Henry’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 voice for legs like in The … Continue reading Episode 274: Chess Harry, Darthling →
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Yes, 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 reading Episode 273: …So the Queen Died →
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 22 min
You’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 by … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Spider-Man No Way Home →
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 37 min
It’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 … Continue reading Episode 272: The Fall of Dark Brandon →
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Henry 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 are involved. … Continue reading Episode 271: Malicious Clippy →
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 13 min
The 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 the zeitgeist in this … Continue reading Episode 270: Covid Creemees →
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 14 min
This 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 … Continue reading Episode 269: One Episode Before Disaster Strikes →
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 21 min
It’s the sensation that’s sweeping the nation: unimaginable wealth the likes of which the average person will never see in their life time. That’s right, it’s Mega Millions time! John’s been swept up along with everyone else in the country (where it is legal to gamble), and he’s dreaming big of what he’s gonna do … Continue reading Episode 268: John’s Gonna Win the Lottery →
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Wait, why are you leaving? This is a factual thing and I can prove it using the best logical of all – factual logic. That’s right, Henry’s back onto his insane theories of connecting everything happening today together in order to find the truth of what’s going on in the world today. No one can … Continue reading Episode 267: Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead Blew Up the Georgia Guidestones →...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 28 min
In 2011, a small company had a vision – to trick the elderly and confused into finding their movie in the bargin bin at the checkout of the local gas station and think it is one of the best action movies of all time (Fast Five). That company is The Asylum and the movie they … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: 200 mph →
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 15 min
John returns to the podcast to help Henry get to the bottom of this new Avatar movie only to crack open the largest well kept secret in Hollywood: James Cameron’s secret agenda that he’s been carrying out over the length of his career. Not much more needs to be said, but John does introduce the … Continue reading Episode 266: #pissmanvatar →
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 14 min
John is away for business this week, so Henry has tapped deep into the Zero Credit(s) reserves to scrounge up a guest. Friend of the show Jeff (@Gifsaidwrong) is here to bring us cheer. What delightfully fun topics does Jeff have for us during this very awful, no good, pretty bad time? There’s only one … Continue reading Episode 265: Jeff is Here to Make Us Happy (ft. Jeff) →
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min
John Interviews AI Inspired by covering text-chain generators and artificial intelligence in recent days, John has invited a guest, Cathy, onto the show in order to test her abilities and determine if it can pass for human. What he finds scares not only himself, but the very guest he’s interviewing. Will robots rise up and … Continue reading Less Than Zero 7: John Interviews AI / A Little Henry Chat →...
Jun 24, 2022•58 min
John is back from having Covid this week and boy is his mind just the Swiss-est of cheeses. Can he hang in there for our first inaugural 10-hour Marathon Episode? Probably not. The phones are still ringing folks, and they’ll keep ringing till the end of time. There’s nothing that can be done for them. … Continue reading Episode 264: Coachella Fans Can’t Get Over How Shredded Danny Elfman Looks at 68 →...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 15 min
It’s John’s birthday! But he came down with covid, so he isn’t here to celebrate. Instead, we bring back a guest host we haven’t seen since reality split that one time. Does she remember what happened back then? No. She does not, because that wasn’t her. Instead, please enjoy the comedic stylings of Jamie as … Continue reading Episode 263: Jamie Hates Bad Comic Book Villains Who Are from Movies and Comic Books (Ft. Jamie) →...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 16 min
The internet is an all powerful but ultimately all dumb force. Through sheer memery and willpower of bad jokes alone, Morbius is seeing a second life. After smashing through the box offices without picking up so much as a couple of loose pocketfulls of change, Morbius is being re-released in 1000 theatres all because the … Continue reading Episode 262: [Morbin’ Intensifies] Morba Lisa →
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 17 min
It’s Friday and you’re looking forward to the weekend. You have nothing planned, so you’re looking forward to just relaxing at home, maybe doing a little yardwork, but nothing serious when your phone pings. Your heart sinks as you read over the notification. It’s the government backed cultural department. You’ve been selected for this weekend’s … Continue reading Episode 261: Movies Are Too Long: Part One →...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 15 min
