult diapers at concerts? Apparently so. Mikey investigates a peculiar modern concert trend—and wonders whatever happened to simply losing your place near the stage.
In the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, one woman quietly devotes her life to hundreds of abandoned dogs and cats. This is the story of Svetlana Tkachuk, whose compassion has become a refuge for animals with nowhere else to go.