We continue our trend of covering huge movie franchises this week by diving straight into a couple of Fast and Furious related updates that are sure to not grate on you. You all love hearing about Vin Diesel every week, right? Right. We also promise and eventually deliver some Star War news that is sure … Continue reading Episode 260: The Chronicles of Richard →
May 20, 2022•1 hr 17 min
After being mad and screaming all last week, it’s time to dial things back a bit and just vibe. Little influence from current news, little influence from our lives, mix it up and just vibe and see where we end up. Has the cultural landscape evolved beyond the scope that allowed Game of Thrones to … Continue reading Episode 259: Eat Gruel or Do Excel →
May 13, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Lots of things to be mad about, and only 1 hour, 12 minutes to be mad this week. Henry and John are charged up with rage this week at the very, very dumb things that are happening. A leak of a supreme court decision draft, the content of the leak, and of course, Fast and … Continue reading Episode 258: Everything Sucks and We’re Mad →
May 06, 2022•1 hr 13 min
After a long journey to the very corners of Texas, Henry managed to get his hands on one of the fabled Space Cokes. Does it live up to the hype and warrant a two part segment over two episodes, or will its mediocrity drown us all into a wash of less than stellar content? Only … Continue reading Episode 257: Space Coke Coast to Coast →
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Welp, the Fast X news starts coming and it don’t stop coming. This week we’ve got two more big updates for the Fast and Furious franchise. We promise we’ll talk about something else soon, but in the meantime, there’s just so much going on surrounding the penultimate film of this time honored, historic film franchise. … Continue reading Episode 256: Jason Popemoa →
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Seldom does it happen that John and Henry both see a movie in the same timeframe without planning to do a Supplemental Reading. This is one of those times. Independently, John and Henry saw Everything, Everywhere, All at Once by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and both of them came to the same conclusion: this … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (2022) →...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Everything’s back to normal this week on Zero Credit(s), so let’s catch up a little on some of the news we missed. The Fast and Furious franchise has a couple of big announcements for their upcoming last film in the series ever and another film series covered on this show has a monstrous announcement as … Continue reading Episode 255: Ratch Number 2 →
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min
It’s been a while since the last one of these, but it’s just Henry this week on Zero Credit(s) presents a Less Than Zero and boy does he have a lot to talk about. The Oscars happened and for once, it wasn’t totally irrelevant due to unpredictable actions from the rich and famous with little … Continue reading Less Than Zero 6: Oops! All Henry 2: Oscar Edition →
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Adding its cowl to the ring to join a longstanding tradition of films about the caped crusader, The Batman (2022) directed by Matt Reeves is certainly a movie. We can say that for sure. Now is it a movie worth watching? Yes, yes it is. We can also say that for sure. A fresh take … Continue reading Supplemental Reading: The Batman (2022) →
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 25 min
The ZC Boys are out of sorts this week due to various l i f e happenings, but they manage to get it together to present a somewhat coherent episode with plenty of good moments. John laments his past mistakes and confesses that the Shamrock shake absolutely does have mint in it and Henry randomly … Continue reading Episode 254: Speeding Up Jason Bateman Because of Shrinkflation →
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 17 min
This week, we’ve got some bad news out of Japan that could very well spell trouble for the entire world and some very, very bad takes from some movie critics. Also of note is an update on the cultural dog piling on Russia. I’m sure there’s more but I’m on a phone trying to post … Continue reading Episode 253: A Red Panda and a Nine Tailed Fox Spirit Walk into a Bar →
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Last week we made the executive decision to not discuss Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, largely because it hadn’t happened yet when we were recording. This week, we decide to not discuss the warfare aspect as it seemed distasteful. What we are talking about is the absolute dogpiling on Russia that’s taking place across the … Continue reading Episode 252: They Took Away His Blackbelt →
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Look, there’s a lot going on in the world today and it’s definitely rubbing up against the Zeitgeist. Normally, we love stuff like that, but at this particular time, we here at Zero Credit(s) do not feel adequately equipped to discuss war, other than to say, it’s bad and those who start wars should not … Continue reading Episode 251: It’s an Entire Bag →
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 14 min